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29 June 2022

Time to paws for some canine fun

How to get to know your neighbours better? Make friends with their dogs, of course! So it was that on a fine Sunday afternoon in May, Hazelwood House in Glasgow opened its gates to local dogs and their owners for the first ever dog show at a DHEF centre. 12 local dogs accepted the invitation […]
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1 April 2022

Rydalwood’s quiet gem

A young woman in Africa wanted to give her life to God in Opus Dei. Her parents were not happy, and in order to dispel their anxiety they were invited to visit the house where their daughter would be living. “I don’t want to see where she’s going to live now,” exclaimed her mother, “I […]
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29 March 2022

Aina and Agnès: changing lives with food and friendship

Aina is a local legend throughout the borough of Hackney in London’s east end.  Agnès is a law student on a one-year exchange from university in Paris, living at Ashwell House. Their paths cross on Friday mornings, when Agnès goes to volunteer at Idia’s Community Kitchen where Aina prepares meals for anyone in need of […]
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22 March 2022

A good beauty product is a joy forever

Arsenic, sulphur, mercury and ceruse (a lead carbonate) are some of the toxic substances women down the ages have put on their skin in the pursuit of beauty. But looking beautiful without either poisoning yourself or damaging mother nature is possible says Natacha Chiffi, who has worked in the beauty industry for 14 years and […]
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22 March 2022

Discovering how to be a happy mum

You are the best mum for your children. However many mistakes you make; however often you mess up, you’ve got great talents as a mum. The secret is to discover them. “Be a happy mum”, a series of five talks run at Hillcrest Family Centre in Purely, helped over 25 local young mums to discover […]
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