In a move which wouldn’t seem out of place being featured as a “Overheard In Waitrose” meme, the high-end food retailer has sent a legal letter to supermarket Asda in relation to its recently announced “Just Essentials” range of budget food and household products. Waitrose claims the name is too […]
Andy Merrett
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The BBC has announced that it will screen a brand new feature-length Wallace & Gromit film… in three Christmas’s time. 2024. If anyone was in any doubt about how long it takes to make an animated movie such as this, this news proves it. Aardman has had a long relationship […]
The CBeebies Bedtime Story studio has been no stranger to a celebrity or two over the years, with the successful short format programme attracting both young children and their parents to see who’ll be sharing story time with them next. Famous faces have included Tom Hardy, Suranne Jones, Jessica Ennis-Hill, […]
No-one can have failed to notice the rapidly increasing cost of living particularly on food and energy usage, and it has caused many to keep an even closer eye on what they’re spending so they don’t get into debt. If you have a smart meter then you would think your […]
Fans of the CBeebies Christmas show / pantomime will be pleased to know that, following a socially-distanced 2020 “Christmas in Storyland”, this year’s show will be filmed this month in front of a live theatre audience. An adaptation of “The Night Before Christmas” story will unfold this autumn in front […]
Britain’s energy prices are spiralling upwards, seemingly out of control, as the wholesale cost of gas and electricity has skyrocketed in the past year or so. There are a number of reasons for this. If you’re interested, I’d suggest Googling it. I’m not going to write about it here, because […]
Love them or not, there’s no doubt Biff and Chip—together with their childhood pals—will be familiar twins to generations of British school children and their parents. Launched in 1986, Oxford Reading Tree published 24 stories featuring this mischievous duo, with the aim of encouraging and improving children’s reading. Created at […]
The CBeebies Christmas Show/Pantomime is a much-anticipated part of many young families’ year, with September generally marking the time when the BBC announces which venues will be used for the live recordings. In previous years, the BBC has operated a ticket ballot system, with growing demand year-on-year, and with tickets […]
What is rock hiding? Quite simply, rock hiding is the placing of decorated rocks around a local area for others to find. Ordinary, natural rocks are found in the natural environment, or alternatively bought, then decorated with paints, pens, chalks, glitter, or other materials. Finally, a protective varnish glaze is […]
Everyone likes something for free, particularly when they’ve already splashed out a significant amount of money. So it is with tablets, be they iPads, Android devices, Kindles or other models. The hardware itself isn’t that cheap, but you’ve invested in it so your child gets to grips with new technology, […]
It’s now very common for schools to use text messaging to relay important messages to parents. There are many advantages to this. Most parents have some form of mobile phone capable of receiving messages. It’s more timely and environmentally-friendly than sending printed letters, particularly if something has to be changed […]
Decluttering experts are often telling us to eradicate unused items from our homes. This includes large gadgets, particularly in the kitchen, which take up space on worktops or in cupboards and go virtually unused from one month (or even year) to the next. Worse, it can be tempting to buy […]