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A rejuvenating summer escape at Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa

Enjoy a luxury spa stay this summer at Whittlebury Hall Hotel and Spa in rural Northamptonshire.

Treat yourself and a friend or loved one to the perfect midweek treat: a one night spa stay for £75 per person and receive a complimentary club room upgrade (worth £30)*.
Full use of their Heat and Ice Experiences, a three-course dinner in Astons Restaurant, overnight stay and full English breakfast is included in this special offer. And if that isn’t tempting enough, complimentary club room upgrade that lets you sample the best that Whittlebury Hall has to offer and includes luxurious Molton Brown bathroom amenities, bathrobe and slippers, a fruit platter, wine and water in the room and a daily turn down service.
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Get set for the beach & boost your confidence with Laser Lipo at Revitalise

The summer holidays are on the horizon and, whether you’re staying home or going abroad, you are probably wishing you started that diet 12 weeks ago. We’ve all been there. We spend the winter in long sleeves and trousers that easily hide every lump and bump. Then, the weather warms up and the thought of having to bare your chest/legs/tum on the beach makes us want to hibernate until winter. Well, almost. But the truth is, we Brits love the warm summer weather (we don’t get enough of it to take it for granted). And here in Brighton, we love to hit the beach, but body hang-ups can stand in the way of us fully relaxing. A two-week crash diet can be tried but be sure not to skip on good nutrition. Then, that one problem area – which is different for each of us – remains the same: bingo wings, double chin, excess fat around the thighs… which is where Laser Lipo comes in.
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Health & beauty news & reviews

Lush Beach Ball bag
The newest addition to Lush’s environmentally friendly Knot-Wrap range is designed to look just like a beach ball when it’s wrapped up. The new bag can be used to carry your summer essentials about while you head to the beach and enjoy the summer sunshine. Lush introduced their successful Knot-Wrap range in 2009, offering vintage scarves as a means of gift-wrapping in-store to encourage customers to save on paper usage. Using techniques similar to origami, the idea originated from Japanese culture where it promotes caring for the environment and reducing waste.

Available from Lush shops nationwide and at www.lush.co.uk
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Latest 7 chats to Jonathan Harries, owner of Shine Hair & Beauty Salon in Brighton

When did you become interested in hairdressing?
“At the age of 15 my sister took me to a really great salon in London’s West End and said that while she was having her hair done, I could get my ‘mullet’ trimmed. The guy that cut my hair seemed to absolutely love his job and as I had no vision of what I would want to do when I left school, I pretty much decided then that I wanted to become a hairdresser. I then started an apprenticeship with Akin Konizi [British Hairdresser of the Year 2008 and 2009].”

What’s the best and hardest part of owning a salon?
“Other than VAT, I’d probably say that one of the hardest things is making sure that the people I work with are happy, otherwise everything else in the salon becomes pointless if they’re not happy with what they are doing. The best thing about owning a salon is being able to make decisions that please everyone without going through a head office or a giant HR department.”
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