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STANLEY PARK FOOD FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES STAR CHEF LINE UP

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his year’s Stanley Park Festival of Food announces two of the biggest names in Food and Drink as their headline acts. On Saturday 5th July Sunday Brunch Star and Liverpool FC supporter, Simon Rimmer will be on stage for two high octane cooking demonstrations. On Sunday 6th July the sexiest chef in the World, according to a recent Sky TV poll, Jean Christophe Novelli takes to the cookers to entertain festival goers.

These cooking superstars are supported by former Liverpool Chef ambassador Brian Mellor and Liverpool Yacht Club Chef supremo and Bay TV star, Adam Franklin as well as the soon to be owner of the new Liverpool Blind School restaurant, David Mooney.

There will also be sessions from former Coronation Street Star and now Master Cheesemaker, Sean Wilson (aka – Martin Platt).

All cooking demonstrations are free for festival visitors as are the Children’s cooking workshops which are run by the Academy of Culinary Arts team.

The event will also feature over 100 Merseyside and North West food and drink exhibitors. It really is a foodies and families heaven with a live music stage provided by Radio City and featuring artists from the Liverpool International Music Festival. This is a simply superb event highlighting just how good Stanley Park really is and with children’s rides in residence there really is something for everyone in the family.

Tickets are just £5 for adults when bought on line, which incredibly, also includes a £10 free taxi voucher for black cabs(available to the first 2000 purchasers) and children Under 12 are free.

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Hello lovely Lifestyle readers!

June is here, and what a month to be in Liverpool – with so much going on, from Beer Craft festivals to Africa Oye, to the Maritime Festival, every weekend’s activities are pretty much taken care of. It’s my lovely husband’s birthday this month too – so our family of four will be heading into town to celebrate throughout the month and Don’t forget it’s Father’s Day at the end of the month. This day isn’t as publicised as Mother’s Day but I hope in future this will change. No longer

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does the depicted portrait in pop culture of the clueless, uninvolved dad whose sole purpose to bring home a paycheque exist. But the hands on 50% of the parenting father has now emerged into the everyday norm. The number of stay-athome dads nearly doubled since 1989, and the amount of time fathers spend with their children has tripled since 1975. To help you with the gift buying for your fabulous dad we have put together a gift ideas page, so for this year at least, minute panic purchase of comedy socks.

Before I leave you – have you signed on for Race for Life yet? There is still availability, and more importantly plenty of time to get some decent training hours in.

Joy x

Lots of love,

Joy Lewis, Editor www.lifestylemonthly.co.uk Email: joykinsedge@aol.com

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S F E I H C R E KAIS THIS AUGUST THE KAISER CHIEFS ARE PERFORMING AT HAYDOCK PARK, IN A NIGHT THAT WILL ROCK THE RACECOURSE! FRONTMAN, RICKY WILSON IS TAKING A BREAK FROM HIS COACHING ROLE ON BBC ONE’S, THE VOICE UK, AND JOINING THE REST OF THE BAND ON STAGE. WE CAUGHT UP WITH RICKY WILSON AND SIMON RIX HERE’S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY…….

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ou’re coming to play at Haydock this summer, have you got any good memories or stories from when you have played in the past in the North-West?

RICKY: Oh, some of my favourite gigs of all time have been in the North-West. One in particular, the second night at Manchester MEN was the best gig, I don’t know why, I still say it but it was my favourite gig ever. I came off and it was like ‘that was a moment’. And so yeah. It’s funny, over the Pennines you expect there to be a rivalry because we’re 10

from Leeds obviously. But we find that, you know because Leeds people are quite you know, we belong to them. So they don’t show their emotions as much to us as they do on the other side of the Pennines because we go down and like, invade and we have a good time.

So you’ve obviously done some race course shows before, do they differ much from your normal kind of tours you do or like the festival performances?

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SIMON: They are different, but that’s not to say its bad different, just different different.

So there’s racing and drinking, and everyones quite dressed up and they’re all on a big night out and it’s all very good. But there’s no support band, it’s just sort of, we’re kind of the main event I guess, which is nice RICKY: it’s kinda like a wedding, because you’ve got guys with their ties around their heads going mental. I really enjoy it, it’s a different vibe to anything else we’ve done but we’re coming back to do more so we must enjoy it. It’s like a festival with good toilet facilities and a dress code. But it’s got the same vibe, I really like it, it’s good.

Do you catch any of the racing while you are there?

RICKY: ah it’s hilarious, I’m watching this lot all day betting and I don’t bet because I know it would be a problem if I started I’ve got to do the (five). So yeah, it’s funny and they keep popping out and putting bets on and it is funny.

now the greatest hits are, I mean we’ve got a song on the radio at the moment and ‘Coming Home’ was a big song in my life, and people generally love the new stuff. So it’s becoming like we had a blip in the middle where we don’t really play anything off the fourth record even though it’s got some of the best stuff we’ve ever wrote on it but it’s just….

SIMON: no-one (knows it) Do you have any rituals or anything before you go the stage or during the day?

RICKY: there’s hundreds of them.

SIMON: it’s getting ridiculous.

RICKY: I’m gonna have to have like a watershed moment with all of them.

SIMON: a cull.

RICKY: and have a cull of the rituals because, yeah we’re all very superstitious but we’re all musicians so we’re all weirdo’s anyway, so.

Yeah, but you know, as rituals go, we usually have a disco before we go on.

Are you normally into your horse racing then?

SIMON: no not at all. Not every single one but most of them just go and put a couple things on, see what’s going on, try and win some money because that’s part of the fun.

One of our crew guys, it’s his favourite gig of the year because he loves it. He stayed out doing all sorts of things all day, not setting anything up just betting.

Do you approach these shows differently, because I guess it would a lot more of a greatest hits rather than, trying to focus on a lot of the new material?

RICKY: well we’re not daft, you know, we can judge what we need to do at certain times and thing is, its becoming weird because

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he music marathon is part of the International Mersey River Festival in partnership with Wild Thang branded clothing & merchandise experts. The event will take place from the evening of Friday 5 June until Sunday 7 June at the Pier Head.

Part of the first ever BBC Music Day, 6 Music will be joined by BBC Introducing and Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF), to create seven hours of extraordinary music.

The event will kick off on Friday with the concert being hosted by Janice Long (BBC Radio 2) and Dave Monks (BBC Radio Merseyside.) Members of Resonate’s Youth Orchestra and Choir guided

by LIMF's professional musicians will create an original composition, a mash up of old and new, Mozart to Drum and Bass.

Next there will be a feast of New Mersey Sounds as LIMF showcase some of the brightest new talents which have emerged through the festival Academy, and then BBC Introducing will present the cream of the crop from Liverpool’s brand new music scene, as BBC Introducing present Cavalry, Dave McCabe and the Ramifications and The Tea Street Band.

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As the sun starts to set, the mic will be passed to Craig Charles as he invites to the stage his specially formed Fantasy Funk Band including guest vocals from soul legend Carlene Anderson.

The whole night will then be wrapped up with an epic show from the Father of Funk Craig Charles, making sure that this is the biggest free party the waterfront has ever seen!

Craig Charles said: “Last year’s Homecoming show was incredible, and this year is going to be even better. We have a brilliant line up, and my Fantasy Funk Band are a dream collection of soul and funk heroes. It's a good job there's no roof on this venue as this show would tear it off!”

For more information visit www.onemagnificentcity.co.uk or follow @OMCLpool on Twitter and One Magnificent City Liverpool on Facebook. Up-to-date details can also be found at www.cruise-liverpool.com, @cruiselpool or Liverpool Cruise Terminal on Facebook.

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national volunteer week 1–7 june Ever fancied volunteering? The first week in June celebrates Volunteers’ Week. It’s an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. The week showcases the different volunteering roles on offer, taster sessions and team challenges with new partners, to volunteer recruitment events, awards ceremonies and launching new volunteering campaigns. Everyone is invited to join this national celebration of volunteers and volunteering, it’s up to you to decide exactly how you join in. There is a volunteer centre in Liverpool, they provide a one-stop resource for information, advice and guidance on all aspects of volunteering issues, both for potential volunteers and for voluntary/community organisations. It’s a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and of course make a difference. www.volunteercentreliverpool.org.uk/ about-us.aspx

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Become a volunteer for Heart Research UK and help make your community live healthier, happier, longer lives. Heart Research UK are seeking out the help of local volunteers all over the country to help them beat the country’s biggest killer, heart disease. Without volunteers supporting Heart Research UK with the work they do, children like three-year-old Riley Platts (pictured) would not have benefitted from the advances in research that helped save his life.

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that would not have been available without the technology developed and paid for by charities like Heart Research UK. Because heart disease affects people all over the UK, they need willing volunteers from all corners of the country and in-between to represent them in their local area. Their work spreads far and wide and some of the activity Heart Research do includes helping children live normal lives after surgery, funding grants in local communities to educate the public with crucial health matters, pioneering medical research, master classes training the UK’s young clinicians to be our experts of tomorrow as well as talks in schools to help prevent unhealthy lifestyles occurring.

Volunteering for Heart Research UK is an extremely rewarding experience. Whether you are looking for work experience, a student increasing their knowledge, retired people with time to give, out of work, in-between jobs or a full time parent they can offer you a role that will complement your life, fit around your usual day and give you a huge sense of fulfilment and experience.

If you would like to be part of the team visit www.heartresearch.org.uk/get-involved/ volunteering

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ummer is here and The Reader Organisation at Calderstones Park has a whole host of exciting activities in store for you and your little (or bigger) ones!

Facepainting, dancing with Party Feet, games and a bouncy castle are all in store for those attending this year’s Summer Fair on Saturday 6th June from 11:00am 5:00pm – which special poem will you hear when you knock on the door of the Poetry Booth?

For some unforgettable outdoor theatre with the family, look no further than our gardens where we’ll be hosting The Three Musketeers and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, as well Shakespearian comedy classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the most famous love story of all time, Romeo and Juliet, brought to you by Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour (see full details below).

And come autumn we’ll be opening the doors of The Storybarn, the first interactive story centre for children in the North West. See stories brought to life in this amazing space where your child’s imagination can run riot! Email us at info@thereader.org.uk or call on 0151 729 2200 to book The Storybarn for parties and events in 2015.

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All this on top of our weekly shared reading sessions for children and young people throughout the year. Email us at info@thereader.org.uk or call on 0151 729 2200 to find out more about Monday and Friday’s Tiny Reads (for under 5’s and parents/carers), Tuesday’s The Book Thieves (age 10+) and Saturday’s Caldies Creatives (ages 7-12).

See booking details for our outdoor theatre events below: we look forward to welcoming you soon, whatever the weather!

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everton in the community BLUES STAR KEEN TO HELP THE HOMELESS

Everton midfielder Mo Besic recently met players from an Everton in the Community Homeless FA Training Centre to find out more about what the club’s official charity does to combat poverty and homelessness in Merseyside.

The Blues midfielder met the group of participants, aged 16 and over, at the Goals Soccer in Netherton to take part in one of their coaching sessions and find out more about the project and how it gives people experiencing homelessness in England the opportunity to develop their skills, gain more confidence and positively transform their lives.

Bosnian international Besic first got involved in tackling homelessness and poverty back home in Bosnia after working with international charity Emmaus-MSF and was keen to see the role that Everton in the Community plays in Merseyside in overcoming poverty deprivation and disadvantage in Liverpool.

The Homeless FA is part of Centrepoint, the leading youth homelessness charity and its Training Centre programme has been made possible thanks to BT Sport’s The Supporters’ Club, which has made a substantial grant to the Homeless FA to enable the charity to roll out the programme across all nine regions of the UK and a further 10 professional football clubs.

For more information on the work of the Homeless FA visit www.homelessfa.org

Blues skipper Phil Jagielka visited the newly opened Mersey Care NHS Trust Clock View Hospital in Walton in May to meet participants from Everton in the Community’s award-winning Imagine Your Goals programme as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

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During May the campaign to raise awareness of

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mental health problems and improve the short and long term future of the nation’s mental wellbeing, began again.

The club’s official charity began working with Mersey Care in 2007 to develop a series of programmes to specifically tackle mental health issues among different groups within the local community.

One year later the partnership introduced Imagine Your Goals, a ground-breaking fitness programme that offers local people who are living with mental health issues an opportunity to talk about their problems and seek help and support in a familiar environment.

The England international took part in a group session with young males from the programme where he spoke to the room about career highs and lows to date and how a positive mental attitude has helped him to overcome this.

The men in attendance were then given the opportunity to share their own experiences with Jags before he was led on a tour of the new multimillion pound purpose built hospital to see the mental health facilities available to the people of Merseyside and spent some time meeting patients currently accessing the facility.

The collaborative partnership provides seven specialised football sessions every week across Merseyside engaging up to 200 participants referred from Mersey Care NHS Trust and the success of the programme has seen the charity establish Merseyside’s first ever mental health football league.

The successes achieved through Imagine Your Goals has seen Everton in the Community’s Health and Wellbeing team develop five additional mental health programmes in partnership with Mersey Care, supporting individuals experiencing dementia, unemployment and isolation and from next month the charity will be delivering weekly sessions from Clock View for its participants.

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iverpool’s unique and entertaining Comedy Coach Tour returns for a new season for 2015. The sightseeing tour with a difference takes visitors on a hysterical trip around the city’s most iconic and attractive locations. Each tour features a hilarious stand-up comic who provides gags, jokes and amusing commentary for the duration of the hour-long trip.

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and impressionist Mark Langley, who is wellknown on the Liverpool comedy circuit. His repertoire includes fantastic impressions of local personalities, including footballers and The Beatles, and throughout his career has worked with the likes of Steve Coogan, Jason Manford and Liverpool’s very own John Bishop.

The organisers are also in talks with much-loved comedian Terry Titter who hopes to join the Comedy Coach Tour later in the season, so watch this space.

The tour is suitable for children and has been rated PG, but all minors must be accompanied by an adult.

For further information and to book tickets visit www.comedycoachtour.com tickets can also be purchased directly from Liverpool Tourist Information Centres. £18 each

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TRACEY MILLER FAMILY LAW WINS SMALL LAW FIRM TITLE AT LIVERPOOL LAW SOCIETY LEGAL AWARDS

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racey Miller Family Law (TMFL) has won the small law firm title at the Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards, collecting the accolade at a glittering ceremony attended by more than 300 representatives from the city’s leading legal talent on Friday (15th May).

The specialist legal firm impressed judges with its ability to successfully compete against some of the region’s largest law firms and its commitment to investing in the business while maintaining a niche approach.

“We are thrilled and delighted to have won the award for Best Small Law Firm, a law practice can only be as good as the people who work in it, and this is a true testament to the dedication and hard work of everyone at TMFL,” says Tracey Miller, principal of the firm.

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In the past 12 months TMFL has increased its workforce by 30 per cent and moved to new premises in the heart of the city centre, which the company purchased which will allow it to double staff numbers over the coming years.

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recent court decision has given an ex-wife the permission to make an application for financial relief following a divorce some 25 years ago.

It is vital to note that, if there was no order made by the court dealing with the matrimonial finances and dismissing all future claims, an application to the court could be made to resolve the financial matters at any time………….even 25 years after the divorce was completed.

It is also now not uncommon for a person to come to us for advice who has married for a second or even a third time. The issue is often that when an earlier marriage was dissolved the financial matters relating to the divorce were not properly finalised. This could have been for any number of reasons such as there being no assets at the time, a misbelief that it wasn’t necessary or a lack of legal advice.

In the recent case, that is exactly what has happened and now the ex-husband has a pot which he has accrued since separation and he is at real risk of having to make a substantial payment to his ex-wife.

Clearly this is frustrating & distressing to him and his family, but unfortunately for him, an application to the court has been made, despite the ex-husband arguing that the application couldn’t possibly be successful , however the court didn’t agree and that application will now be heard, the outcome may not be known until later this year or early next year.

Whether you have re-married or not, the fact remains that if you did not formally resolve the financial matters at the time of your divorce; there is a real risk that your ex could come back to seek financial relief now. The assets that you have built since your divorce could be at risk.

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RACHEL SPENCER F

ollowing on from my last article on how to begin a singing career this month I will be delving a little more into the ins and outs of the profession.

Richard Wagner, a 19th century German composer and conductor, once said that the “human voice is really the foundation of all music.” He may

made by the human voice were actually used as a guide for the sounds of many musical instruments.

Singing refers to the act of making musical sounds with the voice,instead of a musical instrument; and is often done to accompany instrumental music. This is referred to as cantata singing. Acapella singing, on the other hand, is a type of singing with no musical accompaniment.

This type of singing requires the singer alone to create rhythm and harmony, often rehearsed in the shower!

Obviously, a singer/vocalist is a person that sings. However, there is much more to it than just opening one’s mouth and belting out a tune.

Professional singers must be able to reach certain pitches with their voices, and be able to carry a tune. This means being able to create certain notes or pitches with their voice.

Knowing which notes and pitches to reach with the voice is not easy! A singer will usually use sheet music to know how high or low their voices should be at certain points in a song; sheet music will also usually tell a singer how long or short each note should be. Manysingers are born with the knack for carrying a tune; the majority will usually need to practice this skill in order to perfect it.

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Singing is a type of performance art, and singers are considered to be performing artists.

Aprofessional singer’s goal is to entertain other people during a performance; either as lead singer in a band, solo or backing singer, they may be multi-talented and play an instrument, write music or lyrics . Anyone interested in a singing career should have a love of music; usually enjoying listening to music, simply for music’s sake. However a love of music can only take a person so far, an aspiring singer should also have a good voice, and be able to sing well. Perseverance and dedication are equally important when looking to start a professional singing career. The music industry in general is very competitive and hard work and rejection the norm.

With the exception of an opera career, which usually requires years of formal training, most singing careers do not require a formal education; however, formal training Artists who like to sing can perform just about anywhere they want, for many, this means singing in the shower or karaoke at the local pub. Professional singers, on the other hand, are usually a little more particular about where they perform.

Artists who are just starting their singing careers will often perform nearly anywhere there is an audience to listen. For example, singers just starting their careers might perform in bars, nightclubs, and pubs, as they become more popular and gain a following, they may then be able to book concerts at concert halls and theatres.

Besides doing live shows, artist’s also record music in recording studios; these recording may either be sold for the entertainment and enjoyment of others, or it may be used for other purposes, like advertising. out as a singer.

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his June Scottish producer HUDSON MOHAWKE has released LANTERN, it’s his first solo full length album in nearly six years. Hudson has been on a meteoric rise the last few years, working with some of the biggest names in hip hop, from DRAKE, KANYE WEST, JOHN LEGEND, PUSHA-T, YOUNG THUG and ANTONY HEGARTY. From the age of 15 he was an award winning scratch DJ producing happy hardcore on cracked software; he came to define a generation of electronic fusion producers but, unlike many of his peers, now he has matured into a fully fledged contemporary hit maker continually working to break the mould.

To his avid fans he’s never been tied to one genre; and with LANTERN I heard the realisation of everything he has been working on since that Glasgow bedroom, it’s a true classic.

Lantern was worth the wait, every track delivers.

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is an album to listen to with the volume turned high, its eclectic electric intelligent beats are on every track. But not every track follows a specific genre or sound, but like the good DJ he is, the tracks are arranged to meld seamlessly together with no jarring. As long as you like electronic beats festival style, then you can’t go wrong with Lantern. Expect to hear some of these tracks on the backs of adverts too, the most obvious choice for this is the first release on the album Very First Breath’ features a humdinger of a euphoric vocal from French vocalist and Breakbot collaborator Irfane.

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The best summer drinks to slake your thirst are full of flavour - they can be subtle, fruity, or just plain refreshing. From a chilled beer, to organic gin served with a slice of melon, to alcoholic fruity cocktails to non alcoholic summer presses to a chilled glass of wine - all can be enjoyed under the blazing hot sun in the afternoon, to under the patio heater during the long summer evenings - at home or in your local beer garden - of which Liverpool has been blessed with many. But all are best enjoyed with friends.

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ATMOSPHERE - 8/10 Welcoming and relaxing.

ENTERTAINMENT - No there was no entertainment - which is great because I go to a restaurant to eat and chat.

CHOICE ON MENU - 8/10 A wide and varied menu from modern French to a few of the classics.

TASTE - 9/10 Excellent, my absolute favourite thing was the Fondant Aux Chocolat, this was so mouth wateringly good that next time I'll be ordering 2.

SERVICE - 9/10 Superb - every member of staff was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu often pointing to their favourites.

TABLE LOCATION - 9/10 We were sat at the back so we could people watch without being seen - perfect.

WOULD WE GO THERE AGAIN? Yes, in fact I already have. However I feel that even though children are welcome and are well catered for, the style of food, and atmosphere lends itself more to intimate dining for two.

ATMOSPHERE - 9/10 Was a little too noisy at times, difficult to hear each other.

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CHOICE ON MENU - 5/10 Was limited menu offered.

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TABLE LOCATION - 6/10 Was by the window but close to where people were standing by the bar to drink. It would have been nicer tucked into the corner.

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junebugged t some point back in the early 90s Liverpool’s growth as a seat of higher education blossomed beyond all expectation.

This was due, in no small part, to the continued global evolution of club culture and the phenomenal gravitational pull of local student-friendly club nights like Cream, Bugged Out and Voodoo. The widespread popularity of what would turn out to be the prototype studentfriendly clubber’s bar, Baa Bar and the cultural appeal of places like the late lamented Liverpool Palace also played their part.

Very soon, the number of bars in the city reached saturation point and our native population alone could no longer support the sheer volume of local independent outlets which hoped to cash in on the bonanza. This was even before national breweries and branded chains like Revolution, Walkabout and Lloyds climbed aboard the groovy train.

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A shining wit quipped at the time that he had parked up on Fleet Street to go and do some

shopping in Town and when he got back some scally had opened a Cuban shots bar in the boot of his Jag. Back in October when they were returning to the city in their droves, I wrote about the importance of the student population to the local night time economy. This becomes all too evident in June when the alumni take a big sack of washing home to mum and dad and head off to Glastonbury. It’s not so noticeable at weekends because the locals and our reputation as a national party city are more than enough to keep business booming as usual. It is through the week though when bar staff get their hours reduced or laid off altogether that the imbalance becomes apparent.

Like all DJs I tend to get my going out done through the week. I have to say that I’ve always preferred this to the fever of Saturday nights and the sometimes claustrophobic intensity of weekends. You can get served very quickly and sit, yes, actually sit with your friends and relax.

I’d recommend it to anybody the next time they haven’t got a school night.

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DERREN BROWN DERREN BROWN is back on the road with his latest tour, Miracle.

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e’s a magician, illusionist and mentalist but Derren Brown has made his name as the ultimate enigma. After over a decade captivating audiences up and down the country, Brown still jumps at the chance to perform live.

“Oh I love it,” he grins. “This is my 13th year of touring, six months every year so I love it. TV can be fun too – with my Apocalypse show a few years ago it was amazing to be sitting back watching it all unfold; as this guy goes through this end-of-world experience it’s like a huge practical joke really. It’s huge fun but with so many people involved, months and months of preparation, things can often become quite frustrating. TV has its ups and downs, whereas with the stage, I think every aspect of it is fun.

“Writing up ideas is fun, rehearsing is fun, and above all once you’re on the road with it, doing this adrenaline filled show - even if no one else is enjoying it I love doing it every night! It’s my favourite time of the year.”

Bringing something new and innovative to audiences with each and every tour, the months running up to the show requite a lot of brain power. “I sit down and really think about it.

I’ve written most of the shows with a guy called Andrew Nyman who directs the show, we cowrite them together and another guy called Andrew O’Connor is part of the process too. So really the three of us sit around for a month or so and talk about what material will go into the show and what will shape it. And then we have a month of rehearsing, getting it up on its feet until you have the vague sense that, ‘OK, that should work’. But it’s only really when you start doing it that first week, when you actually try it on real people that you know - you just have no idea how it’s going to work till you try it with a real audience.”

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working and I just said, ‘Oh, I’ll try that tonight.’

So it’s a funny process but audiences kind of teach me what works which is interesting.”

For Brown, the mediumship act also allowed him to present the practise as fraudulent – though of course, psychics would contest that. “I think sometimes the best way of exposing something is to replicate it and then to explain that you’re not using any psychic abilities to do so. If you just debunk something and explain how it works then people can always say, ‘Ah well, the person I saw wasn’t using those techniques…’

You can always argue the other way, but if you can replicate it - so therefore also making it entertaining and emotional - then I think it’s more effective than just saying, this isn’t real, this is how it works. I don’t actually say how I do do it but I do say I’m not psychic.”

Travelling the country for the Miracle tour also gives Brown the chance to enjoy his new surroundings. “I get my days free which is something I don’t normally have in real life. It’s amazing to be able to potter round and go to book shops and things which I wouldn’t have the time for otherwise.” From time to time he’ll bump into fans, but outside of the arena, Brown doesn’t think he’s particularly recognisable. “I’m not very tall or especially flamboyant, especially since I lost my little goatee, I generally don’t get stopped that much and if I do people seem really nice!”

Most likely, Brown saves his quota of powerful presence for the stage instead.

Derren Brown: Miracle is currently on a national tour. For more details visit:

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Lifestyle ld o S o h The Man W the World Album Live! o n June 18 the Liverpool O2 Academy will be playing host to a live performance of the historic and iconic, “The Man Who Sold the World” album by David Bowie.

Tony Visconti on bass, Woody Woodmansey on drums, Glenn Gregory on vocals and Steve Norman on acoustic guitar, saxophone, percussion and vocals were joined by stellar supergroup ‘Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy’, will perform Bowie’s entire ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ album and a set of other classic Bowie songs from 1970-73. This remarkable performance features very special guests Marc Almond and Gary Kemp.

David Bowie’s seminal album ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, masterfully produced by Tony Visconti, was recorded in 1970 with the powerful drumming of Woody Woodmansey and Visconti’s unconventional ‘lead’ bass playing forming a recondite and lauded rhythm section.

Tony Visconti says: "I am thrilled how well this new album represents the live show we did last September. I always wanted to have a fresh go at playing the The Man Who Sold The World album live as it was never played live ever! Woody Woodmansey and I, two of the original musicians who recorded this dark masterpiece, are still ready, willing and able (and I might add, FIT) are joined by Glenn Gregory, not stepping into Mr Bowie’s shoes, but making this music his very own. Mick Ronson was, of course, the original guitarist playing all the parts, so we are joined by 70’s specialists Paul Cuddeford and James Stevenson on very, very loud guitars to make it beefier and even darker (did I mention LOUDER?). So to say I’m in HEAVEN when I’m playing with this band is understating how satisfying it is to revisit something I’ve been wanting to do all these years, and so LOUDLY, too.”

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Lifestyle head to salford quays

salford quays

By Paul Moss

The Imperial War Museum A Gem of a

building in Salford

Recently, my wife and I visited the Imperial War Museum North, it is another iconic building gracing Salford Quays. The IWM is a must for all age groups, it covers all the bases, we saw young people learning and older people reminiscing, we did both. There were many school children in the museum and they looked the very opposite of bored. There are daily tours and "hands on" sessions.

Every hour, on the hour there's a big picture show, lasting about 10 minutes, it's a 360 degree audio - visual experience, this is not to be missed, we were enthralled, along with every one else.

It's announced by a siren and the lights going out.

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The vast exhibition has some thing for every one, from the Street to Trench of World War 1, to the present day. My wife Gina, was thoroughly mesmerised by the Women and War exhibit.

I was particularly affected by the newsreal footage being shown of troops in the Somme in 1914, smiling and waving to the camera, I found it rather chilling.

There is a large assortment of items on display, including JRR Tolkiens revolver that he carried during the Battle of the Somme, and a piece of distorted steel from one of the New York twin towers that were attacked on 9/11.

We found it to be a unique and overwhelming experience and would encourage you to go and visit this Gem in the heart of Salford quays.

Before leaving, we bought a couple of souvenirs in the Museum gift shop and went up to the Air

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Shard. We took the lift, it's a long way up!

Fabulous views, and much Gina's surprise, you can see the street set of Coronation Street, "we'll bring binoculars next time" she said.

Just a short walk across a bridge is Media City, where the BBC and ITV have studios alongside Salford Uni and various hotels and eateries.

We had lunch at The Dockyard Pub, I ordered

a ham & cheese Baggie, it was an enormous sandwich in a paper bag with fries and ketchup and mayo on the side, Gina had an egg salad sandwich with sweet potato fries, 2 bottles of Coke each and the bill was ÂŁ13.05!!

Fantastic value and very friendly staff.

We sat in some deckchairs after lunch and kept a look out for celebrities, sadly we didn't spot any, maybe next time .

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eanne Clutton the new GM of Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool has come into the cities best fine dining restaurant and brought some fantastic ideas with her.

Having moved into the roll earlier in the year Leanne has set up with her Events Manager Michelle Wallis several events to add to the Spring / Summer agenda. After the recent Top Shop Personal Shopping Evening, see below, next up is a Hollyoaks Charity Fashion Show on Tuesday 16th June. For tickets and details please email: michelle.wallis@individualrestaurants.com or call 0151-236-6703

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Lifestyle what's your sign

ZODIAC SIGNS MONTHLY PREDICTIONS Manish Kumar Arora www.facebook.com/ manishastroconsultant

Aries (21 March – 19 April): This is a period of attainment, accumulation, experience and completion and tells of seeking one’s life purpose and finding inner-satisfaction.

There would be solitude which does not imply a lack of relationship, but rather, an ability to rely upon oneself - self-reliance.

The pursuit of some goals has been successful, and the rewards can now be reaped, shared and enjoyed.

Favourable Dates: June 7, 9, 16, 18, 25 & 27.

Favourable Colours: Yellow & Blue Taurus (20 April – 20 May): There would be opportunities to expand your horizons, through study, travel, business enterprise and learning. Everything is progressing steadily in business and profession and as expected, thanks to your solid planning and on-going motivation to persist.

Favourable Dates: June 3, 6, 12, 21, 24, & 30.

Favourable Colours: Yellow & Red Gemini (21 May – 20 June): You may be finding it difficult to keep up with the demands of daily life. There are problems to do with finances and money matters.

Business and financial strategies are not reaping rewards as per expectations.

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Favourable Dates: June 4, 9, 13, 22, 27 & 30.

Favourable Colours : White & Blue Cancer (21 June – 22 July): This is a time when new opportunities will present themselves, and if these opportunities have solid foundations, they should bring success. You need to plan something solid; to concretize an idea; to build something with a firm structure. You need to act without delay - but allow for change and be willing to adapt accordingly.

Favourable Dates: June 4, 5, 13, 14, 22 & 23.

Favourable Colours: Orange & Blue Leo (23 July – 22 August): A ‘spirit of determination’ and earthy practicality is due to enter your life. You may be involved with a solid and trustworthy character who is keeping a venture going by doing hard work that is not always recognized or rewarded. If you are currently working, you may be saddled with far more responsibility and tasks than can be accomplished well.

Favourable Dates: June 3, 11, 12, 20, 21 & 29.

Favourable Colours: Yellow & Brown

Lifestyle what's your sign Virgo (23 August – 22 September): The luxuries of life are at your fingertips. This is a time of opulence and of enjoying and celebrating the fruits of your labour although the past may have been fraught with failures, hard work and triumphs,. You would be feeling selfsatisfied and pleased with your efforts and being able to enjoy what you have worked long and hard for. Favourable Dates: June 1, 9, 12, 18, 19, & 28.

Favourable Colours: Red, Pink & Black Libra (23 September – 22 October: You are putting in the necessary work and effort to ensure you build your profession on good foundation.

If you have found success recently then capitalize upon it and make your future all the brighter. It may be beneficial to share your work with a partner but only if they are as conscientious as you are.

Favourable Dates: June 3, 6, 12, 15, 21, & 24.

Favourable Colours: White, Blue & Yellow Scorpio (23 October – 21 November): You possess the confidence of self-knowledge. You know what your goal is, what your creative process is directing for you, and you are confident in its eventual fulfilment. You need to be pragmatic and to stay informed on practical matters.

Favourable Dates: June 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 19, 20 & 24.

Favourable Colors: Blue & Green Sagitarius (22 November -21 December): You have important monetary news on the way and there will be a slow but progressive and positive growth in your financial affairs due to a

heightening of your senses connecting both earthly energies and cosmic ones.

Favourable Dates: June 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 19, 20 & 24.

Favourable Colours: Blue & Green Capricorn (22 December – 19 January): You are making some significant changes in your life and transforming yourself and in doing this you are bringing about a fresh perspective on life. You may also be feeling that you are finally honouring the person who you truly are or want to be, rather than simply following a routine that has little meaning to you.

Favourable Dates: June 2, 4, 11, 20, 22, 29.

Favourable Colours: Blue & Yellow Aquarius (20 January – 18 February): You are engaging in a period of soul searching.

You want to seek the hidden truths of life at all costs. You desire a new direction in life and, as a result, have recently begun a journey of self-discovery and contemplation.

Favourable Dates: June 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 19, 20, & 24.

Favourable Colours: Purple & Black Pisces (19 February – 20 March): Be prepared for big changes within your home and family life and/or your career sector.

You need to be very careful of who you trust over these coming months as you are at risk of being taken advantage of. Look out for any sneaky behaviour and trust your gut instinct about when something does not feel right or is too good to be true.

Favourable Dates: June 1, 3, 10, 12, 19, 21, 28, & 30.

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Citroën

AIRCROSS CONCEPT CAR REVEALED

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he Crossover class has just got that little more interesting. If you are unfamiliar with the term crossover, you are not alone, it’s a new thing, but they are firmly on trend at the moment. Basically when you see a car on the road, and you can’t decide if it’s a SUV or a really high car -then that’s the crossover car. Apparently they will be the most popular type of car sold in coming years with lots of manufacturers clambering to create their own model.

Cue the Citroen Aircoss - it looks like the Cactus - this is the future style of Citroen models as the Cactus, even with the plastic stuck to the sides of the exterior is hugely popular. But what make this model a sure cut above the rest is that it features plugin hybrid technology.

The Aircross is powered by a 218bhp 1.6-litre THP petrol engine, paired to a 95bhp rear-mounted electric motor. This enables 31 miles of all-electric driving.

The Aircross also promises a 4.5-second 0-62mph time, plus 166mpg economy and CO2 emissions of just 39g/km – so it’s speedy too. Inside is an ultra comfy fourseat layout, inspired by furniture design.

Each cocooning leather seat comes with built-in speakers, which amplify other passengers’ voices to make in-car communication easier, while there are two 12-inch HD touchscreens on the dashboard. These relay driving data, plus allow passengers to watch films, use Internet-based apps or program the navigation.

Citroen say to expect the fully buyable version late 2017.

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Lifestyle motoring

“DESIGN OF THE YEAR”

The Renault Twingo with its ultra modern and very cool design has been awarded the title of ‘Design of the Year’ in the 2015 Fleet World Honours at a ceremony held this afternoon at the Royal Automobile Club in London.

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What’s not to love about this most super of super minis? For a start it doesn’t come in different colours – no the Twingo is way to hipster for that, it comes in 6 “personalities” instead. But it’s so much more than it’s cheeky retro styling.

The clever Twingo designers moved the engine to the rear, meaning that this little Renault has a tighter turning circle than most, making it ideal for town and city driving. Its cause is further helped by a choice of small yet responsive petrol engines that give their best at lower speeds.

Most of the “Personalites” come with a wealth of standard extras, couple this with the fact that currently it has a very strong resale value, all points to the Twingo remaining at the top of the super mini city car pile.

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DIY...

Hello Lifestyle Readers!

It’s been a busy month for me with plenty to report. I’ve recently returned from a trip to Las Vegas where boxing fever was in full swing with the upcoming itself, I did manage to talk myself into the press conference!

I was extremely proud to host the African themed Charity Spring Ball for the Candice Colley Foundation. Hosted at fantastic event that raised valuable funds for a very worthy cause.

I also had the pleasure of attending in Buckinghamshire. Organised by Champions (UK) plc, it was a fantastic event that was hosted by the legendary golfer and welcomed a host of celebrities the course was fantastic and I would certainly recommend going if you get the chance.

I had the opportunity to be a part of a marathon playing football’ which went on for 75 hours! It took place at the Checkatrade.com Stadium, the home Checkatrade, it was a real honour to take part in this incredible event and a real achievement for everyone involved.

As I mentioned in my last column, make to’ guides for common DIY jobs. As always, products from paint-spraying specialists

Until next time…

All the best,

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Lifestyle diy MATERIALS/TOOLS 12 TO 18v cordless driver 4 to 6mm drill bit screw driver bit for drill red plugs

FIXING A LOOSE HINGE Screws becoming loose in hinges is a common problem. This quite often occurs when a heavy door has been hung for some time or when a door has had to be changed and taken on and off for some reason. All too often, all of a sudden you find that some screws are just not holding in as well as they did originally.

A simple easy quick fix without taking off the door can be achieved. First off remove the loose screw by using the reverse action on your drill driver with screwdriver piece attached. Next change your drill piece from a screw bit piece to a drill driver.

Using a 4mm to 6mm drill bit, drill out a hole to the length of about 40 mm. Next, insert a 5mm red plug, pushing it in as far as possible.

Using the same screw as you had taken out, swop your drill bit to a screwdriver piece, and start to drive the screw home, you should straight away feel the hinge being pulled in tighter to the actual frame.

It may be wise to do at least one screw on all three hinges on a heavy door. This tip can also be used on smaller lighter doors like cupboard doors, even if it’s a chipboard or veneered frame/ carcass, do all the same principles and this should fix the problem.

Lifestyle

business performance

personal effectiveness PART 1

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n the 1930’s in Texas, USA, individuals at the frontier pushed the boundaries of human endurance and perseverance driving from East to West in search of a better life. A family drove themselves though the harsh winters to gain land in Texas to set up home and live off the land. Unfortunately the land was poor and the harvests meagre, forcing our intrepid family into starvation and very hard times. Prospectors agreed to pay the family to drill for oil on their land and within 18 months had tapped into one of the biggest oil reserves in the Texas making the land owner a fortune over night. The local news reported that this man had always been wealthy but had never found a way to tap into the wealth that sat beneath his feet.

The first key to tapping into our potential is to understand where we are heading and to decide on what success we are trying to achieve.

Setting SMART goals is the start. We then need to be aware enough to look at what are the CHALLENGES that hold us back. Lack of belief, FEAR of failure, FEAR of success, our past, our education or lack of, lack of opportunities, maybe lack of success in the past.

These challenges are only an issue if we decide to let them be. Focus on what you have got not what you haven't. Focus on what you can do not what you cannot.

Einstein said “we cannot overcome our problems with the same level of thing as they were created with”. So when faced with our challenges we need to learn how to think, over it, around it, under it, whatever it takes to pass it. We need to train our minds think more about possible solutions than the problems. I know this may seem to be common sense, but I can assure you it’s not always common practice. So when we

focus on what could hold us back we can find more reasons to support this. When we look for ways to succeed, again we find more ways of succeeding. This may sound like I am stating the obvious and in some ways I am but there is REAL reasons for this which i will explore next month.

So surround yourself with people who support you moving forward and moving on. There is some good news and bad news. The good news first, our success and Effectiveness is in our hands.

The bad news is our success and Effectiveness is in our hands. Its 100% in our control. We have a choice which of these messages we choose to believe and focus on.

Tap into your reserves and unleash your potential.

Please contact Darren@dasala.co.uk if you have any questions Follow me on twitter @DasalaDarren

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Lifestyle the last word with amanda moss

june

t’s summer time, bees will buzz, kids will blow dandelion fuzz. Ah who isn’t excited by this? With the holidays just around the corner for many of us, undoubtable some will be anxious about unravelling their flesh in front of others. Which is why Lifestyle magazine has launched a campaign to encourage you to love yourself. The fashion and beauty industry is well documented for selling a fantasy, the beautiful glossy pages of magazines feature airbrushed models to an inch of their life who have been preened for hours by a team of make up, hair and ad skin experts. So don’t beat yourself

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up. Men and women, we are all shapes and sizes.

The important thing is to be healthy and happy. I posted this image of myself on Facebook recently to kickstart the campaign. I was inundated with messages saying how refreshing it was to see a real shape. We are all real, we are all shapes (mine is round), there is no “right” shape. I have had 6 children and proud of it. Sadly someone reported this image on Facebook for nudity (I know I know) which prompted even more messages of support to me which led me to launch the campaign to get you all posting pics with #getalifestyle Stay stylish,

Amanda Moss

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