By David Ingram, Founder of mylocalmortgage.co.uk Everyone who has been through the process of buying a home will know that there are many factors to consider - the size of the property, how old it is and whether or not your garden is south-facing. But research by online mortgage directory ...
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Music is the most powerful memory generator among Brits – with two thirds of us believing that it evokes more memories than the smell of mum’s cooking, the taste of school dinners and toys we played with when we were young. New research to mark ...
By Beth Roberts You don’t need to be scuba-certified to be seduced by a life aquatic. In fact, all you really need is a mask. If the idea of going underwater has you floundering for your flippers, you’re in luck. From stingray cities to sea lions and even night excursions, ...
Chairman Kato is an artist and musician, but until just last year he worked as an A&E doctor. Here we find out how he made such a leap. Why did you originally become a doctor, if your real passion was art? I was a bit of an 'all rounder' at ...
By Michael McNulty For many Taiwanese director Yee Chih-Yen’s latest film since Blue Gate Crossing (2002) may go unnoticed, when it shouldn’t. A charming film with socio-economic undertones Salute! Sun Yat-Sen finds itself firmly grounded as a coming of age dramedy. When Lefty, a young man brimming with charm and ...
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Tickets for direct ski trains go on sale today on loco2.com, where skiers book from any UK railway station to the largest number of Alpine resorts in a single transaction. From Altrincham to Ambergate, skiers will be able to connect from their local station to ...
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The latest Office for National Statistics figures for London show more people left the capital than moved in between August 2013 and June 2014, except twenty-somethings, who moved to London in their droves. Some 204,443 people moved into London compared to 273,077 who moved out according to the ...
By Steve Taggart As we reported recently, micro businesses and entrepreneurship are getting some great press lately and the growth of small businesses is helping to drive economic recovery here in the UK. But new research has shown that the so-called ‘startup revolution’ appears to be losing pace. The data, ...
By Jasmine Stephens, family editor Learning to swim is one of those critical childhood rights of passage. Like riding a bike and learning to read it opens up a whole new world of memorable experiences from holiday pools to super-fast flumes to ice-cold lakes. Not only that, swimming is a ...