OCTOBER SPECIAL 2019

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All the Best Real life Stories and other exciting treats from Chat

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Welcome…
As the saying goes, patience is a virtue. Even when life throws us a curveball, it’s patience that sees us through to happier times. We particularly admire the patience of Lauren (pg4). After a freak accident caused devastating injuries, she remained
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But It’s My Birthday...
Mary*, 31 Padding silently down the stairs so as not to wake the kids, I paused on the bottom step to make sure I couldn’t hear any little voices. But all was silent. Bliss, I thought to myself. Being a single mum to three kids was tough, and alth
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Check Out These Sungl-asses !
Check out this mule dude – a donkey blinded in a freak accident being nursed back to health with special sunglasses. Jonty the donkey was rushed into a specialist donkey hospital after stepping on a sharp thorn. The thorn was removed, but the stress
Chat Specials2 min readFashion
How To Transition Your Summer Wardrobe Into Autumn
Just because it’s not warm and sunny doesn’t mean the florals have to hide. Switch the flowery summer dresses to a floral shirt paired with jeans, or ditzy print midi dress and tights for a warmer look – this goes for all prints for those who enjoy s
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Dead GOOD PARTIES
Owners of Bubblegum Balloons, Megan, Laura and Sally, are here to give you their top tips this Halloween… • To be the best party host, you need to get prepared and keep it simple! If the host is relaxed, everyone else will be. Choosing décor, food
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Keeping It Real
Kayleigh Evans, 27, Birkenhead Bursting into tears, I felt an arm stroking my back. ‘Hey, don’t cry, it’s OK,’ my husband Lee, 28, soothed, wrapping his arms around me as I emerged from the bathroom in a complete state. ‘It’s negative,’ I cried, sh
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Whatever The Weather
It was one of life’s ironies that the launch of Serendome – the UK’s largest umbrella – coincided with the start of a record-breaking heatwave. The one weekend when we wanted rain, the sun broke through, the air became balmy, and visitors to Pembro
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Only Way Out
Arriving back to their home in Florida, Beatrice and Lawrence Dickey had been to a music concert, to see the band, Journey. Lawrence was drunk, which wasn’t unusual. He was an alcoholic and after drinking nine beers and at least three shots, Lawrence
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Dying To Fit In
Mhairi-Rose Stewart, 22, Glasgow. Heading back into the changing rooms, after a successful game of hockey, I wondered if I’d finally made it into the clique. I’d scored a great goal out on the pitch, and my teammates had all been singing my praises
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Confidential
Q My husband and I haven’t planned on starting a family just yet, but my parents want a grandchild, and as I have no siblings, I’m their only hope. Should we have a baby for their sake? Jenni, Plymouth A Having a baby is a life-changing experience.
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And I Will Walk 18,000 Miles...
Christian Lewis, 38, Swansea Sitting on my surfboard in July 2017, I was waiting for the perfect wave, when all of a sudden, I saw my opportunity. It was massive, and one that not many surfers would risk – but I didn’t care. I’d been suffering with
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Cooking Cooking
PREP TIME 10MIN. COOK TIME 15MIN. • 75g Flora Dairy Free• 115g soft brown sugar• 50g golden caster sugar• 1 medium egg• 125g self-raising flour• 25g cocoa powder• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda• ½ tsp baking powder• 30g dairy free white chocolate, chopp
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Spooky Spots
Could you take a stroll around the grounds of one of the most haunted buildings in Nottinghamshire? There are few finer ways to spend an evening than strolling through the beautiful Deer Park of Wollaton Hall – but there are many dark secrets amongst
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Ask Our Doc
I’m a postmenopausal woman who is sexually active. Can I still get STIs? Amy, Bolton Because postmenopausal women can no longer get pregnant, many stop using condoms, which can often lead to contracting STIs. Surprisingly, if you’re a postmenopau
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Health News
New research has found that millions of Brits confess to not drinking any water in a single day. The study by Britvic and Robinsons have found that a shocking 20% of people last drank a glass of water a week ago. Britvic have teamed up with tech comp
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Health Age joyfully
It’s ‘the miracle cure’ (NHS) If you aren’t yet active, start by moving a bit more every day. Walking is excellent, easy and gets you where you want to go. Try getting off the bus one stop earlier, walking in your lunch hour and up stairs and escal
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I Hit The £3,414 JACKPOT!
Danielle Barnes, 34, Nuneaton Looking at my tidy house, I smiled. It was 4 December 2018, and I’d done all my chores before midday. Time to relax! A self-employed hairdresser, I ran my own little salon from home, but had no more clients that day. T
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Beauty All Things Pumpkin
We’re all looking for gorgeously glowy skin. In fact, many of us will spend a lot of our time and money on it. But with Halloween just around the corner, we’re all about to come into contact with one very useful product – pumpkin! Pumpkins are a grea
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Weird World Super Powers
Joy Milne from Perth, Scotland, is able to ‘smell’ Parkinson’s disease on people, before it’s been diagnosed. Edinburgh University conducted tests and proved that Milne is able to successfully identify Parkinson’s 11 out of 12 times. Milne’s husband
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Chit Chat
Many cultures around the world celebrate the Festival of the Dead in honour of deceased members of the community. The festival is held after the harvest in August, September, October or November. In Japanese Buddhist custom, communities celebrate t

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