Dark evenings, plunging temperatures – no matter how much we try to ignore it, there’s no denying the fact that winter is almost upon us once more. After the uncertainty of the Northern Irish summer (what ever happened to that elusive heatwave?), in some ways the arrival of winter is a relief – finally, a season that does exactly what it says on the tin. But in other ways, the prospect of months and months of cold, dark days can be somewhat depressing – not to mention worrying with the rising cost of home heating.
