Birmingham Post

Beauty Style: Retail Therapy

Midland jeweller Lisa Chambers is making the most of women's curves by being the first to offer a new range to flatter larger fingers, wrists and necklines. She came up with the idea to offer larger sizes after the frustration she experienced trying to buy bigger accessories.

Beauty Style: A Ray of Hope for Fake Tans ; with Serious Warnings About the Dangers of Over-Exposure to the Sun, More and More of Us Are Turning to Fake Tans for Our Feel-Good Summer Colour. But How Do You Make Sure You Don't End Up Looking Like You've Been Tangoed? Lifestyle Editor Lisa Piddington Offers Advice On How to Apply Self-Tanners Successfully and Looks at the Best Products On the Market.

Most of us have a history with fake tans that we'd rather not talk about. My first experience was not a happy one. I was only ten years old and we had just returned from a two-week holiday in a very hot Italy. It was the first time the Piddingtons had travelled abroad and, after years of soggy British breaks, it was the first time we had ever really experienced sun.

Post Style: Trunk Call ; Leave the Bermuda Shorts and Hawaiian Shirts at Home This Year and Instead Opt for Stylish Holiday Wear, Writes Lifestyle

Men don't seem to grasp the idea of a new wardrobe for the holidays. It really is a case of reaching to the far recesses of the wardrobe when it comes to packing his case for the two week summer sojourn. Instead of treating themselves to new swimwear and shorts, invariably they'll happily stick with a pair of reliable trunks that they bring out year after year. But I'm sorry guys, this won't do. If you want to stun the local senoritas and get heads turning, then you'll have to take a stroll d...

Wine Style: On the Grapevine ; Clive Platman Visits Tanners for Their Summer Tasting

Supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury's alone account for 50 per cent of off-trade wine sales and, after including their competitors, this figure rises to nearer 75 per cent. Their sheer scale allows supermarket buyers to wield enormous power, that inevitably becomes the subject of abuse. In their relentless pursuit of everlower prices, the margins of the producers are squeezed tighter and tighter, to the extent that they are faced with a simple choice: go out of business or reduce quality by cutt...

Wine Style: Brief Taster

Table Talk: The Home of Good Food in Stafford ; Quality Restaurants Are a Rarity in Stafford. Alison Davison Looks at One Eaterie That Bucks the Trend

Moat House Hotel, Acton Trussell, Staffordshire. 01785 712217.

Post Style: Testicular Cancer: The Facts

Keep your eye on the ball: how to check for testicular cancer (see image) The early signs of testicular are usually obvious and easy to spot...but only if you check yourself regularly. You should watch out for one or more of the following:

Post Style: Testicular Cancer: Case Study 2 -Lee Davies

Lee Davies takes pride in his appearance. Not in that overpreened, pretty boy kind of a way. But in that smart, everything- looksright-but-I-haven't-tried-too-hard kind of a way. The tie matches the shirt, but isn't an obvious match, not one of those shirt and tie box set things. The cufflinks blend in neatly; the rings on his fingers are funky yet subtle. But there's one thing that he no longer takes care over. Since 2002, he hasn't needed to. His hair.

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Office Style: Win a Date with Nessie

Post Style, Eastern Airways and Marriott Hotels have teamed up to offer one reader and a partner the chance to enjoy a luxury trip to the Highlands of Scotland to celebrate the addition of a third weekday service between Birmingham and Inverness, and the introduction of a Sunday flight. Inverness is renowned as the gateway to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Located at the mouth of the River Ness the city is a short drive from the splendours of Loch Ness and the stunning scenery of one ...

Office Style: Get the Vip Treatment From Tracey Island

Post Style have teamed up with the charity Baby Lifeline to offer two lucky readers a pair of VIP tickets to the Midlands own, star studded Thunderbirds film premiere. On July 20th, the ICC hosts the charity premiere of the live action version of Gerry Anderson's classic. A prescreen drinks reception awaits a lucky VIP following a stroll down the red carpet. Schmooze with the VIPs, enjoy complimentary champagne and tuck in to the delights of a hot buffet after the very exclusive screening of ...

Post People: A Spark of Hope

Celebrities including Dennis Waterman, Robert Powell and Kenny Lynch took part in the SPARKS Golf Day which was held at West Midlands Golf Centre. The event, which was sponsored by Ocean View Properties and organised by Andy Gray and Barry Fitzpatrick, raised money for children's charity, SPARKS. Pictures/Steve Fisher

Post Beauty: Ask Linda ; Each Month Linda Flint, Spa Manager at Staffordshire's Hoar Cross Hall, Answers Your Beauty Queries

Q. My work in one of the country's busiest Accident and Emergency departments sees me making life or death decisions, coping with awkward patients, constantly supervising others without a second thought for doing so seemingly with neither thanks or appreciation! I invariably arrive home and shed tears because I am so drained and upset by what I have seen. Stress doesn't even begin to cover it! I really need something to pamper myself at the end of my shift - something to look forward to, that...

Post People: Flying the Flag

Business leaders from Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire did their bit for England's Euro 2004 challenge, when they turned out in force to cheer the team on in their 3-0 victory over Switzerland. In the next best thing to actually being in Portugal, more than 100 fans viewed the action live on a specially erected moviesized screen at picturesque Ansty Hall near Nuneaton, cheering every move of Beckham and Co as they put their shock defeat at the hands of France behind them.

Post People: Kart Load of Cash for Charity

Standing: Carl Chadwick, Grant Thornton; Roger Harcourt, Shoosmiths; kneeling: David Farmer, Peter Andrews, Stuart Lawrenson, Shoosmiths Grant Thornton's annual Midlands Charity Karting Championship raised pounds 5,000 for Age Concern Nottingham and Ash Lea Special School in Nottingham, bringing the total since the championship was launched nine years ago to more than pounds 30,000.

Post People: A Hike for Housing

Hammonds solicitors employment team are raising funds for St Basils, the Birmingham homeless charity. A team of six people took part in a 27 mile hike in the Lake District on behalf of St Basil's recently. St Basil's is a long established Birmingham charity which works with young people between the age of 16-25 to prevent homelessness within the West Midlands. Hammonds team member, Kathy Halliday is on their Board of Governors. In previous years, the team from Hammonds have slept out in the g...

Post People: Getting the Perfect 'Vibe'

Around 60 leading businesswomen attended the latest in a series of women's networking events organised by the Midlands office of law firm Reed Smith. The event was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, at Ryton- on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, where guests were entertained by a talk on Feng Shui and Oriental astrology.

Post People: Mixin' with the Best

Quentin Davies, John Diviney, Paul Stevens (partner at George Green), Ken Bate and Richard Jones More than 150 clients and professional contacts attended George Green's cocktail party at Hagley Hall in the beautiful Worcestershire countryside.

Post People: It's Oar for a Good Cause

A Staffordshire businessman has refused to allow the county's landlocked status prevent him rowing a marathon and launch a campaign to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The absence of a suitable stretch of water resulted in David Ling, 56, covering the 26 miles 385 yards on a rowing machine at the Lichfield Health and Fitness Club, Lichfield.

Post People: Why Business Properties Should Be the Lease of Your Worries

National law firm Mills & Reeve hosted a property seminar focusing on the changes to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and its impact on commercial leases. Speakers included James Falkner (partner), Julian Steed (associate) and James Thirkettle (solicitor). The seminar was aimed at property developers.