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New slimline menu for Darlaston restaurant

A Darlaston restaurant has enlisted the help of a personal trainer – and a whole team of fitness boot campers - to help get its new healthy options  menu into the best possible shape.

Rakesh Kumar, specialist curry chef at Suki’s Bar and Indian Restaurant in Walsall Road, has been working with Walsall fitness guru, Paul Wilson, to offer customers some lighter, low fat curries.

The idea for the new menu came from Suki’s  owner Bharat Patel and Mr Wilson, after the restrauteur recently joined Paul’s Fat Burner Boot Camp, to try and increase his fitness.

And realising that he also needs to address what he eats, Mr Patel then turned his attention to the restaurant.

Walsall hotel throws beach party to get into shape for summer

Staff at the Village Hotel Walsall warming up on the barbeque for the beach party weekend

A Walsall hotel is throwing a beach party, complete with surfing, Hawaiian shirts and a Zumba workout for the whole family, in a bid to help people get in shape for the summer.

The Village Hotel, just off junction 10 of the M6, is hosting the leisure weekend on June 25 and 26, to persuade people to get more active.

“The whole weekend is to encourage people to get exercising, but to have fun with it, which is why we have chosen the beach theme. People associate the beach with enjoying themselves, but they also want to look good, so we are offering them a helping hand,” explained Damian Goom, general manager of The Village.

Marvellous mum gets hotel's Mother's Day treat

MUM Diane Holmes is one in a million - and thanks to son Chris is all set for a Mother's Day to remember.

The Walsall sixth former has won Diane a treat by nominating her for a pamper day and family meal from The Village Hotel.

He said she deserved the special thank you for her support in him getting a place at Oxford University.

Single mum Diane will dine in style this Sunday, 14 March, enjoying a five-course meal for four at Walsall’s Village Hotel and get a make-over and hair styling session from a hotel beautician.

Queen Mary’s Grammar School pupil Chris, 17, put forward his mum, a teaching assistant at Walsall’s Joseph Leckie Community Technology College, for the Mother’s Day prize to say thanks for all her encouragement and support over the years.

The teenager, who is studying five A levels, has been offered a place at Mansfield College, Oxford, to study geography next year, if he is successful in his exams. He has already got 12 GCSEs, 10 at grade A star and two at grade A.

“She’s just a fantastic mum and really deserves a great treat,” said Chris.

“I thought this would be a fantastic way to say thank you to mum for all the support she’s given to me as I’ll be leaving her soon to go off to university.