• Entertainment,  weddings

    Make your party complete with a photobooth

    So, the venue is booked, the food is sorted and the disco is organised. What else is there to sort for your party – which is bound to be the party of the year. You’ve got balloons, bubbles, sparkly bits for the tables and all the guests have RSVP’d. The only thing you really need to add now, if you really want your party to go with a bang, is a photo booth. The ultimate in great fun, photo booths offer the opportunity for your guests to take home a memento of a great night, whilst sharing your event with social media. What’s not to love? The idea for the…

  • family,  finance,  Health,  Lifestyle,  money

    Benefits and Employment Allowance – Find out what you are entitled to.

    We constantly hear about Benefit Britain, and how the amount of benefits claimed are now a major drain on the country and the economy, but there are actually many people who do not claim a penny of what they are entitled to. For many people, particularly those who were previously entitled to incapacity benefit,  the idea of claiming at all is frightening, from the copious amount of paperwork that you are required to fill in, to just not knowing if you are entitled to anything, and therefore sticking your head in the sand. In addition, for those on low incomes, but still working, the question is always ‘am I really…

  • fashion

    Fashion and Shopping history – The Hodson Shop Collection

    The Hodson shop collection is a slice of shopping history and a story worthy of a book. Two sisters, Edith and Flora Hodson, opened a shop in the front room of their house in Willenhall, West Midlands, in 1920. The shop sold all manner of ladies apparel and accessories, along with toiletries and fragrances. The shop is open until 1971, when Flora, finding the running of the shop difficult after her sister’s death, decided to shut the shop. However, the shop was not closed properly, Flora simply closed the door, leaving the shop and stock intact. After Flora’s death in 1983, the unique collection was discovered and handed over to…

  • fashion,  jewellery

    Mini Stars Beaded Charm Bracelet in Sterling Silver

    In recent years Sterling Silver has grown in popularity when it comes to jewellery. More affordable than gold or platinum, sterling silver (hallmarked with 925) is a glamorous alternative, non tarnishing or colour changing, practical enough to be worn every day and yet attractive enough to add style and class to every outfit. I am a huge fan of silver jewellery, if I’m honest, I actually prefer it to gold, as it seems to suit the metallic silvers and greys that I love to wear. My most recent silver acquisition is a beautiful and delicate piece that was actually picked up on Amazon. The Mini Stars beaded charm bracelet is…

  • Birmingham,  Entertainment,  theatre

    Reviewed – Dead Sheep at the Birmingham Rep

    “Being savaged by Geoffrey Howe is like being savaged by a dead sheep.” – Denis Healey One of the greatest political stories of modern times is that of how the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, was ultimately brought down by her most loyal acolyte, Geoffrey Howe. The man who had been described by playwright Jonathan Maitland as Thatcher’s ‘political soulmate’ became her Brutus, her assassin with a resignation address that opened the floodgates to the growing dissent that had already been rumbling in the Conservative government.  ‘Dead Sheep’, which opened at the Birmingham Rep last night, looks into the intrigue, the key political characters of the time, and also the premise…