Home & Garden
Make your fantasy home a reality in Devizes
Style-conscious househunters looking for out-of-the-ordinary inspiration when searching for their new home should head down to Taylor Wimpey’s newly launched Ashbury show home at the Quakers Walk development in Devizes for the opportunity to pick up some top styling tips.
'Anima' magic in your bathroom
Some call it magic and others call it water therapy. Either way, a deep soak in a relaxing bath can feel like magic as your aches ease away to leave you feeling renewed.
A-list American kitchens arrive in the UK
An exclusive range of American luxury refrigerators and cookers lands on UK shores this month with the launch of GE Appliances, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of major home appliances.
Restoring metal garden furniture this Autumn
At the Summer's end, while it's still warm enough to eat outside, make sure that your old cast iron garden seats and table are still looking their best.
Jazz up the bathroom with Geberit
For a stylish and creative focal point for any bathroom design look no further than the Sigma50 flush plates from Geberit, which are now available with stunning new artwork designs.
Home is where the car park is
Car parking beats being close to family on the wish list of homemovers, according to research from Royal Mail Redirections.
The top 20 hotspots for home theft insurance claims revealed
People in London are the most likely in the UK to make a claim for theft on their home insurance policy, despite a Manchester postcode taking the top spot for the area where the highest proportion of theft claims are made, research from moneysupermarket.com found.
Ceramics in the City
Ceramics in the City returns to the Geffrye Museum in September, showcasing stunning new work by 50 selected ceramicists, a mix of both well-established names and rising talents.
Award-winning ‘Shakespeare’s Allotment’ relocates to Stratford
‘Shakespeare’s Allotment’, which recently won bronze in the Small Garden category at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, has been re-located to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Sweeter dreams with Leekes
Getting a healthy night’s sleep is crucial for our overall health and well-being, so as we approach National Love Your Bed Week (2nd – 8th August), Bedworth-based home store, Leekes, is encouraging us all to think about the amount of shut eye we do (or don’t!) get and our all-important beds.
New people power to end the era of soaring council tax
The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, announced today.
The sun is out and so are the thieves
As much of Britain enjoys a hot, dry summer, the ABI warns householders that thieves also enjoy the sun. Open doors and windows, and homes empty while occupants are on holiday provide obvious targets for summer thieves.
Traditional kitchen designs from Mereway
A fashionable return to more traditional kitchen designs brings a brand new beginning for Mereway Kitchens this summer with the introduction of a new Revival Shaker style door for their English Revival range.
New Asian Cook's Knife from Kitchen Devils
The Kitchen Devils Asian Cook's knife has proved so popular with British cooks that a smaller version has been introduced to the range. The new 14cm knife with its Japanese Santuko style blade is so verstatile, it will soon become a kitchen 'must have' item.
Improve security to combat rise in rural crime
New research from NFU Mutual, suggests rural crime has increased significantly and the insurer is advising people who live and work in the countryside to improve security measures so to avoid becoming a victim.