Lifestyle - Features

Struggle, surprise and sainthood

Simon Barrow — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:58:07 +0000

Christian faith is about sustaining faith in face of the knowledge and reality of death, says Simon Barrow. The feasts of All Saints and All Souls put us in solidarity with a host of people who have struggled to see right prevail.

Energy watchdog looks at potential impact of smart meters

staff writers — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:41:07 +0000

Energy industry watchdog Ofgem has released its annual Sustainable Development Report, examining amongst other things the impact of smart meters, which measure how much energy appliances in your house are using.

Change to a charity credit card - change to ethical credit

staff writers — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:26:26 +0000

Credit cards offering to donate small percentages of money to charity are becoming more and more popular with ethical shoppers, but recent research has revealed that some credit card providers are proving to be less generous than others. Those considering changing to a charity credit card are urged to use a site like uswitch
to compare the terms and conditions of the charity credit cards on offer.

Marks and Spencer to power stores using fairtrade, food and farm waste

staff writers — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:51:52 +0000

Marks & Spencer, which has been pushing forward fairtrade as a retailer of food, clothing and home products, has now started using food waste to power some of its stores.

Teenager sends Christmas presents to Africa

staff writers — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:41:13 +0000

A 16 year old from Oxfordshire gave up all his presents last Christmas, getting friends and relatives to send gifts to Africa through charity World Vision.

Buy a bike for Christmas and change lives

staff writers — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:28:26 +0000

Most of us can remember being given our first bicycle – often from under the Christmas tree! Now you can change someone else's life by giving the gift of a bicycle through World Vision.

Church proposes independent ombudsman to stop supermarkets squeezing farmers

staff writers — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:56:12 +0000

The pursuit of cheap food coupled with the buying power of the big supermarkets is putting farming livelihoods at risk, the Church of England has told the Competition Commission. Making farmers pay for supermarkets’ own promotions is just one of a number of invisible and pernicious practices.

Change your energy supplier

staff writers — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:06:39 +0100

Changing your electricity supplier is proving to be one of the best ways of saving money, but also doing your bit for the environment. Click here to find out how to do it