Well. That's a bit of a turn up. One teeny tiny little set of islands. 5th in the world in term of GDP, admittedly, 21st in terms of population and second in the medal table at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

In 1939, they call it the "phoney war." The months which followed King George's famous radio announcement September 1939 in that "as of now, this country is at war with Germany". Everyone was expecting the worst and it didn't come. Until it arrived with a vengeance when the Germans attacked France, Belgium and Holland in…

It's all gone a bit odd out there. I'm all for a bit of nice Indian Summer weather at the beginning of September to make us feel as though the long, dark nights of winter are still some way ahead. But 34deg during the second week of September feels faintly ridiculous somehow.

Apparently it's all our fault. By which I mean those of us who are parents.

A tweet to my local paper (the 21st century equivalent of Dear Editor, I suppose) was moaning about some event or other that had been cancelled or curtailed because of "Health and Safety gone mad".

Market-leading waterproofing and roofing manufacturer IKO PLC has launched five new liquid products for waterproofing and protecting roofs, floors, paving and patios.

Peter Hindle MBE has announced that he is standing down as charman of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI)as of September 20th, now that his one-year tenure has ended.

Last night (September 20th) saw the presentation of the BMF/BMJ Young Achiever Awards for 2016, along with a range of other BMF awards, at the BMF Awards Dinner.

Builders merchants trade organisation the Builders Merchants Federation has announced that Lord Paddy Ashdown,will speak at its BMF All Industry Conference 2017, in Budapest next June.

Higgins Building Supplies celebrates it's 150th anniversary with a commemorative open day and official opening of newly refurbished depot. The family owned builder with branches in Wellingborough and Irthingborough has staged a special commemorative open day to mark a major company milestone.