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Eleanor Peake

Bradford, London

Senior Features Writer at The i Paper

senior features writer at @theipaper

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  • 1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Eleanor Peake

    Born in Mansfield in 1989, GB swimmer Rebecca Adlington took the 2008 Olympics by storm at the age of 19, winning a gold medal in the 400-metre freestyle and another in the 800-metre freestyle, breaking the world record. In front of a home crowd at the London Games four years later she won two bronzes. After retiring at 23, she is now a well-known face in BBC Olympic commentary and runs Swim!, teaching children to swim. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Manchester.

  • 2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Eleanor Peake

    The UK loves tinned booze. And, six years after MP Diane Abbott made national news by swigging an M&S Mojito on the London Overground, the canned drink options on the market have come a long way. From 14 per cent Margaritas to the TikTok-famous Chicken Wine, the options are limitless which is why, on a summer’s day, the crack of tinnies can be heard across the nation’s parks. Gen Z, in particular, is cocktail mad: with 35 per cent of those aged 18-29 preferring cocktails to a canned beer.

  • 2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Eleanor Peake

    So far, Sean Graham’s retirement hasn’t gone to plan. After a long career in business, and with a healthy £70,000 salary, he and his wife have downsized their large detached house in Chesterfield to a smaller new-build, sold one of their two cars, and made peace with the idea that their usual four holidays a year will be closer to zero. It’s a necessary sacrifice, he says, to see their 25-year-old son Joshua get his foot on the property ladder.

  • 4 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Eleanor Peake

    Net-zero housing projects are on the rise across the UK. In 2024, Octopus Energy promised to build 100,000 Zero Bill homes by 2030, and some of the projects have already begun.Housing developer Thakeham is set on building 6,000 Net-zero houses in the south of England. Steve Hunt, 42, a pilot, and his partner Kate live in a three-bedroom house in West Sussex without a single energy bill. They live in the first of one of Octopus’s new Zero Bill homes.

  • 1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Eleanor Peake

    Sarah lived a short walk from her former mother-in-law. Her husband’s family owned the farm the couple worked on and the farmhouse they lived in. Her mother-in-law would drop in daily and make passive-aggressive comments about not visiting enough or not spending enough time with the grandchildren. “I jumped through every hoop imaginable to try and win her approval,” says Sarah. “She is a very good cook, so I learned to cook so she’d be happy. But she’d always find something to comment on.

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Eleanor Peake
Eleanor Peake @ellieapeake
5 May 25

RT @theipaper: Got toxic in-laws? This is how to fix it The relationship can be a major source of tension – and as adults increasingly re…

Eleanor Peake
Eleanor Peake @ellieapeake
16 Apr 25

RT @theipaper: 'I was a stay-at-home mum – now 50 and divorced, I have no pension' Women aged between 55 and 64 have on average £89,000 l…

Eleanor Peake
Eleanor Peake @ellieapeake
4 Apr 25

Do you live in a house share, and are you struggling to split bills? If this is you, I'd love to hear from you! My email is [email protected] or feel free to drop me a DM 🏡 #journorequest