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ALL club committees and officers, plus pub-licensees MUST be made aware of the fact that legislation on noise-levels has changed! The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (introduced in 2006) now affects workers in the music and entertainment industries. This definition includes not only clubs, but also pubs (indeed, ANYWHERE that plays live-...
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THE future is looking ‘sweet’ for confectioner extraordinaire, Jo Pennell! For, Hatherton-based Jo’s commitment to creating a truly ‘ONE-OFF’ cake-experience for her clients (utilising a delicious combination of design and exquisite, culinary skills) has paid handsome dividends, with her appositely-named business progressing in luscious fashion week-by-week, thanks to enthusiastic word-of-mouth recommendation! Readers seeking something...
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CO-PROPRIETORS, Christine and David, welcome you to join them at their small, family-run hotel in Central Blackpool! Boasting an excellent location, The Abbotsford is an ideal location for readers’ family holidays, and is acclaimed as, possibly, one of the friendliest of all B&Bs and hotels in Britain’s premier seaside resort. The glorious Promenade is...
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IT’S all happening at Smallthorne Pioneer Club! On Thursday, August 13th, local darts ace, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, is appearing at the Chetwynd Street venue in a charitable fund-raising event for the Donna Louise Trust. The entry-fee on the night is £1, and, if players want to compete against Phil, they pay £2. “Their...
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TRANSFER-FEES will go through the roof this summer! Thanks to the crazy spending of Real Madrid, every club will be upping the asking-price for their stars, WRITES GEORGE ANDREWS. The Spanish club has smashed the transfer-record twice during the last, two weeks, and looks to continue along that road. That will have a ‘knock-on’...
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FORMER ‘Corrie’ stars, Jenny Platt and Eric Potts, have swapped the ‘Street’ for the boards this summer to join the Stafford Open Air Production of ‘Twelfth Night’ at Stafford Castle. Jenny is best-known for her role as barmaid, Violet Wilson, which she played in the Granada series from 2004 to 2008: her long-standing character...
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HE’S in constant demand from the biggest names in pop music – and he’s in North Staffordshire in July! The man in question is Snake Davies: phenomenally-talented saxophonist, flautist and composer, who is in concert at Newcastle’s New Vic Theatre on Wednesday, July 8th. Readers will recognise his soulful, searing sound from recordings by...
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2009 is a special year for The Regent Theatre, as the venue celebrates its TENTH ANNIVERSARY! For the past decade, the Hanley theatre has brought the biggest and the best shows from around the world to Stoke-on-Trent. The theatre was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen on October 28th, 1999. Since then, the...
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WITH Real Madrid set to spend £300 million on a player this summer, the question being asked is: where is the club getting its money from? Well, the answer is a TV deal with Spanish station, Mediapro worth £132 million; Adidas paying £81 million for the rights to make its famous, white kit; and...
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New ‘mine hosts’, Steph & Andy, emphasise the ‘human touch’!!!! ‘TRADITIONAL’ is the key-word for Steph and Andy, who became ‘mine hosts’ of this 400-years-old Staffordshire village hostelry in December, 2008! Readers visiting The Draycott Arms will discover NO television, NO Juke-box and NO gaming-machines, but you will enjoy GOOD food, GOOD drinks and...
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