MODE Magazine Yorkshire | Issue 60

ISSUE 60 ■ PRICELESS

Motoring: Rev your engines because this month we’ve been driving the Audi RS6 and the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. Plus, Top Gear Live is coming to town!

Food & Drink: It’s all about Man Food this issue. From ribs and whisky to a review of the meat lovers paradise, Fazenda. We hope you’re hungry…

One man, one river, one record breaking journey.

We caught up with British adventurer Levison Wood, of Channel 4’s “Walking the Nile”.

Grooming: Get a whiff of this! We’ve picked our favourite men’s fragrances to keep you smelling scent-sational, whatever the occasion.

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On the cover: Levison Wood Cover Photographer: Tom McShane www.tommcshanephotography.com

MODE Features Editor: Sophia It’s my job to write about the things I love, bring you the hottest trends and bang up to date news from across Yorkshire and beyond! Most of the features will have crossed my desk before reaching you, so of course I hope you enjoy them!

The Man Issue is back and is as a big and bold as ever. From what to wear, what to drive and where to eat and shop, we’ve got it covered and more! Plus I caught up with star of Channel 4’s “Walking the Nile”, Levison Wood – what a MAN! It might be a manlier MODE than usual but don’t worry ladies, there’s still plenty for you to enjoy!

Next issue it’s all about Home & Interiors so if you’d like to get involved in making our readers dreams of a perfect home a reality, get in touch; sophia@mode.mg, I’d love to hear from you!

PS. You can follow me on twitter and instagram: @sophia_king

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Welcome to The MAN Issue. Like any other issue of MODE, just with added MAN! We’ve loved working on this issue and were glad to welcome the title back after popular demand! You’ll find all the usual treats inside, including the ever popular MODE Loves, Motoring, Grooming, Style, Food & Drink, Homes & Gardens plus so much more.

You probably noticed the rugged and tremendous Levison Wood on the cover, how could you not? Hot on the heels of Channel’s 4 recent documentary on his epic journey to be the first man to walk the full length of River Nile, our Features Editor, Sophia, caught up with him to get the low down on the event that saw him literally walk into the history books! If you missed the show, don’t worry, you can still get a copy of his fantastic book!

In the spirit of achieving great physical feats, our Health & Fitness section is packed full of tips to get you up and active, plus our resident expert and PT, Andrew Landells is on hand to help you get the right gear for the job! We’ve also got your grooming routine sorted, with some great product recommendations and fresh fragrances to keep you smelling divine, whatever the occasion!

Ladies, don’t think we’ve forgotten about you, we’ve been reviewing Frank, the Aussie coffee body scrub, designed to keep your skin supple and soft, and your body confidence sky high. Oh and if it’s a new do you’re after, might we suggest you read up on The Vanilla Rooms? With ten fabulous years under their belts they’re most certainly up to the job of bringing out the best in you...

Motoring has gone into overdrive this issue. We’ve been road testing some exceptional cars, including the fierce Audi RS6 and Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. For those who prefer their engines on two wheels, be sure to check out our piece on the devilish Ducati Diavel Titanium. Finally the one and only Top Gear Live is on the road and heading to Yorkshire, so don’t forget to get your tickets!

So there we have it, just a few of the highlights in store for you in this very special issue of MODE. We’d love to hear what you’ve enjoyed reading, perhaps you could even tweet us @MODEMagazines, and who knows, you could be featured in the next issue...

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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GROOMING 9

Ready for your close up boys?

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Men in Black

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HAIR & BEAUTY MODE LOVES

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TECH

Can we be Frank with you?

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Bawtry’s Main Attraction

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The Apps that Make the Man

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Life’s a Game

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FOOD & DRINK

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STYLE

HEALTH & FITNESS Health News & Views

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REVIEW - The green card for carnivores

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REVIEW - A taste of Brasil at Cabana

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Stevie Parle announces Craft London

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RECIPES - Freddy’s Ribs

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REVIEW - Feeling Spirited

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MODE Meets - Mal the Wine Man

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CULTURE

A-Z Wardrobe Essentials - F is for Formal Wear 34

Men just want to have fun

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LCM: What’s it all about?

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The Entertainer

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Watch what you’re doing

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Paparazzi

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OFFICE LIFE

11 Signs you might be spending too much time at the Gym

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Shopping Around

Gear up

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WEDDINGS

Bags that mean business

Make room for the Groom

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It’s the final Countdown

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FEATURED INTERVIEW LEVISON WOOD

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HOME & GARDEN

MOTORING

FEATURED DESIGNER - Hamilton & Conte 46

MODE DRIVES - Audi RS6

Books for Boys

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Ducatti Titanium

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Continuing to innovate: Timothy Oulton

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PREVIEW - Top Gear Live

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FEATURED PROPERTY - Firby Hall

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MODE DRIVES - Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

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MODE LOVES

CUFFLINKS WITH ADDED ROAR AND BITE...

Cartier Panthère Cufflinks £1,450 selfridges.com Part of Cartier's cufflink collection, this sterling silver design offers a unique addition to your evening attire.

Complete with a palladium finish and jade synthetic spinel, the stand-out design helps create a ferociously stylish statement.

A VERY CLEVER COFFEE MAKER...

Smarter Coffee The World's First Wifi Coffee Machine £149 firebox.com Our heartfelt apologies go out to all the hardworking baristas across the world; sadly your days are numbered because the hot drink heroes that brought us the iKettle have now invented Smarter Coffee – the world's first WiFi coffee machine. Just like its tea-focussed predecessor there's a Welcome Home mode so your cuppa is ready for you the moment you step through the front door, and thanks to the Wake Up mode you can literally wake up and smell the coffee every, single, day.

A STYLE CONSCIOUS SOUND SYSTEM...

La Boite Concept LD120 Sound System in Wood Lacquer £1,060 laboiteconcept.com The La Boite Concept LD120 Soundsystem in Wood Lacquer is a Bluetoothpowered desk with 120 watts of speaker packed inside that lets you connect wirelessly to all your musical devices. Made of real leather, piano wood and old-school tactile knobs, it's probably the most attractive speaker you've ever laid eyes on. Combining the beauty of Parisian style and flair with the expertise of a renowned French speaker manufacturer, La Boite Concept is leading the design-meets-technology movement.

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MODE LOVES

A SCENT-SATIONALLY (MANLY) HOME...

Roja Parfums Amber Aoud Medium Candle £295 rojaparfums.com Soft and sensual, this medium candle from Roja Parfums marries Aoud with gum resins from antiquity for a modern take on a Middle Eastern classic. Your home will be fragranced with a dry, sweet, spicy and leathery scent. Mmmmmanly.

PUTTING SAFETY FIRST BUT STYLE CLOSE SECOND...

Kask Elite Man Ski Helmet £420 kask.it Kask’s world-renowned ski helmets combine performance technology with ergonomic design to create a premium product for the sporting enthusiast.

Designed for optimum comfort with moulded ear flaps, removable and washable inner padding and a venting system to cool and wick away sweat, the Elite Man Helmet comes equipped with a leather effect chin strap and a panoramic visor with an anti-fog, anti-scratch lens. Don’t ski without one... just don’t.

DESKTOP GLAMOUR...

James J Fox Elie Bleu Alba Sycamore Humidor £1,800 selfridges.com This traditional Cuban cigar box ornament is the ideal gift for any smoker or collector of smoking paraphernalia.

A colourful background made of dyed sycamore and natural veneers makes this vintage-style, decorated box a stylish as well as practical piece.

COOKING UP A STORM...

Malle W Trousseau Complete Kitchen Essentials Trunk £2,900 mallewtrousseau.com Malle W. Trousseau's Complete Kitchen Essentials trunk is designed to last a lifetime. Inspired by the old-fashioned tradition of passing on well-loved kitchenware to the next generation, this luxury trunk features three trays with 43 kitchen essentials to stock a kitchen with top-notch quality items. The three trays include 16 cutting utensils , 11 cooking utensils, and 16 food preparation items. A true labour of love for any kitchen, this trunk makes a wonderful gift for a new home...

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WHEN MODERN “MAN MAKE FIRE”...

Gaidzag Spherical Cigar Lighter £255 cub-ar.com Channel 1950s glamour with this cool table lighter from Cub-ar. Individually cut, shaped and smoothed by hand with seven stages of polishing, it’s been measured without the aid of machinery, making it a real one-of-a-kind piece. A smart gift idea, it’s bound to bring an edge of sophistication to your coffee table.

COCKTAILS IN THE CLOUDS...

HANGING WITH LEGENDS...

Eichholtz Set of Four New Cinema Gentlemen eichholtz.com

A LITTLE EAR CANDY...

Kimberly Mcdonald 18-Karat Gold, Emerald and Diamond Earrings £23,000 net-a-porter.com Kimberley McDonald's hand-crafted designs harness the natural and organic beauty of precious metals and stones. These drop earrings feature raw-cut emerald slices, encased in 18-karat gold and surrounded by sparkling pavé diamonds.

They’d look great on your wife, girlfriend, significant other…

This set of four prints featuring some of old Hollywood’s most iconic heartthrobs will exude super-cool Old Hollywood glamour into your space. Men wanted to be them and women STILL want to date them… Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Sean Connery and Gary Cooper – this collection is a stellar display of acting talent.

Sky Garden, London The Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street is a unique public space that spans three storeys and offers 360 degree uninterrupted views across the City of London. Visitors can wander around the exquisitely landscaped gardens, observation decks and an open air terrace of what is London’s highest public garden. We recommend you visit the Spy Pod Bar for drinks, in the winter months you can enjoy hot cocktails whilst you wrap up in faux fur and cashmere blankets and come summer you can soak up sunshine, style and tropical gardens in the heart of the City - think stylish deck chairs, ice cream pop-ups. Once you’ve had your fill of cocktails, call in at the elegant Fenchurch Seafood Bar & Grill on Level 37. Sky high fine dining, does it get much better?

A BIKE WITH EXTRA PEDAL POWER...

QWIC N7.1 250w Electric Bike £1,970.00 qwic.nl The perfect e-bike for the sporty consumer, this QWIC N71 250w Electric Bike by QWIC GB has comfortable seating and luxurious adjustable handles combined with 7 hub gears, a powerful motor and silent control. So if you’re an urban commuter looking for a lightweight aluminium frame, front fork suspension, a full LED headlight and up to 100 miles per charge as well as a host of other advanced features, this expertly designed bike has could be just what you’re looking for...

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TECH

The Apps that Make the Man If like most you’re never more than 2 feet from your phone you might as well make sure it’s helping you in every possible way that it can. Smartphones are no longer just for making calls (who calls anyone anymore?).

Instead think of it as your VPPA, Very Personal, Personal Assistant...

ZIPJET Free

COCKTAILS MADE EASY £2.29

For those who are simply too busy (or lazy) to nip to the dry cleaners, the courier service ready to take care of your unwashed items is here. Simply select a time to have your clothes picked up, sent to one of the nearest Zipjet dry cleaning points and delivered back to you in 24 hours. Oh, and they'll do the ironing too, meaning you'll always look sharp.

The art of pouring a good drink is a skill too many fail to learn these days. The anthology for over 500 easy to make cocktails, this app acts as your pocket guide to amateur mixology. The best thing about it is that they can all be made from only 14 ingredients.

NECKTIE DELUXE Free

MR. PORTER Free

Okay, so the internet may be awash with videos on how to tie a bowtie correctly, but do they also show you which kind of tie goes directly with your face shape or collar type? Probably not – which is where Necktie Deluxe comes in.

Our sartorial website of choice delivers arguably the most crisp style app on the market. The allnew iOS8 edition is updated weekly, featuring hidefinition images and videos. Download this and you’ll never have another of those “I have nothing to wear” dramas that all men suffer...

HEADSPACE Free

TRELLO Free

Headspace is meditation made simple, a way of treating your head right. Using proven meditation and mindfulness techniques it will show you how to train your mind for a healthier, happier, more enjoyable life. Developed by former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe, it's not easy at first, but it only takes a few days to notice the effect on your stress levels.

Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, Trello tells you what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process. Perfect for the man who has multiple ongoing projects, both professional and personal.

TODO MOVIES Free

DELECTABLE WINES Free

TodoMovies 3 is the best way to manage movies you want to watch/watched and discover new movies. With awesome edge-to-edge posters and unique features like after credits indicators, cast profiles, release notifications, a built-in entertainment news reader, and much more, you will experience movies like never before.

We’ve all been there, pacing around Waitrose frantically trying to find the perfect wine to take to a dinner party. Delectable Wines have solved the problem with the app that lets you view ratings and reviews on hundreds of wines simply just by photographing the label. So you’ll go from wine no to wine pro in the time it takes you to input your password and hit download.

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TECH

So 2014 wasn’t the best year for gaming. Remember all the Christmas Day hackings? But we’re hopeful that 2015 will be stronger and far more impressive, and here are just a few of the games inspiring that hope...

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DYING LIGHT Set in the city of Harran after a vicious outbreak begins to spread, Dying Light tasks players with surviving through any means necessary. Use the daylight to hunt down resources and supplies to survive the epidemic.

In the daylight the infected pose little threat, they are slow, apathetic and easily visible, allowing you to

PROJECT CARS

hunt down your supplies without much resistance. At night however, the tables turn, the infected become more acute, and they have one thing in mind, your flesh! Dying Light is one of this year’s most promising Zombie games, and trust us, there are a lot to choose from...

Love racing? Then you’ll love this game. It’s for the hard core racing fans and if it plays even a fraction as well as it looks then we’re in for a petrol charged treat. Featuring world-class graphics and handling, a groundbreaking dynamic time of day & weather system, and deep tuning &

pit stop functionality, Project CARS is set to leave the competition behind in the dust. There is even an option to drive a full 24 hours of Le Mans in real time, simulating a full day-night cycle complete with changeable weather conditions. Perhaps don’t try this when you’re due in work...

FIREWATCH In Firewatch you play as a man named Henry who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness.

Perched high atop a mountain, it’s your job to look for smoke and keep the wilderness safe. An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Your supervisor, a woman named Delilah, is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio —and is your only contact with the world you've left behind.

BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT This marks the return of the biggest Bat-franchise in gaming. Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile, which is drivable for the first time in the franchise. The addition of this legendary vehicle, combined with the acclaimed gameplay of the Batman Arkham series, offers gamers the ultimate and complete Batman experience as they

tear through the streets and soar across the skyline of the entirety of Gotham City. In the explosive finale to the Arkham series, Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city he is sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of super villains, including Penguin, Two Face and Harley Quinn, to destroy The Dark Knight forever.

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But when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the world, you’ll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making interpersonal choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have. And that’s kind of all we know...the makers, Campo Santo, are staying tight lipped and all the mystery has got gamers near and far excited...

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Health News & Views A compound found in green tea may trigger a cycle that kills oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, according to Penn State food scientists.

The research could lead to treatments for oral cancer, as well as other types of cancer.

Source: Penn State University

Bad Boss In a result that surprised researchers, a new study found that employees who had hostile bosses were better off on several measures if they returned the hostility. The study found that employees felt less like victims when they retaliated against their bad bosses and as a result experienced less psychological distress, more job satisfaction and more commitment to their employer. But remember there’s a fine line between being assertive and downright inappropriate!

Source: Ohio State University

A recent study showed thatbysimplywalking, participants aerobic fitness was improved by 10.5% and systolic and diastolic blood pressure reduced by 3% and 2%. Time to get up and out!

Source: Preventative Medicine

Who knows you best?

Your computer apparently...

Judging others’ personalities is an essential skill in successful social living but a recent study showed computers’ judgments of people’s personalities based on their digital footprints are more accurate and valid than judgments made by their close family, significant others and friends!

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For rested workers, let them pick their own hours.

“In the absence of sufficient sleep, we are not as attentive or alert, we process information more slowly, miss or misinterpret social and emotional cues, and decision-making is impaired,” says Orfeu M. Buxton, associate professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State. So by letting people decide where and when they’ll clock their working hours may help cut sleep deficiency and in turn improve work performance!

@jeremyscottfitness

Source: Penn State University

What we’re munching on...

We’re big fans of the new Guilt Free Snacking range from M&S! Choose from a delicious selection of treats, all portioncontrolled, to help you count your calories and stay on track – each has less than 150 calories so there is simply no excuse!

We LOVE the Chocolate & Peanut Popcorn bars!

Followers: 2.5k

Joe Wicks is an online nutrition coach and creator of the 90 Day SSS Plan which has transformed the lives of thousands of people all over the world! Using Instagram Joe created Leanin15 as a way of both showcasing some of the food contained within his meal plan and to inspire people to take control of their diet with quick, fun and easy cooking. As well as great food he shares HIIT workouts to follow at home!

Jeremy Scott is a fitness model, Reebok athlete, and creator of Jeremy Scott Fitness as well as the co-creator of getleanglutenfree. com. His Instagram feed shows his daily dedication to his fitness goals, but he also demonstrates how they’re attainable and realistic for others, too. Basically, he’s a real guy, but super-duper fit and a constant inspiration to his followers.

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@therock Followers: 6.7million

@thebodycoach Followers: 126k

Source: University of Birmingham

Listed as one of the 100 Fittest Men Ever by Men’s Health, CEO of StreamFIT.com and author of Your Body Is Your Barbell, BJ Gaddour is a bit of an authority when it comes to fitness. He shares workouts constantly on Instagram so is great source of inspiration for your next session!

If you want to know what the rock is cooking up in the gym then this is the account to follow. Although semi-retired from professional wrestling, the actor takes his fitness very seriously posting photos of his jaunts to the gym, in addition to inspirational quotes to get you moving.

Followers: 70.8k

In need of some motivation to reach your fitness goals? Follow this group of men, made up of fitness models, yogis, athletes and Hollywood heroes, and we promise you’ll never run out of inspiration to hit the gym!

@carsonclaycalhoun

Leave it until noon. A recent study showed that performance does not peak until several hours after a person has woken up. Perfect excuse to hit the snooze button we say…

@bjgaddour Followers: 10.2k

#Fitspo Friends

Morning jog?

One of the most important elements of a well-rounded workout is stretching and no other activity does it better than yoga. Yogi and dancer, Carson Calhoun’s press up handstands and arm balances demonstrate the importance of flexibility and engaging your core when it comes to achieving a flawless practice on and off the mat.

HEALTH & FITNESS

You have a favourite treadmill and hate people who hog the benches in the changing room and you are more familiar with the gym maintenance staff than the neighbours you’ve lived next door to for the last 5 years. Its official, you’re a gym nut.

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You don’t exercise... you train.

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You’ve written an exercise programme for your other half and they aren’t taking it seriously enough

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You think BMI is an overly simplistic and ultimately misleading tool that makes no allowance for lean muscle mass percentages or body shape

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You have a deep hatred for ‘non-regulars’ who don’t wipe down their machines

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You have an even deeper hatred for those that use the mirror to admire themselves rather than observe their squat technique

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You eat foods, not because you enjoy them but because they’re high in selenium or other non-chip related nutrients

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You spend more on your gym wardrobe than your everyday wardrobe

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Your gym wardrobe is your everyday wardrobe...

You know what your sartorius muscle is You’d rearrange plans because they don’t fall on a designated rest-day

You’re reading this during the 30 second rest period in your HIIT programme!

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GEAR UP LET’S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE Lighter nights and milder temperatures mean your shaky excuses for training outdoors are fast fading. I urge you to take your workout to the great outdoors, whether it’s going for a run or a PT session in the park. Not only will the fresh air invigorate you, it will give you a great excuse to buy all of this awesome outdoor worthy kit.

Adidas Everyday Outdoor Light Wind Jacket £65

Adidas Terrex Agravic Shorts £65 Comfort is key for me when it comes to finding a pair of shorts. You’ll power through a fast, light tour at elevation in these high-performance outdoor shorts from Adidas. They’re breathable and quick drying, providing excellent moisture management and athletic comfort thanks to the active four-way-stretch fabric and a seamless construction.

Spring might be approaching but let’s not forget where we are... Layer this lightweight outdoor jacket over t-shirts for breathable protection against wind and rain. The stretchy elastic around the cuffs, hem and hood opening seal out the weather, meaning you can carry on no matter the conditions!

Hilly Skyline Anklet Sock £8.49 Socks! If you’re a runner then choosing socks is one of the most important decisions you make after picking your footwear. I look for plenty of cushioning that’s’ going to suit multi terrains, a lightweight construction and in-shoe anti-slip design. The Hilly Skyline has all of this. Get as many pairs as you can carry.

Adidas Terrex Boost Shoes £120

Montane Sonic T-Shirt Fast Mountain Trail T-Shirt £30

As a keen trail runner I am inclined to look at a shoe that is going to hold up for many miles across all kinds of terrain. Engineered for fast, competitive mountain running, the Adidas Terrex Boost outdoor shoes are built with a lightweight boost™ midsole that provides endless energy return. The PRO MODERATOR™ support stabilises your stride, and a rugged Continental™ Rubber outsole penetrates the ground and holds onto slick, slippery surfaces.

The shoes feature a stretchy mesh upper, stable heel, speed lacing and EVA tongue top to ensure a snug, comfortable fit.

I love this multipurpose shirt. It’s great for all kinds of outdoor sports, from climbing, trekking, and trail running to an intense outdoor HIIT session. The DRYACTIV Express fabric will keep you dry and work hard to wick sweat away from your body.

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GEAR UP HIT THE GYM If the gym is your haven, then ensure you get the best out of your workout by making sure your kit is up to the job. Bad kit can ruin a session, it’s not (all) about looking good, it’s about choosing kit that enhances and supports performance so that nothing gets in the way of you smashing your session.

Nike Dynamic Training Gloves £24 The Nike Dynamic Men's Training Gloves help keep your hands cool and comfortable with Dri-FIT mesh fabric. Palm padding provides protection, and a graphic overlay helps keep the gloves in place during your workout.

Inov-8 FF Competition Short™ £40.49 Gain ultimate comfort in your workout with these supersoft, 4-way stretch fabric shorts. They are lightweight, breathable and strong offering maximum leg movement, meaning all WODs can be smashed.

Reebok One Series Elite Duffle £66 A good duffle fits all your gear. An elite duffle makes that gear a cinch to carry. That's why this ONE Series bag features both a classic carry handle and backpack style straps. When arms get tired, wear it on your back and leave the excuses behind.

Nike Pro Combat Core 2.0 Compression Short-Sleeve £25 The Nike Pro Combat Core 2.0 Compression Short-Sleeve Men's Top features sweat-wicking stretch Fabric and a locked-down fit for comfort and support during your workout, minimising distractions.

The Dri-FIT mesh underarm gussets are great for offering ventilation whilst also giving a wide range of motion.

Reebok Train Fast XT £47 Designed with a slim shape and low profile this versatile training shoe keeps you quick and agile as you pick up the pace. What's more, a panel of mesh in the vamp adds comfort and the full foot rubber outsole adds grip.

For more Health & Fitness advice you can tweet me @RewRunner

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FEATURED INTERVIEW

Walking the Nile and right into the history books...

Levison Wood holds many titles, explorer, photographer, writer, soldier and now first man to walk the entire length of the Nile, from source to sea. Not satisfied with just watching the documentary, we caught up with Levison to find out even more about his epic journey.

Photography by Levison Wood & Tom McShane

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I’ve done lots adventures and expeditions in the past but this was basically the biggest and most ambitious project I could think of.

Levison Wood In December 2013 Levison, who spent a number of years as an Officer in the British Parachute Regiment, where he served in Afghanistan fighting against Taliban insurgents in Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul in 2008, set out on a walk along a river. Sounds lovely? Well unlike the sunny weekend stroll you might take with Arty, the family lab; Levison’s walk was 4,250 miles long, took 9 months to finish and the river in question just so happened to be the longest river in the world, the River Nile.

Cool, calm and charismatic are three words that sprung to mind when I first spoke with Levison. I almost felt a little fangirl about the whole situation, here I was thinking wow this is the man I’ve been watching on the TV, he’s incredible and he walked so far and yet he sounds so relaxed about it all, like it’s no big deal. But of course it’s a very big deal. No one had ever completed the journey before Levison and so really he’s kind of a big deal. It would be fair to say that with a world record as big as being the first person to walk the Nile under your belt, you’re

bound to be regarded by some as an inspiration and so I wanted to know who inspired him, “For the Nile I was inspired by the great explorers of the 19th Century like Richard Burton and David Livingstone, reading their diaries was what got me really fascinated with the Nile and that part of Africa. But a great and constant source of inspiration has to be Sir Ranulph Fiennes who is brilliant and is still going strong in his 70’s.”

“The Nile is the longest river in the world and arguably the most important. It’s where civilisation began and so it’s an exciting and really important river and it’s still important today. Millions of people live along its banks and it’s the life blood of Africa. I wanted to explore what the river means in the 21st century and nobody has ever walked length of the Nile. I wanted to push myself both physically and mentally. I’ve done lots adventures and expeditions in the past but this was basically the biggest and most ambitious project I could think of.”

You can hear the passion in Levison’s voice when he talks about the Nile, clearly his fascination with the great river is deeply rooted within him, and an exploration of the regions surrounding it was inevitable, so asking “Why the Nile?” seemed a little silly but really I wanted to know, because Levison didn’t just visit, take a couple of photos, tweet that he’d been and then come back home. No, he took in every single mile of the great river, camped in the wild, foraged for some questionable food, faced multiple dangers from man eating predators to civil war and all the while being thousands of miles from friends and family.

Whilst physically Levison felt there was little he could do to prepare for the challenge, “It’s a long walk, I can’t really walk any further”, the real preparation lay in the logistics.

Crossing seven very different countries, some facing extreme political unrest and civil war, doesn’t just happen without serious advance planning and even then Levison still faced his fair share of issues, having run ins with the police and a close call with gang of armed thieves, “One of the biggest challenges was 23

the different environments. I found myself caught up in civil war in Sudan, there were times when the question was definitely raised – is it even possible to be carry on?” For most of his journey Levison camped but on reaching Egypt, where it was too inhospitable along the river he luckily had people who put him up.

When you’re asking someone what the hardest part of a 4,250 mile walk is, you couldn’t blame them for saying all of it, but for the sake of a good interview, I asked him to be specific, “Crossing the desert in Sudan, the Sahara in summer was definitely the most physically difficult part of the journey”.

Tragically though, it was not just physical exertion and political unrest that Levison faced. In March, Levison lost a walking companion he had met whilst on his epic journey who sadly succumbed to the heat in the remote Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Northern Uganda and died, “emotionally and mentally, dealing with the loss of Matt Power, who tragically died, that was tough carrying on after something like that.”

FEATURED INTERVIEW

Walking the Nile and right into the history books...

I couldn’t help but ask Levison about the food, often he would have to forage for food and we certainly witnessed him sample some unusual

cuisines during the four part documentary. When I asked him to pick the worst he said “it would be a tossup between Bush rat stew and maggot bean soup… the rats were rubbery and not very pleasant at all, the hairs were still on, and in one place maggot bean soup was the only thing we could get. They intentionally let the beans go rotten and they eat it because it’s extra protein!”

Tom McShane www.tommcshanephotography.com

For the most part of his journey, Wood was accompanied by local area guides, all of whom he is still in touch with, including Boston Ndoole (my personal favourite of Levison’s companions), “I actually flew Boston out to London in January, he’s never been outside of East Africa before so it was great to get him out here and we watched a couple of the episodes together, I go to return the favour and act as his guide instead!”. His guides were often Levison’s only company and were invaluable when it came to helping Wood cope with the long stretches of barren and difficult terrain, “You just had to keep going, head down. I just made conversation with my guides; it definitely helped for coping with the boredom and isolation”.

Clearly his journey was a challenge of monumental proportions in every sense but inspiring others to take part and see new places is something that Levison feels strongly about, “I set up the Secret Compass five years ago with another friend from the army and the idea was to try and challenge people’s perceptions and take individuals and groups away to amazing places that you wouldn’t normally go to. It’s about inspiration and achieving extraordinary 24

Life is about embracing risk and being bold and courageous because in that is where the biggest rewards lie.

things.” They accept applications from all sorts of people from all walks of life, “some challenges are harder than others, but it’s open for anyone to apply, there’s an adventure to suit everyone” but don’t panic, I don’t think maggot bean soup will be on the menu.

On his return last year, he spent the autumn writing his book, which came out in January 2015, to coincide with a four part documentary commission by Channel 4, which gave us (the mere non Nile walking mortals that we are) a glimpse of just what an extreme journey Levison undertook. So after nine months of near isolation, with just a local guide for company, Levison has returned to a whirlwind of public speaking appearances, parties and publicity opportunities, but it hasn’t bothered him, “it’s great to share the story of my journey with other people, it’s exciting” says Levison when I ask about his hectic schedule as a speaker at various expos and events.

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Now home in London, he is enjoying spending time with his family, occasionally escaping to the Peak District whilst preparing for the next top secret adventure. “I’ve got something lined up, hopefully for this year, it’s a bit of everything but I’m not giving anything away!”

So it’s certainly a watch this space situation, will it even be on foot or has the man simply walked enough?

Whatever it is, there’s no doubt it will be big, he’s set the bar high and we’re all eager to hear what’s in store for Britain’s favourite adventurer.

You can read all about Levison’s record breaking walk with his fantastic, detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book “Walking the Nile” available online from Amazon.

GROOMING

Ready for your close up boys?

A good skincare routine should be something that we all adopt, not just the ladies. So take our advice and invest in a few staple products that promise to keep you looking your best.

Scrub up with Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Energizing Scrub £17.50

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For all skin types this scrub is great as part of your pre shave prep. Unlike a lot of exfoliating products which use plastic particles, that in turn have a negative effect on the environment (we’re very green don’t you know), this scrub uses natural particles derived from apricot kernels! The caffeine and menthol blend gives a fresh enlivening sensation, so is perfect for the morning, plus a little goes a long way so the price is totally justified considering how long it will likely last!

Face masks are not just for women.

This deep-cleansing clay mask from Penhaligon's first stand-alone grooming range is a must for tired, stressed or congested skin, with its deeply soothing and refining properties. Ensure you keep a tube handy in your bathroom cabinet or wash bag at all times, it’s perfect for when you’re in need of a little R&R. Apply a small amount to the skin, allow to dry for five minutes.

Remove with warm water and facial cloth and voila, don’t you look dashing.

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Skincare just the way you want it.

The New PRO LS ALL-IN-ONE FACE TREATMENT offers four essential skincare benefits in one simple step: soothing, moisturising, repairing and mattyifying. No need for multiple products, just pop this on after you’ve washed your face as a daily moisturiser and prepare to have great feeling skin. Remember it’s one and you’re done. Boom.

This Baxter of California Daily Face Wash is the no-brainer cleanser you need in your bathroom cabinet. The complex formula removes daily build-up and excess oil without stripping the skin of essential moisture. Mild cleansers derived from Coconut combine with antiinflammatory plant extracts to leave skin looking refreshed and smooth. It’s great for all skin types so stock up!

Pucker up with LAB Series PRO LS Lip Tech Lip Balm £8 No one can make chapped lips work, not even the most rugged of men. The PRO LS Lip Tech Lip Balm has a high performance formula that refreshes and keeps lips hydrated, leaving them soft and feeling smooth. It replenishes your lips with essential moisture and is designed to offer a matte finish, so don’t worry, no one will know (apart from whomever you’re kissing who will simply think WOW, what wonderfully soft lips he has).

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GROOMING

FIND YOUR SIGNATURE SCENT WITH OUR PICK OF THE BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCES.

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Mont Blanc Legend

Karl Lagerfeld Pour Homme For Karl’s eau de toilette for men, perfumer Jean-Christophe Hérault turned to an aromatic fern. Timeless and ultra-modern at the same time, the fragrance features lavender and mandarin zest enhanced by crispy apple and violet leaves. Alluring and sensual, the scent ends with the woody, spicy notes of sandalwood and an amber blend, giving the fragrance a vibrant and elegant feel.

Karl Lagerfeld Pour Homme EDT Natural Spray 100ml £52.00 Exclusively Launching At Harrods from the 9th- 23rd March 2014.

Available Nationwide From The 24th March 2014

This very masculine yet subtle perfume, created by Olivier Pescheux, belongs to the fougere fragrance family. It firmly makes its presence felt without ever becoming ostentatious. The fragrance starts with the fresh aromatic duo of Italian Bergamot and French Lavender and finishes with Coumarin and Sandalwood.

The heart and source of the men’s fragrance for him is Narciso Rodriguez’s own signature scent, the exotic Egyptian musk oil he’s been wearing for years. Musk embraces the dualities of masculinity; it’s raw and natural, yet strong and sexy.

Narciso Rodriguez For Him EDT Natural Spray 100ml £52.00

Creed Aventus Challenging, masculine, optimistic and thrusting – Aventus is the ultimate experience for the modern man who builds on the legacy of the ages to develop his own unique and successful lifestyle. The most popular fragrance ever created in the history of the House of Creed, Aventus is a fragrance for men - also adored by women.

Aventus EDT 75ml £175

Montblanc LEGEND EDT 100ml £59.00 Montblanc LEGEND is available nationwide from Harrods, selected departments stores and Montblanc boutiques

TOP TIP - Want to make a great impression. Don’t just wear your fragrance on your skin. A great tip is to spray the lining of your jacket - when you take it off your company will get a great waft of something tasteful and chic!

For Her...

First it was irresistible lingerie and now a sensual and elegant fragrance. It seems British supermodel Rosie Huntingdon Whitely is a force to be reckoned with and M&S’s wonder girl. 2015 has seen the launch of her eponymous first fragrance; Rosie for Autograph. A floral fragrance, it’s the embodiment of her love of the British countryside on an early summer morning.

Fresh and warming with a modern rose floral heart, this Eau de Parfum has been lovingly produced in Grasse using the finest handharvested natural rose centifolia essence.

Hugo Boss Bottled Sport BOSS Bottled Sport is an energetic fragrance designed to sharpen your senses. It has top notes grapefruit and pink peppercorn, middle notes of lavender and a base of patchouli.

This is the perfect fragrance that allows the BOSS Bottled Sport man to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead of him.

Hugo Boss Bottled Sport EDT 100ml £55

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Issey Miyake Nuit d’Issey The strength of woods and the potency of sensual, leathery notes underscore the intentionally very masculine character of Nuit d’Issey, a spicy, woody, leathery fragrance.

Nuit d’Issey EDT 125ml £59.00

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Huddersfield’s acclaimed tailors, Owen Scott, have launched a barbershop. Now their customers can take care of all their styling needs from choosing the right shirt and tie to the right shave all under one roof.

Owen Scott director Scott Hufton said: “In London, fine tailoring and barbering go hand-in-hand.

“A lot of tailors have cut-throat shaves and shoe shines in their shops.

“It lends itself to my bespoke tailoring business. We have a lot of customers coming to Huddersfield from outside the town and I can see customers coming for a weekly shave or people hiring wedding suits using the barber’s to look their best for the big day.”

“This was something I wanted to do

when I opened the shop four-and-ahalf years ago, but it was a matter of getting the funding.”

Now the tailor’s shop boasts an American-style barbers with blackand-white tiles and a single tilt-back chair as well as complimentary coffee and shoe shines. They also offer different guest beers each month, along with bourbon and brandy.

The shop has been refitted to make way for the new traditional wetshave service, which Scott hopes eventually to extend to his other shop which opened last year at Briggate in Leeds.

Scott added: “We also now have an onsite alteration room where any alterations can be done including suits, smart, casual, women's dresses and skirts.

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HAIR & BEAUTY

Can we be Frank with you? you would put in, Frank is designed to target dry skin, stretch marks, cellulite, eczema, psoriasis, acne and scarring. The result? A body beautiful you.

Get naked, get dirty, get rough, get clean.

When you first meet Frank it’s hard to decide what you like most about him. Is that he’s the rough ‘n’ ready bad boy you’ve always dreamt of? Or is that he brings out your soft side? Perhaps it’s the way he smells or the feel of him on your skin? Maybe it’s because he’s the kind of guy your friends love, and your mother does too? And the fact that he doesn’t complain when you take selfies is a bonus. In fact he encourages it!

When we heard about #theFrankeffect we decided to see for ourselves if Frank really was worth getting down and dirty with. With four different scrubs available, all made up of the same coffee base but with various different essential oils and additional ingredients specially formulated to suit specific needs, Frank sounds like the perfect guy for all. So we thought we’d put him to the test and see if he was just too good to be true or if he really could be our Mr Right...

Frank is no ordinary body scrub. He’s a special coffee blend, designed to increase blood flow and target cellulite. With brown sugar and sea salt he smooths bumps and lumps and with cold pressed almond oil he relieves dry skin and eczema while improving skin tone. Oh and he smells great too...

Born in Australia, Frank is the coffee scrub taking the world and social media by storm. Made up entirely of natural ingredients, because the makers believe you should only put on your body what

When Frank met Sophia:

When Frank met Lucy:

I banished my other half from the house and jumped in the shower with Frank almost as soon as I was home.

I gave myself a good scrub and waited for it to dry as suggested; I also took about 100 selfies because a photo op like that doesn’t come along every day. After a good rinse for both me and the bathroom (somehow I had managed to get coffee right up the wall??) my skin felt smooth, exfoliated and clean. I loved this product and have made a regular date with Frank.

Plus, Frank’s not just for ladies... my fiancé has tried it and loved it too. So go on, try a threesome, I dare you.

As a coffee hater, (I know, you can heckle me now!) I was dubious about the body scrub as I didn’t want to smell coffee as I scrubbed my skin smooth, however I found it had a pleasant aroma that wasn’t just coffee, it was sweeter, and I can only think it’s the nourishing almond oil in the mix that’s providing it. It was really easy to use, I just grabbed a small handful of the loose product and scrubbed, I left it on my skin for a few minutes as suggested and my skin was smoother and softer straight away! I love the novelty of this product; just remember to give your shower a good rinse after using it or you’ll regret it!

When Frank met Coral: My heart is saying ‘he’s the one’, and my head is saying ‘take it slow’.

You see I feel wonderful when I’m around Frank!

My skin is softer than it’s ever been and my senses are awakened with the glorious smell of just brewed coffee and a ‘waft’ of mint.

But there’s this; he does leave chaos wherever he goes and I have to be more than a little careful not to let him make a mess of things. All in all though, I’ve decided, I’m sticking around. Cleaning up after our relationship is something I’m prepared to deal with –because he’s worth it, and so am I.

Frank’s got a softer side too...

Last year, after getting to know everyone, Frank felt ready to show his softer side and so saw the launch of Frank Body Balm. Full of natural ingredients that hydrate, nourish, and protect your skin, with Frank’s signature coffee base working from the outside in, the balm is filled

silkier after using the Frank Body Balm. Due to its unique list of ingredients, it felt oilier than most moisturisers with a slight grittiness; it felt almost like skin polish! I loved it but only wish you didn’t have to use so much, it doesn’t spread all that well and so I felt the need to use

with do good ingredients including almond oil, bees wax, and cocoa seed butter. This post scrub treatment is designed to continue targeting skin imperfections long after you’ve gotten dirty in the shower.

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quite a lot. But for me the benefits outweigh the negatives and Id’ definitely recommend it!” – Sophia, Features Ed. Follow Frank on instagram and don’t forget to post your own selfie! @frank_bod www.frankbody.co.uk

Bawtry’s Mane Attraction Set-up in 2004 and situated in the heart of the historic town of Bawtry, near Doncaster, The Vanilla Rooms, who celebrated their 10 year anniversary in December, have grown over the last 10 years into one of the most popular salons in the area, where an appointment is both coveted and celebrated...

Located within a fabulous listed building, spread over three floors, that have been tastefully restored with contemporary furnishings, to ooze understated elegance, the salon, led by company directors, John Bogg, Adele Bourne and Rebecca Dickenson, has built a strong reputation for delivering excellence. With a trophy cabinet bursting at the seams and a highly skilled

creative team of stylists and holistic therapists, all individually dedicated to delivering exceptional service and celebrity worth hair, The Vanilla Rooms is the ultimate destination for all-star pampering and luxury.

From the moment you arrive it is their aim is to provide a boutique for hair and well-being, along with a relaxed, friendly and professional

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environment offering the latest cutting, colouring and styling techniques for your hair needs, and a unique eclectic blend of complementary therapies for your inner well-being.

If you’re looking for the ultimate in salon experiences, then let The Vanilla Rooms treat you like the star that you are. We promise you won’t regret it...

STEP OUT IN STYLE this wedding season with these essentials from Lakeside Village

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The wedding season is approaching faster than you can say ‘I do’. Whether you’re shopping for a knockout outfit or the perfect present, Lakeside Village has a wide selection of great buys.

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after a stressful day of keeping the congregation into order, your usher is likely need a little something in his top pocket.

STYLE

A-Z of wardrobe essentials...

F is for Formal Wear Lanvin Leopard Jacquard Blazer £1,870

You may not have encountered too many Hollywood red carpets but no doubt you’ve had an invitation to your fair share of galas, balls and events all stating Black Tie on the invitation.

The trick is not to take your cue to buy formal wear from the sound of the invite landing on the mat; rather you should look for occasion wear when you’re not in need of it. That way there is less pressure and you’re less likely to spend over the odds on an outfit you’re not all that excited to wear. Men can never go wrong with a sharp black tuxedo; Gucci, Paul Smith and Hugo Boss are all excellent examples of brands you can depend on when it’s something smart you’re after. But we say don’t be afraid to be bold, a subtle jacquard print or a pop of colour should never be overlooked. Why should the ladies have all the fun?

Paul Smith London Black Slim-Fit Wool-Blend Tuxedo Jacket £730

And for the ladies...

Hardy Amies Navy Slim-Fit Contrast-Trimmed Wool-Blend Tuxedo £695

Be the belle of the ball in this stunning sky blue gown from Notte

by Marchesa, which will suit any figure. Crafted from cascading silk-chiffon, it has a sheer tulle yoke embellished with beads and sequins that resemble a statement necklace.

Notte by Marchesa Embellished Tulle-Paneled Silk-Chiffon Gown £1,095

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STYLE

LCM: What’s it all about?

The start of the year saw the return of the ‘oh so fashionable’ London Collections: Men AW15 showcase. Handsome men strutted their stuff down the catwalks but for those not in the know here’s our guide to a Man’s answer to Fashion Week.

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NEW ADDITIONS: Alex Mattsson, Aquascutum Men’s, Barbour, Coach, Kilgour, MR PORTER presents Kingsman, Nigel Cabourn, Private White V.C., Several, Soulland, Todd Lyn and Universal Works all joined this seasons line up for the first time.

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Brum brum... 27 Mercedes Benz vehicles transported VIP attendees to shows, presentations and events during LCM Man Online – There has been a significant increase in the proportion of men shopping for fashion online in the last year, jumping 13% to 65% pf men in 2013.

(Source: Mintel, 2014)

32 GUESS WHO’S BACK: Belstaff, CP Company, Manolo Blahnik, Savile Row, St James & Woolmark, Shaun Samson hosted by Fashion east and Thomas Pink all returned this season after a break of showing.

The number of bags of Propercorn eaten at London Collections: Men

There were 32 catwalk shows on the official London Collections: Men schedule Fashion makes the world go round... – Fashion’s wider contribution to the economy in influencing spending in other industries is estimated to stand at

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£46 billion (Source: Oxford Economics, 2014)

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STYLE

Watch what you’re doing...

Your essential guide to our favourite wrist watches, from some of the worlds’ most glorious and celebrated watch makers.

Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic Gold €21,900

Rolex Sky Dweller POA The distinctive timepiece for global executives, the Rolex Sky Dweller with iIts red triangle always points to the time at home, while its conventional hands can be set to a second time zone. A patented annual calendar intelligently distinguishes between 30- and 31-day months with unparalleled reliability while the rotatable Ring Command bezel ensures easy setting of its functions.

Rolex innovation at its best created with 14 ingenious patents, the Sky Dweller deserves a place in your collection.

It is the perfect fusion of respect for tradition and 21st century creativity.

Pure Hublot DNA. The fusion of a revolutionary material – the famous Magic Gold, which is the world’s only scratch-resistant gold, certified as 18K and developed by Hublot – and the iconic design of the BIG BANG, with its Manufacture Chrono: the UNICO. This watch commands respect and looks magnificent.

Patek Phillipe 5960/1A-001 Stainless Steel - Men – Complications (Price for 2015 not set at time of writing) Patek Philippe’s new 5960/1A Annual Calendar Chronograph is a wristwatch that emanates the cool sheen of stainless steel. It is one of the manufacture’s rare classically elegant wristwatches outside the casually exclusive Nautilus and Aquanaut collections that combine a complicated movement with a stainless steel case. This debut is bound to capture the attention of collectors and brand aficionados. It has certainly captured ours...

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Breitling Navitimer QP £39,260.00 Breitling combines a generous sizing with sophisticated watchmaking in this highly exclusive version of its legendary Navitimer chronograph. The red gold case with its aviation slide rule, houses an ultra-sophisticated movement comprising almost 500 parts.

The perpetual calendar provides an infinite display of the date, day, week, month, season, leap-year cycle and moon phases, while taking account of the periodic occurrence of February 29th. A 25-piece limited series with a black or bronze dial.

Perrelet Turbine Skeleton £5,200 Perrelet is over 200 years old but for the very first time, the Maison combines a skeleton movement with a turbine, thereby completely reinventing its iconic model: The Turbine Skeleton adopts a chic tone and asserts its own style. While drawing upon the watchmaking codes rooted in the brand DNA, this exceptional model is an undeniably contemporar y timepiece that will appeal as much to watchmaking connoisseurs as to design lovers.

The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Vasco da Gama Limited Editions £33,582.42 This version of the ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph is the flagship of the Vasco da Gama Limited Editions. Each of the 60 chronographs in this strictly limited edition boasts several important artisanal refinement. Montblanc’s ticking flagship is naturally affiliated with Vasco da Gama’s floating flagship, the São Gabriel. The pane of sapphire crystal in the case back is adorned with a sketch of the historic sailing vessel, as is the signature of the intrepid discoverer and seafarer.

The series is limited to 60 watches in reference to the 60-man crew of the São Gabriel.

None of these take your fancy?

Why not tell us about your favourite luxury watch on social media?

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STYLE

Shopping Around If you’re bored of the shopping the same floors in the same department stores or are craving a little style inspiration then head to one of theses fine establishments. We guarantee you’ll leave with a wardrobe worthy of any best dressed list.

BUGATTI LONDON When a company that’s renowned for doing one thing really well decides to move into another field, there’s always trepidation – but if the brand’s identity remains resolute, then there’s no reason why it can’t work.

In November French automaker Bugatti opened the first of 30 planned luxury fashion boutiques, in London. The collection, named after the company’s founding father Ettore Bugatti, features a comprehensive array of sharp tailoring, sumptuous knitwear, sturdy outerwear and beautifully crafted leather accessories, all available from the new Bugatti Lifestyle Boutique on Knightsbridge’s Brompton Road.

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HARRISON SHEFFIELD Throughout the UK, Harrison is held in high regard by a host of premium designers - Liam Gallagher of Pretty Green and Paul Smith to name just a couple. However it is the flock of customers who rely on the store’s keen eye for detail that has cemented their status as one of the North’s leading menswear retailers. Harrison caters for all types of men, whatever your style. From classic cuts to high fashion, following their fantastic refurbishment in 2012, you’ll easily find whatever it is you’re looking for. The top floor also hosts a tailors for those looking for a unique and fashion forward suit!

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MICHELSBERG TAILORS LEEDS Be it sophisticated, charismatic, flamboyant, or conservative, we’re all different. So it’s vital that you find a tailor who understands this and is capable of translating your personality into the perfect three piece. Michelsberg Tailors of Leeds are proud of the fact that all of their garments are truly bespoke and promise each client expert advice, exquisite cloth and beautiful construction. michelsberg.co.uk 40

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OI POLLOI MANCHESTER What’s Oi Polloi you ask? Well when we asked the owners, they weren’t quite sure themselves and that’s why it’s so great. It’s a bit of everything, firstly it’s a menswear shop in Manchester, but it sells clothes from all over the world and whilst they say after that things get a little murky they do know that whatever it is they sell it is going to be the best quality and it’s going to be good looking.

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It’s the Final Countdown The winners of The Earl of Doncaster’s ‘Win a Wedding’ competition are just days away from tying the knot! We take a look back at their journey!

Last year we introduced to you Amanda Brown and Robert Wright, the lucky couple who walked away as winners of The Earl of Doncaster ‘Win a Wedding’ competition. The prize? A dream wedding package worth over £20,000.

Now the happy couple are counting down the days until they say ‘I Do’ in the fabulous Doncaster Art Deco style 4 star hotel. Amanda and Robert who won the multi stage competition, which saw them challenged with a fundraising for charity task and Mr & Mrs themed live final, were thrilled to win the fantastic prize but also to know that their efforts to achieve victory in turn helped others. Choosing to support ‘Cash for Kids’ during the competition, they successfully raised £1,176.18 which went on to buy equipment for sick and disabled children living in South Yorkshire, “finding out the money we raised

helped buy a little girl a wheelchair, gave us immense pride” said Robert of the experience.

Hosted by The Earl of Doncaster Hotel, a fabulous four star art deco style venue, which recently unveiled a range of luxurious and boutique suites, Amanda and Robert’s dream wedding is being made possible by the generosity of local businesses. Participants who have helped to make the give-away so special include, Matthew Clark Ltd, Elite Bridal and Occasion Wear, Tom Wood Florists, Cupcakes 2 Love, Vibe Music Agency, Bawtry Paintball and Laser Fields, Vintage Beauty Salon, Stationery by Gemma, Vintage Rose Wedding Photography, Virgin Balloon Flights, Special Day DVDs and Nuffield Health.

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Hamilton & Conte Founded in 2009, Hamilton Conte Paris is a high end furniture and home accessories brand, creating nostalgic and yet entirely present pieces, each with their own unique story...

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It draws inspiration from the diverse backgrounds and complementary talents of its two founders – Ross Hamilton Englisbe and Fabián Pellegrinet Conte.

Combining pragmatism and passionate creativity, both designers approach their craft with originality and warmth.

Devoted to artisanal production and attention to detail, their artistic approach takes inspiration from a variety of styles and cultures. They merge design movements from the 1950s and 1970s, the Americas and Scandinavia, and all with a touch of Parisian flair.

Each piece in the collection tells a story, and it is through their unique universe that Hamilton Conte imposes itself as an international design brand.

The key word for designer Fabian Pellegrinet Conte is eclecticism.

For him, this means an intelligent mixture of objects, whether of

different origins, materials, epochs or style. While avoiding conformism, Hamilton Conte cultivates and eclectic combination of materials: precious wood, resin, stone, metals such as cast iron, brass, a luminium….

On observation of the Hamilton Conte collection, it is clear to see that the brand identifies with 20th century design movements, most notably the period from the 1950s to 1970s in the Americas and Scandinavia. The talented design

duo bring together these different styles throughout the range, while remaining firmly rooted in the present.

Hamilton Conte creations are the fruit of an alliance between designers and artisans, all of whom are passionate about their craft.

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The collection offers all elements of an interior space: furniture, seating, lighting, objets d’art…

The creations are an extension of the lives of the two founders and reflect their passion for storytelling.

Some models, for example, carry the names of inspirational people while others are nods to anecdotes or places from their lives. “My father’s name was Enzo and he loved to take his cognac in a comfortable and enveloping chair. Our wing chair with the same name was designed bearing this memory in mind,” comments Fabian.

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Maserati: The Evolution of Style Text by Roberto Iasoni, Photographed by Roberto Carrer

Complete Guide to Fresh and Saltwater Fishing...

By Vin T. Sparano The ultimate do-it-yourself guide for the fresh- and saltwater angler. From the author of the awardwinning Complete Outdoors Encyclopaedia, this volume will prove to be the most complete fishing instruction book ever published. This indispensable resource offers in-depth coverage of spin, bait, and fly-fishing techniques, tackle, and species profiles of salt- and freshwater game fish.

The book also features a section on filleting and cooking, with more than fifty proven recipes. With nearly 600 colour photographs and illustrations, Complete Guide to Fresh and Saltwater Fishing clearly explains and illustrates the most successful techniques for any type of fishing. This book is a must-have reference guide for both novice and experienced anglers, as well as any person planning to wet a line for the first time.

Published to coincide with Maserati’s onehundredth anniversary, this lavishly produced volume celebrates the glamour and excellence of Italian automotive style and design. Maserati traces the history of the legendary Italian luxury sports car company that was founded in 1914 by Alfieri Maserati and his three brothers, Bindo, Ernesto, and Ettore, and which went on to back-toback wins at the Indianapolis 500—the only Italian car manufacturer ever to do so. The book profiles the twelve most iconic Maserati vehicles, including the best-selling Ghibli as well as the Quattroporte, GranTurismo, Bora, Berlinetta, and—for the first time ever published—the Alfieri, which has been described as the manifesto of the future of Maserati design. The book features stunningly precise photography that highlights the exquisite lines and lavish details of the vehicles, along with never before published images and technical and engineering highlights. Also included are special contributions by Lorenzo Ramaciotti, Giovanni Soldini, Franca Sozzani, Gildo Zegna, and Mario Botta. Brum brum...

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Steve Jobs: Life By Design

By George Beahm In 2005 Steve Jobs gave his first and only 'commencement address' – a lecture given to a graduating class of 23,000 students at Stanford University in the US. This lecture resulted in 26 million views once it hit the web. An opportunity for Jobs to pause and reflect, the lecture allowed Jobs to provide a personal and professional summation of his remarkable life. Steve Jobs: Life By Design is based on this lecture, as George Beahm connects the dots and provides the examples, context and perspective from Jobs' life to expand on each lesson Jobs shared.

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The Bow Tie Book Men in this Town

Illustrated by James Gulliver Hancock

By Guiseppe Santamaria

The perfect adornment for the bookshelves of today’s modern gentleman, The Bow Tie Book is the first illustrated book devoted to the classic menswear accessory. From its humble beginnings around the necks of seventeenth-century Croatian mercenaries, the bow tie has evolved to become one of the signature accessories in the modern gentleman’s wardrobe. Once relegated to the uniforms of nerds, waiters, and wedding parties, bow ties now adorn the collars of men of all ages and appear on the runways of Paris and London as well as the streets of Brooklyn and Silver Lake.

The Bow Tie Book includes a brief history of the bow tie and features more than 100 full-colour and black-and-white photographs of bow tie–wearing men, along with quotes and essays from bow tie wearers, designers, and their admirers. It also includes a fully illustrated and removable “How to Tie a Bow Tie” cheat sheet. The Bow Tie Book makes the perfect gift for the uniquely stylish man.

From the streets of the leading fashion cities around the world, photographer, art director and blogger Giuseppe Santamaria brings together a striking photographic collection showcasing the styles of the modern man.

In each city he visits, Giuseppe seeks out the man whose dress sense speaks volumes about who he is, sharing looks that will be a source of inspiration to readers. Alongside the varied sartorial tastes captured on the streets, Giuseppe chooses a handful of men from each city who have particularly caught his attention, photographing them in various attires and interviewing them on their individual approach to fashion. With cutting-edge, street style photography, Men in this Town is an exploration of the current menswear scene across the world's most fashionable cities and a must have for any style loving gent.

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Star Wars Art: Posters Edited by J. W. Rinzler, Introduction by Joe Johnston Few pieces of artwork have ignited the imagination and distilled the passion for Star Wars as much as the original posters created to publicise and market the franchise's films, television shows and video games. From Howard Chaykin's first advance poster, to Drew Struzan's striking, nowiconic paintings for all six films--Star Wars has enjoyed nearly four decades of poster art from some of the most renowned artists and designers working in movies. Now, the fifth and final book in the Star Wars Art series, Posters, collects the very best of this artwork, covering a wide range of styles and tones, for all six Star Wars theatrical releases, as well as the Droids and Clone Wars animated television series, gallery exhibitions, fan-club exclusives, video games and limited-edition posters.

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Timothy Oulton Timothy Oultonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique style continues to evolve with its growing collection of daring, authentic handcraftsmanship. Its portfolio now includes furniture, hand-finished leather bags, premium bedding, kitchens and vintage one-off pieces.

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Before he went into the antiques trade, Tim’s father was a Major in the British Army. It’s from him that Tim got a taste for military pageantry (and a bit of a thing for drums). Famous for repurposing antiques and vintage pieces and breathing new life into old items, we caught up with the man behind the eclectic brand.

Looking at the collection, your aesthetic comes across as quite masculine and eclectic. Who do you visualise the Timothy Oulton customer to be?

What we make is not like anything you’ve experienced before. It’s bold and British and ballsy.

Our target customers are people who want that.

They care about the authenticity of the things they use, and they value that quality of what we make.

Basically, our customers are as passionate as we are about living with things that are beautiful, authentic and useful.

Do you have a standout Timothy Oulton piece or collection that you absolutely love?

This changes but at the moment I love the Axel range – we took what nobody had a use for, and made beautiful cabinetry pieces for the living room and bedroom. The wood is reclaimed from decommissioned Chinese junks, decades old, imbued with all this rich character from being exposed to the high seas and elements. We spend hours and hours removing each nail individually from the wood and then sand it down by hand.

It’s very important to me to preserve the original marks and scars of the boat wood because that’s what gives each piece its authenticity.

You often refurnish and repurpose vintage and antique furniture and items; do you ever feel guilty about changing classic pieces?

I love antiques. My dad had an antiques shop and I grew up around them, they’ll always be in my bones. But for a long time I’ve felt that antiques, as beautiful as they are, are just not relevant for how we live our lives today. What we’re doing is taking inspiration from these classic pieces and repurposing them into things that can actually be used. For instance, I have a great affection for our Drum collection, inspired by 19th century military drums. We’ve repurposed these drums into tables, lamps, shelving. They’re not just pretty pieces that gather dust in the corner, they’re pieces to be used every day and really enjoyed. I always say “be relevant or be dead”.

What is the best piece of advice you can offer our readers when it comes to choosing furniture?

How would you describe the Timothy Oulton brand in just three words?

I would have to go with daring, authentic and handcrafted.

As this is The MAN Issue, who would you say is a male figure that has truly inspired you?

I would say Ralph Lauren and Axel Vervoordt.

Ralph Lauren maintains a front of house impeccability that is always completely relevant and evolving with the times, and manages to blend luxury with simplicity in a way that is extremely unique.

Axel Vervoordt has always been a huge inspiration for me, he was originally an antiques dealer who has guided his company to become a global entity in antiques, design and art. The mega wealthy and design-elite love him for his ability to mix styles and periods in an unexpected way.

Go with your instincts – if you like a piece, there is a reason why you like it, even if no one else does. On the other hand, if you don’t like it, but everybody else does, that’s fine, but don’t get it just because it’s the latest trend or award winning piece. Think with your heart when you decorate your living space and you can’t go wrong.

Timothy Oulton continues its plan of opening new stores in carefully selected ‘great cities’, with galleries recently opened in Auckland, Saudi Arabia, Melbourne, Moscow, Canada and Hong Kong, plus an intimate Inspiration store in Amsterdam’s city centre - focussing on the bags collection - which is in addition to the main gallery.

You seek to give antiques and period pieces a modern new role and look, where do you find your inspiration?

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Vintage and antique markets are my biggest source of inspiration, they’re always full of exquisite one-off pieces. I might love a piece simply because of a small design detail, a colour, a shape or a material. You often just unexpectedly stumble across something special. I can be drawn to the most dilapidated thing but it’s instinctive, I just fall in love with certain pieces. Paris and London especially have some great markets.

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Firby Hall Standing beautifully within its own park land, Firby Hall, with landscaped gardens and grounds, overlooking open fields and lakes is a luxury haven nestled within 57 acres. Currently on the market with Strutt & Parker, we predict this astounding property wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be available for long...

A grade II listed building, being of architectural and historical importance, Firby Hall was constructed in 1788 by Colonel Thomas Coores who on his return from fighting in the American War of Independence demolished much of the village of Firby to build the Hall and improve the views from the house.

This handsome and impressive country house has recently undergone a complete renovation.

The project involved input from local planners and conservation groups resulting in a house full of architectural details to the highest standard, leading edge home technology and spaciously appointed accommodation.

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The green card for carnivores Green for go, red for stop; a language of colour which is universally understood whoever you are and wherever you may be. It is no different at Fazenda, although utilising this language as a method for how we are served in a restaurant is completely unconventional it is also utterly brilliant.

Fazenda is a unique experience and one which must be experienced to gain a full appreciation of what is on offer. This popular Brazilian style eatery is all about the meat and once seated the waiters explain passionately just how it all works. With beer mat style flash cards given to each diner to display beside their plate, simply show green side up for being ‘open to more meat choices being brought to the table’ and red side up for ‘a cheeky breather’ – as Al says.

Al is looking after us and he goes on to clarify that any of the meat choices can be cooked exactly to our liking and we can have as much or as little as we like; much is encouraged by Al! This is great for my dining partner as he is certainly the carnivore among us and is delighted at the fact he doesn’t have to wait for me as he’s literally given the green light –couldn’t resist.

The experience in fact begins with a feast of gourmet sides of which some are brought to the table and even more are available from the central

island of amazing accompaniments. Delicious salads, fresh cut vegetables rice and potato dishes, breads, oils, cured meats and continental cheeses just to name a few are all waiting to be devoured.

A must try for me was the traditional Brazilian Feijoada; a stew of black beans with meats which was exceptional with a dunk of fresh artisan bread.

To say all of this is included within the set price, I could have just feasted on the gourmet sides and have been completely satisfied due to the quality and amount of dishes available.

Try though, to leave some room on your plate for the meat and once back to your seat, go green.

This is the signal that will summons the waiters to your side who will most certainly be eager to and on a generous mission to please. Each are each armed with a carving knife and a different prime cut of meat which has been rushed fresh from the Goucho chefs in the kitchen to ensure diners get it at its best. There are lots of choices consistently available, so there are lots of waiters with these 62

towering skewers eagerly awaiting every green card. The choice is amazing and the flavours, cuts and quality of the meat is on point.

I have been to Fazenda both at lunchtime and this time in the evening. There is a plentiful selection during the day and lunch starts at a very reasonable £17.30 per person. Evening starts at £27.30 each and I am not sure I was prepared for just how much more choice was available for the price difference; huge! Choose from the signature Picanha, or cap of rump and honey glazed belly pork to minted lamb, black pudding or garlic chicken thighs aside every type of steak imaginable; my personal favourite being the rib eye for taste and tenderness.

This honestly keeps on coming and when you feel the need to change your plate, the waiters just know.

They don’t whip it away leaving you embarrassed to ask for another so you can just taste extra cut you missed, they replace it with another before you can get a look at the table underneath. Like I said, more is encouraged.

When you turn your card red for that final time and you think it’s time to go and (ahem) walk it off? A desert menu arrives. And this is no ordinary dessert menu. Each dish is a masterpiece so beautifully enticing they have more shares on Instagram than most of the cute pets vying for the same attention. They are rich, they are plentiful, they are unique and this kind of wonderfulness is completely irresistible... to me anyway. How nice too that as it was shrove Tuesday, pancakes were on the house? Touche. I opted for the utterly indulgent Marquis de Chocolate consisting of a gooey brownie topped with salted caramel and creamy cheesecake. Just writing these words makes me want it again, right now.

I found Fazenda the Rodizio bar and grill to be welcoming with a great atmosphere which engages the diner with its core reason for being. I loved it.

Oh, and I have to say I loved Al; what a star! He even offered to drive us home if we wanted more wine, such a fab spirit.

There is a small downside. You do think you can try most of the meats that come to your table and it’s only when you get up to leave you realise you should have put on the red light oh so much sooner.

But what a delightful way to get into such a state of fullness; I don’t think I’d ever learn, that’s for sure!

Think of yourself as the ultimate carnivore? Love the sound of Fazenda? Well here are a couple of other ‘Meat Joints’ for you to sink your teeth into around Yorkshire!

Tropeiro – Sheffield

The Biltmore Bar & Grill – York

At Tropeiro they base their dining experience on the Brazillian “Rodizio” concept, which means a continuous tableside service of at least twelve different delectable cuts of roasted beef, pork, lamb and chicken. We like the sound of AT LEAST twelve.

If you’re ready for something truly special you’re in the right place! Their Head Chef, Mark Hill, has injected the kitchen with a selection of fresh, exciting fivestar world food and street food. If you fancy a small plate in the bar with a beer or an exquisite meal on the mezzanine Garden Grill Restaurant, the Biltmore kitchen has something for you.

The rodizio also includes a sumptuous buffet of over 20 gourmet salads and fresh cut vegetables, and a variety of traditional side dishes to complement the meats. For those who like a little crunch and greenery on the side…

All of their meat is locally sourced and they pride themselves on only using the best, freshest, seasonal produce.

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A taste of Brasil at Cabana After hearing great things about Cabana and its fried rice balls (seriously) we just had to see for ourselves what all the fuss was about. So we sent our Creative Director to sample what they had to offer and to find out once and for all why everyone seems so crazy for Cabana.

Greeted by fun, funky and haphazard decor we were seated near the open kitchen on one of the many quirky benches covered in denim jeans, all stitched together (rumour has it that there are sometimes hidden gifts in the pockets). We began with drinks, I opted for the Fresh Limonada Suissa, a refreshing traditional lemonade while my wife had the Red Tail Parrot, a strawberry, passion fruit and lime cocktail which I was told all went great together but I couldn’t really taste any of the prosecco top over the cachaca and the lime flavours which were quite strong but lovely all the same.

To start, we shared the Pulled Pork Sliders which consist of warm doughy cheese balls topped with Malagueta (a type of chilli pepper) pulled pork and the aforementioned Crunchy Fried Rice Balls. The sliders were amazing, there was a little spice from the Malagueta sauce with more of a smoky taste but nothing overpowering and it was cooked perfectly so it melted in the mouth.

The fried rice balls which my wife loved seemed a little on the bland side compared to the sliders but there was an accompanying Malagueta mayonnaise which had a subtle taste which went well the with rice balls.

fries, which although salty, had a sweetness that really came through, I would have been happy just having them!

As we were finishing our mains the place began to fill as we had been on an early sitting and the atmosphere came into its own, there is none of this ‘hide people in the corner’ mentality instead it’s more open and communal allowing for a fun space to hang out with friends.

I continued with the Malagueta and went for the Spicy Malagueta Chicken skewer which was cooked on the grill in the open kitchen next to us and served at the table, there was a little more heat than the starter but it tasted great with the grilled peppers. The second main we had was sticky BBQ pork ribs

with homeslaw, these were cooked to perfection and fell off the bone, the sauce complemented the meat well and the homeslaw, which was more like vegetables in a marinade rather than the American style that we’re used to, was deliciously tasty. The mains were made even better with a side of the sweet potato

For dessert we both went with sundae. My wife chose the aptly named Brazilian Overload, a caramel choc chip and white chocolate “Cupuaçu” ice cream, “Brigadeiro” chocolate truffles and doce de leith caramel sauce.

Meanwhile I was too preoccupied with my own, the Peanut Butter and Oreo sundae, but she told me hers was delicious... My own sundae was divine. If you’re a fan of Snickers (or Marathon if you’re of a certain generation) then this is for you, they were both the perfect dessert to complete an amazing meal.

Overall we found Cabana charming with a sense of fun, friendly staff and great food. It is the perfect place to relax and catch up with friends and as they say ‘tudo bem’... ‘everything’s good’.

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Stevie Parle Announces

CRAFT LONDON Over the last few years he has developed a reputation as a culinary adventurer, discovering new ways to use everyday ingredients, and adapting ideas from his travels to create simple, easy-to-follow, exciting new recipes for Dock Kitchen in west London, Rotorino in the east and for home cooks. Now with a new project on the horizon, we wonder what it could possibly be this time.

Stevie Parle, acclaimed chef, author, food writer and TV presenter, has announced Craft London, three floors of culinary surprise and excellence in collaboration with Design Research Studio, under the creative direction of Tom Dixon, opening soon at Greenwich Peninsula. Craft London kicked off with a café/roastery in October 2014 and a restaurant and bar will follow in spring 2015.

The project focuses on quality in production, collaborating with modern experts, fanatics and obsessives, to craft world class products through the roasting of coffee, smoking of fish, bee keeping, meat curing, fermentation of vegetables and the creation of a contemporary kitchen garden.

The menu will focus on bringing these products together in a simple, modern way; working closely with farmers to get ingredients that really show the best of British produce. Stevie is obsessed with highlighting unusual British ingredients, the ones often overlooked or ignored. English Lop pigs will be raised far larger than usual to make the best cured meat, black skinned silkie chickens reared just for their incredible flavour and beef far older than is usually commercially viable. The winter months will bring a selection of game. Traditional forgotten growing techniques like clamping and forcing along with the use of old-fashioned varieties used will bring interest and originality to the fruit and vegetables. The heart of the kitchen will be a huge hearth, where everything from

the Fireplace Potatoes to the Stitchelton Cured Hereford sirloin will be cooked over properly seasoned hardwood. There will be an a la carte menu as well as an ambitious tasting menu (£65) and set menu options for pre-show (£30/£40) and lunch (£28).

Above the restaurant will be a beautiful bar with a great outdoor terrace and a view of the Thames, Canary Wharf and the O2 arena to one side and the Emirates Airline Cable Car to the other.

At just 30 years old, Stevie Parle is one of the country’s brightest young chefs/restaurateurs and his menus demonstrate his creativity and individuality as well as his dedication and commitment to quality. Following on from the success of Dock Kitchen and Rotorino, Craft London will bring his clear vision to the next level allowing Stevie to have a closer involvement in the creation of the raw materials of his trade: the ingredients he uses whilst working closely with the unsung heroes of the culinary world, the top

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quality growers and specialist producers.

Craft London will be designed by Design Research Studio and form part of the Greenwich Peninsula development. The design reflects the approach to the food and drink, working with British craftsmen and women to create a modern setting. Craft London is located in a new building

by Marks Barfield at the entrance to a beautiful new park designed by Alys Fowler with Design Research Studio. The development is set to be a new residential and cultural hub.

The master plan for the site includes over 45 acres of gardens and open green space; an art gallery, and a commercial district with over 60,000 sqm of retail space, offices, hotels, schools and other public facilities.

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Freddy’s Ribs The Recipe Revealed...

If you’ve watched “House of Cards” and longed to taste Freddy’s ribs, as so often enjoyed by Frank, then think of today as your lucky day. Freddy’s ribs have developed somewhat of a cult status in their own right and so when we heard news of Chef Curtis Stone teaming up with Netflix to bring viewers the recipe we couldn’t contain ourselves! Succenulet, sticky and saucy, sink your teeth into this and be sure to share with us evidence of your efforts online using the hashtag #MODELovesFreddysRibs.

These ribs are served with a barbecue sauce more like the one you’d find in North Carolina (where Frank is from originally, don’t ya know..) — “one with plenty of vinegar, mustard, and a touch of heat,” Curtis explains.

Ingredients Serves 8 - Cooking & Prep Time: 7 ½ hours Spice Rub 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 3 tablespoons sweet paprika 2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Barbecue Sauce 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 cup whiskey 1 1/4 cups cider vinegar 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1 cup honey 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons yellow mustard 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Ribs 4 racks (2 1/2-pounds each) pork baby back rib

Directions To prepare the spice rub: The day before you cook the ribs, make the spice rub. In a medium bowl, mix the brown sugar, paprika, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, and cumin together. Place the ribs on 2 large baking sheets, and rub the ribs all over with the spice mixture. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.

To make the barbecue sauce: In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the garlic, and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the garlic is tender. Stir in the paprika, then stir in the whiskey and vinegar, bring just to a simmer, and cook for 3 minutes.

Stir in the broth, ketchup, honey, worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, black pepper, and cayenne.

Bring the sauce to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered, stirring often to prevent scorching, for about 30 minutes, or until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly.

Remove from the heat.

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To bake ribs: Position the racks in the centre and upper third of the oven, and preheat the oven to 375°F. Cover the ribs on the baking sheets with foil.

Roast the ribs for 45 minutes. Rotate the baking sheets, and baste the ribs with barbecue sauce, and re-cover them with foil. Roast an additional 1 1/2 hours, or until the ribs are tender and the meat has shrunk from the ends of the bones. For the last 10 minutes of cooking, uncover the ribs, baste them with the barbecue sauce every few minutes or so, allowing the sauce to set before applying the next coat.

Using a large sharp knife, cut the racks into individual ribs. Arrange the ribs on a platter, and serve with the remaining sauce on the side.

Recipe courtesy of www.netflix.com and www.curtisstone.com

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Feeling spirited The Wild West Atlantic facing coast gave birth to this third release in Bruichladdich’s uber-provenance Islay barley series. Harvested in 2006 and distilled in 2007, the grain for this iconic whisky was grown for Bruichladdich in the minister’s field at Rockside Farm by Mark and Rohaise french.

Bruichladdich distillery was revolutionary when it was built in 1881. Created by the Harvey brothers – enthusiastic and entrepreneurial young members of a Glasgow whisky dynasty, who had the aim of producing the purest, lightest, most floral spirit possible, it is the only major distiller to bottle spirit on the island itself. Now under the guidance of Master Distiller, Jim McEwan, Bruichladdich never add colour or chill filter, retaining the vital natural oils which give the spirit its complex flavour profile and unctuous mouth feel. With a reputation for producing cult single malts that challenge the malt convention, Bruichladdich produce three different brands – Bruichladdich – always unpeated, Port Charlotte, heavily peated and Octomore – the most heavily peated spirit in the world.

they’ve done it well. Straight out of the bottle, it has a malty but astringent, saline nose, evoking images of a barley crop ravaged by winds blowing in from the coast. However, given a few minutes in the glass, it evolves into fruity and herbal n o t e s ,

This is an easy-drinking (almost too easy!) whisky to be enjoyed with friends.

Hailing from Islay, many would expect it to be a peaty, medicinal monster that you would associate with those island drams however, Bruichladdich take pride in being the only non-peated Islay distillery (their barley is air rather than smokedried) and their attitude of defying convention shines through in expression. Try their Gin, The Botanist – it’s exceptional.

The Islay Barley 2007, with its golden hay and warm honey colour is honed, muscular and lithe.

To create this exceptionally complex whisky requires a painfully slow distillation process to gently coax the delicate oils and flavour compounds from the barley, coupled with casks carefully selected to preserve those flavours.

Wine aficionados will speak for hours on the importance of terroir but you don’t find many whisky fans talking along the same lines as generally, the water, the drying and the maturation process defines the results.

Things might be about to change...

What we thought...

Most whisky as young as this has a powerful fiery character as the thing you generally need to achieve complexity is time in the barrel.

Considering the Rockside 2007 has only had 7 years or so to develop, the results are quite astounding.

Bottled at 50% ABV, the Angels haven’t quite had chance to take their full share either!

Bruichladdich say that they have employed a “painfully slow distillation process to gently coax the delicate oils and flavour compounds from the barley, coupled with casks carefully selected to preserve those flavours”. Whatever they’ve done,

Many people would consider a drop of spring water with something as hefty as this considering it is so young and approaching cask-strength (I personally like to take cask-strength down to about 48%), but in this instance, I don’t think that it’s needed. The slightly higher ABV gives the initial mouth feel a wonderful drying sensation but then the fruit comes back, the slightly oily texture sticks to your gums and the same flavours experienced on the initial nose sit on your breath having grown up a little and rounded out to make your mouth water in anticipation of the next mouthful.

Taste tested by Iain Ward

backed up by ever-present malt bass notes. In the mouth, the strength of a 50% ABV is immediately evident but backs off surprisingly quickly to reveal a salty-sweet fruit sensation, again sitting above the barley. Think Shreddies with dried fruit when you’ve accidentally put salt on instead of sugar!

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MODE Meets:

Mal the Wine Man Opening his own business and running a wine shop was something that Mal Potter had dreamed of doing for many years, and in the summer of 2013 an opportunity arose which was too good to miss. A few months later in November 2013, Helmsley Wines was born. Over one year on, we spoke with Mal to learn which grapes get him going and what it is that makes his shop so special...

You worked as a graduate trainee for a wine company before gaining your WSET Diploma in Wines & Spirits and then going on to work for a Whisky company.

But opening an independent wine shop has long been an ambition of yours, what is that you love so much about wine?

One of the great things that I love about wine is that you never stop learning. There’s always so much to learn, with new and upcoming regions, and new countries to discover. It’s always great to try a new wine which blows you away from a previously undiscovered region. Obviously, tasting and drinking the wines is also a great perk of the job too!

It seems that now you can pick up a bottle of wine from just about anywhere. What do you hope Helmsley Wine will offer that other retailers perhaps don’t?

I’d like to think that I bring my passion of wine to Helmsley Wines and this is something that I like to share with our customers. We offer good service and excellent wines from smaller vineyards, and it’s always satisfying when our customers come back into the store to tell us how much they’ve enjoyed a bottle of wine that we’ve recommended.

We also pride ourselves on personally selecting all the wines that we stock for their quality and value for money, which include many different grape varieties from specialist producers and smaller producers from around the world.

Whilst we all like to think we know enough about wine, what’s a surprising fact about wine that not many people know?

When people think about wine producing countries, there’s probably about a dozen well known countries which come to mind, but what most people aren’t aware of is that wine is produced in over 40 countries around the world. We’re very proud of some of the wines that we stock from some less well known countries, including Bulgaria, Lebanon, Romania, and Sicily.

One quick and simple thing to remember is that red wine gets lighter with age, white wine gets darker with age.

A customer comes in and says they’ve been invited over to a friend’s house for dinner.

Do you have any advice for shoppers buying wine as a gift?

If possible, try and find out what your friend likes to drink, even if it’s just red or white!! The more information you can give us, will help us to select with you a wine that will blow your friends socks off! If in doubt, choose a bottle with a nice label!

You are often away tasting and learning about wine. What are some new wines that are really exciting you at the moment?

There are some fabulous Spanish wines available at the moment, particularly from Ribera. These wines are bold, full of flavour, and are great value for money. For me these are really exciting wines coming out of Spain. Bulgaria are also producing some cracking wines too, they’re not so readily available but we’ve got a couple of fantastic lines in store at the moment. These are must try wines.

Before opening Helmsley Wine you worked for several years with a whisky company. You now also stock a variety of spirits in the shop, so do you have any firm favourites?

The fun about whisky is that each whisky is different. I can’t say that I have a favourite, all whiskies are completely different and that’s what makes whisky fun. I do prefer Scottish whisky, and if I’m in the mood for a smoky, peaty dram then Caol Ila is the malt I’d choose. Mortlach and Longmorn are two of my highland favourites.

Different whiskies suit different occasions, and it depends what I’m in the mood to drink.

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If you were trapped on a desert island and could only take two bottles of wine with you, what would you take?

Such a difficult question, I love so many different wines! I love big cabernet based clarets so in a dream scenario I would love to try a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1959, and to quench the thirst, a nice bottle of vintage Dom Perignon would go down a treat... wish I could afford them!!!!

All the wines stocked at Helmsley Wines are carefully chosen by Mal to ensure that they offer the best quality and value for money. Along with all the old world favourites, they have a selection of over 200 wines, including some of the up and coming countries such as Romania, Slovakia, Brazil, Hungary and Lebanon. Helmsley Wines is dedicated to bringing new wines to its customers and offering them something different and unique to other high street retailers. The beauty about being small is that you have the opportunity to buy small parcels of wine from small winemakers around the world that still have the passion for winemaking rather than producing for the mass markets.

Whiskies, gins and vodkas also play an important part to the range of products on offer at Helmsley Wines. Again, Mal’s passion for whisky shines through with great recommendations and product knowledge on all of the whiskies that they have to offer, from the classics, to independent and limited edition bottlings of the well-known and smaller distilleries.

So next time you’re fancying a bottle of something fine and wonderful, why not visit Mal... helmsleywines.co.uk

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MEN JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

For country lovers: Shooting at Park Lodge Shooting School Family owned and run, Park Lodge provide a unique experience that can be enjoyed by all, including a new air rifle range, a popular coffee shop/bistro, a superb online country wear shop and meeting facilities in impressive surroundings that clients return to time and again. Perfect for the game shooter as well as the clay enthusiast, Park Lodge provides a great place to warm up before the season starts, and to fine tune your skills throughout the year.

The Lodge also happily host corporate and group bookings, making it the ideal venue whether you are a business looking to entertain clients or an employer looking to hold a team building event for your staff. With a full range of shooting and dining options available, as well as links with a range of local hotels, from the luxurious Wentbridge House Hotel and the stunning Carlton Towers historic house, to the welcoming Loftsome

Bridge Coaching House and the charming Bay Horse Country Inn. Park Lodge Shooting School is the perfect place to host guests for when meeting in a boardroom just won’t do...

When we were invited to try out their corporate offering for ourselves, we could hardly refuse. Welcomed warmly and expertly taught how to handle the shotguns after a guided tour of the exceptional facilities (complete with roaring fire), we

were hugely impressed by what Park Lodge Shooting School had to offer.

Our highly talented and skilled instructor, Nigel Hirst – Principle of the Yorkshire Shooting Services, was on hand throughout offering advice and tuition, so never fear if you’re not a seasoned pro, you’ll still enjoy the ride.

Prices start from £50pp.

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For action men: Bawtry Paintball & Laser Fields It doesn’t get much bigger or better than Europe’s largest paintball and outdoor laser combat centre. Voted Britain's Best Paintball Venue - 5 years running, Bawtry Paintball and Laser Fields is the perfect destination for an action packed afternoon.

With games including the legendary Predator and Air Supremacy this is the ultimate venue for an adrenaline filled experience. They also offer

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corporate packages! Set in 385 acres of beautiful mature woodland right in the heart of Bawtry Forest, BPF offers an exciting, out-ofthe-office environment ideal for corporate events and team building opportunities. Plus, if you don’t fancy a work force covered in bruises, they even off ‘Low Impact’ Paintball or Laser Combat!

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For petrol heads: Pole Position Indoor Karting With their flagship venue in the heart of Leeds costing £500,000 to develop it’s no wonder that PPIK is one of the regions and the UK’s most visited and revered karting venues. The 580m long high spec tarmac circuit is the longest indoor circuit in Yorkshire and incorporates tunnels, bridges, elevated pit areas

and an underpass - making it a totally unique driving experience and an impressive place to be.

They also offer corporate and team building packages from £48pp so why not take your team to the track and let a little healthy competition reinvigorate your staff force!

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COMEDY

ART FOR SALE

Dara O Briain

GTO Villa d’Este

Leeds Grand Theatre 25th – 27th March

Artist - Enrico Ghinato

Dara is one of the most recognisable faces on British TV, as host of the hugely successful Mock The Week, The Apprentice You’re Fired and Star Gazing Live. Not forgetting his most recent shows Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums for Dave and Dara O Briain’s Science Club for BBC2. Catch one of the most charismatic, intelligent, fast-talking and downright funny live performers working today.

2014, Technique oil on canvas, 120x160 cm £POA Where: Contini Art UK, 105 New Bond Street, London W1S 1DN

“His set is a masterclass in intelligent, no-frills stand-up” - THE GUARDIAN “If you want a comic who can hold an audience in the palm of his hand for two hours, here’s your man” - THE TIMES

Miner, County Durham, winter 1964-1965

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Artist - John Bulmer Signed and Numbered 1/50

World Golf Championship – Cadillac Championship

Silver Gelatin Print, Printed 2009

2nd March – 8th March 2015

20 X 13 inches

Viewed as some of the most prestigious golfing competitions in the world, the global series of Championships are the first events to be sanctioned by the world's six major golf Tours (the PGA TOUR, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Southern Africa Tour, and the Asian Tour) which, collectively, form the International Federation of PGA Tours. Sponsored by Rolex, Cadillac, Bridgestone and HSBC the event which saw Patrick Reed take home the trophy in 2014, is back.

£1400 Where: Beetles+Huxley 3-5 Swallow Street, London W1B 4DE

Unknown Man Artist - Aldo Signed Oil on Canvas

Rolex Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

37 X 48 cm

12th March – 15th March 2015

Artist - Aldo

The 2015 Australian Grand Prix is bigger than ever with four big days meaning four big ways to enjoyT he One big motorsport event of the year. Each action packed day is dedicated to an exciting and different aspect of the event, with the opening race of the Formula 1 season taking place on Sunday, so there’s something new for every fan of the track for every day of Australia’s biggest motorsport event of the year.

£3,750 Where: Catto Gallery, 100 Heath Street, London NW3 1DP

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LIVE MUSIC

THEATRE & DANCE

Wuthering Heights - Northern Ballet Sheffield Lyceum 18th – 21st March

Lionel Richie – All the Hits All Night Long

Winner of Best Company at the Taglioni European Ballet Awards

Selected UK Tour Dates throughout March including Leeds First Direct Arena 4th March

Immerse yourself in Cathy and Heathcliff’s turbulent love affair as the ‘best dance actors in the World’ capture the spirit of Wuthering Heights and the untamed beauty of the Yorkshire moors.

The five-time GRAMMY winner and international superstar launched his current tour in the US in September 2013. Since then he has played an incredible 70 shows in stadiums, arenas and festivals (2014 saw Lionel headline the Bonnaroo Festival in the US) across North America, Oceania and Asia winning rave reviews everywhere he goes. Now bound for the UK, Lionel Richie will play the Leeds First Direct Arena in March!

Passionate and obsessive, Cathy and Heathcliff’s love is as unruly and dangerous as the moors that surround them. Emily Bronte’s romantic masterpiece is performed to live music by Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon & Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra) with choreography by David Nixon OBE. A treasured classic reimagined. A timeless ballet for a modern audience.

MUSIC Who: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Who: Imagine Dragons

What: Chasing Yesterday Deluxe CD with Exclusive Limited Edition Lyric Sheet

Grammy Award winning Imagine Dragons are back with their hugely anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ released Feb 16th on Interscope/ KIDinaKORNER.

What: Smoke + Mirrors

Chasing Yesterday is the brand new album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and follows the hugely successful debut released in 2011.

Written and produced by Imagine Dragons (with additional production by Alex Da Kid), ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ uses the frenetic energy of life on the road to infuse their music with both raw tension and intense vulnerability.

It’s the first album to be produced and written

by Noel and features a much broader array of instrumentation than ever before. The result is a rich, expansive and multi-layered record with a wide range of disparaging influences, from west coast rock to classic rock ‘n’ roll and even some space jazz!

As on their platinum selling debut ‘Night Visions’, the band works with sharply crafted beats and grooves to dream up rhythm-driven rock music that’s artful yet visceral. Also revealing the band’s dedication to keeping it homespun, ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ marks the first release recorded in their new self-built home studio.

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Come on a whistle-stop tour of America’s frontier as part of the LPO’s ‘Live and Local’ series.

Leeds Town Hall Wednesday 22 April 2015 | 7.30pm 0113 224 3801 | leedstownhall.co.uk Bernstein Overture, Candide Bramwell Tovey Songs of the Paradise Saloon ƺ Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)

Tickets are available for £15 There is a booking fee of £1 per ticket (online) or £2.50 per transaction (by phone). There are no booking fees when buying tickets in person

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READS

Guantánamo Diary

Mawson’s Will

By Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Larry Siems

By Lennard Bickle

Since 2002, Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered to be released by a federal judge, the US government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to let him go. Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into US custody and daily life as a detainee. His diary is not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir - terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious. It is published now for the first time, Guantanamo Diary is a document of immense historical importance.

Mawson's Will is the dramatic story of what Sir Edmund Hillary calls "the most outstanding solo journey ever recorded in Antarctic history." For weeks in Antarctica, Douglas Mawson faced some of the most daunting conditions ever known to man: blistering wind, snow, and cold; loss of his companion, his dogs (which he was forced to eat) and supplies, loss of the skin on his hands and the soles of his feet; thirst, starvation, disease, snowblindness - and he survived. If you love adventure, you simply must read this.

The Miracle of Castel di Sangro

Station Eleven

By Joe McGinnis

By Emily St. John Mandel

It’s a brilliantly simple set-up - American writer Joe McGinnis spends the entire season of 1996/7 embedded in the tiny village of Castel Di Sangro as its impoverished and ramshackle football team embark on their first season in Serie B. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. The colourful cast gives it the feel of a novel and their attempt to stave off relegation provides the tension, but it’s also a subtle insight into the Italian league when it was still the strongest in the world.

Shortlisted for the 2014 National Book Awards Observer Thriller of the Month.

DAY ONE The Georgia Flu explodes over the surface of the earth like a neutron bomb. News reports put the mortality rate at over 99%. WEEK TWO Civilization has crumbled. YEAR TWENTY A band of actors and musicians called the Travelling Symphony move through their territories performing concerts and Shakespeare to the settlements that have grown up there. Twenty years after the pandemic, life feels relatively safe. But now a new danger looms, and he threatens the hopeful world every survivor has tried to rebuild. Thrilling, unique and deeply moving, Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven is a beautiful novel that asks questions about art and fame and about the relationships that sustain us through anything - even the end of the world.

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Selma

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Release Date: 6th February 2015

Release date: 29th January 2015

David Oyelowo excels as Martin Luther King in this brilliant account of a key moment in the US civil rights struggle. Spring, 1965. The small town of Selma, Alabama, has become the unlikely flashpoint for the struggle for racial equality. Astute strategist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr (David Oyelowo) knows that the most effective use of non-violence is to provoke a violent response. He selects Selma for a protest march because of its racist governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) and the brutality of its police force.

Ava DuVernay's insightful, profoundly moving drama captures the political chicanery surrounding this turning point for the civil rights movement. It also works superbly on a smaller, human scale as a portrait of a flawed man. At the film's centre are magnificent performances by a quartet of British actors: David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo as King's wife Coretta, and Tom Wilkinson as President Johnson.

Colin Firth stars as a suave super-spy in this gadget-packed action adventure from the creators of 'Kick-Ass'. Petty criminal Eggsy (Taron Egerton) is bright but troubled. Luckily, his father once saved the life of impeccably dressed secret agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth). Hart decides to repay the debt by recruiting Eggsy to his elite independent international intelligence organisation known as the Kingsmen. The uncouth young protege is entranced by all the amazing weapons and gadgets he'll get to play with, which even include a killer umbrella!

But first he has to undergo a rigorous training regime. And now a sinister new global foe has emerged in the form of unspeakably evil Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson). Like the hit 'Kick-Ass', this hyper-real, stunt-filled espionage yarn is adapted by Jane Goldman from a comic book by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. Completing the reunited creative team is director Matthew Vaughn, whose credits also include 'X-Men: First Class'

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The Audi RS 6 Avant.

Power from a less obvious place.

With its 4.0 TFSI V8 engine, the Audi RS 6 Avant is a performance car designed for everyday life. It means that you get RS-specific Adaptive air suspension for real roads, not just the track. And quattro® all-wheeldrive for conditions that are less than race-perfect. And, with up to 1,680 litres of boot space, it also means that you’ve got the capacity for plenty of luggage, as well as for 0-62mph in just 3.9 seconds.

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Doncaster Audi Quest Park Wheatley Hall Road Doncaster DN2 4LT 0844 556 4240 doncaster.audi.co.uk Sheffield Audi Bochum Parkway Meadowhead Sheffield S8 8LH 0844 822 7263 sheffield.audi.co.uk York Audi Centurion Park Clifton Moor York YO30 4WW 0844 371 4198 york.audi.co.uk Images for illustration purposes only. Some images may show items that are over and above standard specification. Official fuel consumption figures for the RS 6 Avant in mpg (l/100km): Urban 20.3 (13.9), Extra Urban 37.7 (7.5), Combined 28.8 (9.8). CO2 emissions: 229g/km. Standard EU Test figures for comparative purposes and may not reflect real driving results.

Model shown is not 2015 model. Calls will be recorded for training purposes.

MOTORS

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The RS6 has been on my bucket list of cars to drive for a very long time so I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to get my hands on this one. The car has a big reputation for being the ultimate estate car for people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel the need for showing off. It has extremely intelligent technology on board with the finest German engineering available. This all adds up to an amazing driving experience everywhere you drive in whatever conditions.

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MODE DRIVES - AUDI RS6 The RS series is the culmination of Audi’s proud motorsport heritage. The latest addition in the range is the new RS 6 Avant. The result of many years of technical expertise on roads and racetracks all over the world. The RS 6 Avant brings together astonishing performance with remarkable luxury and refinement. Exterior styling is unmistakable with the signature RS hallmarks such as flared wheel arches and enhanced body styling. With the 560bhp V8 twin turbo engine delivering 0-62mph in just 3.9 seconds, it’s clearly a car with racing heritage in its genes.

The Audi RS 6 Avant’s cutting-edge Matrix LED headlights don’t just produce a light that is similar in colour to daylight. They also incorporate remarkable technology that adapts automatically to the car’s surroundings. Fitted as standard, sensors and an inbuilt camera allow Matrix LED headlights to detect the rear and oncoming headlights of other road users, as well as ambient light in built-up areas. The technology then reacts by dipping individual LEDs to prevent dazzle, while still fully illuminating the remainder of the road. Using the vehicle’s navigation data, Matrix LED technology can even anticipate corners,

adjusting LEDs as you negotiate the bend. The result is a much wider visual range.

A car as powerful as an RS needs an equally powerful braking system. So each 19-inch RS brake disc is internally ventilated and perforated for enhanced performance, with a special ‘floating’ friction ring designed to handle high temperature loads. For even more stopping power, you can upgrade to the 20-inch high-performance brake system with carbon-reinforced, ventilated and perforated ceramic brake discs. There are more features available to complement the RS 6 Avant’s performance. The optional RS Sports suspension with Dynamic Ride Control has a special shock absorber system that counteracts pitch and body roll, giving you an overall feeling of stability in even the most demanding corners. Add dynamic steering and you’ll benefit from enhanced handling and even more precise steering at high speeds.

An innovative 4-litre V8 TFSI® twin turbo engine sets the RS 6 Avant apart and keeps it there. That’s because it features Le Mans winning fuel-injection technology, which enhances fuel efficiency,

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power and torque. But this unit is capable of more than just raw power, it also knows how to use it.

Ultralightweight construction and intelligent engine technologies like cylinder-on-demand means the RS 6 Avant can make effortless, efficient work of every move. The one from 0-62mph in only 3.9 seconds is perhaps the most impressive.

The RS 6 Avant features an 8-speed tiptronic transmission with DSP (Dynamic Shift Programme). It’s a gearbox that gives you the best of both worlds. Choose between the smooth, economical and uninterrupted power of an automatic, or use the steering wheel paddles or gear lever to switch to manual mode for a more dynamic drive on inclines and winding roads. As well as enabling crisp, fast gear changes, tiptronic uses the car’s navigation data to tailor itself to your individual driving style, optimising the shifting strategy it uses for different manoeuvres to deliver a more responsive, fuel-efficient drive.

A heightened driving experience with ultimate control: it’s what makes Quattro such a thrilling enhancement to the Audi RS 6 Avant drive.

Quattro is Audi’s intuitive all-wheel drive system.

Constantly analysing grip and distributing power to where it’s needed most, the four permanently driven wheels deliver more responsive acceleration and assured grip on all surfaces. And that’s especially true when road conditions change.

If one wheel loses traction, Quattro makes sure the others compensate to keep the car in control.

Giving you a dynamic driving experience with superior handling, even in less than perfect driving conditions. Fitted as standard on the RS 6 Avant, Quattro with Sports Differential takes the driving dynamics of Quattro to a whole new level, ensuring outstanding stability and superior acceleration performance. By distributing torque variably to each of the rear wheels, the car steers even more spontaneously and directly. When cornering, for example, power is redirected to the outside rear wheel, literally pushing the car through the bend. Not only is acceleration more responsive, it requires less steering effort for a more agile, enhanced drive.

The Facts: Engine

4.0 TFSI Quattro

Transmission

8-speed tiptronic

Cylinder

V8

Power

560 bhp

Top speed

...clearly a car with racing heritage in its genes.

155 mph

Acceleration 0-62mph Fuel consumption

3.9 seconds 29.4 mpg Combined

Price from

£77,995.00

The Verdict: The RS6 is a truly remarkable car. It’s understated if seen at a glance but when you take a closer look all the clues are there of what this could be capable of. It could easily be mistaken for a normal big luxury estate unless of course you’re standing by the roadside and hear its V8 roar. This car is far from a normal big estate. It is an absolute beast when driven hard. This road test is up there with the very best that I’ve done.

Outstanding performance, Ultimate luxury and deafening noise. What more could you ask for?

Rating: Road Tested by: Adam McCartney With thanks to: JCT600, Doncaster Audi Audi Doncaster, Quest Park, Wheatley Hall Road, Doncaster, DN2 4LT Tel: 08443 758465 www.jct600.co.uk/dealerships/ audi_doncaster

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The Ducati Titanium Exclusivity, technology, craftsmanship. A limited edition.

The new Diavel Titanium, produced in a limited series of just 500 numbered bikes, was created to satisfy the demands of those in search of an even more radical degree of customization and refinement. The philosophy inspiring the Diavel Titanium is that of creating an exclusive bike enhanced with components and accessories made in sophisticated and innovative materials.

machined mirrors, and an exclusive dark chrome frame complete the look, while an assortment of parts in carbon fibre underline the Diavel’s high performance nature. Individually numbered and produced in only 500 examples, the Diavel Titanium brings sophisticated Ducati style and blistering Diavel performance to command total respect on the streets.

The Diavel Titanium is a limited edition celebration of high-tech craftsmanship. It takes the category-busting Diavel, and elevates it to a new level of refinement and desirability through the use of premium technical materials and finishes along with hand-applied artisanal details. The aggressive Diavel stance is made even stronger by larger, more imposing air intakes formed in carbon fibre; while the unmistakable profile that recalls a sprinter crouched at the starting blocks is now formed with a titanium tank, carbon and titanium seat cover, and a premium Alcantara/ leather seat.

Whilst the premium faux suede seat might not be entirely practical, does it matter? It’s a stunning example of Italian design flair and looks unspeakably stylish with its titanium tank cover and headlamps. It’s no surprise that the name is a form of Bologna slang for ‘Devil’.

The muscular Testastretta 11° DS engine breathes through special Zircotech-ceramic coated tubes, which exit in a distinctive hand-brushed stainless shotgun exhaust. Dedicated forged wheels, black

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TECH SPECS: Testastretta 11° L-Twin, 4 Desmodromically actuated valves per cylinder, liquid cooled Displacement

1198.4cc

Bore x Stroke

106 x 67.9mm

Compression ratio Power

12.5:1

119 kW (162 hp) @ 9,250 rpm

Torque 130.5 Nm (96.2 lb-ft) @ 8,000 rpm Ducatti.com

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Official government fuel consumption figures in mpg (litres per 100km) for the AMG Range range: urban 16.4(17.2)-32.1 (8.8), extra urban 23.9(11.8)-48.7(5.8), combined 20.5(13.8)-40.9(6.9). CO2 emissions 322-161 g/km.

Official EU-regulated test data are provided for comparison purposes and actual performance will depend on driving style, road conditions and other non-technical factors. Models featured are a Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 4MATIC with automatic transmission at £38,195.00 on-the-road and a Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG 4MATIC with automatic transmission at £42,270.00 on-the-road. Calls will be recorded for training purposes.

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What could possibly go wrong?

Jeremy Clarkson

Start revving those engines, because Top Gear Live is on its way to Sheffield and it promises to be petrol filled and brilliant.

Top Gear Live, in association with Live Nation is about to embark on its first ever UK-wide arena tour, which kicks off in Liverpool. The presenters are set to perform their latest and greatest stunts in arenas up and down the country including 5 shows at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Friday 5th – Sunday 7th June.

Fronted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, the

Richard and James.

tour will feature a mix of beautiful supercars, breath-taking stunts and hilarious presenter challenges.

“Our Top Gear Live UK Arena tour is coming and I literally cannot wait. We’ll have supercars, stunts, explosions and The Stig. Come and see Top Gear, but without the editing. What could possibly go wrong?” said Clarkson.

The action-packed 90-minute arena show will include exclusive, never before seen sequences as well as some firm fan favourites from their last 10 years of international touring. Top Gear fans can expect to see lots of fire, tyre smoke, some ridiculous stunts and a healthy dose of competitive spirit between Jeremy,

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year we’re taking it to Newcastle, Liverpool, Belfast, Sheffield and London. That way we’ll remember how lucky we are to live in Britain.”

Richard Hammond added “It’s all very exciting, taking our show on a tour of the UK. I suggested to the other two that we travelled around in a lovely old bus or something but they weren’t keen. I think most of their answers ended in ‘off”.

Tickets are currently on sale from Sheffield Motoropoint Arena and start from £38.50 motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk

Other highlights include the world’s largest ‘Cage of Death’, where seven motorcyclists use centrifugal force to circle the inside of a giant globe.

This will be the first time the death defying stunt has ever been seen in Europe. Fans will also be treated to a real visual spectacular in the shape of a new driving sequence featuring two custom built BMW M3s both completely covered in over 600 metres of LEDs - a collaboration

with LED performance company, Feeding the Fish.

decide, once and for all, which presenter is the best driver. Rowland French says: “We’ve given them a budget to find the best used drift car that they’ll bring along and have their ability scored round a drift course. What could possibly go wrong?”

White suited racing driver, The Stig, takes on the presenter trio for a spot of Reliant Robin racing whilst Jeremy takes to the starting blocks with a member of Team GB – sitting in a 550hp supercar of course.

Although the production team remains tight lipped on the show’s many secrets, we can reveal that visitors will be treated to a challenge

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which will see Hammond and May attempting to make cars smaller than Clarkson’s beloved P45.

Creative Director, Rowland French said ‘Top Gear Live has never toured like this in the UK before and we’re really excited about coming back to the UK because it’s Top Gear’s home. We’ve got a whole new show and a load of challenges, stunts and surprises that we can’t wait to show the audience for the first time.”

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS The new 911 Carrera GTS is a great car to look at but it’s not until you get out on to the open road that you really begin to understand what Porsche has done here. The GTS is an amazing car to be in. The GTS is one of the very best for driving experience and for the pure thrill of driving one. It’s a mixture of the best features that other Porsche models have to offer. It’s got the forward thrust of a 911 Carrera S and the temperament of a GT.

The GTS is a sports car for those that wouldn’t be satisfied with anything less than perfection.

Exterior - The new 911 Carrera GTS is a pure unadulterated 911. Porsche has given it everything that typifies a sports car: a powerful front end, a broad rear and sharpened design elements. The sporty design of the front apron moulding is clear to see, yet pared down to the essentials.

Excellent aerodynamics are thanks to the optimised front spoiler and a maximum supply of fresh air is thanks to the large air intakes.

Typical of a GTS are the standard Bi-Xenon main headlights including

see it straight away. And you feel it even faster in every curve driven.

Contrast is created by the colour black. For example on the engine’s air intake grilles and accentuating strips between the taillights. The twin tailpipes in the standard sports exhaust system are also black.

the Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) in black as well as the SportDesign exterior mirrors.

A clear acknowledgement to motorsport the 911 Carrera GTS has 20-inch 911 Turbo S wheels with central locking device as standard and painted in satin black. These large wheels are characterised by their excellent road holding and racetrack performance. To ensure greater dynamics, the rear is 44 mm wider than that of the 911 Carrera S. Low, wide, sleek. You

Interior - All that matters. This especially applies in the interior. It provides you with quickly accessible information that you need during the drive. With materials that breathe motorsport and high97

quality equipment that’s just perfect for long drives on the road or on the racetrack. A minimalist style with nothing left out.

The ‘Carrera GTS’ logo appears on the door sill guards. The sports ergonomics, classically arranged instruments and short distances from the rising centre console epitomise Porsche. What else matters? Leaving out anything that is expendable.

Continued overleaf

MOTORS Alcantara stands for motorsport.

This functional and durable material provides a good grip. In short, it has proven itself in racing sport. It’s used wherever there might be a lot of wear. On the steering wheel rim and gear lever selector. Also on the door pulls, door panel armrests and centre console main storage compartment lid. The roof lining in the Coupé models is also covered in Alcantara, as are the seat centres on the standard Sports seats Plus. The headrests are also embroidered with the ‘GTS’ logo.

GTS interior package - The optional GTS interior package highlights sports performance which this model had. The interior is enhanced by sporting accents in red. The ‘GTS’ logos are also embroidered on the headrests in a contrasting colour. Also – the various decorative

MODE DRIVES - PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS stitching elements, the ‘PORSCHE’ logo on floor mats and the edges of the seat belts. The rev counter dial is also in a contrasting colour. Motorsport minimalism is epitomised by carbon. This especially lightweight material is used in the dashboard trim strips and the doors, as well as the centre console. The GTS interior package lends the new 911 Carrera GTS models even greater functional and visual originality.

GTS teases out not only another tenth when accelerating, but greater performance overall. The engine has direct fuel injection and VarioCam Plus which develops a full 430bph at 7,500 rpm, and achieves a maximum torque of 440 Nm of torque at 5,750 rpm. With the optional PDK system (Porsche Doppelkupplung), the GTS takes a mere 4.0 seconds to sprint from 0 to 62mph, with a top speed of 189mph.

Performance - The drive unit is an aspirated engine at the highest technical level. That’s how the 911 Carrera GTS combines the considerable sporting ability of a 911 Carrera S with a performance that you would otherwise only see on the racetrack. With 30bhp more power than the 911 Carrera S, the 3.8-litre boxer engine in the new

Air intake system - The two-stage resonance intake manifold has six plus one switchable valves. It increases the intake in the engine by exploiting the fact that air oscillates as it passes through the intake tract, depending on the engine speed.

Benefits of this include higher torque at low engine speeds and a more even torque curve. The intake manifold is made from lightweight plastic. The air filter uses a speed dependent switchable resonance volume to further improve the intake acoustics for a sound ranging from sonorous to biting.

Sport exhaust system - The standard sports exhaust system delivers a racing sport sound at the press of a button. You can see it in the black chrome twin tailpipes, and hear it in the even more powerful 911 sound that changes according to driving style. When driving quietly, the sound is earthy but becomes increasingly racier as the driving style gets more sporty and aggressive. A button in the centre console activates the sports exhaust system, the hairs on your arms and the smile on your face.

PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung) - A piece of Le Mans, a part of Porsche motorsport history: Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK). 7-speed PDK is available as an option for the 911 Carrera GTS models and in my opinion a must have.

It facilitates extremely fast gear changes within milliseconds and with no interruption in the flow of power, while at the same time improving acceleration. Gears one to six are sporty while the seventh gear has a long ratio for better fuel consumption.

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Driving experience – The GTS can be gentle when needed. On one of the days with the car we headed up the A1 into North Yorkshire to find some ideal roads to put it through it’s paces. Cruising on the motorway and main roads around Yorkshire the GTS is very comfortable and effortless to drive. The fuel consumption is surprisingly good.

It’s when you find the right roads and engage the Sports Plus mode, that the racetrack engineering smacks you around the face and the fun begins. At the push of a button the GTS becomes a monster of a car that is unbelievably fun to drive.

I’ve got to thank the guys at the Yorkshire Gliding Club for letting us gate crash their airfield and take some stunning photos with the sun setting with far reaching views of the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.

I really love this car.

The Facts Power Engine Acceleration 0 - 62 Top speed Fuel consumption Price from

430 bhp 3.8-litre 4.0 secs 189 mph 32.5 mpg (Combined) £93,915.00

The Verdict: Is this driving perfection? I think so. I do really love this car. It looks the business and delivers big time on thrills and driving experience. The GTS is now my favourite car ever and I hope to own one soon. This car has been given a five star plus rating because it’s just that good!

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Road Tested by: Adam McCartney With thanks to: Porsche Sheffield Porsche Centre Sheffield, Sheffield Road, Meadowhall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 2FZ www.porschesheffield.co.uk

Define yourself in three letters.

GTS. One name that declares the concentrated essence of Porsche.

Cars with increased power, enhanced specification and an amplified link to our motorsports roots.

Cars driven by individuals who always desire more.

The new 911 Carrera GTS. All that matters.

Find out more at porsche.co.uk/911CarreraGTS

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*Calls will be recorded for training purposes.

Fuel consumption for the 911 Carrera GTS in l/100km (mpg): urban 13.7-12.2 (20.6-23.2), extra urban 7.5-6.7 (37.7-42.2), combined 9.5-8.7 (29.7-32.5); CO2 emissions: 223-202 g/km. The mpg and CO2 figures quoted are sourced from official EU-regulated test results, are provided for comparability purposes and may not reflect your actual driving experience.

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THE NEW MASERATI GHIBLI IS POWERED BY A RANGE OF ADVANCED 3.0 LITRE V6 ENGINES WITH 8-SPEED ZF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A V6 TURBODIESEL ENGINE.

Official fuel consumption figures for Maserati Ghibli range in mpg (l/100km): Urban 18.0 (15.7) – 37.2 (7.6), Extra Urban 38.7 (7.3) – 56.5 (5.0), Combined 27.2 (10.4) – 47.9 (5.9). CO2 emissions 242 – 158 g/km. Fuel consumption and CO2 figures are based on standard EU tests for comparative purposes and may not reflect real driving results. Model shown is a Maserati Ghibli S at £69,638 On The Road including optional pearlescent paint at £1,776, 21” Titano design alloy wheels at £3,670 and Red brake callipers at £432. Calls will be recorded for training purposes.

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