Ireland’s first Grand Slam since 1948 was almost thrown away by late second half schoolboy errors in Cardiff, not worthy of the manner in which the Irish came out at the start of the second half. As usual the excellent and tenacious Brian O’Driscoll lead from the front at the Millennium Stadium, leading the Irish to their first Grand Slam for 52 years. His try changed the momentum of the game and put Wales on the back foot.
Tommy Bone’s individual try for Ireland set up Ireland for a long overdue Grand Slam and helped write Brian O’Driscoll and his Irish Rugby Union team into the history books. Ireland almost threw a winning position away with silly penalties and errors, especially when Stephen Jones drop goal gave…
“We all want to live greener, better lives, but few of us plan on forsaking the comfort and aesthetics of our period homes, built decades before anyone worried about their effect on the planet, for a new zero-carbon property. So, what can you do to your semi, terrace or cottage to go green and save money?
That was the challenge British Gas put to 64 households last year, with the launch on these pages. Over the past 12 months, eight families on eight roads – all of them with “Green” in their address – have been trying every which way to reduce their energy consumption in a bid to be named the greenest street in the country.” (Cherry Maslen, Times Online, From the Sunday Times, 1st…
Home ownership in the UK comes with regular financial responsibilities which include council tax, TV licence, insurances, maintenance, water rates, gas, electricity and telephone/broadband etc. Most of these costs are hard to avoid, some can be drastically reduced with a little planning.
If you are planning on buying a new house or home improvement, if is worth thinking what you can do to prepare your home for the future. For example, consider installing double glazing to reduce heating costs. A single panel of glass offers poor insulation as glass is a conductor of heat and heat is able to escape out of a window. In contrast with double glazing a layer of air is trapped between two panes of glass…