Latest research from the Halifax shows that home improvement spending is on the rise. 

Hamilton Acorn md John Grayson has been named as the new BHETA DIY sector chairman, replacing Home Décor Innovations' Max Crosby-Browne. 

More than a quarter of Britons have injured themselves doing DIY according to research by Ask Jeeves - with assembling flatpack furniture the most dangerous job despite using little more than a screwdriver and an Allen key! 

Former Woolworths store is packed with customers on opening day 

Research from Energy Saving Trust reveals more than half of population are not confident enough to use basic home improvement skills. 

Malcolm Scotts Consultants gains planning permission for redevelopment of centre, releasing more than one hectare of land. 

Sir Tom Hunter to stand down from his position as chairman of Wyevale Garden Centres. 

The TV ad for HomePride oven cleaner, which claimed the product made cleaning "so easy even a man can do it", was not sexist according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling. 

Independent housewares and hardware chain Lawsons will celebrate 30 years in Totnes later this month, having opened the branch in 1979. 

North East builders merchant J T Dove has unveiled a purpose-built landscaping centre at its £1.6m site in Newburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, boasting the largest freestanding landscaping display in Newcastle. 

Marks & Spencer is to slash its dividend to shareholders by a third - from 22.5p to 15p per share - in the face of what executive chairman Stuart Rose described as "an uncertain economic outlook." 

The best product innovation of 2008 was awarded at the glittering awards lunch on Friday, at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel. 

Blake Aldridge, formerly part of Team B&Q, accused of stealing plumbing fittings from the B&Q store that sponsored him. 

Former Home Hardware SouthWest director and BHF national president Gerald Kingdon died at Barnstaple Hospital on April 28. He was 79. 

Glee organiser Emap Connect has announced a number of new features for this year's show, as well as improvements to existing aspects. 

The failed high street chain brings in Hill & Knowlton to help with its reincarnation as an online retailer. 

Bents Garden & Home staff get naked for charity calendar shoot. 

Candidates to receive Government funding for the course, which provides a nationally recognised qualification. 

Wychbold-based garden centre takes over the former Hurrans centre in West Hagley. 

The credit crunch and subsequent recession have forced Footprint Tools into making a "dignified exit" from the market.