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The Castle Inn Hotel at Bassenthwaite will be ‘In the Pink’ on Friday 31st October as they mark the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by daring to wear pink to raise money for the charity.

National “Share-A-Skip” Week is an idea to help people hire a skip for less through a community based skip-sharing scheme.

The Prime Minister called for the world economic powers to create a governing body to monitor the global economic situation and warn of tell tale signs that could lead to any kind of repetition of the current economic disaster we are currently facing

The first piece of artwork ever to be commissioned for The Herbert is to see the light of day again.

Many of the UK’s leading High Street banks have been shored up by the promise of a Government bailout to the tune of £37,000,000 If they have to use public money, the banks will in effect become partially nationalised.

London’s fastest-growing counselling and psychotherapy centre, Harley Therapy, reports that requests for cognitive therapy are increasing at a higher rate than those for traditional psychotherapy or counselling.

A visually impaired couple have launched a new accessible greetings card service to help blind & visually impaired people, on World Sight Day.

There are thousands of people who no longer attend church for lots of different reasons. This is the generation known as the "not in church" generation. Many were converted in the 1960's, 70, and 80's

Award-winning luxury brand, Gladstone Jewellery will be showcasing their glittering collections at the Collections 09 spring jewellery show. The exhibition will be held in London between the 18th and 20th January.

The latest news in the credit meltdown is a larger than expected interest rate cut by the Bank of England. How will it affect the UK economy and the pound in your pocket?

Violet Dreams Lingerie is an expanding online Lingerie store based in the West Midlands and run by Nicole Sterley. Violet Dreams Lingerie is a company run by a woman, for women who want to feel sexy and good about themselves this Halloween.

Two once top crew managers advance into the assistant manager role

The extraordinary diverse work of Ana Maria Pacheco will be brought to The Herbert in Coventry this month.(October)

YouGov is an independent research company commissioned to carry out the survey in association with R3, the UK trade body for Insolvency professionals. It has confirmed many people's fears that unsecured debt is an increasing problem in the UK

Rare or hard-to-find denim, vinyl, trainers and sunglasses to form part of asos.com’s innovative ‘Untitled’ initiative.

Employees at a major Solihull business park are leading the way in environmentally friendly commuting.

Hays Information Technology surveys senior IT professionals to find the most desired skills from employees in the IT industry

While Great Britain’s sporting stars have been striking gold in China, a leading business figure from the West Midlands has been bestowed with a major honour.

Schools and local authorities should take note of the findings of an independent survey that has shown that more than two-thirds of parents want their child’s school to use text messaging to communicate with them more frequently.

Global petition to be presented to World Leaders

From it's humble birth just 3 months ago, The Mummy's Club is now a thriving community

New writers frustrated and restricted by a highly organized publishing industry can now become published authors by peer and readers votes

If you're struggling because of unsecured personal debt, we hope you will find the following tips useful. In order to help yourself, you first have to be honest with yourself! It's not always pleasant to analyse your finances, but it needs to be done

"We have found that more and more people are seeking debt help solutions. The increased pressure from the effects of the credit crunch are hitting home and affecting more UK families than ever," said a spokesman from Sterling Trust debt charity.

UK debt help charity, Sterling Trust are asking businesses and organisations to join with them in trying to stamp out the misery of unsecured personal debt. The site is totally free to use and empowers people to mange their unsecured borrowings.

Everyone needs to feel loved, wanted and accepted by someone or a group of people to feel a portion of our self-worth

Increased food, fuel and mortgage costs add to the financial strain on UK families. Alliance Trust Research Centre’s Financial Reality Index has revealed the financial health of households in the UK is at its lowest level for 11 years

After two years of trying to raise funding to improve youth and community facilities in the village of Homewood, North East Derbyshire District Council felt that entering the project ITV’s ‘The People’s Millions’ show would see a change in th

The new charity debt help website launched by Sterlint Trust is proving a hit with users, creditors and collectors alike. The site can help people manage all their unsecured debts totally free of charge and therefore has gained much approval.

Britons have taken on record levels of unsecured debt, causing concern that people could be heading for a nasty fall. What steps can you take to avoid getting into debt? If you are already in the red and worried, how can you repair the damage?

New website aims to enhance the collective power of peace building organisations.

If Gordon Brown was such a great Chancellor and we had such an enviable and healthy economy, why are we facing such financial ruin? Have we been conned into believing we were better off than we were?

During the last six months, household consumption continued to grow slightly, despite the rise in food and fuel costs, debt levels rose and house prices fell. In the same period wages have stagnated and reduced in real terms.

The International Journal of Social Economics, published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, has devoted a special Issue to “The Katrina Disaster and New Orleans.”

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) are working closely with lenders and charity debt organisations alike to try and agree how best to help beleagured Britons. According to a recent report from a leading debt advice website.

Fuse Jobs releases it's findings on tackling worklessness for people living in Social Housing

A new tool seeks to lower costs of traveling by comparing the big names in airlines for Internet users and travelers.

Award-winning artists from across Coventry and Warwickshire are urging young artists to develop their talents by joining forces with local art societies.

See our list of self-help guidelines for dealing with debt. Most of it is common sense, but that can often "Go out of the window" when people are under extreme pressure from creditor companies. Following the guidelines really can reduce stress levels

Are you looking for such a mobile handset which makes you different from your friend community for its out-of-the box looks and outstanding features?

According to a BBC report today, Britons borrow on average twice as much as their European cousins. What is this deadly love affair all about? Read on for an insight into the disaster rollercoaster ride we all seem to be embarking upon

A report from the BBC today has outlined the findings of a report by the Griffiths Commission on Personal Debt. They want an end to aggressive marketing techniques for credit products, saying debt is too easy to come by.

Pay Day loans where you borrow against a post-date wage cheque seem to be gaining in popularity due to the credit crunch. However, the true cost of this type of borrowing could be up to the equivalent of 2000% APR according to a BBC report today

A Scottish couple returned to a Stratford hotel for the first time after spending their honeymoon in the town 42 years ago.

Entertaining kids on a rainy day can be a real challenge ...4little1s.com gives some ideas

A hard-core team of fundraisers from Moneyway raised more than £13,000 for three Midlands charities by scaling the three highest mountains in Great Britain in just 24 hours.

The British Red Cross's ‘Don't be a Bystander' road safety campaign run in partnership with Toyota taught an amazing 259,000 young people life-saving first aid skills. The campaign proved to be such a great success that the car manufacture.

Moving abroad has always been seen as an exciting step, but if you don't speak the language, you can quickly fall out of love with your new home as frustration takes over.

Need to know where to eat scorpions in the dark? Or how to get over a broken heart? Or just make new friends? Visit KUDOCITIES.COM, the on-line knowledge exchange, launched today in Brighton.

TAAP (The Application Airtime Provider) working in conjunction with The League Against Cruel Sports, launched their hand held PDA’s* as a fundraising tool at the IoF Convention this week.