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Free trees are available to be planted to improve the environment to Sevenoaks residents. North West Partnership's 'Tree to Treasure' project has 15,000 free trees up for anybody willing to plant. This is part of the bigger programme to plant one million trees across England by 2015, called 'Big Tree Plant'. In all, 14 different species of trees are available. Five different packs of woodland, forager, wildlife, hedges or... Read More»

Commuters at Winchester will not be allowed to use one of the free all-day parking spots. Instead, the city council will introduce waiting instructions at several spots and in car park along the Hillier Way close to the rugby club. Also, vehicles will be allowed to park for a maximum period of 3 hours with no return within 6 hours. A car park with 32 spaces on Hillier Way (Abbotts... Read More»

People of London aged 60 and above will be eligible for the free travel on the transport system. Earlier the eligibility age was fixed to 61 but Boris Johnson, the Mayor promised to lower the eligibility age to 60. The new 60+ Oyster Photocard will be issued by the Transport for London (TfL) from November 1st. Eligible persons can travel free on some of the national rail services and in all... Read More»

Customers at More More More in Newcastle, were entertained to their surprise by a celebrity who called for coffee with a friend. Tim Healy, the English actor, surprised the staff when he obliged to their request to play a tune on an organ, at this newly opened courtyard cafe. As he entertained the gathering, the crowd got growing. Cafe owner Antony Michaelides said Tim Healy was a supporter of... Read More»

Parent groups have joined forces to set up a special free school for children having autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and with social communication and language needs, at Mendip. Parents took the issue last year to the country's parliament and the minister for Special Educational Needs, and also gave their input to the SEN Green Paper. The core group comprises of 6 parents taken from Shepton Mallet, Frome and Wells parent... Read More»

Try out a special offer from the Gourmet Society. Join the society and with your dining card you can save right up to 50% at thousands of restaurants. For now, join and try it out for free, for 2 months. If you wish to continue, then just pay £39.95 only, £30 off the RRP. All you have to do is to register for your membership at the website. After... Read More»

The coalition government had announced one-off capital funding to ensure extra capacity for the free nursery education scheme for 2-year olds. It has now come to light that this funding for free nursery education will be sliced from the early intervention grant that goes to fund Sure Start Centres, parenting projects, parent-toddler schemes, short breaks for disabled children and the troubled families support initiatives of the government. So next... Read More»

Entry fees at heritage sites for under 16s and over 60s waived by the Welsh government in 2008 is at risk of being unlawful. Although the Welsh government said the scheme is no longer in operation. The Welsh ministers were advised of the legal point that if the policy was challenged, it might be declared unlawful. The former government of the Labour -Plaid Cymru coalition had introduced the free-entry... Read More»

According to UK researchers free bus passes given to citizens over 60 is a blessing for both the poor and the rich as it keeps them active and physically healthy too. This scheme was introduced in the year 2006 however is under pressure to be scrapped owing to its annual cost of £1.1bn. Although this is a considerable amount, older people find this scheme to give money value apart from... Read More»

The University of Cambridge will offer a free online course for all aspiring programmers to provide guidance on how an OS for the Raspberry Pi computer can be written. This course is created by the University of Cambridge Computer Lab and Alex Chadwick. Raspberry Pi is an ARM-powered computer that is developed by the non profit Raspberry Pi foundation. It can be connected to a TV or a monitor and... Read More»

Want to get that extra energy and nutrients you are deprived of? Don’t worry at all as Shotz Health is here to provide you with 2 free samples of Big Shotz loaded with essential vitamins and minerals. This is a Super-Vitamin health drink where a small amount of juice is added to the huge amount of minerals and vitamins. This is a 120ml product that provides all 11 of the... Read More»

Free classes on topics preceding the birth of a child are being offered for free online in Lincolnshire. The website called Netmums, one that is supported by the government is providing antenatal classes to the people residing in the county of Lincolnshire. The course that is of a four weeks duration will include emails sent to the participants every week, and the course would commence when the mothers to be... Read More»

The opportunity to be able to win a number of tickets totally free of cost to be able to skate or be given skating lessons on the absolutely novel ice rink at Halton will be provided on the coming Saturday and Sunday. Pamphlets regarding the same will be given out just outside the skating rink, and also at Hive Leisure Park situated in Earle Road, Widnes,... Read More»

All employees working in a steel manufacturing unit in the county of East Yorkshire will participate in hearing screenings. The hearing screenings will arrive at B W Industries located in Bridlington in the month of October. This is being brought to the steel manufacturing company by the National Charity Deafness Research UK, and employees in the firm will be in a position to participate in the screenings and avail of... Read More»

WHSmith, the news agent, stationery retail vendor and bookshop is the most recent firm to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to its clients. The firm has signed a pact with The Cloud to set up and provide free wi-fi services in six hundred and three of its chain of stores situated throughout the length and breadth of the UK. This novel wi-fi facility, other than just offering the users the facility... Read More»

The Liberal Democrats announced that they would be providing free nursery school seats in Devon and Cornwall. With practically 12,000 children in the two year old age group who are not able to attend schools in Devon and Cornwall due to lack of finances, the Liberal Democrats have offered free nursery school places to the schools in these counties. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Nick Clegg stated that a sum of... Read More»

O2 one of the leading suppliers of mobile phones and broadband in the UK has declared that they will be providing people living in the UK with free Wi-Fi connectivity, irrespective of the fact whether they are O2 users or not. A quick look into the Frequently Asked Questions shows that a person can avail of Wi-Fi connectivity with practically any gadget like the iPad, Kindles, PCs, PSPs or for... Read More»

With the prices of the basic Essential deals going up to five pounds every month from 2013, BT has plans to provide all the new people subscribing for their fibre optic broadband a free YouView box that is valued at 260 pounds. The YouView is an Internet linked interface that was started off in the month of July as a stand alone item, but is now provided as a part... Read More»

Tesco Mobile has announced that all its customers have the opportunity to avail of free broadband for a whole twelve months totally free of cost. This offer from Tesco Mobile can be availed of by their 3.2 million users who are monthly pay, pay-as-you-go and SIM only users. The company stated that this unrestricted broadband offer was the first of it kind for the mobile network systems. According to Tesco, they... Read More»

The historic Boulevard site, the former home of Hull FC, will be converted into first free school of Hull and will be called the Boulevard Academy. This school will begin from September next year with 100 students in Year 7 and subsequently growing each year. This £10 million school will be constructed by BAM and will be beyond the control of the local authority. Yet it will be managed by Hull... Read More»