Homes & Gardens

Selling your house can be one of the most frustrating, drawn-out processes that you ever have to deal with in life. As if moving home isn’t stressful enough, the potential chain fall-through or the cheeky viewers who put in a laughably low offer make it even harder.

It is easy to get disheartened along the way and feel that you are never going to sell your property or that you won’t get anywhere close to your asking price. The most important thing is to always stay positive, you might be losing faith but out of the blue someone will view the property and put in a reasonable offer...

As we get older, we react differently to the cold and become much more vulnerable during the winter months. Many are not aware of the serious effects the cooler temperatures can have on an elderly person’s health, such as increasing the chance of chest infections, as well as related health problems including heart attacks, strokes and pneumonia. In fact, in a recent article, Professor Mike Tipton of the University of Portsmouth, revealed that deaths among elderly people increase by around one per cent for every 1C drop in temperatures below 20C. With this in mind, the Heating Installer...

Every year we hear growing reports of the amount of vermin spreading across the country - from giant rats to swarms of wasps. In recent years (2013 and 2014), the British Pest Control Association has carried out studies to find the most vermin filled locations in the UK. This is based on the number of call-outs compared to the population of the area.

No matter what preventative measures we take, if you want to avoid becoming infested by vermin, then making sure you have effective rat traps might be a better option than waiting until it is too late.

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Residents have been playing their part in improving street cleanliness, with the first monthly winner of Teignbridge District Council’s ‘Operation Stack’ recycling campaign announced.

Mrs Sylvia Mills from Kingskerswell was drawn as November’s winner of a recycling goody bag, containing a set of recycling wine glasses, leftover recipe book and various food waste reducers. The campaign has already seen over 400 thank you cards randomly issued to residents who have been stacking their recycling boxes and food waste containers on collection days.

With the Christmas and New...