And when the conditions become very wet, one area of your house that gets tested - and doesn’t always pass that test - is ...

When autumn arrives drains on the side of your house can quickly clog up with leaves, twigs and other dirt and dust, while ...

If not regularly raked away from drains, fallen leaves can cause blockages and potentially spark a flood both inside and outside the home. And it could become a costly nightmare for homeowners to sort ...

A councillor short-circuited red tape to help brighten up the dark evenings in Taunton’s Independent Quarter, writes Phil ...

A councillor short-circuited red tape to help brighten up the dark evenings in Taunton’s Independent Quarter, writes Phil Hill. After months of unheeded requests for two councils to correct a glitch ...

CONCERNS have been raised about an overflowing drain in Wargrave being a potential safety risk to children, cyclists and walkers. Parish councillors claim a drain by the two cottages at Pumphouse Lane ...

MEN’S health issues, such as prostate and testicular cancer, make big headlines. But what gets less attention is why men are ...

Proposals to amend the Decent Homes Standard may make life easier for surveyors, but they raise thorny issues, warns Geoff ...

"As for the bed sheet and duvet cover, I draped the bed sheet over one half of the airer and the duvet cover over the entire ...

Paramedics have been sent to the site of a train derailment in Cumbria this morning. National Rail said "major disruption" can be expected until the end of the day. Follow the latest.

Earby has suffered flooding in the past and some defences have been built. But there are questions over any further defences ...

Their business quickly outgrew their original space, but the team was unable to terminate their lease, and that location sat empty. After Sonderhaus hosted a pop-up event in Salt Lake City one day and ...