The BBC is televising the Track Cycling World Cup, to UK viewers, with a massive two-and-a-half hour slot on Sunday 20 February 2011 at 1:30PM. When? Sunday 20 February 2011 from 1330 to 1700 Where? BBC1 - live from Manchester This ... (more)
The iPhone and other Smartphones Do you own a phone that doesn't do much (except make calls), but would find sat-nav (GPS), social networking and email capabilities useful? If so then you should seriously consider getting an iPhone. Not necessarily ... (more)
Think Environmental: The Green Options Install a wind turbine? Do more recycling? Walk everywhere? Fly less? What's best? It'd be hard to come up with a complete and 100% accurate ranking of the value of each possible action. ... (more)
As featured on Radio 4's Danny Robins Music Therapy, Mike Swindells from Manchester is captain of AC Fossa, a 5-a-side team with the dubious record of losing 82 matches and winning only 2. Only later did his team discover that Fossa is Italian ... (more)
Friday: Under-23 men's race I rode up from Holbeach, saw the race pass through Thorne, then rode through afternoon rain to see them at the finish in Harrogate. Saturday: Elite women's race After heavy overnight rain I rode north on ... (more)
The Truly Comparative ADSL Guide The best broadband providers are hard to find, as everyone offers a vague 'up to x Mbits service'. Fortunately, thinkbroadband.com gives us the ability to rate our ISP according to speed, reliability and ... (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)
As a contractor or freelancer you are always at risk of being called to jury service, your contract being broken or being investigated by the HMRC. PCG is here to provide support in all these instances and many more too. Member Benefits ... (more)
If you want to find out your credit score, you generally have to pay for it. Information about you, held by companies such as Experian, is used to determine whether you are a risky person to lend money to. It's clearly in your interests to ... (more)
What do you do when you acquire your first smart-phone and get confused about apps? How do you know which ones are any good and which ones are just a waste of money? Here is a summary of apps that people have found useful: TomTom ... (more)
The Swindells Name We've been doing a bit of research into our family trees, and are sharing our findings. Here is what we have discovered about the Swindells family name. (more)