Home & Garden

While the cat’s away… - Last week, 23rd Jun 17:15
Reformed burglar Michael Fraser offers advice on securing your home while you are on holiday ... [more]
Reviews Reveal Dodgy Product Designs - 2 weeks ago 20th Jun 16:14
An egg tray that only holds five eggs and a dishwasher that doesn't wash standard size plates are among a list of badly-designed household appliances ... [more]
During Recycle Week (from 2 June 2008), NS&I is encouraging people to grow their own vegetables and save money by recycling old containers to double u ... [more]
Charity makes its mark at Chelsea Flower Show - 1 month ago 19th May 10:41
The Chelsea Flower Show marks the height of the horticultural calendar but this year there will be a distinct difference from all shows that have gone ... [more]
In response to this surge to celebrate things as nature intended, Twinings’ range of fruit & herbal infusion blends and green & white teas are made us ... [more]
Prtoect Your Home Against Floods - 2 months ago 18th Apr 16:21
With climate change likely to increase the risk of extreme weather events it's time we all took action to protect our homes from floods. To help us ... [more]
YouTube Fuels New Threat To Household Security - 2 months ago 18th Apr 14:57
Social networking sites such as YouTube are fuelling home burglaries across the UK as they feature detailed footage of how to break into a property ... [more]
Grand Designs Live London 2008 - 2 months ago 04th Apr 12:39
Based on Channel 4's hugely successful Grand Designs series, presented by design guru Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs Live London is the UK's No.1 consum ... [more]
"Despite homeowners’ very real concerns about the current economic situation, 62% of those questioned still believed that their home was a very good i ... [more]
Determined DIYers- A Disaster Waiting To Happen? - 3 months ago 19th Mar 13:53
Yellow Pages study reveals £11.3 billion is spent rectifying DIY mistakes A new study by Yellow Pages has revealed that UK adults spend on average on ... [more]
Stop Being Bugged by the Pesky Dust Mite - 3 months ago 14th Mar 11:53
Many of us who suffer the misery of Asthma, Hayfever and allergic Rhinitis will be all too aware that the invisible house dust mite can aggravate symp ... [more]
This year’s Ideal Home Show will display the revolutionary 103” Panasonic Plasma as part of their ‘Dream House’ exhibition feature, designed to showca ... [more]
"The days of spiralling house prices appear to be over, which means that 2008 looks set to be the year to improve, not move. But it would seem that pr ... [more]
Urban gardening brings outside in - 4 months ago 15th Feb 14:53
New exhibition at Urbis, Manchester from April 26 to September 7 2008 Possibly Britain's finest contribution to the visual arts and certainly the m ... [more]
Not so sci-fi future? - 4 months ago 13th Feb 11:40
Top ten worst predications for 21st century living revealed Food bombarded with gamma rays, space-age suits, self-cleaning baths and a shower that dri ... [more]