Home & Garden

13 September 2011

Women spend more time on chores than themselves

British women spend over three weeks on household chores every year Over 40 per cent of women enjoy less than one hour of “me time” every week Four in ten ...
8 September 2011

Aggie Mackenzie's Top 'Green Clean' Tips For Autumn

Summer is now coming to an end and after months of parties, barbeques and school holiday madness your home is probably in need of a good old fashioned clean to ...

1 September 2011

The Pest Phobias Giving UK Homeowners Nightmares

Spiders - traditionally one of the most common phobias in the UK - are facing a strong challenge from hornets, rats and wasps for the title of most feared pests ...

31 August 2011

How To Create A Stylish and Eco-Friendly Home Interior

For many of us our home is our haven, the one place where we can shut out the rest of the world and relax and chill out after a long ...
26 August 2011

Is Your Garden Party Safe This Bank Holiday Weekend?

At least one person in the UK dies each week from an electrical accident at home and 1.2 million are seriously injured. Garden parties have been identified as a particular area ...
26 August 2011

How Rubbish Will Your Bank Holiday Weekend Be?

This Bank Holiday Weekend promises to be an action packed one with over 10 million of us planning on partying, going to festivals and hosting friends and family for barbeques ...
10 August 2011

Homeowners Urged To Avoid Taking Risks When Renovating

Research from Sainsbury's Home Insurance shows in the last five years Brits have wasted a staggering £4 billion rectifying dodgy building, electrical, plumbing and gas work - all carried out ...

18 July 2011

Get The Party Started With The White rCube

Get The Party Started With The White rCube Award-winning white iPod speaker system set to revolutionise the sound of summer Nothing beats that summer feeling of relaxing in the sunshine with ...
15 July 2011

Fridge And Oven Repairs

Overwhelmed by the cost of oven repairs? Bang! You can see the kids playing in the garden with the dog, so what else makes a sound in your kitchen like a ...

1 July 2011

Kirstie & Phil's Home Truths

New research launched this week by TV property gurus Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer has revealed that UK home hunters overspent their combined budgets by a staggering £3.7 billion* last ...
22 June 2011

Tommy Walsh's Cleaning Tips

It seems that we are a nation of cleaners. A third of us (34%) spend at least an hour a day doing household chores, and we’re spending an average of 8 ...

13 June 2011

Charlie Dimmock Calls On Us To Become Nature Detectives

Nature detectives of all ages are being sought to take part in a nationwide hunt to identify 2012 species of flora and fauna ahead of next year’s London Olympics. ‘Meet the ...

9 June 2011

Green Improvements Will Future Proof Homes

As homeowners are warned that energy bills could rise by almost £200 per household this year, thinkinsulation.com is urging people to take advantage of the Government funded financial incentives currently ...

8 June 2011

Jimmy Doherty's Survival Guide To Farming

As the popularity of home-grown produce continues to rise, in this exclusive video, farmer and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty reveals his top tips for any budding growers. Following years working in ...

3 June 2011

Anthea Turner's Essential Entertaining Tips

If the first thing you do when you walk into a friend or family members home is notice how tidy it is, then join the club.  According to a new study, ...
31 May 2011

How Gas Safe Is Your Home?

With summer approaching many of us will be taking the opportunity to start tackling home improvement jobs or long-needed repairs around the house. If you are hiring tradesmen, make sure you ...
27 May 2011

Love That Bug - Don't Swat It!

Experts are forecasting a record summer for bugs thanks to the mild and warm conditions but before you reach for the bug spray or swatter stop and think; what would ...

27 May 2011

Don't be vexed by washer dryer repairs

It’s not until you need washer dryer repairs that you start to wonder whether getting a dual purpose machine was the best choice you could have made. But with half ...

26 May 2011

Does anybody offer reliable Hotpoint dishwasher repairs these days?

Does anybody offer reliable Hotpoint dishwasher repairs these days? You bought a top of the range appliance but something isn’t right and you need Hotpoint dishwasher repairs. Is it your own ...

26 May 2011

Green Fingers Could Mean Red Hands For Gardeners

Millions of gardeners are putting their green fingers at risk of serious skin disease, new research has revealed. In a nationwide study of gardeners and growers, despite more than a quarter ...

19 May 2011

Top Tips From Interior Designer Linda Barker

Have you ever wanted to give your bedroom a bit of a makeover, but despite lots of good ideas, didn’t know where to start? Well, you’re not alone; breathing life into ...

11 May 2011

Catch Some Cornish 'Springwatch'

See Rare Hatching And Nesting Action - Broadcast Live From The Lost Gardens Of Heligan Heliganwild.com’s cameras capture the excitement of birdlife in Spring, broadcasting live footage of Heligan Barn Owls ...
27 April 2011

Average Household Hoards Over £800 In Unwanted Goods

New research by disaster relief charity, ShelterBox, has revealed that we are a nation of hoarders, with the average Brit owning a whopping £877 worth of unwanted items left lying ...
20 April 2011

Britain Is Giving Spring The Cold Shoulder

Celeb cleaner Kim Woodburn teams up with British Gas to call on the nation to Energy Spring Clean The heat is still on for more than eight million people yet to ...