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HJ Hall Sock makers since 1882
HJ Hall are a true Midland heritage story. Founded and still based in Leicestershire, the name HJ Hall has become synonymous with the finest quality in socks, both for males and females and for a range of uses, from fashion to highly technical, sturdy walking socks. They also developed the ‘soft top’ design which was designed and created to alleviate problems caused by tight elastic around the top of socks. These are now celebrating more than 25 years in production and are a clear market leader in their field. Softop™, and the brands Diabetic socks, are the only socks endorsed by The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. All Softop™ socks…
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Fabulous adds The Giving Keys to its range
Fabulous, the aptly named jewellery store brand that celebrated its 10th Birthday at the beginning of the month, has recently add ‘The Giving Keys’ to its wide and eclectic range of brands. And amongst the glittering beauty of the likes of Thomas Sabo, Trollbeads, Swarovski and Lulu Guinness, it may well be that it is The Giving Keys that shine brightest and boldest. The Giving Keys are a Los Angeles company founded by Caitlin Crosby. Inspired by a batch of discarded keys she saw in a key cutting shop, Caitlin came up with a concept that an old key could be re-purposed as a beautiful piece of jewellery that could…
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A love for Biba Bags
One of my main fashion obsessions is handbags. I have a huge collection that is stored literally everywhere in my house – in cupboards, under my bed, at the bottom of my wardrobe, in my office, basically anywhere I can find a little space. When it comes to a payday treat I will always be drawn to the handbag department, and in terms of brands, it is Biba that I love the most. Biba is a brand that was founded in the 1960s by the legendary Barbara Hulanicki. It was resurrected as a brand name by House of Fraser a few years ago, bringing the brand’s Art Deco style decadence…
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Win with Lego and Scooby Doo!
The ever popular Scooby Doo is looking towards Christmas with the launch of some very special new toys. Warner Bros have teamed up with Lego, Scooby Doo to create a whole new range of playsets that are sure to be at the top of a lot of Santa’s lists in the coming months. To celebrate, some incredible new publicity films have been produced. You can check out these amazing Scooby-Doo stop motion videos, created using the brand new LEGO Scooby-Doo sets on the WB You Tube channel. New videos will be uploaded weekly, so be sure to visit ScoobyDoo.com and subscribe to the WB Kids YouTube channel so you never…
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Open Goaaal! is a great gift this Christmas
If you are looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a football mad child, it is my duty to point you in the direction of Open Goaaal! Every budding Lionel Messi or Stephanie Roche needs a goal that they can practice their shooting and penalties in, and Open Goaaal! has the added advantage of being parent proof, garden proof and neighbour friendly too. Intrigued yet? Then step this way. The brains behind Open Goaaal! say this about their great creation “Open Goaaal! is a brand new invention. After years of kids kicking the ball over the fence, ruining the plants and smashing windows, we decided that there must be a…
