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RadioEnthusiast

http://www.radioenthusiast.co.uk

Createdasanaccompanimenttothe
magazinesPracticalWirelessandRadio
User(norelation),thissiteprovidesa
handfulofinfrequentlyupdatednews
articlesandfeaturesaboutradio-related
topicsthat, weassume(andhope), will
becomemoreregularastimegoeson.As
it is,thesiteactsmoreasashopfrontfor
potentialsubscribers,butthebookstore
usefullyincludesspecialisttomesthat
aredifficulttofindonAmazon.Youcan
alsoenteracompetitiontowinajoint
subscriptiontobothmagazinesandsign
upforanewsletterandupdates. More
workis needed,however,toattract
returnvisitors.

Silver Spoon

http://www.silverspoon.co.uk

It’s hardtoputapositivespinonsugar

inthesehealth-conscioustimesbutSilver

Spoon’ssweetsitemakesagood

attempt.It letsyoufilteritsproducts

accordingtowhetherthey’resuitablefor

drinks,baking,decorating,preserving

anddrizzling,andusescolourfulcartoon

graphicstoexplaintheprocessof

gettingsugarfromthefieldtothe

supermarket.Thesitealsoservesuplots

ofmouth-wateringrecipes,includinga

fruityVictoriasponge,bakedchurrosand

asausagecasserole,andshowcases

sugaralternativeswithahelpfultable

thatletsyoucomparetheirbenefits,

format, caloriecontentanduses.

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NationalTrustfor Scotland

http://www.nts.org.uk

TheNTS,Scotland’sequivalentoftheNationalTr ust(whichcoverstherestofthe
UK),ownsandmanagesaround 130 propertiesand 180 ,000acresoflandnorthof
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searchablebynameorlocation,providinganoverviewofeveryattractionalongwith
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prices,thereareplanningtips,mapsanddirections;stunningphotosandillustrations;
helpfulrecommendations;andsomanyinterestingarticlesthatit’sdifficulttoknow
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26 to 30Railcard

http://www.26-30railcard.co.uk

When10,000ofthenewmillennial

railcardswentonsaleviathiswebsite

lastmonth,it buckledunderthehigh

demandandpromptlycrashed.Those

responsiblehavepromisedtogetback

ontrackwhenthecardsaresoldagain

inthefuturebutthemishap

understandablyledtomanyfrustrated

customers.Perhapssuchlackof

preparationis tobeexpectedfrom

NationalRailbutatleastthesite–which

feelsalittlethrowntogetherbutlooks

smartenough–makesagoodjobof

explainingwhothecardisfor,whatit

doesandhowmuchit costs. It alsolists

allassociatedoffersandrewards.

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Let’sGoGuide

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Blackpoolis gloriouslyboldand

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