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Gifts for him and gifts for her; The men and women in your life can be notoriously difficult to buy Christmas pressies for. JOANNE WELFORD has a few suggestions

0 Comments | Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), Dec 1, 2008

Byline: JOANNE WELFORD

KNOW someone who’s Boro daft?

Your very own Evening Gazette has some great books for footie lovers, including this Class of ’86, pounds 10.99, right.

And if you are Teesside through and through, we’ve got tankards and hip flasks bearing one of our most famous landmarks, the Transporter Bridge. To order, call into the Gazette office on Borough Road.

Time for a great gift? Check out this Aquaspeed stainless steel watch, left, from Rotary with blue dial and blue rotating divers bezel, pounds 155.

www.rotarywatches.com for more information.

Go retro with this trendy travel bag, second left, complete with the original design from the USA Olympics, pounds 19.99, from www.gifttogo.co.uk.

EVERY bloke needs a new Christmas jumper.

This argyle pattern one, left, from Fenchurch Rinker should turn a few heads, pounds 44.99 from www.stand-out.net.

KNOW a super man?

Show your appreciation with this Superman mug, pounds 5, below, from Next.

BLOW your budget and celebrate the season. House of Fraser have bottles of Krug champagne, right, the Grande Cuvee version, for pounds 120 per bottle.

SEARCHING for socks?

Topman’s star socks are pounds 3 – below right.

KEEP them tuned in with this portable radio, below, from Debenhams, pounds 8.

In cool silver and black, it has FM and AM wavebands and should be perfect for switching on wherever you are.

COOKERY fans are in a for a treat this year with the plethora of books on the market.

Nigella Christmas, Chatto and Windus, pounds 25, above, includes reliable, practical and easy-to-follow recipes presented with Nigella’s trademark glamour.

AND if you know a celebrity biography fan, there are lots to choose from
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