According to the BBC the average prices of South East England property rose by 7.4% in the year ended December 2010.
From a total of 41,296 sales, the average South East England property price during October to December 2010 was … Read the rest
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London House Prices
According to the BBC the average prices of Greater London property rose by 10.2% in the year ended December 2010.
From a total of 21,761 sales, the average Greater London property price during October to December 2010 was £408,534.
This … Read the rest
Bookdepository now owned by Amazon
The online retailer Amazon has purchased the British online book seller “The Book Depository” in a recent major move.
Information from the Bookdepository suggest that: “The Book Depository will continue to operate independently”
Hopefully that will include retaining the free … Read the rest
John Adam Street Gang
I came across comments about the “John Adam Street Gang”, in relation to Froebelian Education in Australia, and needed to find out exactly what this is, as some are saying that they control what happens in the UK.
My first … Read the rest
Castle Concerts 2011 – Rochester, Kent
Rochester Castle Concerts
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 to Saturday, 16 July 2011
Wednesday 13th July – Squeeze take the stage.
Thursday 14th July – Peter Andre storms the castle.
Friday 15th July – Hip hop superstars N-Dubz perform.
Saturday 16th … Read the rest
Britain is building a fleet of the world’s biggest Airships
Britain may be about to build a fleet of the world’s biggest Airships.
The airship industry died in 1937 when the Hindenburg blew up, but now, 74 years later, the airship industry appears to be revitalised.
Petrol Price 130.7 p per litre
From 25th June 2011 the price of unleaded at any of ASDA’s 187 filling stations will not exceed 130.7p per litre.
Diesel will be capped at 134.7p per litre
This move follows Tesco’s price drop on the petrol forecourt, and … Read the rest
No UK money for Greece
David Cameron, in a fight with the Germans bid to force the UK to pay towards providing extra money to bail out Greece, has won.
The British taxpayers will not be paying any extra money for the bail out.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007511/Cameron-victory-Greek-bailout-EU-chiefs-cave-rule-cash-grab-Britain.html… Read the rest
New Nuclear Plants in the UK
Eight sites have been announced for the next generation of UK nuclear plants.
These are the sites that have been deemed suitable for new power stations by 2025.
- Bradwell, Essex,
- Hartlepool, Northumbria,
- Heysham, Lancashire,
- Hinkley Point, Somerset,
- Oldbury, Gloucestershire,
- Sellafield,
Population by Age Groups: Australia, UK, USA
The populations, by age groups, for the three countries Australia, UK, and the US, have very similar proportions, as can be seen from these tables.
| Population | US | Australia | ||
| Under 5 years | 21,299,656 | 6.9% | 1,461,088 | 6.5% |
| 5 to 9 years | 20,609,634 | |||