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• Local gardeners triumph

  Green fingered residents Isobel Pierce and Michael Cosgrove have been chosen as regional prize winners in the Persimmon Homes Best Garden Awards 2005. read more

• A sense of community

  Located on the River Avon, approximately six miles from Salisbury and two miles from the New Forest, Downton boasts many attractions including a splendid Norman church and Saxon Moot. read more

• Spanish dream may be close to home

  Colin Pike & Partners are among the small number of local number of local estate agents offering foreign property services. read more

• This way for a new life in the sun

  IF YOU want good advice you should go to the experts. It's a policy that's worth pursuing in most realms of life, but when it comes to something as crucial as buying property, good advice could save you thousands of pounds and years of heartache. read more

• First step on ladder

  WITH house prices still out of reach of the majority of new buyers, owning your own home can sometimes seem like a pipedream. read more

• Home working: could it work for you?

  HOMEWORKS: Nearly 2.5 million employees now work full time from their homes, using telephone and computer links to keep them in touch with a head office or customers and the trend is growing, particularly for older employees. read more

• Relocation works

  HOMEWORKS: Mother and daughter Gill and Sara Currie are looking forward with trepidation to the television series, Relocation, Relocation, Relocation in December. read more

• A home from home

  HOMEWORKS: Student rooms have a reputation for lacking in home comforts. Even a parent not easily moved to tears may feel emotional about leaving their offspring in what appears to be a tiny, dark cell. read more

• A new light on adding extra space

  HOMEWORKS: A conservatory is a wonderful way to extend your home and enjoy your garden in all weathers. Generally, a conservatory will not require full planning permission, although there are exceptions. read more

• It's a matter of style

  HOMEWORKS: It is so tempting to create an adorable nursery but do bear in mind that in the twinkling of an eye your tiny bundle will have outgrown both moses basket and cot and will be horrified by any sort of dcor that could be deemed babyish. read more

• Keep the chills out

  HOMEWORKS: Making a home cosy for winter is one of the more appealing rituals of the year. Unlike summer, winter doesn't exactly come as a surprise to us in the UK so rooms shouldn't need a radical overhaul. read more

• Festive formalities

  HOMEWORKS: The formal dinner party is a rare thing these days. Likewise, the heavily decorated table awash with polished silver, formal flower arrangements and table napkins contorted into swans or lotus flowers can be off-putting. read more

• Happy anniversary

  HOMEWORKS: A new chapter has begun in the success story of a local specialist overseas property company, Ocean View. read more

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