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Make a start on the spring cleaning early with this newly launched range of eco cleaners from www.bethstevens.co.uk. This Cucumber Spring cleaner (£3.95), can be used throughout the house to clean everything from walls, floors and doors to lawn and patio furniture.  Completely non-toxic, simply spray and wipe for a home that smells sweetly of Spring. Call 01329 848 248 or visit http://www.bethstevens.co.uk/

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it hundred times: newspapers leave marks on the carpet. I’m fighting a losing battle in my house, so to maintain my sanity, I always keep a good carpet cleaning service on speed dial. http://www.carpetcleaningserviceslondon.co.uk/ is a professional, reliable and reasonably priced service that combines modern and powerful equipment with good old-fashioned elbow grease.

The countdown to Christmas has begun and the party season is underway. But with all those guests, muddy feet and pets – not to mention accidental food and drink spills, your carpets and upholstery will be lucky to escape unscathed. Which is why Stainbusters – the UK’s premier carpet and upholstery cleaning company – is offering to giveaway a professional clean (worth £250) to each of two lucky readers.

Vacuuming comes pretty low on most people's list of household chores. Ease the pain with the Oreck XL5 upright vacuum cleaner (£359). Lightweight yet powerful, and with a strong filtration system, it uses only a third of the electricity compared to competitor uprights. Until 30 November, Really Useful readers can buy the XL5 for £323.10 including free delivery and a portable Compact Canister for stairs and upholstery worth £99 thrown into the bargain. Just call 0800 869 669 quoting LES711E.

The mattresses in rented accommodation are often less than palatable – they can also be a breeding ground for dust mites. But Perfect Clean can help, tackling the problem head on with its new Mattress Sanitizing service, which specifically works to rid your mattress of mites. As a special offer to readers, Perfect Clean is offering 10 per cent off all orders over £100 for carpet, upholstery or mattress cleaning. It will also offer a ‘Free Test’ to demonstrate the level of contamination in your mattress. Perfect Clean also carries out weekly, post tenancy, builder and party cleaning.

A fun and surprisingly handy website, Yahoo! Answers provides an interactive platform to indulge in one of man’s best virtues; curiosity.

With helpful categories such as the home and garden, health and computers to the more adventurous and opinionated such as politics, social sciences and parenting, Yahoo!

The kind of social business initiative we should all sit up and take notice of, Hammersmith & Fulham Mind has just launched Look Interiors (interior decorating), Time To Green (gardening and landscaping) and Sweep Kleen (carpet cleaning). A professional trio of services operating across London, these all plough any profits made back into assisting those with mental health problems. It will also provide training and work opportunities for people recovering from mental health issues, allowing them to gain skills, on-the-job experience and financial remuneration.

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