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elcome to your January edition. As we leave 2018 and move into the New Year, undoubtedly the word on everyone’s lips is


Brexit: come March 2019 what will the future hold? To some extent the outcome now is something you or I can have little say in but we


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can determine to make changes for the better in our own lives by improving our wellbeing, health, fi tness, fi nances, job prospects… to name but a few, and our New Year, New Intentions 10-page special will get you on track to achieving your goals. Talking achieving goals, the Queen’s New Year Honours List rewards people from all walks of life for their services – and at INDEX we’ve compiled our alternative list of honours for those unsung heroes here in West Kent. We’d love to hear what you think of our line-up and ask who’d you nominate? On the travel front, we highlight 2019’s top destinations while closer to home, look at the latest trends for clever kitchens and brilliant bathrooms. If you’re feeling lucky, why not enter our competitions to win lunch for two at Turkish restaurant Havet in Tonbridge or a pair of tickets to the opening night of Caroline’s Kitchen when it comes to the Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells? We’ve all our regular features too – from food and fashion to property and parenting – and all that’s left for me to do is to wish all our readers and clients a happy and prosperous 2019.


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