Since 1826, the Pulteney Distillery has crafted a Single Malt Scotch Whisky that is the very essence of it’s remarkable location, and in the Jim Murray Whisky Bible 2012 Awards, their Old Pulteney 21 Year Old, has beaten 1,200 others … Read the rest
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UK Unemployment Rate 8.1 per cent June-August 2011
The Office for National Statistics Labour Market Statistics, October 2011 report is showing that the UK unemployment rate has now risen to 8.1%, up from 7.7% for the previous quarter.
There was an increase of 114,000 unemployed to bring the … Read the rest
Population of United Kingdom
UK population figures for 2010 sourced from www.statistics.gov.uk, with calculations to show differing birthplaces.
| Population | Location | Born in UK | Born in Europe | Born Elsewhere |
| 61,354,000 | United Kingdom | 88.36% | 3.72% | 7.91% |
| 51,454,000 | England | 87.24% | 3.93% | 8.83% |
| 2,553,000 | North East | 94.91% |
The Latest in Human Rights abuse in the UK
English-only rule ‘breaches human rights’…
Polish and Latvian employees at a UK warehouse accused their bosses of breaching their human rights by ordering them to speak only in English to colleagues.
The mainly Polish and Latvian staff at a Midlands … Read the rest
Halogen Cooking
It has now been two years since we bought one of these Halogen Cookers, and I am pleasantly surprised at how worthwhile it turned out to be.
We bought it when our main oven packed in, and we needed something … Read the rest
Unemployment Rate United States USA
August 2011 US Unemployment rate
- 8.9% Males over the age of 20, in August 2011
- 8.0% Females over the age of 20, in August 2011
July 2011 US Unemployment rate
- 9.0% Males over the age of 20, in July 2011
What started the London – British riots August 2011
Many reports on the Rioting in London in August 2011 are not giving much detail about the cause of the rioting other than briefly stating it was the result of the shooting of an individual in London, by the Police.… Read the rest
Milk Prices in the UK
The changing price of Milk in the UK, and the proportion paid to the farmers, is shown in the chart below:
Prices shown are per Litre:
| Month | Retail average | Farmer gets | Farmers proportion |
| Jun-01 | £0.4092 | £0.18703 | 45.71% |
| Jun-02 | £0.4092 | £0.15371 |
Funding for Aged Care Nursing Homes
If you, or someone you know is considering going into a Residential Nursing or Care Home, you/they need to be aware of the Financial Cost implications, where assets are available to that person.
If funding is required from the Government, … Read the rest
Pontins Holidays in the United Kingdom
Pontins Holiday Parks are situated at:
Southport, on the glorious North West coast of England, just 20 miles north of Liverpool.
Prestatyn Sands in Denbighshire, North Wales near the majestic Conwy Castle.
Brean Sands in Burnham on Sea, Somerset, … Read the rest