Temperatures have plummeted in our area recently, which has caused concerns about house fires. Recent house fires in Central ...

Crumbling masonry, obvious fractures, water leaks, corrosion on the damper or fireplace, and creosote buildup are all indicators of problems with the chimney. Can I use any kind of wood in my ...

Thanks to the draught that they let in, they can make it much harder to heat a room. That's where knowing how to draught-proof a chimney comes in, which, fortunately, can be a quick and easy fix.

A chimney sweep was asked to park away from a customer’s home who was concerned about neighbours, following an anti-wood burner campaign spearheaded by the council. Brighton Chimney sweep Rob ...

Those who use their chimney, such as for a log burner, coal fireplace, or wood burner, need to sweep it regularly and fit a guard known as a ‘cowl’ to it. The RSPB says: “It’s best to ...

Caitlyn Lewin (Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri and Rangitāne o Wairau) started working at Pizza Hut at the age of 15 and seven years on is now a franchisee. Photo / Supplied A young wahine Māori ...

THE former offices of the Salisbury Diocese on Crane Street could be turned into seven homes. That application is among the latest proposals lodged with Wiltshire Council for Salisbury and the ...

Her latest book is ‘The Dinner Table’, a collection of food writing If you will forgive the Victoriana kitsch opening: spare a thought for the humble chimney sweep. Not only frozen in the ...

This is the dramatic moment a chimney fell from a Glasgow tenement and narrowly avoided hitting parked cars below. Ellen Adair caught the moment when the bricks tumbled onto the pavement below as ...

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A Glasgow woman has been left "shocked" after she captured the moment a chimney fell onto the street, narrowly avoiding parked cars below. Ellen Adair captured the dramatic moment on Cresswell ...

"Stigmatising somebody fixing it is a bad thing. That's like stigmatising taking your car to the mechanic," she said. The "stove stigma" imposed by Brighton and Hove City Council has resulted in ...