February 2019

Issue 166 - February 2019

The voice for local business

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Serving The Areas Of: Alvanley // Dunham Hill // Elton // Frodsham Hapsford // Helsby // Kingsley // Manley // Mouldsworth // Norley // Overton

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Hello! Welcome to the February edition.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about how you will show your love this year. There are lots of ideas in this edition if you need inspiring. You could even have a go at making the delicious cookies on page 90, replace the raisins with cherries or cranberries and press the mixture into a heart shaped cutter. That’s sure to earn you extra ‘brownie points’ in addition to a gift or lovely meal out!

This year, for the rst time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone in the area – women, men and children to oin the Race for Life.

Race for Life events have been women only since they started, over 25 years ago. The organisers now feel the time is right to open them up so that everyone - women, men and children have the chance to participate together.

Cancer Research U are ur in mums, dads, nans, grandpas, brothers, sisters, friends and workmates to show their support by joining in.

It’s a perfect example of everyday people doing an extraordinary thing; uniting in a common cause to beat cancer. Take a look at pages 94-95 for more information on how to enter and also a list of the events in the North West... If you’re not able to ta e part in our local Race for Life in Delamere Forest there are others!

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Don t forget your lo ed one this Valentine’s, we supply top quality fresh flowers direct from Holland at prices to suit all budgets You can get e erything you need all under one roof gorgeous bouquets cards balloons and chocolates all a ailable for collection or deli ery You can find us on Main Street opposite owards call us on 01928 731000 order online at www. rodsham owers.co.uk

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And you know how he finally agreed to book a fancy restaurant, La Chouette, for tonight Well I googled the restaurant, ennifer said. It doesn t exist. oreen went pale.

What are you two doing hiding in here Gary surprised them both by opening the door. He frowned. Why have you got my bag ennifer took a moment to compose herself.

How do you explain these She held up the binoculars.

Gary s face fro e. They re for this evening, he snapped, and none of your business.

We know La Chouette doesn t exist, ennifer said.

It s time to come clean.

Gary stared at her and then his face softened. I said that ust to get you off my case, he said. laine really isn t interested in fancy restaurants.

Where are you going then ennifer asked suspiciously.

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So you re not stalking her then oreen asked.

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She really is my girlfriend.

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No love, oreen replied, That s what I thought, ennifer steadying herself on the towel said. I ust had this notion rail; it was a tight space for that he might be planning on two people and a rucksack. I popping the uestion tonight. don t go nosing through your What a lovely thought oreen brother s belongings, and gasped. neither should you. ennifer continued, I had Shhh, he could be out of the this hunch that I if looked shower any minute, ennifer in his rucksack I d find an said. I need to show you engagement ring. something. Have you noticed oreen grasped ennifer s arm. he s been behaving a bit And did you strangely this week No. ennifer opened the He has been a bit umpy, drawstring of Gary s bag. I oreen agreed reluctantly. I found these. They re nightthought it meant love was in vision binoculars, a thermos the air. and some cheese sandwiches.

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Today, with its national parks some species have favourite alongside game and nature habitats for instance, reserves, over 40 of the elephants like to shelter land is protected, a haven under the trees; lions, on the for the wildlife, so varied and other hand, find the perfect abundant. camou age in tall golden grass, so the best way to tick The top viewing area is the names off your list is to trust tosha National Park created the local guides. in 1967 on a former game reserve, across the Kalahari basin up in the north-west.

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It s that time of year again the restaurants are packed, orists are working around the clock and garages are eagerly anticipating the lastminute purchasing of owers by people who forgot Valentine s ay. But if you don t want to say it with owers or chocolate, can you say it with tech instead The trick is to find technology that actually delivers something your beloved will want. It s really expensive, but yson s new hairdryer is a great example the £299 Supersonic isn t ust a machine for drying hair but a genuine time machine, because it does the ob so well its owner can spend less time drying and more time doing fun stuff.

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