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National Lottery Launches Lotto Plus 5

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:33:49 +0000

National Lottery Launches Lotto Plus 5 is a post from: Words About Things

National Lottery Launches Lotto Plus 5 is a post from: Words About Things The National Lottery is launching a new game called Lotto Plus 5 which gives lottery players more chances to win big. As the name suggests Plus 5 gives you 5 extra chances to win by being included in 5 draws which take [...]

Volkswagen Wins Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year

Thomas — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:09:26 +0000

Volkswagen Wins Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year is a post from: Words About Things

Volkswagen Wins Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year is a post from: Words About Things The Fleet Van Awards 2010 have been decided and the top award of Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year has been given to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. VW’s fleet, which includes the Caddy and Crafter vans was judged to offer the [...]

5 Topical Halloween Costumes

Thomas — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:24:57 +0000

5 Topical Halloween Costumes is a post from: Words About Things

5 Topical Halloween Costumes is a post from: Words About Things With Halloween approaching it’s time to start thinking about your costume. Will you go for an old classic like a ghost or a vampire or something a little more creative? Given the mystifying popularity of Twilight vampires are now off limits and a ghost [...]

Only 1 in 5 People Think They Have Saved Enough For Retirement

Thomas — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:08:53 +0000

Only 1 in 5 People Think They Have Saved Enough For Retirement is a post from: Words About Things

Only 1 in 5 People Think They Have Saved Enough For Retirement is a post from: Words About Things A recent study by the financial services company Prudential has shown that only 18% of people nearing retirement age feel that they have saved enough money for a comfortable retirement. Of the 1,001 people interviewed for [...]

We Are Not The ‘Beautiful People’

Thomas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:49:46 +0000

We Are Not The ‘Beautiful People’ is a post from: Words About Things

We Are Not The ‘Beautiful People’ is a post from: Words About Things British people are among the least attractive in the world according to BeautifulPeople.com. The site is described as ‘elite dating site for beautiful people only’ and those applying for an account must first be rated by members of the opposite sex. Apparently [...]

American Cars

Thomas — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:27:37 +0000

American Cars is a post from: Words About Things

American Cars is a post from: Words About Things Cars in England tend to be a bit smaller than their American counterparts. I guess this is because we have different types of roads (lots of narrow, twisting country lanes compared to big highways) and probably a different sense of proportion. Everything about America is bigger [...]

Portuguese-Man-of-War Spotted of British Coasts.

Thomas — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:22:45 +0000

Portuguese-Man-of-War Spotted of British Coasts. is a post from: Words About Things

Portuguese-Man-of-War Spotted of British Coasts. is a post from: Words About Things Unprecidented numbers of Portugese Man of War jellyfish have been spotted of the coasts of Devon and Cornwall over the last six weeks. There have been 60 reported sightings this summer acording to The Marine Conservation Society. The Man of War is known [...]

10 Recession Beating Holiday Tips.

Thomas — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:18:29 +0000

10 Recession Beating Holiday Tips. is a post from: Words About Things

10 Recession Beating Holiday Tips. is a post from: Words About Things Here are 10 useful tips for keeping the cost of your annual holiday down. There is no point having an expensive holiday and having to worry even more about money when you get back! Saving a bit of money doesn’t necessarily mean making [...]

Obama’s Gift to Gordon Brown: 25 DVDs.

Thomas — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:24:04 +0000

Obama’s Gift to Gordon Brown: 25 DVDs. is a post from: Words About Things

Obama’s Gift to Gordon Brown: 25 DVDs. is a post from: Words About Things When Gordon Brown travelled to America to meet with President Obama he hoped to start a strong friendship with the new leader in order to continue the ‘special relationship’ between the US and the UK. In these tough economic times forging [...]

Good News: We Are Smarter Than Ever Before.

Thomas — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:11:36 +0000

Good News: We Are Smarter Than Ever Before. is a post from: Words About Things

Good News: We Are Smarter Than Ever Before. is a post from: Words About Things It’s easy to be negative about the state of the world, particularly if you are British. Moaning is our national sport and we a damn good at it (perhaps it’s the mostly rubbish weather, it’s hard to talk about cloudy [...]