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Dear Alison

I WENT out with some friends a few weeks ago. My boyfriend couldn't come with us. We all tried to go home together, but none of the girls were gong in my direction so I shared a taxi with a bloke standing in the queue. Unfortunately, my boyfriend's mate saw us getting into the taxi and told my boyfriend. You can guess the rest. He does not believe that nothing was going on and wants us to split up. I am wondering why your boyfriend is so quick to assume the worst. Have there been occasions in...

Beauty Tips? Just Slap On the Make-Up and Smile... ; Whitney and Britney, Also Known As Gordon Cooper and James G Bellorini, Are the Ugly Sisters in the Festive Pantomime Cinderella at the Gatehouse, Stafford. The Gruesome Twosome Found Time Before a Dress Rehearsal to Grant an Audience to Alan Cookman.

Do you have any beauty tips for our readers? Whitney: Where should I start? I think your readers should simply model themselves on us - at least they should model themselves on me. Britney does her best, but she's the kind of person who should always walk into a room backwards. Britney: Obviously, it's silly to imagine that any of your readers could aspire to being as chic and glamorous as us. When it comes to make-up, though, my tip is not that less is more, but that more is more. Slap it on...

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Pounds 8,000 for Father of Murdered Wife ; Dad Awarded Costs After Helping Catch Killer

A DAD who turned detective to help catch his daughter's killer husband has been awarded Pounds 8,000 "expenses" by a judge. Retired college lecturer Bert Whitehead refused to accept that his daughter's death in a fire at her home in Staffordshire was an accident and spent six years proving it was murder.

Taxi Thugs Still at Large

POLICE are still investigating after a gang of youths went on the rampage at a taxi depot. About 14 youths assaulted staff, smashed car windows and kicked in doors during the 15-minute attack at Sid's Taxis in Chesterton.

Panto Cast's Charity Poster

A FRAMED poster signed by the cast of this year's Regent Theatre pantomime is being put up for auction. All the cast of Dick Whittington have signed the poster and given it to Staffordshire Adults Autistic Society (SAAS).

New Year Panto: Stoke-Based Theatre [...]

NEW YEAR PANTO: Stoke-based theatre group DE Caversmill is hoping to carry festive spirit through to the New Year by staging its annual pantomime in January. Sleeping Beauty, produced by a voluntary cast of actors aged five to 50 years old, will be staged at Trentham High School, in Allerton Road, from Sunday, January 10. Producer Deborah Hill, aged 42, from Blurton, said: "It's the second time we've done a show at the school. We were at the Mitchell Memorial Theatre, but we had to find a big...

Veteran of Great War Is Honoured at Last ; Family's Delight As Relative Wins Recognition for Fallen Soldier

THE campaign by a family historian to win recognition for a relative who died during the First World War has ended in success. Earlier this year, a family mystery going back decades was solved when an unknown man in old photographs was identified as Private James Le Doux.

Steelite Workers Show Off Their Talents to Help Raise Cash

EMPLOYEES at Steelite International have raised more than Pounds 28,000 for a children's charity. The Middleport manufacturer, which employs more than 600 people, nominated the Make-A-Wish Foundation as their charity for 2009. The charity grants magical wishes for children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses.

Appeal for History Help

A POTTERIES enthusiast is appealing for public contributions to his book on the history of Norton. Jeff Abbotts, of St Bartholomews Close, Norton, grew tired of failing to find any historical record of Norton in local bookshops and libraries and decided to compile a book of his own.

Chub Take to Churnet in Re-Stocking

THE programme to restock the River Churnet after it became polluted has now been completed. A stretch of the river at Consall Forge has received a final Christmas present of 500 fish.

Survey Response Stacks Up to Cash for Trio

LUCKY winners who have helped to shape the future of Staffordshire's transport agenda for the next decade have celebrated their success. Toby Sills, from Rocester, Simon Beal, from Stafford, and Amanda Makin, from Stafford, gave their views on how to boost the county's road network as part of the Stack Up campaign.

Lottery Date Draws Near

THE winning tickets of the 2009 Katharine House Hospice Snowball lottery are being drawn tomorrow. Patient John Gilmartin will pick out the three lucky winners, who will win Pounds 2,009, Pounds 750 and Pounds 500.

Have a Say On the Rights of Patients

RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say and take part in a national consultation on patient rights by completing a quick survey. NHS North Staffordshire is now collecting feedback on behalf of the Department of Health for its consultation document The NHS Constitution: a consultation on new patient rights.

Conman 'Breached Business Deal Ban' ; Fraudster Accused of Devaluing Hisassets

A BUSINESSMAN involved in a Pounds 25 million fraud has been locked up by a judge for allegedly breaching a financial restraining order. Mortgage broker and former sponsor of Stafford Rangers, Paul Cope, was on bail awaiting sentencing over the four-and-ahalf-year- long leasing swindle.

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