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10. healthy mum gains new lease of life 11. Local Slimming World Groups 12. Movies for January 16 Whats on January 20. Your garden in January 24. Celtic tree Zodiac 30. Councillors Corner 32; BREAKING NEWS 36. Healthy Chicken jalfrezi

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Healthy Mum gains new lease of life Local Mum Keesa has become the healthy mum she always dreamt of being after managing her weight through her pregnancy.

Keesa trained as a Consultant two years ago with Slimming World after losing two stone and has held groups in Cardiff. Now she is moving back to Bristol and is looking forward to helping people locally to transform their lives as she did when she first became a Slimming World member 9 years ago. Keesa continued to attend group every week throughout her pregnancy and has now celebrated the birth of her baby son, thrilled that she’s able to pass on her healthy lifestyle habits to her family. ''Slimming World changed the way I think about food, and it's wonderful having the support to know that I was making the best choices to manage my weight healthily throughout my pregnancy.

The specially-tailored pregnancy plan encourages plenty of fresh foods like fruit and vegetables, chicken, pasta and potatoes while encouraging extra portions of certain foods such as diary for calcium, to ensure that my baby and I were getting all the necessary vitamins and minerals. It's simple to follow and it was great knowing that the Food Optimising eating plan was safe for both of us. I never felt hungry and knew I could manage my cravings whenever they came knocking," says Keesa.

After giving birth to her son, the new mum found that the weight quickly began to drop off as she stuck to her healthy eating programme.

“It was great because I knew that by managing my weight throughout my pregnancy I’d have less to lose afterwards. I had helped many of my members to do it before becoming pregnant and it was nice to do it myself.

As part of my lifestyle my healthy habits remain in place and ensure’s my son is as fit and strong as he can be. Currently weaning, he is enjoying all the foods I enjoy eating healthy as a family. I feel like I’m giving my son the best start in life.”

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''Weight loss or ‘dieting’ during pregnancy isn't encouraged – instead we support women to adopt a balanced, healthy diet to prevent excess weight gain. We have a specially-adapted version of our healthy eating plan for pregnant members, that women like myself can stick to during pregnancy and when breastfeeding."

"Many women who come to my group have told me that their weight problems began when they became pregnant with their first child. And lots of members say that they gained more weight with successive pregnancies too.

I tell my members that it doesn’t have to be that way, and that at Slimming World expectant mums can make simple and straightforward changes to the way they shop, cook and eat to prevent excess weight gain while pregnant, and manage a healthy weight after birth".

Keesa’s Slimming World group will be held at Christ Church Hall, Petherton Road,Hengrove every Saturday at 9am from Saturday 5th January 2019. For more information or to join Keesa’s group either pop along on Saturday 5th January or contact her on 07399 597267.

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Movie Previews For January While you might be tempted to take yourself to the gym or yoga class as a result of eating too much turkey, Cineworld are also giving you plenty of reasons to stay glued to your cinema seat. The new year brings with it lots of exciting big screen releases, and here is just a few of them.

After movies like The Favourite, Welcome to Marwen, and The Front Runner start the year in style between January 1st and 11th respectively, it’s on the 18th that the third and final film in M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable trilogy arrives.

Glass picks up immediately after the events of Split, forcing James McAvoy’s Horde, Bruce Willis’ Overseer, and, of course, Samuel L. Jackson’s Mr Glass together for a different kind of superhero epic 20 years in the making!

Then on the same day, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie butt heads in Josie Rourke’s historical drama film, Mary Queen of Scots, which chronicles the 1569 conflict between the queens of England and Scotland. Expect plenty of intrigue, betrayal, drama, and more.

Winding us down towards the end of the month just one week later on January 25th is A Dog’s Way Home, an endearing tale for all the family which follows one dog’s 400-mile journey to find its owner. If ever you wanted proof that dog really is man’s best friend, this might be it.

Lastly don’t forget, Cineworld Bristol and Direct Local Bristol have teamed up to give readers a chance to win two free cinema tickets. Simply fill out the word search on tthe next page.

January is filled with movies set to make waves this upcoming awards season.

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Whats On January Open Mic Night Event darte: 9th Jan Description: Join us at Grounded Henleaze for our monthly open mic nights! Hosted by the brilliant Harry Harding. Free drink if you give it a go :) Venue: Grounded - Henleaze 45-47 Northumbria Drive, BS94HN Bristol Business Planning and Finance - Bristol Event Date: 10th Jan Description: Designed to support potential and new entrepreneurs, this in-depth workshop will help you to create and develop a robust, investment-ready business plan and financial forecast with an application for a Government Start-up Loan in mind.

Venue: Leigh Court, Pill Road, Abbots Leigh, Bristol Antiques,Vintage & Collectables Fair Event Date: 13th Jan Description: Over 50 stalls in 2 function rooms selling a wide range collectables including books, silver, ceramics, coins, jewellery antique and modern, glassware, toys, retro & vintage homeware, furniture, military medals and Victorian . Monthly fair held the second Sunday of the month Venue: Bawa Club, Southmead Road Bristol

We Love To Party! - The Take That Experience PLUS Keri Whip as Rihanna Event Date: 19 th Jan Description: Don’t miss this party at BAWA with The Take That Experience PLUS Keri Whip as Rihanna Venue: BAWA Healthcare & Leisure 589 Southmead Road Filton Bristol

Bristol Wine Tasting Experience Day - ’World of Wine’ Event Date: 19th Jan Description: Fun Bristol Wine-Tasting Experience Day at Rosa Tapas and Bar in Clifton delicious 3 course food and wine matching Lunch..Great Gift Idea Venue: Rosa Tapas and Bar, 85 Whiteladies Rd, Bristol, UK Hypnobirthing two-day course Event Date: 20th Jan 27th Jan Description: Hypnobirthing provides you with the knowledge and tools to let go of fears and anxieties surrounding childbirth, and instead focus on building positivity and confidence. It will change your perceptions of birth from the painful, unmanageable ordeal that society has programmed women to expect, to the instinctive, gentle and empowering experience that birth should be – one where your body does exactly what it was designed to do!

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Venue: Oldbury Court Estate, Oldbury Court Road, Fishponds, Bristol Crowdfunding and Alternative Finance for Business Event Date: 29th Jan Description: We have put together a workshop with 2 guest speakers who specialise in their field of Crowdfunding and Alternative finance.

Venue: Leigh Court Pill Road Abbots Leigh Bristol Bicktown Breakout at the Huntsman, Downend Event Date: 2nd Feb Description: Band performing country and southern rock music from artists including Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Blackberry Smoke, The Cadiliac Three and Jason Aldean.

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Your Garden In January The garden in January needs to be prepared for all sorts of weather and if you’ve been following our advice over the last few months your hard work is done for now. Most plants are dormant this month as they sleep through the cold weather, but there are still a few things to do in the garden. Spring is just around the corner and work can be done to prepare for the warmth of the new season. When its not too cold bed and borders can be dug over and lawn edges can be repaired and re-shaped. Don’t forget to keep feeding the birds, as food is scare for them over the winter.

Feed the birds

Natural food sources for birds are in short supply during the winter. Give them a helping hand by putting food for them. Keep food topped up but not full all the time – little and often is best.

Plant of the month: Helleborus Why should you plant them?

Popular because they flower in the cold winter and early spring, Hellebores herald the start of the New Year bringing a touch of colour to the garden, commonly known as ‘Christmas Roses’ they are easy to grow and very hardy. They produce attractive flowers and their leaves create a perfect evergreen backdrop to spring flowering bulbs.

How should you plant them?

3 Essential gardening jobs for fJanuary Protect plants January is known for cold frosts and bitter winds so plants will need protecting. If you haven’t already done so, ensure protective fleece is in place on tender plants over-wintering outdoors. Lift containers up onto pot feet – if water isn’t draining away the soil can become waterlogged. Wet compost can rot roots and cause pots to crack in frost. Remove snow from tree and shrub branches by knocking with a broom. Even a small amount of snow can add a lot of weight toe branches, causing them to snap.

Dig over bare ground Run a fork through your vegetable patch or flowerbeds. This will help to aerate – getting air into the soil is important because plant roots need oxygen. Choose a dry day when the soil isn’t too wet.

Don’t break your back breaking down large lumps of soil. Keeping them can help air circulate and any later frost will break them up.

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Plant in shady herbaceous borders and the areas between deciduous shrubs to give an early splash of colour. Happy in dappled shade they should be planted in rich, heavy soil that won’t dry out in the summer. Ideal planting companions include Snowdrops, Primrose, Cornus and Mahonia

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Celtic Tree Zodiac

January, Tree Rowan You may be feeling restless, a short break or an activity that involves being active may help.

Your social life should be quite busy, so remember not to get swept along and follow your intuition, slow down and chill out when you feel you really need to relax.

Keywords. Have fun, seek balance.

August. Tree Vine.

Although this is your birth month, remember to treat yourself kindly and not over do things.

You can be very outspoken and this can lead to confrontations. Why not put your energies and emotions into interests or hobbies you feel quite passionate about. Birthday blessings.

Keywords. Self control, have fun.

February. Tree Ash You may have been doing some study for research, or you may have had some incident that has given you a new outlook on something.

This has given you food for thought, and we feel there are things holding you back from your goals.

Maybe seek some advice from a close and reliable friend or relative.

Keywords, Seek calm and Clarity.

September. Tree Ivy. This month you may need to cut yourself some slack, and stop being so hard on yourself.

There may be some changes due and sometimes you don’t deal well with things changing. Remember change can bring new opportunities so try to go with the flow and not fight against the tide.

Keywords. Flexibility and opportunity

March, Tree Alder.

Take time to listen to your inner wisdom , and try to find a good solution to something that is causing you some bother at the moment. You have a great inner strength, and this will help to see through any difficulties that may be with you at the moment.

Keywords. Trust your intuition and inner strength.

October. Tree Broom Try and be a little more aware of the way others feel, and be gentle with your words.

Changes look to be coming your way, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing as you may have felt a little stuck in your ways of late. If there is something you have been wanting to do now maybe the right time to go for it.

Keywords. Flexibility and challenge

April. Tree Willow.

Looks like time for some clearing and cleansing.

This may be both emotionally and on a practical level.This may bring something that you have been avoiding.Once this has been done, you will find things make you easier and clearer, trust your feelings and intuition at this time.

Keywords, Learn to let go May. Tree Oak. It’s like some information could come your way, You have been feeling Indecisive a bit about some issues. Things that have gone slow or have been obstructed should begin to ease.

Your social life is beginning to pick up too.

There could well be some changes for you this month, and some new opportunities.

Keywords. Decisions and changes.

June. Tree Holly.

This could be a good time to do some sorting and getting rid of any unwanted things in your life. This includes emotional things too. Something will come to light that will be of some use to you.

Communication is highlighted, this is your time to say what you feel and also to listen to others.

Keywords, Clearing and communication.

July. Tree Hazel Something you have been trying to ignore here needs to be dealt with that means facing some kind of responsibility. Whatever it is you have been trying to avoid, you will find that the changes it will bring to you will be very favourable.

Keywords. Responsibility and balance

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November. Tree Elder.

It may be that you have been very active, or maybe chilling out too much, which ever of these now is a good time for seeking balance. If there have been difficulties recently these things need to be dealt with sooner rather than later.

This may be something to do with sorting your living space, you may find you decide to redecorate.You may also find a renewed passion for a lost interest or find a new hobby.

Keywords. Balance and renewal December. Tree Birch.

You have an outgoing and friendly nature it may be wise to just be a little more aware of who you share your thoughts and feelings with.

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Article by Brislington Labour Councillors, Harriet Bradley and Mike Langley Everybody wants their children to do well. And parents know how important it is that they are getting a good education. A good school should help every child to fulfil its potential, as well as showing concern about pupils’ well-being and happiness. Doing well at school is a step on the road to a secure and happy future, the ability to find a job and be able to share in the good things life has to offer. Sadly, our schools are in crisis, owing to savage and persistent cuts by the Tory government. Between 2015 and 2020, Bristol will have seen its schools budget slashed by £19,307,808.

Childhood should be a time of security and happiness. But the testing regime of SATs is hard on children, who are anxious and worried at the prospect of failure. Our children are some of the unhappiest in Europe; there is a growing mental health crisis among young people.

More over the pressures of austerity and the poverty it brings mean many children from poorer families come to school hungry, making it harder for them to concentrate. Many teachers take food to school to feed hungry pupils; recently a school in Norfolk decided to set up its own food bank to stop disadvantaged children stealing from others’ lunch boxes.

This amounts to up to £400 per pupil, and is the ninth highest cut to any local authority. This means cuts in staffing, cuts in resources, increased class sizes. Hardest hit has been the budget for SEND, special educational needs and disabilities. Children with these needs often require individual attention and classroom support which they are not receiving. The number of children with plans for support has doubled since 2005, and the number waiting for a proper assessment of needs has tripled since 2010. This is turn puts strain on class teachers, and may lead to lessons being disrupted.

A group of local parents was so concerned that their children were not getting the help they needed that they took a court case against the council over the cuts – and were successful. Along with this, schools are subjected to a time-consuming testing and audit scheme; if schools don’t measure up, they are judged to be ‘failing’ and put in ‘special measures’, putting extra stress on the teachers. So great are the pressures within schools that almost a third of newly trained teachers leave within five years. Schools find it increasingly hard to recruit and retain committed staff.

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What can you do to help our embattled Bristol schools? Write to your MPs complaining about the cuts and the impacts on your children. Labour has strong plans for reforming the system if elected to power; the party promises to reverse the cuts, reduce primary school class sizes and provide free school meals for all primary children. It will review the ‘teach to the test’ culture and all the bureaucracy it entails, seeking to lessen the burden on young teachers and on the children who see themselves written off as failures.

There will be more time devoted to sport, art and music, activities in which many children find enjoyment.

A lot of work is needed before schooldays become once more seen as ‘the happiest days of your life.’

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I will want to attend as many events as I can in the year from religious services to those supporting charities and schools. I know the joy that local school children get from meeting the Lord Mayor, maybe it’s the red coat?

After a very long period of negotiation, much in the way of meetings and discussions and then a final agreement, I have decided to accept the honour of being the next Lord Mayor of Bristol.

I take up this historic position in May 2019 with a sense of pride and a little trepidation, the first Mayor of Bristol was in 1215 and this post was abolished in 1899 when Queen Victoria on a visit to the City knighted Herbert Ashman as the very first Lord Mayor. Our Lord Mayor is only one of two Lord Mayor’s in the whole Country (the other being the Lord Mayor of London).

We are the only City outside London to have a State Coach, in fact the City has three carriages altogether. Bristol is the only City to have a Lord Mayor’s Chapel owned by the Council. The Mayoral robes are based on the medieval period where red robes were seen as authority from the Crown, the post holder also has access to 4 swords for ceremonial duties.

Away from the historical aspects of the Lord Mayor, the current post holder has two specific functions, that of representing the City at events and chairing full Council (where those swords might come in handy!)

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There is no doubt that 2019 is going to be an historic and challenging year for the Country our great City and myself personally. I will through this office want to work with those who want to make Bristol a better place to live,work and relax in.

Whether it be my colleagues in the Council chamber, the business community or charity workers; the churches and of course the great Bristol public, lets work together especially for the disadvantaged in our local communities. Finally may I wish each and everyone of you a happy, peaceful and successful 2019.

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Method

Take 2-3 diced chicken breasts and coat in 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander and 1 tsp turmeric then leave it to marinate in the fridge while you make the sauce.

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Heat another large pan and gently fry 1 tbsp coriander, 1 tbsp cumin and 1 tsp turmeric in a splash of oil for about a minute. Add the tomatoes to this pan and simmer for around 10 minutes.

Next, whizz your onion mixture in the food processor and add it to the spiced tomato sauce. Season generously, stir, then simmer for 20 minutes. You can make large batches of this sauce and freeze it for later use.

Fry the marinated chicken in vegetable oil and stir continuously. After a few minutes, turn down the heat and add the remaining ½ sliced onion, 1 chopped red pepper and 2 finely chopped red chillies. Stir until the onions and pepper soften.

Add the sauce you prepared earlier to the cooked chicken and simmer for around 10-20 minutes, adding a splash of water if it gets too thick.

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