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‘After enjoying the New Year festivities we often find ourselves calling the doctor’s surgery complaining of feeling unwell or maybe depressed at the prospect of facing a new year ahead? Can I see someone now, today?’ . . . writes Mal Practice. Imagine having to walk 30km every time you need a ...

The registrars dealing with women available for farming met at Guildford. Cranleigh’s registrar was Mrs Welch, of ‘Stonewall’ on the Common. Although farmers were desperate for workers, there was still a lot of prejudice against employing women. The registrars agreed it was most satisfactory when ...

Prep: 15 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 10 - 12 Mins Makes: 20   Ingredients 320g puff pastry sheet mugful of grated cheese (we mixed 60g cheddar with 25g parmesan) flour, for dusting 2 tbsp milk toppings of your choice (optional) - we used poppy seeds, dried oregano and sesame seeds ...

Prep: 40 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 2 Hrs 30 Mins Serves: 10-12   Ingredients For the pudding 200g frozen dark sweet cherries defrosted, plus extra cherries, left whole, to decorate the pudding 1 Conference pear 100g raisins 100g sultanas 100ml brandy 100g bar dark chocolate ...

Prep: 40 mins Difficulty: More Effort Cook: 1 Hr 10 Mins Serves: 8   Ingredients 75g butter, plus extra for greasing 150g diced pancetta 150g Italian sausages, chopped 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped rosemary 2 garlic cloves, grated ...

Prep: 5 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 1 Hr 30 Mins - 2 Hrs Serves: 10   Ingredients 2 x 750ml bottles red wine 100ml Cointreau peeled zest and juice of 2 large oranges pared zest of 1 lemon 120g golden caster sugar 2 cinnamon sticks 3 star anise 4 cloves 1 orange, sliced Method ...