The high cost of using solicitors often adds to the severe stress of a divorce or separation. Usually, solicitors charge up to £200 or more per hour and their fees can reduce family assets at an alarming rate. On the other hand, many people find it too daunting to handle a divorce and related matters [...]
More than 500 children are in care in Somerset. Somerset County Council is looking for more people to come forward to give neglected and vulnerable children a safe and stable home. Angela and Clinton became foster carers three years ago and haven’t looked back. Angela spoke about their experience of fostering: “I was inspired to [...]
YOUNGSTERS are invited to learn how to print with potatoes at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Somerset this month (February, 2012) as part of a free event dedicated to potatoes. The county’s largest, independent, family-run garden centre at Monkton Heathfield, between Taunton and Bridgwater, is hosting the potato printing workshop on Saturday, February [...]
An eclectic mix of prominent names from the fields of art, design, fashion, television, theatre, film, sport and literature are getting creative this year by designing envelopes that will be sold to the public to help raise money for the National Literacy Trust. The celebrities involved in the seventh annual Pitney Bowes Pushing the Envelope [...]
New Year’s resolutions always seem to be a bit of a joke. How many of you can put your hand up and honestly admit that you are likely to still be keeping them by the end of February? I think that they must have been thought up by someone who reckoned it would keep us [...]
Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Christmas at Claverton. What better way to get in the festive spirit than with a visit to see the seasonal displays at the American Museum. The theme this year is The Twelve Days of Christmas. The arrangement in each of the Period Rooms has been inspired by a different [...]
One in three families rely on grandparents for childcare (ONS Social Trends, April 2009), but the arrangement can cause tensions on both sides. In a survey by grandparenting website grannynet.co.uk, 78% of grandparents and parents agreed that families should establish some sort of agreement when grandparents are providing childcare. Asking granny to sign a contract [...]
Car hire specialist eRentals.co.uk offers tips for safer winter driving Last year’s icy conditions and the early forecasts of snow for this winter, mean many motorists are already preparing their vehicles for the months ahead, but it’s not just the car that needs to be prepared, drivers themselves can do more to aid safety says [...]
SANTA SET TO DELIVER OVER £2.4 BILLION THIS YEAR ■ More than half of Brits are planning to give financial gifts ■ Generous over-55s will shell out £116, hard-up 18-34 year olds £51 ■ Yet most people think financial gifts spoil the Christmas surprise Never mind the latest gadgets or home entertainment craze, new research [...]
