Extra: Prepare Your Car For Summer: 5 Tips From The IAM

April 26, 2010

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The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has offered drivers advice on how to prime their cars properly for the warmer weather. (more…)

Finance: Car Insurance: Temporary Respite In Premium Rises, AA Index Suggests

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The sharp car insurance premium increases of 2009 came to an unexpected halt over the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index. (more…)

Extra: ENGLISH HERITAGE APPEALS FOR MEMORIES TO MARK 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION

April 21, 2010

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Were you one of the 338,000 troops plucked to safety from the Dunkirk beaches 70 years ago during the dramatic ten-day evacuation masterminded from the Secret Wartime Tunnels hidden deep below Dover Castle?  (more…)

Health: Team Green Britain Bike Week (19-27 June)

April 19, 2010

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Team Green Britain Bike Week (19-27 June), the UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event, is challenging everyone to rethink their everyday journeys and switch to cycling as the most convenient way to get around. (more…)

Extra: Mirror, signal, postcode… AA reveals national test L-eague table

April 16, 2010

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Second time lucky for average AA/Populus respondent who says they took two attempts to gain licence (more…)

Extra: Are you brave enough to conquer the UK’s three peaks?

April 15, 2010

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Breast Cancer Campaign is calling on all fundraisers with a passion for the great outdoors to put on their hiking boots and set themselves a challenge for 2010 by signing up to its popular Three Peaks Challenge. (more…)

Travel: Advice for travellers whose plans have been disrupted by Icelands volcanic ash

London, 15th April 2010 – Leading travel insurance website, insurewithease.com, is offering advice for travellers who may be facing delays or cancellations as a result of the volcanic ash drifting towards the UK from Iceland and disrupting flights to and from virtually every UK airport. (more…)

Gardening: Frogmore House, Windsors Royal Gardens Opening For One Day Only

April 14, 2010

Windsor’s royal gardens are open to the public for one day only to raise money for the Animal Health Trust (more…)