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WEDDING HATS AT THE READY this is VIVA’s guide to the perfect wedding
Rebecca Ferguson Interview with the lady that sings the blues
The Ultimate American Adventure
New York City To Los Angeles to Las Vegas In 10 Days
Celebrating International Women’s Day
VIVA’s top 20 women in manchester who have got a bit of girl power
VIVA SPRING 2015
28th May 1969 - January 2015
This issue is dedicated to Rachel Reed. You’re a VIVA Girl forever and we will never forget you. Wherever you are now our love is with you always. R.I.P babe.
Big Love VA Team VI
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VIVA INSIDE
FEATURES
FASHION
BEAUTY + HEALTH & FITNESS
08_ Guest on the radar: Lorna Bancroft from Heart FM 12_ Exclusive interview feature with Rebecca Ferguson 18_ Something borrowed, something blue 34_ Wedding hats at the ready 57_ VIVA celebrates International Women’s Day
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Catwalk trends: Get physical Catwalk trends: A technicolour revolution Shop the highstreet: It’s time to get naughty girls Shop the highstreet: Office gentlemen
42_ Get the look this Spring with Cassie Lomas 45_ Hair detox with Tatiana Extensions 49_ New Year detox tips with Sam Witter 51_ Y you must
HOME, LEISURE, BUSINESS & TRAVEL 52_ Love your crib this New Year 54_ Free turbine and solar PV installations with Visolaris 56_ The coolest things from the world of gadgets 68_ The ultimate American adventure FOOD AND DRINK 74_ Healthy eating with Neighbourhood 76_ Find me: afternoon tea! 78_ Starting off the New Year with some corkers
VIVA LAS MANCHESTER & CHESHIRE
LIVE MUSIC, THE ARTS AND FILM
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Vegas fight night Remembering Rachel
86_ When VIVA Ems met McBusted 88_ On the VIVA music radar: Blossoms 89_ Cath Tyldesley takes over the VIVA ipod
TEAM VIVA Give us a little tweet... The editor emma WILKINSON @VIVAEms
Art director REBECCA LEGON (not a social networker)
Sales & marketing manager LOUISE ADKIN @AngelMediaLou
Senior designer Ed Wilkinson @eddiewilky
Copy sub-editor KEITH McDONNELL @geraldthejag
Sales and marketing executive ROB STUBBS @robstubbs
Fashion editor ROSS FORSYTHE @rossforsythe
Head of photography KARIN ALBINSSON
Feature editor SAM BRAMWELL (a secret tweeter)
Food editor emma CHADWICK @ChaddersLife
Health & fitness columnist SAM WITTER @samwitter1
Beauty columnist CASSIE LOMAS @cassielomas
Motoring editor JACK MARSDEN
Drink editor David marsden @DrinksEnthusist
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Issue 20 published February 2015 CONTRIBUTOR WRITERS Emily Howett Jennifer Skehan Lucy Roper Lucy Matthews Tereza Pevna Yvonne Goldsmith-Rybka CONTRIBUTOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Elspeth Mary Moore Georgie Glass Stephen Farrell Stephen McGowan Will Wilkinson CONTRIBUTOR GRAPHIC DESIGN Andy Allen
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