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Buy local and save nearly £900 a year
Family shuns supermarkets and SAVES £900 a year after switching to local shops and markets following birth of daughter
- Ian and Rebekah Pugh gave up supermarkets to save money
- Experiment began before the birth of their daughter Lizzie
- Over the year they have saved £900 and say their diet is better
- Now they plan to stay supermarket-free forever
By David Wilkes
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Realising that supermarkets were costing them a small fortune, they set themselves the challenge of shunning them for a year.
Sticking to ten strict rules, the couple limited their food budget to £50 a week and began buying all their groceries from local shops and markets.
Shop swap: Ian and Rebekah Pugh gave up supermarkets before the birth of their daughter Lizzie and say they have saved money and have a better diet
Carers are “too old” to party
Too old to go into a nightclub!
Care workers enjoying a night out in Lancaster for Christmas were stopped in their tracks after being told they were “too old” to get into a nightclub.
Maria Akister, 54, a support worker who lives in Millhouse Mews, said that the actions of a bouncer at The Lounge in Penny Street had “ruined what was otherwise a really good night”.
Maria said that she had been out with eight other work colleagues for a festive meal and drinks on December 12.
Three of the group decided to go for a last drink at The Lounge on their way to get a taxi.
Signing Santa Warms Kids Hearts
Natalia Zea
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) – For many kids, sitting on Santa’s lap, posing for a picture with him, and telling him all the gifts they want for Christmas is a holiday tradition they never miss.
But for kids who are deaf and hard of hearing, that last part is usually impossible.
