insideKENT Magazine Issue 57 - December 2016 | Page 18

NEWS

ROSEMARY SHRAGER
COOKS UP A TOWIE STORM IN
TUNBRIDGE WELLS!
Rosemary
Shrager’s famous
cookery school
has put Tunbridge
Wells on the reality
TV map – after ex
TOWIE star Sam
Faiers visited the
renowned chef’s
Pantiles kitchen for
her new ITV show.

STAGECOACH LAUNCHES
SMARTPHONE TICKETS

The TV chef
welcomed Sam and her sister Billie – who both rose to fame on the Essexbased show – for a day of cookery lessons for Sam’s hit ITVbe series The
Mummy Diaries.

Bus operator Stagecoach has launched mobile ticketing through its new
smartphone app. Customers across the South East will benefit from the
convenience of using the Stagecoach Bus app to instantly buy and download
day tickets to their smartphone.

The famous duo, along with Sam’s baby Paul in tow, were filmed being
taught how to make a two-course meal for their other halves by Rosemary,
before selling their lemon tarts in her Pantiles Patisserie.

Payments via the app can be made by PayPal, debit or credit card. The
move provides an additional payment option for customers alongside existing
smart ticketing and cash payments. The Stagecoach Bus app was introduced
last month and is available free of charge for Apple and Android mobile
phones, offering a number of journey planning tools for customers in Kent
and East Sussex. However Stagecoach will now also offer mobile ticketing
to make it even easier for customers to buy and use their bus tickets.

Rosemary – who runs courses for keen amateur chefs from gourmet to
bakery to cookery for children – created a unique one-off lesson for the pair
and described Sam and Billie as “model students”.
Rosemary said: “It was a real pleasure to teach Sam and Billie and have
them down with us at the cookery school in Tunbridge Wells. They really
wanted to learn and they were like sponges – a pair of true model students.
They were really keen to do a good job. I created a unique lesson plan for
them and I did my favourite chicken and potato pie, which they loved and
the girls then sold their lemon tarts in our café on the Pantiles, which sold
really well. I loved teaching them and I know they wanted more when they
left so I look forward to welcoming them back again soon."

Stagecoach South East managing director, Philip Norwell said: “This is more
good news for our customers. As well as existing payment methods, we’re
now offering people the chance to download their bus ticket straight to their
smartphone, using technology to deliver greater convenience for those
travelling with us.
“We know that time is precious to everyone. Our app also gives our customers
reliable and detailed information about their bus services to help them plan
their time. We’re continuing to invest in new ways to make travel easier for
our customers as well as encouraging our politicians to take action to tackle
the growing issue of road congestion to allow buses to flourish for the many
customers who rely on them every day.”

The show’s director Max Langton, who is a local resident, said: “I had
worked with Rosemary on a TV show previously and when Sam said she
wanted to learn how to cook, I thought of her Tunbridge Wells cookery
school straight away! There was quite a bit of interest from the local residents
as we were filming and it was a great success!”

HIGH PRAISE FOR LOCAL DIVORCE
AND SEPARATION SOLICITOR
Jonathan da Costa, who leads the family team at Thanet and Canterbury
solicitors Boys & Maughan, has been recognised for being a leader in his
field in the Kent section of the latest edition of Chambers and Partners legal
directory.
The directory wrote: “Jonathan Da Costa is particularly admired for his talent
in collaborative law methods. He handles a broad range of matrimonial
finance matters including those involving businesses, tax and pensions.”
It adds that sources say: "You know the client is in a safe pair of hands;
he's an exceptional practitioner."
Chambers and Partners 2017 identifies the best lawyers and law firms from
across the UK. The publication is highly regarded for its comprehensive
view of the marketplace, depth and quality of research, and commitment
to reporting integrity.
This individual accolade follows Boys & Maughan’s family team being
recognised as amongst the best in the South East by The Legal 500, another
guide, in September.

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