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‘Sustainable Fashion’ has been hitting the headlines for some time and rightly so – awareness of the fashion industry’s huge environmental impact is essential.

With Oscar and BAFTA winners, premieres and familiar faces from Jane Fonda to Oscar Isaac, come and enjoy the best independent films from around the world.

And they’re off! Celebrate the 244th Epsom Derby this year with a fun-filled day for all the family.

Do you have any hobbies?
I know! Sounds like a question belonging to an era of pen pals and things you listed in a Record of Achievement at secondary school to make you sound like you did more than sit indoors watching Neighbours (twice)!

However, a resurgence is happening. Hobbies are making a comeback!

In a survey by the ONS, the number of people inactive from work, citing problems with their back or neck, rose by 62,000 last year. Local osteopath Tom Ward isn’t surprised and says, “Post-pandemic life has seen big behavioural shifts.

A project at the prestigious King’s College, London exploring the history of mental health treatment in Britain, has been inspired directly by a series of late 19th century, original glass plate negatives – scandalously recovered from a skip and now preserved at the Surrey History Centre – of some 9000 psychiatric ‘patients’ who were given pauper burials, here in Epsom.

It’s not uncommon for women to lose direction and their confidence after a career break. While busy raising a family, many mums find that they’ve disconnected with the person they were before but Jane Knight, founder of Successful Mums Career Academy reassuringly explains, “that person is still there.” We asked Jane to provide more top tips on ways mamas can get their work-mojo back!

Chessington World of Adventures opens its world exclusive ‘Jumanji Land’ this spring, with its headliner ‘Mandrill Mayhem’ rollercoaster and Ostrich Stampede and Mamba Strike rides.

For local advice and somewhere warm this winter

Don’t miss out on two unmissable days for your calendar. With 2023 dates now released – Derby Day is on Saturday 3 June and The Oaks and Ladies Day on Friday 2 June – the race is now on for tickets.

Epsom & Ewell Employment Hub coordinator, Claudia Aristide explains – nearly one year on from opening their doors last December – the impact and effect a post-covid world has had on young adults seeking work in our community and the turnaround stories their support has since provided for so many.

Whether it’s illuminated your way home after a big night
out or you’ve been stopped in your tracks by its wonder
while pulling out the bins – you don’t need to be mystically-minded to appreciate that there’s something otherwordly about the moon.