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Marie Ellis

People say write about what you know. So I did. I founded Broke Girl in the City - a smart girl's guide to leading a fabulous lifestyle despite being broke! A career spanning entertainment, bars & nightclubs (and frequenting them), film, music and TV, there isn't much I don't know about how to have fun in the city when completely broke.

Marie Ellis

Merry Christmas

5 reasons to send Xmas cards

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It’s Christmas Card Day today!  Way back in 1843, the first commercial Christmas card was created in England by Sir Henry Cole. A civil servant who was responsible for the idea of sending greetings scribbled into a card. So as...
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Interview with…Kevin Quantum

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Kevin Quantum will be bringing his show Quantum Magic to Clapham Grand on Saturday 2nd December. This is the London debut from Kevin Quantum; a magician-scientist hybrid, tutored by Penn & Teller, a member of the Magic Circle and award-winner...
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work stress

Mental health problems force 300,000 out of work

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Thriving at Work: A review of mental health and employers A Thriving at Work report commissioned by Theresa May, published this week, reveals that the annual cost to the UK economy due to poor mental health is £99bn. Worryingly, the report revealed...
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