BRUSHES AND MOPS AT THE READY! Many members of our community make their mark on our local streets by joining various local Stoke Hammond cleaning initiatives throughout the community in a bid to keep our parks, streets, roads and pavements looking clean and look after.

 

COSTING US OUR LIVELIHOOD? It is estimated that the cost of living looks expected to continue to rise this year with stable incomes versus increasing costs of everyday household items. In recent years the cost of living has been as high as 5 times more than wage rises.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE! The mortgage and property market looks to be improving slightly through better mortgage deals. However the market still lacks direction and combined with lack of incentives for new buyers and government cuts it looks like it could be a while before it rises.

AVOIDING THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL. In the beginning everyone thought these payday loan lenders where all doing us a favour and it sounds so simple borrow a little bit of money just before your payday and then pay back on your payday.

HOW DOES OUR LOCAL TRANSPORT COMPARE? For years people in the Stoke Hammond community have made their feelings known when it comes to public transport.

MORE CUTS..... GREAT!!! Many councils across the UK now have the choice to either increase council tax, raise the funds by cutting back on other factors or even worse they do both.