July 18, 2011
Free Shopping Catalogues
A great selection of free shopping catalogues and travel brochures
delivered direct to your door. Whether you are looking for fashion, furniture, electrical, toys, accessories, an exotic holiday or a weekend break our free request service has something to suit.
June 16, 2011
Home for Life is the RSPCA’s free service, giving pet owners peace of mind.
It means we’ll do all we can to find a new, loving home for your pet/s if you should pass away.
Too many cats and dogs are left homeless after their owners die. Now you can ensure they’re properly looked after should anything happen.
Home for Life provides peace of mind for pet owners of any age. Should your pet/s outlive you we will take them into our care and will set about finding them a new, loving home.
You simply have to include wording in your will, passing care of your pets to the RSPCA. This will cover all animals you come to own throughout your lifetime, not just your current pets.
To find out more please visit homeforlife.org.uk The RSPCA only operates in England & Wales.
September 24, 2010
Firms which pester consumers with silent and abandoned calls will be fined up to £2million from tomorrow under new Government legislation. (more…)
June 29, 2010
GEM Motoring Assist, voted the UK’s Number One for Roadside Assistance in 2010 in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey, is committed to helping drivers make their car journeys run as smoothly as possible. (more…)
June 21, 2010
Bridget Riley (b. 1931) is one of the most significant and original painters of our time. This Sunley Room exhibition focuses upon her most recent paintings and will enable visitors to investigate how Riley’s work relates to the National Gallery Collection. (more…)
June 8, 2010
According to recent reports*, only 1 in 9 drivers making claims for vehicle damage caused by potholes to the Highways Agency, was successful. (more…)
May 13, 2010
On Friday the 25th of June the Future Gallery in Leicester Square will host the most brazen mass theft in London: every guest will be invited to steal the gallery’s prized paintings! What’s stopping them? A series of high-tech lasers slicing through the space, beaming through the smoke, ready to set off the alarms if they’re even slightly brushed. The tension will be tangible… London’s art world hold their breath. (more…)
April 26, 2010
The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has offered drivers advice on how to prime their cars properly for the warmer weather. (more…)
April 21, 2010
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…)
April 16, 2010
Second time lucky for average AA/Populus respondent who says they took two attempts to gain licence (more…)
April 15, 2010
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…)
March 30, 2010
Measures to improve skills and safety for new motorcycle riders, drivers of lorries and buses and new drivers who want to tow medium sized trailers were confirmed today by the Department for Transport (DfT) in conjunction with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
March 16, 2010
Sir Terry Wogan, Amir Khan and ‘Corrie sisters’ amongst celebs that pledge to promote fire safety
Celebrities from across the music, showbiz and sporting worlds are backing the Government’s Fire Kills campaign with a “Push It Pledge”, to urge people to test their smoke alarm every week. (more…)
February 12, 2010
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2010 [SERIES 33] – RECORDING DATES (more…)
February 9, 2010
• Gold Heart Appeal Campaign unveils the “new look” Gold Heart badge with Alesha Dixon
• Gold Heart badges available to buy nationwide in the UK from 28th January 2010*
• Raising a disabled child costs £26,000 a year, three times more than raising a non-disabled child and everyday in the UK 75 children are born or diagnosed with a disability (more…)
February 8, 2010
The joints do not jump, the fare is formidably uneven. But – for twenty-four hours, at any rate – Malcolm Gluck is sensible to Bournemouth’s old-fashioned charms
Illustrated by Bob Wilson (more…)
January 13, 2010
One in three drivers admit hitting the road this winter – without being able to see out of their windscreen properly. (more…)
The world’s most relevant photographic competition is now open for entries. (more…)
Jack, the moniker of Messrs Tweed, Nicholson and Straw, retained its title for the 15th year on the trot.
Olivia secured a second successive stint as the girls’ favourite having taken over from Grace in 2008. (more…)
December 7, 2009
Christmasmarkets.com, the only comprehensive internet directory, has revealed Europe’s Top 10 Christmas markets according to the site’s 2008 visitors in which no fewer than six UK markets topped the leader board. (more…)
Picasso, Matisse and Chagall will be at The Bristol Gallery for three weeks only from Thursday 3 December until Thursday 24 December 2009. (more…)
November 12, 2009
The Normandy Landings were the most successful landings into occupied territory of World War Two seeing 6900 vessels, 12,000 aircraft and 10,000 tonnes of bombs dropped against German defences. (more…)
Canine Partners, a charity specialising in providing highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities, is pleased to introduce it’s range of festive Christmas cards. What’s more, if you are stuck for that special Christmas present why not Adopt a Puppy for the one you love? (more…)
Drowning in the toxic smoke of a house fire is the risk you take if you do not have a working smoke alarm. That is the stark message being delivered in the new ‘Fire Kills’ advertising campaign launched this month from the Department of Communities and Local Government. (more…)
October 8, 2009
The 50th anniversary of the iconic Triumph Bonneville was marked in spectacular style when four officially-recognized FIM world land speed records were set. The quadruple records were recorded at the 2009 edition of the event that gives the bike its name: the Bonneville speed trials. (more…)
THE SACRED MADE REAL: SPANISH PAINTING AND
SCULPTURE 1600–1700
21 October 2009 – 24 January 2010
Sainsbury Wing
Supported by the American Friends of the National Gallery as a result of a generous grant from Howard and Roberta Ahmanson
Social care must adapt to digital age, as research predicts a generation of “Silver Tweeters” (more…)
Melanie Sykes has launched the search for the first ‘Green Voice of Great Britain’ today (Thursday 24 September) on behalf of the only free, impartial adviser to consumers on all sustainable living issues – the Energy Saving Trust. (more…)
PhotoBox I ChildLine 2009 Young Photographer of the Year
NSPCC and PhotoBox team up to find top young snappers (more…)
September 8, 2009
5 packs to be won!
100 people are killed on the hard shoulder every year but a new survey reveals that 80% of people still don’t carry a high visibility vest in their vehicle
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Devitt customer celebrates 70 years good service
Celebrating Devitt’s ‘Keep Britain Biking’ Campaign and showing the passion a person can have for motorcycling, 86 year old Mr Lewis from Yately, Hampshire is Devitt’s longest customer, having been with the insurer for 70 years. Any motorcycle owner will tell you that once a biker, always a biker. And nobody proves this better.
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The Government’s Fire Kills campaign and Bowls England are joining forces to promote fire safety in the home to bowls fans, enthusiasts and players. Fire Kills is sponsoring the 2009 and 2010 Bowls England Women’s National Triples Championship. (more…)
A talented artisan and designer-maker of contemporary glass and ceramics, Jessamy Kelly, has scooped the top prize worth £5,000 in the 2009 craft&design Selected Awards. (more…)
• Fabulous underwear boosting British women’s confidence
• A third of women choosing fabulous underwear to boost their confidence in the recession
• Psychologist Judy James reveals that body language signals are twice as appealing if a woman’s wearing gorgeous underwear!
• Men overwhelmingly love silky French knickers!
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August 4, 2009
Until 20 September 2009
Sainsbury Wing
Admission free
Supported by the Corporate Members of the National Gallery
The Impressionists were indebted to a longer tradition of sketching and painting outdoors which reached back to at least the late 18th century.Drawing on the National Gallery’s rich collection of 19th-century French landscapes, Corot to Monet charts the development of open-air landscape (more…)
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson Mayor of London today urged the government to give older people and their carers the priority they deserve by publishing their delayed proposals for older people. Currently both the update to the Government’s Strategy for an Ageing Society and the proposed green paper on social care are long overdue. (more…)
from the Isles of Scilly to Shetland for Leonard Cheshire Disability
Andrew in his kayak...
As Andrew Fairbairn stood at the top of the lighthouse at Muckle Flugga in Shetland, it was with a sense of relief that the 52 year old grandfather looked out over the islands in the archipelago. After two years of planning and a year of training, it marked the end of his 27 day journey to kayak, cycle and walk the 1,180 miles from the Isles of Scilly in South West England, to Shetland. (more…)
Members increasing...
A recent survey has shown that UK motorists have joined car clubs in large numbers during the recession and there are now over 60,000 motorists in the UK.
Membership has more than doubled at City Car Club, one of the biggest UK clubs, in the past year since the credit crunch started mainly because car clubs are a much cheaper alternative to (more…)
(Friday to Monday evenings) at Waterloo St John’s Church, Waterloo Road, London SE1.
1: London Poetry Pearl Life’s London Poetry Elleesium Poetry Anthology
To celebrate its 5th year London Poetry Festival has published this Anthology which is now available to buy online
• From the Festival website
www.londonpoetryfestival.com (more…)
July 2, 2009
Summer is fast approaching and alongside the traditional seaside spectaculars and fun filled festivals a weird and wonderful world of curious events throughout the region are opening their doors. The East of England has a selection to satisfy all curiosities.
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The Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza makes a welcome return to Kemble Airfield this year, taking the show in to its 35th year (Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August 2009). The power of steam, traditional crafts, classic vehicles, children’s attractions and non-stop live action makes this three day extravaganza one of the UK’s best value family outdoor shows.
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CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year is one of the fastest growing photographic competitions in the world, sharing images of environmental and social issues with international audiences. This exciting competition has already received hundreds of entries from photographers in over 30 countries, including Hungary, Poland, Bangladesh, Serbia, Israel, Bulgaria, Pakistan, The Netherlands, Zimbabwe and the UK, but photographers only have until 31st July 2009 to enter. (more…)
A unique research project into the highly sensitive problem of domestic violence towards older women is appealing for more volunteers to come forward to share their past or present experience confidentially.
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Room 1
21 July – 20 September 2009
Admission free
This exhibition will showcase Titian’s painting The Triumph of Love (probably mid-1540s), following its recent rediscovery and cleaning. Last exhibited in 1960, it has since remained out of sight in a private collection. Moreover, the painting’s true quality was obscured by dirty varnish and overpaint, leading to doubts being cast on its authorship.
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June 1, 2009
Welcome to your quest
English Quest is the latest game in the Quest family. It’s an ideal way to test your knowledge of everything English – and learn so much more. With over 2,000 English multiple-choice questions in four different categories – HISTORY, LAND AND NATURE, CULTURE and MODERN – there’s so much to share and learn, and the accompanying booklet enhances the experience with further explanations for many of the more interesting and unusual answers. But beware! As you tour the country to collect the letters ‘Q U E S T’, Jester cards may help or hinder you and you will need to earn sovereigns to help pay your way.
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Former soldiers fight back to reclaim their lives
Report: Karen Thomas. Pictures: Mike Weston
THE Sussex coastline is a picture-postcard vista to behold on a sunny summer’s day – shimmering azure waves and dazzling white cliffs topped with emerald cropped grass. Seagulls wheel in circles against a cloudless sky breaking the peace with their cackles, which are carried by a balmy whisper of a breeze. Gazing on a horizon that promises much for the future makes the small village of Ovingdean the perfect spot for some respite against the hurry and worry of the bustling city of Brighton just a few miles down the road.
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Governments in all countries must combat the world’s fastest growing public health emergency. This is not the swine flu “pandemic” but global road deaths, according to the AA President supporting the new report by the Commission for Global Road Safety launched in Rome this week.
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Plant power is being harnessed to fuel a car for the NFU’s renewable energy chief, underlining the technical possibilities and importance of sustainable biofuels. The low-emissions Elsbett Audi A6 diesel will run on pure vegetable oil fuel produced by British rapeseed growers.
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Lateness costs British businesses £1.8 BILLION every year, a report revealed. The average worker turns up for work three minutes late at least twice a week. But over a year, each employee is 4.6 hours late – which equates to a collective 135,240,000 late hours for the 29.4million people working in the UK. With the average wage now £13.90 per hour, workers waste a total of £1,879,836,000 every year.
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May 1, 2009
On 13 June, the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) will hold the UK’s first ever ski-a-thon, at the SNO!zone in the Xscape Milton Keynes. Sonic the Hedgehog will open the 12-hour event by leading the skiers and snowboarders in the first leg, down the indoor slope. See him in action at http://www.spinal.co.uk/ski.aspx . (more…)
