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WELL-SUITED: Duncan and Joanne Bannatyne

Dragon lady

Updated 11:21am Thursday 21st January 2010

Joanne Bannatyne is a beauty with brains and great business acumen. No wonder she melted the heart of a Dragon, says Jenny Laue.


History on tap

PAST AND PRESENT: The former outward bound shop has been totally – and tastefully – transformed

Updated 1:14pm Thursday 21st January 2010

Television archaeologist Miriam Cooke has just finished turning an historic building in the heart of Barnard Castle into a comfortable family home… and now she’s got to move on, she tells Jenny Needham.

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Just the ticket for tots

EXPLOSIVE: My Secret Heart, by Streetwise Opera is at Northern Stage this month

Updated 11:25am Tuesday 26th January 2010

Northern Stage’s 40th anniversary celebrations are giving birth to all sorts of projects, says Viv Hardwick.

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Feelgood factory

With facials using Dermalogica, hand and foot makeovers by OPI, CACI non-surgical facelifts and Crystal Clear micro-dermabrasion  the salon combines A-list products with first-class service

Updated 11:44am Thursday 21st January 2010

A frazzled Lucy Richardson finally finds a window in her busy home/work schedule and makes a date to be pampered.

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