Time for a new series here at Money Watch: Recession Watch. In this series, we’ll look at the effects of the recession on the UK, and this morning there’s some mixed news for three high-street stores.
Woolworths Store Closing Dates
Woolworths have released a list of store closing dates for their 800 shops nationwide.
Explaining The Credit Crunch To Kids
If you’re trying to explain to your kids why Santa Claus isn’t going to be leaving as many presents under the Christmas tree this year, here’s an amusing explanation of the credit crunch for kids.
Woolworths Will Close In January (or Sooner)
More news today from the failing retailer Woolworths; it seems that unless a last minute buyer can be found, all of its stores will be closed by 5th January.
Mortgage Help Scheme Details Released
It seems things have gone a little quiet since Gordon Brown rather hastily announced help for people losing their jobs to pay their mortgage, but we take a look at some more details on the scheme which were released last week.
Where Does Your Tax Get Spent?
Following on from a previous post on how much the average family pays in tax, Where Does It Go has done some more investigation and worked out where exactly the money gets spent.
Cheapest Mobile Phone Ever?
If you’re looking for a cheap mobile phone this Christmas, you probably wouldn’t expect to be getting some change from a fiver.
But Carphone Warehouse is offering a pay-as-you-go phone for about the same price as a pint of beer.
Christmas Online Shopping Deadlines
One of the problems with online shopping is that you can’t make those last minute purchases on the web, so you may find it useful to know the ordering deadlines for a range of online retailers, to make sure that your gifts reach you before the big day.
Woolworths New Logo Revealed
Troubled retailer Woolworths has a new logo.
Tesco Half-Price Sale
Not content with massive sales at Woolworths (R.I.P.), M&S and the rest of the high-street? Then Tesco’s 50% off sale on Christmas items might make you happy.