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Found 7 resource(s) in 'Looking at You', for September 2026.
Looking at You (all articles) for September 2026
Hard Times Those new Royal Mail solar-powered digital post-boxes How often should you change your sheets? Can’t sleep? Could these drinks be keeping you awake? Why wearing slippers can be bad for you Back to School – facing that first Day ** Editor: by David Pickup, a solicitor Hard Times There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming... (1332 words)Hard Times
There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small. Psalm 104:25 Do you remember rock? I do not mean the music, but the confectionary sticks sold at seaside resorts. They were pink cylinders about a foot long and an inch wide with a white centre and had the name... (241 words)Those new Royal Mail solar-powered digital post-boxes
Royal Mail has converted about 3,500 of the old trusty red post-boxes into digital affairs, out of the 115,000 post-boxes in the country. The new solar-powered digital post-boxes feature a solar panel roof, a built-in barcode scanner, and an extra-large drawer that accepts parcels up to shoebox size. The idea is that the solar panels... (160 words)How often should you change your sheets?
Ever wonder that? When the question was put to various sleep coaches and sheet manufacturers, they came up with a variety of things to consider. Once a week is thought to be good practise by many, but no more than twice a week, or you risk putting unnecessary wear and tear on your bedlinen. Do... (176 words)Can’t sleep? Could these drinks be keeping you awake?
Sleep experts suggest the following possible suspects: Alcohol. It interferes with the way your brain shuts down for the night. It can disrupt the deeper, more restorative level of sleep that you need. Hot chocolate. Here it is the added sugar that is the problem. It gives you an energy boost that you don’t need... (145 words)Why wearing slippers isn’t always so cosy
Many of us love the comfort of wearing our slippers around the house. They are warm and cosy and keep the carpets clean. But – if you wear them for many hours a day, beware: slippers can be dangerous when they show signs of wear and tear. Soles with holes, flaps, worn down backs, or... (248 words)Back to School – facing that First Day
No matter how old we are, we can probably remember our first day at school – being left at the door, meeting children we did not know, separated from the adults we did know and had trusted since the day we were born. But on the other hand, there was the excitement: a big step... (260 words)
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