“there are memories attached”

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Bill Gibb discovers more about a unique “Repair Shop”-styl

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The People's Friend Special Magazine

24 September, 2025

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PC Pro

“using basic pcb sets, i spent a couple of hours taking a stream of beginners through the basics”

In last month’s column (see issue 375, p113), I mentioned I had attended FixFest 2025 (tinyurl. com/376fixfest), a two-day international repair conference organised by those lovely people at the Resta

Yours

‘it has opened my eyes’

Volunteer Rebecca Cook brings some Christmas cheer to lonely people

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Sweet charity

STUCK for ideas for your festive present list? Looking for some seasonal home décor inspiration? Is your purse feeling the strain of the season? High street charity shops offer a solution to these pro

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Could it be all change at the charity shop?

Practical Classics

‘it’s café with a strong rootes theme’

John praises a family-run cars-and-coffee venue

Octane

Capital gains

Until just after 10pm, it was a normal Saturday night at The Spaniard’s Inn on Hampstead Heath. Glasses clinking, the background radiation of chatter and high spirits, staff dashing to and fro because