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Enjoy relaxing summer in the countryside

10:30am Tuesday 7th July 2009

IF the city is too crowded and the beach is too hot why not pack up for a summer break, a little off the beaten track, in the countryside?

Treasures of the Chatsworth archive

3:57pm Monday 6th July 2009

THERE is a an opportunity to see rare treasures spanning more than 500 years in a special talk and display at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, on Tuesday, July 14 at 7.30pm.

Classic cars on show at Berrington Hall

Berrington’s interpretation assistants Sarah Pedro and Sarah Boughton, with one of the stylish motors.

1:23pm Monday 6th July 2009

FANS of classic cars should motor on down to Berrington Hall.

Midlands theme park hosts charity walk

1:14pm Monday 6th July 2009

THE managing director of Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, is chairman of the charity’s West Midlands Walk to Cure Diabetes for the second consecutive year.

Austen's Emma staged at Hanbury Hall

Austen's Emma staged at Hanbury Hall

1:21pm Monday 6th July 2009

TICKETS are now on sale for the first of this year’s outdoor theatre productions at Hanbury Hall.

Are you up to date on food labels?

Are you up to date on food labels?

7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

Confused by all that packaging saying 'Sell by', 'Use until' and 'Best before'? We look at the health effects of eating food past its official date.

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Only the music matters for Moby

Only the music matters for Moby

7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

Moby returns with a new album Wait For Me on Monday June 29. We talk to the New York musician about the record and his love of technology.

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On the record

On the record

7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

Another week, another debut from an electro singer. But can La Roux's first offering compare to Little Boots or Lady GaGa? Elsewhere, there are strong albums from Lenka, Kish Mauve and a storming soul compilation from the Stax vaults.

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'Graffiti? It doesn't really suit the way I live'

Joan Collins arriving at The Cauldwell Ball at the Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London.

7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

In an exclusive interview, Hollywood royalty Joan Collins opens up about her rollercoaster career, why she doesn't envy Angelina Jolie and her reasons for sending her diva status up in a new tongue-in-cheek film, Banksy's Coming For Dinner.

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The family way

Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova arriving for Breast Cancer Care's annual Fashion Show at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in central London.

7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

Lisa Salmon looks at the weird, wonderful and sometimes weary world of parenting.

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AFTER the horrendous – yet surprisingly legal – abuse of the expenses system at the house of commons by our Jacqui, I am seriously considering becoming a Tory. Not a fully fledged one mind, I’m not going to dig a moat round my semi and swap the decking for a duck island, not unless I can get the taxpayer to fund it.  − Chris Harrison, Hunt End

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