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		<title>How to transform your home on a budget </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Qashish Dhiraj Mehta&#160; Giving your apartment a makeover can feel like a uphill task. With a limited budget and limited space, every piece of furniture, every decoration, and every storage solution has to work overtime. But here’s the good news: a tight pocket doesn’t necessarily mean sacrificing style or functionality. With a little creativity, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>8 items to carry in your handbag at all times.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 08:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Qashish Dhiraj Mehta&#160; For all those heading to work or dropping the kids off to school, we have one thing in common- A big tote that basically has our life in it.&#160; Today, I’m going to give you a few quick tips and must haves that you should always carry in your handbag bag.&#160;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME …</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Depressed by the dull weather recently, I became demotivated, tired, and definitely not nice to live with. This manifested itself as the ‘What If Blues’. It’s a dangerous phrase often leading to introspection and dissatisfaction with yourself. Who hasn’t asked themselves “What if I had studied harder at school?” “What if I had exercised more?” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Community revival. In your area too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During October and November 2022 Garry Turner and Erica Semerdzhiev started the process of setting up three neighbourhood watch schemes in the West Hill, Dartford area and they were keen to share both why they felt drawn to do this and to invite other Dartford residents to consider doing the same. A seed of inspiration [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>We are beams welcome two new Patrons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We Are Beams&#160;welcome&#160;two&#160;new&#160;Patrons providing a double boost for local disabled children’s charity! Beams are delighted to announce&#160;that&#160;British&#160;Paralympian&#160;and&#160;wheelchair racer&#160;JohnBoySmith&#160;and&#160;Actor and Television Presenter David Ribi&#160;have become the new Patrons&#160;for the charity. Both&#160;will be great&#160;assets&#160;to the charity&#160;having real life experience of both disability and Special&#160;Education&#160;Needs&#160;and&#160;their enthusiasm and energy&#160;will&#160;not only&#160;help to&#160;raise awareness&#160;but also&#160;drive forward&#160;the&#160;future plans for the charity. JohnBoy [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Making your home safe in the New Year &#8211; Home Instead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year and welcome to another edition of Senior Snippets: the monthly advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you by Christina Uppenkamp, Director of Home Instead Dartford. The start of the year is traditionally a time when lots of people focus on creating new healthy habits, so [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Message from The Worshipful the Mayor of Dartford Cllr Paul Cutler</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Wilmington Academy Students&#8217; Food Bank Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Post by Mrs Chané Mann &#8211;&#160; Co-ordinator of Health &#38; Social Care and&#160;Teacher of Psychology at Wimington&#160;Academy As Christmas approaches we have a lot to be thankful for and we can look forward to a season of festive fun with our families and friends.&#160; Christmas is a time of giving and community spirit and, as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Delighted Dartford apprentice to help charge Britain’s low carbon future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dogs Trust vet nurse from Dartford speaks of her pride in helping Bosnian street dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 11:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Dogs Trust vet nurse from Kent has recently returned from Bosnia and Herzegovina where she has been sharing her expertise with local vets who are working to improve the welfare of street dogs.&#160; Michelle Henry-Clement, a vet nurse from Dartford, visited Bosnia to support Dogs Trust’s work in the country. For the last ten [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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