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“The First of its kind, This family owned business was established in 1974 by Peter & Linda Jackson. Their business model would be built around quality products, value for money, excellent workmanship & unrivalled customer service.

Peter Jackson originally served his time as a flooring installer working for his father’s business in Teeside. Peter Installed for many of the larger high street store including Debenhams, Co-op and Binns (House of Fraser).

These days Peter is mainly store based and offers his customers a wealth of experience in flooring solutions.

The company has grown substantially over the last few years and withstood at times a very testing economic climate. Their ethos has ensured that they have a high retention of loyal customers and an excellent referral rate.

The store in Portrack lane offers a variety of carpet & hard flooring products to suit all budgets however they are fast becoming the retailer of choice for Amtico design flooring.

Their aim is to offer a full design service and assist in creating totally unique design floors.

It was for this reason that Amtico UK Ltd who are a brand leader in this sector decided to launch one of their latest state of the art design studios in Portrack lane.

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The company was established over 50 years ago and is based in Coventry.

In 2015 Amtico launched the “Amtico one” concept which provided consumers with a completely new design experience.

The studio has a large interactive screen which allows consumers the opportunity of uploading images of

their rooms and viewing their chosen floor before it is installed. Peter Jackson carpet & flooring are proud to be chosen as one of only a handful of exclusive partners across the UK. The centre will open in December 2016 and both Peter & Linda look forward to welcoming customers both old and new to try out this new experience.

Call Peter on: 01642 628181 or 07850 640318.

Email: info@peterjacksonflooring.com Peter Jackson Carpets & Flooring, Portrack Lane, TS18 2RB.

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• Prom Studio open and taking appointments for January and February. January is almost full so please call 01642 788991 to book.

• Personal prom 1 to 1 style appointments available Monday to Friday until 9pm. Sat and Sunday until 4pm.

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DADDY'S LITTLE

CHAMPION Daddy and daughter charity team Liam and Lola Smith have gone the distance in their fundraising efforts and raised an incredible £815 for the British Heart Foundation.

Lola, 7, is the latest in a long line of recent British cycling heroes as she rode a challenging 5 miles in 42 minutes smashing her personal best by 20 minutes while a week later father Liam won the Unleashed Promotion’s Lightweight Title after four tough rounds by unanimous decision.

Liam’s partner had heart surgery as a baby so he wanted to give something back and felt the British Heart Foundation was the perfect choice.

It all started when Liam and his opponent decided to donate the proceeds of the fight to charity

and his daughter overheard and asked what charity is and immediately wanted to get involved however she could.

After some discussion it was decided a bike ride is the best option but wanted it to be a challenge so everyone knew just how hard she worked to encourage donations.

Despite the formidable distance and the wind Lola powered on to reach her goal but won’t be stopping there as Liam and Lola are looking ahead to more exciting prospects as a charity duo for the new year!

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Helen Kerr Digital Marketing Director at Inner City Digital Having accidentally fallen into a career of Digital Marketing, I am now 11 years on and have never looked back. Online marketing is my passion and I owe a lot to the first company I worked with. They taught me everything I know and I feel extremely privileged to have been executing SEO campaigns when it was a relatively new and evolving concept. Having worked with some fantastic agencies across the North East it became the right time last year to set out on the exciting journey of ‘going solo’.

Business is tough and having met a like-minded individual it quickly became apparent that for the new business to fully succeed, strength lay in numbers. Whilst my skillset includes SEO, Content Writing, Social Media, Workshop Delivery and Mentoring, my business partner Nathan Zagrovic holds the ‘key to the code’! Yes - he’s the developer and an extremely talented one at that. Not only can he produce amazing websites, he also has a strategic business mindset. Where I lack Nathan is strong and vice versa. This works well for us.

So what exactly do we do? We offer a range of digital services, specialising in website design and SEO. In addition we offer the management of social media campaigns and have recently completed a contract with Redcar and Cleveland Council in the delivery of Social Media Workshops. Mentoring is something we particularly enjoy with a branch of our business that sees us acting as an extension of local companies as their ‘Marketing Manager’.

As a parent of three beautiful girls, I’m driven to succeed by them. I want to be able to provide them with a good life, filled with opportunities and feel it’s important for them to see their mum working hard. Life is what you make of it and if you want something, you can have it, but…. You have to work for it! I love my business, I adore my family and I am excited to see what 2017 will bring for Inner City Digital.

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Hello, I’m Jayne and I’d like to give you an insight into our fantastic salon, relax and melt.The salon is located within Bannatyne’s Health Club Coulby Newham.

The salon recently underwent an amazing refurbishment to make your experience even more enjoyable. Myself my staff and all of our clients love it!

I have 3 fantastic beauty therapists to work with me Leigh my salon manager has been with us for 2 years.

Leigh is a fantastic manager and her background in teaching shows in her great report with our other therapists and I have worked with Leigh in the past and we have been friends for years, this sets the scene for our relaxed and friendly salon environment.

Rebecca completed her apprenticeship with us and has been with us for over a year. Rebecca is a perfect employee and a fantastic professional beauty therapist.

Jess our third therapist has been with us for 6 months and so friendly and down to earth she is a credit to the salon too.

I am also a Templespa skincare consultant I do spa classes at ladies homes usually with between 6-8 people which includes a ‘free’ mini facials for each guest. It’s a great girls night in and all of our ladies enjoy them. The Templespa products make it that bit more luxurious are amazing. Once you try them you’ll fall in love, with instant radiant complexion as a result!

A Templespa class lets you spa ‘wherever’ you are!

This year we are hoping to compliment our skincare range and expand into microdermabrasion facial treatments. A skin resurfacing and renewing anti ageing treatment. I am sure it will work really well in our salon.

We can’t wait to start offering this new treatment. We strive to keep on trend with the beauty industry we offer LVL lashes, HD brows, a brilliant make up range from high definition beauty loved by celebs like Little Mix and Nicole Scherzinger.

We also have great monthly offers which gives you the chance to spoil yourself with a regular pamper. I am sure lots of you ‘Regular Gossip’ readers look out for our monthly deals and come to us to Relax & Feel your stress melt away.........

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THERE IS A NEW NAME IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY however ‘new’ is perhaps disingenuous as it’s a familiar face in the driving seat with fresh ideas and bold ambitions. Joanne McCue, former partner of entrepreneur Duncan Bannantyne, has taken her years of experience and moved away from the Health Club model to open a string of fitness facilities that are proving a knock-out hit. Her latest endeavour, WattFitness Boutique Training Studio, is proving no different.

“Everything has its cycle and the old-style health clubs represent the past. People are bored with jogging along for hours on a treadmill, headphones in their ears and staring at a TV screen. No-one’s talking about health clubs anymore. Open up any health magazine or fitness publication and it’s all about boutique fitness.

“Small boutique fitness units like ours are the future of the fitness industry. Fitness has changed, sports science has moved on and we’re at the beginning of a new cycle, a new era, and it couldn’t be more exciting to be in there at the forefront of it.”

Starting her career as a general nurse, moving to junior sister, progressing to Head of Nursing for Quality Care Homes and then as a pivotal figure in the success of Bannatyne’s Health Clubs, Joanne is quite the expert when it comes to health and fitness; a figure you can trust.

After separating with Duncan, Joanne rejected the limelight and instead embarked on her current venture. She teamed up with ex-Marine Lee Howe, who had already opened CrossFit Teesside on Teesside Industrial Estate, close to Ingleby Barwick Initially a reluctant attendee at Lee’s CrossFit sessions, she was quickly won over. So much so that she opened her own CrossFit facility - CrossFit Darlington - behind the stands of the former Darlington FC ground, now home to Mowden Park Rugby Club, while she’s now in partnership with Lee in three more CrossFit facilities,

CrossFit Telic in Hartlepool, CrossFit Jacana in Durham and CrossFit Gateshead in Team Valley.

The pair’s latest fitness enterprise is their own brand, WattFitness. Following a six-figure investment in state-ofthe-art equipment, they launched WattCycle, WattDefine, WattSpin and WattBox at Teesside Industrial Estate, joining a results-focused, data-driven fitness revolution that’s already taken the USA and London by storm.

The four distinct yet complementary High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T) classes are already proving a big hit with those serious about their fitness but she warns: “It’s important people understand that we’ve opened a training facility, not a health club.

Our classes are for people who want to become leaner, fitter, stronger and healthier. You can relax in a spa afterwards if that’s what you want to do

but that’s not what we offer” A walking advert for her fitness enterprise, training five days a week, Joanne says: “You can just plod along for years on a cross-trainer and indoor bike but it won’t change you if it doesn’t challenge you. You need to get out of your comfort zone. The results start to come once you accept that you need to be uncomfortable when training. The magic is in the intensity.”

With plans to expand the venture further across the North East and beyond – indeed, the group’s next venture will be opening early this year in Edinburgh- WattFitness is quickly gaining an enviable reputation as a brand to trust in the fitness arena and definitely one to watch!

To join the WattFitness revolution and see real results sign up for your FREE TRIAL today at www.wattfitness.co.uk

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At WattFitness we not only give you a great workout we also make sure you have fun doing it. If you enjoy what you do, you will continue to do it. We offer a variety of classes to target all areas of fitness from spinning to boxing to a fantastic WattDefine Bootcamp. So all you need to do is turn up and let the coaches guide you. It’s okay to be nervous when trying something new, everyone starts somewhere.

Check out our reviews to show you what a great community we have.

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Food intake plays a vital role when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. Your diet should include: Whole Foods, plenty of water, good quality Protein, Fats, and Carbohydrates and a variety of fruits and vegetables. If you want to know more about changing your diet our Body By Watt 8 week prescribed exercise and nutrition plan gives you the tools to change your habits for life.

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Adequate sleep is a key part of a healthy lifestyle, and can benefit your heart, weight, mind and energy levels. Get the sleep you need, get it regularly and results will come. Listen to your body, it grows and repairs during rest which is essential after a gym workout in order to avoid injuries such as muscle tears and strains. Always allow it to recover properly.

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The more you give it, the better the outcome. Your goals won’t happen overnight – lean and muscular people are the ones who mostly do the right things day in and out for years.

You need patience and consistency in what you do. Everyone falls off the wagon at some point it’s how you deal with it that’s important.

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Keziah Wright WattFitness Head Coach 5. Achieve one goal at a time Stick to one goal until it’s done. Choosing the right goal is important because it forms the basis of every action you take, each workout you do and each meal you eat. A change in mindset is vital for success. Be open with others about your goals and be kept accountable.

6. Break out of your comfort zone

Do you want results? It’s time to push yourself, there is only one way to find out what your body is capable of. This will help strengthen the mind and body, giving you a better outlook on your fitness and the goals you want to achieve.

7. Forget quick fixes

Do you want a short-term result? Or a lifelong healthy lifestyle? There is always new fad diets and tricks to get thin but many of these will only provide short term results and are not always healthy for your body. A lifelong healthy lifestyle is achieved by healthy eating and regular exercise and will always have positive results to your health.

8. Something is always better than nothing

Time is precious, we don’t always have the time we want. A healthy lifestyle needs to be made a priority. However, all you need is 30 minutes. Don’t underestimate a High Intensity Interval Training class. One benefit of a H.I.I.T class is you continue to burn calories hours after you’ve finished exercising. Why not try our WattCycle H.I.I.T (no impact) and WattDefine H.I.I.T classes?

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We are introducing our new menu which will start on Wednesday 11th January.

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Osaki at Lotus Lounge It's incredibly rare to see someone as skilled and confident in the kitchen at 24 as Toby Marshall-Robertson of Osaki at Lotus Lounge; he has quickly earned a reputation as one of the finest pan-Asian fusion chefs in the North East and his star is set to continue burning bright.

Toby's interest in food began when he was just 13, as a member of Seaham Hall Spa he enjoyed seeing the open kitchen of the Ozone restaurant and immediately wanted to be involved in the culinary world. Starting by working Saturdays until he finished school and then taking a full role within the restaurant it was his first steps in his career in cuisine, and importantly where his pan-Asian passion began.

A practical learner Toby always learned best in the kitchen “I'd rather do a dish than write about a dish. It's a hands on approach that's best I feel.” In the kitchen is where he learnt his biggest lesson that he has taken with him through to Osaki at Lotus Lounge.

“I had a Head Chef that was a classically trained to a rosette standard but still doing these pan-Asian recipes, it really opened my eyes that sometimes being 'authentic' for the sake of it doesn't work. You can take these classic techniques and use them on pan-Asian recipes to really improve the dish. A lot just think well that's the original recipe that's what we have to do and that really isn't the case. Food can still be authentic but improved using other techniques.”

That is what separates Osaki apart: the food is authentic but isn't held back by sentiment or tradition rather built upon and improved. Constantly looking at a dish's taste and presentation and what can be done to improve or meet customer needs.

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All Toby's food is cooked to an impeccably high standard and he himself admits he is more comfortable with pan-Asian dishes than English due to his vast experience working in fusion kitchens.

“All the flavours and tastes, it feels more natural to me.

It's what I've always worked with.”

His personal recommendation is the Shakin' Beef Fillet, a dish originated in Bangkok which is shaken in the wok with tomatoes, pineapple and lime to create a fresh, vibrant stir fry served with jasmine rice. The Thai Green Curry is always a crowd pleasure too.

Osaki at Lotus Lounge very much brings pan-Asia to the North East, with Toby's parents both involved in the business, all the produce sourced locally and even working with local ice-cream parlour Sundaes of Yarm. Lotus Lounge comes with a glowing recommendation from Gossip, be sure to try out the sublime menu's offering soon!

by James Stevenson

| A: Lotus Lounge, Fairfax Court, 32-34 High Street, Yarm, TS15 9AE | T: 01642 355558

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Shakin’ Beef Fillet (serves 2 people) Found under the neon lights of Bangkok, fillet beef is shaken in the wok with fruity tomatoes and fresh pineapple. Finished with fresh lime and ripped mint to make a vibrant stir fry served with jasmine rice.

INGREDIENTS 12oz of fillet beef strips A quarter of a pineapple (diced) 2 plum tomatoes (diced) 1 red onion (sliced) 1 red pepper (sliced) 1 green pepper (sliced) 4 table spoons of siracha sauce 2 table spoons of fish sauce Juice of 2 limes 2 tea spoons of sugar

METHOD In a very hot wok add a table spoon of veg oil, followed by the fillet beef. Leave for 20 seconds and make sure you seal both sides of the beef.

Add the pineapple, tomato, red onion and the peppers, then a splash of water. This will steam the veg and make sure it won’t stick to the wok. You will need to keep the beef and veg rotating by rolling the wok forward and flipping the mix so that the ingredients on the bottom will be on top, this is called stir frying.

Add the siracha, fish sauce, sugar and the lime followed by the mint and spinach.

Hand full of spinach to finish

To cook the rice, boil the rice with a cup and a half of water with a pinch of salt.

1 cup of Jasmin rice

Serve and enjoy your lovely, fresh Shakin’ beef.

4 sprigs of mint

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Ribeye steak with all the trimmings, cooked to your liking, served with homemade onion rings, saute mushrooms, roasted vine cherry tomatoes, chunky chips and our peppercorn sauce

Chocolate fondue with a fruit platter selection, served with marshmallows and chopped nuts

That’s Amore: Toasted italian bruschetta bread, brushed with garlic and topped with homemade basil and tomato salsa Cupid’s Arrow: Griddled asparagus spears topped with a poached duck egg served with hollandaise sauce and a parmesan crisp

You Drive Me Stir-fry Crazy: Soy ginger and honey glazed salmon fillet, served on a bed of noodles and a medley of stir-fried vegetables Ruffle My FeathersConfit leg of duck with crispy skin, served with a fondant potato, tenderstem broccoli and carrot puree Red Hot RomanceCreamy Thai style massaman vegetable curry,a selection of baby vegetables in a warming Thai curry sauce served with steamed long grain rice

Available for one or a platter to share Night Of Passion: Passion fruit and white chocolate cheesecake A luxuriously smooth cheesecake on a crunchy base Let’s Grow Mould TogetherA selection of cheeses as chosen by our chef, accompanied by a homemade chutney, crackers and grapes Available for one or a platter to share

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The Bobby Francis Experience

After their first-rate performance at Gossip’s Halloween Ball we caught up with one of Stockton’s finest four-piece bands, The Bobby Francis Experience, to find out how they started and where they’re going as well as everything inbetween.

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omprising of vocalist Jake, 20, drummer Max, 18, guitarist Bobby, 19, and last but certainly not least bassist Dan, 19 – together they are the Bobby Francis experience.

After all meeting together in their GCSE music class only four years ago coming together after a reshuffle of a previous band several of the lads were in. They are a showcase of some of the young talent the area possesses.

now but when you get put on the spot a week before getting asked to learn new songs it can get a bit stressful. I remember having to learn ‘Changes’

by Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne for a dad and daughter dance at a wedding once. We had to learn it on guitar since none of us played piano well enough for the song. We ended up doing it acoustically and luckily they really liked it!”

It all happened quite fast with Dan being given a guitar and list of songs to learn on bass within two weeks – without having played the instrument before.

The band has covered many events from weddings, charity causes to outdoor events.

“I had to learn bass on the six-string guitar, I had to do it self-taught within two weeks. A couple of months later I got my first bass guitar and it’s stuck with me since.”

On their name Dan said it was quite an on-the-spot decision. “We were going to play this gig early on and we needed to quickly pick a name and Jake suggested how about ‘The Bobby Francis Experience?’ with the connotation to Jimi Hendrix and it stuck since then.”

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The band’s favourite performance so far was at Marton Cricket Club’s 150th anniversary.

“It was a nice sunny day luckily and we were on the stage performing to 1100 people, it was a great atmosphere and sounded really good. We were on before The Beer Pigs and Model Airplanes. It was a great experience to be in front of that many people.”

Craving more they joked maybe one day it’ll be Glastonbury, “That would be the dream!”

The group come from a strong musical background with many of their parents playing instruments and passing their talent down as well as them having a strong footing in musical theory before playing in the band. Outside of The Bobby Francis Experience

they perform elsewhere with bassist Dan playing the trumpet in concert bands and Jake playing saxophone and studying musical production at University.

In where they look for inspiration there’s plenty of depth within the band.

“I’d say we’re all influenced differently.”

Said Max. “I watch a lot of drummers, in particular metal drummers and try to learn from them and see their techniques. I see plenty of bands live and try to learn from them – things like stage presence. I’ve seen Don Broco four times, they’re great.”

Dan mentioned how his old music teacher was a big influence to him in developing as a musician.

In getting older the band remorses that they aren’t playing together as much as they used to.

“We’ve just got less time. We’ve becomes apprentices, students, getting jobs and we do miss the earlier days but music is still our passion and ultimately what we want to be doing in the future primarily.”

If you’re interested in booking The Bobby Francis Experience, coming with a glowing recommendation from Gossip Magazine after their excellent performance at our Halloween Ball contact Max Bean on 07858 366272.

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Wakefields have been at the very forefront of home technology installations for over 15 years – working with discerning clients and the world's greatest brands. Offering bespoke design and installation of our Smart-Home and theEntertainment company for you. services, transforming your homemore intoenjoyable, your own. more simple and more secure - then we are If you want to bring technology in to your home and make it

We treat every client as an astute individual, you know exactly installation andwith customer what works for you and your home.

Working whatservice. you of the Year” Award and many other awards for design, want to achieve and your budget we will offer the premium we have repeatedly products and installation that'llThat’s makewhy your home more been given the UK’s “Dealer enjoyable, more simple and more secure. live, what you want to achieve and the budget you can afford. and finding the solutions that fit best for the way that you

Our highly trained and experienced team operate from every client as an individual We pride ourselves in treating showrooms in Yarm and Newcastle where you can come and Lutron, Artcoustic, Sonos and more. experience the technologies we offer first hand such as Bang our technologies such as Bang & Olufsen, & Olufsen, Lutron, Artcoustic, Sonos and more as with wellbrands as learn showrooms in Yarm and Newcastle how we can make these adaptable technologies work for where you can experience and experienced operate your home. Whether it be Audio-Visual, Security team Solutions orfrom company owned andmake the world’s Intelligent Mood Lighting Systems clients we can yourgreatest home abrands. Our highly trained modern, affordable smart home that's a perfect fit15 for you. installations for over years - working with discerning We have been at the very forefront of home technology

Proud to be awarded UK's Dealer of the Year, another to add to our collection of awards for design, installation, and customer service - we're a reputable name you can trust.

Your home can also become the ultimate entertainment hub with the help of Wakefields. Enhance your lifestyle with music and television systems that let you watch whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you want. Have your music follow you roomto-room, or perhaps sit and indulge yourself in a film within your tailor-made home-cinema.

Control all the lighting in one simple system that can turn on lights when you need them, or off when no one is using them. Use mood lighting that can be personalised into scenes at the touch of a button - within a room or across the house.

Our security systems give access to those who need it, and keep out those don't, offering key information to your smartphone and 360° views of your home wherever you are.

Our Temperature Controls that learn the habits of the home and uses automated adaptation to ensure maximum efficiency and comfort for your family.

Imagine arriving home, and while you pull up on the drive way instantly the house recognises your vehicle, opens the garage, disarms the alarm, illuminates a pathway through the home, sets your preferred temperature and even starts your favourite radio station to welcome you in.

Our smarter home technology will all be chosen to suit your home and installed to the highest standard to fit your needs. That's Smarter Home Technology. That's Wakefields.

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