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West York-shire's first, and leading, all-female roller derby team, the Leeds Roller Dolls, present an afternoon of high-velocity high-impact roller skating action with Snow Brawl on Saturday at Leeds University Sports Hall.

The team will play Central City Roller Girls and it will be only the second home match the team has played.

Tickets are £8 (under 10s free) and available on the door or from www.leedsrollerdolls. co.uk.

For more information email tickets@leedsrollerdolls.co.uk.


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Anjum Anand

Anjum's Eat Right For Your Body Type (Quadrille, £14.99)

It's scarcely believable that Anjum Anand could ever have had a weight problem, but in her early 20s she was overweight and a serial dieter.

She eventually lost all the weight but it took a while to discover the diet she should follow both to lose and to maintain weight loss.

Finally, she found the solution, not from modern Western science or diet experts, but in the Indian system of Ayurveda – the oldest and most holistic medical system on the planet.

It recognises three body types and, once you've established your basic body type, you can not only find the diet that will best suit you (and get your body back into shape) but also correct any imbalances to resolve eating and digestive disorders, sleep problems and many other illnesses.

In this groundbreaking new diet book, Anjum shows how to work out your body type, the foods you should eat (or avoid) and how to combine them into delicious recipes for every meal.

Recommended by Waterstone's.


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Various Artists

Nu Disco: The Future Sound of Disco

FOR what they are billing as a 'nu' decade, well-established club brand Hed Kandi bring us two CDs full of the latest disco-flavoured dance sounds. Take this new sub-genre, which they are calling 'nu disco', to mean artists who bring a bit of finger-poking sass and hip-thrusting shimmy to conventional contemporary dance tracks.

Don't expect to have heard of the likes of Holy Ghost, Phonat, Shena or Long Distance Analogue (although eagle-eyed dance fans might recognise Crazy P from Leeds label 2020Vision), but do expect to recognise the familiar sounds of slap bass, slick guitar licks, handclaps and wibbly synths that lend a disco sheen to these tunes.

Standout tracks include Tesla Boy's Electric Lady, Stretch Sylvester's Faith, Roy Davis Jr's I Have A Vision, Chris B & Vee Scott's Joy and Chromeo's Night by Night, but if they still leave you with an appetite for more recognisable tunes there are a handful of shakedowns of non-dance chart bands with The Temper Trap, Passion Pit, Editors and Grizzly Bear all getting the nu disco treatment from renowned remixers like Felix Da Housecat, Greg Wilson and Fred Falke.


Nest building

Glass can make a very pretty addition to your home. It can be introduced in a number of different ways and in a whole host of different colours which for this spring's on-trend bold and colourful look is perfect.

A plain-looking room can be instant-ly turned into a colourful one simply by buying small glass vases in different colours; these can be placed on a windowsill, coffee table or on shelves. Stick to one of these rather than all and line the glasses up.

For an extra special look, add in some tea lights which will create a brilliant atmosphere when lit.

Alternatively, hang glass shapes in the window, these will catch the light and reflect it against the walls in the room for a pretty effect.


Get fit

Staying on top of your regular exercise is tough, the key is to find something you enjoy because that way you are much more likely to reach for your trainers.

Plus, why spend your life doing things you don't enjoy?

At Iveridge health club, we provide sessions include vibration training, kettlebell training, outdoor fun exercise as well as a range of exclusive classes.

We are having an open day tomorrow from 12.30pm - 3pm if you want to have a look for yourself.

We can also give you details of a special deal which ends on Sunday.

Recommended by Richard Hill, Club Manager of Iveridge Health Club. Visit www.iveridgehealthclub. co.uk for details.


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Ruby Chicken

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

45ml (3 tablespoons) oil

4 finely chopped medium onions

4 crushed cloves of garlic

1 dessert spoon grated ginger root

1 teaspoon each of ground coriander, chilli, cumin, turmeric and paprika

1 deseeded chopped red pepper

1kg chicken fillets

1 295g can 99 per cent fat-free condensed tomato soup

410g can green lentils, drained

500 ml cold water



Method

Heat 45ml (three tablespoons) oil in a large saucepan and fry the finely chopped medium onions until golden brown.

Add crushed cloves of garlic, grated ginger root and ground coriander, chilli, cumin, turmeric and paprika. Continue to cook slowly for eight-10 minutes.

Add deseeded chopped red pepper and chicken fillets, cut into pieces, one can condensed tomato soup, can green lentils, drained and 500ml cold water.

Cook slowly for 40-50 minutes until the chicken is tender. Add the chopped coriander and serve.