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• Environment

​Five weird things you won't believe were found in the waterworks

The most unlikely things have been found down the water pipes. Here are five utterly bizarre, but totally true instances of strange things found underground in the worldwide waste water systems.....

By Bob Fear

• Conscious Consumer

The truth about recycling plastic bottles

The average person uses 156 plastic bottles per year. It’s estimated that 90% of those bottles aren’t recycled and end up in landfill, or dumped throughout the environment, taking up to 1,000 ye...

By Chris Hann

• Food & Drink

​What’s the best temperature for tea or coffee?

If you’re serious about your daily brew, then you might not want to add boiling water to your tea or coffee.  Not all leaves and beans are created equal, and different types prefer differe...

By Bob Fear

• Food & Drink

​Where is the worst tap water in the UK?

The taste, smell and clarity of your tap water depends on where you are in the country. Your water might be hard or soft, or contain slightly different levels of impurities.  While the lev...

By Bob Fear

• Healthy Living

The different types of sugar to look out for

Added sugar can be found in a variety of different names and forms in your food and drink. Here's what to avoid if you want to be sugar free and what's okay (in moderation) if you want to cut down....

By Bob Fear

• Hydration

How to survive the Christmas party season

The Christmas party season is all too fleeting for us. We wish it could be Christmas party day every day. While some might balk at the thought of a non-stop merry-go-round of party, sleep, work, party...

By Bob Fear

• Healthy Living

A treatise on on love & water in the modern age

The mind-body movement has continued to swell over the last decade, as increasing numbers of people become aware of the connection between their emotional, mental, and physical self.  I was...

By James Freeman

• Healthy Living

Top tips to beat those horrible sugar cravings

Trying to go sugar free? Want to cut the sweet stuff from your diet but can't control the cravings?  Don't worry, I'm here to impart some knowledge on you to help beat those cravings into su...

By Rosie Millen