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RSPB – Act Swiftly to Save this Incredible Bird

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Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Knowle Hill, Ticknall, Derbyshire

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Celebrity Interview – Paul Carrack

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RSPB – Act Swiftly to Save this Incredible Bird

February 27, 2019 VickyP

The RSPB is calling on homeowners and businesses in UK towns and cities to take simple steps to help save swifts. Swift numbers have plummeted by half in just twenty years. Now’s the time to act – before the birds return from Africa in spring to raise their families The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) […]

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Product Test – Nourish Naturally with Neal’s Yard Remedies

February 27, 2019 VickyP

Spend a little bit of extra time on yourself with some natural products. Wild Rose Body Elixir£30 Blended with organic wild rosehip oil and acai, Wild Rose Body Elixir helps boost your skin’s radiance and hydration. Rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids, with a balancing blend of organic geranium and patchouli essential oils, it […]

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Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Knowle Hill, Ticknall, Derbyshire

February 5, 2019 VickyP

Knowle Hill, which lies atop a sequestered valley west of Ticknall and just south of Ingleby, is really two lost houses, albeit that we have no idea of the appearance of the first, and only a limited idea of the appearance of the second. What is there today, are the sensitively restored remains of a […]

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Celebrity Interview – Paul Carrack

February 5, 2019 VickyP

He takes nothing for granted and continually strives to make “a great, great album – the next one will be better”. This is despite his latest one, ‘These Days’, being described by some people as “the finest album of his distinguished career”. Not sure who Paul Carrack is? He wrote and sang ‘How Long’ with Ace […]

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The City that Never Sleeps

February 5, 2019 VickyP

Only ten minutes after my wife and I had settled into our hotel, we set off to explore a city we’d last been to 20 years ago. But the area was in lockdown. How could this be? This was the city that never sleeps, the one so good they named it twice. Yet we could […]

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Product Test – Temple Spa

February 5, 2019 VickyP

Time for luxury with Temple Spa Palm Balm £19 Our award-winning hand cream is very popular in the Autumn and Winter, as it protects and moisturises your hands when the seasons are changing and during cold and frosty weather. Luxurious skincare for your hands. More than just a handcream this luxurious skincare treatment fuses together […]

Dining Out

Restaurant Review – Jeera, Codnor

November 26, 2018 VickyP

The British love affair with ‘Indian’ cuisine has come a long way in the past 50 years. From the days when anything with a hint of chili and a whiff of cumin was called a curry, to today when we can dine on authentic regional variations from the subcontinent. For example Eastern Indian cuisine is […]

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Tried & Tested – Clinique Fit

July 24, 2018 VickyP

Life’s a marathon. Look good running it. Active beauty for an active lifestyle. Every day is jam-packed and full of surprises, look good no matter what you’re doing—whether that’s hiking or heading to Sunday brunch straight from yoga. Introducing CliniqueFit, a carefully curated line of athletic-inspired, high performance skin care and makeup that’s […]

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Queen’s Park faithful took stylist Tom to their Hearts

June 27, 2018 VickyP

TOM GRAVENEY gave a wry chuckle at the suggestion that our interview should concern, in the main, his matches against Derbyshire. “Ah, Derbyshire,” he said. “Well, I’ve got plenty of good memories, certainly from when I played at Queen’s Park. But it was never easy when I batted against their bowlers.” So let’s set the […]

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Berlin Beyond Checkpoint Charlie

April 3, 2018 VickyP

It came as a bit of a shock to be woken by four year-old Lotte impatiently jigging up and down crying ‘die Toilete ist kaputt’. With visions of the apartment flooding and drowning us, I staggered out of bed ready to use my non-existent plumbing skills, only to find that the toilet seat had come […]