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Fashion forecast Leather trousers, deep blues and cute tweeds

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mood boosts for winter days

PLUS:

INSIDE: + DAVINA’S BODY + ETHICAL BEAUTY

+ TRACEY ULLMAN + GARDEN COLOUR DON’T MISS:

+ MY YEAR ON DARTMOOR + A TASTE OF AFRICA

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‘At the tender age of five and eleven/twelfths, he has already written one book and started on his second’

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COOL KITCHENS How to give yours a facelift

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ALL THE GOSSIP Sh! You heard it here first!

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IF YOU DO ONE THING...

Change your life in a day

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JUST BETWEEN US...

Sh! We have the latest gossip!

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OUT OF AFRICA The chef with Zambian roots (and recipes)

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THE APPEAL OF TEAL This season’s must-have shade

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365 DAYS ON DARTMOOR One woman’s remarkable project

MY YEAR ON DARTMOOR The photography project that went global

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COOL KITCHENS Give yours a facelift for 2016

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ANNE SWITHINBANK

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SECRET PLACES Where to go, what to do

Plan now for garden colour this summer

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THE APPEAL OF TEAL This season’s must-have shade

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LEATHER TROUSERS? Yes you can, says Kathryn Clarke-Mcleod

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CULTURE VULTURE Days out that you really will enjoy

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BOOST YOUR WELLBEING Great ways to feel your best this week

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THYME TO COOK Tim Maddams has wise words on herbs

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ALE AND HEARTY Our beer expert’s favourite brews

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LEATHER TROUSERS?

Yes, you CAN wear them

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OUT OF AFRICA

The Zambian chef cooking in Devon

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It never fails to surprise me that so many interesting people live here in the South West. First up, meet dad-of-three Malcolm Riley from Newton Abbot, aka The African Chef (page 12). Malcolm’s heritage is a fascinating mix of British, African and Indian and he’s putting his childhood in Zambia to good use with a wonderful foodie business started on his kitchen table at home.

He’s now the proud creator of some really rather gorgeous - and very unusual - sauces and condiments, which are selling nationally, thanks to the delivery website Ocado.

I’m also very impressed by Dartmoor photographer Jo Bradford, who a year ago decided

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to juggle life as mum of two tiny babies with launching a major photography project. In fairness, when Jo started taking a picture every day on Dartmoor, it was quite a small-scale undertaking. But a year on and 50,000 Instagram followers later, Jo’s 365 shots of the moor in all its seasons have garnered her international acclaim, a major exhibition and so much more.

Read all about it and see our selection of Jo’s fabulous pictures on page 16. Did I mention that every single one of them was taken with just a mobile phone? That’s talent, I think you will agree. Have a great weekend and happy reading.

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Aquanova Odalis soap dispenser £20 www.amara.com

SNUGGLE Doudoune (that’s the French for cosy sleepsuit) £55 7amenfant.co.uk

wishlist Our top picks of the things you’ll love this week

Moo! STREET STYLE STAR

Curious Cows oven gloves £13 www. ulsterweavers.com

Samantha Wilkinson Samantha, 23, is a dance teacher and was spotted looking colourful and cosy on a chilly day in Plymouth. She reminds us of Trixie in Call The Midwife, and we love her look.

Samantha says: “I like baggy clothes! I never dress to fit.”

Scarf: Sports Girl Coat: Bought from a market stall Bag: TK Maxx Boots: Purchased while travelling in Australia

YOUR WAY ‘Life is a Journey’ train ticket mugs £11.95 each www.oflifeandlemons.co.uk

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Treat Prosecco and strawberry lip balm £5.99 www. swankymaison.com

STYLISH Handmade Courcillon chest of drawers, in the Louis XIV style £1,740 www. oficinainglesa.com

Sweet Lotus travel set of potions £15 Accessorize

Halcyon Days scented palm tree candle £55 www.amara.com

Store we adore...

Hatters Emporium, Exmouth

This lovely retro boutique on Exmouth’s Exeter Road sells a mixture of vintage collectables and vinyl - all very reasonably priced - along with quirky new goods and gifts. Locally-made items include ceramic wall art, delicious pink, white and dark chocolate bars and buttons from Exmouth Treats. Funky initial rings made from Scrabble tiles are among the pocket-money priced items we can’t resist.

The Hatters Emporium is at 53 Exeter Road, Exmouth EX8 1PX, see www. facebook.com/thehattersemporium

Cute Glasgow School of Art stag coasters, set of four £12.50 www.gsashop.co.uk

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talking points Gillian Molesworth

Story of my life...

When a true legend leaves your life still haven’t really got over David Bowie’s death. I’m still listening to songs of his and looking up stuff about him on the internet. What a prodigious talent – what a consummate artist. So brave, so bizarre.

Isn’t it weird when a celebrity insinuates him or herself into your life so much that you get puppet monsters and fantasy the feeling you actually know creatures of all shapes and sizes, each other? I can see how fans get to reclaim her brother. obsessive. It’s particularly true The most fascinating line in in today’s world of social media, this story (well, for adolescent when you can see stars’ Facebook me anyway) is the weird tension and Twitter posts and the perbetween Jareth and Sarah. She is sonal connection seems truer. the fresh-faced beauty and he, the Don’t get me wrong – I don’t wicked older man who knows All feel like I actually knew David Sorts of Things.

Bowie personally. I just watched There’s a scene in which Sarah Labyrinth about a million times. bites a drugged apple and finds So somehow he herself in a surreal seems like one of ballroom – in fact the family. the inside of one Isn’t it weird If you’ve never of her own snowseen this movie, globes – dressed when a celebrity you should. It’s in a flouncy gown insinuates produced by and surrounded by himself into your George Lucas of masked revellers.

Star Wars fame, David Bowie sings life so much you directed by Jim one of his longing get the feeling Henson of The anthems to her as Muppets and she spins around in you actually written by Terry disorientation, and know them?

Gilliam of Monty they finally come Python. together to dance.

Labyrinth is What I wouldn’t the story of Sarah, a romantic have given to be in her shoes, age teenager who would rather recite 13. poetry in the park than babysit The climax is when Sarah her toddler brother Toby. In a has to choose between Toby and moment of pique she wishes the Jareth. He says to her: “I ask goblins would take him away – for so little. Just fear me, love and they do. Specifically, Jareth me, do as I say and I will be your the Goblin King (David Bowie), slave.” I remember shouting at dressed in startlingly tight shiny the screen: “Do it, girl! Ditch the leggings, takes him away. baby brother! It’s the chance of a Sarah then has to negotiate lifetime!”

Jareth’s labyrinth, confronted Sigh. There will never be by all sorts of obstacles from anyone as compelling, confusing, vanishing walls to riddling doors, and sexy. RIP Jareth.

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Gillian Molesworth is a journalist and mum-of-two who grew up in the USA and moved to north Cornwall when she met her husband

BOHO CHIC

evenings

Brit actress Daisy Ridley looked fabulous at the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars in this ethereal white dress by Chloé.

We love the floaty layers and sheer tulle and that wide belt really works to accentuate Daisy’s tiny waist. Princess Leia would approve. It’s a bespoke gown so isn’t available to buy – even if we could afford it. But how about these alternatives for boho chic evening wear?

Springfield dress Pretty Eccentric £185

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OPTION A Glamour OPTION B Gorgeous

Ayanna dress £185 Monsoon

Peach chiffon dress £95 BHS

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23.01.16

RYLAN TURNS FILM STAR

Just

X-factor star turned TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal has landed a bit-part in Jennifer Saunders’ forthcoming Ab Fab movie, thanks to his mutual friendship with Harry Enfield & Chums funny woman, Kathy Burke. Rylan says: “It’s completely out of this world; I can’t believe it. I’ve been friends with Kathy for quite a while and when news of the film

came out, I texted her, sort of harassing her, and said, ‘If you don’t get me in this film, I’m gonna hunt you down’. I think she then had a little lunch with Jennifer and Jennifer said she would write me a part; I didn’t think anything of it, but she did! Filming it was the best day ever; I got to work with some people who are just amazing!”

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PAM’S NEW LIFE Former EastEnders star Pam St Clement says she finds it “difficult to keep up” with the TV soap since leaving Albert Square in 2012.

Pam, who grew up on a Dartmoor farm and played Pat Butcher in the soap for 26 years, says: “I still watch it, but it’s difficult to keep up. I think I have a rotting brain.” The actress, who was awarded an honorary doctorate by Plymouth University in 2008, added that she hasn’t missed the gruelling filming schedule, saying: “It’s honestly delightful. I’ve got time for charity and for travel, The only pity is I can’t manage all the things I’m offered.”

between us Gossip, news, trend setters and more – you heard all the latest juicy stuff here first!

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HERE TO STAY? Rumour has it that Tracey Ullman’s new TV show has been such a hit that she has already agreed to do a second series.

The sketch show, on BBC One on Mondays, includes impressions of a kleptomaniac Dame Judi Dench and a “sex bomb” German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Tracey has been working in the US since the 1980s but the Times’ reviewer Alex Hardy says: “It’s as if a prodigal daughter has returned to the UK from 30 gap years in America and wrapped herself instantly round British hearts and funnybones.” We agree!

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Picket: Junior doctors went on strike at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital

in pictures Run: Lots of fitness enthusiasts took part in the January Jaunt around Saltram House in Plymouth

Business plan: The Apprentice star Brett Butler-Smyth from Plymouth has launched a new building company Congratulations: Margaret and Peter Cox of Plymouth celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary

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talking points Just ask

Spice it up

ONE OF US Famous faces with links to the Westcountry

Try these unusual spices:

1 Galangal (hot, mustardy root) 10 famous agony aunts

1 Claire Rayner a true original

2 Denise Robertson This Morning

3 Vanessa Feltz one of a kind 4 Dear Deidre Sun stalwart 5 Cathy & Claire your pals in the 1970s Jackie magazine

6 Marje Proops the Fleet Street legend

7 Mariella Frostrup a modern take

8 Katie Boyle once a TV Times regular

9 Virginia Ironside veteran

2 Nigella seed (bitter taste) 3 Grains of Paradise (red pepper berries)

4 Mahlab (cherry pip kernel) 5 Black cumin (nutty tasting

over the airwaves

(pods with citrus tang)

7 Fenugreek (bittersweet 8 Carom seed (tastes a little like thyme)

9 Asafoetida (good for curries)

10 Anardana (dried pomegranate seed)

The happy list

2 Sophie Ellis-Bextor 3 Josh Duhamel

1 Frost cold, but pretty 2 Burns night January fun 3 Sarah Millican at Plymouth Pavilions February 13

5 Jenny Frost

4 Knitwear cosy fashion 5 Faux fur also a must 6 Ice skating at Eden till

6 Kym Marsh

7 St Ives Feast hurling the

4 Amada Holden

7 Gary Lineker 8 Sarah Beeny 9 Jayne Torvill 10 Joe Swash

Early days: Ann grew up with four elder brothers in Bradford, Yorkshire.

She left school at the age of 16 to work in a bank.

Family: Ann is mum to triplets, Lucy, Joseph and Rachel, born in 1994. She lives with her partner Tom O’Connor and they also have a daughter, Sarah, together.

10 things to make you smile this week 1 Jackie Chan

Ann Daniels, the first woman to reach both the North and South Pole, lives in a village in east Devon

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An armful

Celebs who have given blood

Ann Daniels

6 Sichuan peppercorns

problem solver

10 Anna Raeburn advice

This week:

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the end of February silver ball, February 8

8 Daffodils out now 9 Gangsta Granny Northcott Theatre, Exeter, Feb 3-6

10 Blood oranges in season

Now: Ann is a motivational speaker, talking about leadership, teamwork and the environment. She supports charities including Cancer Research UK and the World Wildlife Fund.

DID YOU KNOW?

Ann has been to the North Pole six times

Exploring: Ann’s career as a polar explorer began when she entered a Dartmoor trekking competition to win a place on an all-women expedition across Antarctica in 1997.

“The children are a barometer for me,” she says. “I always think, I’ve got to come home. So I don’t take stupid risks.”

World Record: Ann and her fellow explorer, Caroline Hamilton, hold the Guinness World Record as the first women to reach both the North and South Poles.

Best: Fellow explorer Pen Hadow says: “Ann is the best woman explorer in the world”.

Ice: Ann loves the polar regions: “It’s nature at its best and it’s huge and it makes you realise just how small you are - how humble, how insignificant.”

Training: When preparing for her first expedition, Ann was a single mum of triplets. To train, she would do push ups and skip in the garden while the children were sleeping.

Food: During a gruelling polar expedition Ann eats 6,000 calories a day and still loses weight!

By Sophie Whiting

Competition winners: Congratulations to the winnerof the Natural Baby Shower competition in West magazine •

A £50 voucher to spend at www.naturalbabyshower.co.uk - Gemma Eales, Bridestowe

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MALCOLM RILEY

OUT OF AFRICA Born in Africa, with British, Indian and Zambian heritage, Malcolm Riley of Newton Abbot is becoming better known as The African Chef. And his delicious condiments are attracting national attention...

By Catherine Barnes

alcolm Riley goes slightly misty eyed when talking about one of the major loves in his life - his vintage Land Rover. “It’s like a safari vehicle,” he says. “It goes at 30 miles an hour and cars are flying past me on the dual carriageway, but people love it. When I turn up at a food festival, it’s like I’ve arrived from Africa.”

Malcolm’s regular road trips in his trusty motor are a neat parallel with his own journey.

He’s gone from Zambian-born wheeler-dealer, to a Newton Abbot dad-of-three on the cusp of becoming a household name with his food brand, The African Chef.

Later this month, a range of his sauces are set to launch on Ocado, in partnership with a Sussex company which supplies ready-to-cook vegetables to all the UK’s major supermarkets.

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“It’s been a journey of discovery,” says Malcolm, who’s been following his dreams since the age of 26. “Back then, I came to London from Zambia with just £200 in my pocket.”

The son of a British policeman who’d headed to Africa in his own youth in search of new horizons, Malcolm confesses to having been a “bit of a Del Boy” after leaving school, flying to South Africa and bringing back suitcases of fashion magazines, denim jeans and even car parts to sell, all in short supply back home in Zambia.

Malcolm learned to cook by watching his

mother, who was half Zambian, half Indian and ran a catering business. A keen fisherman and cyclist, Malcolm was a member of Zambia’s national cycling team for four years, but lacked the funds to compete on an international level. “But no road trip with friends would be complete without me cooking a meal afterwards.”

Today, he’s in charge of making all the family meals in the home he shares with partner Sophie Baxter and their children. They are parents to daughters Sia, 10 and Kemoi, five (who was recently signed by a London-based child modelling agency) and adorable baby son Neyo, just five months old.

Their small kitchen doubles as the place where Malcolm creates and makes his flavoursome Af-

‘It all made me think,

could I create something

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People

Malcolm Riley’s food business is based in Devon, but inspired by Africa

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MAIN PICTURE: CHRIS MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY

Malcolm at home in Newton Abbot with wife Sophie and their children

rican Chef preserves, which have become a major hit at Westcountry food festivals.

But all this success has been hard-won.

Malcolm arrived in England 16 years ago with little in his pocket, to discover the country where his father was born. Staying initially with family friends in London, his first job was a paper round. “The way I saw it,” he reasons, laughing, “being a paper boy paperboy was a way of getting exercise – and being paid for it.”

He then landed a job on the vegetable counter at trendy London food store Planet Organic, a favourite with celebrities, and counted Madonna, Shirley Bassey and Mel Sykes among his customers. Here, he developed a real interest in the nutritional value and sustainability issues around food.

He met Sophie, then working as a medical rep, through friends of friends, and they had daughter Sia together. But they grew tired of London life, so when an opportunity came up through Sophie’s work to relocate to Devon, the couple jumped at the chance.

They initially moved to a cottage on a dairy farm and Malcolm landed a job at Buckfastleigh-based food company River-

ford Organic. But it was a Ray Mears documentary on the San Tribe of the Kalahari that inspired Malcolm to create his very own brand.

S e e i n g the Bushmen living off fruits that grow wild, yet are little used in food production, made him think. Could there be an opportunity to create something new and support the African co-operatives collecting the fruit? “That’s when things came full circle for me,” he says. “I’d never eaten anything made from baobab. Back home, you’d just suck the fruit.”

His first idea was to make a coffee alternative from the fruit seeds of the baobab. Due to complicated import restrictions that didn’t happen but instead he developed a jam, made from the fruit pulp, which he called Yozuna – the word means ‘it’s sweet!’

‘Things have moved

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E x c i t i n g l y, Malcolm’s new super-food jam created a buzz when it was launched in 2008.

But then the economic crash hit, a supply deal with Selfridges came to an end and there just weren’t the funds to go from the family kitchen to a production facility big enough to supply lots of shops.

Luckily, Sophie still had her day job, while Malcolm took on painting and decorating work to help make ends meet. But the couple never gave up on their dream. When Malcolm had the idea for a baobab lemonade, he posted a ‘coming soon’ notice on his website and was taken aback to receive and order for 400 bottles from Radox, to mark the launch of their own baobab bubble bath.

“So I created a recipe and Sophie and the kids

I make is selling out’

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People

Malcolm’s delicious recipes draw on his Zambian childhood

loved it. I made 400 bottles, using a borrowed 1970s SodaStream,” says Malcolm. “We labelled and boxed them, sent them off and that was it.”

The lemonade was a hit, like the baobab jam, but the recession hampered the fledgling company’s ability to grow and meet increasing demand.

“Then I started experimenting with making condiments,” says Malcolm, who was determined not to give up. “Africa has had the same spices as India through similar trade routes, but they are used in very different ways. With the baobab jam, I’d spent lots of time educating and talking about it at food fairs. But with my new chilli jam, people just tried it and bought it and it sold out. It was like a breath of fresh air. ” So Yozuna (“nobody could pronounce it, in any case”) became The African Chef and the range expanded from baobab and chilli jams to tasty treats including peri peri pesto, caramelised chilli relish and a savoury marmalade, which won a gold award at the World Marmalade

Awards.

“Things have moved quickly since then. Everything I make today is selling out,” says Malcolm.

“I was featured on [Radio 4’s] Food Programme and after that, the brand really developed.”

He’s now looking again at moving beyond the family kitchen, while his trusty Land Rover will be making its slow but sure way up to the Bridgwater Food Festival on February 25. In the days before, he laughs, the family home will be kneedeep in boxes, bottles and jars.

Within the foodie world, Malcolm has developed a reputation for understanding the health benefits and flavours of little-known, or under-valued fruits and vegetables. He uses foraged wild garlic for his Peri Peri pesto and, as an active member of a Totnes growers’ co-operative, is championing pumpkin leaves as an amazing super-veg.

“They’re very similar to kale, with a bit of a bite and high in potassium, so why aren’t we eating them?” he says.

His reputation led to an approach by major vegetable grower, Barfoots, last year, asking if he could help them find a way to re-purpose their excess veg that might otherwise be thrown away.

The Bognor Regis company supplies prepped ready-to-cook vegetables nationally.

“It’s a very big business, but we clicked instantly,” he smiles. “They took me to a courgette field and asked what they can do to reduce waste?

So I suggested a spiralized courgette linguini with my peri peri pesto.”

His recipes for Barfoots also include a curry ketchup and traditional Zambian Chakalaka sauce, and will be made by Barfoots but carry the African Chef label. And excitingly, they’re set to launch with Ocado at the end of the month.

“This is just the first step,” says Malcolm happily “and the sky’s the limit. I would never discourage anyone from following their passion.

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Photographer Jo Bradford set out to take a picture of Dartmoor every day for a year, using just her mobile phone. As she looks back on a ‘mad, crazy year’, Jo explains how the challenge has changed her life

By Becky Sheaves

hen photographer Jo Bradford had two babies in swift succession, she found her camera bag, with its top-of-the-range SLR lenses, had been replaced by a rucksack full of nappies and spare babygros.

It was, she remembers, a shock to the system for the internationally-renowned art photographer. “I’d always been able to take pictures wherever I went.

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Then I had Grace and Kade and my hands were, quite literally, full.”

Jo lives near Okehampton on Dartmoor, with her husband Paul and their children Grace (now two) and Kade (now one). “I would walk with them every day on the moor and see things I wanted to photograph. But I simply couldn’t manage to carry a camera as well as two tiny children – Kade would be in a sling, and Grace would be in a backpack.”

The solution was simple. Jo abandoned her hi-tech camera kit and took pictures, instead, with her mobile phone. “Then, as the beginning of 2015 approached, I

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Jo Bradford’s daily pictures of Dartmoor are viewed by 50,000 people worldwide via Instagram

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had the idea of taking a picture every day with my phone, as a year-long project. I thought it would be a chance for me to be creative for just five minutes every day, amid the all-consuming world of motherhood. Of course, it ended up taking far, far more time than that - it’s been a mad, crazy year.”

And so it was that on January 1 2015, Jo took her first picture in the series she has called: “A Love Letter to Dartmoor in 365 Pictures”. Each day, she posted a new picture onto the Instagram website, which is viewed all over the world.

She soon discovered that taking a picture a day – even with a phone – is no small challenge, given that she wanted to be proud of each and every one. “With a phone, you can’t control the exposure, you can’t really zoom in. It was very tricky. I did rather wonder what I had let myself in for.” It was a far cry from her usual work, creating fine art photography distributed by the prestigious Getty Images website, purchased by art collectors and used by commercial clients such as American Express and M&C Saatchi.

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But Jo persevered, with the help of a couple of apps which allowed her to shoot and process her pictures with more technical precision. At first, just 100 or so people were watching her daily offerings. Then, to her astonishment, she got a phone call from the head office of Instagram in San Francisco. Among their 400 million account holders, all posting pictures worldwide, they had spotted Jo’s project – and liked it.

“They ran a feature on me and chose one of my pictures to be highlighted as their image of the day. It was a really unmistakable, iconic view of Hay Tor, with Dartmoor ponies running in front of it.”

That one picture got 950,000 “likes” from all over the world. Jo’s followers went up from 100 or so to 50,000. “All of a sudden, each picture was being eagerly awaited and commented on all over the world. My little project became part of people’s daily lives in places like Alaska and Winnipeg. It was amazing. One person even told me he had decided to move to Dartmoor because of my pictures.”

‘I had the idea of taking a picture every day for a year, with my phone’

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Moorland life How ponies ‘photobombed’ Jo’s project Jo says that getting to know the freeroaming ponies on Dartmoor was an unexpected bonus of her year-long photography project. “I was out and about among the ponies so much, they became very tolerant of me being around.

“I went to get a picture of a beautiful small pond I had spotted high on the moor. When I got there, I found a mother with her newborn foal. She was going into a little pond for a drink and encouraging the foal to come in with her, nuzzling it until it was splashing about in the water. It was such a peaceful moment between mother and child, and an absolute privilege to witness it.

“On another day, I was taking a picture of a rainbow when a pony spotted me and wondered what I was doing. He came over and literally photobombed the picture.”

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Jo ventured all over the moor to take her pictures, deciding to concentrate on scenes of nature, rather than people or events.

“Dartmoor has such a diverse landscape. I would one day discover a deep wooded bluebell valley, the next be up on bleak, rugged moorland. I was out so often I’m sure there isn’t a lane on the whole moor that I haven’t gone down to explore.”

It wasn’t always easy. “With a phone, you are stripped back to the bare essentials of photography – using the light and shade you find, and spotting the best composition. I had to be patient. But it was good for me. I would never have believed it but in fact I’m a better photographer for leaving all my expensive kit at home.”

The whole process, however, took far more time than the “five minutes of creativity a day” that Jo had craved. “Sometimes I would be walking around, with the kids and dogs in tow, for hours, looking for a shot that was new and different. One day didn’t get a shot uploaded until 11.45 pm. I got messages from all over the world saying: ‘You nearly missed it! We’ve been waiting for you!’.”

Indeed, so devoted was Jo’s following that she considered carrying on beyond the year’s end. “But the project did have an impact on my whole family,” she admits. “We couldn’t go away on holiday for a whole year.

When it came to my mother’s 70th birthday, my brother wanted to organise a party for her in Spain. But because of me, we had to have it at home in the UK. I took a picture at dawn one day, dashed onto the train at 11am from Exeter, then was back by noon the next day so I could take another photograph.”

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And the final decider, says Jo, was the winter weather at the tail end of 2015. “We had weeks of rain, grey skies and heavy cloud. For my last picture, I wanted to go out with a bang. But December 31 was yet another grey, dark day. Paul and I packed the kids into the car as we were hoping the weather would be brighter on the other side of the moor.

We drove around in the drizzle and fog from 10.30am to 3pm, with the kids getting more and more fed up, and Grace saying ‘I want to go home’.

I looked at their faces and thought: enough is enough, I am going to have to stop here.”

However, the project has opened doors for Jo that she could not possibly have foreseen. The National Parks Authority invited her to become an ambassador for Dartmoor and will stage a

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major exhibition of all 365 of her project photographs at its visitor centre in Princetown from May until August this year. And now that Jo is better known within the creative world of the moor, she is also planning to open a studio for art courses at her home. Her husband Paul, a former Marine turned outdoor adventure trainer, also runs activity courses locally.

All in all, Jo’s Dartmoor year has been a remarkable experience, she says. “It has been a real privilege to connect with the moor in this way – not just its landscape but its history. One day, I walked for miles, carrying the children, to a Bronze Age stone circle high up on the moor.

“As I battled my way up there, I thought of the people who would have made the same journey, also on foot, also carrying their children thousands of years ago. When I finally arrived, I stood in the stone circle and really felt the connection.

It was an immersive, all-consuming year and one I will never forget.”

See Jo’s project on Instagram @greenislandstudios and find out more about her work at www. jobradford.com

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The heart of your home Are you hungry for your dream kitchen? Gabrielle Fagan serves up some design recipes guaranteed to stir up interest

here’s no doubt kitchens are the centre of our homes, but although they’re the area we choose to spend the most time, either eating or socialising, it seems all too few of us are lucky enough to have our ‘dream’ space.

Around 65% of us feel our current kitchen is far from ideal - with its inadequacies most exposed during the pressure-cooker stress of Christmas. Around a quarter struggle with a cramped or awkwardly shaped room, while 25% bemoan a lack of work surfaces, according to

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Aside from the benefits of enjoying this space more - and potentially being able to cook up a storm - it could be worth reconsidering a refit on financial grounds alone. Kitchen improvements are the most popular way to add value to a property, with a gorgeous kitchen estimated by experts to add around 15% to the value of your home.

“It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when trying to choose a kitchen,” says Daniele Brutto of Hub Kitchens, specialists in Italian-inspired design.

“There are so many materials, colours and finishes in the market at the moment. But what’s important is focusing on what will work for you and your space.

“Pick something you like, which could be a particular wall colour, a floor tile or work surface texture, and work outwards from there. Keeping one element at the heart of your design will make the whole process much more straightforward.”

If your kitchen isn’t huge, take comfort from the fact that size isn’t everything, according to Daniele. She says small spaces can still look styl-

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ish if a scheme is kept simple and every inch of space is exploited.

“Custom-made cabinets can conceal day-today appliances when they’re not in use, while it’s also possible to maximise preparation areas by using worktops which cover sinks.

“It’s all about marrying imagination with innovative design and creating a calm, relaxed environment, where it’s a pleasure to work and play.”

Shades of grey or cool blue will give a kitchen an ultra-modern look. They can be enlivened with a colourful splashback or given a warming glow with copper metallic accessories.

“The general trend continues for the kitchen to be the heart ‘It’s all about of the home, and grey is still a marrying massive colour trend, whether imagination with it’s used for unit fronts or grey grouting in between tiles,” innovative design says Wickes design consultant, and creating a Simon Burton.

“A kitchen has to be a praccalm, relaxed tical, user-friendly space, but environment’ is also regarded as an area to socialise. So open-plan designs, incorporating a kitchen and dining/living area, are still a top choice. One great way to en“We’ll see an even greater emhance a social feel is to have built-in music speakphasis on the use of natural timbers, and there ers.” are some amazing timber veneers coming onto Natural materials rule in decor and showcasthe market, which give cabinetry a rich, warm ing rich wood grain and stunning stone worktops feel. The trend for mixing and matching veneers - marble through to slate - can add personality with harsher surrounds, such as concrete, steel to a kitchen. And when it comes to lighting, you and iron, will also feature strongly this year.” could add an opulent touch by opting for a chanMixing modern and old-style materials, and delier. using accents of black and charcoal to add defini“The real trend at the moment for finishes is tion, will allow you to achieve a chic look in your subtle, textural differences to give real depth. kitchen. This suits a country ‘kick off your welWe’re going to see more use of natural stones lies’ setting just as much as an urban loft. such as marble, slate and granite,” says Daniele “We believe a successful kitchen should feel Brutto. like an organic part of a home, not a bolt-on or

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trend-conscious space. Instead, it should be in harmony with our style and taste, and designed to suit our lifestyle,” says John Sims-Hilditch, managing director of kitchen company Neptune.

“Contrast in colour or texture is particularly effective. For instance, try rough brick set against a plaster wall or a tiled effect below an open raftered ceiling.”

“This timeless look has enduring appeal, never goes out of fashion and looks better as it ages,” adds John. “Breaking up a run of wall cupboards with open shelving or glass-fronted upper cabinets is a useful design option, creating fluidity and an impression of more space.”

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Planning ahead Devon’s Anne Swithinbank, panellist on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, is thinking of how to balance the colours in her garden this summer e still daren’t walk on There’s plenty to do, from drawing our lawn for fear of up rotation plans for the kitchen turning it into a mud garden (sounds complex but is bath and as I write, really just allocating main crop frost is threatened, too. Two huge groups such as peas and beans, pobird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) tatoes, roots and brassicas to patchwere moved into the greenhouse to es of ground they haven’t occupied make way for the Christmas tree for a while) to ordering seeds. I’m and will have to be hauled back to also pondering the tricky topic of the sitting room. Mature strelitzias, colour themes. wrapped in fleece and with their I wonder how many people acturoots on the dry ally plan their borside, can withders at all? I don’t. stand temperaPlants are grown, tures hovering or arrive via gifts There is plenty around freezing. or impulse buys, to do. But Yet at my home they are allocated a in rural east bed on the basis of until the lawn Devon, perched where they’re most dries out, this along the chilly likely to thrive and gardener is Axe valley, we can left to get on with easily plummet it. Some are staked, rather stuck in well below that. others pruned, a the planning I’d rather not take few are fed and the chance and mulched but it is stages risk losing these basically sink or mature plants. swim. After a while, They say, ‘the some die off and we shadow of the gardener is the best are left with the survivors capable manure’ and it is attention to detail of withstanding deer, rabbits, badgthat wins the day. It is all about ers, wind, clay etc. making sure plants are in the right If we rate the survivors, then my place, watering them at the cor- husband John and I bulk them up rect moment, monitoring seedlings by division, cuttings or seed and snuggled up in propagating cases either make larger clumps or repeat and opening greenhouse vents to them along a border. But planning? dispel condensation. But until the Not really, it’s more like a work in lawn dries out, this gardener is progress. Our notable survivors inrather stuck in the planning stages. clude Kniphofia caulescens, Verbe-

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na bonariensis, Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’, Sedum ‘Matrona’, Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ and Anthemis tinctoria ‘Punctata’.

When I see or write about a colour-themed border, my motivation soars but clearly not high enough to have a go. I did once achieve a very successful ‘hot’ border of fiery oranges, reds and yellows with a bit of purple thrown in. This was great fun but involved quite a few bedding plants like Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Torch’ (the Mexican sunflower) and a number of tender rudbeckias as well as canna and dahlia, which can perish during really cold winters. Eventually, I went back to permanent planting with hardy plants.

But I’d definitely give this a go again.

Most colour themes involve a blend and even white ones can be as complex as a paint chart, so it pays to decide whether you are going to let your whites stray towards yellow, pink or green.

Foliage sets off the flower colours, so any white border is always white and green or grey anyway.

I’d opt for two-thirds of hardy plants with gaps left for annuals and bulbs. Then you have to fathom whether there will be a fabulous crescendo of white over a relatively short period, or steady eruptions of blossom throughout the year.

Colour wheels are excellent tools, helping you to match the colours with their companion shades. Red’s companions are pink or orange, yellow goes with green or orange, blue with green or purple. For contrasts, look opposite on the wheel and clashes exist off to the side. The best book on the subject is probably still The Gardener’s Book of Colour by Andrew Lawson, originally published in 1996 but revised and updated last year. I might be tempted but should I choose silver, pink and maroon, or orange with blue-green?

Question time with Anne West reader queries answered by Anne Swithinbank I had a new electric heated propagating case for Christmas and couldn’t resist plugging it in to start sowing seeds, even though it is only January. How will my seedlings cope with low light and cold air in the otherwise unheated greenhouse?

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Later sowings could grow faster, catch up and even overtake those made now. Yet who can resist the lure of starting early and watching seeds germinate now? This is worthwhile, especially for crops like greenhouse tomatoes, as you could be planting out (with fleece standing by) as early as March. Cleaning the glass inside and out helps improve light levels. I ventilate our case by day and try to stand the seedlings out on the staging as soon as possible. Those of tough plants like antirrhinums can stay out once acclimatised. Tomatoes can be ferried to the house on cold nights or, once transplanted to individual pots, replaced in a high-topped case at a lower temperature to grow on. Sow seeds at wider than normal spacings, so seedlings will be less prone to damping off disease.

I received an email from John Breeds of Braunton, North Devon asking for more information on small copper butterflies which I discussed in my article for published on January 2. Like me, John has a rural garden with wild areas of bramble, coarse grass and nettle as well as veg and flowers. He said ‘I love to see the dashing small coppers each summer and was intrigued when you said the last brood hibernated?’

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John was right to be intrigued, because I meant to put that the caterpillars of the last generation hibernate (according to the Reader’s Digest Field Guide to Butterflies and other insects of Britain).

Like John, I hadn’t come across dormant adult small coppers or spotted them early in the year.

On the Butterfly Conservation website, they point out that, for butterflies, the correct term for overwintering is dormancy rather than hibernation.

The majority spend winter as larvae, then pupae, eggs and finally as adults (some will migrate).

Apparently, along with brimstone, small tortoiseshell and peacock, the small copper does enter dormancy as an adult. The red admiral is not described as dormant because it often wakes up on warm days. So my comment turned out to be accurate, by accident.

Send your questions to Anne at westmag@westernmorningnews.co.uk

This week’s gardening tips Anne’s advice for your garden

• Prune blackcurrants, gooseberries, redcurrants and other fruit bushes.

Weed beneath them, apply a high potash fertilizer and then a mulch.

• Look out for tiny aphids infesting overwintering plants such as mandevilla and streptocarpus.

Spray with soft soap or SB Plant Invigorator.

• Stock up on favourite seed potato varieties.

Put the tubers to chit by standing them ‘rose’ end uppermost.

Under the bottom of the tuber is a spot where it was attached to the parent plant.

The ‘rose’ end is opposite, where most of the ‘eyes’ for shoots are found. Keep light, cool but frost free.

Wash out pots and seed trays and make sure labels are available. These are easy to make by cutting them out of old yoghurt pots if you’re into recycling or want to save money for seeds. Save toilet roll innards for making ‘long pots’ ideal for sweet peas and leeks.

Plan new pathways and paved areas carefully, researching slabs and thinking about mixing materials creatively. Bricks between slabs and lines of shingle or on-edge tiles in gaps between slabs can make otherwise hard surface look pretty.

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Peachy Clarins Cream Blusher (Debenhams, £18) I am not usually a fan of cream blushers but found this one easy to blend and I love the colours in the range. Peaches (pictured) looks great with a tan, too.

Prime time Mary Kay TimeWise age-fighting lip primer (Mary Kay, £16) Yes lip primers do exist, and they are worth a try. This anti-ageing one helps reduce lines and wrinkles as well preventing lipstick bleeding. My mum loves it.

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Forget coconut oil, this year the buzz is all about Shea oil. This pure oil for hair and skin smells nutty and is a great moisturiser.

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Twist OPI Cajun Shrimp Nail Varnish (£12.99). French tips are back in for nails, but why not add a twist?

Instead of using a white varnish, try a bright colour to jazz things up.

With the start of 2016, don’t let the January blues get you down. There is nothing to be blue about where beauty products are concerned (or maybe there is - take a look at this mascara from Benefit!). So what will be the beauty musthaves this year?

Judging by what has appeared on this season’s catwalk, I think 2016 is going to be all about bold colours and statement lips. Heavy contouring will be left in 2015 and flashes of blue and green are going to be a big hit for eye colours this year. The new Star Wars movie appears to have had a big influence in beauty, with the likes of pop star Rihanna creating the perfect pout with other-worldly metallic lips.

Will the space-age trend catch on? Here are a few of my beauty predictions for 2016, to chase the blues away.

True blue Benefit They’re Real push-up liner in Beyond Blue (Boots, £18.50) & Benefit They’re Real Mascara in Beyond Blue (Boots, £19.50). These Benefit products are the perfect pair, with five colours to tease you with. They are easy to apply and long lasting and you can either go subtle or be bold with them.

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Teal appeal ondering what to wear right now? May we humbly suggest this flattering shade, which just happens to be having a moment in the shops right now. The appeal of teal is that its depth is just as flattering and subtle as navy or black, but it is far less severe.

Blue can be risky - too dark and you look like a policewoman, too bright and you enter Margaret Thatcher territory. But flattering teal is much easier to wear. Plus, there’s something opulent and nostalgic about teal, which was first recorded as a shade in 1917 – Downton Abbey days. Varieties of the blue-green shade range from petrol to peacock. Add some to your early spring wardrobe and we’re sure you’ll look the teal deal.

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Kathryn Clarke-Mcleod shakes up her work wardrobe ike it or not, we are now back in our everyday routines. I don’t know about you but January’s dark cold days make it just a little harder for me to be inspired when standing in front of the wardrobe. That is an understatement. Most mornings this week have seen me hopping from foot to foot in the nippy air, groping blindly at the shelves for anything that just about matches. The shame.

A go-to solution for days where I can’t get dressed quickly enough, is a simple black and white combination. Black trousers plus white blouse equals instant ‘safe’ outfit. Thing is, when I catch sight of myself in the shop windows on the high street, I can’t help but chastise my reflection for being horribly unimaginative. The problem isn’t the concept. The pairing only becomes a negative when the combo in question is my most beaten-up pair of black jeans and a simple white long-sleeve crew neck.

The trick to The trick to keeping your keeping your style in check through winter is investing in some basics with atstyle in check titude. There is no better place to through winter start than to swap your standard black skinny jeans for timeless is investing in (faux) leather trousers. These some basics are the domain of femme fatales with attitude the world over, and when I found this lovely pair in Next I felt like a magnificent combination of catwoman and Trinity from The Matrix.

These are made from an interesting fabric, not trouser. Favourite features to keep an eye open your traditional high-shine stretchy leatherette for are matte surfaces, quilted details (think lined (which I sometimes feel are the exclusive domain patches on knees – very biker) and variations in of 19-years-olds). These are crafted from a sturcolour. I have seen some swoon-worthy pairs in dier stretch denim and coated in a gentle hint of the deepest reds and mochas. shine. It is as if my legs radiate a subtly elegant The most common refrain I hear from women and grown up gleam, rather than aim to bedazzle when I suggest introducing these into their wardwith a surface so slick I could use it to do my eyerobe is, “Oh, I could never get away with it”. Seliner. The thicker fabric is also a lot more forgivriously, anyone can wear them. And if you have ing on curves. curves, that’s a bonus. Celebrities spotted rocking There are many incarnations of the leather the trend include Queen Latifah and Modern Fam-

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It helps to keep the fit in mind. Don’t let them be too long or too short. To look well tailored, they should hit you right on the ankle bone.

Also, they must always be worn with a heel.

Pairing them with Nike Airs is strictly for the under-20s. Make sure they are high waisted too, the overall silhouette will be a lot more refined.

Happy shopping!

All fashion in these pictures is from Princesshay Shopping Centre, Exeter, www.princesshay.co.uk

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culture vulture Our guide to the arts scene in the South West by woman-inthe-know Sarah Pitt Eat cake and get creative Learn to make something fabulous, surrounded by likeminded souls at a new craft café near Plymouth’s Barbican. It’s the brainchild of Lizzy Evans, the owner of Funky Poppy button shop nearby, who says: “We want Make at 140 to become somewhere to come and feel comfortable to make, and create.”

As well as workshops, enjoy coffee, cakes or lunch there, too.

140 Vauxhall Street, Plymouth. www.makeat140.co.uk or call 01752 600130

Major mining festival An extraordinary giant puppet will be striding past Cornish engine houses as part of the forthcoming Tinth festival this summer. The Man Engine, a 12-metre high metal steam-powered giant, will journey from Tavistock to Land’s End, walking and crawling through each one of the World Heritage Site mining areas. The huge puppet will be accompanied by more than a dozen ‘miners’ and ‘bal-maidens’ who will animate the giant. This remarkable event will take place over two weeks in July and August to mark the tenth anniversary of west Devon and Cornwall’s mining landscape becoming a World Heritage Site. Watch this space.

New album returns to roots Fans of Show of Hands will be delighted to learn that the Topsham-based acoustic roots duo have just released a new album. Including five new songs penned by singer songwriter Steve Knightley for superb multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer to breathe musical life into, The Long Way Home has already received an enthusiastic response from critics.

Other Westcountry folkies contributing include double bassist Miranda Sykes and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. The album is £13 at www. showofhands.co.uk

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Aquarians typically fall into two camps: the shy and sensitive types and the effervescent exhibitionists, but both are strong-willed in their own way. But that doesn’t mean stubborn: one endearing characteristic is the willingness of Aquarians to listen to others and admit to being wrong. Even when you stick to your own opinion, you’re so considerate of other people’s views that you’re a great friend to share time and conversation with, Aquarius!

Rosamund Pike born January 27, 1979 Oxford-educated Gone Girl star Rosamund celebrates her 37th birthday on Wednesday. Born to a violinist mother and opera singer father who travelled the world, the actress attended Badminton school in Bristol. She found fame as sword-fighting Miranda Frost in Bond film Die Another Day and won an Oscar nomination for her Gone Girl role. Rosamund has two sons with her partner of six years, millionaire businessman Robie Uniacke. They’ve gone for wacky names - Solo is three and Atom, one.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Someone simply cannot relax until they have spoken to you on a tender subject.

Keep your eyes and ears open. A lack of energy midweek could simply be down to a lack of incentive. What do you want to achieve? Who do you want to impress? Give yourself a time limit and get up to speed. We all feel a bit flat at times but the sooner you get your mojo back the better!

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There is no point in stamping your feet if things get annoying. A bit of bad luck makes you feel tetchy, but you are not alone. There are some amazingly mixed communications going around. What you see clearly someone else may find obscured by a thick fog. There may not be so many parties at the moment but you are still expected to be the life and soul.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Ambitions and new approaches are foremost in your mind this week. Be sure that you are talking to the right people when discussing these. Decisions made now in this area are likely to stick for some time. A challenge on Sunday sees you pulling out the charm.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Whatever your aim is at the moment, be sure to play it down when with negative people. You do not need the interference of someone whose stance comes from ignorance. A revelation at the weekend can be both surprising and shocking. Communications should be swift and private.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Stay sharp so that any moves are definitely to your advantage. This is especially important when it comes to work. Some bumpy moments in close relationships are to be expected. Keep a balanced view.

Certainly don’t make any firm decisions until mid February. Some people are giving out very mixed messages.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Recent social choices should now be showing their worth. The knowledge of new friends can be invaluable.

Family matters will be both unexpected and startling. Give it a week or so and any situation can change for the better. People around you seem to be losing their way and, in some cases, their minds!

LEO (July 23 - August 23) If you want to get ahead, then get a friend who knows the way. This week you feel super-efficient and personally powerful. Something on the work front may need your attention once again. Instead of feeling frustrated, put some of that extra energy to good use.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) An invitation at the weekend is given early to show its importance. Anything that you consider to be particularly urgent needs prompt action. Good news midweek comes from an unexpected direction. Be sure your priorities are right.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The nesting instinct seems to be stepped

up this week. There could also be a repeat of an enjoyable past experience. Will these things guide you to the next step? If you feel the need for some time alone with a loved one then just be prepared to say ‘no’ to unnecessary interruptions!

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A journey that you take reluctantly could turn out to be the beginning of a new adventure. Someone with whom you have had trouble communicating suddenly starts gushing forth. This is confusing, so listen carefully. If even a small amount of what they say makes sense, then delve into it.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) As finances improve there are still mistakes to be made in this area. Stay on top of the small print. Things start to loosen up at the weekend when a more relaxed attitude helps. Bring some extra zing to your social life by arranging for a few friends to get together. One more party, anyone?

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It is a generally settled and romantic time although things may not be moving fast enough for you! There are situations coming up this week when you will be glad of the time to think. Need an excuse to spend time alone? Gosh, it is a busy time of the year, isn’t it?

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A new survey by Olay suggests that many of us believe that age is less relevant now than it was for our mothers, with 81% of us also feeling more confident than we did 10 years ago. And, despite apparent pressure to look good in the social media spotlight, the survey of nearly 7,000 women across 11 countries found that in the UK at least, the majority of us say that posting selfies hasn’t made us focus on our appearance any more than we did before.

The British Dietetic Association has said that fad diets are not a magic wand for weight loss. “The simple fact is, there is no wonder diet,” says the organisation’s consultant dietician Sian Porter. It might not sound exciting, she stresses, but if you want to lose weight, do it by eating a healthy, balanced diet that you can stick to long-term, watching your portion sizes and being physically active.

NU - YOU? Discover how super foods can supercharge your life, on a day-long workshop that will help you re-think the way that you and your family eat. Charlotte Mews Studios in Exeter is hosting a one-day nutrition workshop led by Elizabeth Bray on March 3. It will not only explore how you can naturally transform your health through diet, but also introduce the first steps towards becoming a nutritional therapist for those hoping to take their interest further. Find out more at: www.charlottemews.com 36

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New research from the makers of Deep Freeze and Deep Heat, has found that one in five adults have suffered from repetitive strain injury at some time. Wrists are the most common trouble spots, followed by fingers, forearms and thumbs. Spending long periods at a computer was identified as the most likely cause of problems. Take a screen break!

Struggling to nod off? Magnesium helps relax our muscles, which in turn can help us fall into a peaceful sleep. Foods including buckwheat, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, fish and leafy green vegetables all contain the mineral.

TAKE NOTE There’s nothing like singing for lifting the spirits and there’s no experience necessary to join in with Exeter’s Heartsong. The group, led by Alison Whittall, meets from 7pm at the Friends Meeting House in the city’s Magdalen Street and sings joyful songs in all sorts of styles – you’ll even learn how to create harmonies by ear. It costs £10 a session – find out more at www.alising.co.uk

Role model Davina McCall has topped a list of the most body-positive women in the world, in Heat magazine’s inaugural Fit List and says she couldn’t be more proud. The mum of three said: “The idea that I might inspire anybody to lead a healthier life makes me very happy. I think it’s probably one of the things I’m proudest of in my career.” The 48-year old TV presenter, who only began taking an interest in healthy eating and exercise in her 30s, pushed herself to the limit in an astonishing 500-mile physical challenge for Sports Relief in 2014 (finishing her seven-day ordeal by running a marathon). Now she works out approximately three times a week with a mix of exercises. She adds: “Fitness means confidence - it’s that simple.”

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The kindest cosmetics How can you be sure beauty products are cruelty-free?

As an animal lover, how can I be sure that the products I put on my face and skin are cruelty free? NB Wellington

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Dad of two (and Caroline Quentin’s husband) Sam Farmer from Tiverton creates beauty products developed for teenage skin. He says: It was Anita Roddick and her company, The Body Shop, that first alerted me to the issue of animal testing in cosmetics back in the 1980s. As a teenager, I used to look on the back of products to see if the ‘not tested on animals’ claim was there. It brought the issue to the attention of the media and to those of us who bought the products. It started a movement that has led to the total ban on animal testing in Europe.

The UK banned the testing of finished cosmetic products on animals in 1997 with Europe taking a little longer, introducing a ban in September 2004. This was followed in July 2013 by a complete animal testing ban of all individual cosmetic ingredients for products sold within the EU. I think most of us would agree that this is good news.

Animal testing in cosmetics was historically I’m sometimes asked why I don’t make a ‘cruused to ensure the safety of products for human elty free’ claim on my packaging. It’s simple, Euhealth. Everything was tested, from essential ropean cosmetics law now prohibits claims that oils to synthetic ingredients. In cosmetics and simply state compliance with the legal requirepersonal care, we can now ensure products and ments. Since the ban on animal testing applies their individual ingredients are equally to all cosmetic products safe by using safety profile assold in the EU, ‘cruelty free’ sessments. These can only be just states the obvious. I think carried out by experienced toxiusing such claims perpetuates Most products cologists who also take personal the myth that animal testing in responsibility for the safety of cosmetics still occurs in Europe. nowadays are each formulation they sign off.

It’s expected that the Europemade from Most products nowadays are an Commission will stop these ingredients that made from ingredients that have broad ‘animal-friendly’ claims a well-established safety record when it reviews their guidance. have a welland this information is stored in It’s thanks to passionate established safety scientific databases. These indipeople like Anita Roddick that record vidual ingredients can also be our industry has changed and analysed to ensure their safety innovated. ‘Cruelty free’ logos within a formulation. were something I looked for 30 There are some countries outyears ago but I’m glad to say that side of the EU that still require every product you buy in Europe some animal testing of certain cosmetics under now has not been tested on animals, whether it’s their own laws. However, this is under review got a logo or not. and a worldwide ban is a real possibility very soon.

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Cornish Yarg, shallot and saffron tart Recipe by Ken Symons, head chef, Oliver’s in Falmouth

Made with Cornish Yarg cheese from Lynher Dairies in Ponsanooth

Ken says: ‘I am a very lucky chef to be surrounded by such fantastic produce here in Cornwall’

Ingredients For the pastry: 200g plain flour 150g unsalted butter, diced Pinch Cornish sea salt 1 egg 25ml whipping cream 50 Cornish Yarg, finely grated Generous pinch grated nutmeg For the filling: 3 medium banana shallots, chopped Good pinch of saffron Butter for frying 100ml cider vinegar 300g Cornish Yarg, with nettles on, in 2cm cubes 3 eggs, beaten 250ml double cream Cornish sea salt and black pepper 1 tbsp snipped chives

Method: 1.

To make the pastry, pulse together the flour, butter, salt and nutmeg in a food processor to form fine crumbs.

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Add remaining pastry ingredients and pulse to form a ball of dough. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for an hour.

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Grease and line a 25cm flan tin. Roll out pastry to 3-4mm and line the tin. Bake blind in a preheated oven at 180C for 15-18 minutes until crisp and golden.

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Add the vinegar, turn up the heat and reduce until almost dry.

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Spread this mixture over the base of the tart, sprinkle over the chives and cubed cheese.

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Whisk together eggs and cream, season and pour into the tart.

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Bake at 180C for 25-30 minutes, until golden with a little wobble. Leave to set for 20 minutes.

Cook the shallots and saffron in a skillet with butter until soft.

This recipe comes from A Taste of the West Country (£16.99) by the food producers’ cooperative, Taste of the West, with photography by David Griffen To order your copy, designed by Jeff Cooper of We Make Magazines, see www.tasteofthewest.co.uk or call 01404 822012

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Ingredient of the Week

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with Tim Maddams here are many different varieties thyme in a stew just as you put it on to cook, for of thyme: pine-scented, lemon and instance, will add depth and savoury notes to the more. But the best thing about this dish. However, you won’t necessarily taste the herb is its traditional flavour, so thyme as an individual flavour when it’s done.

I’ll stick with the common Thymus Add a few leaves at the last minute, though and vulgaris for this sojourn into the the dish will come alive with the culinary herb garden. scent and flavour – and suddenly Thyme’s been used in many you’re better than everyone else culinary, medicinal, mystical and is at making a stew.

Used in many downright random ways throughWhile dried thyme is okay, ways in history, out history. The ancient Egypfresh thyme is what you really the ancient tians used it to help embalm the need. If you’re well organised dead, while the Romans used it as and green-fingered, I’d recomEgyptians a scent to promote courage. mend planting five little pots of used it to help The natural agent that gives thyme and keeping one in the thyme its oomph is thymol, part kitchen windowsill. Once you’ve embalm the of the group of plant chemicals used a fair amount, replace it dead known as phenols – the things with another pot and stick the that give aged wine part of its flafirst one outside to recover. It’s vour. quite slow-growing, but can rally Back in the kitchen, thyme in the summer when the flowers finds a home in all sorts of dishes and, as with are a treat, both looks and flavour wise – and a all herbs, it has a different effect dependent upon beautiful addition to all sorts of dishes, particuwhen it is added to a dish. Popping a sprig of larly in place of basil in a tomato salad.

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Try adding thyme and honey to greek yoghurt – an epic delight!

I always use fresh thyme sprigs, along with bay leaves and garlic cloves when I boil my potatoes for roasties. A little freshly chopped thyme after roasting brings it all together perfectly. @TimGreenSauce

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Drink HARBOUR SCALES UP All change at Harbour Brewing Company, Bodmin, where, after just four years, the original ten-barrel plant is being replaced with a 30-barrel American kit. Harbour enjoys a fine reputation all over the UK and the new plant will help brewer Eddie Lofthouse and his team keep up with everincreasing demand.

Beer of the week So glad to see that Moor Brewing Company’s fine beer So’Hop is now in cans, which should deliver a fresh, crisp beer.

I’ve enjoyed this on cask, unfined and hazy, but brewer Justin Hawke famously doesn’t care about clarity – he’s all about taste. And what a delightful pale ale this is, hopped with the New Zealand Riwaka variety which, although not hugely bitter, does deliver refreshing tropical fruit notes.

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talks beer an you see what your beer tastes CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale), the Socilike? This is not the stupid question ety of Independent Brewers and Cask Marque you may think it is. You walk into has helped propel it towards becoming an ina bar and you see a pump clip for a dustry standard. Among Westcountry brewers beer you’ve never tried before. Do you know how making use of Cyclops are St Austell, Hanlons, it will taste? It could have lovely Branscombe Vale and Yeovil. As artwork and a clever, enticing it gathers momentum as a go-to name, but if you’re a malty beer reference point, more breweries drinker and you want to avoid will undoubtedly come on board.

You see a pump something too hoppy, that’s not I support it because I want clip for a beer, going to help you to make an inmore people to drink better formed choice. quality, locally-made beer, and with lovely Which is why the Cyclops if a Cyclops pump clip makes artwork and an scheme is becoming so popular the difference between a massenticing name. and such a success. Now adoptproduced lager drinker trying a ed by a number of breweries, it lightly hopped, local golden ale But how do you provides tasting notes, most useor not, then it has done its job. know how it will fully at the point of purchase, in I like pretty much all styles of taste? pubs on pumpclips and blackbeer, although I do have a bit of a boards, in the off-trade on shelf blind spot with some fruit beers. edges or on bottles and cans.

But I know plenty of people who In a concise manner, Cyclops are, for instance, malty beer tells you the colour of a beer, how it smells and drinkers. Cyclops can help them broaden their tastes, and to what degree it is malty (sweet) and horizons while staying in their comfort zone. hoppy (bitter). Its success story has meant, in the Helston drinkers, take note. The next time past 12 months, the number of accredited brewyou hire a minibus to a beer festival where that eries has increased by 25 per cent, with more famous Spingo Middle is on, you don’t have to than 2,000 cask and bottled beers analysed, along drink that same beer all day. Yes, you know who with around 100 kegged and canned beers. you are...

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My Secret Westcountry

Books and beer at Beerwolf

of chilled reggae music, circus and, to top it off, you can see the sea from the whole festival!

Activity: For me I love to go out riding on my days off. Just being outside completely at one with nature is very uplifting.

Nicky Jones Nicky Jones is the new head chef at The Vean country house hotel at Caerhays near St Austell. She lives with her partner and two children near St Agnes in north Cornwall, and previously worked at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall as a pastry chef

Food: Now this is so hard to answer… in the autumn and winter I love squash, apples and root vegetables, so I make a lot of soups and roasted veg with rosemary, garlic, parsley, and sage. Beef or rabbit stew is always a favourite with my son. I like to cook stews in my hay oven, so once everything is boiling in a large pan, I pop a lid on, put it into the hay, and allow the stew to cook under its own heat for the next seven to eight hours, or overnight. Delicious.

[[ I like to cook stew in my hay oven. Once it’s boiling, I put it into the hay for seven hours, or overnight.

Delicious.

Tipple: I do enjoy red wine. There are so many good wines available now it’s hard to choose.

I like to treat myself to a special bottle of port over Christmas, like a 10 year old Tawny.

My favourite...

Pub: There are lots of

Beach: I have travelled through Asia and Australia and been to some amazing places on my travels but I think one of the most breath-taking views is walking at low tide along the sand from Porthtowan to Chapel Porth. It’s such a dramatic view looking up the beach towards Wheal Coates and St Agnes Head, there’s nowhere else like it on earth. Then you turn round and look back towards Godrevy lighthouse and St. Ives. I always feel very lucky to live in such a stunning place.

Relaxation: Ha, I don’t really do relaxation!

great pubs in Cornwall, but I stumbled across Beerwolf Books in Falmouth last summer. It’s an old gentleman’s club turned into a bar, with a book shop inside, and a real buzzing atmosphere. You’ll find lots of local ales, and more exotic ones too.

I’m always busy but I suppose it would be walking my lovely dogs on St Agnes Beacon, I love it when it’s windy.

Shop: The Cornish Food box in Truro. They

Festival: Last summer I went to the Tropical

always have a huge variety of Cornish produce.

I like to buy local whenever possible.

Pressure festival at Mount Pleasant Ecological Park in Porthtowan with my partner and youngest son. It was very relaxing with some amazing (Cornish) vegetarian street food. There was lots

Treat: To spend a sunny day on Porthtowan beach, then watch the sun set with a glass of Cornish Orchards cider, at The Blue Bar.

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Phil Goodwin is impressed by the literary ambitions of James, five he sad passing of Motörhead frontman Lemmy transported me back to my obsessive teenage self in the early 1980s.

It also gave me an interesting perspective on the sources of literary inspiration. After finding a copy of the 1979 Motörhead album Bomber, I became fascinated by the band. Heavy metal was king on our estate back then.

Also, the drummer’s nickname – Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor – resonated with me for obvious reasons. Though, in my innocence, I had no idea what his dirty habits were. Of course, those DIY days of taping the chart show on a Sunday evening, finger poised on the pause to delete the inane DJ warblings, will seem like the Jurassic age to today’s ‘yoof’.

Forget iTunes and lyric sites. I fondly recall transcribing Bomber in its entirety, typing it out, song by song, on an old typewriter. I wish I still had the document. I didn’t know what Lemmy was going on about most of the time but much of it certainly chimed with the way I felt about a lot of grown-ups at the time.

Thanks to Lemmy’s famously gruff diction, honed by years of fags and booze, I am still not sure of the lyrics to some tracks. Nevertheless, I meticulously dropped and lifted the needle, studiously scribbling and typing until I

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had the words, or something like them. It was a labour of love.

In fact, I think it was my first foray into writing. The first thing I consciously typed, out of desire or inspiration, rather than for school.

Of course, it was copying, rather than original work, but who cares what gets you going. You have to start somewhere, right?

I mention this as it appears my son has literary ambitions. And he has got out of the blocks

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much more quickly than I did. At the tender age of five and eleven/twelfths, he has already written one complete book and has just started work on his second. Like me, he takes inspiration from what he loves. And to hell with originality.

Book number one was called Tina the T-rex and follows the adventures of a dinosaur from hatching through to coming-of-age. Lovingly hand-written in a small ring-bound notebook in phonetic English with a 3-D dinosaur on the front, it drew a fair bit of the plot from Jurassic World. Hey - the boy is not six yet.

Now the second edition is underway and the shackles are well and truly off. This one is called Jurassic Park 5: an A4, hand-collated pamphlet with a plastic cover page, on which he has done the artwork, a pterosaur flying through the copyrighted Jurassic Park logo.

I anticipate one or two legal problems in the event of publication. But James, like me, is simply filling a gap in his imagination, left by the arts world. If the guys behind the Jurassic franchise in Hollywood stopped dragging their feet on the sequel, we wouldn’t have to make up our own, would we?

And maybe, if Lemmy had included the lyrics in the sleeve notes to Bomber, I might not even be a writer myself, typing this today.

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