As Christmas approaches, TantrumXYZ polled parents to find out what they thought was the most annoying kids’ toy, and the winner was TOMY HIDE ‘N’SQUEAK EGGS, which scored 28% of the vote. The toy, which is made up of a yellow plastic egg-box filled with six ‘eggs’ which crack open to reveal a different-coloured tweeting ‘chick’ in each one, rankles parents because …
Featuring: The Beat and The Selecter, The Bluetones, The Boomtown Rats, TheLovely Eggs, Stealing Sheep Family Highlights: Theatre including; Travelling Light Circus, Mufti’s L_ve Hangman, A Bird In Hand Theatre and ‘Baba Yaga’s House’ by Dizzy O’Dare Plus creative workshops, face painting, art and crafts, performing arts, installations DATES: 14,15 & 16 September, 2018 www.headforthehills.org.uk / @head4hillsfest / #h4th / #headforthehills18 The …
– WITH PICS By Gemma Francis Stressed-out parents who are battling to find an innkeeper costume for their child’s nativity play have been handed a lifeline by a hotel chain. Each year, Premier Inn receives hundreds of requests for help in sorting the perfect innkeeper costume, so has come to the rescue of one dad by creating a …
– By Rob Knight The average Brit is in debt to the tune of £2,813 – to their friends and family, according to research. A survey of 2,000 UK adults found the staggering figure consists of cash borrowed from their nearest and dearest for unexpected repairs such as boiler breakdowns, bills and to help pay for new cars. …
BY Astrid Hall Defunct high-street store Woolworths has topped a list of things Brits would most love to make a ‘comeback’, according to research. The 80s shop where you could once buy anything from gardening goods to kids clothes beat arctic rolls and penny sweet shops to claim top spot. Popular pastimes to make the top ten included …
By Gemma Francis Brits are most likely to turn to pizza, bacon sandwiches – and eggs and soldiers when they are in need of comfort, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found almost eight in ten turn to their favourite meals when they need a little pick me up, with a simple and convenient pizza …
Socialising with family and friends, eating out and DRIVING have emerged among a list of activities we would miss most if we could no longer do them. Researchers who carried out a detailed study also found we would rue an inability to cook, play with the kids and exercise if our health were to go downhill. Working and, …
– WITH ANIMATED INFOGRAPHIC – By Rob Knight Brits only really start to get the most from a holiday at the age of 31, a study has found. After years of booze-filled breaks and late nights, it’s only once we reach our early thirties that we really start to relax and truly enjoy holidays. Although getting away from …
By Gemma Francis Modern families are now more likely to text or email at the dinner table than discuss their day, a study has found. Historically, the evening meal was the time for busy families to sit down together, unwind and talk about their day at school or work. But now, the average family finds time to sit …
– WITH EMBEDDABLE INTERACTIVE QUIZ By Rob Knight The average Brit spends the equivalent of almost two weeks of their life LOST, it has emerged. Researchers found despite the rise of tech such as sat nav devices, we typically end up going the wrong way 24 times a year or more than 1,450 times over our lives. It …
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