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Exclusive! Iconic 80s singer Paul Young talks his 35 years career, the No Parlez tour and his passion for cooking

Rosalba Costantini and I hit the road again today to meet a raising star in the firmament of contemporary country music, Liv Austen, at the first gig to launch her debut album. So we look back at other interviews with music icons including Paul Young and Zucchero from our latest print magazines. Everyone’s favourite 80’s crooner Paul Young is back on tour this Autumn, performing his debut…
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Unique Ways To Save Money On Your Wedding

I love weddings! I have organised my own one and filmed friends’ celebrations so over the years I gained some experience to the point that I wanted to become a wedding planner. Wedding planning can be as exciting as it is stressful. Knowing your budget from the start and using tricks and tips to stay on budget can make the planning go more smoothly. There are so many things to consider when…
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Free Event: How Child Coaching can benefit your family

Free Talk for Parents from JK Educate: HOW CHILD COACHING CAN BENEFIT YOUR FAMILY  Tuesday, 6th November 2018 8 – 10pm The Brentano Suite, Lyttelton House, 2 Lyttelton Road London N2 0EF   Lorrae and Katie will be introducing Muriel, JK Educate’s consultant life coach for children. Muriel will explain how coaching and person-centred support works to support children in their education and…
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Highlights of The Sun: Living With Our Star exhibition at the Science Museum London

The Sun: Living With Our Star is the biggest exhibition about the Sun ever staged and now open at the Science Museum until 6 May 2019. It’s the perfect place to get the kids to during half term holidays. Children and parents alike have the chance to learn more about the nine most surprising moments in the history of sunglasses, the art inspired by the year without summer, and how the Sun has…
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Great Indoors

Shuffleboard & brunch? I'm in! Review of London Shuffle Club in Shoreditch

Last weekend I was invited to the London Shuffle Club in Shoreditch for what I can describe as an amazing time and event. Upon arrival I was greeted by two lovely staff members who led me inside the venue to sit at a table to enjoy two full hours of blissful pizza brunch & Prosecco. During this time I also had a chance to learn about and have a go at shuffleboard, a game of which I knew nothing…
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Space Shifters exhibition review: Art like you have never seen before

The Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition Space Shifters is open from today until the 6th January 2019 and is an absolute MUST visit. The artwork represents works by 20 international and well-recognised artists such as Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusuma, Fred Eversley and Richard Wilson, who have brought to life the rooms in the gallery by using art to change or dislocate the visitor’s sense of…
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Five ways to transform a boring backyard on a budget

Autumn and Spring are perfect seasons to spend time in the garden but I am personally a disaster in every gardening matter. So I have asked Nicky Roeber, who is the Online Horticultural Expert at Wyevale Garden Centres, to give me a few tips on how to transform a simplistic garden in a beautiful backyard on a budget. That’s what she told me.  Typically, when we think of the perfect garden…
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How to Help Your Child Have the Best Wedding Possible

As we grow older, our babies become adults and before we know they will get married and you will be involved in helping with their wedding. Weddings are the most significant days in most of our lives. It is where we go all out celebrating our love with our friends and family. Of course, expectations and outside influences often mar our expectations so that our weddings end up not being what we…
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Discovering London: What’s under the city? 

I love London so much that I have made it my adoptive city for the past 20 years and counting. I love discovering London from the inside out. Last Spring I started exploring what is under the surface of the city by going on the fascinating Mail Rail tour. London town has a vast history that dates back to the Romans 2,000 years ago. These explorers chose to HQ the majority of their lives around…
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Great Outdoors

Norman Knights in the Keep at Arundel Castle - 24/25 October 2018

This October half term, visitors to Arundel Castle will be able to find out what it was like living at the Castle in the early Norman period with weapons, armour, combat and craft demonstrations to bring the era to life. Tickets From £11 for a child (5-16 yrs) From £15 for an adult From £51 for a family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) For more information please visit…
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