November 2008 Archives

WITH Christmas looming, drivers will need to be extra careful when it comes to alcohol.

Every festive season kicks off with a anti-drink drive blitz by police and this year will be no different.

But there's always one constant. Do drivers know the drink drive limit?

As more and more people get caught having one too many or too much the night before, the message certainly isn't clear.

CHRISTMAS credit crunch? Bah, humbug say Glaswegians determined to bin the recession as a load of old turkey.

The credit crunch is expected to hit Christmas spending as families plan to rein-back on the purse strings this year.

Does this mean that the most celebrated day of the year will be a slacker not a cracker ?

The recession and soaring energy prices may mean that families are dreading a winter of sky-high bills and money worries.

A THUMPING great 1.5 per cent cut in the Bank of England's official lending rate looks like it will be passed on to hard pressed borrowers.

But now there are howls of protest after banks said this is the last time they'll pass on a rate cut for borrowers.

The latest cut from 4.5 per cent to three per cent will mean those with mortgages will be paying far less each month.

For example someone with an £80,000 mortgage would pay £46 a month less while someone with a £250,000 mortgage would see their monthly repayments cut by £230.