The Dovetail Joint Ltd CONTENTS JANUARY 2012 SINCE 1996. 50,000 COPIES DELIVERED EVERY MONTH JANUARY 2012
MERIDIAN 10 12
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NEW YEAR NEW INT ERIORS
WIN
♦ Dinner for two at The Bank Restaurant
♦ A hai r make over at Sarah Rober ts
HA P P Y
SHAPE UP for 2012 HOMES ✦
FOOD ✦ BEAUTY ✦ FASHION ✦ INTERIORS ✦ SHOPPING ✦ EDUCATION COVER Design Services
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NEWS F Win Dinner for two at The Bank
INTERIORS Looking to the New Year with some retro style
GARDENING
Invasion of Japanese Knotweed BUSINESS
The Law and your Property
EDUCATION Careers Advice
RETAIL Round up of new ideas for 2012
HEALTH & BEAUTY Time to get back in shape
CARE HOMES Providing Care as it should be
32 WINE 33
35 Drinking and calorie counting
RESTAURANT REVIEWS ‘Strictly’ Independent Reviews
CHAPTERS UPDATE Attention to detail.
38-41 LISTINGS F If its on its in
F Exhibition Review Dickens at The Museum of London 46
PROPERTY Options for First Time Buyers
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