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That coin in your Christmas pudding How much will you spend on Christmas this year? What does your TV licence cover? Think twice before buying that goat in Ghana What sort of a Christmas card person are you? Restrict number of dogs that can be walked ** Editor:  David Pickup considers the coin in Christmas...

There is a tradition, which dates from the Middle Ages, of putting silver coins into Christmas puddings. The first coins used were a silver farthing or penny. After World War One, it became a threepenny bit and then a sixpence. Finding one was supposed to bring you good fortune, but probably it was more likely...

You will probably spend about £600 during this festive period – what with Christmas gifts, food, decorations, socialising and travel. Over half your budget will go on gifts for others, followed by food and drink (18%), travel (6%), gifts for yourself (4%) and decorations (2%). About a third of us will still be shopping during...

Imagine something unlikely! There is one television programme the whole family enjoy, but everyone watches it differently. So – you are resting upstairs and watching it on the portable set in the bedroom. Your partner is still at work and watching it on a laptop in the office. Your son is at university and watching...

What are you buying your friends for Christmas this year? If you are tempted by ‘socially responsible’ gifts that involve you NOT giving your friends anything at all, but instead giving your money to a charity ‘in their name’, you may wish to think again. Such gifts as goats in Ghana or chickens in Chad...

The time to send and receive Christmas cards has come round again – time for our annual shock at the cost of a coloured card, and disbelief at what the Post Office intends to charge us to deliver them. It seems there are three kinds of people when it comes to Christmas cards: the total...

A lot of us will be out taking walks over the festive period. But do you get nervous when you see someone walking towards you while trying to control a number of various kinds of dogs on the lead? Last year a woman was mauled to death while out walking eight dogs at one time....

The remarkable usefulness of Allen keys Bonfire Night – the Firework Code to keep your family safe Keep a close eye on your phone and bag Something for night owls to consider Child criminals on the increase A key to longer life?  Keep calm and carry on ** Editor:  David Pickup, a solicitor, considers how...

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 We all need practical skills, and they are not always easily gained. I seem to spend a lot of time assembling flat pack furniture...

Here are some tips from the police, to help families stay safe while they are having Bonfire Night fun… Only buy fireworks that are CE marked. Respect them – they travel at speeds of about 80 mph. Don’t drink alcohol if setting off fireworks. Keep fireworks in a closed box. Follow the instructions on each...

It is something we all dread on holiday – that someone will rush by us, grabbing our phone or bag on the way. But now it is time to beware of thieves at home, as robberies here have recently hit a 10-year high. More than 200 people a day are falling victim to phone or...

If you are a night owl, then this is not good news: recent research has found that those of us who prefer a late bedtime also tend to have a higher body mass index (BMI), larger waists and be almost 50 per cent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. Previous studies that found a...