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Daily Serial

On Distant Shores

In Boston, life for the Moore family and others wasn’t going as planned . . .

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Recipe
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Potatoes With Corned Beef Hash

You’ll love this easy corned beef hash, it’s a perfect way to use up potatoes

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Amidst all the celebrations about the new prince, the papers have pointed out that his birth sign is Taurus….How do you feel about horoscopes? Do you read them?

Yvonne from the Features team reveals a very cute present! https://t.co/JEIRWwxqiL

Team Blog
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View From the Vista

There’s a special place in our offices that everyone at DCT media loves

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Craft & Cookery
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Knitting News: Sponsored Tea Tent at Loch Ness Knit Fest

Pop the kettle on in good time for the Loch Ness Knit Fest 2018

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Fiction Ed's Blog Writing

Behind The Scenes: Our First Twitter Chat

Tuesday is Twitter chat hour and we are enjoying every minute of it

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Fiction Ed's Blog

Fiction Sneak peek: April 28, 2018 Issue

Tuesday means Sneak Peek day here at the “Friend”

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Travel
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Lucy Visits York Minster’s Great East Window!

Lucy thrills you with the delights of York Minster

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Craft & Cookery Team Blog
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Food Fit for The Martian

What does a Martian eat? Marion from the Features team wonders this week.

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Features Ed Blog

World Book Night

Alex gives us the low down on world book night and why we should take part

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Fiction Ed's Blog Writing
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Writer of the Week: Louise J Stevens

Shirley chats to Lousie J Stevens about her inspiration for writing

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Team Blog
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Liz’s Knitting Heaven

Liz journeys to Birmingham to find out the latest craft news

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Craft & Cookery
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The Gift Of Giving Birthday Presents

The gift of giving the perfect present can be difficult as Yvonne finds out this week

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Gardening

Our Top Six Easy Maintenance Evergreen Shrubs

The backbone of every British garden, no matter its size, shape or aspect; is the evergreen shrub. They provide us…

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Fiction Ed's Blog Writing

Story Starter: Ruler

This week, Shirley is metaphorically breaking the rules with her story starter

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Willie’s View

Willie Shand: Above Loch Fyne

Willie Shand travels to Loch Fyne in March

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Competition
People's friend Book club

WIN a Copy of The Allotment Girls

To celebrate our new Monthly Book Club we’re giving away a book a week.

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Team Blog
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Memories of Loch Sween

Have you ever been to Loch Sween on the West Coast?

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Gardening
allotments advice

7 Good Reasons to Keep an Allotment

We give you 7 good reasons to keep an allotment

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Finance Lifestyle
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Spring Money Saving Tips

Save a few extra pennies this Spring with these great money saving tips

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Fiction Writing

Quick Guidelines for Sending in Short Stories

If you’re thinking about sending in a short story and you’re not quite sure where to start – look no…

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Gardening Team Blog

Musings Of A Part-time Gardener

How does your garden grow asks Alan from the fiction team

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Helping Others Lifestyle
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Ethel is a Knitting Charity Wizard

Meet Ethel Brolls, the knitting wizard who has helped thousands of children around the world from her home in Whithorn,…

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Book Reviews
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Book Review: The Martian

Angela chooses a slightly different read for her holiday. Usually, I try very hard to choose holiday reading that complements…

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Fiction Ed's Blog

Fiction Sneak Peek: April 21, 2018 Issue

This week’s Sneak Peek into some of our fabulous fiction!

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Team Blog
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Tracey’s Cold Comfort!

It’s all about perspective Tracey discovers as she prepares for a challenge

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Team Blog
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Finding the Delights of an Audiobook

Discover the joys of an audiobook with Karlie

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Features Ed Blog

Walking The Line

Alex finds the history behind the queueing systems, home and abroad

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Writing
Susan Sarapuk writer

Writer of the Week: Suran Sarapuk

Susan is a well-known name in the “Friend” and has a story “Where Are All The Hats” coming up in…

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Willie’s View

A Walk In Strathardle

Travel writer Willie Shand takes us on a walk around Strathhardle

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Fiction Ed's Blog Writing

Story Starter: Roadster

Get ready for car envy and a great story starter

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Lifestyle The Magazine
150th birthday

We Need Readers’ Stories!

In 2019, The People’s Friend will celebrate its 150th birthday and we want to hear from you!   The first-ever…

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Competition
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Win a Copy of Dear Mrs Bird

Win a copy of the delightful Dear Mrs Bird

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Gardening

Turn Your Patio Into a Summer Paradise

Make your patio a welcoming space

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Fiction Ed's Blog Writing

Writing Tools: Point of View

Shirley explains why character point of view is important to a writer

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Book Reviews Fiction Ed's Blog
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Book Review: Dear Mrs Bird

Don’t judge a book by its cover says our Fiction Editor, Shirley, in this week’s book review! Win yourself a…

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Craft & Cookery
vegetarian week

5 Great Reasons to Make Vegan Foods Part of Your Life

These great tips will make you rethink being vegetarian or vegan

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Team Blog
inspiring women

Hats off to the great work of these inspiring women

Yvonne tells us all about the inspiring women in this weeks feature

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Lifestyle
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How to Bargain Hunt at Your Local Car Boot Sale

Learn how to be a top bargain hunter with these expert car boot sale tips

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Fiction Ed's Blog

Fiction Sneak Peek: April 14, 2018 issue

Fiction Ed Shirley’s Sneak peek will whet your appetite for the latest issue!

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Team Blog
Warners break

A New Friendship With Warner

Margaret enthuses about the recent Warners break

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Fiction Ed's Blog Writing

Writer of the Week: Keith Havers

We don’t have many male writers writing for us, but one who has become more regular over the last year…

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Fiction Ed's Blog

Story Starter: Cruise Liner

Isn’t this cruise liner massive? And it’s huge in potential story ideas, too, if you let your mind wander enough….

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