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BMW's new X2 is quite a radical departure from its predecessor
BMW's new X2 is quite a radical departure from its predecessor What is it? The X2 has always been an oddball choice in BMW’s extensive line-up of SUVs. Its ‘X’ models with even numbers typically signify a coupe-SUV, but the X2 was never that
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The Langholm jeweller inspired by nature
Sun-kissed beaches, memories of childhood summers, sea, shells and pebbles, even lichen are the inspiration behind nature-loving Langholm jeweller Lisa Rothwell-Young’s beautiful collections. And as she tells Carol Hogarth, she also loves the stories
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The mum from Hoghton flying the flag for stylish decor
Everything changed in 2020 as the Covid pandemic swept the globe, disrupting lives, affecting businesses and putting plans on hold. But for many people it was also a time of opportunity and new starts. At the start of that year Jade Hayes began
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Changing from fast fashion to slow fashion can help the planet
Are your clothes an outward expression of you? Something you cherish and take care of? Or are they a fleeting aspect of your busy life, to be worn for a season then discarded? There’s no doubt that our choice of clothing is an increasing environmental
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Theatre review: Brassed Off, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
The ballot is open, voting is under way, internal grapples are going on between heart and head. But this is not about who is going to run the country. The choice is for miners of Grimley Colliery: do they vote in favour of the promised £23,000
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The Boodles Best Dressed Stakes at Chester Racecourse
A pre-owned dress and a home-crafted hat won milliner Stephanie Corlett the title of Best Dressed at the Boodles May Festival at Chester Racecourse. Stephanie, from Maghull, Merseyside, bought the Topshop vintage dress for £25 from Vinted just
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Lake District valleys represented in Lakeland Tweed's new range
Louise Evans unravels the rolls of Lake District tweeds on the rustic kitchen table in her glass conservatory. With views of Normandy from her home on the nine by five-mile island of Jersey, her hands run through the fabric as her eyes closely examine
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Tips on how to look cool when it’s hot
Flowing white dresses, ditsy florals and slogan T shirts- they are all going to be on trend this season according to Essex fashion experts. As we make our summer style choices, however, we should never underestimate the power of the simple maxi dress
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Why Dame Prue Leith loves Kettlewell's colourful designs
Roll out the red carpet, Dame Prue Leith is in South Somerset visiting a fashion studio which turns out to be a golden opportunity for us all There’s a certain vibrancy to our Somerset countryside isn’t there? As you drive through our sleepy hedge
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The charity shop vintage clothes that appear in blockbuster films
In a perfectly ordinary warehouse in an ordinary Devon town, something extraordinary is causing a stir in the glamorous world of fashion, TV, theatre and film. Inside this building in Torquay is the operational HQ of Ella’s Vintage, a carefully
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The ceremonial uniforms for royal occasions made by a Kent tailor
If you see a woman at Rochester railway station carrying a very large travel bag, don’t ask her where she’s going for her holiday. For although Sarah Wilkinson enjoys a break as much as the next person (when we talk, she’s looking forward to a long