Ranson's Rants and Raves

Cathy Ranson

Rants and raves: weight loss is no mumbo jumbo

I HAVE been writing about the fab weight-loss trial I've been taking part in with local clinical hypnotherapist Noel Bradford, and am delighted to report that I've lost half a stone! Read

Rants and Raves: Shock email from Rabbit

WE WERE away for a few days over half term, so when Alex came home with a pot of cress seeds from his Beaver pack, I chucked the pot in the bin the morning we left home. Read

Barbara Fisher's B-Mail

Barbara Fisher

Bm@il: A little bit of warning would be nice

I WAS in a very bad mood last week after being made to sit in a small space without food, water or company, unable to open a door for fear of being killed, and knowing if I tried to make a phone call I could have the full might of the law coming down on me. Read

Barbara Fisher

Bm@il: Big Brother's here in more ways than one

AS THE annual Channel 4 reality television show Big Brother kicked off again last week, I thought how the author who invented the term must now be turning in his grave. Read

Fortnightly Fashionista

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Fortnightly fashionista: eighties throwbacks

Eighties throwbacks are the order of the day for spring/summer collections currently gracing the catwalk, and one of the most controversial looks of the season are harem trousers. Read

Fortnightly Fashionista: Effortless femininity

The asymmetric shoulder is sweeping gracefully on to the spring/summer catwalks, bringing a touch of effortless femininity. Read

Fully Booked

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Fully booked: high volatge tattoos

I have always wanted to go to Los Angeles and, if I ever do go (unlikely, but you never know), the first place I want to visit is High Voltage, a tattoo parlour in Hollywood. The owner is known the world over and she has a new book out, Kat Von D - High Voltage Tattoo, which is part autobiography and part love letter to tattooing. Read

Fully booked: not for the squeamish

Josh Bazell's Beat The Reaper isn't a book I'd recommend to the squeamish. Read

John's Journey

Letters to the Editor

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Can a petition change minds of powers?

I AGREE with all the people who think it would be a good idea to rebuild Hillingdon Hospital on the RAF Uxbridge. Read

Can BAA find it in its heart to save birds?

IT MIGHT not be widely realised that the central area of Heathrow Airport is home to some species of rare birds. These are, in fact, house sparrows. Read

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