Category Archives: general

“Hi mum” messages & the importance of updates

By | March 25, 2024

The other day, my mum received a WhatsApp message from a number she didn’t recognise that said “Hi mum, I broke my phone earlier so I’m going to be using this number until I hopefully fix it.  Please save it x”.  Now, at face value, this doesn’t sound too alarming, does it? However, neither my… Read More »

Postal voting and stamp prices

By | March 18, 2024

Last week, I explained all about needing photo ID to vote, and how to get a free Voter Authority Certificate if you don’t currently have the right form of photo ID. So this week, I’m going to explain how to apply for a postal vote – which is another alternative for if you don’t want… Read More »

Are you ready to vote?

By | March 11, 2024

Since October last year, it’s been a legal requirement that you have to bring photo ID with you to vote in person in a general election – although this doesn’t apply if you’re a postal voter.  I’ll have more information on postal voting in next week’s newsletter – stay tuned! As we’re due to have… Read More »

Ding dong… Who’s there?

By | February 26, 2024

You might have seen in the news that there’s been a bit of uproar about “Ring” doorbells lately…  Don’t let the brand name confuse you (don’t all doorbells “ring” when you press them?) – I’m talking specifically about a particular brand of video doorbells, which are basically where you have a small CCTV camera and… Read More »