I have noticed that eBay have been making a few changes recently. The first is that they will be introducing higher charges for selling items. Although the fee for listing an item will decrease from 15p to 10p, EBay’s cut of the final selling price will actually increase. This will mean that the fee charged…
Month: January 2008
How Many Calories are in Your Sandwich?
I read this article that suggests some sandwich chains are selling sandwiches that contain more calories, salt and fat than you would find in a Big Mac. In some cases customers could be consuming two thirds of their daily salt and saturated fat intake, just by eating one sandwich. The National Consumer Council also found…
Ice Hockey
I went to my first ice hockey game on Saturday. It was at the Guildford Spectrum, home of the Guildford Flames. The game we watched was the Guildford flames playing the Chelmsford Chieftains. It proved to be a rather fast moving game that ended 10-5 to the Guildford Flames. Throughout the game I was impressed…
How Many Calories are in Your Coffee?
I read this article that suggests some coffee sold by high street chain can contain a third of the recommended daily calorie intake. The article highlights coffee such as Starbucks large white chocolate mocha which contains 628 calories. In comparison a medium mocha with whipped cream from Caffe Nero contains 326 calories and a medium…
Man Hides Castle Behind a Haystack
A man who managed to build a castle behind a haystack could face having it demolished. Robert Fidler built the castle over the course of two years but kept it concealed behind a 40 foot stack of hay bales. He then lived there for four years before revealing the castle in August of last year….
Missing Cat Found in Suitcase
When Kelly Levy lost her cat Gracie Mae she looked everywhere without success. It was only later that she got a phone call from Texas. Rob Carter had picked up what he thought was his suitcase at the airport and taken it home. However, on opening it, he was surprised when a cat jumped out….
Man Pretends he is Dead to Dodge Fines
Nobody like paying fines but some people go to extraordinary lengths to avoid them. Shafkat Munir had been caught speeding three times in the space of two months and fearing he would lose his driving licence, he hatched a rather cunning plan. He had already contacted the police to try and contest the fines but…
Cod in Beer Batter
I found this recipe the other day for beer battered cod and thought I would try it out. Its quite an easy recipe but I found it had really good results. Basically we prepared the batter by mixing the flour and beer as described in the full recipe (I used Abbot Ale) and then folding…
Britain’s Biggest Horse
I read this article about a horse called Digger who is thought to be Britain’s biggest horse. He stands 19 hands high (that’s 6ft 5 ins) and he is still growing. Digger is only four years old so he could grow even bigger and perhaps be a contender for the title of world’s biggest horse….