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Neal's Yard Remedies, Green People, Spiezia, Balm Balm and Dr Hauschka are just a few. My latest brainwave is to blend my own. Add a few drops of lavender and rose essential oils to a bottle of organic jojoba oil, and you've got an excellent moisturiser. Decant into a fancy bottle and you've got something you could flog in a high-end boutique. Now there's a thought.BE GREENER• Local produce Try to find locally made cosmetics. Eco-friendly Scottish brands include Herbaria (www.hedgerowherbals.com), from Broxburn; Lavera (www.lavera.co.uk), from Kirkcudbright; and The Caurnie Soapery (www.caurnie.com), of Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow.• Recycle wrapping Check that the pretty packaging on your cosmetics is recyclable. Aveda, Origins and Body Shop fit the bill, while many Lush products have no packaging whatsoever.Well-worn excusesORGANIC clothing ranges are springing up all the time, aimed at easing our environmental conscience the next time we fancy a fashion fix.
Who'll make the cut for Shark's second round?
Not so, said Iemma's spokesman yesterday, who added that the boss had no interest in any property in the region. The agent selling the property, called Karl Karl, also denies it has been sold and is still marketing the expansive country retreat, which features a pavilion style main residence with two self-contained guest suites. MOVING CAMP
The Australia Zoo pioneer Bob Irwin has maintained his silence in the wake of claims he has fallen out with Terri Irwin, the wife of his late son, Steve. This week it emerged Bob had bought a property at Wattle Camp near Kingaroy, where PS had previously reported the 68-year-old had been spending time since the alleged falling out. .
Vive la Downtown! Business grants available to instill a touch of ...
Whether it's flowers spilling into the street from a florist shop or sipping coffee at an outdoor cafe, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership wants to bring a bit of Paris to the city of steel. Through a $1 million grant from the Colcom Foundation, the partnership is offering matching funds to Downtown restaurants, retailers and businesses as incentive to perk up their facades and sidewalks. The Paris to Pittsburgh program is one of two initiatives being launched by the partnership this year in a bid to add vibrancy to the heart of the Golden Triangle. It also is offering property owners loans to convert vacant or under-used upper floors into apartments in the hope of providing more affordable options for people who want to live Downtown. One of the goals of the Paris to Pittsburgh program is to make store and restaurant fronts more transparent, with large window or garage door-like openings that will allow patrons to move freely between the indoor and outdoor spaces.
Fire destroys South Sandusky Street garage
Fire destroyed a garage at 683 S. Sandusky St. shortly after noon Saturday. Tiffin Fire Chief William Ennis said Nick Huston, a Clinton Township volunteer firefighter, was working in his garage when the blaze started. “He was working on his motorcycle," he said. “He spilled some gasoline, and then it ignited from a heating source in the garage." Ennis said everyone was out of the home when firefighters arrived on scene. “Everybody got out OK, and nobody was injured," he said. “It was a very fortunate day for us." Ennis said firefighters contained the fire to the garage and the door to the kitchen. The chief, who did not have a loss estimate Saturday afternoon, said the house has extensive smoke damage and little fire and heat damage. The family, which was to stay with relatives for the night, will be able to save sentimental items, he said.
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