Home & Garden

Customers inundate Myakka with plastic carrier bags

Myakka have been inundated with in excess of 5500 plastic carrier bags arriving over the past two weeks of Fair Trade Fortnight.

Smokers urged to 'Put it Out, Right Out'

Smokers are today (10 March) being urged to quit their habit or realise its danger, as statistics reveal that a third of those who die in accidental house fires, die in fires started by cigarettes.

How green is your garden compost?

After one of the longest and coldest winters most of us can remember, the first shoots of spring are slowly starting to emerge.

Landlords beware of burst water pipes

After the coldest winter for 30 years, Redbrick Landlords Insurance is warning landlords of the dangers of not taking out a specialist insurance policy for their investment properties.

Dremel launches new cordless DIY multi-tool

Spring sees the introduction of the new Dremel 7700 cordless multi-tool - perfect for small, quick household jobs such as sanding, polishing and engraving.

Changing LED lighting for the garden

Leading lighting company Franklite have just launched their new products for 2010 and these include a range of RGB colour changing LED lighting to wash or highlight feature areas with a myriad of colours.

The Conran Shop launches the Flow Chair

The Conran Shop is launching another design classic this month - the Flow Chair, a technically innovative family of armchairs of strong image and great comfort with a wide range of bases and finishes to emphasise their universal appeal and character.

Love thy neighbour - but ring the doorbell first, please

The over 50s still very much abide by the commandment to ‘love thy neighbour', but are much more cautious of the ‘knock and walk in' culture in homes of yester-year.

Energy consumers set to benefit from new smart technology

Coolpower Products, a dynamic energy demand management technology business, has launched a technology solution for the UK market, that will, for the first time, provide a smart energy management device for both domestic and commercial buildings, that more effectively manages the energy output of grid-connected micro-generators (e.g. solar panels, micro wind and hydro turbines).

Handmade Mother's Day gifts to make mums feel special

Because our mums are all special, they deserve to be treated to something that has been individually made with love and care. At gorgeous online boutique lasso the moon, finding inspiration couldn’t be easier.

Hot looks for summer windows

If you are looking for something a little different this summer to make your window decorations stand out from the crowd, that not only have the wow factor but also offer great value, then your search is over.

Make sure your new home is fire safe

Shockingly, there were 49,000 house fires in UK homes last year with 90 deaths resulting from a lack of a working smoke alarms alone*. As celebrities sign up to take part in the latest government campaign**, pledging to regularly test smoke alarms, reallymoving.com, the UK’s leading provider of instant online quotes for home-movers, says fire safety should start from the moment you move into a new home.