Brighton-born author Lilian Forshaw (71) has written her first novel based on the real-life events of her grandmother's family and friends in the old seaside town. The family stories told to the author by her grandmother are the basis for 'Single to Brighton' - a heart-warming and, at times, sad tale of family ups and downs with historical accuracy.
First Choice has launched a new interactive destination tool aimed at younger travellers and animal enthusiasts, focusing on wildlife around the world. The 'Where in the World?' map allows viewers to look up concise information on different animals globally, and also find out which times seasonally they are more likely to spot them. Younger travellers will be able to find out animal facts such as appearance, eating habits, weight and size, and filter animal types by 'air', 'land' and 'sea'.
Three environmental projects are calling on support as voting determines the winners of this year's National Lottery Awards, which will be screened on national television later in the year. The National Lottery Awards is the annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects and recognise the positive impact that Lottery-funded projects - both big and small - make to local communities.
Vax, the UK's best-selling floorcare brand, will be opening up its staff sale (normally reserved for employees and their friends and family) to the public. The sale starts Friday 12th October and ends 5pm Monday 15th October. Customers can gain entry with the password STAFFSALE12 at www.vaxsale.co.uk
For generations veal was seen as a taboo subject - controversial in its making and receiving very divided responses amongst its audience. As far as reputation goes, it's right up there with foie gras. Few things raise the hackles of thoughtful eaters quite like veal...but it's time to dispel a few myths about veal, and consider the case for British rose veal.
Last month Vax launched the Air3 range of light, full-sized, multi-cyclonic upright vacuum cleaners and for the last 10 days we have been testing the Vax Air3 Pet, to see if it really is a revolution in cleaning. We took a selection of testers, ranging from young adults to senior citizens, and put the Air3 Pet to task on a variety of floors and pet hairs, with some surprising results.
