Fashion Section Editor - Vanessa Riding mancsancfashion@googlemail.com

Vi ntage: bargain or blow out?

Anastasia Miari

Three must haves for Autumn/Winter 09...the boyfriend blazer, the check shirt and the statement jumper - but where to buy them: the highstreet or vintage shops?

Naked Apparel 

Vanessa  Riding

While fashion adverts are designed to sell clothes, sometimes they reveal slightly more than we would want them to. American Apparel recently got into a touch of bother over such an issue...

Copycat

Vanessa Riding     

Noticed a striking similarity between designer and highstreet pieces recently? Well you're not the only one... Can you tell which of these boots is designer, and which is highstreet? Read on to find out....

Food Section Editor - Neha-Tamara Patel mancsancfood@googlemail.com   

Winning Diets for the New Year

Neha-Tamara Patel

Fad Diets are more popular than ever, especially when used to shift the weight gained over Christmas. Try one for yourself - The Tapeworm Diet is an ultimate winner!

Trof - 'An Eating and Drinking palace'

Neha-Tamara Patel

Whether you’re after breakfast, lunch, a Sunday roast, coffee and a catch up, or a hangover curing Blood y    Mary, then Trof is the place to be. With 3 locations around the city it's an absolute must for  everyone - there's no excuse not to go.

Salmon Linguine  

Neha-Tamara Patel

Here's an indulgent recipe which won't harm the budget and is great if you fancy something a bit special for dinner. Simple, quick and almost stupidly easy, it's bound to impress whoever you're having over or is great simply as an indulgent treat for yourself. 

   W inter Warmers 

 Ne ha-Tamara Patel

Winter's here and the cold weather has hit us all; so here at The Sanctuary we thought it'd be nice to give you so warming, comforting, stick-to-your-ribs food ideas!

Nexus Art Café

Neha-Tamara Patel

Check out Nexus Art Café in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Parched Tea Bar

Neha-Tamara Patel

Go and enjoy a hot cup of tea and people watch during your shopping trip to Manchester's Arndale.

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Travel Section Editor - Lucy Bates mancsanctravel@googlemail.com

The only time I have ever been envious of a Belgian

Carolyn Barber

Camping is an interesting experience, to say the least, and perhaps one of the most unpredictable. But there is always the guarantee of seeing someone with a better tent, or even what can only be described as a house on wheels, to put you in your place. This time, it was Belgians.

Traveller's Dictionary

Lucy Bates

We are also getting conned by the lingo of the travel world - we can never trust ANYTHING they say. Here we give you the run-down of the most commonly used fibs used to trick those on their travels.

When One Thinks of Wales

Fiona Jane Davies

Wales does come in for an awful lot of stick. How would you feel if you were Welsh and your country was subject to such ridicule? Or, how would you feel if the Welsh spoke about England like that? Here we show you that, actually, Wales is a little gem of a place.