Choosing to replace some of your traditional grass lawn with native plants is one of the many eco-friendly upgrades you can make to your home. Most lawns require a lot of upkeep and maintenance, from ...

If you're thinking about making over your yard, there are many themes you could go with. Woodscaping is just one of them; ...

Beaufort Road in St Thomas could become an eight person home of multiple occupation (HMO, if plans submitted this week are approved. Here are ...

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Q. What gardening tasks can I do to protect my home from wildfire? Watching the devastation on the local news has been horrifying this past week, so it’s no wonder our readers want to know how ...

Britain eked out the tiniest scrap of growth in the month, with GDP edging up 0.1pc ... previously forecast 0.1pc growth. Chief UK economist Rob Wood said: “Budget tax hikes and global ...

Britain eked out the tiniest scrap of growth in the month, with GDP edging up 0.1pc ... industry group UK Hospitality estimates this will add £3.2bn to the sector’s costs, trashing investment.

This widespread use of wood set into motion a self-reinforcing cycle: craftsmen specialised in wooden construction, industries geared up to supply wooden materials, and building codes were ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the UK economy grew in November by 0.1% after falling ... While figures on Wednesday showed inflation edging back to 2.5% last month from 2.6% in ...

Table 1: Total imports of goods fell, while exports rose in November 2024 Monthly UK trade in goods, excluding precious metals, current prices, seasonally adjusted, EU and non-EU After removing the ...