Other sparkly new features include an ultraviolet walkway with luminous animal faces and colour-changing rainforests; illuminated dolphins that appear to leap from moats and waterways, a huge fire garden, as well as a variety of fairground rides and Christmas market stalls.

The loan received from GCBF helped us as we waited for our first funding round, but it was the support from Andy and the team that made all the difference. The response to my appearance on TV has been overwhelming, not just in the UK but across the world, and I’m so excited to see how Chu Lo continues to grow in the coming years." Speaking of the experience, she said: “I can’t wait for the series to launch and to see the reaction from viewers. And we’ve been tipped off that early episodes airing this week will feature a Manchester-based entrepreneur keen to make her mark.At Chulo we believe in building lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and suppliers, and our longstanding partnership with Cisco Refresh lets us offerthe best products with the shortest lead times. The former Royal Navy Lieutenant founded Japanese-inspired premium soft drink brand Chu Lo in 2019. The alcoholic drink market is saturated but the soft drink market has been largely unchanged for years; there’s cola, lemonade, orangeade and not much else, so I decided to make a sour fruit soft drink,’ said Steph. The Manchester-based entrepreneur has been named as one of the first contestants to appear on the first-ever BBC series ofGordonRamsey’s Future Food Stars.

It’s a rum do, but a former Royal Navy captain has launched a new career with a drink that promises a taste of Japan. In fact, she’s been hailed as somewhat of a hero online, with people remarking everything from, “Thank you, madam, you speak for a nation” and “couldn’t have put it better myself, to comments like: “Give Debs a damehood, what an absolute queen”. The woman calling him virtually every name under the sun is a series regular simply known as Debs: an interrogator who has previously appeared on the show’s celebrity spin-off show and is almost certain to pop up even more frequently after this. Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars: when Manchester entrepreneur Steph Buttery is on TV with BBC show Steph Buttery is a former Navy staffer and the founder of the Japanese-inspired sour soft drinks brand, Chu Lo. / Image: Supplied

These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. For example: “You’re a man that likes to put it about a bit [referencing his affair with Gina Coladangelo]”, “You’re not a good-looking man, are you? Pubes on your chest, moobs…”; “You sarcastic f***er… Mr f***ing know-it-all” and “Why do you just keep raising your eyebrows at me, k***head?”, to quote just a few. The beloved wintertime event will see visitors embark on the incredible light trail around the 128-acre premises this November right up until the end of the year and it really is promising to be the most special year to date. Credit: Chester Zoo Contestants on the show come from all across the UK. Worcestershire chef Amithas created a range of bottled Indian sauces from his family recipes and Londoner Leah creates free-from brownies for those with allergies and inolerances.