Sunday Mirror (London, England) back issues from July 2008:
How YOU can save pounds 1,000 on a family hol.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... TIPS TO SAVE YOU pounds pounds pounds pounds S WIN A pounds 2,000 Corfu holiday BEDDED BLISS Great buys from just ...
LOOKALIKES; Modern firepits.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... PERFECT for extending the enjoyment of those long summer evenings, a firepit in the garden will keep everyone warm, as well as making a stunning centrepiece. The top-of-the-range Architect firepit from GrillTech (www.whatidlove.co.uk, 0117 974 1084) comes with sparkguard, ash ...
So cute.. until nature calls; PROPERTY OF THE WEEK.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Justin Ryan & Colin McAllister THE AGENT SAYS: The Malthouse is a traditional two-storey conversion of a Victorian malthouse in Dersingham, a thriving village adjoining the Royal Sandringham Estate, eight miles from the coast. The house has a dining room, 16ft sit ting ...
'A lodge is a brilliant way for me to invest'.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... ENTERTAINER David Evans paid pounds 110,000 for a holiday lodge at Hazelwood Park, Dawlish Warren, Devon, and sub-lets it for around 26 weeks every year. "In high season I'm getting more than pounds 900 a week - it's been a brilliant investment," says David. "Lodges only ...
4 TO BUY; WE found four typical lodges and compared the cost to buying a standard holiday home in the same area.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... LOCH NESS HOME: Urquhart lodge: sleeps four, Italian designer furniture, 42ins plasma TV. Gated development with restaurant. COST: from pounds 175,000, annual site fee pounds 2,500. 100-year lease and rental guarantee. Contact: ...
GET A.. Half price hol home; You CAN afford a little bolthole.. and it could earn you pounds 1,000 a week.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By BERNADETTE COSTELLO DREAMING of a second home in a stunning location - but without the hassle and cost of buying abroad? A luxury wooden lodge in a UK holiday park could be the answer. Holiday lodges can be as much as 50 per cent cheaper than a ...
HOW TO.. Stencil furniture for a fresh look.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... STENCILLING furniture with a pretty pattern is a clever way of giving mismatched tables and chairs a smart new look. There are plenty of stencil designs to choose from, or if you want to be more adventurous you can make one yourself ... YOU WILL NEED EASY Sand, from ...
SPACE OUT; Get a roomier feel with fitted furniture plus livelier colours.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... VICTORIAN terraces may have loads of character, but they suffer from a severe lack of storage space. This became a big problem for Juju De Sousa. The healthcare worker from North London gradually became fed-up with hanging dresses on a tatty clothes rail and stuffing things in a ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: I want a new-look patio.. but I don't have pots of cash.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild Q I WOULD like to spruce up my patio garden - it's been neglected for too long. I keep seeing colourful pots that would bring it to life quickly, but they are all so expensive. Any suggestions? - Mrs B. Shepherd, Sittingbourne, Kent A ZENA SAYS: ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: How do we begin the begonias?(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild Q WE would like to keep our potted tuberous begonias for next year. What do we do? - Madge Cuttings, Rochester, Kent A ADRIENNE SAYS: In September, when leaf rims brown, move plants into a greenhouse or spare room. Stop watering. When leaves ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: Would cuttings work from a woody plant?(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild Q MY favourite penstemon is getting rather woody. Can I take cuttings? - Paula Turner, London A ADRIENNE SAYS: Yes you can . Simply choose healthy, nonflowering shoots and trim the cuttings 3-4ins long just below a leaf joint. Remove the lower ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: Falling for asters.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild Q WHICH variety of aster do you recommend for autumn colour? - Derek Jones, Burnley, Lancs A ADRIENNE SAYS: Varieties of Aster novae-angliae are the best as they are troublefree, ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: Avocado hunt bears me no fruit.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Q I HAVE been trying to find an avocado toilet seat and cover - I know it is an outdated colour but I can't afford to change my bathroom. Can you help? - Kathleen Cook, Dover, Kent A ZENA SAYS: You are right, there are no ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: A sharp look for any kitchen.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Q I LOVE cooking and I need a new set of knives and block, but I don't want a wooden block. Are there any alternatives to this dull old look? - Sally Portman, Exeter A ZENA SAYS: Viners have the bright Fiesta five-piece kitchen knife set in ...
TRICKS of the TRADE: TO THE TEST: Gas Barbecues.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Manhattan 2 burner, pounds 149 (www.homebase.co.uk, 0845 077 8888) TOOK a horrid 21/2 hours to assemble, using screwdriver and spanner. Took time to warm up but was good to cook on, with lava rocks for better flavour, a warming rack above and a handy ...
Do it! Jobs for the week.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... EASY PLANT Nerine bowdenii (right) in a warm, sunny position. Make sure tops of the bulbs are just below the surface. PICK lavender for drying when the flowers are showing colour, but not yet fully open. Hang small loosely tied bunches upside down in a warm, airy ...
Design it; COTTAGE GARDEN.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... CREATE a cottage garden in a pot. Pick your favourite late-flowering perennials and team them with a selection of interesting foliage plants including alchemilla and heuchera - the results will be more pleasing if you stick to a harmonious colour scheme. Cramming lots of plants in a pot ...
GOOD IDEA.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Wendy Foster BEFORE getting your hands dir ty, scrape your nails over a bar ...
DIY it.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... TAKE a tip from Mother Nature and sow hardy annuals like love-in-themist, larkspur and cornflowers now for earlier blooms ...
Offer; SAVE pounds 3 ON SALAD DAYS.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... CULTIVATE your own fast-growing salad varieties with this offer. Get great autumn and winter salads without having to sow seed - plant 12ins apart and start picking six weeks later. Radicchio Firebird has brilliant red round hearts. Frizzy Endive Minerva (pictured) has soft fine yellow ...
Hot stars; GARDENING Make your border sizzle with contrast.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: ADRIENNE WILD RED, ORANGE &YELLOW STRONG and vibrant colours are full of energy. A combination of flowers in orange, red and yellow will give the garden a subtropical flavour. GOOD IDEA Create a sizzling hot border with a blend of late-flowering ...
WIN FAMILY HOL IN CORFU; WORTH pounds 2,000.(Competition/Offers)
Jul 06, 2008 ... EVERY day in July, Nectar is giving away a fabulous holiday in its Swipe for Sun summer giveaway. And to celebrate this fantastic offer, we've teamed up with them so you could win a fantastic week-long family break to the beautiful island of Corfu. Our lucky winner will be ...
THE TRUE CORFU; Get off the beaten track and discover hidden gems on this beautiful Greek isle.(Features)(City overview)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: ADRIAN MOURBY HERE'S a Greek island ideal for every type of holiday, whether you want a hilltop villa, a quiet cove, a family-friendly beach or a game of cricket. ADRIAN MOURBY reveals what you'll find where in Corfu ... CORFU TOWN THERE aren't ...
TRAVEL UPDATE.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... YOU'LL fly for free to Portugal and back if you book four or more nights at the Sheraton Algarve between July 27 and August 22 as the hotel will refund the cost of your flights when you check in. Bed and breakfast costs pounds 185pp per night when two share. Go to ...
Anniversary in city of love.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Q THIS summer I would like to combine a trip to Disneyland Paris with a trip to the city to see the sights for our 25th wedding anniversary. Any ideas? - Mrs J Doyle, Enfield, London A SHORTBREAKS (www.shortbreaks.com, 0844 482 2960) can arrange a ...
When can I see Atlantis?(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Q CAN you tell me when the hotel on The Palm, Dubai's man-made island, will be opening as I would really like to see it. - H Morgan, Sutton Coldfield A ATLANTIS, The ...
DAYS OUT IN THE UK.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: MARJORIE YUE ENGLAND TODAY: Head off to the Isle of Wight today and you'll think you've been transpor ted back to the 1940s. Military vehicles will be on display at Havenscourt as you watch couples dancing to the music of the era. Then get on board for a ...
Learn a lesson ..pay less; SAVE A FORTUNE AND A AVOID THE CROWDS WITH A HOLIDAY WITH A HOLIDAY BEFORE SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR SUMMER.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By KAREN ROCKETT AS soon as the school bell rings at the end of the summer term, the cost of family holidays shoots up. Yet if you start your break just a couple of days earlier you could save yourself a fortune. Of course you need to get ...
DEALS OF THE WEEK.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: STACEY QUINTON CITIES pounds 196STAY five nights in Prague from pounds 196pp at the three-star Jasmin Hotel with breakfast and flights from Stansted on July 20. Details:www.flexibletrips.com, 0870 160 9192. pounds 469FOUR nights in Toronto start ...
CRUISE NEWS.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: SARAH WHITFIELD KING THOMSON Cruise is offering a seven-night fly cruise on the Calypso from pounds 639pp - a savings of pounds 360pp. Leaving Bristol and Newcastle on July 14, the Ionian Treasures cruise calls at Thessaloniki, Corinth Canal, Zante, Corfu, and ...
Between the sheets; Inside our hotel of the week.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: PETER BISHOP TRAVELODGE T5 HEATHROW WHERE AND WHY You never know when you're going to need a hotel if you're planning to fly from Heathrow's Terminal 5. And this one's not only brand new but also a cheapie. The hotel is also just a few minutes' ...
My Cape caper; Celebrity Big Brother star CLEO ROCOS takes a trip to South Africa with TV comic pal Alan Car. and finds it's not just the baboons who are into swinging.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: CLEO ROCOS THE magnificent Alan Carr and I are taking to the skies for yet another one of our adventures - this time to South Africa. I adore our travels together. We hurtle in a whirl of glee, attracting unusual people in bizarre situations. Nothing is ever ...
SANDY'S SO HANDY; The New Forest will have you returning for more.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By ANDREE FRIEZE WHEN a good friend recommends a place to you, and says they're booked to go back there, it pays to listen. So it was with Sandy Balls, the 120- acre site of woods and parkland in the New Forest where you can stay in a tent, caravan or lodge, ...
CONTRACT ON BEN'S KILLERS.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Gangland bosses want revenge for stab lad's death Knife thugs 'will live in fear for rest of their lives' EXCLUSIVE: PAGES 4 & 5 BB JEN MY STORY My husband beat me up when I was pregnant I don't want Dale or Stu EXCLUSIVE: ...
Bills blow for OAPs.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... LIVING costs for pensioners have risen faster than bills for other households. They are hit hardest because housing is their single largest cost - up 69 per cent since 1998. Council tax has soared by 89 per cent ...
Zimbabwe crisis talks.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... SOUTH African President Thabo Mbeki met Robert Mugabe yesterday in an attempt to end Zimbabwe's political crisis. He also met dissident members of the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change, who ...
Summit protests.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... MORE than 1,000 anti-globalisation marchers clashed with police in Japan yesterday ahead of the G8 summit. Gordon Brown will tomorow hold urgent talks on soaring food prices with world leaders meeting there. ...
5 TOP TORIES IN SLEAZE CLAIMS; EXCLUSIVE Cameron team accused over breaching own rules.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By VINCENT MOSS Political editor DAVID Cameron has been rocked by a fresh wave of sleaze allegations against FIVE of his top Tories. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne was accused of breaching Tory rules after taking pounds 10,000 from businessmen in Jersey. ...
Boris comes out fighting.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... BORIS Johnson clowned around at a Gay Pride march in the capital yesterday as he shrugged off the furore over his dumped deputy. The London mayor sacked his No 2 Ray Lewis after he wrongly claimed he was a magistrate. The move ...
'Tax MPs homes'.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... ANY windfalls MPs make on their second homes will be clawed back in tax under a proposed expenses crackdown. At present, MPs can claim up to pounds 24,006 a year of taxpayers' cash on mortgage interest fees for homes in London. And soaring prices have brought some ...
Bombs in Kabul jail.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... KNIVES, swords, and petrol bombs plus dozens of mobile phones have been found in Afghan capital Kabul's main jail. The prison was searched after a Taliban suicide bomber lauched a jail break in Kandahar last month when hundreds escaped. Yesterday, MP and tribal leader ...
Sheik Salim al-Dirraji.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... IN Bara, Iraq, motorbike gunmen assassinated Sheik Salim al-Dirraji, a Shiite ...
BOYZONE pounds 80K GEM RAIDERS.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By SEAN HAMILTON Showbiz Editor BOYZONE star Stephen Gately has lost pounds 80,000 worth of jewellery in a burglary - including a watch he bought with his first pay cheque from the boyband. The singer was devastated when he returned home and discovered the ...
DRIVING BAN FOR TV'S 'LIP'.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE STIMPSON SHAMELESS star Jody Latham has been banned from driving after he was clocked speeding at 108mph. Latham, 25, who played teenage dad Philip "Lip" Gallagher in the Channel 4 hit series, was late for an interview when stopped on January 19. He ...
Lily the slink.. leaving after a night at Jude's; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By SEAN HAMILTON Showbiz Editor LOOKING a little delicate, supermodel Lily Cole is pictured leaving Jude Law's home yesterday. After her night at the actor's mansion the red-haired beauty paused at the gate, tottered to her car and disappeared up the road. ...
BILLY'S LEGACY IS A ROYAL FORTUNE.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By FIONA JAMES HUNDREDS of mementoes giving a unique insight into the Royal household fetched a fortune last night. The collection of the late William Tallon - affectionately known as Backstairs Billy - sold for the kind of money he could only have dreamt ...
WE'LL AVENGE HIM; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By JUSTIN PENROSE and LAURA ARMSTRONG A NOTORIOUS crime gang has put out a contract on the heads of Ben Kinsella's killers. Associates of the vicious Adams family have vowed to carry out revenge "hits" for the 16-year-old's bloody death. An ...
SHAKI FAMILY PRAISE 'HERO'MUM; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By ANDY WILKS THE parents of murdered Shakilus Townsend have personally thanked a woman who chased off his attackers and tried to save him. Sixteen-year-old Shakilus's mum Nicola and dad Derek spoke to mum-of-four Sharon Simpson during a tearful visit to the ...
horrific injuries.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... FOUR people suffered horrific injuries in separate attacks in two hours of violence in Salford, Greater Manchester, early yesterday. A 30-year-old ...
BEN'S BEST PAL: I BLAME MYSELF; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By LAURA ARMSTRONG MURDERED Ben's best friend is tormented with anguish over turning down his invitation to join the group on the night he died. Devastated Brooke Dunford, 16, believes she might have persuaded them not to go to the pub where he was stabbed. ...
TEXT US ON KNIFE YOBS.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... SCHOOLCHILDREN who fear reprisals can now report knife-wielding thugs - by text. A text message system which does not reveal the identity of the sender has been set up in London borough ...
Mr Nasty's verdict; BIG BRO 9.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: BY TV CRITIC KEVIN O'SULLIVAN REBECCA THIS year's love: Big Bex jumped into bed with Little Luke. Well, opposites attract ... KATHREYA CRY-BABY Kathreya has been bawling like a toddler. She's going to have to toughen up. ...
I don't want Stuart or Dale.. I've seen their true colours; EXCLUSIVE DEFIANT MUM'S VERDICT BIG BRO 9: JEN.. MY STORY.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By GRANT HODGSON and LOUISE FORD BB BEAUTY Jennifer Clark yesterday told how she was devastated at being labelled Big Brother's biggest bitch - and then ruled out any romance with EITHER Dale or Stuart. Young Mum Jenny, 22, told after she was booted off the ...
I WAS BEATEN BY HUBBY; EXCLUSIVE BIG BRO 9.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: by GRANT HODGSON and LOUISE FORD HOUSEMATE Jennifer Clark told in horrific detail last night how she was beaten by her husband while she was pregnant. Fighting back tears, she revealed how during their relationship David Clark, 24, slammed her into a kitchen ...
New girl Sara is looking for love; BIG BRO 9.(Features)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By ANDY WILKS AND NIKHITA MAHAJAN SEXY Big Brother newcomer Sara Folino is on the hunt for a new man, her best mate revealed last night. The 27-year-old Angelina Jolie lookalike is keen to bag a boyfriend on the show, and pals think Dale will be her target. ...
Gord gets a break at last; EXCLUSIVE BROWNS ARE OFF TO THE SEASIDE.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By VINCENT MOSS Political Editor GORDON Brown has bowed to the pleas of Cabinet colleagues to get away from the pressures of office and "take a decent holiday". The PM, wife Sarah and sons John and Fraser will go for a traditional bucket-and-spade break in ...
Holiday in Stormwall?(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By KAREN ROCKETT THE great British summer was going just swell in Cornwall yesterday as 10ft waves lashed holidaymakers. The Met Office issued a severe weather warning as 35mph winds and rain swept through Penzance, and waves crashed on to the seafront. ...
REV JAILED.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... A FORMER vicar who repeatedly kicked his wife in the face during an argument over what they were having for dinner has been jailed for 26 weeks. The Reverend Christopher Walker - once ...
ABBEY YOBS.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... ENGLISH Heritage has closed a 13th Century monastery during weekdays - after yobs ran riot in its grounds. Netley Abbey will now only open on Sundays after youths scaled the 40ft ...
Matt out of rehab to marry.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... BUSTED star Matt Willis tied the knot with Emma Griffiths yesterday - fresh from a stint in rehab. He completed a monthlong clinic session of therapy for his battle with booze and drugs just in time for the ceremony. The couple held a civil ceremony at Rushton Hall, ...
Two killed in smash on M-way.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... A SECOND woman died yesterday after a pile-up that closed a motorway for seven hours. Zoe West, 34, of Gosport, Hants, was in a crash involving a lorry, a van and another car on the M6 at Broughton, Lancs. Her passenger Victoria Pickering, 27, also of Gosport, died at ...
Rape girl has her abortion.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... AN 11-year-old Romanian rape victim has been released from hospital after having an abortion in an NHS clinic. The operation was carried out on Florina Vranceanu at London's King's College Hospital last week because she was denied an abortion under the laws in her own country. ...
DANCING QUEEN; EXCLUSIVE Royal beauty Zara to be a stara on TV Strictly.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: By LARA GOULD TV Editor ZARA Phillips is waltzing into a right Royal storm after signing up to compete in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing. Zara, 27 - the Queen's granddaughter and 12th in line to the throne - has agreed to become to first royal to ...
PREVIOUSLY COURT ON TV..(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... THE Royals have appeared in various TV shows over the years. Most memorable was 1987 flop It's a Royal Knockout. The one-off was the brainchild of the Queen's youngest son, Edward. It saw senior royals, including Prince Andrew and Zara's mum Princess Anne, head up ...
Comedy Charlie's last pounds 5k.(News)
Jul 06, 2008 ... BIG-spending comic Charlie Drake left just pounds 5,000 in his will. The 5 ft 1in star - catchphrase "Hallo my darlings" - became a multi-millionaire as one of Britain's top performers in the 1950s and 1960s. He had a Surrey mansion, 14 racehorses, fast cars and a ...