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Car and chips – is old oil the new fuel?
Ed Laver, 21, has taken the phrase ‘chips with everything’ to a new level and converted his car to run on used cooking oil, which he ...
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I got my make it skills from Dad
My dad Arthur - pictured here - had and still is having a profound influence on my attitude to making and mending. This picture was taken in 2008 during the week of his 90th birthday and my 54th. As a birthday treat we'd just spent the ...
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From flying Halifaxes to growing dahlias
My Dad, Tom, lacked a paternal role model. He was the eldest of 3 brothers with 2 older sisters, and lost his father at age 12. On leaving school at 16 he started work as a draughtsman in the De Havilland aircraft factory. He ...
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