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Catherine Ball's Baby Blog – Week 49

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

THERE are quite a lot of things you never really imagine yourself doing until you become a parent. Making a giant birthday card for your little one in the vague hope it will be shown on their favourite TV channel is one of them.

Although it isn't Sophie's birthday until...

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'Inspiration' takes it easy with a fantastic new look

Lesley feels great after losing two stone. Inset, at her heaviest. Picture: Mark Scott

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

FORMER pub landlady Lesley Clarke was constantly surrounded by food, but it wasn't until she retired she started piling on the pounds. The 62-year-ol...

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Tastes good

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Quorn sausage and potato pie Ingredients, Serves 1 2 Quorn sausages 1 small tin of baked beans 2 medium mushrooms, sliced ½ small onion, chopped 1...

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Mum stepped in as midwife during dramatic home birth

HELPING HAND: Louisa Whitfield with baby Owyn, aged 8 months, and mum Jennifer Turnock, Below, Owyn the day after being born.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

AFTER her daughter Imogen was born in hospital, Louisa Whitfield wanted to have her second child at home. But when writing her birth plan with...

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Dear Alison: I no longer love my husband

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

I KNOW I no longer love my husband. We have been together for 29 years and he was my first boyfriend from when I was 15. I'm scared to leave. I want...

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Bright young things test out the H!gh street factor

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

WITH its bright colours and bold prints the new Henry Holland range is bringing a sense of summer and a younger shopper into Debenhams. While some of...

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2 Minutes With: Sam Fawcett

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

PART-TIME carer Sam Fawcett started boxing in September last year. The 22-year-old lives in Waterside Drive, Newstead, and now wants to take her sport...

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2 Minutes With Frances Naggs

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Frances Naggs, aged 50, from Houghwood Lane, Stockton Brook, has taught art for more than 20 years and has a rather unique style of teaching. How did...

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Plucky Liz uses her experience to help others

Liz Hulme and mum June. Below Liz in her prom dress. Picture: Malcolm Hart

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

CEREBRAL palsy may have stripped her of her mobility, but Liz Hulme is a picture of positivity. The 22-year-old, of Abbey Green Road, Leek, was born...

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Ask the expert

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Q. I've heard black tea could improve attention span, so is it worth letting my kids (aged seven and 10) drink it, or are they too young? A: Dr Carrie...

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