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February 2016 Inside: Local News Features – Histories & Mysteries – Food – Puzzles An independent magazine for the local community delivered to 10,000 homes and businesses in Clayton, The Westlands, Westbury Park and Thistleberry. Keep the smile, leave the tear, What’s in this month ... Hold the laugh, and forget the fear, 4 Best Local Travel Agency because it is a Happy New Year. 6 Local History Wish you a rocking year! 8 Vicks VapoRub 10 Wines & Vines 12 Amazing Ada Welcome 2016!! 14 Competition - Best Western Hotel Kerry 16 Staying Safe If you have any news, events or anything else that 18 February 29th you would like to see included in the next issue please 20 Turmeric contact: [email protected] 22 Last Name - Clayton 24 Independent Living 26 Save up to £15,000! Junction 15 Limited 28 Edenhurst Prep Hartwell, Harrowby Drive, The Westlands ST5 3JU 30 Kids Quiz Advertising & Editorial, 32 Bell Ringers What’s On & General Enquiries: 01782 625 482 or 07511 452 598 34 Recipe Features Editor: 36 Horoscopes [email protected] • 07511 452 598 38 Welsh Gold Design: [email protected] • 07787 334218 40 Newcastle & Hartshill CC 42 Get Puzzled We would like to thank all the businesses who have advertised in Junction 15 and/or provided content. 44 Bloodstone Every care is taken to ensure accuracy but Junction 15 cannot accept responsibility for any loss damage or omission in any advert or editorial. Junction 15 does not officially endorse 46 Knights BMW any material included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, or stored without the prior consent of the publisher. All competition entrants details may be 48 Puzzle Answers supplied to the advertiser. By entering any competition you have agreed for your details to be passed on if requested. Artwork is accepted on the condition it has permission for use in the publication. 50 Advertisers Index CONCEPT for Hair Why not treat yourself to a fresh new look for 2016 in our beautiful and relaxing surroundings at Concept for Hair and try out treatments in our new beauty room with our therapist Angela. Book in February and receive 20% off cut and colour with this advert Call in at the Salon 1 Poolfields Ave, Keele Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2NL Or contact us 01782 635444 JUNCTION 15 FEBRUARY 2016 3 4 FEBRUARY 2016 JUNCTION 15 The Sun Lounge Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme WITH STATE OF THE ART TANNING BEDS, RELAXING SETTINGS AND AN ESPRESSO BAR FOR A QUICK PICK ME UP AFTER YOUR TREATMENT, YOU CAN NOW OFFICIALLY INDULGE IN A BIT OF WELL DESERVED ME TIME! For All Your Tanning & Nail Needs 1 Esk Way (off windermere road) Clayton 10 % NEW TO CLAYTON – (Behind Seabridge Chip Shop) ✂ off 01782 627888 Valid until 29 Feb 2016 JUNCTION 15 FEBRUARY 2016 5 ~ Histories and Mysteries ~ Do you know your Local History? Here at Junction 15 we thought we would give you something to think about and have a little fun! Well done to all of you that got December’s picture correct. Mrs Brenda Blair was the first to ring in so well done! - it was Nelson Place in the snow c1958. Good luck with this month’s picture! Let us know where you think the picture was taken, do you recognise the building or area? Please feel free to call text or email on the numbers below. (01782 ) 625482 (m) 07511 452598 or [email protected] We will publish the correct answers next month along with your next picture teaser. Photograph kindly supplied by The Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme 6 FEBRUARY 2016 JUNCTION 15 Get your Wood Burning Stove in February and receive £40.00 worth of Kiln Dried Wood. Valid Until 29.02.16 Comforting Vicks VapoRub Vicks VapoRub has been around for over 100 years and is one of the most widely used over-the-counter decongestants. Lately, there’s been a lot of buzz about unique and unconventional ways to use this odiferous ointment. You’ll be surprised to learn that Vicks is a supposed treatment for so much more than just a congested chest. On Your Tootsies Pet Pee-Pee Deterrent Applying Vicks to your feet provides nighttime If your dog or cat is not yet potty trained, cough relief. Generously rub VapoRub all over put an open bottle of Vicks on the area he or your feet and cover them with socks. Within she likes to mark as their territory. The smell moments your cough will subside – in the will discourage them from lifting their legs and morning you’ll wake up a new and hacking free. wetting your rug. Achy Breaky Muscles Headaches Be Gone Vicks relieves sore, overworked muscles. Rub a small amount of Vicks VapoRub on It increases circulation and provides almost your temples and forehead to help relieve instant aid. Use a generous portion and apply it headaches. The mentholated scent will release all over the aching area. pressure in your head and instantly relieve pain. Get Rid of Nasty Nail Fungus Paper Cuts and Splinters Rub VapoRub on your toenails if you suspect To prevent infection and speed up healing you have a fungus. Within days, the nail will time, dab a small amount of Vicks on any small turn dark, this means the Vicks is killing the cut or splinter. fungus. As your toenail grows out, the dark part will grow off and you will have fungus-free There have been a few complications in children feet. Keep applying the ointment over a period when Vicks is used inappropriately. A few children of two weeks to fully cleanse nail beds of any reacted negatively and ended up hospitalised when remaining bacteria. Vicks was applied directly under the nose. Though this is extremely rare and only happens to those Stop Your Cat from Scratching who are sensitive to Vicks, consumers should use Cats are notorious for scratching every hard caution when applying it to the face or on young surface they get their claws on. To prevent children. Miss Kitty from ruining your doors, walls, and windows, apply a small amount of VapoRub to these areas. Cats detest the smell and will steer clear. 8 FEBRUARY 2016 JUNCTION 15 JUNCTION 15 FEBRUARY 2016 9 Welcome to our new Wine on the Vine page. I’m Ian Martin, owner of Wines etc Eccleshall, an independent wine and spirits merchant in this beautiful Staffordshire town. Over the coming months I will be moving with the seasons to bring you some fantastic wine choices. With February being the month of love, here are some valentines wines to share with the one you love or just to love for yourself. We have bubbles that epitomise that valentines dinner, and some classics to fall back in love with again. VEUVE CLICQUOT ROSE LANGOT VALLEY STAFFORDSHIRE SPARKLING Champagne at its best but in Rose form, the first ever Champagne rose offers Champagne made locally “really”, well yes, Strawberry, Raspberry and Cherry notes although we can’t call it that here, this with a sensual fruity finish in the mouth. Fantastic Sparkling is made at Fair oak £45.99 just a few miles from Eccleshall. Peachy fruit notes give way to a medium dry finish in the mouth. £19.99 TANNERS PROSECCO LOUIS LATOUR PINOT NOIR A real classic from the classic Shrewsbury wine merchants. Dry but intense in flavour Candied cherry fruits with a spicy perfume this Tanners exclusive offers the very on the nose, strawberry fruits laced with best in Prosecco terms. vanilla, leading to a rounded finish, £10.50 Pinot Noir at its best. £10.25 LOUIS LATOUR ARDECHE LOUIS ESCHENAUER CINSAULT CHARDONNAY ROSE Fall back in love with this great wine “no More pink to lift the heart, a beautiful pink oak here” Yellow-green in colour, with a wine loaded with expressive aromas of subtle nose of vanilla, with a buttery summer berries with a hint of spicy pepper. creamy texture and notes of vanilla and Fresh, fruity and well balanced. spice. A powerful and complex wine. £6.49 £8.99 I hope you enjoy the Wines here and I look forward to taking a journey with you around the world of wine during 2016. I don’t want my love with her to wither like grapes on a vine, 6 High St, Eccleshall, so I’ll water it with romance to turn it into wine.” Stafford ST21 6BZ 01785 859096 Jarod Kintz www.winesetc.co.uk 10 FEBRUARY 2016 JUNCTION 15 The Seabridge Pub is Proud to Sponsor the 2016 Seabridge Calendar! 174 Seabridge Lane Newcastle-Under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 3HA 01782 629574 – Make sure you collect yours now from one of the team behind the Lounge/Bar. Thank You to all you brave men who participated, the sponsors, Mark the photographer at Creative Vision Photography and Michele Henry for organising the whole affair. In aid of 12 FEBRUARY 2016 JUNCTION 15 Get Loved Up with our February Competition!! Win a Super Prize with BEST WESTERN PLUS Stoke-on-Trent Moathouse Festival Way, Etruria A Night’s Bed & Breakfast Stay for Two in a Superior Room with use of our Spa facilities Simply answer the following question: “What birthday is the Moat House celebrating this year?” Email your answer to [email protected] - closing date 12 noon, Fri 29th Feb 2016 14 FEBRUARY 2016 JUNCTION 15 Clayton UPVC GUTTER CLEANING & Doors & Windows AJS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Helping to protect your most important investment... Your home! We offer an annual cleaning service at competitive prices from as little as £40 ■ All rubbish removed from guttering ■ Downspouts unblocked & flushed ■ Soffits, facias and cladding cleaned ■ Repairs Call John on 01782 717871 ■ Gutter erecting [email protected] Established for 30 Years Free No Obligation Quotes UPVC sample colour range available to view in your home Trusted, Reliable, Clean & Tidy Tradesmen We also Get SUPPLY & FIT 30% off Call: COMPOSITE when