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In 2014, HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional cleebrate 30 years as the worlds number one hairdressing awards ceremony, recongnising and rewarding the very best of British Hairdressing Talent.

In 2014, HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional celebrate 30 years as the world’s number one hairdressing awards ceremony, recognising and rewarding the very best of British hairdressing talent.

Throughout the awards 30 year history, 15 hairdressers have won the prestigious title of British Hairdresser of the Year and from Trevor Sorbie, John Frieda, Anthony Mascolo and Nicky Clarke to the 2013 British Hairdresser of the Year, Akin Konizi –these individuals and our celebrated regional and specialist group winners have shaped the way we wear our hair today.

pic12Winning a British Hairdressing Award is the benchmark for creativity and innovation in cutting, colouring and styling and to enter hairdressers throughout the UK select the regional or specialist category they wish to enter and present a collection of four images for the first round judging. Judged anonymously with the results collated by a team of independent auditors, only the most qualified hairdressers are invited to judge the collections in the regional categories – Eastern, London, Midlands, North Eastern, North Western, Northern Ireland, Scottish, Southern, Wales & South West or the specialist categories – Afro, Artistic Team, Avant Garde, Men’s, Newcomer and Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician.

Six finalists will be chosen in each category and asked to give a further four images creating a collection of eight which will be judged by hair specialist press and the most respected creative hairdressers under the same strict guidelines as in the first round. The work of those nominated for the British Hairdresser of the Year title will also be judged at this stage, having submitted a collection of eight exclusive images together with an extensive professional CV. The winners will be announced at a glamorous black tie event, hosted by a well-known media personality on Monday 24th November 2014 at The Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel.

 

Publishing Director of Hairdressers Journal International Jayne Lewis-Orr commented,

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“It’s an incredible achievement to be celebrating 30 years of the best of British Hairdressing Awards have stood the test of time, inspiring creativity and excellence within the industry. Many household names have won this award and Hairdressers journal International are delighted to be celebrating 30 years”

 

With the excitement and build up to Christmas and the New Year sadly over, many people fall into January sataloma summer sataloma summer 2feeling sad and browbeaten, with nothing to look forward to. However, planning a holiday can help boost moods and beat the January blues.

 

Travel retailer MrLuggage.com take a look why January is a good time to plan a holiday.

According to HolidayLetExchange.com, last year 20% of people had booked a holiday within the first month of the year (the highest throughout the year), and this was put down to January being one of the depressing months of the year and people wanting to have something to look forward to. Having something to plan, write in the diary and get excited about does help improve positivity and increase happiness.

sataloma summersataloma summerBooking the holiday time in at work will also be a lot easier in January opposed to in April, as not a lot of people will have secured them yet, leaving the best dates still available. For families there will also be more choice when it comes to choosing seats on flights and family rooms.

Booking in advance also leaves more time to save money and fully plan what activities there are on offer. Therefore it will be much easier to budget and make sure that nothing is missed out.
So if you are feeling the January blues, then get looking for your next getaway.  And if christmas has made an impact on your waistline see our exercise tips for the new year coming soon at Sataloma Online.

Emile Sandé and Ben Howard cleaned up at this years Brit Awards.

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Another new year, brings in another awards season, starting in the UK with the annual visit to the Brit Awards.  The Brit Awards haven’t always been famed for being the best awards show of the season, but progression of the event over the past few years, is showing that it is  just gets better and better, with bigger and better performances, and more and more worthy winners.

brit3The venue looked amazing this year with a  metallic themed backdrop to the multiple stages put n place for british rit2musicians, and singers from across the globe to receive their awards and for superstars to perform their latest hits. Hosted by comedian James Cordon, the Brits was a massive success.

The big winners of the night came in the shape of Emile Sande, who picked up the award for best female solo artist.  Nominated for three awards, this was her biggest accolade of the night, being up against some huge competition in the category, she also won MASTERCARD British album of the year.  best group went to the very popular Mumford and sons, best male solo artist was Ben Howard, who also won best breakthrough act.  The critics choice award went to piano playing solo singer Tom Odell.

brit4tom odellbig performances came from Taylor swift, One direction and Emile Sande,brit5 taylor swift Taylor’s big production of ‘I knew you were trouble’ was one of the biggest moment of the night, the staging was big and loud, and the performance was in true Taylor style, flawless, Justin Timberlake took to the stage to perform for the first time in the UK since he got married, earlier last year.  The night was sewn together well,  hosted by comedian James Cordon introducing some huge names, handing out awards to this years winners. check out some of the moments from the night.

Urban band De’Vide are still making waves and music across the UK.

two piece band De’vide featured in Sataloma Online last year, are one of the hardest working bands, to come out of devide doublethe British music scene, and their hard work is paying off, reaching the boot camp stage on ITV’s the X factor, continuing to make a big name for themselves performing live regularly, and appearing on many radio stations, and even filming their own fly on the wall documentary.

These stylish guys are highly thought of, as a massive force of  talent, among their peers and loyal fans, members, Barney Holmes and Lexus make up this two piece, their very different individual styles compliment each other musically, as perfect and roast lamb and mint sauce. check out De’Vide’s music on Youtube for their music videos, jamming session, and live performances. and follow the guys on Twitter to find out all their gig info at @devidetheband

here’s a video, this is a track called ‘Take A Minute” 

 

 The winner of this year’s BFC Vogue Designer Fashion Fund is Nicholas Kirkwood.

 The Award, which is now in its fourth year, was established to further enhance the reputation of London’s rising stars and assist in the development of their businesses. It is comprised of £200,000 and access to key senior level mentors across the UK fashion industry.vogue designer fashion fund wnnerThe choice to award Nicholas was based on his and business partner Christopher Suarez’s extremely professional 3 year plan and presentation at interview. Nicholas has demonstrated exceptional skill in building a modern, individual and recognisable accessories line and was very clear on his business growth strategy and the key challenges he would like to address with the support of the Fund and its advisors.

The BFC will develop a bespoke mentoring programme tailored specifically to assist Nicholas to achieve his business goals for the next 18 months, with the aspiration that the network developed during this mentoring year will endure throughout his career as he makes the transition from a developing creative business into a global fashion brand.

All of the shortlisted designers, including Emilia Wickstead, Mary Katrantzou, Roksanda Ilincic and Peter Pilotto, will be invited to participate in the Fashion Trust mentoring programme for a 24 month period.

The British Fashion Council would like to thank those supporting the Fund: Burberry, Clothing at Tesco, Debenhams, Harrods, LF Europe, Marks & Spencer, Paul Smith, TOPSHOP and VOGUE.

Let’s unroll the red carpet and get ready to enjoy a couple of hours of
great music.

 

4Music’s Video Honours, the annual awards is returning to your screens to uncover the best artists and videos of 2012 as voted by the public.  The winners will be revealed by Miquita Oliver in a two hour special result
show – Video Honours Results – which will feature live video links of the winners accepting their awards.
 
With incredible talent up for nomination including Ed Sheeran, Tulisa, Rita Ora and David Guetta, the award categories such as Best Boy, Best Girl, Best Breakthrough and Best Video were hotly contested. Music fans can place their vote on the 4music website until midnight on 16 Nov.
 
This year, the series will culminate in a live, interactive show voiced by Miquita – Video Honours Best Video Top 20 – featuring celeb gossip, the winning music videos and live viewer commentary through 4Music.com, 4Music’s Facebook and Twitterfeed.
 

The 2012 Video Honours Awards will kick off on Saturday 27th October for a three-week period, with the voting period live until midnight on Friday 16th November. Fans can head over to 4Music.com to vote for their favourite artists.

 The below nomination shows will air on 4Music from Saturday 27th October at 11am with Best Boy 

4Music Video Honours 2012: Best Boy
4Music Video Honours 2012: Best Girl
4Music Video Honours 2012: Best Breakthrough
4Music Video Honours 2012: Best R&B and Dance
4Music Video Honours 2012: Best Group
4Music Video Honours 2012: Best Video
  Video Honours Results Show – Saturday 24th November at midday.
    Video Honours Best Video Top 20 – Friday 30th November at 6pm.

 Channel details: 4Music – Freeview 18, Sky 360, Virgin 330

Let’s unroll the red carpet and get ready to enjoy a couple of hours of great music.

4Music’s Video Honours, the annual awards is returning to your screens to uncover the best artists and videos of 2012 as voted by the public.

The winners will be revealed by Miquita Oliver in a two hour special result show – Video Honours Results – which will feature live video links of the winners accepting their awards.

With incredible talent up for nomination including Ed Sheeran, Tulisa, Rita Ora and David Guetta, the award categories such as Best Boy, Best Girl, Best Breakthrough and Best Video were hotly contested. Music fans can place their vote on the 4music website until midnight on 16 Nov.

This year, the series will culminate in a live, interactive show voiced by Miquita – Video Honours Best Video Top 20 – featuring celeb gossip, the winning music videos and live viewer commentary through 4Music.com, 4Music’s Facebook and Twitterfeed.

ROYAL OPENING OF NATIONAL FOOTBALL CENTRE MARKS HARD WORK BY STAFF AND SUPPORT OF SUPPLIE

WHEN the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge formally open The FA National Football Centre at St. George’s Park in Staffordshire today (October 9th) it will mark the hard work of head groundsman Alan Ferguson and his 12 staff to get 12 pitches to a peak level of perfection.

Set in National Forest, the site covers 330 acres and includes two hotels, a sports science facility and FA offices. The 12 pitches include 10 natural and two synthetic . . . and the synthetic indoor facility is the largest in the UK.

Alan, formerly Head Groundsman of Ipswich Town FC, has masterminded the three stages of development -construction, operational and completion.

“It has been an enormous project to co-ordinate all of the grass areas as well as the utilities, floodlighting and irrigation but we have come through the construction side and are now in the operational phase,” says Alan.

St. Georges Park is unique in that it offers four different pitch profiles; a Desso GrassMaster (grass plus artificial fibres), plus four fibresand, five natural turf and two 3G synthetic surfaces.

“Since the initial renovation the pitches have not been affected particularly by the poor weather as they are well constructed and well-drained,” says Alan. “The worst areas are the surroundings which have been too wet to fully landscape.” To make the project run smoothly Alan targeted specific companies and suppliers to work with. These companies were cor reliability, back-up support and expertise.
Kate and wills arrived in style by helicopter, and met the England foot all squad before opening the stadium, they then enjoyed an historical match on the new pitch. Kate wore a beautiful grey coat from one of her favourite stores reiss.

In just over three months’ time a new law comes into force which will
prevent insurance companies from pricing premiums based on gender. This is
likely to mean higher car insurance premiums for young women, but new
research reveals the majority of those who will be most affected by thhe
change are completely unaware of it.

The EU Gender Directive becomes law on 21st December. Diamond, a specialist
in car insurance for women, surveyed 1,000 women motorists aged under 30
about the Directive, and found that many of them don’t realise how much it
will affect them.

More than half (51%) of those surveyed were unaware of the Directive at all.
When asked when they thought the Directive was coming into force only 16%
correctly knew that it was later this year.. More than a third (36%) thought
it was already the law with 16% saying they thought it came in last year and
20% that it came in earlier this year.

Dave Halliday, Diamond managing director, said: “The EU announced it was
changing the law regarding gender back in March 2011, which might explain
why so many women think it is already in place. However insurance companies
have been given until December this year to make the necessary changes to
how they price premiums.

“Unfortunately the change is likely to result in higher insurance premiums
for young women. This is because from a risk point of view women will have
to be treated the same as men, and young men in particular have the worst
driving record and are the highest risk. Young women, particularly those
aged under 22 should be aware that their premiums will probably be higher
when they come to get insurance from 21st December onwards.”

Years of data clearly shows that young men have a far worse driving record
than young women. Diamond’s own statistics show men under 21 are four times
more likely to have a dangerous driving conviction than women the same age,
and the cost of the accidents they have is worse, on average accidents
involving men under 21 cost 48% more than those involving women under 21.

Despite the EU’s assertion that men and women are the same, Diamond asked
the women surveyed their thoughts on the issue. 72% said they believe men
and women drive differently, while a massive 83% believe men and women think
differently. Not surprisingly only 7% of them believe men are safer drivers
compared with 56% who think women are safer. 37% believe they are the same.

Sataloma TV, on YouTube is launched this week.

With lots of Video’s to feast your eyes on, bringing yo all the new music artists, that we have featured at Sataloma News, entertainment news and broadcasts, interviews and reactions to current issues.

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