A NEW web directory aimed at the over-50s has been launched.

Silversurfers. net has been set up by Ian Goodall to make using the net simpler for older people.

Basically you choose a category and, the site promises, within four clicks of the mouse you will be taken to a site of interest.

It makes searching easy for those who have not mastered the tricks needed to get the best out of a traditional search engine.

Ian Goodall, a grandparent, is a silver surfer himself, and is a former managing director of an internet service provider.

http://www.silversurfers.net