Kevin Spacey stars in this analysis of social and romantic values. Mid-life crises, bigotry and coming-of-age all rolled into one. (more)
To boost our two-year-old native hedgerow on the front border, and to replace the odd failed plant, we have planted thirty three-foot plants. There are ten each of hawthorn, blackthorn and field maple. This is about the latest that bare root ... (more)
We inherited a prosperous laurel hedge on our front border, and decided that its tremendous growth and unattractiveness to wildlife were good enough reasons to remove it. In January 2009, in its place we planted a variety of native hedgerow ... (more)
A gardening friend has told us about the best place in North Norfolk to get bare root hedge plants from, and that is Felthorpe Forest Nursery, NR10 4DF. Tel: 01603 754553. Their plants are in sizes from 30/40cm to 90/120cm. It has also ... (more)
The vast majority of UK residents connect to the Internet using ADSL broadband, a reasonably robust technology that piggy-backs on the landline (a wired phone line) for the house. That's all well and good, but the proliferation of mobile ... (more)
We were in Norwich recently and came across a familiar-looking child trailer. Sure enough it was a Chariot, but was actually the Captain model, in Cougar's 'City' category. Its solid floor makes it heavier and noiser than the Chariot, but ... (more)
David Blake IET talk: Heat Pump Choices - Video Recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfhy1MLiuJM and slides at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j7dPlq9UaPf4pzd37MWiZoCFaJMw7_c4/view?usp=sharing (more)
Freeflow Irrigation Gift Pack from Evergreener.com: it connects to a water butt and provides gravity-fed irrigation to up to 16 pots. (more)
Mumsnet Mumsnet is an extremely popular website for UK mums and carers. There are some dads on there, but it's mostly mums. You need an extremely thick skin to avoid getting upset, so be warned! You may be interested to know that there ... (more)
On freelanceadvisor.co.uk: The definitive freelancer accountancy glossary and What is a sole trader?. The HMRC website offers lots of assistance. Join in a couple of HMRC self-employed webinars such as "Self-employment – what you need ... (more)
This was my first (and probably last) 10-mile running race, starting at Freethorpe Village Hall and meandering down to the Reedham water-front before looping back to the start. Callum Stanforth (Ryston Runners) put in the winning time of ... (more)