A mix

Research shows that the number of children travelling to school by car in the past 20 years has doubled, and the number of children walking to school has reached its lowest level ever. Just 47% of primary school-aged children now walk to school, with the figure falling to a paltry 36% among secondary school pupils.

So, it comes as no surprise, then, that the government’s Chief Medical Officers say that 68% of boys and 76% of girls aged between two years and 15 years do not meet the minimum recommendation of an hour of moderate physical activity per day, and that they are therefore at risk of obesity, weak bones and future heart disease.

If walking is too much of a chore for your child and becomes a bone of contention, scooting is the latest craze, which has become a must for most primary school aged children. If you haven’t seen, bought or been gifted with a Micro Scooter then you you’ve really missed a trick!

Long gone are the days when men would say it with a box of chocolates – ‘I love you’, that is, according to a recent survey. They – and women included! – are doing it with life insurance cover.

Bucking traditional gender stereotypes it’s the men who most want to be protected with a gift of breakdown cover should the worst happen. But how much do modern couples really know about each other?

Whether you work a nine-to-five job, have a family to take care of or are studying full time, finding the right car for you is very important. If you’re thinking to yourself, “I should sell my car with Auto Trader”, and feel that an upgrade is absolutely necessary, then there are a number of great value new and used cars which are ideal for women who lead busy lifestyles and need something to make it all a little bit easier.

Small city cars which are perfect for getting to and from work are often features in Auto Trader’s used car sales. Buying a recent model such as a Chevrolet Matiz for as little as £1000 seems too good to be true, but, despite the reduced price, you get all the features you would expect to find with a brand new model.

The Suffolk County Council have promised their constituents faster broadband by the end of the year. The pledge was aimed at those who still rely on dial-up connections, most of whom reside in the rural parts of the county.

But with Council leader Mark Bee claiming that in some cases the connection speeds were slower than a dire 60kbs, how important is fast broadband?

The average broadband speed of the Suffolk region is cited as 5Mbps. That’s 1.7Mbps slower than the British average. To put things into further context, the British average itself is 37th in the world broadband speed test!