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Perfect Wines For Easter
Schools out and Easter is just around the corner, and with that, we can start to think about delicious, special Easter meals on Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Monday, lashings and lashings of chocolate, and delicious hot cross buns, Easter cakes and literally all manner of goodies that you can indulge in. Easter means some very special family meals, and with those you need to chose a very special bottle of wine. Whether you are eating fish, choosing lamb for Easter Sunday, or just want to curl up on your sofa with a chocolate egg and a bottle of fizz, the list below is full of very tasty, and…
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House Extension Costs You Don’t Think About
When budgeting for your house extension there may be costs that you haven’t envisaged but which will impact the overall price. We take a look at some of the house extension costs that many people don’t think about. Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-happy-couple-dancing-with-their-dog-5495067/ Building Regulations Every extension whether it is a side return, rear extension or loft conversion will need to meet various Building Regulations. Due to the technical nature of the process involved, you will need to factor in the cost of an architect, structural engineer and the cost of inspections by Building Control at various stages of the build. Architects charge around 5-10% of the cost of the…
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Reviewed: Piece Of My Heart By Penelope Tree
‘Piece of my heart’ is the first novel by the iconic 1960’s model and ‘It Girl’ Penelope Tree. A semi autobiographical tale of a young, aristocratic woman, Ariadne (Ali), who rises to the top of the modelling world at the height of the swinging sixties, starts a relationship with a maverick, charismatic leading photographer, but discovers that the new world she exhibits can be cold and unforgiving, especially when you are no longer seen as perfect anymore. As the bright and shiny decade of the 60’s end, the new decade of the 1970’s has a darker edge and Ari will have to change in order to survive. Fame. Money. Beauty.…
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A New Season – A New Business
As we enter Spring, it is the perfect time to think about setting up a new business. Working from home became a trend during lockdown, and now many potential businesses are being set up in living rooms everywhere. Home office is the new office, and the range of businesses covers everything from Etsy shops and internet retail, to auditing, accounts, design, literally anything. There are so many positives about working from home and being your own boss, not least when it comes to childcare, but there are also things that you must consider in order to make your business safe, viable and profitable. For a newbie entrepreneur, this could be…
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Victorian Radicals At Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery
A truly fabulous exhibition is currently taking place in the Gas Hall of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Victorian Radicals is possibly the finest exhibition of the works of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as well as works by local contemporary artists. Birmingham has always had an enviable collection of Pre-Raphaelite art, with pieces by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Maddox Brown, as well as many pieces related to the exquisite designs of the William Morris studio. Now the collection has been carefully curated to create this stunning exhibition, one that should not be missed. The exhibition is wonderful in that it showcases objects across…
