May
15
2013
The Government has now confirmed the new rules regarding constructing extensions without the need for planning permission. Read the rest of this article »
Apr
17
2013
Short sighted pilot scheme excludes builders’ merchants
Posted by: Guy Atkinson
Categories: Construction
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced a short sighted pilot scheme designed to enable small builders and tradesmen to get credit accounts up to £25,000 from B&Q, Screwfix and TradePoint – all members of the Kingfisher Group. Read the rest of this article »
Apr
9
2013
Given the increasing need to demonstrate the commercial value of social media, Pinterest’s recent announcement of Pinterest Analytics, a rich set of statistics for users’ pins and pin activity, should prove a much-needed asset for the business community. Read the rest of this article »
Mar
26
2013
The humanists probably started the trend back in 2008 with advertising on London buses proclaiming “There’s probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
This started a series of controversial advertisements which parodied one other including Stonewall’s “Some people are gay, get over it!” campaign which I found difficult to get over, but I’ll come to that later. Read the rest of this article »
Mar
25
2013
In preference to staying in chain hotels during our 30,000 miles a year travel around the UK; the intention is to book small, privately run hotels that offer good quality accommodation and service, discounted to ensure we provide value for money for our clients.
We propose to share our experiences through this blog and hope that others will do the same to provide a meaningful resource for other frequent travellers.
With rooms named after popular wines, the boutique, New Inn Hotel at Kidmore End was a must for an overnight stay prior to a 15-hour video shoot at the Reading Station redevelopment. Read the rest of this article »