The retail chain Mothercare is to create 400 new jobs. 8 new stores will open in time for Christmas, and it is planning to open another 25 by 2011.Mothercare announced an 11% rise in half year pre tax profits up to £10 million. The jobs which will be at out of town locations featuring a full Mothercare and Early Learning Centre produce range, plus concessions. The eight centres due to open in time for Christmas are at Stoke, Newtownabbey, Poole, King's Lynn, Lewisham, Colliers Wood, Ki... Read Full Story

Finding the cheapest home insurance, or building insurance can be a difficult job. So here are some tips and help.Use price comparison sites such as moneysupermarket.com, and gocompare. Last year I had a reminder from LV insurance that my home insurance was due, and they advised me the cost was £65. However when I went direct to their online website the quote they gave me was £45. So it is always worth checking with them again to see if you can find it cheaper.Virgin money are offering 10% di... Read Full Story

Odyssey Financial Technologies, founded in Luxembourg, an international banking software company are initially to create 20 new jobs, and eventually employ 200 people. The vacancies will be in Glasgow.Odyssey specialises in systems for private banking and wealth and asset management industries. Read Full Story

Saffron (Crocus Sativus) is a small perennial plant cultivated in many parts of the world. It is a medicinal herb with several benefits. Traditionally, its flower stigmas are a well known aphrodisiac. Saffron is also believed to strengthen the appetite, soothe the alimentary canal, increase bile flow, clear liver stagnancy, help menopausal difficulties and relieve phlegm.Saffron contains a poison that can damage the kidneys and nerves, and therefore should only be used sparingly. Read Full Story

More ways to get traffic to your blog. Add links in your posts. Some webmasters do not agree with this as it takes traffic away from your blog. However adding links to your blog can help your own blog in the long run.Read articles at Problogger, there are some interesting ways to promote your blog. Problogger also has a book on blog promotion available at good book shops.Don't forget to ping every post, at Ping my blog, search engines can then review your post. Read Full Story

There are lots of new ideas and inventions on the market today. I would like to look at energy saving gadgets, such as eco kettles, solar powered chargers. Take a look at Reduce Reuse and Recycle> here you can recycle food scraps. Read Full Story

Find it cheaper is now looking at the cheapest car insurance. compare prices and see who is the cheapest. One company that offers cheap car insurance is Kelkoo, along with Go compare, they will look at 1000+ quotes with 100 insurers saving time and money. Get up to 20% online discount with KwikFit. Ecar offers individual insurance to suit your needs. There is also specialist car insurers for people with imported cars,modified, or custom kit cars. Read Full Story

Interview tips to help you get that job. If you have an interview then you need to be dressed smart. Men need to be in a shirt and tie, smart trousers, (no jeans) and well polished shoes. Ladies, blue is a good colour, please don't show off too much body.Plan your route to your interview, allow plenty of time so that you arrive at least five minutes before it starts. At the interview shake hands and smile, wait to be asked to sit down. Know your employer. Do some research into what your emplo... Read Full Story

One sure way of promoting your blog is by adding useful comments on other relevant blogs. You can do this by joining BlogCatalog. Add friends to your profile, and search for other similar blogs to your own. You can then add useful comments on their blog, which will in turn help your own blog.Another way of blog promotion is by using the title of your post in Google search. After the title of your post add the words "add comment url". This way Google will find sites that are similar to your ow... Read Full Story

Ok so I have been taking the amino acid 5-HTP now for two weeks and at first I thought my anxiety had not improved. However now after two weeks I have to say that in a stressful situation I am much calmer, and I don't feel as if I am going to panic. The feeling that I like the most is that I am not worrying about anything nearly as much.I have enough tablets for about another two weeks, so I think I will be getting some more. 5-HTP is available from health food stores although it is much chea... Read Full Story