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Pearl Lowe, who takes hair supplement Viviscal. Picture: PA Photo/Handout.

Health: Hair loss advice from the experts

Hair loss is hard enough to suffer in itself, but it can be particularly difficult to cope with in our appearance-obsessed society.

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Solarpod Pro, rround £1,400 from http://completeeco.com. Picture: PA Photo/Handout.

Six of the best...gadget chargers.

It’s one of the most frustrating problems of the 21st century – the battery icon starts to flash on your gadget, but you have no charger available.

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Felicity Kendal as Sheila. Picture: Nobby Clark

Theatre review: Relatively Speaking at Wyndham’s Theatre

This new production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking may only be a couple of hours long, but it crams in the comedy.

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Bob Drury will be bringing the Neil Diamond Story to Romford's Brookside Theatre

The Neil Diamond Story to come to Romford’s Brookside Theatre

The Neil Diamond Story is set to come to Romford’s Brookside Theatre.

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Pianist Daniel Roberts at the Salvation Army practicing on the piano. He has just released his first single.

Romford pianist Daniel Roberts releases debut single

Romford pianist Daniel Roberts has just released his debut single and he has his grandfather to thank for it.

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Tom Hiddleston is to play Coriolanus. File picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Tom Hiddleston to take lead role in Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus

Avengers Assemble actor Thom Hiddleston and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss are to star in a West End production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus.

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Imogen Daines as Edwina Moountbatten and Sheldon Green as Hutch in Hutch at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith. Picture: John Watts

Theatre review: Hutch at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith

The story of Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson promises on paper to be a humdinger.

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The production will raise cash for the restoration of Romford's War Memorial and the attached social club

Audition for Grease at Romford’s Brookside Theatre - and help raise cash to renovate the war memorial

If you fancy yourself as this year’s Sandy or Danny, you’d better shape up – because a Romford theatre company needs a cast.

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D'Ukes (Martin Burdikin of Hornchurch is third-left, John Mattock of Romford is second-right) are playing at The Queen's Theatre on June 2 and will be headlining a Czech festival in August

D’Ukes, which includes Romford and Hornchurch ukelele players, to headline Czech festival

Ukulele octet D’Ukes, who have members from Romford and Hornchurch, are the only British band performing at the self-styled First Czech Ukelele Festival in August.

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Jackson Sloan

Jackson Sloan to return to Upminster

Jackson Sloan, frontman for two of the most influential roots revival bands of the past 25 years, is performing under his own name for the first time.

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The Stones, Rolling Stones Tribute act will be performing in Chelsmford

Season highlights at Chelmsford Theatre

Drama, family fun, comedy, dance…and the Rolling Stones, Chelmsford Theatre is set to have it all this summer.

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Helicopter opera wins top gong at Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards

A lengthy and “bold” opera including four helicopters and flying musicians claimed a leading theatrical award this evening.

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The Kensington Brass Band will be performing in Hornchurch

Kensington Brass Band to perform at Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch

Not content with recently “bringing down the house” at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room and accompanying London marathon runners in their final mile, renown band Kensington Brass are set to play at Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch later this month.

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Residents are invited to this year's Essex Robin Hood Country Show.

Medieval mayhem for all the family and dog-lovers in Brentwood

Experience what life was like in the Middle Ages at the Essex Robin Hood Country Show.

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Elephant Bridesmaid

Elephant Bridesmaid to come to Chelsmford

A magical musical is set to be performed in Chelmsford.

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Romford Pictures See all

Katie Wright, from Brentwood, with Lola.

Romford Pictures: Doggies delight at the St Francis Hospice Woofs and Wellies walk in Hainault Forest

It was a happy tail for hundreds of canines and their owners who raised thousands in a sponsored dog walk for St Francis Hospice.

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Havering Classic Car Club. Hillman Minx.

Club News: Havering Classic Car Club

The club was started in April 2012. I wrote an article in the monthly Hornchurch Resident Association Magazine (Focus), asking owners of classic car to come forward.

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Helen Mirren is shown around the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013. Picture: Keith Larby/iwitness

Picture gallery: Chelsea Flower Show 2013

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens to the public today, but celebrities and VIPs, including the Queen, have already had a look at the floral displays.

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