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Buxton is maintaining its town centre shopping experience because one of the major magnets for shoppers, The Springs Shopping Centre, is in the very heart of the town.

Going to the shops remains a major British activity and the habit is alive and well in Buxton with the 50+ age group extremely well represented in visitor numbers to the The Springs.

The town is a regional retail hub for the villages and farms that surround Buxton and the wide mix of shops in The Springs provides an enduring attraction for both local shoppers and the increasing number of visitors to the town and the Peak District.

“We are perfectly positioned to help maintain Buxton as a genuine town centre shopping experience,” says The Springs manager, Carlon Stewart. “So many town centres are now suffering because many of the major shops are located outside the central area. We are quite literally part of the town’s main shopping thoroughfare and so, together with our retail partners in the high street, we maintain the vibrancy of the town centre.”

The key to The Springs success is the remarkably broad mix of retails outlets. Fashion and health play major roles within

this and, in addition, Waitrose is an important retailer and a significant attraction for many shoppers.

The UK health food supplement market is worth a staggering £350 million and more than 30% of British adults are regular consumers. Whether shoppers are aiming to meet their “Five A Day” fresh fruit and vegetable target, buy specialist health food supplements or have their eyes tested, the solution is in the centre.

Specialist shops covering this sector of the market include Vision Express, Boots Opticians, SpecSavers, Holland & Barrett, Superdrug and Grape Tree. Vitamins and other supplements and health foods are also available in other outlets.

For the fashionistas The Springs offers an excellent choice of designs and labels for both men and women of all ages.

New Look skilfully follows the international catwalk trends.

Next has something for all and is nationally recognised for its designs. Evans has a more traditional offering and Dorothy Perkins is a long-established retail name that has clothes for all ages.

“We are perfectly positioned to help maintain Buxton as a genuine town centre shopping experience...”

“It isn’t too clichéd to claim that there is something for everyone of every age in The Springs but a visit here is far more than just a shopping trip it is essentially a social experience. The majority of our shoppers are local people from the town and surrounding areas and I have often been told that this is the place to meet your friends and have a cup of coffee,” adds Carlon.

“It is the same for people who work locally. They come here at lunchtime to find something tasty and enjoyable and, above all, to be with other people. Our aim is to make The Springs far more than a shopping centre. It is an essential part of the social mix that makes up Buxton.”

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TWITTERING ON “Since the lion arrived, which is three years now, I haven’t really left the camp,” says Gruener.

“Sometimes for one night I go into the town here to organise something for the business, but other than that I’ve been here with the lion.”

The lion he has devoted himself to is Sirga - a female cub he rescued from a holding pen established by a farmer who was fed up with shooting animals that preyed on his cattle.

“The lions had killed the other two or three cubs inside the cage, and the mother abandoned the remaining cub.

She was very tiny, maybe 10 days old,” Gruener says.

Bear hug from a lion!

Just every so often along comes a story to warm your heart, this is such a story.

In 2012 Valentin Gruener rescued a young lion cub and raised it himself at a wildlife park in Botswana. It was the start of an extraordinary relationship. Now an astonishing scene is repeated each time they meet - the young lion leaps on Gruener and holds him in an affectionate embrace.

The farmer, Willy de Graaf, asked Gruener to try to save her and so he took her to a wildlife park financed by de Graaf and became her adoptive mother, “feeding her and taking care of her”.

“You have this tiny cute animal sitting there and it’s already quite feisty,” he says. “It will become about 10 times that size and you will have to deal with it.”

She’s much bigger now, but when Gruener opens her cage she still rushes to greet him - ecstatically throwing her paws around his neck.

“That happens every time I open the door. It is an amazing thing every time it happens, and it’s such a passionate thing to do for this animal to jump and give me a hug,” says Gruener.

“But I guess it makes sense. At the moment she has no other lions with her in the cage and I guess for her I’m like her species. So I’m the only friend she’s got.

Lions are social cats so she’s always happy to see me.”

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The companions spend their time hanging out in the Botswana bush, doing the kind of things that cats enjoy, such as lying around under trees, play-fighting, and hunting.

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“I don’t believe we have to teach the lion to hunt. They have this instinct like a domestic cat or even a dog that will try to hunt. Any cat will catch a bird or a mouse. The lion will catch an antelope when it gets big enough,” Gruener says.

“I’m definitely giving her that opportunity to hunt, about three times a week at the moment. Each walk takes five hours - sometimes up to nine. We sort of hunt together and I’m helping her sometimes, trying to show her how to kill something rather than catch it.”

After Sirga’s first kill Gruener wasn’t sure if it would still be safe for him to get close to the lion. But “she let me come in”, he says. Now he despatches animals the lioness fails to kill quickly enough.

“It’s a bit cruel because she will catch an antelope and hold it down, and when it gets tired she could simply go and bite it in the throat and kill it. But because it’s so exciting she’s like a cat that keeps on playing with the mouse.

“It’s not so lovely to watch when a lion has an antelope in front of her and she’s having fun playing with this antelope.”

Willy de Graaf has handed Gruener 500 hectares (two square miles) to create a “miniature park” in which Sirga can roam freely, but she will not be released into the wild. Not because she could not survive, Gruener says, but because she has lost her fear of humans.

Under those circumstances she is likely to get too close to humans, and if there is an accident she will end up getting shot. “And that’s not really the whole point of raising a lion,” Gruener says.

In the park Sirga can live like a wild lion, but remain safe, he says. “That’s the plan for her future.”

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Thessaloniki in northern Greece is a city not always associated with art, food and wine, or as a cultural centre yet it is steeped in history as a geographically strategic point for this region. It is an ideal base to explore the area, particularly for those interested in the culture of Ancient Greece, as well as the superb fine dining.

We visited in the first week of September, with temperatures around 25° and bright sunshine.

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A Singer named "The Voice" Inevitably, the singer nicknamed ‘The Voice’ was approached to become a coach on a Saturday night television series called The Voice. You can imagine him being the first person the BBC thought of when they commissioned the show. For Tom, it was perfect timing. He had decided to give up his annual ten-week stint in Las Vegas, so he was looking for something not too strenuous.

Undeniably, even at seventy-one, it was a good career move for Tom, because these television talent shows are much watched and discussed. He would be the subject of many water-cooler conversations as a result. It would remind younger generations that here was one of the great British artists. The pay was also attractive. Picking up an estimated £500,000 for choosing a few promising singers and guiding them through to a final over a three-month period was easy money. The BBC, which paid £22 million for the show, offered a sweetener that clinched the deal for Tom. The Corporation agreed a special clause that he could swap his suite in Vegas for one at the Savoy, one of the great hotels of the world.

The television critic Kevin O’Sullivan observes, ‘He has got a very superstar deal that gives him three months living in the lap of luxury in London. It must cost a lot of money. After the show, he can go out to posh restaurants with his mates, like Jools Holland. He enjoys himself. The Voice is a nice little earner, which has let him enjoy London again.’

Tom was full of optimism when he was confirmed as a coach at the end of 2011. It wasn’t obvious at the time that the Universal Music Group, which was providing a recording contract for the winner, was also the umbrella company behind Tom’s record label. Jessie J was on the same label.

Will.i.am was on Interscope, also a division of Universal.

Every time I see one of these shows I think half the decisions are wrong and it

really frustrates me.

Tom said the right things: ‘It’s exciting, competitive and compelling television. I look forward to being part of the team that discovers a great, new genuine talent.’ He had to backtrack over a newspaper report that said he had criticised other talent shows. He apparently claimed, ‘Some of the judges don’t have the experience to be on talent shows – if you’ve only been in the industry two minutes, how can you offer advice?’ He continued,‘Every time I see one of these shows I think half the decisions are wrong and it really frustrates me.’

The Voice began in triumphant fashion when a TV audience of 9.4 million watched the premiere in March 2012. The contest was at the chair-swivelling stage, also known as the blind auditions. Tom and his fellow judges, Jessie, Will and Danny O’Donoghue, the lead singer of The Script, listened to a contestant without being able to watch that person.

They then dithered about whether to press their buzzer to turn their chair around so they could see the act. The beauty of this format was that it gave the opportunity for the coaches to be surprised to discover that the singer was old, young, short, tall, thin or fat. If Tom had sung on the show, everyone would have thought he was black until they saw him. In 2013, the surprise was that the angelic- voiced Andrea Begley, who won the competition, was partially sighted.

The following day his Twitter account, which he doesn’t write, stated: ‘A comment of mine has been misunderstood by the press.’ In truth, his remarks were only reflecting what most of the 10 million or so people who watch such shows are shouting at the television screen every week. It’s part of the fun and makes the shows compelling.

When more than one coach turned round, it was up to the contestant to choose whom they wanted to be their mentor.

At first, Tom seemed to be the preferred choice, perhaps because he had the biggest reservoir of affection among the voting public, who ultimately picked the winner. That proved to be the case when one of his acts, Leanne Mitchell from

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Lowestoft, who initially hadn’t been one of the favourites, won the series.

For her audition, she sang Beyoncé’s ‘If I Were a Boy’ and all four judges turned round. Tom was the last to pitch for her to choose him as her mentor.

Leanne asked nervously,‘What would you like to do with me, Tom?’, which reduced everyone to fits of giggles.

Tom laughed,‘I’m a married man, so I can’t answer that question.’ He said, more seriously, he liked the timbre of her voice and thought she could handle different sorts of material.

She chose Tom. As they hugged, she blurted out, ‘You’re a legend’, and immediately wanted the ground to open up and swallow her.

Tom’s team of chosen singers met him properly for the first time at the Hospital Club in Covent Garden. Just as he seemed to be enjoying himself, Mark, who is firmly in charge these days, told him,‘OK,Tom, we’ve got to go now’, and ushered his father out.

Leanne observed that you could see his face drop; she thought he would have been happy to stay out partying all night.

Before the Battle Round, where two contestants have to duet against each other, Tom enlisted the help of a guest coach, or battle adviser, as they were called. He was joined

by Cerys Matthews and the contestants could see they were good mates and happy to have a laugh together. Cerys told Leanne she had ‘a fair set of lungs’ on her.

During the live shows, Tom was surprisingly involved with helping his acts and advised Leanne about what songs might suit her. Behind the scenes, Mark, who had such an influence on Tom’s own choice of material, interrupted rehearsals at the semi- final stage, when she was singing ‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’. He told her it wasn’t working and he thought they could do better.

Someone had the music to ‘Run to You’, the Whitney Houston song from The Bodyguard, so they tried that. It was the sort of big power ballad that had defined Tom’s career, and it would win Leanne the competition. When she sang it for the first time, she noted in her book, Finding My Voice, ‘Tom started to get a bit choked up, which really took me by surprise.’ In the final, Leanne sang ‘Mama Told Me Not to Come’ with Tom. She gives an interesting insight into

singing with him. Basically, he does what he likes – there was no point in giving him instructions on what to sing or where to sing it, because he would just ignore them.

Mark had decided that she should perform ‘Run to You’ again as her closing song, rightly gauging that she would win if she sang it. He wanted Tom to be the first winning coach. Both Tom and Jessie had tears in their eyes when she reached the soaring high notes. Tom had taught her to bare her soul in a ballad. He said,‘She knocks me out.’

Sadly for Leanne, her triumph didn’t lead to a glittering prize. Her debut album, entitled Leanne Mitchell, wasn’t released by Universal’s Republic label until nearly a year after the show had finished. It sold less than a thousand copies in its first week. The fickle British public had forgotten about her. She did see Tom once more, when he performed at Newmarket Races in August 2012.

He asked her how the recording was going and was encouraging.

Leanne made the perceptive comment that there is no handbook on how to be a celebrity. They don’t give you one when you win a talent contest. She observed, Leanne was quietly dropped by her record label at the beginning of 2014 and was back appearing at the Potters Leisure Resort, a sort of modern Butlins, a few miles from her home, where she had been working since she was fifteen. She and Tom are not in touch.

Tom improved throughout the first series. Live television was not a comfort zone, but he eventually settled into his role as the elder statesman. When will.i.am mentions working with Michael Jackson, Tom counters with Elvis, or Aretha, or Janis, and his name-dropping became one of the best features each week. Kevin O’Sullivan observes, ‘It has become a kind of ongoing joke, but it’s not contemptuous.

He is very entertaining. It’s amusing, but it is bloody interesting at the same time. You name a superstar and he was mates with them and you know he is not bullsh**ting. It makes him very compelling and that is an important part of the show.

‘He’s got the talent, he’s got the back-story and he’s got the anecdotes. I’ve always thought he is the most important judge they have got. He could do with being a bit more articulate, but then live telly doesn’t suit everyone. But there is a sense of gravitas whenever he is talking.’

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NATURAL light and space are among the popular hallmarks of modern homes in 2015 whatever size your property.

When we investigate new apartments or houses with a view to moving, a feeling of space with plenty of natural light in evidence is what we are searching for. It not only makes us feel better but it’s a great way to help reduce energy costs.

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continued to a lesser extent into the early Noughties.

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Getting more fresh air into your home along with that vital light and creating more space for growing families - or simply giving yourself more room to breathe - can be costly if you have to think about remodelling homes or building on large extensions or wings.

So, more and more people are going for a range of other options that still help to bring the outside inside.

CONSERVATORIES are particularly popular for this, not only because they come in such a variety of sizes and styles to suit all kinds of properties but because they are now cheaper and more efficient than ever.

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it immediately allows would-be buyers to envisage using that extra room for their lifestyle needs.

ORANGERIES are another popular addition to homes, generating extra living space and creating a special place to live – and work if you prefer – in a private but bright room. They tend to contain more brickwork than glass, can be a bigger project to create, but always add elegance to homes.

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TILED ROOF EXTENSIONS are also designed to look and function like a permanent part of the property. This additional space makes your house a more desirable place to live and, should you come to sell your property,

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BEAUTY

Having The Face You want After 50...

WHEN so many celebrities – and ordinary people – just don’t look their age these days we are all keen to look the best we possibly can.

injectable procedures like Botox and dermal fillers allow lines to be softened and areas filled out where volume has been lost.

And simply being over 50 is nothing to do with not having the face you’d like.

After all, an 80 year-old recently hit the headlines for having £12,000 worth of procedures including a facelift – and she just wanted to look in her 70s again!

Try not to screw up your eyes. If you’re doing this, it’s worth checking whether your sight is OK or whether you need stronger glasses or contact lenses. Lines come naturally without you adding a few more by contracting the muscles around your eyes!

Results from these types of procedures can be seen a week after the treatment “and are very effective,” he stated. “Patients will see significant improvement to their skin and are advised to have repeat treatments every four to five months to maintain results.”

As in everything to do with the way we look, diet and exercise can make a big difference. Smoking and overindulging in alcohol definitely show up in your face, as well as other parts of your body. And too much exposure to the sun is definitely bad for your skin, especially your face – it ages skin prematurely and adds lines.

The same applies to frowning: try not to do this, or purse your lips too much.

All these activities encourage those annoying lines and furrows.

Smoking in particular leaves a legacy of extra lines that no woman – or man – really wants. And too much alcohol swiftly leads to a puffy look around the eyes and an unhealthy pallor in the cheeks that no amount of make-up will effectively hide.

A healthy diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, drinking plenty of water, taking daily exercise and getting enough sleep will give you a healthy glow that you definitely can’t buy in a bottle.

However, even if you’re following all the “rules” and doing your best to look after yourself, Nature may not be very kind to you and your face. It’s very hard to escape ageing completely – and, let’s be honest, we don’t want to lose that individual personality reflected in our face, either.

A long-term routine of caring properly for your skin always pays dividends.

There’s no substitute for a really good skincare routine. Moisturise each morning and, if you wear make-up, cleanse properly each night and use an enriching cream.

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If you’re really unhappy with what you see in the mirror each morning, you may be considering facial improvement procedures. Mark Norfolk, Clinical Director at Transform Cosmetic Surgery explained that the five most popular procedures in the UK are blepharoplasty or eye-lift, facelift, Botox, dermal fillers and ultherapy – a non-surgical way to lift, tone and tighten skin.

But, we do need to be clear what we really want from these procedures.

Explained Mark: “It’s really important for anyone considering surgery or nonsurgical procedures to be aware that, with any treatment, the key objective is to improve and enhance the patient’s current features – not to make them look like someone else or 20 years younger.”

In other words, the best results will make you look really well so that people ask “Have you been away?” or remark that you look particularly good. It’s unrealistic to think we can just scythe away the years by investing money in surgery or other procedures.

Lines and wrinkles, lack of muscle tone and skin elasticity are all signs of ageing that can make someone feel older than their years and possibly self-conscious.

Depending on the condition of your skin, though, added Mark, non-surgical

A facelift will work best on someone who has loose skin on their face. It tightens the facial muscles to restore definition and works to smooth out deep lines. Facelifts can also be combined with a neck lift, and the surgeon will advise accordingly. Added Mark: “We see amazing results here for this particular procedure – an overall more youthful and fresher appearance that is natural and long-lasting.”

It’s vital to select your surgeon carefully, opting for a clinic with an established reputation and where consultations are carried out carefully. Unrealistic expectations on the part of the patient

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Your smile is another vitally important area of your face, and not having a nice smile may have a dramatically negative effect on your looks and confidence.

Fortunately, modern dentistry means that lost or rotten natural teeth can be replaced in various ways. Dentures can restore the features of the face or having a bridge fitted.

Dr Zuber Bagasi from Synergy Dental clinics suggests dental implants for single or full mouth restoration work really well. “ Once the dentist has established that the patient is a suitable candidate for implants, taking into account any prior gum or bone loss, implant placement can take just a few hours,” he explained. There is a recovery period of three months afterwards but results are very effective.

Eyebrows are another important facial feature that can make a difference. If you have very pale eyebrows or have badly overplucked them in the past, it’s worth thinking about having permanent eyebrows tattooed on.

This is a simple procedure and, in the hands of experts, can swiftly lead to beautiful brows that really frame your face.

It’s not painful – certainly no more than plucking your brows – and lasts for quite a time before the colour fades and they have to be re-done. A faded lip-line can also be enhanced this way to improve the shape of your lips and suggest fullness.

Don’t forget, too, that sensible and clever use of make-up can always enhance your looks. The key is to use the right textures and a couple of colours. Everything should be brightening and enhancing, making skin tone and texture look their best.

A concealer around the eyes and nose work well to disguise dark circles or any redness. A light base, with blusher used higher on the cheeks as you grow older, and very light powder all add up to an attractive facial appearance.

Brown eyeshadow is always better than grey or black, which are instantly ageing, and keep to warmer colours for all your make-up. Best of all, radiate confidence and inner glow to help combat the years!

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Tuesday 4 August 7.30pm Tickets: £18-£34 Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company presents

The Gondoliers

Wednesday 5 August 2.30pm 7.30pm Tickets: £18-£34 Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company

HMS Pinafore

Thursday 6 August 7.30pm Saturday 8 August 2.30 & 7.30pm £18-£34 Cape Town G&S Society (South Africa)

The Mikado

Friday 7 August 7.30pm Tickets: £12-£22

2-7 November 2015

The Mousetrap Famous for being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap comes to Buxton once more following a near sell-out run in 2013.

The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be?

One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerveshredding moment the identity and the motive are finally revealed.

In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

NT Live presents

Everyman

Saturday 8 August 7pm Tickets: £15

Sing-a-long-a Frozen

Monday 10 August 1pm 5pm Tickets: £13.50-£15, Children £10 Family Tickets: £33-£46

10cc

Thursday 13 August 7.30pm Tickets: £29.50

The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Saturday 15 August 7.30pm Tickets: £20-£23

Tall Stories in association with Kenny Wax Ltd

“The cleverest murder mystery of British Theatre” – Telegraph

Room on the Broom

Tickets for The Mousetrap are £20-£30 Monday to Thursday and Saturday matinee (Thursday matinee: £17-£27) and £22-£32 Friday and Saturday evenings. To book, call our Box Office on 01298 72190 or buy online.

Alan Carr -Yap,Yap,Yap!

Sunday 16 August 1.30pm 4.30pm Monday 17 August 10.30am 1.30pm Tickets: £14 Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 August 8pm Tickets: £31

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Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper Files

Blake

Matinee: Wednesday 2.30pm Tickets: £16-£18

Russian State Ballet and Opera House presents

Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 August 7.30pm

Jurassic Adventures

Tuesday 15 September 7.30pm Tickets: £22.50

LaTraviata By Verdi

Thursday 27 August 2pm 5pm Tickets: £14-£16 Family Tickets: £42-£56

Thursday 17 September 7.30pm Tickets: £20-£36

The Claire Lynch Band

Friday 18 September 7.30pm Tickets: £28, VIP Tickets: £60

Friday 28 August 7.30pm Tickets: £15.50

The Magnificent Music Hall

Monday 31 August 2.30pm Tickets: £15

SEPTEMBER Present Company presents

A Little Night Music

Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 September 7.30pm Matinée: Saturday 2.30pm Tickets: £14-£18 (eves) £13.50-£16.50 (mat)

Ian McNabb

Plus support Saturday 5 September 7.30pm Tickets: £12.50

Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 September 7.30pm Matinee: Saturday 2.30pm Tickets: £23-£25

Doc Brown –The Weird Way Round Friday 11 September 7.30pm Tickets: £15

Dutch Swing College Band

Saturday 12 September 7.30pm Tickets: £17

Barry Steele's Roy Orbison & Friends Sunday 13 September 7.30pm Tickets: £21.50

Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made InThe Great War Monday 14 September 7.30pm Tickets: £17.50

Leo Sayer –The RestlessYearsTour 2015

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OCTOBER The Matt Monro Story

Featuring Matt Monro Jnr Friday 2 October 7.30pm Tickets: £21.50

Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick Saturday 3 October 7.30pm Tickets: £16.50

RoundThe Horne

Saturday 19 September 7.30pm Tickets: £25

The 50th Anniversary Tour Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 October 7.30pm (Saturday Matinee 2.30pm) Tickets: £22.50-£25

One Night of Elvis

Milton Jones and theTemple of Daft

Forever in Blue Jeans

Starring Lee Memphis King Sunday 20 September 7.30pm Tickets: £25 Icarus Theatre Collective presents

TheTrials of Galileo

Monday 21 September 7.30pm Tickets: £16

Westrock

Wednesday 23 September 7.30pm Tickets: £22-£24

The Christians and Roachford

Friday 25 September 7.30pm Tickets: £29.50

The Houghton Weavers

Friday 25 September 7.30pm Tickets: £18.50

The Magic of Motown

Sunday 4 October 8pm Tickets: £27 2Faced Dance presents

Dreaming in Code

Thursday 8 October 7.30pm Tickets: £13-£16

Buddy Holly andThe Cricketers Friday 9 October 7.30pm Tickets: £20.50

Middle Ground Theatre Company presents

The Signalman andThe Waiting Room

Monday 5 to Wednesday 7 October 7.30pm (Matinee: Wednesday 2.30pm) Tickets: £16-£19

Whitney – Queen of the Night

Saturday 10 October 7.30pm Tickets: £24-£26

The Reach Out 50 Years of Motown Tour Saturday 26 September 7.30pm Tickets: £22.50-£25.50

ICY Shark Productions presents

Puttin’on the Ritz

Sunday 11 October 7.30pm Tickets: £26

Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 September 7.30pm Tickets: £24.50-£33.50

Justin Moorhouse – Destiny Calling Saturday 26 September Tickets: £14 Doug Scott presents

Everest:The Hard Way

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Tideswell Male Voice Choir –The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber Michael Palin -TheThirtyYearsTour Monday 12 October 7.30pm Tickets: £33

Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band Plus support: Iain Till Tuesday 13 October 7.30pm Tickets: £17.50-£21.50

Sunday 27 September 7.30pm Tickets: £12, £15

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OUT & ABOUT

Chatsworth Young Farmers 5th and 12th August 2015 1.30pm to 5.30pm Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1PP

Help our farmyard team in their daily duties and get involved with caring for the animals. Suitable for children aged between 6 and 11. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Buxton Family Festival

Connect Exhibition

1-16th August 2015

8 Jun 2015 - 30 Sep 2015 Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE

£21 per child £11 per adult

For the second year running, the Buxton Family Festival will be showcasing the very best that Buxton has to offer, with a huge variety of outdoor adventures and indoor activities that offers something for everyone!

Connect is a collaborative exhibition that features work by 11 artists supported by Banks Mill Studios, a business incubation centre run and owned by the University of Derby which specialises in the creative industries.

Free parking when you book online at www.chatsworth.org

From hiking, zorbing and under water adventures to arts & crafts, movies and the circus, there’s so much fun to be had in Buxton this summer!

Twelfth Night outdoor theatre

12 August 2015 Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1PP Gates - 6.30pm Performance begins - 7.30pm Performance ends - 9.30pm Adult - £15

Child - £12

Join the Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer to see Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedy,Twelfth Night.

With identical twins separated by shipwreck, a cross-dressing heroine and everyone in search of love, Twelfth Night is one of the most famous and tangled love stories in literature. Could true love blossom amongst this madness? Will the twins be reunited? Can a man really look good in yellow stockings?

"If music be the food of love, play on!"

Performed in the open air by an all male cast in full Elizabethan costume with traditional music and dance, this is undoubtedly one of the hottest tickets of the summer.

Free parking when you book online at www.chatsworth.org

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Of course, also be sure to go along to the Pavilion Gardens during the festival when they will be hosting the fantastic Chipperfield Circus Show and Workshop, taking place in the Octagon Hall from the 1 to 7 August, and the Funworld Fun-Fair which will be both indoors in the Octagon Hall and outdoors on the promenade between the 10 and 16 August.

For more information please visit www.paviliongardens.co.uk/fairs/ buxton-family-festival

This exhibition spans over five floors of the Royal Derby Hospital and is coordinated by Air Arts, a project funded by investment from the National Lottery through the Arts Council’s Grants for the arts programme. This investment is matched by funding from Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, its commercial partners and through charitable donations made to Derby Hospitals Charity.

Over the past seven years patients and visitors who’ve walked through the hospitals’ entrances, waiting rooms and outpatient departments have enjoyed exhibitions by over 100 artists from Derbyshire and beyond.

Evening Food and Drink Festival

Huge charcoal drawings and paintings line the corridors, and in the once empty outdoor spaces between wards there are sculptures that capture the attention of passers-by while giving patients in the rooms opposite privacy.

Be sure not to miss out on over 30 stalls selling the finest hot food and drink along the promenade, including many locally produced delicacies and drinks.

This programme of artwork will be admired by staff, visitors and patients and provides a much needed distraction with eye catching paintings along the endless white corridors of the hospital.

Friday August 28 2015 4pm-11pm

The evening will be offering the same fabulous variety as the July Buxton Night Food and Drink Festival.

Along the Promenade there will be over 30 hot food and drink traders, each with their own culinary delights to tempt your taste buds.

Visit www.paviliongardens.co.uk/ buxton-night-food-and-drinkfestival-0

Trail maps are available for viewers to see all the different artwork currently on show for the hospital’s Spring/Summer programme.

For more information please visit www.visitderby.co.uk/whats-on/ events/connect-exhibition

OUT & ABOUT

Bakewell Show 5th & 6th August 2015

One of the oldest agricultural shows in the UK with nearly 200 years of history, Bakewell Show has evolved from a purely agricultural display to the diverse event it is today with something for everybody!

© Phil Sproson

Always held on the first Wednesday & Thursday in August, the 185th show will take place on the 5 and 6 August 2015 with some equine classes on Tuesday the 4 August, 2014.

For more info please visit www.bakewellshow.org

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The world away, that's not far away

Exhibition at Nicholson Gallery and Museum Sat 27 Jun - Sat 5 Sep 2015 See and experience the Peak District as never before through the lens of a Destination Photography Partner. This group of dedicated photographers travel around the Peak District's diverse landscapes, capturing their adventures with stunning photography. This special photography exhibition celebrates examples of their work and experience #TheWorldAway, that's not far away!

If you would like to find out more about the photographers behind these sensational images, come along to 'Meet the Photographer' where you can pick up tips to improve your own photography.

For more information visit www. staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/nicholson

Bakewell Craft and Gift Fair

at Bakewell Medway Centre Sat 25 - Sun 26 Jul 2015 & Sat 29 - Mon 31 Aug 2015 10:30 to 16:30 Hundreds of unique and individual Crafts and Gifts for sale. Refreshments available.

Craft & Gift Fairs will also be held at The Brigade Hall, Bath Street, Bakewell (a short walk from this venue) on these dates.

For more information please visit www.peakfairs.co.uk

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There will be a host of celebrities in attendance from celebrity chefs, to gardening experts and TV stars.

The show features the very best in family entertainment, food and garden design and will be running from the 20-23rd August.

Ray Roukin, general manager at Southport Flower Show said: "The 2015 show is going to be a real spectacle with Chinese themed food, stunning family entertainment and show gardens which show the very best in design and planting" In addition to show gardens, and over a million blooms on display, there will be more than 350 independent stalls and shops, live music and entertainment.

The show also boasts a Food Festival which will feature more than 60 gourmet producers who offer the opportunity to sample and buy produce in the food marquee.

There is also a full working kitchen where celebrity chefs will be demonstrating their skills and signature dishes.

The show can be enjoyed whatever the weather, thanks to the variety of covered marquees, and Victoria Park's purpose built drainage system and level surfaces.

Advance tickets are priced just £18 each. Tickets can be used on any one day. Children under the age of 16 go in for free.

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There's also the chance to book on to the popular Renishaw Vineyard 'tour and taste', which takes place on Sunday 10th August at 12 noon, allowing visitors to explore the vineyard with award-winning wine maker Kieron Atkinson, who will go through the cycle of the vine and take an informative tasting session with visitors.

Food and Craft Fair At Renishaw Hall and Gardens 9th and 10th August 2015

Pop along to Renishaw Hall & Gardens over 9th and 10th August for a weekend of taste and visual sensations, at the plant, food & craft fairs and vineyard tours.

On Saturday 9th August, Renishaw Hall will host over twenty local and regional producers selling quality food, drink and crafts from the local area and there will be tasty treats to try on the day.

The second of the season's specialist plant fairs takes place on Sunday 10th August, showcasing some of the finest specimens to buy to brighten up your garden.

Renishaw Hall & Gardens is open to visitors from Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday until the end of September, with Friday public hall tours at 1pm and 2.30pm. A visit around the hall gives insight in to the fascinating history of the Sitwell family and their incredible collection, in what today is still very much Alexandra Sitwell's home.

In addition there is also a Garden Exhibition which details the creation of the Italianate gardens by Sir George Sitwell in 1895, to the vibrant story of the literary trio Edith, Osbert and Sacheverall Sitwell in the early 20th Century.

Visit one or all of these for a great morning or afternoons viewing collections and learning of the unusual history of this fascinating family.

For more details visit www.renishaw-hall.co.uk

Chesterfield Flea Market Market Place,Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S40 1PB

Come and experience Chesterfield’s flea market which is fast becoming one of the largest in the country.

Rummage through the eclectic mix of second hand goods at our popular Flea Market with over 150 stalls full of unusual bric-a-brac, vintage clothes, jewellery and crafts.

Find yourself a bargain, or maybe a priceless antique in disguise – after all, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure!

For more details visit www.visitchesterfield.info

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FOOD & DRINK

Cook with the stars!

John Torode, Paul Hollywood and James Martin JERK CHICKEN SERVES 6 To get a more authentic jerk experience, add some wood chips to your barbecue and cook your chicken thighs or legs over slow indirect heat for the best flavour. Alternatively enjoy a beautiful jerk chicken breast cooked over a high heat – it should be ready in 10 minutes or less.

12 chicken thighs, bone in, or 8 large chicken breasts

MARINADE

1 large bunch spring onions, or 2 smaller bunches 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp salt juice of 1 lime 1 /2 tsp dried thyme, or 1 tbsp fresh thyme 1 tbsp allspice berries 1-10 scotch bonnets (start with a small amount and add more later if you think it needs it) 1 thumb-sized piece ginger 3 garlic cloves 1 /2 small onion 2-3 tbsp of brown sugar

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To make the marinade, put all the ingredients in a blender and process until you have a purée. Don’t add more water if you’re having trouble getting it all blended, just keep turning off the blender, stirring it up with a spatula, and trying again. Eventually it will start to blend up nicely. Now taste it. It should taste pretty salty, but not unpleasantly puckeringly salty. You can also now throw in more chillies if it’s not spicy enough for you. If you think it tastes too salty and sour, try adding a bit more brown sugar until things seem good and balanced.

Put the chicken pieces in a bowl, cover with the marinade and leave overnight.

Next day, cook the chicken over a smoky fire for 15 to 20 minutes, turning about six times during cooking.

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CHICKEN WITH COCONUT DRESSING SERVES 6

50g palm sugar 50ml fish sauce 400g can coconut milk 6 chicken thigh fillets

2 red Thai shallots 1 /2 red pepper, cut into julienne 2 small red chillies, cut into julienne 50g cucumber, cut into julienne 10g roasted peanuts 4 lime leaves, cut into very fine julienne 30 coriander leaves 6 squares banana leaf, to serve

Bring the palm sugar, fish sauce and coconut milk to the boil in a large saucepan, add the chicken and poach until the chicken is cooked through. Leave to cool.

Mix the other ingredients (except the banana leaves) together in a bowl. When the chicken is cool, cut it into 1cm thick strips and toss into the salad.

Lay a banana leaf at the centre of each plate and pile on the salad. Drizzle with some of the poaching liquid and serve.

FOOD & DRINK

POLLO ALLA CACCIATORA HUNTER’S CHICKEN 750g/1lb 10oz chicken thighs and drumsticks salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, finely sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed and left whole 1 small red chilli, sliced 2 sprigs of rosemary 2 sprigs of thyme a handful of parsley, roughly chopped 2 bay leaves 4 sage leaves 125ml/4fl oz/½ cup dry white wine 1½ tbsp tomato purée (paste), dissolved in 3 tbsp lukewarm water 175g/6oz cherry tomatoes, halved

Strines Inn

James Martin

SERVES 4 This classic Italian dish is renowned all over the world and often seen on the menus of Italian restaurants.

The title alla cacciatora (‘in the style of the hunter’) suggests it was probably first made with game birds or rabbit.

However, as with many Italian dishes, it also has roots in the cucina povera, when people used whatever meagre ingredients they had to hand; in this case, a chicken or, more likely, an old hen, was slaughtered for a special occasion and, to make it go further, enriched with whatever vegetables and herbs were available in the garden as well as a splash of homemade wine. It is made all over Italy and here I have recreated it in the way it is normally made in my region of Campania, using lots of herbs and fresh tomatoes. I like to serve this rustic dish with slices of toasted country bread drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.

Rub the chicken pieces all over with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the chicken and seal well all over.

Add the onion, garlic, chilli and herbs and cook for a couple of minutes on a medium heat. Add the wine, increase the heat and allow the wine to evaporate slightly. Add the diluted tomato purée, then stir in the cherry tomatoes. Reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and cook gently for 1¼ hours, until the chicken is cooked through; the flesh should come away from the bone and there should be no sign of pink when you pierce the thickest part. Serve hot.

For a slow cooker

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Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and cook the chicken as above. Continue as above, add the tomatoes, plus 300ml/10fl oz/1¼ cups chicken stock. Bring to the boil, then transfer to a large slow cooker pot. Cover and cook on Low for 7–8 hours or until there are no pink juices when the chicken is pierced with a small knife.

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espite being within Sheffield's border, the Strines Inn could be a world away. Nestled amongst breathtaking moorland scenery, it is one of the local landmarks in the Peak District National Park.

Originally a manor house, it was built in 1275 for the Worrall family, although most of the present day structure is 16th Century. After becoming an Inn in 1771 when John Morton leased the property from the Worrall's, it got its name from an Olde English word meaning the meeting of water, quite appropriate as nowadays it overlooks the Strines Reservoir.

In the height of Summer the Inn attracts hundreds of visitors on a daily basis. The glorious sunshine and stunning views perfectly compliment the excellent food and drink available, with many dishes being homemade.

The Strines Inn is also famous for its numerous peacocks, the previous Landlord having introduced several pairs twenty years ago, there are now over thirty of them.

There is also accommodation available for those people looking to escape for a few days to relax. All rooms have Four poster beds and En-Suite facilities.

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FOOD & DRINK 2. For the filling, slice the onion finely; cut the swede and potato into small, thin strips; keep each separate. Cut the beef into small, thin pieces and divide into 5 portions.

CORNISH PASTIES

3. Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Divide the pastry into 5 equal pieces. Roll each out on a lightly floured surface to a 3mm thickness and cut out a 24cm circle, using a plate as a guide.

4. Scatter a scant layer of swede on the pastry semi-circle, leaving a 1cm border.

Add a similar layer of potato, season lightly and top with some onion. Repeat the swede and potato layers, seasoning as you go. Check the pasty will close, then add the beef. Add a final layer of onion, season and dot with butter.

5. Brush the pastry border with a little beaten egg, then close the lid of the pasty, making sure that the edges meet.

Press together firmly and then crimp the edges together by pinching all the way round between your thumb and forefinger.

6. Fill and seal the remaining circles of pastry in the same way. Place the pasties on 2 baking trays and cut 2 small slits in the middle of each one. Brush the pastry with beaten egg. Bake for 20 minutes, then lower the oven setting to 160°C/ Gas 3 and bake for 30 minutes longer.

Best eaten hot from the oven.

SERVES 5 This is the original portable meal, eaten

by Cornish tin miners and farm labourers.

The pastry had to be robust to make it portable, and it was quite common to have a savoury filling at one end, sweet at the other. It now has protected status and must be made in Cornwall. The vegetables need to be cut thinly so they almost melt into the meat on cooking, and the crimping is all-important. I was told that you need 21 crimps to make a proper pasty.

Pastry

450g plain flour ½ tsp salt 115g cold lard, diced 75g cold unsalted butter, diced About 90ml ice-cold water 1 egg, lightly beaten, to glaze

Filling

1 large onion 120g swede 1 large floury potato, such as King Edward or Maris Piper 400g beef skirt 50g butter Salt and pepper

EQUIPMENT

A 24cm plate (to use as a guide) 1. To make the pastry, mix the flour and salt in a large bowl, add the lard and butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in enough water to make a fairly firm dough, then knead briefly until smooth. Shape into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes.

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Tomatoes, Prostate Health and the Mediterranean Diet The Mediterranean diet is often associated with healthy living. Research suggests that the humble tomato is a key constituent of this diet and may play a significant role in human health, especially of the prostate.

The belief that tomatoes have health benefits can be traced back to South American Indians, ideas that were brought to Europe by Columbus in the 15th century. Tomatoes were also thought to be aphrodisiacs, sometimes being referred to as Pommes d’Amour or “love apples”.

The key ingredient of tomatoes is lycopene, one of the world’s most powerful, naturally occurring antioxidants.

Responsible for tomatoes’ distinctive red colour, it is a member of a large family of coloured compounds called “carotenoids” that are found throughout the natural world.

Humans possess no mechanism to make carotenoids, instead we accumulate them from our diet. Some, such as betacarotene, are easily accumulated whereas others are much less easily absorbed.

Our bodies are hardly able to take up lycopene from raw tomatoes and need the fruit to be cooked or processed prior to eating. Alternatively, “bioavailable” lycopene supplements are becoming increasingly popular.

Lycopene is sometimes presented in the National media as a panacea, a miraclefood that cures almost everything. Whilst many claims are exaggerated, there

is a large and credible research base that reports lycopene health benefits, particularly in relation to prostate cancer, heart disease, breast cancer and skin health.

The most extensive research has been conducted in the area of prostate cancer.

Lycopene is known to accumulate in the prostate gland and this has driven scientists to try to investigate its impact on the disease.

Every time a damaging free radical is removed by a lycopene molecule, the antioxidant becomes “spent” – the lycopene sacrifices itself to protect the body’s DNA. However, research has shown that the presence of plenty of vitamin C allows the “spent” lycopene molecules to be reactivated, rejuvenating them and preparing them to quench another poisonous free radical.

Some of this research has shown not only a positive association between high lycopene intake and a reduced risk of prostate cancer, but also benefits for those who already have the disease.

Professor Ed Giovannucci from Harvard Medical School has been following the progression of 50,000 men since 1986, investigating the relationship between prostate cancer and lycopene consumption. In his latest 2014 report he notes: ‘Dietary intake of lycopene was associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer, especially lethal prostate cancer’.

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A smaller trial at King’s College Hospital, London concluded: ‘Our clinical study lends weight to the probability that dietary supplementation from lycopene slows disease progression in men with prostate cancer.’

Although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood, many researchers think that lycopene’s antioxidant properties help to protect the body’s DNA from damaging free radicals. Others believe that lycopene improves cell-to-cell communication, reducing the risk of the uninhibited growth seen in cancer cells.

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Dr Hilary Jones

Q & A: Choosing the right care If you have ever had to consider care home provision for yourself, or a loved one, you will no doubt understand that it can be a difficult time. There are a myriad of questions to consider in order to ensure you select the care home that is right for you, meeting your individual requirements, and most of all, placing your well-being at its heart.

also. Care Home Managers are in an excellent position to co-ordinate these approaches and to ensure that residents obtain the very best care tailored to their personal needs.

So whether you, or a loved one, are considering entering sheltered living accommodation, residential care, or a care home environment, it is important to research thoroughly beforehand to ensure the care environment you select is right for you.

healthcare professionals and care home managers can really engage with their residents, creating meaningful relationships which can really work towards offering a best practice model of care. Below are two questions from the session.

Resident Doctor, and Expert Healthcare Advisor with Repose Furniture, Dr Hilary Jones recently took part in a question and answer session to uncover how The Care Quality Commission together with healthcare professionals, care home providers, and specialist furniture manufacturers, can work together to ensure an integrated, person centred approach to care, keeping best practice at the forefront for care home residents.

During the discussion, Dr Hilary explained that by offering existing, and future, care home residents an integrated approach to care which focuses on their individual needs and requirements,

Who needs to be involved in order to effectively achieve a person-centred, integrated approach to patient care?

Q:

Can you outline some of the benefits as a result of offering a personcentred, integrated care plan as opposed to a more generalised approach?

A: The traditional generalised

approach to care for the elderly left people feeling disempowered and rather helpless. Benefits of offering residents a person- centred, integrated approach to care would include putting residents and their families at the heart of all decisions. The collaborative team philosophy should ensure that the residents enjoy as much independence as possible with as little conflict and as much compassion, dignity, and respect as possible. This personalised approach is seen to be beneficial to everyone and its incorporation into health and social care is now being adopted as a priority in the UK and part of the Government’s Putting People First programme for social care.

Q:

A: One important aspect of this kind of

integrated approach is liaison between care home managers, GPs, and other healthcare professionals who should be working together to co-ordinate patients’ needs in a singular approach. The CQC clearly have a responsibility to make sure that all medications for example are handled in the safest way but these high standards should reach out into other areas and this holds true for specialist dementia and end-of-life care providers

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We believe that moving into care should be a change of life, not life changing

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The Family Funeral Service www.lymn.co.uk Rolls-Royce motor innovation brought back to Derby

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