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An amazing legacy “Very few people remember John Dower now. As a longtime campaigner for National Parks, he was asked to compile a report during World War Two, after he’d been invalided out of the army with tuberculosis, on how they would look. Stil
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Beatrice and Benedick wrangle and snipe non-stop, yet can’t stay away from each other in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. While there’s plenty of riotous comedy in the play, a dark undercurrent of deceit and ruthless villainy leaves innocent Her
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I picked up 24 October 2023 issue and was delighted to see Jenny Eclair pictured on the front of it. The interview inside was about her one-woman show. My best friend Claire and I went to see her show in Leicestershire in September and we thoroughly
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‘My Dream Role Would Be Winning The Lottery!’
Most of us will know him as ‘evil’ Archie Mitchell in EastEnders, or avuncular Mick Shipman from the smash hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Yet Larry Lamb has enjoyed a glittering career spanning over four decades, including parts in the prestigious West E
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National Treasures
Dotted around the country are areas of stunning natural beauty, teeming with wildlife and cultural heritage. Here we can immerse ourselves to our heart’s content, free of charge, safe in the knowledge that these unique landscapes’ National Park statu
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BETTER SLEEP... In A Week!
✱ How much sleep? Don’t just focus on how much, but how good, says sleep behaviour expert James Wilson, known as The Sleep Geek. ‘Sleep need is not a magic number,’ he warns. ‘Generally we need between six to nine hours, but every person is different
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‘I’ve Had To Build Mental Resilience’
“It’s been three years since my wife Liz and I left Oldham, Greater Manchester, with our kids [Marnie, seven, Milo, five, plus 23-month-old twins Mateusz and Maximus], and bought a 120-acre farm in the Peak District. Moving to the countryside and ste
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10 OF THE BEST TREATS For Your Feet
If you don’t like the feeling of cream on your feet when you slip on your shoes, use an overnight foot cream. It has time to sink in and takes advantage of the repair mode skin goes into while we snooze. This has a relaxing lavender scent. Foot Work
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FASHION Solutions
High-street brands such as Hobbs, Whistles, Phase Eight and Reiss, plus the newly launched petite collection from LK Bennett, all have glamorous occasionwear petite options. Search for keywords like ‘Tall’ and ‘Petite’ when clothes shopping online
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Stars From The STORE CUPBOARD
Quick, easy and packed with flavour, this one is an addictive combination. SERVES 2 READY IN 20 mins ✱ Knob of butter✱ 1tbsp cooking oil✱ 1 onion, sliced✱ ¼tsp caraway seeds✱ 1 bay leaf✱ 2 garlic cloves, chopped✱ 100ml cider✱ ½ chicken stock cube✱ 2
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The gift OF TIME
Yasmine El Ghamrawy, 47, is an aromatherapist and founder of aromatherapy brand Yatlina. She lives in west London with her husband David, 45. I worked in the film industry for many years but always liked natural and scented products. I decided to stu
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Heard of EARTH DAY?
You may not have heard about it, but Earth Day is a big event around the world, with as many as a billion people involved each year. It takes place on 22 April annually. But what is it? Earth Day started in the USA back in 1970. American politician G
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Your Wellbeing
‘It stops positional signals from your eyes and reduces confusion in the brain,’ says GP Dr Bhavini Shah*. ‘Avoid reading or watching movies. Instead, close your eyes and listen to music or an audiobook.’ ‘Commonly used as a home remedy for travel s
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Doctor Gill
High pressure inside the eye damages the optic nerve, causing visual field loss Glaucoma is a complex group of eye diseases usually associated with high pressure within the eye, damaging the optic nerve that transfers visual information from the eye
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Bright IDEAS
Follow the chair-table-lamp rule: wherever you have a seat, you must have a table nearby on which to place a drink; near that, you need a light source. It’s a simple and practical idea that will lead to a comfortable arrangement of furniture and ligh
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The Night WE MET
Can you go?’ she snapped. ‘I went last time.’ He opened his eyes and swam back to consciousness, greeted by the familiar sound of his 13-month-old daughter screaming in the next room. He groaned silently. They’d only just got her back to sleep. He fu
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A hidden HEAVEN
In contrast to the north Cornish coast’s open, dramatic cliffscapes and wind-beaten shores, the Roseland peninsula on the southern side feels softer, more secret. Dangling midway down the county’s south coast, its lush landscapes of jungle green thri
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Quick Cushion
Difficulty level YOU WILL NEED ✱ 45x105cm yellow fabric✱ Paper-backed fusible web✱ 20x30cm green fabric✱ 20cm square pink and patterned fabric✱ 42cm square cushion pad✱ Matching thread✱ 2.5cm (small), 4.5cm (medium), and 6.5cm (large)-diameter circ
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Clematis FOREVER
Clematis are deciduous and evergreen climbers with a small footprint but a mighty visual impact, adding trails of sumptuous blooms for up to 12 months of the year. Use them to brighten a fence, twirl around a wigwam in a pot, or shimmy over shrubs. I
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Great Reads
by Kate Murray-Browne (£18.99, HB, Orion) Combining past and present, here is an immersive and beautifully told story of three women connected to the same building. In 1909, we meet Ellen, working at a box factory; in 1984, Frances joins a group of s
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Striped Delight
Difficulty level Width 36cm/14in.Length 42cm/16½in. 3 x 50g (85m) balls of Rico Design Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton) in Grey (Pearl Grey 52) and 1 ball in each of Peach (Powder 61), Blue (Smokey Blue 31) and Pink (Rose 00)*. Pair each of 4mm (N
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Everything MUST GO
You shouldn’t be encouraging her,’ Mum said, wringing her hands. ‘She’s 78 years old. She should be staying put, not gallivanting around the country on her own.’ I smiled as I packed for my trip. ‘Mum, you know as well as I do that telling Auntie Kat
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The heartbeat OF PARIS
Innocent abroad Elaine is working as an au pair in Paris in 1959. At a party thrown by her American employers, the Westons, Elaine meets Jack, an attractive young poet from London. Jack finishes with his possessive girlfriend Brigette so he and Elain
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Puzzle TIME
You have 15 minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must contain four or more letters, one of which must be the central square. No proper nouns, plurals or foreign words are allowed. There is one nine-letter
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Your Stars
What are you waiting for? No more procrastinating, it’s time for action! Do something proactive and you’ll feel better. You can be persuasive when necessary. If there is something you truly want, follow all leads until you find success. It’s a great
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Can he FIX IT?
“Mr Dear is bent over the cistern of the downstairs lavatory. This is perhaps not the most promising start to a page of adventure and entertainment, but I like to give you an accurate account of life at Dear Towers: warts, cisterns and all. To be str

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