Shanie Page, 33, lives in Ebbsfleet, Kent, with her partner Keith, 34. I love the wholesome vibe you get with a good coffee shop, and had often thought about setting up my own mobile coffee business.

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MEET THE CREATIVE VISIONARIES, EACH WITH THEIR OWN DISTINCT STYLE, WHO HAVE BECOME IMITABLE ICONS OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN WORLD

Nicola Kaufman, 49, lives in Horsham, West Sussex, with her husband Adrian, 49. By the time I found out that I had multiple sclerosis (MS) – a condition that affects the brain and central nervous syst

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From her smallholding in the heart of West Somerset, Bec Briar spins wool from her own flock of sheep and hand-weaves it into beautiful blankets and scarves