This Halloween, don’t let yourself be scared half to death by an avoidable injury to your little ones. By Carl Waring Children everywhere are looking forward to the next big excitement after the summer holidays: the thrilling time that is Halloween. Up and down the land, creatures of all sorts…

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October is well and truly in full swing now, bright blue skies and autumnal colours a plenty – I love autumn, until it rains! Welcome to another week of #TriedTested! Of course we wouldn’t be able to say that without you lovely lot returning each and every week to link…

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Autumn is the time for pulling on your wellies and heading out to the countryside but did you know that it is also the height of tick season? Ticks can be a danger to both you and your pet so it’s important to be vigilant in preventing and treating; ticks…

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It’s about this time of year that I start thinking about winter clothes – swapping the tshirts for wooly jumpers and the flip flops for boots. Even though the sun is still shining there is a chill in the air. Brantano recently sent me a pair of their rather gorgeous…

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Halloween is almost upon us again, with the shops full of scary costumes, trick or treat sweets and pumpkins. It can be a really fun time to share with your children, but it’s important that to remember safety at this time of year.  Smiffys have created a useful infographic, which…

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