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1. Our aim - taking the taboo out ot colonic irrigation
Get Bracknell, Friday 17 June 2005Colonic irrigation is a taboo subject that therapist Caroline Harmer is determined to break for the good of people's health. So, after gaining an international qualification, she set off to open her own colonic hydrotherapy clinic in Theale. She tells Franck Marceteau why cleansing his colon can lead to better health
2. Ex high-flyer gets the balance right with healing work
Get Bracknell, Friday 24 June 2005Until very recently, Alison Moss was a high-flying executive working for one of the country's biggest companies. She felt her life was dominated by stress and dissatisfaction, until she came across holistic therapies.
The 37-year-old tells Franck Marceteau how she found happiness in her life and career by becoming a professional aromatherapist
3. Baby clothes firm blooms with web
Get Bracknell, Friday 16 December 2005Becoming a mum gave Lisa Roberts the inspiration to start a business – selling baby clothes. The difference, however, is all the clothes she sells are folded and presented in the shape of flowers and bouquets. She tells Franck Marceteau why the internet is helping business blossom
4. DIY shop looking good 40 years on
Get Bracknell, Friday 9 December 2005Village store Dad’s Shop is one of the remaining gems in the world of small independent businesses. The DIY shop in Mortimer Common stocks a myriad of stuff we all need at home, from bulbs to screwdrivers. Owner Liz Telling tells Franck Marceteau how she decided to take on the shop her grandpa set up almost 40 years ago
5. Walk this way for a trip into ethnic heaven
Get Bracknell, Friday 18 November 2005Rod Davies’ shop in Bristol and West Arcade is the epitome of what a small independent boutique should be. At Shakti you will find a myriad of clothes, handicrafts and jewellery imported directly from India and Nepal. But the reality of trying to sustain the shop in a town full of big chains’ branches is hard work, he tells Franck Marceteau
6. DJ Jon sounds out internet radio
Get Bracknell, Friday 25 November 2005A year after it started, Total Sounds is about to go live when it launches a new internet radio station, which will provide a forum for budding DJs. Jon Granat tells Franck Marceteau why setting up his shop was the best thing he’s ever done
7. Moving pictures of babies in the womb
Get Bracknell, Friday 15 July 2005A new clinic in central Reading is providing mums and dads-to-be with four-dimensional (4-D) pictures of their babies in the womb. Anna Salisbury tells FRANCK MARCETEAU the future is bright because people will always be making babies
8. Key to success - 'wife's gift ideas'
Get Bracknell, Friday 22 July 2005A passion for gifts and crafts encouraged Julia Hunt to quit her job with the NHS and start a shop. Her husband David joined in after a while and, 11 years down the line, the couple own two local shops selling a myriad of gifts. Mr Hunt tells Franck Marceteau his wife's instinctive ability to select the most eclectic range of gifts is the key to their success
9. Uni life inspired me to be my own boss
Get Bracknell, Friday 8 July 2005Neeraj Kachhwaha enjoyed being at university so much he decided he wanted to keep the flexible lifestyle forever. That led him to realise he was a born entrepreneur, and he set off to found his own business using the internet as a tool to increase other companies' sales. He tells Franck Marceteau it takes determination, resilience and belief to get a business going
10. Allan moves on to pastors new
Get Bracknell, Friday 29 July 2005Pastor Allan Meakin is more than the man who God called to look after the congregation at the Mortimer West End chapel. The 51-year-old has always been into
gardening and five years ago set up his own landscaping business. As he prepares to leave the church to dedicate his entire time to gardening, Mr Meakin tells Franck Marceteau about his latest project with charity Thrive