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One has Five On Show ; Sue Kelbrick On a New Development in Liverpool City Centre

BOASTING a prime city centre location with breathtaking views over the Liverpool skyline, One Park West is about to unveil five stunning new show apartments. One Park West is an impressive 17-storey development of 326 apartments, designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli.

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Burscough, pounds 395,000 IDEALLY located in a delightful rural area, this stunning barn conversion benefits from a detached office building and mature, private grounds.

Kirstie Is On the Mend ; Gabrielle Fagan Talks to Location Location Location Presenter Kirstie Allsopp About Her Latest Project

AFTER some recent scathing reviews of her new show, Kirstie Allsopp needs to have a sense of humour. And, to prove it, the property guru points to a picture frame in her London home. It displays a newspaper cutting of a review written at the start of her television career which states: "Kirstie fails to achieve two qualities needed for a TV presenter - being able to walk and talk at the same time." Kirstie roars with laughter as she shows it to me, obviously content that over the years she ha...

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Everybody Needs Good Neighbours

WE LOVE the areas we live in - that's the conclusion of a new survey looking at why people are choosing to improve their homes rather than move. Architect Your Home, the largest provider of architectural services to the homeowner market, conducted the research to see what effect the economic slump has had on homeowners.

All Is Well for Celia Birtwell

SIXTIES fashion icon Celia Birtwell, famous for her textiles, has designed her first range for Boots. With a huge cult following - her pieces for Topshop are virtually collectors' items - it's no surprise her new sunglasses are flying off the shelves.

The Great Summer Cover-Up

WITH all the fuss about his sellout collection for the store, you would be forgiven for thinking that H& M is the only place on the high street where you can find Matthew Williamson's girly designs. Not so, my fashionable friends.

Grab Yourself Some Clothes for Free

THE best things in life are free, and that has never been more true than in the current climate. That is why every day until June 1, one hundred lucky shoppers in stores and online will get their shopping from Warehouse without paying one single penny for it.

When It Comes to Style, We All Make a Stand ; Emma Johnson Thinks She Needs Help Emma Johnson Thinks She Needs Help Fashion Victim Fashion Victim

S O HOW do you do yours? Eyes closed, eyes open? Eyes up, eyes down? Come hither or coy? Do you do it with your legs apart or together, one hand on your hip or in the air? Do you favour full frontal or over the shoulder, on your own or with a partner? I am talking about your signature pose of course. You know, the default position you slip into whenever someone whips out a camera, which these days seems to be every five minutes (when exactly did we all become so obsessed with documenting our ...

Girls Behaving Stylishly

THE Girls Behaving Stylishly have been enjoying the glamour-fest of Cannes this week, and take you through some of their favourite looks. Elsewhere, it is shoe heaven. From the website that lets you rent designer shoes, to the woman making art out of the stars stilettos and the girls' hot new high street shoestop.

Home Is Where the Art Is ; Janet Tansley Meets the Designer Who has Turned Her Back On the International Catwalk to Keep Merseyside Ahead of Fashion

FOR designer Emma Embery, there's clearly no place like home! Emma's designs have been snapped up by major fashion houses like Calvin Klein, Laura Ashley and Donna Karan. But, having worked in London and New York, Emma has come back to her roots to create exclusive and stunning pieces for the "stylish" women of Merseyside and Cheshire.

Stylish Way to Beat Global Warming ; Now, More Than Ever, It's Vital to Be Able to Enjoy Changing Styles That Sustain the Planet. Emma Pinch Reports

IT'S Liverpool's Year of the Environment, a fact which hasn't slipped by unnoticed by the city's on-trend fashionistas. Or FACT. As part of its Climate for Change exhibition, the gallery and cinema is showcasing some of the city's best sustainable fashion lines in a catwalk show. Designers like Sara Li-Chou, with her Trashed Couture label, have reworked clothes into super stylish pieces, proving eco- chic isn't all about vegan sandals and rainbow sweaters. Rubbish it ain't! THE Climate for Ch...

Take a Leaf From Me

FURIOUS and fighting back tears of injustice, I screamed: "Why would you do this to me, France?"After all we've been through - the two World Wars, a British beef scandal and Joe Le Taxi. Why, oh why, would you charge me 16 euros for a salad? Yes, that's pounds 15 in proper money for a salad bought last week while we were on holiday in glorious France. And, according to the literature I've read, you could feed an entire African village for a month with that kind of money. Lest you misunderstan...

Brim Full of Summer Style ; with a Long, Hot Holiday Season On the Cards, Dawn Collinson Urges Men Not to Go Topless

THE supercool Lauren Laverne teams a graphic print dress with a cropped jacket for a hip look. Roll back the sleeves on this fitted jacket, pounds 60, from New Look, to steal her style. Get the look 02GO FOR the Men In Black look with this black trilby, pounds 10, from Next. 03UNLEASH your inner beach boy with a straw trilby, pounds 12.99, from River Island.

Beauty/ Win or Bin?

NOWthat the weather is taking a turn for the better, don't be fooled into thinking lip balm is no longer a make-up bag essential. With or without an SPF, they are great for giving a natural shine to lips when you don't want your look to be too "done".

Living It Up with ... ; Tory Harper, 25, Pa to the Manager, Liverpool Crowne Plaza

own, dynamic and forward-thinking, with a real sense of community. Richard Branson - would be questioned over dinner What are you reading? Petite Anglaise, by Catherine Sanderson. My boyfriend is taking me to Paris, so I saw this and thought it would get me excited about the trip.

Byinvitation Only ; Carolyn Hughes Reports From the Latest Lunches, Launches and Parties

LIVERPOOL Curry Club launched last week at the Sultan's Palace restaurant, on Victoria Street. Business people from across Merseyside came along to the event, which was supported by www.mynetworkingpa.com and HSBC business banking. More than 150 of the region's leading technology businesses gathered in Liverpool's Radisson SAS hotel to celebrate the launch of this year's' Liverpool Software

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Councillor's home row A POLITICAL row has erupted over where the chairman of Liverpool's planning committee lives. PAGE 4 Theatre facelift LIVERPOOL'S Neptune Theatre is to get a massive facelift four years after it closed.

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