Linton Greenwood & Co

24/08/2021

Filming on Mission: Impossible 7 has been taking place around the UK. In the spring several scenes were shot on a stretch of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway near Goathland.

But did you know?

Tom Cruise fired his insurance company on the set of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol because they wouldn’t let him hang off the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, for a stunt Tom insisted on filming himself.
Cruise was so committed to doing the stunt that he told the production team to find a new insurance company who would insure the film regardless, which they did.
So there’s always a way to find non-standard cover!

28/07/2021

UK drivers travelling within the EU/EEA including the Republic of Ireland from 2nd August 2021 will no longer be required to carry a Green Card.

UK drivers travelling within the EU/EEA including the Republic of Ireland from 2nd August 2021 will no longer be required to carry a Green Card.

09/07/2021

Sunday 11th July 2021 is World Population Day
It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to 1 billion – then in just another 200 years or so, it grew sevenfold. In 2011, the global population reached the 7 billion mark, and today, it stands at about 7.7 billion, and it's expected to grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100.

World Population Day seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development.

30/06/2021

Happy World Social Media Day.

World Social Media Day was launched by Mashable on June 30, 2010. It was born as a way to recognize social media’s impact on global communication and to bring the world together to celebrate it. Everyone uses social media every day; it’s how we connect with people all over the world in a simple and fast way.
Social media has become a way to instantly connect, often with friends and family, but also with complete strangers. It has become a huge source of news, shopping, and general entertainment. Social media day is for us to enjoy the positives that these platforms have brought into our lives, and maybe like or share a photo or two.

28/05/2021

May Bank Holiday Monday - 31st May 2021
We want to let you know that our offices will be closed during this period.
We will re-open as normal on Tuesday 1st June 9.00am - 5:30pm.

29/04/2021

Early May bank holiday Monday
With bank holiday Monday coming up on 3rd May, we want to let you know that our offices will be closed during this period.
We will re-open as normal on Tuesday 4th May 9.00am - 5:30pm.

21/04/2021

It's National Tea Day today.
So don't forget to sit down and a enjoy good cuppa today.

30/03/2021

01/03/2021

Food Waste Action Week: Love Food, Hate Waste

This week is the UK's first ever Food Waste Action Week, and will bring together citizens and organisations from retail, manufacturing, local government, hospitality and across industry to demonstrate the impact of wasted food on people, on business, and on the planet.

11/02/2021

Bikes worth £1,500+ ‘most popular’ item added to home insurance after Christmas.
Although Christmas seems like a distant memory already, it’s important that homeowners don’t forget to update their home insurance policy if they received any special gifts worth over £1,000 or bikes worth more than £350 during the festive break, to make sure they are properly covered

Admiral Home insurance has revealed that bikes worth more than £1,500, on average, were the most popular items added to home insurance policies at the | BikeBiz

04/02/2021

Prevention is better than cure, here are some great top tips to warmly wrap up your home this winter season from LV.

Preventing burst pipes
• Protect pipes and tanks with good quality lagging
• Repair dripping taps and faulty ball valves as they
can cause waste pipes to freeze
• During freezing conditions leave the heating on a constant low level, and drain all equipment that’s susceptible to condensation or freezing
• Install a frost stat to central heating and check it’s working correctly
• Service your heating system every year
• Make sure your boiler is safeguarded against freezing - particularly drain and condensate lines

Other great tips to help protect your home this winter
Keeping your home safe this winter
• Reduce drafts - look for small gaps around windows, fireplaces, and doors where cold air could be coming through and seal these
with draft blockers

• Keep your gutters clear - regularly clear away any leaves located near gutters to prevent them from falling into drain pipes and blocking them
• Check the roof - make sure any broken or missing tiles or slates are replaced and any other damage repaired. It’s especially
important to check flat roofs, which generally need re-covering every five to ten years. Keeping the rain out is one of the most important things you can do
• Deter burglars - draw your curtains during the evening so that you don’t let potential burglars see what you have in your home
when the lights are on
• Use a light timer – this will help make it look like someone is at home

Being prepared
• Make sure you know the layout and routes of all water, gas and electricity services within your home
• Know the location of all main and subsidiary stop-taps and ensure they’re fully operational
• Keep the details of reliable local plumbing contractors to hand in the event of an emergency
• Keep your insurance details to hand so you know what you’re covered for and who to contact if your home gets damaged

03/02/2021

One good reason to use an Insurance Broker....."Students warned about ‘cheap’ fake car insurance policies"

Nearly a third of ‘ghost broking’ car insurance scam reports to Action Fraud last year came from victims aged 17 to 29.