What does Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester have in common? Can you name them? Prime North West, www.primenorthwest.co.uk, is hoping for just that. Prime, “the best of Culture and Countryside in England’s Northwest”, has three open competitions. Win a luxury break in Lancashire, in Liverpool or in Manchester. Just go online, fill in the form and answer the question of culture to ... Read more

Want to dive into the depths? No problem! The saying goes, learn to walk before you run. In diving it's the same, learn how to free-dive before you get equipped. Many diving companies out there offer excellent quality services. However, others will give you “top notch” presentations that can have a discouraging effect. Some companies charge astronomical amounts of money to train a ... Read more

Offering a gift is a nice gesture, but it is also a challenging one. What should I get to make sure the person I give it to likes it? And at the same time keeping it in my price range? Giving gifts from the kitchen is a new way of combining the old traditions, with the new utilities and efficiencies. In other words, a gift from the kitchen saves money; is personalized and will give pleasure ... Read more

Valentine’s Day is getting closer and your sweetheart is longing for a great celebration? You might be a fan of this day, or you might as well believe that love does not need a specific day to be remembered, as it must be always present.
One way or another you cannot miss the opportunity to make him/her happy. More than that, you don’t even have to spend spectacular amounts of money ... Read more

Your child is having his birthday soon and you would like to give him the party of his dreams, yet you do not have the necessary financial resources? Do not feel helpless. A great party does not consist in the great amount of money that stands behind it. Here are some pieces of advice you might find useful if you wish to have a great time and also, save money. Improve these with your own ... Read more

The Christmas party at the office is a powerful tradition within the modern day business community and employees look forward to the opportunity to celebrate and receive gifts from management. Yet, as with the overall spirit of Christmas, you might not always have the money to host celebrations. Nevertheless, as the lack of a Christmas party at the office would even further reduce the ... Read more

The economic hardship of this year reduced the joy of Christmas also through its ability to negatively impact consumers’ buying powers in terms of decorations. This situation can however be resolved through two primary means.

First, the pivotal idea behind saving money on decorations is that of using the decorations from last years. Most families keep their decorations in boxes in ... Read more

Without sounding insensitive, the large majority of the modern day community perceives Christmas not so much as the birth of Jesus Christ, but as the time to have fun with the dear ones, to shop, to offer and to receive presents. Christmas is generically associated with lights, decorations, toys or numerous other weird elements. This year however, the spirit of the holidays is threatened by ... Read more

Tell me how you organize your party and I’ll tell you what type of manager you are.

Since the economical crisis stroke, it is more than obvious that all the companies have been trying to cut down their costs. Usually this affected the employees who were either let off or lost some of their benefits. If you are one of those company managers who wants to motivate his human resources through ... Read more

It’s Halloween and the best part of it – dressing up. But the times are rough and it’s not the smartest idea to go and purchase new clothes for only one evening. Here are seven ideas for costumes, that you already own. Just open your closet and be imaginative!
1If you want to be Freddy Krueger for Halloween, take a look in your closet. If you have an old red sweater with green ... Read more