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COLON HYDROTHERAPY CENTRE : MEET MARCUS

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ello, my name is Marcus Cornelius-White, and I am pleased to announce the arrival of my Colon Hydrotherapy Centre here in Liverpool. I want to give you a brief overview of the services that I offer at the Centre, as well as the many benefits that having a colonic brings.

Having spent the past decade establishing a prestigious Colon Hydrotherapy Centre in Sydney, Australia, I am finally bringing my world class services home to Merseyside. I strongly believe that we often neglect the inside of our body, when it should in fact be our priority.

I’ve recently opened my Colon Hydrotherapy Centre in the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle and I have 3 qualifications in Colonic Irrigation.

I am also qualified in massage, P.T. and nutrition.

My main focus and passion, however is Colonics, as I realise that a healthy inside equals a healthier outside.

Colon Hydrotherapy is a hidden gem of a treatment in that it rehabilitates and rejuvenates the body, removing excess waste matter, leaving you feeling happier and healthier.

Colonic irrigation is not some new fangled fad; it dates back to Egyptian times. They believed that decay started in the inside and you if you look at what you eat everyday to what comes out then, you will see it does not equate. The large intestine holds between 5 to 11 kgs and if blocked or ‘full’, it can affect the way you feel , think and act: the release of the impacted matter can also help lead to a more functional and regular system.

So if you want to make big changes to your health and wellbeing, act now! This is your first step to a healthier for you - A healthy body equal a healthier mind.

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for preparation prior to your treatment. We do a 30 minute consultation on nutrition and how the intestines work and what the treatment is about.

Once the treatment is completed, you are given a probiotic and electrolyte drink to replenish your good flora and feedback on the results of the treatment.

We check the following:

- How your hydration levels are and if you are absorbing your water properly.

- Toxicity levels in the body.

- Gas levels.

- How you are processing your foods.

-Candida levels -Check for worms and parasites.

Colonics are an investment in your health and you owe that to yourself to invest in you.

In celebrating our new centre, we are running a competition for Nurses, if you know a nurse who has done amazing things for you, family, loved one, then go to our Facebook/ colonhydrotherapycentre for details and get voting.

We also love the emergency services; if you work in this industry, then we want to give you 30 % off your first treatment We all love a good deal so check out our specials on the website.

Please check out our website for more information, and don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions you might have. www.colonhdyrotherapycentre.co.uk Marcus Cornelius-White Colon Hydrotherapy Centre

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Renewed energy and vitality- feel younger Healthier and improved concentration Relief from lower back pain- better posture Better digestion Relief from headaches Reduced bloating -flatter abdomen

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THE AWARD WINNING NUMBER ONE MAGAZINE FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE STYLE IN THEIR LIFE

Contents Fashion and beauty Manchester Fashion Week 3 Fabric stylist Natalie Morris 36 Liverpool’s top 10 beauty treatments 46

Features Deacon Blue 12 Totally Tina Turner 16 Ray Mears 20 We Love Mother’s Day 22 Daz Crawford 32

Regulars Bay TV’s Jay & Ellie 40 Pete Price 50 Business news 62 Craig Phillips 64 8

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LIVERPOOL NO. 1 CITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS

As if we need another reason to celebrate living in Liverpool, and with the 7th annual Liverpool Lifestyle Awards celebrating small and independent businesses throughout the region, this month, there’s no better time for Liverpool to be named as the UK’s number one entrepreneurial city.

The research was derived by Companies House Data by international office space broker, Instant Offices and shows that a staggering 57, 323 people registered new companies in our city in the last 12 months, that’s a 35% growth. Fifteen and a half per cent of people in Liverpool are entrepreneurs compared to just 7.5% in London and 14% in Manchester. These numbers are significantly higher than the UK average at 2%.

Self employment isn’t for everyone but well done to those who have decided to become an entrepreneur. Okay so there’s no holiday pay, no time off and there’s plenty of sleepless nights gazing at empty bank accounts. But in the long run it can lead to an amazing life which you control.

And who doesn’t want to improve their lifestyle?

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP I have a fantastic marriage filled with love and I feel very blessed to be married to my perfect man. However, it didn’t happen by accident. I looked deep in to my relationship patterns and behaviours to work out what my perfect recipe for real love would be. Once I had this information I was able to finally say YES to the RIGHT man. Mike & I have been together since 2000 and married since 2003, and we’re still like newlyweds. I’d love to fill the world with couples like us – loving, happy, supportive, couples.

YOU TRAINED AS A LAWYER, WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO CHANGE CAREERS? When my sister died, I realised my gift was for ‘relationships and people’ and it was an overnight decision to start helping single women make better relationship choices. I knew that if I could help one woman change her destiny by saying no to the wrong man then I would be doing something great in memory of my sister.

In truth, employment law and love coaching/ matchmaking aren’t that dissimilar – it’s all just about relationships. Placing the right people together and helping them overcome problems.

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YOU TRAINED WITH ONE OF THE MOST HIGH PROFILE DATING EXPERTS, THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER, HOW DID YOU HOOK UP WITH HER? I was very fortunate to train with The Matchmaking Institute, an international body committed to the quality training and support of modern matchmakers. Its founder, Lisa Clampitt, is an exceptional matchmaker. Lisa ensures that when you train with her you receive the very best training from the highest regarded and successful matchmakers in the industry including Rachel Russo and Julie Ferman. As part of the training program I was also able to spend a day with

Patti Stanger and I have to say it was amazing!

She shared her experiences, her successes and failures and answered questions honestly and openly. I was able to ask her questions about customer care and how to ensure that my clients received the highest level of service possible.

YOU WANT TO TARGET MEN TO SIGN UP, WHY IS THIS I’m certainly looking for men to sign up for matchmaking and in that regard I’m busy building a great database of amazing single women who are looking for a committed relationship.

However, men aren’t as open to signing up as women are and so I’m on a mission to let the men of the North West know that I’m looking for them and if they’re looking for real love and lasting happiness, I know I can help them find it.

WHAT DO YOU OFFER? Two things, matchmaking and coaching services.

The coaching is especially good for people who’ve gone through a divorce or difficult relationships that have left them wary of trusting and loving another person.

The matchmaking is a bespoke service where I get to learn about the client, help them to determine what kind of attributes their ideal partner would have and then I do the hard work for them by finding a selection of potential matches. As a client, you know that I will only present you with people who genuinely are a match for you.

TELL US WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT ROMANCE Romance is an amazing, electrifying connection that makes good relationships amazing, and it’s what keeps love alive in a relationship.

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D E ACO N B LU E

An Evening At The Races and Aintree Racecourse will be playing host to DEACON BLUE as the first of a series of live concerts at the racecourse this summer. Featuring a full headlining show, the band will be taking centre stage on Friday, 13th May 2016.

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eacon Blue are one of Scotland’s most successful musical exports, having sold over 6 million albums worldwide. Expect to hear many of their timeless hits including “Real Gone Kid”, “Fergus Sings the Blues” and “Dignity” when they rock the racecourse.

Here lead singer Ricky Ross gives his thoughts on performing in the North West, horse racing and the bands future.

On the bands performances in the North West Ricky said, “We’ve had fantastic nights in both Liverpool and Manchester and Preston. We played all these places at numerous times and Liverpool particularly because you know in 1989 we played at The Royal Court just after the Hillsborough disaster and we’d

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lots of letters from people who had relatives at Sheffield, some people who had tickets to the show.

At least a couple of them died or were injured and everyone in Liverpool knew someone or had an association with people and perhaps that was the most moving gig we ever done. Emotions within the room were highly charged. People threw flowers on the stage and I think for us it gave us a strong connection with the city, that connection for us is still there now”.

Do you recognise today’s music industry, compared to the one you experienced?

Well I recognise the type of people that are in it!

But I think it’s changed enormously, but there’s still things in common to when we first started. At best it’s all about the music, the love of the music, listening to music, making music and enjoying that. There’s a problem that’s hard and one that’s

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still very important; teaching people that love music but don’t want to pay for it the way they did before. Young people don’t value owning records and music of any kind. They don’t really value the ownership of that which is something that has changed enormously. We just got to try and work out how we all survive in it but I think the love of music is still there but it’s like every creative industry that’s changed enormously.

So is touring where the money is?

A concert ticket used to be roughly the same price as an album. That equation has gone completely topsy-turvy. Where now the concert ticket is 5 or 6 times at least very often what a record costs.

The whole point with The Jockey Club Live events is a fantastic deal in terms of the ticket price - come and see a headline act like yourselves and have a whole day of racing. Have you ever played a racecourse before, or is this something new for you?

We played at Aire, Ascot and we’ve done another one but I can’t remember. We have played them before. We did a radio thing at the Derby one time many many years ago as well and at Epsom.

So we have done them but they’re often when the horses aren’t racing so it will be good to be there when the racing is going on.

What can people expect for the Aintree show?

This’ll be the first show we play this year. Well actually, we played at Hogmanay for New Year in Scotland so technically we played on the 1st January. We’ll be making a record hopefully in May so you never know; we might try a new song or something like that! There will be something new.

Do you follow horse racing?

I watch it on telly. I have to be honest I don't know anything about it really and it all seems like such a steep learning curve. I wouldn't know how to put a bet on or one end of the horse from the other but it looks exciting!

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You say you’ve been recording an album and now you’re gearing up to do some shows, so what is next for Deacon Blue? The release, more touring?

The writing time is the main one for me, Making an album can take a few weeks but actually writing it can take the best part of a year or two so that's been going on and if we get this record made, it should come out in the autumn and we hope to announce some tour dates quite soon for later on in the year.

What’s the biggest achievement to date for the band?

I don’t really know. I suppose still making music thirty years on! We’re still doing it and still enjoying it and still connecting with the audience. I think that’s got to be up there with any achievement

Aside from the music, you have your own show on BBC Scotland on the radio and you’ve done some TV work, is this something you would like to expand upon? Or now that Deacon Blue is all full gear, is it solely the band?

I do two radio shows. One every week and one every season then a little break. I love them both very much. They’re really good fun to do and I enjoy doing them and making them my own with really good people, but its too much work, I love having the time to make music.

Just one last cheeky question, have you ever been booked to play a hip-hop club by mistake with them thinking that you’re Rick Ross?

*laughs* no but I’m pretty sure a lot of people think I am Rick Ross. On my Facebook page I get the most bizarre of messages saying, “what’s up bruv”. Like have you looked at my picture? You know this a middle aged white guy from Scotland!

But there you go; I suppose not everyone is on the case as they like to think they are.

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T O T A L LY TINA

T O TA L LY T I N A P L A Y S S O U T H P O R T T H E AT R E O N FRIDAY 11TH MARCH 2016 the next 6 years performing as her around the world, enlisting a live band to create more of a show feel. When Anastacia stopped releasing albums and her popularity waned, it was time to change direction again.

aving headlined the 2015 Glastonbudget Festival last year (the biggest tribute festival of the year), Totally TINA comes to Southport – Theatre on Friday 11th March!

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Totally TINA is an award-winning tribute to the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner, being given the “Official UK number one” honour by the Agents Association of Great Britain.

Currently touring the UK theatres in a full production version with live band, dancers and our leading lady Justine Riddoch.

Rather than being a biography, this show focuses on Tina's live concert career, replicating scenes from various tours over the last 50 years with custom twists and turns created by Justine and her cast.

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Justine has been singing professionally for over 22 years now and has worked extensively in theatres and on national TV, she is also a much sought after session vocalist for some of the biggest record labels in the UK. In her early career she could be seen treading the familiar cabaret scene as a dynamic vocalist and could boast knowing over 5000 songs, becoming a human juke box at venues.

But it was in 2002 that her career would change direction. After winning ITV's “Stars in their Eyes” as Anastacia, her tribute show “Justine is Anastacia” was in great demand and she spent

Having been told on many occasions she really sounded like Tina Turner, Justine set herself the challenge to become the closest copy she could be. But this was going to take some transformation. After hours of scrutinising video footage, watching mannerisms and movements, hand making the all important wig, deciding which costumes to copy, listening to patter and hundreds of versions of the same songs from different decades, the band and Justine created Totally TINA. The boys in the band were informed that girls would have to be a big big part of this and surprisingly no one complained! A troupe of professional dancers were hand-picked, choreography based on Tina's live shows and our own unique creations were created and the whole production was rehearsed, tweaked and rehearsed again.

So get ready to Shake your Tailfeathers, with the Queen of Rock and Soul, Live from Nutbush and Simply the Best!

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TOILETS: 5/5

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ATTRACTIONS: 5/5

Absolutely brilliant, so much to see, very informative and plenty of room to manoeuvre prams and large groups. The conveyor belt under the giant fish tank is always a huge attraction

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SHOP: 3/5

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VALUE FOR MONEY: 4/5

A family ticket is ÂŁ56 which is competitive, but really a couple of hours is long enough to go round the attractions , unless you sit and eat and then go to the outdoor play area to make more of a day of it.

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RAY MEARS’ TALES OF ENDURANCE

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ay Mears is a happy man, he says, but a very busy one. He has a point. In April, his six-part series on Wild Australia will begin on ITV1. In the summer, a similar series on Wild France will be broadcast. He’s currently writing a book, his eleventh or twelfth (‘I’m afraid I’ve lost count’) about travelling in the Arctic Circle, somewhere he returns to at least once a year.

And now he’s embarking on a UK tour, entitled Tales of Endurance, which he will be bringing to Liverpool’s Royal Philharmonic April 2nd. Ray will share stories of survival that have inspired him as well as taking questions from the audience.

‘People always seem to want to know whether what’s shown on television programmes like mine is real.

‘But I like to think the viewer understands that, if you want to really know how to take care of yourself in the wild, I’m the person to talk to.’

Ask him whom he admires in his sphere and David Attenborough’s name quickly emerges.

‘And I loved Gerald Durrell. I’ve never forgotten his series, The Amateur Naturalist. That’s the one programme that used to tempt me back indoors.’

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In his mid-teens, he read ‘an incredible book’ called The Forest People by Colin Turnbull, his study of the Mbuti pygmies of the then-Belgian

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Congo in the 50s. Ray’s fate was sealed. ‘I knew then that exploring in its widest sense was what I wanted to do.’

Throughout his 20s, Ray made a living from teaching woodcraft. In time, he was approached by the BBC who were putting together a series called Country Tracks. He was invited to contribute five, three-minute slots about his speciality which quickly became 10, six-minute slots. Six series later, Ray’s secondary career had taken root. ‘In those days, you had to win your spurs to appear on television unlike now when it seems that anyone can get their five minutes of fame and for no very good reason.’

He also has pretty trenchant views when it comes to hot issues like foxhunting. ‘It’s not that I’m anti foxes,’ he says, ‘but by no stretch of the imagination could they be called an endangered species. We waste so much time and effort and money debating the foxhunting issue at a time when other common species – songbirds are a prime example – are under real threat.

‘We need to wise up as a society and stop being so stupidly emotional and try being a little bit more hard-nosed. What we should be looking at is the loss of habitat, the reduction of biodiversity, the reasons behind the decline or loss of certain species.’

He certainly knows what he’s talking about,

its way to what remained of the ray on the campfire.

So the food had brought it ashore but it also saved my life. Of course, I couldn’t be sure where it had gone at the time so I didn’t dare venture out of my tent. I just lay very still indeed for the rest of the night.’

having crisscrossed the globe encountering nature red in tooth and claw. Take his close encounter with a five-metre crocodile on the northern coast of Australia in 2000. ‘I’d pitched tent on the beach. I’d speared a stingray that day and I’d wanted to cook it inland in the shade but the TV director persuaded me to do it on the beach because it made better pictures. What I didn’t know at the time was that crocodiles have the most amazing sense of smell and that they have a particular penchant for cooked shark or ray meat.’

A large crocodile had been cruising the beach at the water’s edge all day. ‘As I was later to learn, when a crocodile watches you like that, it’s thinking about eating you. It was nighttime and I was asleep in my tent – no more than a dome made of mosquito netting. I was awoken by a noise and, looking over to my right, there was the crocodile four feet from my head.

‘I put my hand on my machete which I had with me and which I reasoned I could use to hit it on its nose if it attacked although I now know that would have been a complete waste of time. If that crocodile had wanted to eat me, it would have done, no question.

‘Luckily, though, it was just passing through on

Anyone coming to his new show will hear plenty such tales as well as learning how to be safe in the wild, essential for someone contemplating taking a gap year, for example. He has a particular word of advice to those people: don’t stuff your backpacks to the gills with fancy gizmos. ‘My mantra is simple,’ says the eminently practical Ray Mears. ‘Knowledge weighs nothing at all.’

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N UGENT CAR E ADO PTI ON SE RVI C E Have you ever thought about building or growing your family by adopting a child or even a sibling group of children?

Did you know that at any one time there are approximately 4000 children in the UK waiting for their ‘forever family’?

Nugent Care is a charitable organisation based in the North West. Nugent Care’s Adoption Service is a small and friendly Adoption Agency which works with prospective adopters from across the region. As a Voluntary Adoption Agency, Nugent Care helps to place children from all over the UK with the most suitable adoptive families.

At Nugent Care we believe in supporting our adopters through the entire adoption process, we are there for you from beginning to end and aim to provide a seamless service with an approachable, friendly and experienced team of staff.

On 16th March 2016 - the ‘BIG ADOPTION DAY’ is taking place involving Voluntary Adoption Agencies across the country. The Big Adoption Day will offer people thinking about adoption the opportunity to ask questions, possibly bust a few adoption myths, get lots more information and maybe take the first small step towards adopting a child.

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ecords will be set on May Bank Holiday 2016 with a festival announced for 80,000 guests to be held at Aintree Racecourse Liverpool.

We Luv Festival will be the first festival event focused predominantly on families.

The colossal family-oriented event will be held in Liverpool at the Aintree Racecourse on 28th and 29th May 2016. With over 80,000 visitors expected to attend over two days and over thirty artists set to perform across two stages, ‘We Luv Festival’ will put Liverpool firmly on the map as a festival destination, bringing a family focused festival of music and entertainment to the city. The event will be the largest music festival staged in the North West, featuring a host of music stars.

The Family Fun Festivals Company, the organisation behind We Luv Festival are delighted to host the event which is a brand new and unique festival concept. The festival will offer tickets from the competitive price point of just £35 making it more inclusive than other music festivals and children under 6 will attend for free whilst students will enjoy discounted ticket prices.

Younger guests will enjoy interactive sports activities, face painting and plenty more family fun. The event aims to completely shake up the festival scene with a brand new approach centred on making them family friendly with a line up featuring well known music stars to appeal to all ages.

Some of the headlining artists already confirmed for the event include UB40, Fatman Scoop, Professor Green, Arrested Development, Example and DJ Wire, Radio Riddler, Scouting For Girls, Alexander O’Neal, William Singe, Fuse ODG, Sugar Hill Gang, Louisa Johnson and Reggie and Bollie.

More huge names are yet to be announced for the festival which will be the family event of the year and Liverpool star Rebecca Ferguson will also make a sensational return to the stage during the two day event.

Charity partners to the festival include Claire House, Alder Hey, LFC Foundation, Cash 4 Kids and Everton in the Community. There will be on site parking for the event and the location is easily accessible via convenient public transport links.

We Luv Festival will have family fun at heart, with a guests enjoying live music and street food stalls in a safe and relaxed environment. There will be numerous activities on offer during the two day event and the affordable tickets mean that family groups can enjoy the fun.

Guests will enjoy a unique day out which will focus on a fun and thrilling mixture of music performances and events alongside a selection of mouth-watering food. The scale of the festival will be something entirely new for Liverpool offering an event which will start the summer in style with a host of music stars performing across the course of two action packed days.

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The Club House is a bold building, you can’t miss it at the top of Chevasse Park. It wouldn’t look out of place in The Hamptons but thats the whole point.

The fairy lit tree lined entrance welcomes you and before you’ve even got through the front door you have to pass the enormous outdoor barbecue and kitchen.

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With a huge outdoor area we’re looking forward to some seriously cool summer nights.

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DAZ CRAWFORD, in his rise to fame, has taken himself from Liverpool all the way to Los Angeles. His career started in the RAF which gave him the physical and mental stamina to join the television series The Gladiators, and from there he found his way into Hollywood blockbusters, always playing the tough guy. And now to his latest role in the cult TV show Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Our editor and major super hero fan Joy Lewis, managed to contain herself for long enough to interview TV’s latest super baddie.

SO FAR I'VE ONLY SEEN YOU IN ONE EPISODE OF MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D, SO I KNOW YOU ARE PLAYING A BADDIE - BUT ARE YOU A BADDIE WITH OR WITHOUT SUPER POWERS? Great question, so far I haven’t been shown to have any superpowers, but that’s not to say I don’t have them. Stories throughout the series are constantly updated, for example my character ‘Kebo’ was originally only scripted for one episode, but as we now know that has changed.

We will have to wait and see.

WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PART AS KEBO ON THE SHOW ‘Kebo’ is Ward’s right hand man. Yes you see a bad guy, a villain that isn’t to say that there isn’t more to ‘Kebo’. He, so far, has been sent out by Ward to carry out instructions by him. ‘Kebo’ has his own minions to do some of the dirty work which he oversees and can report back to Ward the outcome of his tasks. Sorry, I am not allowed to say how much of me you will see, but there is more.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO JOIN A T.V SHOW THAT ALREADY HAS SUCH A HUGE CULT FOLLOWING? HAVE PEOPLE STARTED SHOUTING, “HAIL HYDRA” AT YOU YET? (Laughing) It’s great to be on such a popular show, especially as I didn’t realize it was so popular until people started shouting from across the street ‘Hail Hydra’.

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YOU HAVE DONE LOTS OF FILMS FOR THE BIG SCREEN TOO, DO YOU PREFER TV OR FILMS? WHICH OF THE TWO GIVES YOU MORE LEEWAY AS AN ACTOR? Yes, I have been lucky enough to have worked on big and small projects. I find them all to be rewarding, so don’t really have a preference. I just appreciate that I can work on both. I haven’t found there to be ‘leeway’ anymore or any less in TV or film. From my experience it would be more based on each individual project. Then it would be down to the timeframe and if there was enough time to give more development to a particular character then I would spend my time doing this.

YOUR CAREER HAS BEEN SO VARIED FROM STARTING IN THE RAF TO BEING A GLADIATOR TO THE BIG AND SMALL SCREEN - HOW DID YOU GET INTO ACTING AND IS THIS WHERE YOU WANT TO STAY? After taking redundancy from the R.A.F. I had no clue what I was going to do for work. I had been approached by some photographers to do some modelling work. This was brand new to me and a whole new experience. Whilst modelling I’d booked the ‘Gladiators’, where producer Ken Warwick gave me the name of ‘Diesel’ which I worked on for 2 years before the series ended.

I did enjoy the modelling for a while but whilst

doing this I was asked to be an ‘extra’ in a movie.

From there I took myself to drama school, eventually ending up in Los Angeles. I’d found something that I loved to do. Not for the money, but for the enjoyment, the satisfaction, the buzz, the warm fuzzy feeling I get when I immerse myself in a character, most of all, to be able to show my emotions and not worry about what others may think. I have found something (by accident) I want to do, and love doing, so yes it is something I will do for as long as I can.

YOU HAVE BEEN IN SO MANY FILMS BOTH INDIE AND HUGE BLOCKBUSTERS, WHICH HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE ONE TO DATE? My favourite film that I have worked on, well there are 2. One is Blade 2, we shot that in Prague, a beautiful city, and I was there for 3 months as they say ‘living the dream’. It was an amazing time, working with great people such as Wesley Snipes, Ron Perlman, Chris Christoffersen and amazing director Guillermo del Toro just to name a few. It was an experience I will never forget. The second project was ‘Caffeine’ a comedy movie. For me this was special as it was my first comedic role which I really liked. I also knew it would prove a point to others that looks and physicality should not dictate the roles actors are cast for.

ANY PLANS TO TRAVEL BACK TO LIVERPOOL? I don’t go back to Liverpool very often even though I was there 2015. I’ve never forgotten where I came from and do think about my times and experiences growing up there. It keeps me grounded, humbled and very appreciative of where I am in my life now. Maybe one day I’ll book an episode of Brookside or something similar that would bring me back there, you never know?

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his time of year is when we’re hoping to say goodbye to the bitter cold winter and seeking out our spring summer wardrobes.

This season’s colour palette is a variety of pastel colours entwined with nature’s deep earthy tones and textures. Iced Coffee and Green Flash are popular colours that can re-occur through all seasons; they manifests as a neutral to break up a colourful palette allowing for a contrast that compliments each tone. Theses colours are used to show nature’s influence on fashion even in urban environments, a trend continuing to inspire designers. Lilac Gray is a more mundane tone but is used to a similar affect to Iced Coffee and Green flash. The difference being that this tone doesn’t portray nature in the same way the others do, if anything it brings a subtle urban feel to the pallet.

On the other end of the spectrum we have the light tones such as Rose Quartz and Peachy Echo representing the beginning of spring by using delicate textures such as sequins, lace and ruffles to convey a soothing and compassionate nature. Reflecting on the nature theme, these tones reminds us of light hearted surrounding’s, serene sunsets, flushed cheeks and a budding flower in preparation for the upcoming summer months.

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formally categorized as a navy but with a deeper happier context implies peace and exploration and often works well with Serenity; which is a lighter blue offering a more calming effect. The name alone creates a vivid image of a summer’s day at the beach looking at clear skies and the endless bed of blue as far as the eye can see.

Snorkel Blue is somewhat striking with energetic activity bursting from its undertones whereas Serenity gives the feelings of respite to the turbulence around it.

Last but not least using a hint of metallic can create the shimmer that doesn’t dominate the pallet but catches your eye by working as the icing on the cake. These tones are primarily used for the detail and decoration of clothing in the foreground rather acting as the bass colour.

Reflecting on the Spring/Summer 2016 colour palette, the colours used are neutral making them suitable for both men and women without being overwhelming. The experimentation element lies within the textures created by fabric techniques and breaking the boundaries with unique silhouettes.

Clayton Square first opened its doors in 1989. Since then we have gone under a few changes in the way we look – nothing as dramatic as our most recent makeover!

But worry not; your favourite retailers are still here with us and Clayton Square welcomes some new faces as well. So with spring fast approaching (hopefully with summer not too far behind) why not come and see them and see what they have to offer? Or why not check out our website www.claytonsquare.com and twitter feed ClaytonSquareHub @ClaytonSquareSC for our retailer’s latest offers and news.

LIVERPOOL MUSEUMS CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY International Women’s Day falls on the Tuesday, 8 March this year. National Museums Liverpool is hosting a special ‘Women on The Waterfront’ weekend of events on 5/6 March, across their waterfront venues: the International Slavery Museum; Merseyside Maritime Museum; Seized! and Museum of Liverpool. ‘Women on the Waterfront’ highlights to include: Liverpool’s first roller derby league, The Liverpool Roller Birds, coming in to demonstrate their techniques and to show recorded footage of them in action to help visitors understand more about this sport.

On Tuesday 8 March Lucinda Matthews-Jones,

Lecturer of History at John Moores University, will be delivering a talk discussing the achievements of women involved in historical local social justice causes.

Female Abolitionists – talk on 8 March, 2- 3pm at International Slavery Museum. Dr Ray Costello will present a talk highlighting the female abolitionists who fought to end slavery, looking at how they were perceived and treated.

International Women’s Day - talk on 8 March, 1pm, at Walker Art Gallery. Join us for a talk that celebrates the four female winners of the John Moores Painting Prize; Mary Martin, Lisa Milroy, Sarah Pickstone and Rose Wylie.

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y this point you are probably tired of e are all about guiding you through hearing the words ‘Happy New Year’, the biggest events Liverpool but we can’t start off 2016 without has to offer. From music to saying ‘all the best’ can we, so…HAPPY theatre, comedy to culture - on NEW YEAR from both of us!

The Guide Liverpool we don’t discriminate. a year it is looking already in If And it’s what a gig, a show or a like festival worth Liverpool.about 2015 brought us three Queens sailing shouting you willabout hear about online at Day is arch is all mums.

Mother’s get eth glow-sticks out free music festival in down the Mersey, 3 award www.theguideliverpool.com first.winning the biggest on Sunday March 6th, andmusic by now,Then her in July for Rudimental at the festivals and some of the biggest stars of music, Europe returns to Sefton Park. The date has New be Year’s resolution This month might chilly, it might will feel more like than Liverpool Guild.

And one theatre and comedyhave to our city. So what haswindow 2016 changed for LIMF this year to maximise its The Magnet out of the (wethe most them play their homecoming gig at Christmas was likely moons ago gone and we might all have of successful got to offer, event wise in the best city in the potential by moving it to a festival-free weekend know ours have), and whatever shethere attempted to on to get through Valentine’s Day but still is artists 11th March. There are a couple of standlastFriday year,take Italian world. and it ofwill now place from Friday 22 to plenty going on to keephas us entertained. give up for Lent probably been taken back, out gigs happening at Liverpool’s O2 Academy singer/ songwriter Sunday 24 July. LastJack year everyone from Labrinth, First up, our So, verygetown Lifestyle Awards and Savoretti brings his with interest! her loads of chocolates this month: Grammy-winning First up it is all about the most successful comedy Aleesha Dixon, Basement Jaxx, The Real Louisa Thing Rose Allen happening onbubbly, Saturday 5th March atare The latest tour to the O2 on a bottle of because mums boss.

If AKA Foxes headlines on Saturday play in Liverpool’s theatre history. If you aren’t and Echo & the Bunneymen were on stage. All we12th March; Liner Hotel. Always one of the glitziest the 28th. lookingpeople for other ideas,seen you could on Friday March, psychedelic rockers, oneyou’re of the 150,000 thatprezzie have already know atand this point is that25th the organisers plan to nights of the year and this year anything raid the attic, dust off some old fancy dress top 2015, so expect huge names andstage. great Our music Blossoms will take to the thoughts and Over at the could happen as our bosses here at once again for LIMFthe 2016. costumes, and take her to Peter Kay’s ‘Dance For Empire freaky, funny and utterly condolences go out to the family and friends of Lifestyle Monthy have decided to have us two fabulous ‘Rocky Horror Show’ runs until Life’ at the Echo Arena on March 26th.

The Arena Viola Beach and their manager, who were due to hosting the ceremony. Nominations are open So much more happening too, Touring musicals the 6th Feb starring Diana Vickers, and willnow be filled with dancefloors for the support Blossoms. right and we willgiant be announcing winners of threelike Footloose, Annie, The Bodyguard and Last ‘Lord of Flies’ runs David at the Hasselhoff Playhouse everything from Best Entertainer bestthe liveprofits act, Night hour dance-a-thon, with allto of are a DJ Saved mythe Life starring until 6th. The Royal Court will see best bar to best day out and many many more. all coming also to the Empire.

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Ellie Goulding, who hasbut now sold check out what happened on Global Scouse day, howgigs the team will top last yeas huge success first Four talking about this month, online all of What a www.theguideliverpool.com year in store, allfor round in over 20 million records, plays the Echo Arena on and we of have course look smiles back at our coverage of the theyresponsible have local for bands Coral tune & Circa offalready the band the The catchiest of the latest news & Go goss form the best city in get the the city we love. explore, go enjoy and March 10th.

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DI A RY O F A NON-DIETER Sarah Griffiths of Unique Fitness and Nutrution has set herself a challenge to get me to lose a stone in 3 weeks.

by Amanda Moss I am the worst case study, ask anyone. I am fidgety and can’t stick at anything. I have the attention span of a goldfish, ask anyone who sends me a long email, I tend to read just the first line or two.

So when Sarah Griffiths invited me to try her detox diet and vowed to get me leaner in 3 weeks, I thought that if anyone was going to be able to do it, it was her. The champion bodybuilder, fitness model and nutrition expert set up her juice bar and health food cafe, Unique Fitness and Nutrition in West Derby in October and has watched it go from strength to strength with her tasty servings of vegan menus, protein shakes, immune busting juices and wholesome food. She supplies to offices, individuals and celebrities.

There’ smoothies and juices, champion breakfasts and healthy food meals which are, most importantly, tasty. For all the menus visit After the reluctant measurements (thigh, waist, back, arm, hips) I was handed a large brown bag with some stern instructions. Juices followed by meal, followed by juice followed by meal and then a dinner made by myself.

I started off with a juice and then had a salmon fillet on a bed of salad with pine nuts, avocado and pine nuts. It felt like a super meal. I let myself down by having 4 jaffa cakes later on in the evening, but it was far better than a bar a chocolate, I told myself.

The next day I had another juice for breakfast and lunch was cod with cous cous, broccoli spears sprinkled with sesame seeds. Both meals were absolutely delicious and surprisingly filling, despite the portions looking small. It just goes to show how much we (I) overeat.

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Get the Liverpool Look iverpool’s ladies are renowned for their glamorous ways. And why not, with such an amazing city in which to show off in? From concerts to Aintree Races to meals out for Mother’s Day there are plenty of excuses in which to throw the glad rags on. But no Scouse outfit is complete without show stopping eyebrows, a spray tan and a big blow dry. Here is a compilation of Liverpool’s top 10 most-booked hair and beauty treatments, remember to book all 10, to complete your own Liverpool Look.

Waxing, HD Brows and Blow Dries are amongst Liverpool’s most in-demand beauty treatments, according to data just released by hair and beauty booking platform Treatwell.

Waxing is the biggest beauty priority, with the ladies booking in for treatments such as arm, leg, and underarm waxing more than any other. Intimate Hollywood waxing took the second place spot leaving Liverpool the smoothest city in the North West.

Sleek and styled hair was also high on the agenda for women in the city, with blow dries, haircuts and hair colouring all ranking in the top 10. Eyelash extensions were also popular and appeared in seventh place, with Liverpool the only city in the UK with this particular treatment appearing in the top 10.

Liverpool women continued their love affair with defined brows, as seen on stars Danielle Lloyd and Coleen Rooney. The popular HD Brows treatment, which combines tinting, waxing and threading techniques to create a bold and perfected look, makes up nearly one in 10 bookings.

The data is pulled from over ten million appointments booked through Treatwell’s salon software, Connect, in the last 12 months. Treatwell is Europe’s leading booking platform for hair and beauty appointments.

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ON THE BOOKSHELF What’s better than to read a novel that takes place right in your neck of the woods? That takes its readers on a thrilling ride of endless crime and mystery in Merseyside, Liverpool? I.D. Jackson, author of Deadly Determination, shows his readers a different side of Liverpool with this compelling novel.

Our editor Joy Lewis spoke to Ian about setting his novel in Liverpool and for advice for other budding novelists.

Hi Ian, firstly well done on being nominated for the People's Book Prize for 2016.

Thank you very much, it’s a real honour to have been nominated. The People’s Book Prize is perhaps the most prestigious of literary awards as the winner is voted for by readers rather than a panel of judges.

Deadly Determination is set in Liverpool - I know you are from here, what made you set your novel here too?

I was actually born in Earle Road, Wavertree in 1964 and moved to the Wirral with my parents when I was around eight years old. I love Liverpool and each time I cross the Mersey I feel as though I’m ‘coming home’ somehow.

I set my second book, Deadly Determination in Liverpool because her people have a unique perspective on life which appeals to my sense of drama. There is something different about the city that captures a writers’ imagination I think – certainly mine anyway.

There are lots of people who would love to become a published author but don't know where to start - do you find a publisher first? Do you write the whole novel or just a story and character outline?

For me it was important that I found a literary agent and publisher that were as passionate about my work as I am – it’s great to have support and Percy Publishing have been amazing.

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For other writers it’s not so important and they are happy to ‘self-publish’ through Amazon or Kobo perhaps.

Whichever route a writer chooses it’s important to finish the novel first before submission to give an agent or publisher a chance to analyse the style of writing and a flavour of the story being proposed.

What's the best advice you can give for other local budding authors?

Keep going and don’t take no for an answer. I applied to more than sixty literary agents before Ruth Killeen decided to take a chance on me and my work. Rejection is part of the writing process and it’s important that a new novelist realises that a ‘no’ or even worse, being ignored altogether, isn’t personal.

What's your writing process? Some authors say they live with their characters and they have to write about them do you do something different entirely?

That’s a good question. My books begin by creating characters – I like nothing better than imagining a true-to-life character and then building their profile and personality until they seem to be as real as you or I. I then outline a story and go on to challenge my characters within the context of the plot. Sometimes they end up reacting in an unsuspected way and the story is thrown off track – then it’s back to the drawing board.

Deadly Determination is available on Amazon Kindle and in paperback both online at Waterstones, WHSmith, Amazon and through all good bookshops.

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E C I R P E T E P T Comedy Roast

urning 70 and celebrating 50 years in showbusiness is worthy of a celebration by anyone's standards.

But radio presenter Pete Price decided to do something a little bit different for his landmark birthday and anniversary.

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Recently Pete hosted a 'Charity Roast' at the Hilton Hotel Liverpool city centre to raise money for charites close to his heart, Radio City's Cash for Kids and Claire House. Champagne and cocktails on arrival were followed by a sumptuous four course dinner. Alan Cross and West End singer Emma Dears provided the entertainment, before some of the best known comedians and entertainers in the business, including Paul O'Grady, Mrs Brown, Stan Boardman, Ken Dodd, Chrissy Rock, Les Dennis, Mick Miller and Claire Sweeney 'roasted' Pete. The event was hosted jointly by Pete Price and Paul Boardman and provided a truly hilarious night of top quality entertainment whilst raising £23,800 for Claire House, which Pete is a patron of and Cash for Kids. The event was organised by Pete Price in association with Radio City's Cash for Kids.

Pete said “The food and room were fantastic, the GM Marcus pulled out every stop for me and made it a night to remember.”

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To inspire your deeper investigation of this sunshine that is liquid, why not mosey on down to the Big Bourbon Event 25th & 26th March.

It’s based in the Royal Liver Buildings, and with over 80 different bourbons/ryes and American whiskeys, to choose from you’re bound to find a favourite. On arrival you will be handed an event pack including a Bourbon Brothers glass (yours to keep), event brochure, free draw entry form and a few other goodies to get you started along with your 1st drink free and any pre purchased drinks cards.

Throughout the event there will be live entertainment, talks from industry experts, food available to buy and lots of chit chat with other Bourbon aficionados. If you're a novice or enthusiastic amateur then the knowledgeable team are on hand to help with recommendations and advice.

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B I L L R Y D E R J O N E S

Our editor Joy Lewis interviews one of our city’s greatest current musical talents Bill Ryder-Jones. He was the lead guitarist in The Coral, but that was half a lifetime ago, since then he has become a solo musician, singer and songwriter and producer, who has signed to UK independent world famous record label Domino records.

He has 3 albums under his belt and written several film soundtracks too. And if that’s not enough, he is also in production work for, The Wytches and Hooton Tennis Club. His latest album West Kirby County Primary, released last November has had great critical acclaim - and the good news is that he is performing it and a few of his new tracks in the Arts Club Liverpool March 10th.

HI BILL YOU’RE PERFORMING IN THE ARTS CLUB LIVERPOOL IN A FEW WEEKS, HAVE YOU PLAYED THERE BEFORE? No I haven’t, but I’ve heard great things about it and people keep telling me that I will really enjoy playing there. We will be performing the new album and a few new tracks that I’ve been working on too. I’m really looking forward to it.

SO MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER YOU STILL FROM BEING THE LEAD GUITARIST FOR THE CORAL – BUT THAT WAS SO LONG AGO AND YOU HAVE ACHIEVED SO MUCH SINCE THEN, DO YOU JUST WANT PEOPLE TO FORGET ABOUT THAT PART OF YOUR CAREER NOW? Well I am very proud of being in the Coral, and what we achieved so I don’t mind people remembering me for being in that. But thankfully people aren’t shouting out old Coral song requests at my own gigs – that has never happened, I might feel differently if they did.

People who come and see me now know me for my new music and they want to hear that instead – which I am grateful for.

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DO YOU PREFER BEING A SOLO ARTIST NOW AND JUST HAVING YOURSELF TO RELY ON? Oh yes I much prefer it. But there are times when I’m just not as up for it as other times, in my band days that was okay because people didn’t want to interview me, and I could just put my head

down and play guitar. I can’t do that now, there is no hiding anymore. But that’s the only downside really. And I have my band with me anyway, together we are all best mates so it’s the best of both worlds now.

YOU HAVE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED SO MUCH MUSIC WHAT’S YOUR WRITING PROCESS? My writing is ongoing. When I can write and it is flowing I will try and get as much done as possible and not stop. But there are times when it’s not happening too, and the music just isn’t flowing.

When that happens I try not to get stressed and lose confidence. It’s not like a performance sport where the more you practice the better you get, you just have to be patient and wait for it to come.

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The Stranglers head out on a full UK tour this month, which will see them showcase their legendary Black & White album both chronologically and in its entirety plus additional material new and old.

The band's third studio album Black & White was unleashed in May 1978 and showed them to be the first of their peers to break away from the 'punk' formula of the previous year. Described recently by journalist John Robb as “the first post punk album”, its release was acclaimed by fans and critics alike at the time and it reached Number 2 in the UK charts. Lyrically, subject matter had been broadened by the band's recent travels around the world and included the Cold War, Yukio Mishima, Sweden and Hell's Angels.

Musically, taking inspiration from influences as diverse as Devo and Captain Beefheart, the album pushed the boundaries of the band's established sound and they experimented with quirky time signatures and synthesisers-one track even includes a morse code message!

The album was split into two distinct 'sides'-the 'white side' proving closer to the band's first two albums while the 'black side' was a darker and more challenging listen. To underline the stark & polarised content of the album, a press junket to Iceland was organised which ended up with a variety of accidents affecting various journalists...

The special guests for the complete tour will be Welsh rockers The Alarm featuring Mike Peters.

To mark their 30th anniversary The Wonder Stuff release their eighth studio album, 30 Goes Around The Sun, on March 19th 2016 - thirty years to the day since the band first walked into a rehearsal studio in the heart of The Black Country in 1986.

The band chose to revisit its old stomping ground of Stourbridge to record the album and even managed to persuade renowned heavy metal and hard rock producer, Simon Efemey (Paradise Lost/Napalm Death/The Wildhearts), to return to his home town to produce the record.

Whilst the line-up of The Wonder Stuff may have changed since those early days (original bassist Rob 'The Bass Thing' Jones and drummer Martin Gilks both sadly now deceased) Miles Hunt is still leading the charge, ably supported by his fellow band members Mark McCarthy (bass guitar since 2003), Erica Nockalls (violin and vocals since 2005), Dan Donnelly (guitar and vocals since 2014) and Tony Arthy (drums since 2014).

The Wonder Stuff will be touring in conjunction with the album's release, of this Hunt remarked; "The Wonder Stuff is a live band, that's why it exists. Some people 30 ANNIVERSARY TOUR might be happy to spend months or years sitting in studios noodling around with computers, but that isn't why I got into the game. I need a regular fix of the full sensory overload FRIDAY 11 MARCH 2016 that is a gig, there's O ACADEMY LIVERPOOL nothing to equal it."

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IT’S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL LIFE

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first ever deejayed at my cousin’s eighteenth in 1986 and became a professional one at the original Baa Bar on Fleet Street in the early nineties. I earned my wings playing upstairs there in that sweaty back room to a faithful throng twice every weekend for the next five years. I’ve played just about everywhere else since then - from Metro to Modo and from Mustard to Cream and every hip bar and juke joint in between and in 2014 - I became a wedding deejay.

A much different but equally demanding set of circumstances which present both the joy and pressure of being significant part of a momentous day in somebody’s life. I love everything about it, apart from humping the gear in and out of the van.

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I’m lucky to play every week at spectacular venues around Liverpool like the Palm House, the Isla Gladstone Conservatory and even the Liver Building and at beautiful hotels like Hope Street and Hard Day’s Night. Where, recently, the sharp-suited, ex-Mod, uncle of the groom asked for a particular song and the microphone. Madness’s ‘One Step Beyond’ opened as he put on his cool shades and started to emcee. Uncle Mod rocked. Soon, everybody - nanas, grandads, aunties, kids, hotel staff and, eventually , even this very DJ - had formed one of those long lines made famous by the Nutty Boys in their video and was dancing along with joy in their hearts. It was a truly wonderful few minutes which will probably stay with everyone forever.

That’s what Music is for. As well as articulating, expressing and making sense of our most intimate thoughts, feelings and emotions, it captures those shared moments in time for us to revisit. So, when a great musician dies, as so many have recently, we may share a sense of loss and a small part of all of us who have ever been touched by their music mourns their passing.

From our mother’s heart beating through our body while we are still in her womb, until our final curtain call, life is a wonder full of music.

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WHAT COLOUR ARE YOU? PART 2

COMMUNICATION It amazes me how you spend a good part of your life looking for your perfect match or the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, only to then spend the time hoping and attempting to get them to be more like you! We all know the adage that opposites attract, this is true in lots of cases.

As a YELLOW I enjoy games, stories fun and energy, my brother has a lot of RED energy. We were on holiday some years ago and I thought it would be great fun to throw a Frisbee to each other on the beach for the afternoon. The first question my brother asked was how do you win, I told him it wasn’t about winning it was about having fun, he didn’t seemed convinced so he decided that if you dropped the Frisbee or at least didn’t catch it then you had to go down on one, then both knees if you dropped it again so at least you could easily see who was winning. As a red he loves competition and as such turns pretty much everything into a challenge, I’m sure you know people like my brother, winning isn’t everything, but it sure is the only thing for lots of REDS. I invited a friend to come to the European football final in Greece in 2007, I knew I was going to drive south then pretty much work it out from there, how difficult could it be. He decided he wanted to join me and with a short period of time had planned the route, knew the ferry times, knew the distance and had booked us accommodation for when we arrived, he is a very strong BLUE. He likes knowing exactly what’s expected and doesn’t enjoy surprises. As a YELLOW I love

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surprises. Without me he may never have gone on the trip, without him I could still be finding my way to Greece.

Below are some tips on communicating with the different colours Red - fast paced, to the point, little waffle, outcome focused Yellow - fast paced, enthusiastic, high energy, little detail Blue - slow paced, clear, detailed, well thought out Green - slow paced, explained, consistent, clear expectations Getting this right has a massive impact in how people receive our communication, getting it wrong as equal consequences, opposites may see the opposing colour in very different ways.

Reds can see Greens as pushovers due to the considered nature and Greens can see Reds as bullies due to their pace, drive and perceived brashness.

Yellows can see Blues as dull or boring due to the thoughtfulness Blues can see Yellows as flighty and goby as yellows talk to think as blues think to talk.

When working with teams and couples, explaining these basic patterns of people really can change the way people understand one and other and make communication so much easier.

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BUSINESS NEWS M IC H A E L FRACKOWI AK Michael Frackowiak, 33, designs, manufactures and sells luxury handmade pocket squares and bow ties via his retail site Men’s Finest Pocket Square. No stranger to the benefits that smart dressing can bring, and the benefits of creating best first impression. He created his online store, to help men look and feel good with the help of fashionable pocket squares and bow ties. Since launching in 2015 he has sold hundreds of his products to men across Europe and each pocket square and bow tie is handmade at his home workshop in Liverpool.

Michael said: “What we sell is a lifestyle. We allow people to put their best foot forward. We are very good at that.”

“We want to breathe a bit of new life into the sites, while keeping the best of the old too. People love Mathew Street, and with good reason. We aren’t looking to change for change’s sake but there are some improvements that will add to the customer experience - including internal doors which allow customers to walk between venues without setting foot outside.

“The Rubber Soul complex is the absolute epitome of Liverpool nightlife. We’re offering music from the 60s to the present day, as well as live music every night of the week and live comedy every weekend.”

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MATH E W STREET Some of Mathew Street’s best loved bars are getting a new lease of life after being taken over by the team who have McCooley’s and Fusion.

Rubber Soul, Eric’s, Route 66 and Popbox relaunched last month and look to offer something for all ages and tastes.

General manager Jimmy Boland explains: “Mathew Street is such an important part of the city and we are over the moon to be working with these iconic venues. You think about the history of the place and it’s just breathtaking.

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by David Mao owner and Head Chef have s proven track record is impressive with time spent at Spire Restaurant as well as The London Carriage Works, in a career spanning many years. His skills and passion will undoubtedly place The Lighthouse Restaurant on the map and ensure its status as a local favourite. Some of the local suppliers include The Liverpool Cheese Company from Woolton Village, Potatoes from Bill Webb in Hale Village and Fruit & Veg from Claremont Farm on the Wirral. With a maximum of 30 covers and a new partner, with over 30 years of experience in the licensed trade, the new look Lighthouse looks like it will shine brightly.

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CRAIG PHILLIPS DIY Hello Lifestyle Readers, First off, I’ve been filming some new videos for Tile Mountain, which offers a wide selection of tiles for around the home. Shooting ‘how to’ videos is something I really enjoy as I love sharing some of the knowledge I’ve built up over the years and helping others with their DIY tasks. Hopefully these will be ready in the near future so watch this space!

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I also had the pleasure of attending the Checkatrade Winter Ball which was held at The Guildhall in Portsmouth. A glamorous black tie event, the evening featured a three-course dinner and fantastic entertainment. It also provided a great opportunity to raise funds for the Checkatrade Foundation which focuses on helping children and people in need.

Another event I attended was put on by my management agency, Champions, who hosted their annual charity ball at the King Power Stadium in Leicester. They organise numerous events throughout the year and I try to attend as many as I can as they’re always fantastic fun!

Finally, I had the opportunity to go out skiing in Austria – one of my passions and something I love to do in the wintertime.

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Changing internal door handles is a very quick and easy task that can give a completely new look to your doors. This job can be completed within five minutes, though if you’re fitting handles to a new door that hasn’t already had handles fitted this will be a bit more tricky and should take about 15 minutes.

If you’re just changing the existing handles, start by screwing all four screws from each handle both sides of the door using your cordless screwdriver, leaving the centre ‘square bar’ inside the door and latch. Simply reposition your new handles onto both sides of the door and re-screw using the same holes from the original screws to drive your new screws firmly into position.

To fit handles from scratch into a new door you will need to set out and mark up on the edge of the new door with your pencil. Drill out the centre hole for the door latch to fit into using your cordless drill and a 22mm spade drill bit deep enough for the lash to completely sink into the edge of the door.

As usual, I’ve provided one of my DIY tips for you all to have a go at – happy DIYing!

Mark up and drill two 14mm holes both sides of the door

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on both sides of the door. Finally, simply drive in all four screws

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where the square bar will slide through the door. This will allow you to now put the handles in place mounting the square bar through the new handles holding them firmly into position

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d r o W t s a L e Th entrusted me to work with them to plan a enormous wedding proposal for my friend. A recent trip to Paris and Valentine’s Day both

Well hello spring, I’ve missed you.

We’re a quarter of a way through 2016, hasn’t that my husband tells me we notice it more as we get older. Our kids seem to be growing up faster, my eldest child will learn to drive next year. That’s just plain nuts. I am hurtling through my 40s with lightening speed and my business is heading towards its eighth birthday. Ten years ago I never would have thought I would be self employed and earning an income from it.

The start of this month sees us celebrating one of my favourite events in my calendar, the Liverpool Lifestyle Awards. So many people are self employed, so many of us are so busy building up their own little empires that they often don’t stop to see what is going on around. That’s why it’s important to stop and give ourselves a pat on the back and take time to celebrate with like minded individuals.

I’ve had to keep a really big secret this month My best friend’s brother and boyfriend have

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leaving my poor friend to wonder if she is ever going to get married. Well she is. The proposal is happening this month and I am ecstatic to be part of the plan. There is nothing more pleasurable in life than seeing someone you care about being happy, even if she is threatening to dress me in a So with a spring in my step I hope I can pass on some of this month’s happiness to you, my readers, and wish you a joyous month filled with positivity a n d h o p e fo r t h e new season.

Stay stylish Amanda

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