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Getting the point of acupuncture - patients tell their stories

According to the patients at a community acupuncture clinic in Huddersfield, the ancient healing system can provide relief from all manner of complaints, including difficult-to-treat chronic back pain, and even the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Hilarie Stelfox reportsRead

Prepare for festival fun

IF YOU’RE heading off to a music festival this summer then you’ll need a collection of hard-wearing clothes and cosmetics.Read

Kate’s a cover girl

THE Charity Dreamgirls, founded by Huddersfield singer and businesswoman Kate Hardcastle (pictured), will be taking a touch of vintage glamour to Manchester’s Trafford Centre.Read

The long and the tall of dressing to impress

TALL women should avoid wearing a single colour as this elongates their bodies. Separates will break up the silhouette. Conversely shorter women should avoid dressing in too many layers.Read

Show time in Elland

TICKETS are now on sale for a major charity fashion show and dance in Elland organised by local lingerie shop owner Rebecca Sedgewick.Read

Flatter feet with the right shoes

SHOES with a long toe and high heels will make your legs look longer and slimmer. For those with large feet, choose a rounded or peep toe to make feet appear smaller and neater.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Do you want to be our Examiner Model of the Year?

It’s not too late to enter the Examiner’s Model of the Year competition. Entries close next week in time for the final casting on May 17. But what can the winner expect? Hilarie Stelfox talks to Huddersfield model Fiona Beck whose career was launched by winning a model competition when she was just 15Read

Fashion and Beauty: Putting on the glitz for the prom season

THE American high school prom grew out of the formal balls held in the country’s elite schools as far back as the 1900s.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Cream of ostrich on the skincare menu in Meltham

An engineering company in Meltham seems an unlikely base for a business importing beauty products. But these are no ordinary hand and face creams, they are cosmetics based on an unusual and exotic ingredient – ostrich oil. Hilarie Stelfox reportsRead

Fashion and Beauty: Stepping from the countryside to the catwalk

DO YOU know a model farmer or someone who lives and works in the countryside who would like to step onto the catwalk?Read

Fashion and Beauty: Undies have a carbon footprint too

FOR THOSE of us worried about the carbon footprint of our underwear, Marks & Spencer has just launched its first ever carbon-neutral bra in the Autograph Leaves range.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Thank you Mum, for everything - Arlene’s day as a VIP

Our search for a Mother’s Day mum-in-a-million brought letters from readers who said their mum was their best friend, confidante and unwavering supporter through thick and thin. The winner, Arlene Shortiss, is all these things, and more, to her daughter Deanne Lord. Hilarie Stelfox reportsRead

Search is on for Examiner Model of the Year

COULD YOU be the next Kate Moss or do you know someone who wants to be a supermodel?Read

Get clever with colour - take the daring approach to spring fashion

Colour blocking is a major fashion trend for spring 2011. It involves mixing, matching and mismatching plain, unpatterned fabrics to create striking and colourful outfits. Hilarie Stelfox reportsRead

Wrap-over fashion is a walk-over

According to style guru Gok Wan, a wrap-over dress is the most versatile garment a girl can buy. It conceals lumps and bumps, sculpts the figure, suits all shapes and sizes and can be worn on its own or over leggings and jeans.Read

Don’t throw shoes away, dye them

Don’t forget that shoes can be dyed so if you have some old white court shoes that are just too 1970s turn them green or yellow and be on trend for spring. Alternatively, pick up a pair in a charity shop for a colour makeover.Read

Shop for a good cause this month

FASHION Targets Breast Cancer, now in its 15th year in the UK, is the flagship fashion campaign for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Huddersfield University fashion students showcase their work to shoppers

Fashion students will be using Huddersfield’s Kingsgate shopping centre to showcase their work over the next month. Hilarie Stelfox previews the innovative collection of one-off designs, all competing for the public’s voteRead

Huddersfield jewellery designer Maria Lau follows her customers to London

A HUDDERSFIELD designer is off to London as the capital has become the main market for her niche jewellery.Read

Fashion and Beauty: The no-mess way to apply self tanners

WITH British Summer Time almost upon us it’s time to get out the fake tanner.Read