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Have light touch with decorations

WE ALL want a cosy, cheerful home this Christmas to banish the doom and gloom around us.Read

Christmas on £50 - can it be merry?

TIS the season to be merry, but a new survey has revealed that nearly half of us Brits are dreading Christmas as the recession grips the nation leaving many people feeling the pinch.Read

Give your rooms a winter warmer

If you’re suffering from winter ills – spare a thought for rooms that may have their own seasonal ailments.Read

Chill out

SHOPPERS at Birmingham’s Pavilions are being offered the chance to put their feet up in a chill out zone.Read

Gem of deal

BIRMINGHAM’S Marks and Spencer store is running a host of promotions in the run-up to Christmas.Read

Beauty tips

PICK up tips from the experts with a beauty evening this Wednesday at Harvey Nichols.Read

Get some retail therapy

INDULGE at the new Dove Spa at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre.Read

Save on quality dresses

NEW into Birmingham’s Pavilions Shopping Centre is quality fashion chain Hobbs.Read

Win free styling for 12 months

ENSURE no more bad hair days throughout 2009.Read

Win VIP tickets to Clothes Show Live and a £300 Nikon Camera

CLOTHES Show Live returns to Birmingham’s NEC from December 5-10 for its 20th year as the world’s leading fashion and beauty event and this Friday you could be going for free!Read

Golden girls

Be a golden girl this party season.Read

Cold comfort

Sick of paying through the nose for medication to cure a cold? Birmingham Mail Consumer Editor Emma McKinney speaks to a Midland pharmacist who is helping to save shoppers much-needed cashRead

20 years of styles and stars

IT’S been, wait for it, 20 years since the Clothes Show Live first came to Birmingham.Read

Xmas sharing makes plenty of work for Dan

I FEEL like Charlie in the Chocolate Factory.Read

Christmas always comes up Roses

CHRISTMAS just wasn’t Christmas without them when I was a little girl.Read

Forties Fashion

A LOOK at the 1940's vintage clothes on the High Street this season. Read

Light up your life

LONG dark nights and gloomy days leave us craving light, so it’s vital that our homes are warmly lit, welcoming spaces.Read

Raisin a glass to the top mince pie

CHRISTMAS just wouldn’t be Christmas without the humble mince pie.Read

Welcome return for our milkman

WHEN I was a little girl, some (ahem) 30 years ago, it was a common sight.Read

Party Picks

A LOOK at some Party dresses in time for the festive season.Read