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Back to Reality? How to Bring the ‘Blue Mind’ into your Everyday Routine
As summer draws to a close, packed calendars, school runs, overflowing inboxes and looming deadlines are back on the horizon. For many, the return to...
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The Benefits of a Wood Burning Stove
Expert from Swedish manufacturer, Contura, shares insights on the benefits of opting for a wood burning stove to keep you cosy this autumn-winter With the...
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A Stove for Every Space: How to Choose the Right Wood Burner for your Home
After a sweltering summer, it’s time to look forward to crisp, colder months, when our homes become our sanctuaries once more. With high energy costs...
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Smooth & Stress-Free Summer Sailing: Tips for a Memorable Family Boating Break
With families increasingly seeking slower-paced, more experiential, and screen-free ways to travel together, self-drive boating holidays are emerging as an appealing alternative to traditional summer...
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Feeling The Heat? A Guide to Summer Humidity and How to Stay Comfortable Through the Heatwaves
Heatwaves hit differently in the UK because of the high humidity that is characteristic of our summers. High humidity makes actual temperatures feel much hotter,...
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Stove-Maxxing: A Guide to Optimising Your Wood Burning Stove Experience
When operating to its full potential, a wood burning stove provides a sustainable, efficient and cost-effective heating solution for your home. In addition to these...
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Interior Design Trends 2026: AI
Catharina Björkman, Scandi homes & interiors expert at Contura, says: “AI has made a mark on all areas of modern life, with many of us...
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Edge NYC Debuts All-New Indoor Immersive Experience
Images and b-roll of the new installations are available here. A media fact file and FAQ document can be found here. LONDON, 11 June 2026...
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Interior Design Trends 2026: Scandi Maximalism
Anyone seeking interior inspiration this summer need look no further than the latest interior design trend of Scandi maximalism. Catharina Björkman, Scandi homes & interiors...
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Channel 4’s Narrow Escapes to Visit Scotland for the First Time
Le Boat self-drive boating holidays to feature in Channel 4's Narrow Escapes series filmed on the Caledonian Canal. Narrow Escapes is back for a third...
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The Aquaphile Lifestyle Phenomenon: What’s Driving Brits to the Water?
Contributing £2.5bn to the UK economy each year , the water-based tourism and leisure market continues to successfully rebound towards pre-pandemic levels, with the UK...
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Top 10 Taps on The Thames: Best Riverside Drinking and Dining Spots as we Enjoy the Longest Days of the Year this June-July
[Photo credit: Fullers’] If there’s one place Brits are known to flock to in the height of summer, it’s a shady pub garden - where...
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SEO vs GEO – Barbenheimer 2: AI Boogaloo
In perhaps one of the most surprising cultural matchups of all time, Barbie won the box office ($.44 billion+), while Oppenheimer dominated the awards season...
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Tickets Now on Sale for All-New Experience at Edge NYC Opening 11 June
Photo and video renderings available for download here. Edge NYC, the highest indoor/outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, located at Hudson Yards, will debut...
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New Modular Stove from Contura: Meet MyCube – and Make it Your Own
Contura launches new customisable modular stove system, MyCube. Your home. Your room. Your stove. MyCube - the new modular stove system from Europe’s leading wood...
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Breathe Easy: A Guide to Improving Air Quality in the Home This Spring
Our homes are our sanctuaries; a place to decompress and relax at the end of a hard day at work or school. Whilst we understand...
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Interior Design Trends 2026: Sensescaping
With the arrival of warmer temperatures, longer days and glorious daffodils in the UK, it’s clear that spring has (finally!) arrived. Spring is a season...
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The Runner’s Guide to Rest
Whether you are an avid park runner or gearing up for your fourth ultramarathon, ensuring that you are getting the right amount of high-quality sleep...
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No Licence, No Problem! A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Drive Boating Holidays
From guided canal tours to multi-country cruises, boating holidays are growing increasingly popular, with 36 million European citizens identifying as boaters who regularly participate in...
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The Road Trip Renaissance: Top Five Travel Trends Fuelling Van Life This Summer
2026 marks a shift in gear and growing appetite for van life with the hashtag #RoadTrip amassing more than 5.9 million tags across the globe,...
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Rooster Appointed to Manage Five Hyatt Hotels in London
LONDON, UK - Leading independent PR & communications agency, Rooster, has been appointed as the UK agency to support strategy, creativity and execution across a...
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