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Tried & Tested – Benefit

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

Be Beautiful with Benefit Hello Flawless £29 WHY WE LOVE IT Say “hello” to flawless! This famous powder cover-up glides on naturally sheer and layers beautifully for customized coverage. The silky formula comes with a newly designed brush AND a sponge for any degree of coverage you desire. HOW TO APPLY Cheers to a charming […]

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Celebrity Interviews

Celebrity Interview – Maxwell Caulfield

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

Whenever anyone lists the finest actors who originated from Derbyshire, names such as the late Alan Bates and John Hurt usually crop up, closely followed by current heavyweights such as Robert Lindsay and Jack O’Connell. It’s rare that Maxwell Caulfield is included. Born in Duffield, Maxwell can genuinely be described as a Hollywood superstar. He […]

Lost Houses

Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Brailsford Hall

March 26, 2019 VickyP 2

The manorial history of Brailsford is a long and distinguished one going back to the period of the Norman conquest. Then the manorial estate was held by one Elfin (as Domesday Book renders his name) or Aelfwine, clearly a man of Saxon descent. In 1086 he held not only Brailsford but also Thurvaston, Osmaston-by-Ashbourne, Culland […]

Featured

Modern Collectibles – Shell Guides

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

Being the sort of universal hack that I am (when it comes to writing history), in the days before the internet I always needed a handy guide to various counties which would give me a little local colour combined with compressed highly reliable fact. I always found Arthur Mee too cumbersome and The King’s England […]

Walks

Walk Derbyshire – Pentrich to Crich

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

When Country Images magazine was first launched in 1994 we were pleased to be able to include walks from ‘not so’ Old Perce. Over the following months he traversed the Amber valley and provided delightful walks that, as all walks should, start and finish at the local pub. With many village pubs closing that has […]

Dining Out

Restaurant Review – The Sanam, Alfreton

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

Choosing a place to take the grandkids for a meal can generally be quite a challenge for many of us. So when I said “we will go to the Sanam on King Street, Alfreton at 6pm for an early doors meal”, I’m not sure it was what they were expecting. It’s an Indian restaurant I […]

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Taste Derbyshire – Vedi

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

Saying you were once a vegetarian is like admitting you were a once better person. But here’s my guilty secret. After ten long years of eating mash and vegetables for Christmas dinner and crying into a bean burger at barbecues, I was lured off-course by the siren sizzle of bacon. Sixteen years of meat-eating later […]

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The Manifold Valley

March 26, 2019 VickyP 0

Two major Peakland rivers, the Dove and Manifold, begin their lives a little over a mile apart, high up on the gritstone moors of Axe Edge, between Buxton and Leek. They both flow south west, almost parallel to each other, separated by limestone ridges, before joining below Thorpe village; here they continue, now known simply […]

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RSPB – Act Swiftly to Save this Incredible Bird

February 27, 2019 VickyP 0

The RSPB is calling on homeowners and businesses in UK towns and cities to take simple steps to help save swifts. Swift numbers have plummeted by half in just twenty years. Now’s the time to act – before the birds return from Africa in spring to raise their families The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) […]

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Product Test – Nourish Naturally with Neal’s Yard Remedies

February 27, 2019 VickyP 0

Spend a little bit of extra time on yourself with some natural products. Wild Rose Body Elixir£30 Blended with organic wild rosehip oil and acai, Wild Rose Body Elixir helps boost your skin’s radiance and hydration. Rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids, with a balancing blend of organic geranium and patchouli essential oils, it […]