Focused on the North West www.thenatter.co.uk  was set up by two former MEN Journalists, Eric Jackson and Diane Cooke. Basically if it is going on in Manchester and the North West they aim to have it on the site, from Ralf Little attending a function in Bury to see his Grandfather becoming a Freeman of the town to tips on fashion and more.

Thankfully this is not just another one of those sites that says its great in Manchester, the editorial style is very good and they have plans to spread the concept to cover other major cities. If you’ve got five minutes have a look at The Natter, its interesting, informative and best of all it’s free.

Here are just a few things that you can expect to see in the next few months:

• Web site reviews
• Product tests and reviews
• Freebies and Offers
• Articles
• Press Releases

We hope you find the updates interesting and please come back – We plan to relaunch the site no later that 1 July 2010 ……. honest

The future of online booking has arrived for price-conscious and time-poor consumers, as online travel specialist Opodo launches a selection of innovative new air tools:

1.   CombiFlight^TM
This tool allows customers to combine two carriers to and from a destination, to get a cheaper airfare wherever possible.

2.   EscapeMap®
This tool provides customers with ideas on where to go.  The customer tells Opodo how much they would like to spend, roughly where they want to travel, what type of trip they would like – and EscapeMap pinpoints suggestions on a map with flight prices.

3.   Opodo CheckFlight^TM
These pages are designed for customers who know where they are going. They can see the cheapest flights for their preferred airport and see the best price Opodo offers.  These pages also give local weather and destination news.

4.   MyAirline^TM
Some Opodo customers are loyal to a particular airline.  Opodo has created the ’My Airline’ pages so customers can compare the price of their airline with the average price for that date across all airlines.

5.   Opodo FlexiFlight^TM
This feature enables customers to look at cheaper flight options by being flexible by one day either side of the dates provided.

The UK relaunch in Beta follows the successful full relaunch of its US site www.cheapflights.com in February this year following rigorous stress testing there. Based on the same platform as the US site, the Company will initially open the new site to a small percentage of Cheapflights.co.uk’s viewers.

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The Beta launch marks an important stage in Cheapflights’ 12 year history. Since 1996, the Company has always striven to innovate and provide a cutting edge service both to its users and to its travel advertising partners. Cheapflights believe that the very rapid response speed and the major increase in travel data available on the new site will provide viewers with a great user experience starting on the Homepage.

Whats new:

• Deal filters
• Easier site navigation
• An increased library of travel-related proprietary guides
• Links to external travel information

Firstly, we are not going to review this site just say what a good idea. A site that provides support and guidance for people with addictions.

It’s automatically a great site as it gives everyone who uses it the chance to hook up with people who have the same problems. Although we would like to see a bit of a simpler initial navigation format, having forums and blogs that provide an interactive approach to addiction management is a really good idea.

Below is the “about us” from the site – We think it is best to include this as it does explain things better than we ever could.

The Recovery Network is the first interactive television channel and internet portal in the UK to provide real time education and social assistance to anyone affected by addiction.

The Recovery Network will fill the gap in available support services and provide assistance on a 24-hour basis.

Please show your support for The Recovery Network – people with addictions often hide them from the people they love.

This site is unrated – not because it is bad, but because it is such a great idea.

OK, firstly, if you have not come across this site you must of been living under a rock for the past few years. We’ve been addicted to the site since 2006 and it is by far the most useful site on the net today when it comes to your money and how to spend it.

Developed by Martin Lewis, a journalists with an impecable reputation, he provides a completely free web site that tells you how to get the best out of your money and where you can save money in your day to day life. Details include a weekly email with all the latest tips and trends as well as some great offers (Free magazines, cheap products etc).

Over 1.5 million people now get his email every week and he has become the true consumer champion, helping save money and take on the big corporates. In fact he was responsible for helping thousands claim back bank charges last year.

Thats all we can really say about the site apart from there are also some great forums where people go to talk about the tips and how succesful they have been – Our editor reckons to of saved over £400 last year alone so it’s well worth giving it a look.

This is definetly a five star site – it’s useful, it’s impartial and best of all it’s FREE especially if you want to keep your hard earned cash in your pocket.