News Items That Might Be Of Interest! Here are news items sourced from various handpicked high-quality websites. I choose to select the best of these for commentary elsewhere on Swinny.net. (more)
Newsbeat Here are the headlines from the BBC Radio1 news team! (more)
New arrivals Say hello to our two new female kittens! They are 13 weeks old, and are utterly adorable. We expect our old boy Nero (now nine years old) to have his work cut out being boss. Day two to day four Here they are - still ... (more)
Apple has launched its new flagship phone, the iPhone 5, and at the same time has released its latest mobile operating system (iOS-6) to anybody who can't afford the upgrade. Any iPhone from the 3GS upwards can be upgraded, and here are the ... (more)
Kubrick is a cat who was looking for a new home, after his current provider started plotting a pan-European adventure in a motor home. We've taken him in, as long as he can settle in with Nero and Claudius. (more)
Good Energy announces its Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, so homeowners can earn cash back from their solar installations. They profile a house in Hertfordshire, which is pictured with a roof-full of Solar PV cells and a couple of Solar ... (more)
Be on your guard! The Domain Renewal Group sends renewal letters to domain holders, when domains are nearing their renewal date. The letters look like you need to fill in the form, with payment details, or otherwise you'll lose your domain ... (more)
Micro-generation of renewable energy has been quietly gaining interest in the home improvement world, especially with Government support in the form of Feed-in Tariffs and Renewable Heat Incentives. It is important to understand the pros ... (more)
Use this CSS to add the "opens in a new window" icon to all external links: a[href^="http://"]:after, a[href^="https://"]:after, a[href^="//"]:after { background: url('/images/open-in-new-window.png') center/contain; width: ... (more)
If you are faced with the prospect of choosing a new shower unit for your family bathroon, then this may be for you! Our main shower room traditionally featured a Triton power shower, which gave a great flow of hot water. It was quite noisy ... (more)
This is all I have about Priscilla, born Priscilla Newberry. It is a delight to finally have a picture of her! (see right). She married twice, briefly to a Fink and a bit longer to John Crawford. She was the grandmother of my great-grandmother ... (more)