TV show “changed my life” says chef

BIRSTALL CHEF Jordan Brady just missed out on the top spot in the final of the Channel 4 TV series, Five Star Kitchen, broadcast in July.

In the high-stakes competition series, judges Michel Roux Jr, Ravneet Gill and

Mike Reid have put talented up-andcoming chefs through their paces to prove they have the culinary skills and business brain to win a once in a lifetime prize – their own restaurant in Palm Court at the world-famous five-star hotel, The Langham, London.

13 talented chefs competed for one

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Sharon said: “I hope that everyone had a good yard sale. I chatted to quite a few lovely people.

“I printed the maps out and gave them away free. The online map was a better idea as people could access it off of their phones. I was disappointed that a stall was selling maps, they had stated to other people it was for charity. It has

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PLANS for major investment in a new phase of improvements to the busy A6 in Leicester are now in the final stages.

The city council is spending almost £3million on a range of changes to a stretch of the A6, covering St Margaret’s Way and Abbey Lane. It’s part of a citywide programme of works – backed by £40million of Government cash through the Transforming Cities Fund – to encourage more people to make the shift to sustainable transport and help ease congestion.

New measures are being proposed to make it easier for buses, including those serving Beaumont Leys and the Birstall Park & Ride, to travel quickly and reliably along this route.

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In the final, the three remaining competing chefs – Jordan, DomTaylor and Adria Wu – competed in their final challenge. To prove themselves worthy of being crowned winner, each chef was challenged to run the restaurant as if it were their own for one night. With Palm Court packed full of diners, the three finalists needed to devise and deliver a menu representative of their concept to impress their diners, including expert judges Ravneet Gill, Mike Reid and Michel Roux Jr.

Chef Dom Taylor was crowned the winner, but Jordan received praise from Michel Roux Jr. Addressing Jordan, he said: " What an incredible journey - and what a chef. A natural leader, somebody able to drop into a kitchen with four chefs that he doesn't know and bang, nailed service like that. Wow, seriously, that's special.”

Jordan said: “To hear Chef Roux and all the other judges say such good comments about me really validates that I am doing the right thing and I am a quality chef.

“Being in this competition has completely changed my life. It's allowed me to believe in myself as a chef. It's allowed me to find the food that means the most to me. But most of all it's made me prouder of myself than I've ever managed to achieve. Cooking alongside this talented bunch of chefs was an absolute pleasure”

Jordan’s Birstall restaurant JB Kitchen on Lambourne Road has a devoted fol- made me feel like I don’t want to carry it on next year. If anyone would like to help or take it over, please let me know.”

A sale on Roman Road at the home of Jan Gaskell raised £370 for Cancer Research UK. Jan said: “A big thank you to

A public consultation period took place in July.

Under the plans, new bus lanes will be introduced in both directions on parts of Abbey Lane and St Margaret’s Way. This will require the number of lanes for general traffic on parts of the A6 to be reduced from two to one adjacent to the new bus lanes.

The bus lanes will stop and start a safe distance from major junctions along the road, to help ensure that general traffic does not inadvertently enter a bus lane. culture, said: “These important and ambitious improvements to the A6 in Leicester will make it easier for buses to travel quickly and reliably along this important route in and out of the city centre. lowing and glowing reviews on Facebook. One poster wrote: “We just watched the final, gutted that you didn’t win but omg, you were incredible! Well done! With that amazing talent, we’re pretty sure Birstall won’t hold onto to you too long and we are lucky that we got the chance to eat at JB Kitchen. Best of luck in all your endeavours!” all who helped on the day, all who braved the weather and supported the event and also to all friends and family who over the past year have filled my garage with items to sell.”

Only buses, taxis and bicycles will be able to use the restricted lanes.

The scheme has been designed so that the new bus lanes will not adversely affect the general flow of traffic, say the city council. This includes plans to introduce a new ‘red route’ – or ‘No Stopping Order’ – along the full length of Abbey Lane and St Margaret’s Way.

This will prevent unauthorised parking, particularly by car transporters, which can be a significant cause of congestion along the route.

“We know that introducing bus lanes will improve bus journey times and help make taking the bus a much more attractive option for people. That’s why it’s one of the main priorities of the Leicester Bus Partnership.

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Camera enforcement of the bus lanes and red route – which will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week – is also proposed.

New loading and short stay waiting bays are also planned.

The city council says the proposed works will complement improvements recently completed along a section of the A6 between Abbey Park Road and Exploration Drive, at the Ravensbridge Drive junction and on Abbey Park Road itself. These works are already seeing benefits to traffic flow and have helped ease congestion at busy junctions during peak times, say the city.

Deputy city mayor Cllr Adam Clarke, who leads on climate, economy and

“Getting more people out of their cars and onto buses or bikes will help cut congestion and further improve the city’s air quality and support Leicester’s response to the climate emergency. It’s vital that we continue to be bold and ambitious in our plans to deliver a greener solution for the future growth of our city.”

The city council has also begun the legal process to make the new traffic regulation orders (TROs) that are required for the proposed changes to ahead. More details on this can be found at: www.leicester.gov.uk/TrafficRegulationOr ders

If given the go-ahead, the works are likely to begin later this year and will also include general maintenance and any required resurfacing along the busy route.