Give your smallest room a big makeover! The downstairs loo is the perfect place to go wild

The smallest room in the house is the one with the biggest ideas. In fact, so precious are these often compact, often-concealed slices of square footage, that their addition into any home adds value. Convenient for parents with young children who need to dash at inopportune moments, or those with babies who need changing, the … Read more

How just £50 a month will give your grandchild an £18,000 gift on their 18th birthday 

The Government raised the annual allowance for youngsters for this new tax year It is a sign of the times that when a new child is born, many parents and grandparents start thinking immediately about how they can help the little one face the big financial challenges that await them. These hurdles may be some … Read more

Volunteering once a week can give you the same ‘high’ as exercising

Volunteering once a week can give you the same ‘high’ as exercising, experts claim as Royal Voluntary Service asks more young people to sign up Volunteering boosts self-confidence, has a positive impact on mental health  Research suggests doing it once a week can elicit the same ‘high’ as exercise The new study has been commissioned … Read more

TV’s Baker Brothers give their tips on what to eat in Portugal

Don’t starve in the Algarve! Baker Brothers share their recipe for a fab time sampling Portuguese wares Loule market has stalls filled with fresh produce and is buzzing on Saturdays  Dive into the fish market in Quarteira for clams, prawns, sea bass and dourada Gigi’s has good seafood and its opera-singing owner uses a sabre … Read more