This week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
NEWS
Empty nest, full stockings
This will be our first Christmas with an empty nest! All three of the little darlings now have left home – one the country. I know most of us wish it on, but I didn’t. I loved having the b ...
Christmas family traditions
Christmas is a family time for most of us: a time to get together and enjoy being together. It is the time when the old traditions are vital to take us through the day and to avoid the usual argument ...
Smoking ban in cars containing children
Smoking in cars carrying children is set to become illegal in England late next year in the biggest crackdown on lighting up since the ban on smoking in public places in 2007. On Wednesday the governm ...