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Former Sullivan Upper School Pupils Mark Simpson and Alison Fleming hosted a star studded Gala event in Titanic Belfast to celebrate the school’s 140 year history, and raise funds for new sporting facilities. Among the guests were Great British Bake Off star Andrew Smyth, Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan and former Linfield Manager David Jeffrey who was auctioneer for the night. As well as a prize Blotto draw, guests were treated to video messages from some of the school’s most famous former pupils including golfing super star Rory McIlroy and rugby hero Darren Cave. Paul McKenna, Denise Watson
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THE PERFECT MEASURE FOR COFFEE PLEASURE: Wanted.Coffee set to revolutionise UK market Every day in the UK we drink approximately 55 million cups of coffee*, with coffee being the second most popular drink in the world after water! Wanted.Coffee, a premium coffee club, is set to revolutionise the coffee experience by ensuring consumers get the perfect measure for coffee pleasure. Paul Devanney, coffee advisor to Wanted.Coffee explains how they are captivating consumers: “Making the perfect brew begins with finding the right coffee and when it comes to coffee beans, it starts and ends with quality. Small batch, single origin coffee, Wanted.Coffee’s speciality, is the crème de la crème. We source the most 20
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Jean-Christophe Novelli to open exclusive new restaurant at Belfast Harbour’s City Quays One of the world’s best-known and most successful chefs is to take the helm of Belfast Harbour’s brand new hotel and signature restaurant development at City Quays, it was confirmed today. Belfast Harbour said multi-Michelinstarred and 5 out of 5 AA Rosette award-winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has chosen City Quays to open his first and only restaurant on the island of Ireland, which will form part of the new £25 million Marriott Hotel. The four-star AC Hotel by Marriott Belfast is Belfast’s newest waterfront hotel development which will feature the landmark 104-seat restaurant, as well as bar, lounge, gym, meeting rooms and almost 190 luxury bedrooms. 24
The stunning new restaurant will open its doors once the hotel is completed in the first quarter of 2018 as ‘JeanChristophe Novelli at City Quays’. Featuring a double height glazed façade with waterfront views across Belfast Lough, the exclusive restaurant will offer a brasserie menu with all the French flair associated with the UK and Ireland’s favourite French chef. Novelli will be in Belfast next month to reveal more details about his plans.
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Bishop’s Gate Hotel celebrates its 1st birthday The award winning Bishop’s Gate hotel in Derry-Londonderry, which was unveiled as one of the UK’s top 25 rated hotels by TripAdvisor earlier this year, is celebrating its first birthday. Within the hotel’s first year of trading it has exceeded both occupancy and business targets. Ciaran O’Neill, operator of Bishop’s Gate and President of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation discusses the initial projections and how these have been surpassed: “At Bishop’s Gate, delivering the best accommodation, food and service is our priority and we work tirelessly to provide experiences that exceed expectations whilst positioning ourselves as one of Northern Ireland’s leading destinations. This approach has paid off. Within our first year, we have exceeded the occupancy levels projected in our business plan and we are currently employing almost twice the number of people that we anticipated. We set out to create 48 jobs and we’ve created 76. “In the month of March, as we celebrate our first year of trading, we will have welcomed over 12,000 visitors. Our amazing team is committed 26
to excellence and this is reflected in the comments and feedback we receive. Visitors have described the food experience as ‘a fantastic eatery’ while the sensitively restored, exuberant Edwardian surroundings have regularly been termed a ‘fantastic overnight luxury stop’.” Bishop’s Gate Hotel ranked second in TripAdvisor’s UK top 25 rated hotels in the annual Travellers’ Choice awards just weeks before celebrating its first birthday. The hotel has also won a host of other local awards since it officially opened. Stephanie McCarron won ‘Hotel Receptionist of the Year - Most Promising Hotel Category’ at the Hotel Receptionist of the Year Awards and the team scooped third place in the ‘Hotel Restaurant of the Year’ awards, organised by NI Hotels Federation. The hotel was also voted ‘Hideaway of the Year’ in a leading hospitality guide, announced by Georgina Campbell, one of Ireland’s leading food and hospitality writers. A week of promotional activities within the hotel to mark the first birthday will culminate in “An Evening with Palais Swing Band” on Saturday 11th March 2017.
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Jenna Mulholland proprietor of The Rose Lane Advanced Skin Clinic in Lisburn
Ulster Life Magazine recently got to chat to Jenna Mulholland proprietor of The Rose Lane Advanced Skin Clinic in Lisburn. Jenna returned to Northern Ireland after spending several years working and training in Australia using the DMK Skincare range and has now opened her own salon in her home city of Lisburn.
Tell us a little bit about how ended up running your own salon? I was fortunate enough to have been travelling in Australia and applied for a salon manager role in a DMK Skin Clinic. It was then that I discovered how amazing the DMK Skincare range really is. Upon returning to NI after a little over 2 years in Melbourne I realised that I couldn’t go back to working with your every day run of the mill facial ranges and decided to source a supplier for DMK and started my own skin clinic from a spare room in my house. Three years on from that and I’ve opened my own premises in Lisburn City Centre. 28
Is there a typical day and if so what might that look like? My typical day can be quite chaotic but I always try to allow for a little calm before the storm. With 2 baby boys of 1 and 2 years old my mornings consist of early starts, nappies, potties and peanut butter everywhere. After dropping the boys off to their nannies for the day I arrive at the salon around 9am to allow me time to give the place a good clean, get the treatment rooms prepared for the day and if I’m lucky, a quick coffee! First treatments are booked in from 10am and I usually use both treatment rooms to overlap clients. On a good day this will be the pattern of events from opening the doors at 10am until close at 5.30pm or 9pm depending on day of the week. If I get any spare time throughout the day I am usually as active as possible on Social media as well as partner websites and magazines promoting the benefits of DMK and Rose Lane of course! Is there a treatment you particularly enjoy? I absolutely love all of the treatments involved with the DMK range. As it’s a results driven treatment range I always feel immense pleasure in seeing the amazing results that clients experience, both physically and mentally. Treating clients suffering with stubborn skin conditions such as Acne, post acne scarring or Rosacea there is usually as much damage done to mental wellbeing as there is to the skins physical appearance so watching their journeys
UL unfold and seeing first-hand the change in personalities as much as skin appearance provides me with a huge amount of job satisfaction. If you’re forcing me to choose one particular treatment then I would have to go for the DMK Muscle Banding. After only a few treatments it can radically strengthen and tighten sagging skin, smooth out fine lines and wrinkles and leave the skin healthy and glowing. Perfect for us ladies (and men) that refuse to let age take its toll. What advice would you give someone thinking about a career in the Beauty industry? I would say to think carefully about the direction that they wish to take within their beauty careers. The beauty industry in recent years has become swamped with salons, nail technicians and make up artists making it an extremely difficult trade to forge a career out of. Anyone that is passionate enough and willing to continue learning throughout their careers will have what it takes to succeed but know what you want and do what it takes to achieve it. What does the future look like for Rose Lane? Although Rose Lane is in its fourth year of trading I still view the business as being in it’s infancy. Whilst working at home and building a vast client base was a great idea and definitely the right
decision for the business it has meant that expansion in treatment range was limited. Only now that I am established in my own premises can I push forward with broadening my knowledge of the skin and the treating of it using paramedical methods. Within the next few years I intend to keep changing people’s lives through providing them with self confidence in their skin and learning as much as possible to help me do that. What do you do to relax and unwind outside of work? With having the two boys, times to relax and unwind are few and far between but when they do come around my husband and I love nothing more than getting out into Belfast for a good meal and perhaps a gin or two. Spending time with my family offers its own joys so I try to be as outdoorsy as possible with the boys. I try to make time to get to the gym 3 or 4 times a week and in the better weather love nothing more than a good trek up the Mournes.. Favourite Restaurant? Zen Drink? Monkey 47 Gin Holiday Destination? Melbourne 3 famous dinner party guests? Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, Tina Turner and the legendary Danne Montague King (DMK) W: www.roselanebeauty.com T: 07473 872910 29
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Sassy in Stripes This month our fashion pages celebrate West Coast Cooler FASHIONWEEK and the hottest trends due to hit the country’s busiest catwalk this March. Back for its 23rd season, this super stylish event kicks off from 23-26 March with a busy four day schedule, including nightly catwalk shows, the return of popular fashion & food fusion events like Sushi Saturday and Style Sunday, as well as the welcome addition of the Lavazza Style Saturday brunch.
Whether beetle-juice or bumble-bee, stripes are one of the hottest trends for the season. Rock them super-sized or super-skinny; they’ll be sure to keep your look sassy this season.
The full FASHIONWEEK schedule is available online at www.belfastfashionweek.com Tickets for the main shows and the Lavazza brunch are priced at £20 (FROW is now SOLD-OUT) while Sushi Saturday (£35) and Style Sunday(£45) bookings – which include 3 courses of delicious food as well as fashion - are all available by calling 028 9042 1509.
Aimee Boyle wearing White Ruffle Sleeve Detailed Blouse, £29.50 @ M&S, Black and White Striped Culotte Crop Jumpsuit, £140 @ Spoilt Belle
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Boyfriend Stripe Shirt, £26 @ Boux Avenue
Stripe Top, £99 @ Cameo
Stripe Dress, £60 @ Narah & Co
M&S Collection Dress, £39.50 @ M&S
Stripe Trevose Jacket, £199 @ Barbour
Stripe Giant Scallop Skirt, £29 @ Topshop
Stripe Bow Back Cap, £12 @ Topshop
Ichlibi Pointed Toe Stiletto Court Shoes, £130 @ Ted Baker
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Splash of Colour Bold and bright colours are a staple for any fashionista out there this season. Stun in full colour drenching (head to toe in one colour), or use contrasting fabrics to stand out amongst the fash-pack.
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Anokhi Buta Jacket, £75 @ East
Botanica Skirt, £109 @ Monsoon
Cereulean chiffon cape jumpsuit, £84 @ Narah & Co
Magenta Triple Crepe Dress, £ 350 @ Elizabeth Anne Designs
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Chloe Lemon Bra & Brief. £34 @ Boux Avenue
MOTO Aqua Metallic Mini Skirt, £34 @ Topshop
Origami Wrap Blouse, £36 @ Topshop
Red Crew Neck Sweater, £59; Grey Slim Leg Trousers, £80; White Leather Trainer, £79.95 @ Remus Uomo
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Dune Black Orsen, £165 @ Dune
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Hello by Face a Face, £325 @ EK EYEWEAR
Heels, £59 @ Topshop
Olivia Burton Watch, £70 @ Spoilt Belle Boutique
Ivy Floral Strap Watch, £100 @ Orla Kelly
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Cook and judge Jenny Bristow, Victoria Square Bake Off winner Jennifer Creelman & Victoria Square Centre Manager Michelle Greeves.
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On Saturday 04 March the quest of Victoria Square and the Women’s Institute to find the best Victoria ‘Square’ Sandwich in Northern Ireland came to an end when Jennifer Creelman from Macosquin WI was crowned as the winner.
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The live final held in Victoria Square saw six skilled finalists from the WI work against the clock to bake and decorate their own Victoria Sandwich showstopper under the watchful eye of host and expert judge Jenny Bristow. The winning cake was chosen for its light, moist sponge,
As well as the coveted winner title, Jennifer took home a bundle of deluxe prizes including Victoria Square gift cards to spend under the dome at Northern Ireland’s leading retail destination as well as a place at the ‘Jenny Bristow Cookery School’ experience.
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THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET WILDE AT THE MAC Oscar Wilde’s most famous farce, is set to take to the MAC stage in Belfast this month. Regarded as one of his finest works, this humorous take on Victorian high society is arguably one of the Irish playwright’s most enduring comedies, with some of the funniest and wellknown lines of any of Wilde’s plays. A new co-production by Bruiser Theatre Company and the MAC, showing exclusively at the MAC this spring, The Importance of Being Earnest will open for a three-week run from 24 March until 15 April 2017. The recurring themes of marriage, courtship and mundane social obligations ring as true today in this punchy retelling of the classic as when Wilde first put pen to paper. Boasting some of the funniest lines in the English language, this is Earnest for a 2017 audience interpreted by an allmale cast. hing, who become entangled in a hilarious plot, forcing each to m aintain their fictitious personae ‘Ear 38
become entangled in a hilarious plot, forcing each to maintain their fictitious personae ‘Earnest’ to win the hearts of two endearing ‘women’. Simon Magill, Creative Director at the MAC, said: “The MAC is an organisation that champions new, innovative artistic experiences for audiences and artists alike. We’re delighted to present Wilde’s classic in Bruiser Theatre Company’s vibrant theatrical style. The Importance of Being Earnest will be a guaranteed night of entertaining fun for those familiar with and new to Oscar Wilde.” For theatre-goers seeking to embrace an added taste of the Victorian era before the show, the MAC’s in-house café and restaurant NATIVE will be offering a delightful afternoon tea spread from just £13 per person before the 25 March matinee. Tickets for The Importance of Being Earnest and the one-off afternoon tea at NATIVE are now on-sale at themaclive.com.
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The18th Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards took place recently at the Europa Hotel, bringing to-gether the sector’s finest. This year, Pamela Ballantine, took on presenting duties, humorously guiding proceedings and entertaining the 340-strong crowd. Amongst the nominees was the freshfaced Galgorm Dental, a practice that was established as a brand new practice in August 2015. Aiming to supply all the different elements patients seek in a dentist has led to impressive subsequent results – over two thousand registered patients and six members of staff. In addition to this they can now add the accolade of Northern Ireland’s Dental Practice of the Year. “We are absolutely delighted to have won as this particular award is focused heavily on standard of patient care and quality of treatment we provide. To be recognised as the best practice in Northern Ire-land is fantastic and we have to thank our incredible team who are the life and soul of Galgorm Dental.” says Alan Crockett, Chris Gocher and Dougie Thom. 44
Dental Practice of the Year winning team, Galgorm Dental (Ballymena) with Chris Guy (Straumann), and Dr Gerry McKenna (QUB)
On the night, the practice was recognised as having demonstrated exceptional growth over the last 12 months as they have developed towards a busy mixed practice in the Ballymena area. The commitment of the entire team towards high quality patient centred care was clear as was the emphasis of com-munication of their patients. Galgorm Dental has an idyllic location at Galgorm Castle, complimentary at the door parking, open 8am - 8pm, plush interiors, televisions on the ceiling for you to catch up on Coronation Street while you get your treatment, a full range of family treatments available from NHS to cosmetic implants and 0% finance available.
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UL Bella Belfast FASHIONWEEK – Talking Italian with our hair & makeup partners These past few weeks were spent getting ready for the Belfast FASHIONWEEK press launch which took place back in January. Aside from all the amazing fashion on show (stripes, gingham, frills, ruffles, pink and yellow – just so you know) and the delicious West Coast Cooler cocktails from our title sponsor, there was a lot of love for our returning hair partner ALFAPARF Milano as well as our new make up partner KARAJA. Both these Italian brands were put into the hands of local make up and hair creatives and the results were outstanding. This month’s column is a catch up with the creatives for a full get-the-look for FASHIONWEEK SS17. I love a bit of a collab – and this one worked wonderfully, so roll on our shows and the very best of our creatives working together. KARAJA’s official make up spokes-artist is the very fabulous Gill McCann from Dublin who worked alongside Belfastbased Rebecca Bryson, plus four creative geniuses (Ellen Lunney, Louise Lavery, Chloe Loughran and Ursula Valentine) from Paddy McGurgan’s MAKE UP PRO store in Belfast to get all of our models camera-and-catwalk46
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ready. Leading the hair team was Amy Cartwright from Paul Stafford’s salon who, alongside Shane Breslin and many other earlybirds, rose at dawn for our models. And boy did it pay off. Creative curls for the pre-launch shoot on CMPR Models’ Phoebe Tan and super simple show styling for the press launch itself.
Amy’s step-by-step for Phoebe’s shoot hair is as follows: • Blow dry the hair smooth with ALFAPARF’s Extraordinary All-in-1 Fluid and Cristali Liquidi. • Leaving out the roots, curl around a wand from the mid-length to ends in small sections all the same size. (Waving away from the face at the front) • Once the curls are cooled down set with Illuminating Hairspray. Then brush through with a paddle brush. • Using a boar bristle brush smooth down the root section with hairspray for a professional, polished look. *styling tip* Leaving the roots straight keeps the look modern and allows for a quick updo/ evening look. ie – a low editorial ponytail or a high, textured top knot.
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Cristallo 50ml
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Make Up Step by Step from Rebecca & Gill from the shoot:
Moisturise the skin with a lightweight fast absorbing moisturiser like SKINICIAN Hydrating Day Moisturiser 50ml RRP £23.00
Using the Karaja CC Colour Correction: RRP £22.00, smooth over the skin, use a second layer where you need a little more coverage.
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Use a dark brown shadow and press it at the lashline with an angled brush, blend it out and reapply to get a soft smokey lashline. Finish up with a few coats of Karaja Lashes Design Mascara RRP £15.00
Use a nude lip liner to lightly line your lips, correcting your lip shape, and fill with a coral lipstick – the Karaja Lip Studio RRP £17.00 is perfect – pat over the lips with your finger to blend it in to the lips, and add either Karaja’s Crystal Gloss RRP £13.00 or Sweet Elixir RRP £15.50 at the centre of the lip to give a fuller look.
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Karaja’s Crystal Gloss RRP £13.00
Sweet Elixir RRP £15.50 Finish off the look with Karaja’s Gold and Bronze No.31 from the Twin Collection RRP £23.00 on the tops of the cheek bones, bridge of the nose, Cupid’s bow and inner corner of the eyes to give a glowing finish. A quick nod to Rebecca who did my make up for launch – and who has just been invited to Paris Fashion Week to work under the world’s best make up artist Pat McGrath. Eeep! Thank you & well done Rebecca! A rarity for me, but here’s a wee bonus pic of me and my lovely make up with blogger Louise Vance…
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Swede as a nut! UL drives the Volvo V90 R-Design AWD
Donald Trump was right when he warned the world about Sweden – Something quite serious is happening there right now and the world, in particular Germany, better sit up and take note. Volvo mean business. I’ve always felt that Volvo wobbled a little from the heydays of the strange yet weirdly awesome sight of the 850 R estate taking on and destroying the sleek Coupes of the British Touring Car championship in the 90’s. From then the 850 evolved to the popular V70 and various other V and S platforms which never really had the competition shaking in their boots, then along came the XC range just to remind us all that Volvo was a serious player once more.
The XC90 wasn’t initially a looker in the traditional 4x4 soccer mom sense when you measure up against the pricier Range Rover of the day or probably more suited price rivals in the Audi Q7 or BMW X5 but it quickly won huge respect across the motoring journalist fraternity with Clarkson, in particular, punching the benefits of the XC90 in to the face of anyone who would listen (don’t ask me what he did to those who didn’t listen!). Volvo was winning again. Maybe that’s another Donaldism but the Swede was once again turning heads. Then we had the arrival of the slightly smaller more compact XC60 which I always felt was by far the better looking of the XC range, that is, up to the latest
UL XC90 launched (shares an interior with the latest V90) which is just a thing of beauty, the latest Q7 and X5 don’t come close on looks and that’s also the case with the car we are discussing here today. Volvo’s V90, V depicting the Estate version and S the Saloon. I didn’t know what to expect as I’d not driven a Volvo for about 5 years when I personally looked at buying an XC60, beautiful on the outside but I couldn’t bring myself to embrace the then range wide signature floating central console so that was
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that – Another German came my way. Thankfully Volvo have moved away from that solid but flatpack look dashboard and the latest layout in the V90 is as near perfect as you’ll find outside of the latest Porsche Panamera. One big central touch screen which is about the size of a tablet turned portrait does absolutely everything, effortlessly. Being a bloke I don’t like being shown around a review car, or any car for that matter, I know how cars work (my wife disagrees strongly with this statement) and I’ve usually read enough pre-review that I know what I’m looking for, so I like to
Probably the most intuitive system I’ve used in a car.
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get in and play about a little. Recently I drove a New Astra and to this day I’m baffled how anyone over the age of 16 could understand the huge number of buttons and menus. Honestly, I’d rather walk than try to begin to understand it. The V90 system just made sense. Probably the most intuitive system I’ve used in a car. This particular car was also well equipped and came with a few must have options like, a full glass roof, head up display which is a bit like reverse park sensors. Once you’ve had it you can’t do without. It’s another “cost option” box to tick when ordering but the information it throws in to your line of sight without being in the least bit
distracting is at worst essential and at best lifesaving. The car also came with the upgraded sound system from Bowers & Wilkins. I spend most of my day in a car of similar size to the V90, The Audi A7 Avant fitted with BOSE and despite my 30’s rapidly coming to an end I still enjoy pushing the volume all the way up to 11 when I get the chance. The B&W system was incredible and although a pricey option you do get some beautiful interior enhancements across the dash and side cards of the doors. It also sounded superior to the BOSE which I would have imagined was an impossible task. The ride, comfort and safety systems built in to this car kind of stump me a 61
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bit. Where do we go from here? When asked 10 years ago, about Audi’s S-Tronic boxes I would have told you they ruin the enjoyment of driving. 10 years later and the thought of driving a manual seems as crazy as using a handle to lower the windows. The V90 kept me in lane, watched my speed on the motorway and braked for me if I got too close to the car in front and did so many other things that go unnoticed that it’s simply astounding. All of this you would think would dull the driving experience but when you put the big Swede in sport mode you get a huge sense of driving pleasure. The car might be almost driving itself at times but you still feel connected and involved. That’s why I feel this is probably the best executive estate car you can buy today. 62
This car is a game changer for the executive class. Simply put, you can no longer talk exclusively about Audi, Mercedes and BMW being the executive car of choice without mentioning Volvo in the same breath. This car will take market share like never before folks, Car Tested Volvo V90 R-Design 2.0D AWD 232 BHP 0-62MPH 7.2s MPG 58.6 Combined
Available to buy now at SMW Belfast T: 028 9068 6000 W: volvocarsbelfast.co.uk
Light. Space. Elegance. Introducing the All-New Volvo V90 The pinnacle of the modern luxury estate.
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Official fuel consumption for the all-new Volvo V90 D4 R-Design in MPG (l/100km): Urban 54.3 (5.2), Extra Urban 68.9 (4.1), Combined 62.8 (4.5). CO2 Emissions 119g/km. MPG figures are obtained from laboratory testing intended for comparisons between vehicles and may not reflect real driving results. Finance subject to status. Retail sales only. *Subject to availability at participating dealers only on vehicles registered by 31 March 2017. At the end of the agreement there are 3 options: (i) Renew: Part exchange the vehicle. (ii) Retain: Pay the Optional Final Payment to own the vehicle or (iii) Return the vehicle. Further charges may be made subject to the condition or mileage of the vehicle. Terms and conditions apply. Applicants must be 18 or over. Guarantee may be required. Volvo Car Credit RH1 1SR. The Stanley Motor Works (1932) Ltd are credit brokers not a lenders, and can introduce you to a limited number of carefully selected finance providers and may receive a commission from them for the introduction. See volvocarsbelfast.co.uk for full terms and conditions. Model shown for illustrative purposes only.
UL Lindsay Mazda in Lisburn recently held an exclusive preview event of the all-new Mazda MX-5 RF (Retractable Fastback). Held at the dealership on Market Place in Lisburn. The event offered customers the chance to be among the first to see, test drive and purchase the hotlyanticipated new sports car.
Lindsay Mazda General Sales Manager Jonathan Davis with Carlton Bell & Jamie Taylor
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Stanley Motor Works (SMW) Belfast 028 9068 6000 www.volvocarsbelfast.co.uk Official fuel consumption for the Volvo V40 T2 R-Design (manual) in MPG (l/100km): Urban 38.7 (7.3), Extra Urban 61.4 (4.6), Combined 50.4 (5.6). CO2 emissions 127g/km. Official fuel consumption for the Volvo V40 D2 R-Design (manual) in MPG (l/100km): Urban 70.6 (4.0), Extra Urban 85.6 (3.3), Combined 78.5 (3.6). CO2 emissions 94g/km. MPG figures are obtained from laboratory testing intended for comparisons between vehicles and may not reflect real driving results. *Important information: The Stanley Motor Works (1932) Limited are acting as introducers. Personal Contract Hire provided by Lex Autolease Ltd trading as Volvo Car Leasing, SK3 0RB. Finance available on Personal Contract Hire available on the Volvo V40 T2 and D2 R-Design over a 36 month term. 18s and over, subject to status. You will not own the vehicle and it must be returned in good condition to avoid further charges. 10,000 miles per annum. Excess mileage charges 11.88p per mile for the T2 and 12.78p for the D2 R-Design. Subject to availability on vehicles registered from 01/01/17 to 31/03/17. Not available with other promotions. Metallic paint included.