Lifestyle

Northern Soul

03-Feb-08  

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A dynamic Yorkshire-based, company aims to make Yorkshire a feature film-making hub in the UK. The company’s debut feature — the Anglo-Indian rom-com ‘Quick, Slip Me A Bride’ — is intended for a worldwide audience but yet carefully targets the massive Asian market. With stars such as Ross Kemp, Amanda Holden and Bollywood star Bipasha Basu attached, expectations are high.


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Responsible Travel

14-May-07  Justin Francis

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Justin Francis co-founded responsibletravel.com in 2001 with backing from angel investors including Anita and Gordon Roddick from The Body Shop. The company is an example of effective green business in the noughties.


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Hybrid Vehicles

05-Nov-06  Anthony Rommens

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Hybrid or petrol-electric vehicles have been announced as ‘the’ current environmental choice in automobile ownership. Sales are now starting to slow in the United Kingdom as the initial ‘green’ publicity and Hollywood celebrity support is beginning to fade. Hybrids however remain a lifestyle choice for many who are concerned about our planet’s future. They save on petrol and produce extremely low carbon emissions. In this article, we answer the following; “What is a hybrid vehicle?”, “Do they save money?” and “What are recommended new vehicle choices?”


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Destination: Icehotel

08-Jan-06  Jennifer Lawson

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Care to spend this holiday season, enjoying a truly luxurious experience of snow-filled adventure and fun? Then kindly pack your bags and set your next destination for the Icehotel, a delightfully unconventional winter resort tucked away in the Lapland pine forests of Sweden.


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Insight

Rene Carayol

René Carayol

Take one outgoing Prime Minister with an unquestioned flair, a natural charisma and the confidence to make radical decisions. Add his successor, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer; a man with a dour public persona and a history of taking the cautious path.
The equation doesn?t immediately point to a new era of British politics in which risk is once again embraced instead of being talked about dismissively as yet another four-letter word.

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