Apple Harvest.
It’s that time of year again and we are fighting a losing battle with the windfalls. Thankfully, we have this excellent moist apple cake recipe which is so simple that the sous-chef made this one, replacing the sugar with our…
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Apple Harvest.
It’s that time of year again and we are fighting a losing battle with the windfalls. Thankfully, we have this excellent moist apple cake recipe which is so simple that the sous-chef made this one, replacing the sugar with our…
Got the power.
Sitting in a chiropractor waiting room last week: dreadful music alternating with adverts and very loud. I asked the receptionist if we could turn it down and she made the fatal mistake of revealing that it all came via a…
Latest news from HMRC
We’re writing to you, following the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves’ statement on public spending pressures, to the House of Commons on 29 July 2024. The Chancellor announced next steps and draft legislation on priority tax commitments ahead of…
Summer speaking.
Just in case you’d like to listen to some life stories while lazing in the sun with something long and cool, here are two links to recent interviews I did with RNIB Connect radio: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ6rXY6x0a0&t=9s Listen from: 1minute…
Summer speaking.
Just in case you’d like to listen to some life stories while lazing in the sun with something long and cool, here are two links to recent interviews I did with RNIB Connect radio: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ6rXY6x0a0&t=9s Listen from: 1minute…
Summer here yet?
It may be only today but I’ve got a great new and incredibly simple lemon cordial to share:. 1 lemon. 60g honey (or granulated sugar). 1 mug of boiling water. Using a potato peeler, peel skin off lemon and…
Summer here yet?
It may be only today but I’ve got a great new and incredibly simple lemon cordial to share:. 1 lemon. 60g honey (or granulated sugar). 1 mug of boiling water. Using a potato peeler, peel skin off lemon and place…
HMRC Webinars: Holiday entitlement and working time for minimum wage purposes
From HMRC: Dear customer, Join us for a collaboration between the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) and HMRC’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) team where you can learn about holiday entitlement and working time for minimum wage purposes, as…
Pip! Pip! Hurrah!
Yes, you too can comment on changes to the Personal Independence Payments benefit for us with disabilities and health conditions. Don’t forget that we make up about 1-in-5 and, when you add family, friends, carers and more, the proposed changes…