I heard on the grapevine one of the teaching assistants at my workplace has been moved up a level. This is due to the fact that the child he works alongside has specific needs and he has worked with...
Hi all. I'm hoping to be re-decorating me and my partner's bedroom this summer. It's the largest bedroom (we live in a council house - hope you can visualize the size.) I want to re-paint the ceiling...
My sister is 17 weeks pregnant and has thrush. She has tried the vaginal pessary, but that only cleared things up for a few days. She has now got cream, but this hasn't helped in the past. Can she...
My mums orchid has grown two leaves on the end of a flower stem. Also it is growing what looks like a couple of roots behind the two leaves. Anyone know anything about orchids, as I don't know what to...
I am trying to grow a couple of orchids that i have bought from a supermarket, they are in plastic pots. I have been told that they would be better in glass pots as the roots also need sunlight to...
I love this plant as it gives off a lovely aroma, however I cannot find anywhere where I can buy it from and when I’ve found the shrub amongst hedges etc I’ve taken cuttings but they just...
Through the spring these have grown fantastically - lots of height, bushed out, green leaves, hardly any fly so far. All of a sudden some of the leaves have turned very quickly yellow and drop off...
How do I get rid of the ants and ant eggs that are covering all the top leaves of my ornamental cherry tree? The leaves are startiing to droop and die from the weight of the ants and their eggs and...
In the navy(and the other forces, and the cadets), you salute officers with your right hand, but what would you do if you didn't have a right hand. There is an instructor at a nearby sea cadet unit...
Hi All, I I've been tasked to find out the total global advertising spend or budget for BP, ExxonMobil and Shell for years 2007 2008 and 2009. As simple as it sounds it has turned into an impossible...
does anyone know if theres a legal reason why schools cant apply sunblock to children if its supplied and consent is given by the mum/dad. I asked the school and have just been told they cant but im...
Has anyone used one of these? got quite a lot of garden rubbish including several heavy item's, one place near us (poole) has advertised one for £40, this is quite a LOT cheaper than the price...
My Hoover has just died. It doesn't deserve to go to hoover heaven it was so rubbish! What do you all recommend? It will be used on carpets, wooden floors and tiles and has to be able to cope with dog...
Please could anyone recommend a product to "green up" an existing lawn. I was given some pellets last year,by a friend of mine,which had to be watered in.They worked well. Unfortunately,he...
Has anyone noticed that greenhouse crops seem to be very slow developing this year? I've got an unheated greenhouse and all my greenhouse plants were started off indoors in hearted propagators. My...
Last year I bought a dwarf necartine this year every thing seemed ok, flowered, not many but encouraging for the first year now the leaves seem to have gone funny as shown in the photo...
I have just planted 5 seed potatoes in compost in a container and according to the instructions and from information on the Internet I understand I am supposed to add more compost as they grow. Do I...
..Each year my garden has a real problem with slugs.Ive tried most things but this year Ive found out about Nematode slug killers ( Nemasys).All info I can find on line paints a very positive picture...
Does anyone else think that voting in elections should be compulsory? Women fought long and hard enough and some countries dont allow it. Also then we would know for sure why and how parties won. Is...
