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COLUMNIST: Preparing for a big leap for my little boy

Well this year started much like the last one; I went through every emotion on New Year’s Eve - happy tears fell as I reflected on the lovely things that had happened in 2017, then I sobbed about some not so happy moments.

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COLUMN: Why asking for ‘PP’ leaves me feeling flushed!

COLUMN: Why asking for ‘PP’ leaves me feeling flushed!

What’s in name? Quite a lot, as it goes.

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COLUMN: I’m not going potty, miracles can happen!

COLUMN: I’m not going potty, miracles can happen!

Miracles can happen; I know they can, because I have toilet trained a boy.

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Children will be forced to reply to their parents' texts

Dad creates app that forces children to text their parents back

A father was so fed up with his teenage son ignoring his messages that he created an app - to force him to text back.

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Ash Cottage, Ravensworth

Cottage offers best of old and new and a taste of the “Good Life”

Ash Cottage, Ravensworth

£825,000

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Masongill cottage

Secret love and the cottage where Sherlock was “born”

This beautiful house, near Ingleton, was once the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mother and is said to have inspired his most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Sheena Hastings reports.

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The cost of a foreign holiday could be set to increase again.

UK families may have to pay ‘holiday tax’ after Brexit

Britons travelling to continental Europe after Brexit could have to pay for permission to enter EU countries, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has conceded.

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7.8 million adults in the UK use dating sites

Over-50s move online to find a partner

With websites like Tinder popular with the more youthful end of the dating market, over-50s may feel left out when it comes to finding a partner.
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Top 10 things kids think you should have nailed before you turn 30

10 things kids think you should have nailed before you turn 30

Forget fast cars, earning loads of money or even finding love - schoolchildren aged between five and 16 believe the secret to being a successful grown-up is being “happy”.
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How has your name performed since 1904?

Comeback kid or rising star? How has your name performed since 1904?

Names, love yours or hate it, we’ve all got one and now a new tool can reveal how popular our monikers have been over the past 110 years.
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Trendy mums spend more on themselves than back-to-school kids

Trendy mums spend more on themselves than back-to-school kids

Fashion-conscious mums are spending more on themselves than on their children ahead of the new school term, according to new research.

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Revealed: Yorkshire’s top 10 most hated home furnishings

Homeowners across the region have revealed their top 10 most hated interior furnishings in new research.

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Council green light plans to move Scarboro’ bookmaker

A gambling giant is set to up sticks after Scarborough Council approved plans to move its store further into the heart of the town centre.

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Laura and Richard Binley toast their Diamond wedding

Diamonds are forever for couple

There will be jubilations on Thursday for one Scarborough couple as they celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary.

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Families to join in fun at library Baby Days

FAMILIES with babies and toddlers are invited to Scalby Library tomorrow to join in with one of North Yorkshire County Council’s popular Baby Days.

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Mum’s bid to help beat the new baby blues

Mum’s bid to help beat the new baby blues

THE DECISION to have a baby is one of the most important in a woman’s life, yet it is an experience that is different for every female.

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Loved-up couple in search of longevity

Loved-up couple in search of longevity

AN ADVENTUROUS British couple travelling the UK on motorcycle and sidecar stopped off in Scarborough on a journey to uncover the secrets of a lasting relationship.

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