Lifestyle
26 thoughts only people doing Dry January will have
By Sarah James 1. I can do with a month off, it will be easy! 2. It's only been 4 days! I feel like I've not drunk for at least 3 months. 3. I'm bored of staying in the house, I'm going to go to the pub, I can drink sparkling water and watch other people drink! 4. F/ck that! Back to the house, it's safe there. 5. Suddenly I stop drinking and I seem to have been struck down...
Kwik Fit Launch Fit Kwik in London Garage
Car servicing and repair company Kwik Fit has devised an innovative way to help you shed the festive pounds. A team of their technicians are trialling a fitness scheme in a London garage which will quite literally help people lose their spare tyres. The crew has teamed up with a personal trainer to devise a system – Fit Kwik – using only car and van tyres. The free 30-minute sessions will include tyre flips, lifts and throws, during which participants...
We must avoid using A & E over festive period unless totally necessary
By Dr Helen Webberley MBChB MRCGP MFSRH Christmas is the season of excess - we do a bit more of everything. We spend more money, and pay for it in the following months; we drink more and eat more, and in most cases our bodies recover; we take more risks - physically, emotionally and sexually – and we rely on the NHS to pick up the pieces. The result? Our NHS is bursting at the seams, we are constantly reminded...
85% of people rather spend time with loved ones at Xmas than get a present
By Steve Taggart Surprised visitors and commuters across the UK had to double take at the sudden appearance of strange gift-wrapped figures on the street as they made their way into some of England's major cities. The festive figures, which appeared overnight in Liverpool, London and Brighton, were actually iconic statues beautifully gift-wrapped as part of ‘People for Presents’ - a new campaign by giffgaff that encourages people to put their phones down this Christmas and give the gift of...
Robert Dyas vs Red House: Which is the Most Cringeworthy?
Robert Dyas has taken the award for most cringeworthy marketing campaign of the festive season after releasing its ‘We’re gay. And straight. And bi…’ advertisement. The ad features staff members of varying sexual orientation promoting products under the strapline “Robert Dyas: where gays and straights can buy drills, and much, much more.” It is thought the ad is a spoof of a Red Hill advert which used the strapline "where black people and white people buy furniture" in an advert in 2009. Take a...
CLARITY – supporting blind people to support themselves
By Kasia Mysiak, Marketing & Communications Executive of CLARITY CLARITY, one of the oldest social enterprises in the UK, was established in 1854 by Elizabeth Gilbert who lost her sight at the age of three due to scarlet fever. The objective of “The Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind”, as CLARITY was called back then, was to enable blind people to support themselves. Blind people were employed and trained to make products, these products were then sold and...
The transgender beauty secrets women across the UK are following
By Laura Casewell Very few celebrity news stories have gathered as much press interest this year as the birth of Caitlyn Jenner. As Bruce Jenner announced he would be transitioning to Caitlyn, the world watched with awe as the former Olympian bravely stepped out from the shadows. Proudly revealing her decision to leave Bruce behind, Caitlyn became a world-wide star overnight, and her choice of makeup and feminine look was praised by men and women alike. Since June we’ve followed...
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