Most activity on your plot is tied to the seasons, but this month we take a look at one project that can be started off at almost any time of the year – your own herb garden. Read more
On Your Plot – Herbs
Author: liam
Household Tips – Granite Tops
If you get stains on your lovely granite worktops then grab a lemon, chop it in half and sprinkle it with table salt, rub gently! For more stubborn stains leave the lemon and the salt on the stain to soak and then rinse with clean water and pat dry. Read more
Martin Lewis – Childcare
By Martin Lewis @moneysavingexpert – This is an important warning for anyone who pays for childcare. There are major changes due to take place to the system this year – and you need to decide rather soon how they affect you. If you leave it too late, you could miss out on thousands of pounds. Read more
Household Tips – Furniture Polish
If you’ve got sliding patio doors, or wardrobe doors that have stopped sliding so well, then once you’ve given the tracks a good hoover, spray them with polish. The wax in the polish will reduce the friction and won’t attract dirt. Read more
Consumer Champion – Are Train Tickets Too Expensive?
Train tickets – overcharging and what you can do about it.
A Channel 4 documentary earlier this week highlighted just how confusing and complex the UK’s train ticket pricing structure is – and how many passengers are routinely overcharged. Read more
Cheadle Discovery & Visitor Centre
Including the Pugin & Hardman Room. Read more
On Your Plot – Hoarding
It’s hard to remain excited when you’ve had courgette at every meal for a week, and marvellous though raspberries are there is a limit to just how many you can eat at once. Take a bit of time to store your harvest and you can be enjoying home grown right through the winter. Read more
REMARKABLE RELATIONSHIPS – Relationships and Money
Money can be a key problem of communication in relationships. It brings to mind the problem of oil and water – they simply do not mix. However you can shake them up and the oil will be held in suspension – which is a way of mixing the two together. Equally you can mix relationships and money – you just need a particular way to do it. Read more
CONSUMER CHAMPION – Holidays, Hotels and Travel: What To Do If Everything Goes Wrong
Holidays, hotels and travel – what to do if everything goes wrong
We all hope that our getaways are a truly relaxing experience. Whether they’re long or short, luxurious holidays or bargain breaks, we want our time away to be as enjoyable and hassle-free as possible. Unfortunately, as many people who are on or have been on a half-term holiday will know, your time away often doesn’t go as smoothly as we’d wish. Travel disruption, flight or train delays, bad accommodation, poor service or terrible food can all conspire to put a dampener on your holiday experience. But what can you do about it? Well, you should always seek redress for any service that doesn’t live up to its promises or meet (reasonable) expectations. That’s why at resolver.co.uk this week we’ve taken a look at ways you can get some redress and sweeten the bitterness of a holiday gone bad. Read more
Free Summer ‘Beach Time Family Fun’ At Freeport Talke
This summer, Freeport Talke will be hosting a six week ‘Beach Time Family Fun’ free event every Thursday of the school holidays between 23 July to 31 August, 10am – 4pm each event day. Read more