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What’s in Store at The Redgate?

Expanding Horizons: New Self Storage Facility Opens in February 2025 If you’ve driven past The Redgate roundabout on the A5 and A444 junction recently (opposite The Redgate pub), you may have noticed a flurry of construction activity. This is all part of the latest and exciting expansion of Extra Room Self Storage, extending their presence…

Tips for decluttering and cleaning this Christmas

The festive season is upon us, bringing with it the joy of family gatherings, twinkling lights, and, of course, an influx of decorations and gifts. As wonderful as this time of year is, it also tends to leave our homes in a bit of a disarray. To ensure your Christmas is as merry and bright…

What are the most popular vintage toys from past Christmases and how can you store them?

Many of us will remember certain Christmases where we got the toy of the year as our main gift. For different generations, the most popular toys have changed over the years. Some popular toys can be worth a small fortune if you happen to have kept them well preserved in your home storage. Whether you’re…

Expert storage tips to keep your Christmas food preserved for the big day

With the festive season fast approaching, many families will be looking to plan ahead and budget before the big day. Making the decision to do your Christmas Day big shop early will not only save you from the last-minute rush, but it also helps spread out the cost over a few weeks. The only challenge…

Not so scary storage tips for keeping your Halloween items safe and secure

With Halloween right around the corner, now is the time to get your decorations out of storage and start decorating in the spirit of the spooky season. As your seasonal items stay stored away from months of each year, it is important to be diligent and check they have lasted well whilst kept in your…

Moving to Tamworth? 6 Things You Need to Know

The market town of Tamworth in Staffordshire has become a very desirable place to live. With two canals passing through, the Coventry Canal and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, it has also become quite a magnet for canal-side living. It has many things going for it. For a start, Tamworth enjoys a convenient central location…

How to navigate a break-up when you share a home

Coming to the end of a relationship is always going to be a difficult situation to navigate for any person. This can be made more complicated if you were living together at the time of a break-up. Whether you own a home jointly, individually or rent together, there are some practical considerations you will need…

How does each office environment affect employee productivity and mood?

When we’re at work, we may not get much say in the environment we work within. In an office, it may feel as though the backdrop to your working environment makes little difference to an employee’s mood or productivity, but that may not necessarily be the case according to experts. According to MFHA data from…

How a cluttered bedroom can affect your sleep

What affects our ability to sleep? We all know the stressful feeling of stepping into a cluttered room to see scattered belongings and mess. You can attempt to ignore clutter but it can send your stress levels rising as it reminds you of chores we need to do to keep the house in order. Whilst…