The gloomy economy is impacting on a couple’s financial ability to fund a divorce. News this week from The Law Gazette says that: The dire state of the economy has already led to a dramatic increase in the number of litigants in person, new figures from a voluntary organisation suggest. This is before government cuts to civil legal aid come into effect, which many solicitors predict will…
Eve King talks to London Mums about how she has turned her passion for jewellery into a business.
Stella & Dot is a boutique-style jewellery and accessories line, designed in New York, and available exclusively through in-home ‘Trunk Shows’ by Independent Stylists, and online. This autumn, Stella & Dot is bringing its innovative, modern home-based “social selling”…
I recently spent a weekend at the Isle of Wight with my family. It’s my third time there … I have fallen in love with this amazing British island which has so much to offer including crystal clear waters (which is quite a rarity in the UK).
The Isle of Wight is only 2 hours (door to door) from South West London.
Wightlink ferry routes connect directly with Portsmouth. The weather is…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing is calling on businesses and marketers to be more socially minded and responsible in its latest paper on marketing to children, ‘Leave Those Kids Alone? – Responsible marketing to children’. Following industry and government debate – from the Bailey Review to the Alcohol Marketing Bill – the paper examines the current moral and regulatory…
Parents are hungry for information on a wide range of issues to help them exercise choice and support their children’s learning, a new report has found. Family Lives, Fiona Millar and Pearson have carried out a poll of nearly 1,000 parents looking at a range of issues, in particular what is most important to them when they are choosing a school for their child and whether they are successful in…
If you think back to when you were a young child, can you remember your mum’s approach to safety? A new study by the UK home safety brand Lindam has revealed that nearly eight in ten mums believe their own mums were not overly safety conscious when they were children. But despite this, nearly 30% would still trust her over their mother-in-law when it comes to their babies’ safety.
As a child…
Almost half of adult investors in the capital want to make money and make a difference.
New research unveiled today shows we are a nation eager to help support social issues, often making environmental and ethical choices when buying goods and services – particularly in London. But when it comes to making decisions about where to put our money, confusion is rife.
New research, amongst 2,105…
Partners of National Identity Fraud Prevention Week issue a stark warning to public: individuals could be risking up to £9,000 as a result of an ID fraud incident. This is National Identity Fraud Prevention Week (NIDFPW) and an alert has been issued to consumers and businesses to the threat of identity fraud at home and at work. For the seventh year running, NIDFPW brings together partners from…
A recent report from Unicef has found that British parents place more value on material goods than spending time as a family.
The research, which compares parenting in our country to other countries across the Europe, suggests that that shelves stacked high with the latest toys and gadgets is one of the most important things to parents in this country – not their child’s happiness. As a…
Chocolate chunk nut cookies **Recipe donated by Celia Brooks** to LUMOS, charity founded by Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
Ingredients
125g / 5 oz. / 1 cup plain flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. fine sea salt
125g / 5 oz. / 1 ¼ stick butter, softened
100g / 4 oz. / ¾ cup packed soft brown sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla essence
1 organic egg
200g / 8 oz. plain chocolate (30-70% cocoa solids…