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Reader offer - 15% off LK-136 Home Learning Kit

If you are thinking of learning the keyboard or, perhaps, giving a gift for a loved one, then take advantage of our 15% discount reader offer on the LK-136 Home...
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Pets get slim

It's not only us who binge at Christmas, our pets are the beneficiaries of lots of leftover treats and it does them no good at all.
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January detox in four easy steps

Detox your body after the December excesses and be at your healthy best in 2021.
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Oxford vaccine - 10 reasons why you should get...

By following medical guidance regarding vaccination, you are not only protecting yourself and your loved ones from infectious diseases, but also vulnerable people...
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January garden chores

Now is the time to prune fruit trees and deciduous trees ready for Spring.
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Outdoor leisure

Walking: Exercise for all ages

Fitness and exercise are important health considerations for people over 50 - even in a lockdown. Here's how to give the old joints a spring clean with exercise the begins and ends at home.

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Health

Sticking to a New Year diet

January brings New Year resolutions that not all of us like, here dietician Martha McKittrick answers some of the most common questions about how to commit to a healthy diet and stick to it.

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Money Saving Tips

Making money resolutions work

2021 is shaping up to be a very challenging year. Here, Peter McGahan tells how to make your new year money resolutions work.

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Gardening

December in the garden

The gardening is virtually done for another year but brave the cold, and save yourself some time in the spring.

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Home & Lifestyle

Interior and design tips in time for Christmas

Inject some Christmas colour into your home - even for this most unorthodox of holidays. Here are some top tips for transforming your humble abode to help deliver some festive cheer.

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Pets

Christmas dinner for dogs

Giving your dogs Christmas dinner leftovers is not doing them any favours - and could do them harm. So follow these simple rules and make it a merry xmas for your four-legged friends too.

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