The grass is always greener on the other side, so the saying goes, and now it seems that it truly is. A study conducted by B&Q earlier this year found that instead of being jealous of our neighbour's new car, it is their eco-gardens which are cause for com
Earlier last month, I heard about how a MacDonald's Drive-Thru restaurant refused to serve a man on a mobility vehicle for "safety reasons" because he wasn't "driving a car or van". Apparently the man in question had no other choice, as he did not think hi
My house has just had a new kitchen and bathroom put in by Wirral Partnership Homes. Don't get me wrong, they've done a pretty good job, but the whole process seems to have taken forever! There was a lot of mess, and because the team were off doing other h
"Credit Crunch" - now there's a word we haven't heard at least 15 times a day for the past year! It's another one of those buzzwords the media has created and reused to within an inch of its life. It's something the media has been prone to do for a number
Not a day goes by when we don't read some doom and gloom report on the state of the housing market. The most recent of these proclaimed that some houses are up for sale with up to 50% slashed off the asking price. I understand that a lot of homeowners are
I can't help thinking that all this eco madness is a thinly veiled attempt to extort more money out of us in "green" taxes and "environmentally products". In the current situation I think we would be better off sorting out our finances before anything else
So the Bank of England has announced they are dropping interest rates by 0.5%.In a statement released recently the Bank said the following:
"The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today voted at a special meeting to reduce the official
How many articles do you read each week about the importance of drinking water? Less common are the articles warning us that too much of a good thing can be dangerous to your health. Recently I have come across a flurry of articles telling us about the nee
Have you heard about one West Kirby family's novel idea of beating the slowing housing market? It was reported recently in the local press that the Lipsey family - battling loss in value on their 6 bedroom, 3 bathroom home to the tune 0f £6,000 a month - a
I read a report in one of the local newspapers recently that got me thinking. It was concerning a man from New Brighton who received a five-year prison sentence after burgling an elderly couple's home, whilst they unsuspectingly sat watching television. Un