Staffordshire
Believe it or not, if you hang your onions up in a leg of an old pair of tights or stockings they last for ages! Simply drop the first onion into the foot then tie a knot to keep it separate. Add the remaining onions repeating the knots and hang. Viola! Read more
I love a good rant as much, if not more, than the next man. Yet it’s time to accept that spouting on about the dire, dismal, spit-worthy interest rates savers now earn does nowt. Instead, we must forget complaining and turn ourselves into active savers to maximise our earnings. Read more
Douglas Macmillan Hospice is holding its annual community led fundraising campaign; ‘Bring a pound day’ on October 9, where each pound collected by local companies will go towards caring for patients and effected family members. Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Including the Pugin & Hardman Room. Read more
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