Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

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Shopping Trauma (Feb09)

I don’t really like shopping – particularly when it entails actually going out of the house. I do most of my shopping on the internet. Earlier this week, I went

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Yo Sushi is Wasteful (Dec08)

It’s a shame there’s not a Yo Sushi at Waterloo because that’s my regular train station and I’m a fan. If I’m going through Paddington I often perch on one

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Quantumly awful (Nov08)

I’m not planning see a James Bond film again unless it’s radically different from Quantum of Solace. It was awful from beginning to end, starting with a car chase that

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Turning on the heat… (Nov08)

  My eldest son sent me a text ‘demanding’ that I put on the heating for half term. I resisted because I’d decided to hold out until November – and

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Eat Dorset Food Fair (Oct08)

Another sunny weekend for the Eat Dorset Food Fair. Set in the magnificent park at Parnham House near Beaminster, this is an annual event I really enjoy. The last couple

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Printer Horrors (Oct08)

I’ve been having problems with my printer.   Actually, it’s been annoying me for quite some time. The gremlin inside it gets particularly difficult when I’m trying to print something off before

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Recycling Dreamland (Oct08)

  Chris Dow at Closed Loop recycling  in Dagenham was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.  He describes the new plant – it won’t be fully operational until December – as a ‘recycling

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