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First-time buyers who couldn't afford their dream starter home reveal how they saved money by spending £42,000 buying and renovating a houseboat instead.  Small business owner Sylvie Doleman, 25, and her boyfriend Ben Lount, 25, a joiner, wanted to move in together but said they couldn't afford a mortgage on a house and didn't want to live in a flat.  Instead the Derbyshire couple bought a 55ft narrowboat for £18,000 and spent a further £24,000 finishing and decorating it over the course of a year, keeping costs down by sourcing second-hand items and doing most of the handiwork themsel...

Inventions Competition highlights from the past 3 years >More in Intermediate category winner 2019 The wackiest invention of 2019 was John Stephens’ Cornish loader. It is based on a 5t Thwaites dumper, from which he removed the skip and replaced it with a loader from a David Brown 995. The dump truck’s swivel means it can turn in either direction – ideal for getting into awkward corners of cow sheds. He also lowered the roll bar and fitted a roof canopy to provide some protection from winter rain and a mounting point for the lights. It is used daily throu...