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August 2014

Bake Off fever grips Britain

Submitted by Nathan on Tue, 08/12/2014 - 09:57

GREAT British Bake Off fever has gripped the nation with sales of cake trays, gadgets and ingredients rocketing since the start of the new series.

Britons are rushing to stock up on eggs, flour, blenders, mixers and other appliances as they start rolling up their sleeves and dusting their rolling pins, figures out today show.

There has also been a surge in online searches for cooking products since series five of the Bake Off was aired last Wednesday.

Complaints to energy companies reach record high

Submitted by Nathan on Wed, 08/13/2014 - 03:49

ENERGY companies were the target of more customer complaints last month than ever before, shocking new figures reveal this week.

Experts say the major suppliers are in “meltdown” with staff unable to deliver basic customer service.

Disgruntled households lodged 5,193 complaints in July compared to 4,178 the previous month - 24 a per cent rise.

It is almost three times more than the same time last year when 1,844 complaints were made in July 2013, according to the Energy Ombudsman.

The Ice Bucket Challenge - water wastage and hypocrisy

Submitted by Nathan on Thu, 08/28/2014 - 11:19

There is a craze sweeping the world at the moment, filling newspapers and ‘going viral’ on the internet.

For anyone who has been living in a cave for the past two months I am talking about the ‘ice bucket challenge’ - the latest thing to be seen doing.

A simple theory, it involves filling a bucket with water and tipping it over your head, preferably with a camera pointed in your direction.

B&Q apologises to "tens of thousands of customers"

Submitted by Nathan on Sat, 08/30/2014 - 05:14

 

DIY giant B&Q was last night (Friday)  forced to apologise to “tens of thousands” of customers who were sent a rogue email saying they had “registered” with the firm.

The email, sent earlier in the day, welcomed recipients to B & Q and told them they would be advised of latest offers and new ranges.

However the firm later sent another message admitting the first had been sent in error and insisted no personal details had been leaked.

It said the blunder was the result of a system upgrade and had occurred as work was being carried out on its website.