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22Dec
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Little Orange Book – expert advice on helping babies and young children when they’re poorly

Know whether to treat your child at home, or if you need
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19Oct
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Studying the MSc Digital Marketing and Data Analytics with York St John and Mediaworks

My review as being part of the first graduating cohort of this
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25Aug
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NewcastleWorld | The Best of Newcastle

NewcastleWorld is a new news site worth looking at for the latest
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25Aug
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Foster Carers Needed in the North East

There are currently record numbers of children in care and around 13%
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29Jun
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Keeping the car clean when you have kids

Whilst having kids is great, there is one thing that you will
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15Jun
Travel

4 important checks to make before a family road trip

Going on a family road trip is easily one of the best
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26Jan
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Raby Castle saved Christmas

Christmas 2020 was an emotional rollercoaster. Having something to look forward to
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Hello and welcome! I’m Nicola, 38, from the North East of England. Recovering travelling fanatic, 90s indie music fan, MSc student and owner of about 75% Orla Kiely’s back catalogue. Probably the least assertive mother in County Durham, raising two very assertive boys under the age of six.
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There has been a lot of house football this week during our introduction to chickenpox.

Chickenpox, nits and itchy bum worms are the things I've been dreading! We've thankfully avoided everything for almost 6 years!

This little fella heals like Wolverine and has tried to teach me how to play Fifa (fail).

The little one remains fine and has bounced all of the walls all week. I hope he avoids it! 
#lurgy #5yearsold #citeh #football
Elijah's decided this whole chickenpox ordeal will be over faster for everyone if he just sits on his brother until he gets it 🤷‍♀️
He just talks about football now 😭 I miss him talking about SpongeBob Squarepants.
#5yearold #footballcrazy #statto
We're big fans of going to Raby Castle anyway (it's a 6% battery ride in the car 🤣), so were interested to see what the new play area would offer. 
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After being a bit miffed at being told to park in the usual visitor parking, then having to walk up the same narrow road people were then driving up; I felt a bit annoyed, like it was rushed open and the ushers clearly weren't thinking about safety.
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My kids enjoyed it. At 5 and 3 I didn't really like how I couldn't see where they were going to end up when they climbed high. The slide was every man for himself by 11am. 5 year old was fine, but I lost sight of him a few times. I think I'll stick to soft play 🤣
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Loved the usual deer park and the Easter Egg hunt. The walled gardens are closed at the moment as is the court yard area you can usually use for cafe and shops, but they have made other space.
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5 year old has already asked to go back, but I don't think I'd take his brother for a little while. Just my opinion of course. 
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A big massive win was that 5 year old asked for Avocado and courgette cake at the café, it has to be the most veg he's ever eaten 🤣
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