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wedding jewellery guide

4/27/2022

Weddings - who's excited!?

If your big day is approaching, friends from Say It With Diamonds are here to offer a helping hand with those finishing touches.

You’ve picked your dress, shoes and hairstyle, but have you decided your jewellery?

On your big day it’s the small details that make a big difference.

To ensure you pick the perfect pieces for your special day, we have some suggestions and recommendations.

Necklaces

The cut of your dress determines the style of necklace you can wear or if at all, necklaces best compliment a lower neckline dress such as a Bardot or Sweetheart.
A simple elegant style necklace is best and Circle Of Life Nec klace
is a beautiful, classic piece representing eternal love, making it the perfect necklace choice.

Earrings

It is important to get the right balance as not every piece you wear on your wedding day needs to be a statement, if your necklace is a bold sparkly piece, keep your earrings simple with Classic Claw Set Earrings that compliment any look.

Pearls

Pearls are also a favourite when it comes to bridal jewellery,
a timeless staple which oozes elegance.

We recommend Sterling Silver Round Pearl Earrings.

Bracelets

If your dress has long sleeves you are probably best avoiding wrist pieces, however if you have a sleeveless dress bracelets are a perfect finishing touch to your look.

Tennis Bracelet, a stylish subtle statement
will give off the perfect glow in your photos.

We guarantee this piece is a must-have for your special day.

If this short presentation has given you the inspiration you needed to start planning your perfect wedding day jewellery look,
browse the full collection at Liverpool's one and only Say it With Diamonds website.

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Foods You Can Freeze

4/27/2022

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Keep the crisps:
Eight Surprising Foods
You Can Freeze

Chilli, crisps and cheese are among the foods you may not know you could freeze. Others include butter, nuts and alcohol.

Preserving foods by refrigeration has been a method used for centuries; however there is always speculation over what you should and shouldn’t freeze.

So the experts have revealed this list to help families lower food wastage
and in turn save their hard earned cash.

Freezing your fresh food and leftover meals is a simple way
to save money each week.

By freezing what you don’t eat, you can save yourself from
spending unnecessarily during your weekly shop.

By compiling this list of foods you didn’t know you could freeze,
it will hopefully help weekly shops go the extra mile.

When it comes to freezing your food,
it’s always advisable to use freezer-proof zip lock bags
to keep foods fresh for when you come to use them.
Remove any excess air before storing and
be sure to label and date your preserved foods.

Below you'll find the list of foods you can freeze, thanks to NetVoucherCodes.co.uk.

Anything surprising for you on that list?

Nuts

It’s easy to preserve your salted or unsalted fresh nuts. Simply place them in a ziplock freezer back and they’ll last in the freezer for up to nine months. To defrost, simply let them thaw until room temperature. For quicker results, you can reheat your nuts by roasting in a pan or oven. Perfect for garnishing over ice cream or yoghurt.

Baked Goods

Good news if you’re a lover of brownies, cakes and cookies! Baked goods can be stored in tupperware containers for up to three months. A handy snack if you bake them in batches and freeze until you need a sweet-treat fix.

Crisps

Freezing crisps is an excellent technique to make them last beyond their expiry date. You can store crisps in their original bag for up to two months.

Cheese

Cheese is another contender for your freezer, it can keep for three to six months. Hard cheese performs better in the freezer compared to soft cheeses like ricotta and cottage cheese. Be sure to defrost your cheese before placing it back in the fridge, to avoid it becoming crumbly. You can also freeze grated cheese by adding flour to the bag and shaking well before freezing.

Garlic

Keep your garlic in the freezer for up to 12 months.Whether you want to preserve whole cloves or once it’s been sliced, simply place your garlic in a zip lock bag in the freezer to give it a longer shelf life.

Butter

Even butter can be made to last. To freeze your butter, wrap tightly in quality kitchen foil or freezer wrap. Salted butter can be preserved in the freezer for up to nine months, if you are freezing unsalted butter it will last for six months.

Chopped chilli and herbs

Save yourself from buying excess chilli and herbs at the supermarket and freeze your leftovers. To do so, chop up your leftovers and place them inside an empty water bottle and screw the lid tightly. This will prevent moisture from ruining your chilli and herbs.

Alcohol (certain kinds)

Happy days, your unfinished wine can be frozen! This method works best with wines that are better chilled, such as white or rosé. Most spirits are good to go in the freezer, they’ll be kept fresh and cold, but won't freeze completely due to high alcohol content.

What else can you freeze? Do tell us.

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The Rocket junction

4/23/2022

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The Rocket junction upgrade on hold

A plan to upgrade The Rocket junction at the end of the M62 is to be paused to examine how it could be altered to better encourage greener modes of travel.

The proposal, first announced in 2019, looked at demolishing the existing Queens Drive Flyover and replacing it with a new roundabout, featuring a dual lane underpass.

The aim was to address poor air quality around the Rocket Junction, which is the busiest in Liverpool city region with over 100,000 vehicles travelling through it every day.

However, since its inception, there have been significant changes to both local and national policy objectives.

As a result, Liverpool City Council has been reviewing its previous commitments, to ensure they align to the city’s new vision and objectives outlined in the City Plan, as well as national transport policy objectives.

The council has now requested that the Department for Transport allow additional time to re-evaluate the scheme, to examine how it could transform the way people move around and through the area, while also improving traffic flow and cutting congestion.

The re-evaluation will include a look at how the scheme could:

• Support active travel and in turn improve air quality.
• Deliver public transport improvements to, and parking at, Broadgreen station to encourage motorists to ‘park and ride’ into the city centre.
• Support and enable a proposed green bus corridor on the A57, which runs parallel to the route.

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The Rocket junction upgrade on hold

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Keep the crisps:
Eight Surprising Foods
You Can Freeze

Find Us on your favourite social platforms