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2020 will go down in history as the year when life stopped, albeit temporarily. And with local lockdowns coming into force, that feeling of stop-starting stuff is still around. It’s a little like the hokey cokey but with stop-start replacing in-out. This all makes it a little ironic that next month is now synonymous not…
With 40% of UK carbon emissions coming from households, the road to a cleaner, greener planet starts at home. First, the good news (yes, there is some) In 1990, the average UK home generated 12.8 tonnes of CO2. (To get this figure, the Committee on Climate Change analysed data on heating, electricity, transport, aviation and…
Sometimes we all must talk about things we feel uncomfortable discussing. It could be with a neighbour whose parking is driving you to distraction. Or your colleague who doesn’t know the meaning of leaving the work kitchen as they’d like to find it. Maybe it’s the sweat-inducing chat about the birds and the bees with…
This Monday (14th) sees the tenth annual Gas Safety Week begin. The awareness campaign is timed to get people thinking about and checking their gas appliances as the autumn chill starts to take hold. Gas Safety Week’s goal is to raise awareness among homeowners and landlords about the crucial importance of having their gas appliances…
If the sight of discarded fag butts, empty bottles and plastic wrappers makes you see red, you’re not alone. Litter is an issue that frustrates and aggravates many people in the UK, and rightly so. Not only is litter unsightly and expensive to remove (in 2017/18 keeping the streets clean cost local authorities £663 million),…
Next Monday (14th) sees the tenth annual Gas Safety Week begin. The awareness campaign is timed to get people thinking about and checking their gas appliances as the autumn starts to take hold. Gas Safety Week’s goal is to raise awareness among homeowners about the crucial importance of having their gas appliances serviced every year….
This Sunday, 6 September, sees National Read a Book Day taking place all over the UK. And while events to mark the day have been scaled down due to social distancing, it’s still a brilliant chance to take time out for yourself and bury your head in a good book. Here are five reasons why…
If you have a nice property in a respectable street in Chelmsford, you probably would never imagine that criminal gangs would ever target you. Well, think again. Cannabis farms are a widespread and persistent issue; as soon as the police crackdown in one location, the problem springs up elsewhere. And the scale of the crime is…
“The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” That was a quote from Muhammad Ali, and who are we to argue with sport’s greatest icon? And although the boxing legend was talking about how we need to help each other every day, in this article, we’re…
The lockdown and ongoing fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic have been tough for everyone. But it’s been especially hard for school-aged children. They’ve gone months without seeing a lot of their friends, have had their routine turned upside down and now face new worries as the schools head back in September. It’s going to be…
We’ve still a few weeks of summer to enjoy. And many people are still furloughed. If we’re lucky, the warm sunshine might hang around until late September. Even though the holiday season abroad has taken a big hit due to you know what, that doesn’t mean you can’t create some magical summertime memories closer to…
Do you know your fishing from your phishing? While one is a gentle pastime popular among millions, the other according to Wikipedia, is this: Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication, usually…