Your garden: Watering and weeding
Expert advice on what to do for your garden this week. Watering and weeding are the principal tasks in the garden over the next couple of months. Hoeing, if carried out systematically, helps retain moisture. It also destroys weeds before they seed, reducing hours of labour later.

Residents get break on yard waste disposal
Mississauga residents with extra yard waste can still dispose of it, free of charge. The Region of Peel has waived yard waste drop-off fees at Fewster, Battleford and Brampton community recycling centres until Dec. 21.

Festive fun at Findon and Ferring garden centres
CHILDREN can have breakfast and tea with Santa at Christmas parties organised by garden centres in Ferring and Findon. (28/11/2008 16:11:30)

Get sight checks and help at mobile unit
Gordale Garden Centre in Chester High Road, Burton this Monday (December 15) from 10am-3pm. Trained advisors will be on hand to give advice on the latest equipment, which will be displayed on the vehicle.

Ghana: Big League Rolls Back Morrow
After a weekend break of the elite league, action returns to the eight centres tomorrow, with the Hearts-Arsenal and Kotoko-Ashgold taking matches taking centre stage.

Nigeria: Peacock Travels Open Shop in Port Harcourt
Peacock Travels, Nigeria leading travel management firm, has opened a travel centre in Port Harcourt in a strategic move to bring its services closer to ii teeming customers in the Easter and Niger Delta regions of the country.

Residents get free yard waste disposal
Mississauga residents with extra yard waste can still dispose of it, free of charge. The Region of Peel has waived yard waste drop-off fees until Dec. 21.

Prestonfield Edinburgh: Full Review
Prestonfield Edinburgh: Full Review from Mr ? Mrs Smith.

Deaths & Funerals
DICKSON, Alexander Orr (Alex) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Pa, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa. With his family at his side, Alex passed away peacefully at Oak Bay Lodge on Friday, November 28th. Born August 10, 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland, eldest son of James and Elizabeth Dickson. Alex worked for the City of Glasgow as a tramcar and bus driver until he immigrated to ...

Ethical living: How eco is a Christmas tree? asks Leo Hickman
It's at this point each December where I begin to feel as if I'm being haunted by the ghost of Christmas dilemmas past. Every year most of us go through the ritual of worrying about which Christmas tree to buy, or indeed whether to buy one at all. Aren't they just a colossal waste of money? Can such a decadent waste of resources be justified in our (supposedly) eco-aware times? (Such cries ...

Art party season
The everyday existence of an artist-run gallery certainly isn't easy - a lot of blood, sweat and tears go into staying organized and maintaining funding, let alone continually offering up exciting new exhibitions.

Jane and Louise Wilson's best shot
'We had to be quick. You can't stop a whole production line for a picture'

Festive fun at Findon and Ferring garden centres
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Garden grabbing ban blocked by ministers
Plans to protect gardens in suburbs and town centres from developers have been blocked by ministers the Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Shamefaced to the world
BAZ Luhrmann's first big mistake was to get so full of himself that he called his movie Australia.

Gran Canaria, Club Mancha
With two locations Club Mancha offer a choice of resorts in Gran Canaria exclusively for gay men. With its reliable year round climate and convenient location just four hours from the UK, Gran Canaria has been welcoming gay visitors to its sunny shores for decades.

Beware of festive thefts
AS CHRISTMAS gets nearer and residents are thinking about putting up their outside decorations, police have issued a warning that people should be vigilant against them being stolen.

Town recyclers among the best
SORTING out waste has not been just a load of old rubbish for Redditch residents, as they are now among the top ten most improved recyclers in the country, according to a new Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) report.

Museum of Islamic Art Opens in Iconic I.M. Pei Designed Landmark Building in Doha, Qatar
Image of the exterior of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani inaugurated the museum this past November 22 and will open to the public on December 1. Photo: EFE / Noushad.

Living the high life in 'new Dubai'
As the world's largest single-phase residential development, Dubai Properties' Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) is billed as the centre of "New Dubai".