Millions of families could be eligible to receive up to £10,000 towards replacing their heating systems with more energy efficient models under a plan announced by ministers. The proposal forms part of the Government’s Energy Bill as they try and reduce household emissions by 30% by 2020. Under the scheme, homeowners and landlords can apply [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that tomorrow is the day of the Royal Wedding. Many people have been choosing to celebrate Kate and Wills’ upcoming nuptials with street parties and other special events, while others are just happy for the extra bank holiday! However, one plumber from Bristol has gone one [...]
With four bank holidays in the next few weeks, handymen and women across the country will be thinking about using their time off to make some improvements to their home. From updating your kitchen to modernising your bathroom, many amateur builders, plumbers and carpenters will be using the free days to start on those jobs [...]
A politician has been caught red handed stealing 200 toilet rolls from a town hall in Germany after janitors set a trap to catch him out. Frank-Michael John was found leaving the men’s bathroom at the town hall in Stralsund with a toilet roll in his hand and another several in his backpack. The janitors [...]
Michael Berger is potty about toilets, so much so that he’s decided to open a museum dedicated to his unique collection. Next time you’re in Wiesbaden in Germany, why not take a visit to the Harlekin Toilet Museum? The museum showcases a number of toilet related items, including novelty toilet roll holders and seats, miniature [...]
Inspired by the stories of people struggling after Hurricane Katrina, a French inventor this week showcased his portable toilet at an inventor’s convention in Geneva. Laurent Helewa, a doctor, designed the lightweight and easy to carry toilet to help prevent diseases such as cholera after natural disasters when thousands of people have been displaced. Speaking [...]
A national competition to, erm, laud the worst bathroom in Britain is underway and the frontrunner at present belongs to Mrs Dorothy Eyes – you could say the Eyes have it. Dorothy’s old fashioned brown sink and garish beige tiling are in the running to scoop the £10,000 prize, instructed to be spent on a [...]
Over the years, the centrepiece of a home has gone from being a spacious, lavish atrium to the lazy lounge area but in recent times, the heartbeat of the home is fast becoming the kitchen. There’s been an evident demise in the use of formal dining rooms which has, in turn, encouraged many of us [...]
Can you really still fancy someone once you have seen them on the loo? Not according to Catherine Zeta Jones or Michael Caine. Both actors recently declared that the key to marital bliss is not fidelity, eternal love or a mutual appreciation of Desert Island Discs, but separate bathrooms. Caine, who has been married to [...]
It’s all set to be the most-watched event of the year as Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot on Friday 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey, London. Millions across the country and around the world will be tuning in and for an event of such magnitude, it’s only right that there’s a commemorative [...]
