It was only appropriate that I rocked up to Manchester’s Opera House on a classic English sunny afternoon, the city almost horizontal in the longed-for heat.
Within sight of the theatre was mayhem as theatre-goers and a smattering of celebrities packed into the press night showing of multiple Olivier award-winning Sunny Afternoon, the latest musical to land in the city and one with a buzz we haven’t seen in a while.
This is a very British musical, but is much more than a showcase for 60s legends The Kinks and a celebration of Britishness, it is a reminder of how stupendous their musical, societal and political legacy actually is - and what’s more it’s a great night out.
If you think you are not really a fan of the Kinks, you probably are really.
The band’s raw, powerful and riotous sounds and lyrics are the backdrop to more than one generation and though germinated in the 60s moved across the 70s, 80s, 90s and are just as resonant now.
This genius of this production, already a hit in London and now on tour, is that Kinks frontman Ray Davies and his team, who created the story, have sought out some extraordinarily talented musicians to recreate that authentic Kinks sounds and tell the tale of the band’s explosion on to the music scene.
The cast play and sing their own music with remarkable power, with only a few supporting musicians on stage.
Hits such as ‘You’ve really got me’, ‘Dedicated follower of fashion’, ‘Waterloo Sunset’ and the eponymous ‘Sunny Afternoon’ are belted out by the remarkable former Jethro Tull band member Ryan O’Donnell (as Ray Davies) Mark Newnham (Dave Davies), Garmon Rhys (bassist Pete Quaife) and Andrew Gall (as drummer Mick Avory), with the support of a small powerful cast with a special mention for talented Lisa Wright, as Ray’s wife Rasa.
It’s also easy to forget Davies penned tunes for other artists and elements of this discography are included in this show, namely ‘Stop your sobbing’ and ‘I go to sleep’ which were both recorded by Davies’ one time squeeze Chrissie Hynde (of Pretenders fame).
Also on the playlist is my favourite ‘Lola’ which has been recorded since by multiple artists - it is also a little known fact that Davies had to alter the song from Coca Cola to Cherry Cola in the British version of the song to appease the staid BBC re a commercial reference.
The scene where the band stab holes in their amplifiers to crate their unique sounds, explains why it is quite so loud.
Signs stuck to theatre walls to warn of this fact in advance.
But the show starts low-key as it introduces the Davies brothers and their family and the early development of The Kinks, the storylines focusing on emotional highs and lows with the constant battle between artists and management.
More importantly it chronicles the socialist-leaning Kinks v. the system, their battles with the taxman and the rude and unfair realities of the music business and 60s exploitative business in general.
It was also fantastic to see the man himself Ray Davies not just in attendance on this special night but making an appearance on stage with his guitar at the age of 72. A real honour to be there.
A fantastic and entertaining night exploring the euphoric highs and lows of a band and of Britain in the grip of rapid change. It resonates and not just amongst the Kinks’ most loyal fan base.
As I made my way out of the historic theatre, I could hear a deep choral bass emanating from the confines of the men’s bathroom, which was quickly accompanied by a sing along from the queue.
I will now be humming it ‘All day and all of the night’..
*Runs until August 27

Review: Sunny Afternoon at Manchester Opera House


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Manager Dave Challinor believes a point was the very least AFC Fylde deserved from their 3-3 home draw with Salford City and he hopes the club record crowd will come back for more this weekend.
The Coasters trailed twice on Tuesday before defender Steve Williams stole in to seal the draw with a header deep in stoppage time.
Manager Challinor said: “We didn’t play particularly well in possession but we showed the characteristics we are going to need this season if we are to be successful.
“I think we deserved at least a point but I’m disappointed again in the way we conceded goals. One was a worldie but their other two were terrible from our point of view.
“Rowey scored a worldie too to make it 2-2, then their keeper makes a top save to keep out Bohan Dixon and Rowey hits the post with an incredible free-kick. For their lad (Mike Phenix) to then go up the other end and slam one in was frustrating.
“We brought Matt Blinkhorn on and I thought he had a big impact in a short space of time and got us up the pitch. We showed great character and got our reward. We are still unbeaten but are now there to be shot at.”
The point left Fylde on top of National North but they were knocked off the summit last night by Darlington 1883, who beat Chorley 2-0.
An unprecedented 1,832 attended Tuesday’s match and Challinor said: “We had a fantastic crowd and we provided them with an entertaining game. Hopefully they enjoyed it and will want to come back. We are moving forward as a club and we have to keep doing that on the pitch too.”
Challinor was forced into two changes following injuries to goalkeeper Rhys Taylor and winger Brendon Daniels in Saturday’s win at Alfreton.
“It wasn’t ideal having to change a winning side but it is part and parcel of the game,” said Challinor.
“Rhys is a big loss for us because he has been a calming influence at the back with his experience and composure, and with Brendon missing we had to set up a little differently.
“It did disrupt the balance but that is no excuse for the goals we conceded.
“I want both players back as quickly as possible but we are still unsure when that might be. Fingers crossed they aren’t long-term. If we need to strengthen we will.
“We have a busy weekend coming up, with Halifax on Saturday and Bradford on Monday, and hopefully we can keep this unbeaten run going.”
DANIEL AGNEW

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A body been recovered from Preston Docks today (Saturday), police have confirmed.
Eyewitnesses reported a heavy police presence on the Docks including an ambulance and aquatic search team from the fire service.
One bystander, who asked not to be named, said they had seen a white bike pulled from the water, followed by a body.
Emergency services have been at the scene in Navigation Way since shortly before noon today.
Police have not yet been able to give any further details, other then the body being recovered.


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AN irate neighbour lost his temper and stabbed a man because he was angry water bombs had been thrown at his freshly cleaned windows.
Jason Hutchinson, 36, has been jailed for four years after stabbing Liam Hilton with a Stanley knife after a row.
Preston Crown Court heard Hutchinson, of The Crescent, Bamber Bridge, had been staying at his girlfriend’s house in Ribbleton when he fell out with a neighbour on June 22.
Hanifa Patel, prosecuting, told the court Hutchinson had been doing DIY and spent the day cleaning windows.
When he discovered water bombs had been thrown he started arguing with Mr Hilton, with bad feeling continuing throughout the day.
Shortly before 8pm Mr Hilton returned home to discover there had been further trouble while he had been out.
A scuffle broke out and Mr Hilton was struck so hard he thought he had been attacked with a knuckle duster.
But as he fell to his knees he realised blood was gushing out of his side and he had been stabbed.
Mr Hilton was taken to Royal Preston Hospital where he underwent surgery for the gaping wound, which had perforated his diaphragm.
Anthony Parkinson, defending, said Hutchinson’s anger at his work being damaged, coupled with the cans of Guinness he had consumed, contributed to the incident.
Hutchinson pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article.
Judge Christopher Cornwall jailed him for four years.

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The critically acclaimed Russian State Opera will be bringing ‘Carmen’ to the Blackpool Grand Theatre on Sunday, September 18.
Georges Bizets’ Carmen, described as “The most powerful and enjoyable opera”, features a live orchestra with more than 30 musicians. The songs are in French but there will also be English subtitles available for those, like myself, whose French vocabulary stretches as far as ‘bonjour’ and ‘au revoir’.
Set in 19th century Seville, It tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by Carmen, free-spirited femme fatale. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo.
The music from the opera, which was first performed in 1875, is widely acclaimed and the ‘Toreador Song’ is among the best known of all operatic arias.
Producer Alexej Ignatow, of Amande Concerts Ltd, who has co-ordinated the UK tour, said: “We are constantly on the lookout for new challenges, to ensure that our opera and ballet audiences get a chance to experience a wide spectrum of various classic pieces.
“With extensive national tours that get our productions seen the length and breadth of the country, we are able to offer national audiences in various theatres an unforgettable experience at a fraction of the price, all without sacrificing quality. So, it is very close to my heart to continue working with theatres all over the UK to deliver top quality productions every year and make new converts wherever we go.
“No experience is needed to enjoy these classics. Our sets and costume designs, as well as the informative programmes make the productions very accessible and most of all, enjoyable. For opera, English surtitles make it easy to follow the story as you listen to the performance sung in its original language.”
If you’ve never been to an opera before but have always been interested, then this might be the perfect opportunity. With exciting themes such as love, treachery, passion and betrayal, as well as the English subtitles, this might just be the perfect way in.
Tickets are priced between £18.50 and £35.50. A special discounted price of £12.50 is available to under 26’s, subject to availability. Call 01253 290 190.


It was a case of hair today, gone tomorrow for these Fleetwood fundraisers.
Mary Shaw and Hayley Roles separately decided to join the Brave the Shave campaign to boost the coffers of charity Macmillan Cancer support.
Hair today, gone tomorrow.....Hayley Roles, of Fleetwood, after being shaved.
Mary, 68, of Southgate, Fleetwood, had her collar length hair shaved at Rory Blair’s hairdressers on Lord Street.
The retired civil servant, who is married to David Shaw, said after the shave: “I feel quite elated to have done it and raised almost £600 for macMillan. People have been incredibly generous in sponsoring me.
“It didn’t bother getting my hair shaved off but it did bother my hairdresser, Joanne Corry. She has been doing my hair for 25 years and was really upset to see it all come off!”
Mary, who is the current president of Thornton Cleveleys Rotary Club, explained she was born with cerebral palsy and was unable to raise funds by swimming or climbing mounts.
Mary Shaw gets her shaved for charity by Joanne Corry from Rory Blair in Fleetwood
She added: “I wanted to help Mcmillan and this seemed a brilliant way to do it.”
Hayley Roles, meanwhile, had her head shaved down the road at the Butcher and The Bobby pin on North Albert Street.
Mum-of-one Hayley, 27, has so far banked £757 and has more sponsor money still to come in.
After having her should er length hair shorn, she said: “My dad, Gordon Riches, died when he was 60 from liver, lung and kidney cancer.It’s a horrible illness and I wanted to do my bit.”


Lytham CC captain Dom O’Brien hasn’t ruled out a top-four finish but admits his side are still in a Liverpool Competition relegation battle.
It’s been a disappointing season for the Church Road side, spent mostly in the lower half of the ECB premier league, but Lytham halted a run of defeats with a battling home draw – which was just a handful of runs from being a win – against leaders Northern last Saturday.
Now Australian O’Brien wants to build on that in the final four games to ease lingering fears and propel his side up the table, starting at Bootle tomorrow.
“It’s been a very mixed season and we’ve struggled to build momentum,” O’Brien told The Gazette.
“Climbing the table will be tough but four wins could get us into the top four, though we are certainly not clear of relegation either.”
Fifty points separate Lytham from the bottom two, but with 20 for a win nothing is cut and dried. O’Brien added: “We have a strong group of young players. The season has been challenging for them but their confidence is high, so hopefully we can finish strongly.”
And O’Brien, who is approaching 4,000 runs for the club and has scored 624 in the league this season, hopes the performance against Northern can act as a turning point for the run-in.
Last week’s draw was all the more admirable for being achieved without their Lancashire paceman Toby Lester, who has taken 50 wickets for Lytham this season. Another key player in the remaining weeks is likely to be wicketkeeper Gary Knight, who has scored 500 runs.
“We still have to play teams above us, so there’s a good chance to climb the table,” said O’Brien.
While Lytham prepare for one big game this weekend, their neighbours in the Northern League face at least two.
It’s a double-header bank holiday weekend as the title race hots up, with Monday’s derby clash between Fleetwood and Blackpool the obvious eye-catcher.
Before then, leaders Blackpool must negotiate two matches against Netherfield, in the league tomorrow and in the Readers Cup semi-finals 24 hours later – the winners face Lancaster in the final on Sunday week.
Third-placed Fleetwood warm up for Monday’s derby with a trip to Preston tomorrow.
St Annes have two home games over the holiday weekend. They welcome Penrith to Vernon Road tomorrow and Chorley on Monday.
Garstang are celebrating glory in the Palace Shield’s Meyler Cup and are dreaming of a league and cup double.
They won a rain-affected cup final at Vernon Carus on a faster run-rate, reaching 153-1 in pursuit of 196-0.
Standing third in the premier division, Garstang are very much in contention for the double heading into tomorrow’s crunch clash away to leaders Fulwood and Broughton.
Tomorrow’s CRICKET
Northern Premier League: Barrow v Morecambe, Lancaster v Kendal, Leyland v Chorley, Netherfield v Blackpool, Preston v Fleetwood, St Annes v Penrith.
Liverpool Competition ECB premier league: Bootle v Lytham
Moore and Smalley SE+ Palace Shield
Premier division: Fulwood and Broughton v Garstang, Fylde v Croston, Penwortham v Whittingham and Goosnargh, Thornton Cleveleys v Freckleton, Torrisholme v Longridge, Vernon Carus v Great Eccleston
Division One: Garstang 2 v BAC/EE Preston, Kirkham and Wesham v Vernon Carus 2, Longridge 2 v Norcross, Rufford v Eccleston, White Coppice v Hoghton, Withnell Fold v Fulwood and Broughton 2.
Division Two: Great Eccleston 2 v Thornton Cleveleys 2, Gregson Lane v Penwotham 2, Mawdesley v Wrea Green , New Longton v Tarleton, Walton-le-Dale v South Shore, Whittle and Clayton-le-Woods v Blackpool 3

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After months of rumours, Apple has all but confirmed that the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be officially unveiled on 7 September.
The tech giant has confirmed plans for a major media event in San Francisco next Wednesday where it is expected to take the wraps off the newest version of its groundbreaking mobile.
A second-generation iWatch is also expected to be revealed at the event.
Rumours around the iPhone 7’s specifications have been flying around for months. It is expected to be slimmer and lighter than the current iPhone 6S and there is a suggestion it could be waterproof.
Leaked photos also suggest it could do away completely with a headphone jack, replacing the traditional tangle of white wires with wireless Bluetooth-connected headphones.
There is also speculation that the larger 7 Plus will come with a dual-camera system.
It is likely to get a full HD 1080p edge-to-edge screen and a larger battery to keep users online for longer and address criticisms about the longevity of the iPhone 6.
Speculation about processing power has ranged from a dual-core processor like the 6S up to an unlikely hex-core but RAM is expected to remain at 2GB. Whatever the hardware, it’s likely to come with iOS 10 and the variety of functionality upgrades that brings with it.
Pricing is expected to follow Apple’s trend of keeping the cost of new handsets stable so the iPhone 7 will cost around £539 but that’s likely to come with 32GB of storage, a jump over its predecessor’s 16GB.

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The parents of a baby girl have been arrested after their four-month-old daughter was found with ‘significant head injuries’ at home, police said yesterday.
The youngster was rushed to Blackpool Victoria Hospital after an urgent 999 call, before being transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where she remains in a poorly condition, a spokesman said.
We remain at the very early stages of a police investigation to establish how she has come by her injuries
“We remain at the very early stages of a police investigation to establish how she has come by her injuries,” he told The Gazette.
The girl’s dad, a 28-year-old NHS worker, and mum, 29, both from Carleton, were quizzed by detectives after being held on suspicion of a section 18 assault — or grievous bodily harm.
The pair were arrested after paramedics were called to their home in Maldern Avenue, Carleton, at around 8.49pm on Thursday.
Their young daughter was rushed to A&E, with her condition described as ‘immediately life threatening’.
A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service said she was unable to comment further because the 999 call came from the private residence.
But she did say it was given emergency ‘red two’ status and treated as a priority.
Only ‘red one’ calls, where patients have stopped breathing or do not have a pulse, are treated more urgently.
The girl was then taken to hospital at 10pm before being transferred to Alder Hey, a specialist children’s hospital, the police spokesman added.
Officers were called in at around 3.30am the following morning, and the man and women held.
“They were arrested on Friday morning and kept in until Saturday,” a source close to the pair, bailed until Monday, December 5, said.
Their two other young children were being cared for by another family member, he told The Gazette, which has chosen not to name the girl or her parents at this stage.
The county council, which is responsible for child protection, declined to comment.


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AFC Fylde moved back to the top of National League North after Bohan Dixon’s late strike sealed their first-ever win at Mill Farm.
Halifax are tipped to be among AFC Fylde’s promotion rivals this season but Coasters manager Dave Challinor was determined not to read too much into Halifax defender Danny Hone scored at both ends in the second half as Fylde survived a late red card for substitute Matt Blinkhorn to take full points after drawing their first two games at their new home.
Manager Dave Challinor stuck with the starting line-11 that drew 3-3 with Salford City in midweek, but Halifax made a bight start and could have taken the lead when Scott Garner was first to a loose ball in the area but saw his shot deflected wide.
Josh MacDonald then tried an ambitious overhead kick but Fylde keeper Tony Thompson saved comfortably.
Danny Rowe had the Coasters’ first chance on 15 minutes, testing Steven Drench with a trademark free-kick, though the keeper got down well to block the striker’s thunderous 40-yard strike.
The hitman took aim again when the ball broke kindly for him to the right of the penalty area but he dragged his shot wide and beyond the reach of the lurking Andy Bond.
At the other end, MacDonald was just wide with a glancing header at the near post.
And it was the visitors, like Fylde going into the game unbeaten, who opened the scoring on the half-hour.
Their towering talisman Tom Denton was played in by MacDonald from the right, and although his initial strike was blocked by Josh Langley, the striker swept home the rebound from 10 yards.
Their joy was shortlived, though, as the scores were level again two minutes later.
Caspar Hughes advanced towards goal before drilling a low strike into the bottom left-hand corner.
Hughes was soon on the prowl for a second but couldn’t quite get on the end of a James Hardy flick-on after Dixon’s shot had been blocked.
An evenly-contested match reached its midpoint with honours even, despite two late visitors to regain the lead.
First Halifax midfielder Jake Hibbs’ free-kick from the edge of the box sailed just over, then Denton’s overhead kick was headed off the goal-line by Rowe.
The hosts were first to threaten after the break as Rowe whipped in a delightful cross from the left that flashed wide of the far post.
Fylde took the lead on 50 minutes, when Rowe shifted the ball on to his left inside the box and unleashed a powerful strike which defender Hone could only turn into his own goal.
The momentum was with the Coasters and Sam Finley unleashed a fizzing effort from distance which Drench claimed at the second attempt.
Hone looked to make amends on the hour, when he met MacDonald’s cross from the right, but his effort went straight into the grateful clutches of Thompson.
Hone found redemption after 72 minutes, when he netted a scrappy goal from MacDonald’s low cross.
But Fylde were not to be denied and scored the winner seven minutes later.
Dixon picked up the ball 25 yards from goal, beat his man and slid a neat finish into the bottom corner of the net.
There was still life in the visitors’ attack and Garner flashed a shot wide as Halifax desperately looked for a way to keep their unbeaten record intact.
They very nearly found one when Kosylo nipped in but Thompson pulled off a fantastic fingertip save to nudge the ball on to the post.
There was a nervy finale for Fylde as substitute Matt Blinkhorn was adjudged to have kicked out at Hone and was given his marching orders just moments after entering the field.
But the Coasters held on to go into this afternoon’s round of fixtures ahead of Harrogate and 1883 Darlington – the league’s other unbeaten sides – on goal difference.
Challinor said: “I’m not one who goes along the line of it being a significant win so early in the season.
“It’s great to win – don’t get me wrong – but will it affect what happens during the rest of the season? Not in my opinion.
“I’m focused solely on us getting better, especially defensively. To win is great and we’ll enjoy our wins, but we must recover for Monday against Bradford Park Avenue now.
“I truly believe Halifax will be up there and we’ve taken three points off one of our rivals – that’s the one big thing from the game for me.
“The disappointment of conceding didn’t last very long because we scored straight away, but the way we defended was still disappointing because we’ve got an experienced back four and they need to take responsibility. At the minute, we’re not doing that well enough.”
But the manager realises there’s little time to iron out the errors between matches. “We don’t get much time to work because we have a game in less than 48 hours, then we have games on Saturdays and the next two Tuesdays.
“It’s further down the line before we go Saturday to Saturday (without a game). In the meantime, we’ve got to keep on going and picking up wins.”
CHRIS COUGHLIN
AFC Fylde: Thompson, Holmes, Langley, Williams, Kennedy, C. Hughes (Baker 77), Bond, Finley (Collins 87), Hardy, Dixon (Blinkhorn 81), Rowe.
Subs not used: M. Hughes, Newell.
Halifax: Drench, Hibbs, Wilde, Roberts, Hone, Garner, MacDonald, Kosylo, Denton, Sinnott, Peniket (Burrow 81).
Subs not used: Nicholson, Hughes, O’Brien, Barrows

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary novellist Graham Greene and stage adaptation one of his most entertaining works ‘Travels with My Aunt’ will be coming to Blackpool Grand Theatre on Tuesday, September 20.
Described as “one very ordinary man’s extraordinary journey of self-discovery”, the story follows Henry Pulling, who leads a quiet bachelor life until his Aunt Augusta persuades him to travel with her initially to Brigton but eventually as far flung as Istanbul, meeting all sorts of weird and wonderful people along the way.
The plot mirrors Green’s own obsession with travelling and just four actors play the roles of over 20 characters.
The show has been adapted by Creative Cow, and the company’s co-founder Katherin Senior said: “We love the way Travels with my Aunt traces two voyages in parallel – one a physical cross-continental journey by plane, train and boat and the other a mind-blowing, eye-opening journey of self-discovery. Henry couldn’t be more different from Greene himself, who was adventurous, risk-loving and unconventional - but can we perhaps see some similarities by the end? It’s a great pleasure to be touring this work by one of our favourite authors in this anniversary year.”
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Chris Neal highlighted an important issue for Fleetwood Town to tackle in training this week – dealing with second balls.
The Town number one shone at Bolton last weekend, pulling off a number of fine stops, including a sharp double save.
However, Bolton won 2-1 after overturning David Ball’s opener for Town – and speed of reaction to the second ball was a factor.
First, Amri’i Bell cleared David Wheater’s header off the line but Gary Madine was first to the rebound and fired home.
Then Conor Wilkinson’s header across the box dropped fortuitously to Kaiyne Woolery before Josh Vela steamed in to scored the winner.
And Neal says that being first to such rebounds and ricochets is something Town are working on ahead of Saturday’s trip to Southen.
The 30-year-old former Shrewsbury and Port Vale keeper said: “What we have been told is that second balls in this league are the ones that we need to concentrate on.
“Unfortunately we did not do that at Bolton, but we are work on that on the training ground this week and for the rest of the season.
“But Uwe Rosler (head coach) told us to keep our heads up as there is no point sulking about it.
“We put in a good performance at Bolton. We have not been outplayed and we move on to the next game.
“The most important thing is the team, but personally it was good to pull off some saves at Bolton.”
Neal is encouraged to see his new club playing without fear this season.
He added: “We went to Bolton with nothing to fear and I think that showed.
“We were disappointed not to come away with any points – we should have at least come away one.
“I think we showed against Leeds (in the EFL Cup-tie which Town lost on penalties) that we don’t fear anyone.
“The manager has instilled that in us and all the coaching staff.
“It means that when we are going away to some of the bigger clubs in the league, like Bolton and Charlton, we are not fearing anything.”
Neal is expecting a physical test at Southend tomorrow, similar to the one he experience on his debut in the 1-1 draw at Northampton on the opening day.
The St Albans-born keeper, who began his career at Preston, added: “We move on now and we have a big game again on Saturday.
“I’m expecting a similar game to the one at Northampton.
“They have quite a small pitch and are a physical team – that is how they look to play.
“It is going to be a tough game but we have a full week to prepare and we will go there looking to pick up some points.”


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A FORMER volunteer firefighter who was caught with 90 moving clips of child abuse on his computer and tablet has been given a suspended jail term.
Stephen Oram, 31, of Fishergate, Preston, admitted three offences of making indecent images of children and and one of possessing them.
You must realise the seriousness lies in the fact each image is of a real child being abused by an adult
The father-of-one showed no emotion as sentence was passed at Preston Crown Court.
Prosecuting, Paul Cummings QC said: “On September 18 lat year police officers carried out a search warrant at his home after receiving intelligence. As they entered he made partial admissions that they would find images on some devices.
“On a tablet were 80 images and on a Dell computer were a further 10.”
Imposing 10 months suspended for two years, and a sex offender treatment programme, Judge James Adkin said: “
Search terms had been used by you which were recovered from the internet history which were directly referable to images of children.
“You must realise the seriousness lies in the fact each image is of a real child being abused by an adult.
“The searching and viewing of such images perpetuates the cycle of abuse and the long term psychological harm to each child.”
The judge also imposed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order on Oram, who studied firefighting and rescue at university.
It restricts his contact with children and internet use, and ordered him to sign on the sex offender’s register for 10 years.
Defending Darren Lee-Smith told the court he had suffered psychiatric problems as a result of experiences in his childhood.

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The family of a man who was killed in a crash outside Preston have spoken out about their ‘tragic loss’.
The 35-year-old man, named as Nick Farrimond, was stood by the road in Whitestake in the early hours of Monday, when he was hit by a car.
Police said Nick, from Bamber Bridge, suffered multiple injuries and died at the scene. It is believed he had been waiting for a taxi.
His family Lynne, Terry Tom released a tribute to announce the ‘very tragic and untimely death of their most loved son and brother’.
It says: “Nick was a wonderfully caring, kind and most especially funny young man.
“His loss will be deeply felt by all his family and huge circle of friends.
“There is a void in all our lives that will never be filled.”
Messages of love and support also flooded in on social media, paying tribute to Nick.
A 32-year-old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drink-driving, and was in custody.
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses for the incident, which is believed to have involved a red Peugeot 106 near to Pope Lane Close and Green Lane at around 12.50am.
Sgt Tracey Ward, of the Lancashire Police Roads Policing Team, said: “These are tragic circumstances and my thoughts remain with this man’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
“We are appealing for information and would ask anyone who can help to come forward and contact police.”
Contact police on 101, quoting log reference 0067 of August 29.

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BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff faces judgement Tuesday in a Senate vote expected to remove her from office despite her dramatic claim of being the victim of a coup.
The country’s first female president confronted her accusers in a marathon session Monday, telling the Senate that she is innocent and warning that the Brazilian democracy is in danger.
She is accused of having taken illegal state loans to patch budget holes in 2014, masking the country’s problems as it slid into its deepest recession in decades.
The Senate is set to hear closing arguments from lawyers for the two sides on Tuesday before holding a final debate ahead of voting—with the session possibly stretching into Wednesday. Two thirds, or 54, of the 81 senators must vote in favor of impeachment to strip Rousseff of the presidency.
Recalling how she was tortured under Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s, the leftist leader urged senators during her testimony to “vote against impeachment, vote for democracy… Do not accept a coup.”
However, momentum to push her out of office appears unstoppable, fueled by deep anger over Brazil’s devastating recession, months of political paralysis and a vast corruption scandal centered on the state oil giant Petrobras.
Folha, one of Brazil’s main newspapers, published a running count of senators’ voting intentions and had 52 declaring themselves pro-impeachment by late Monday, with 11 undecided.
Rousseff would be replaced by her vice president turned bitter enemy Michel Temer. He said he was watching the process with “complete calm.”
If Rousseff is expelled, he plans to fly to China for a G20 summit as soon as he is sworn in.
Tear gas
Despite her strong words in the Senate, public reaction to Rousseff’s impeachment trial has been characterized by widespread indifference, as Brazilians struggle with rising inflation and unemployment.
Some 2,000 flag-waving supporters rallied to support her near the Senate building in the capital Brasilia—a fraction of the crowds her Workers’ Party has drawn in the past.
Protesters also gathered in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where they lit fires and riot police fired tear gas to disperse them.
The Workers’ Party under Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is credited with raising around 29 million Brazilians out of poverty. But they have turned on their rulers, blaming them for the country’s multiple ills, accusing Rousseff of mismanagement in particular.
Temer, of the center-right PMDB party, has already served as acting president since May, using his brief period in power to steer the government rightward.
Although that has earned plaudits from investors, it remains uncertain whether he will have voters’ support to push through the painful austerity reforms he promises.
Rousseff has barely double digit approval ratings. But Temer is hardly more popular, according to opinion polls.
Unlike many high-profile politicians, Rousseff has not been accused of trying to enrich herself through embezzlement or bribes. There is also lingering sympathy for her suffering under the dictatorship.
Although she spoke mostly in a measured tone on Monday, her voice cracked and she appeared close to tears while recalling her suffering as a young leftist guerrilla and during a battle with cancer.
“Twice I have seen the face of death close up,” she said. “When I was tortured for days on end, subjected to abuses that make us doubt humanity and the meaning of life itself, and when a serious and extremely painful illness could have cut short my life.”
“Today I fear only for the death of democracy, for which many of us here in this chamber fought.” AFP
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Poet and artist Angelo Suarez, a convenor of Train Riders Network (TREN) and an active #MRTbulokprotester, was arrested and detained last night by security guards of the MRT (Metro Rail Transit Line 3).
By MARYA SALAMAT
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Security guards and police at the MRT (Metro Rail Transit Line 3) arrested last night poet and artist Angelo Suarez, a convenor of Train Riders Network (TREN) and an active #MRTbulokprotester. Suarez was reportedly on his way home. In a statement, Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of Anakbayan, condemned the arrest as harassment.
The MRT security guards brought Suarez to the police, Anakbayan said. The MRT reportedly accused Suarez of “vandalism.”
But in truth, said Crisostomo, the case against Suarez is harassment of those protesting #MRTbulok and privatization of train services.
Rather than harass the critics of privatization and profiteering of railways, the government should immediately stop the privatization of trains, reverse the train fare hikes and improve the corrupt mass transport services in the country, Crisostomo said.
To bring about real change in transportation, he urged the government to ensure efficient, safe, reliable mass public transportation in the country.
Crisostomo and the Train Riders Network said the charges filed against Suarez are baseless and as such should be dropped. They call for Suarez’s immediate release.
In another statement, James Relativo, TREN Spokesperson, expressed disgust at how the state forces are “quick to arrest people who have done nothing but speak the truth, yet allow those who profit from illegal and unjust fare hikes, those who continue to plunge our government into debt due to privatization, those who keep our trains in their sorry state, to roam free.

MRT harassment of commuters' rights advocate hit


Logo in the Apple store in Regents Street, London, as the company is facing a multibillion-euro tax bill after a European Union investigation into state aid it received in Ireland
The European Commission has ordered Ireland to recoup 13 billion euro (£11.1 billion) from tech giant Apple over a sweetheart tax deal.
A three-year investigation by Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager found the arrangements dating back to the early 1990s were illegal under state aid rules.
She said it allowed Apple to pay substantially less tax than other businesses - 1% on its European profits in 2003 and 0.0005% in 2014.
The Republic's tax inspectors have been told to recover the unpaid billions.
"Member states cannot give tax benefits to selected companies - this is illegal under EU state aid rules," the commissioner said.
"The Commission's investigation concluded that Ireland granted illegal tax benefits to Apple, which enabled it to pay substantially less tax than other businesses over many years."
Ms Vestager found two tax rulings issued by Ireland to Apple which she said substantially and artificially lowered the tax paid by the multinational maker of iPhones and iPads.
She said the arrangements to establish the taxable profits for two Irish incorporated companies of the Apple group - Apple Sales International and Apple Operations Europe - did not correspond to economic reality.
The commissioner said almost all sales profits recorded by the two companies were internally attributed to a "head office" which only existed on paper and could not have generated such profits.
Her inquiry found the profits were not subject to tax anywhere.
Ireland's Finance Minister Michael Noonan said he profoundly disagreed with the verdict.
His office said the Republic does not do "deals" with taxpayers.
"Our tax system is founded on the strict application of the law ... without exception," Mr Noonan said.
The minister said he would seek Government support to challenge the commissioner's findings in the European courts.
"This is necessary to defend the integrity of our tax system, to provide tax certainty to business, and to challenge the encroachment of EU state aid rules into the sovereign member state competence of taxation," he said.
"It is important that we send a strong message that Ireland remains an attractive and stable location of choice for long-term substantive investment."

Apple ordered to pay Ireland 13 billion euros after EU ruling on tax deal


Three-year investigation found tech giant paid substantially less tax than other businesses


Undated handout photo issued via a YouCaring page set up to help support the family of Thomas Jackson, who has died after being critically injured as he tried to save a fellow backpacker as she was stabbed in a knife attack in Australia
FATHER'S TRIBUTE AFTER BRITON WHO TRIED TO SAVE STABBED BACKPACKER DIES
The father of a British traveller has paid tribute to his "darling" son after he died from injuries suffered while trying to defend a fellow backpacker in a knife attack at an Australian hostel.
Tom Jackson, 30, died in a north Queensland hospital on Tuesday and his father, Les, was quoted on a Youcaring fundraising page set up to help the family.
He wrote: "We are bereft. Our darling Tom has left us and the world is a poorer place. Thanks again to everyone for the love and support you have given us over the last few days, we will be forever grateful."
HOME SECRETARY TO MEET FRENCH MINISTER AMID BORDER CONTROL AND JUNGLE FEARS
The Home Secretary will travel to Paris to meet her French counterpart amid growing fears the French could axe British border controls in Calais and send the Jungle camp to Dover.
Amber Rudd is due to discuss security with French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve during the scheduled trip on Tuesday - her first official overseas engagement since taking up the post.
It comes after a growing number of prominent French politicians have warned that France might tear up the deal which allows British border checks to be carried out in Calais unless radical changes are made.
JEREMY CORBYN TO UNVEIL 'DIGITAL MANIFESTO' IN PITCH TO KEEP LABOUR LEADER'S JOB
Jeremy Corbyn will pledge to draw up a digital bill of rights as part of a new manifesto to promote and harness the internet as he continues to tour the country in his Labour leadership campaign.
Delivering a speech in London's East End tech capital, he will promise to "democratise the internet" and use it to create "the most visible general election campaign ever".
And he will highlight technical innovations made by his team, including the Canvassing App which was inspired by the Bernie Sanders campaign in the United States, as the way forward for political campaigning.
EVERY REGION BETTER OFF THAN LAST YEAR, RESEARCH FINDS
Every region in Britain is more prosperous than last year, with some areas emerging as challengers to London and the South East for affluence, a new report shows.
Wealth, spending or earnings rose across the country in the 12 months to April 2016, while jobless rates dropped, according Barclays' Prosperity Map.
The lender's report calculates regional scores based on an array of factors such as gross domestic product (GDP), house prices, charitable giving, working hours and average house prices.
WILLY WONKA ACTOR GENE WILDER DIES AGED 83
Willy Wonka star and "comic genius" Gene Wilder has died aged 83.
The Hollywood actor, known for roles in comedy classics such as Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, has been hailed as one of the "great talents" of his generation.
Wilder's nephew said he died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease, the Associated Press reported.
FAILURE TO DELIVER ON EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS PLEDGES AFTER BREXIT WOULD BE 'BETRAYAL'
British workers could lose many of their employment rights after Brexit unless the Government draws up new laws to protect them, a senior Labour MP has warned.
Prominent Brexiteers rubbished claims made during the referendum campaign that leaving the EU would result in a bonfire of workers' rights.
But former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has commissioned research by the House of Commons Library highlighting the EU laws that enshrine employment rights.
MOTHER'S DELIGHT AS CONJOINED TWIN DAUGHTERS PREPARE TO START SCHOOL
Conjoined twins who had a slim chance of survival are now preparing to go to school for the first time.
Rosie and Ruby Formosa, who were born joined at the abdomen and shared part of the intestine, needed an emergency operation to separate them when they were born in 2012.
Their parents, Angela and Daniel Formosa, were told the girls had a low chance of survival when medics discovered they were conjoined.
VAPING COULD POSE LONG-TERM DANGER TO THE HEART, CARDIOLOGIST WARNS
Vaping from electronic cigarettes could be as bad for the heart as smoking the real thing, scientists have warned.
A study found that a typical vaping session caused similar damage to the main artery in the heart as that suffered by those who smoked cigarettes.
The findings appear to fly in the face of advice from Public Health England (PHE), which last year said vaping is 95% less harmful than tobacco and called for GPs to be able to prescribe e-cigarettes on the NHS to help people quit smoking.
BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS INNOCENCE AT IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
On what could be her last day as Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff mounted a forceful defence of her time leading Latin America's most populous nation.
She warned senators that ousting her would hurt a young democracy while defiantly promising to go down fighting in what many see as a losing battle.
Ms Rousseff, who has been suspended since May, delivered a 30-minute address on Monday at her impeachment trial in the Senate, and was then questioned by senators for more than 14 hours.
TAYLOR SWIFT REPORTS FOR JURY DUTY BUT IS ALLOWED TO AVOID RAPE CASE
Taylor Swift reported for jury service in the US but her request to be allowed to avoid an aggravated rape and kidnapping case was accepted.
A judge dismissed the pop star as a potential juror, Davidson County District Attorney General's Office spokesman Ken Whitehouse said.
He said: "She asked to be left off out of concern for an upcoming trial in Denver where she was - she used the term 'groped' - by a fan at a meet-and-greet."

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Until now, the Optima has only been available as a saloon. And no way has it been selling as well in Europe as it would be if there were an estate version on offer too.
The answer? Build an estate version. That’s what Kia has now done, and the company reckons it’s going to account for about 65% of Optima sales goign forward.
It’s called the Sportswagon, and it looks funky enough to warrant the title, but its style doesn’t come at the expense of practicality. There’s plenty of space in all the seats, as well as the load bay – 552 litres at worst, and a highly praiseworthy 1686 in full tip-run mode.
So it gets the family-hack basics right, and it feels as if it’s built to survive. The materials it’s trimmed out in are tough, even if they look about as exciting as… well, the materials in the Optima saloon.
Similarly, though, Kia remains as generous as ever with kit. Whichever model you buy, it’ll have nav as standard, and once you get to the top of the range the list will include cooled seats and an electric tailgate, as well as a raft of cutting-edge safety gear.
Something else you get with every model, however, is the familiar 1.7 CRDi engine. This is less noisy than it used to be, but it’s still short on refinement in general. You need to keep it on boost to maintain progress, too, which is easier said than done as output falls away alarmingly if you let it drop below the 1750rpm at which the full 251lb ft of torque arrives.
That problem goes away if you buy an Optima with the DCT auto box, which knows exactly when to kick down. This is unavailable on the entry-level 2 model, however; it’s optional on the mid-range 3, and standard on the top-spec GT-Line S.
On that subject, the Sportswagon range starts at £22,295 and climbs to £30,595.
So your money buys you a big, usable estate whose engine isn’t very nice. Aside from that it seems as pleasing to drive as you’ve a right to expect, with adequate performance and well controlled body movement to go with lasting grip and accurate if hardly electrifying steering.
That seems to add up to a wagon with the right stuff and a bit more on top. It seems to make most sense if you stick with the lower-priced models, however. The price of the top-spec version means it has some extremely talented opponents to knock down, but at the bottom of the range there’s not an awful lot else that can give you so much practicality for your money.
Kia Optima Sportswagon
On sale Autumn 2016; Price £22,295-£30,595; Engine 4 cyls, 1685cc, diesel; Power 139bhp at 4000rpm; Torque 251lb ft at 1750-2500rpm; Gearbox 6-spd manual; Kerb weight 1620kg; 0-60mph 9.8sec; Top speed 124mph; Economy 64.2mpg (combined); CO2 rating/tax band 113g/km, 19%


Kia adds an estate version to its Optima range – with slick looks and winning practicality but an engine that still can’t match the best


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Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in The Producers and the mad scientist of Young Frankenstein, has died. He was 83.
Wilder's nephew said on Monday that the actor and writer died late on Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Jordan Walker-Pearlman said in a statement that Wilder was diagnosed with the disease three years ago, but kept the condition private so as not to disappoint fans.
"He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world," Mr Walker-Pearlman said.
Wilder started his acting career on the stage, but millions knew him from his work in the movies, especially his collaborations with Mel Brooks on The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. The last film - with Wilder playing a California-born descendant of the mad scientist, insisting that his name is pronounced Frahn-ken-Shteen - was co-written by Brooks and Wilder.
"Gene Wilder, one of the truly great talents of our time, is gone," Brooks wrote in a statement on Monday. "He blessed every film we did together with his special magic and he blessed my life with his friendship. He will be so missed."
File photo dated 06/06/1996 of Willy Wonka star and "comic genius" Gene Wilder, who has died aged 83. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday August 30, 2016. The Hollywood actor, known for roles in comedy classics such as Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, has been hailed as one of the "great talents" of his generation. See PA story DEATH Wilder. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire
With his unkempt hair and big, buggy eyes, Wilder was a master at playing panicked characters caught up in schemes that only a madman such as Brooks could devise, whether reviving a monster in Young Frankenstein or bilking Broadway in The Producers. Brooks would call him: "God's perfect prey, the victim in all of us."
But he also knew how to keep it cool as the boozing gunslinger in Blazing Saddles or the charming candy man in the children's favourite Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. His craziest role: the therapist having an affair with a sheep in Woody Allen's Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex.
"The greatest comedic mind of my childhood is now gone," actor Josh Gad wrote on Twitter. "£RIP £GeneWilder & thank you 4 your pure imagination. This one hits hard."
Jim Carrey tweeted: "Gene Wilder was one of the funniest and sweetest energies ever to take a human form. If there's a heaven he has a Golden Ticket."
Wilder was close friends with Richard Pryor and their contrasting personas - Wilder uptight, Pryor loose - were ideal for comedy. They co-starred in four films: Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You. And they created several memorable scenes, particularly when Pryor provided Wilder with directions on how to "act black" as they tried to avoid police in Silver Streak.
But Wilder would insist in a 2013 interview that he was no comedian. He told interviewer Robert Osborne it was the biggest misconception about him.
"What a comic, what a funny guy, all that stuff! And I'm not. I'm really not. Except in a comedy in films," Wilder said. "But I make my wife laugh once or twice in the house, but nothing special. But when people see me in a movie and it's funny then they stop and say things to me about 'how funny you were.' But I don't think I'm that funny. I think I can be in the movies."
In 1968, Wilder received an Oscar nomination for his work in Brooks' The Producers. He played the introverted Leo Bloom, an accountant who discovers the liberating joys of greed and corruption as he and Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) conceive a Broadway flop titled Springtime For Hitler and plan to flee with the money raised for the show's production. Matthew Broderick played Wilder's role in the 2001 Broadway stage revival of the show.
Though they collaborated on film, Wilder and Brooks met through the theatre. Wilder was in a play with Brooks' then-future wife, Anne Bancroft, who introduced the pair backstage in 1963.
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Wilder, a Milwaukee native, was born Jerome Silberman on June 11 1933. His father was a Russian emigre, his mother was of Polish descent. When he was six, Wilder's mother suffered a heart attack that left her a semi-invalid. He soon began improvising comedy skits to entertain her, the first indication of his future career.
He started taking acting classes at age 12 and continued performing and taking lesson through college. In 1961, Wilder became a member of Lee Strasberg's prestigious Actor's Studio in Manhattan.
That same year, he made both his off-Broadway and Broadway debuts. He won the Clarence Derwent Award, given to promising newcomers, for the Broadway work in Graham Greene's comedy The Complaisant Lover.
He used his new name, Gene Wilder, for the off-Broadway and Broadway roles. He lifted the first name from the character Eugene Gant in Thomas Wolfe's Look Back, Homeward Angel, while the last name was clipped from playwright Thornton Wilder. A key break came when he co-starred with Bancroft in Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage, and met Brooks, her future husband.
"I was having trouble with one little section of the play, and he gave me tips on how to act. He said, 'That's a song and dance. He's proselytising about communism. Just skip over it, sing and dance over it, and get on to the good stuff.' And he was right," Wilder later explained.
Before starring in The Producers, he had a small role as the hostage of gangsters in the 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde. He peaked in the mid-1970s with the twin Brooks hits Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
He went on to write several screenplays and direct several films. In 1982, while making the generally forgettable Hanky-Panky, he fell in love with co-star Gilda Radner. They were married in 1984, and co-starred in two Wilder-penned films: The Lady In Red and Haunted Honeymoon.
After Radner died of ovarian cancer in 1989, Wilder spent much of his time after promoting cancer research and opened a support facility for cancer patients. In 1991, he testified before Congress about the need for increased testing for cancer.
That same year, he appeared in his final film role: Another You with Pryor.
Wilder worked mostly in television in recent years, including appearances on Will & Grace - including one that earned him an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actor - and a starring role in the short-lived sitcom Something Wilder. In 2015, he was among the voices in the animated The Yo Gabba Gabba! Movie 2.
As for why he stopped appearing on the big screen, Wilder said in 2013 he was turned off by the noise and foul language in modern movies.
"I didn't want to do the kind of junk I was seeing," he said in an interview. "I didn't want to do 3D for instance. I didn't want to do ones where there's just bombing and loud and swearing, so much swearing... can't they just stop and talk instead of swearing?"
Wilder is survived by his wife, Karen, whom he married in 1991, and his daughter from a previous marriage, Katherine, from whom he was estranged.

'Truly great talent' Gene Wilder dies at 83 after series of unforgettable roles


Movie superstar was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease three years ago but kept condition private to not disappoint fans


House prices rose by by 0.6 per cent to £206,145 in August, that's according to Nationwide's house price index.
This represents a slight increase in the annual rate by 5.6 pc up from 5.2 pc in July.
Nationwide said that a lack of both demand and supply had helped to keep house prices relatively stable over recent months and a ten year low in unemployment had also had a clear effect.
However, despite the the increase, the building society were quick to point out concern for the future of the market with slow downs in certain areas of labour, there is potential for a drop in confidence.
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: “The pick up in price growth is somewhat at odds with signs that housing market activity has slowed in recent months.
“What happens next on the demand side will be determined, to a large extent, by the outlook for the labour market and confidence amongst prospective buyers.
“It is encouraging that the unemployment rate remained at a ten-year low in the three months to June, though labour market trends tend to lag developments in the wider economy.
“However, business surveys suggest that the manufacturing, services and construction sectors all slowed sharply in July, and, if sustained, this is likely to have a negative impact on the labour market and household confidence.
“Most forecasters, including the Bank of England, expect the economy to show little growth over the remainder of the year."

Nationwide reports house prices up for August


The building society reported an increase in house prices for August but uncertain about future


Rowan Bridgwood was enjoying a night out at Lost In Tokyo when she suffered the allergic reaction
A woman with a severe egg allergy has spoken of the horrific moment her throat started to swell after she suffered a reaction to a cocktail.
Rowan Bridgwood suffered the allergic reaction just seconds after sipping on the ‘Memoirs Of A Geisha’ cocktail at Lost In Tokyo in the Northern Quarter on Saturday night.
Realising that the drink must contain raw egg - an ingredient which can cause potentially fatal anaphylaxis for Rowan - she quickly took her medication and the symptoms eased.
Bar bosses have apologised and say they immediately took steps to change the menus to include details of allergens included in their drinks.
But Rowan, 26, from Bury , is now warning other bars to be extra careful to label ingredients and be aware of common allergens that can make customers ill.
She said: “I read the menu and there were not too many ingredients and no mention of eggs or foam, which I have learnt to look out for.
“After my first sip my lips started to tingle then my mouth and my throat started to close. It’s a horrible feeling because you feel as though you can’t breath. I’m very careful what I eat and drink.
Bosses at Lost in Tokyo say they took immediate steps to update their menus
“The manager was very apologetic and kept saying they would make sure the menu was changed.
“I just want to make people aware of these common allergens.
“I think places need to take into consideration how important it is. It’s so important that they label everything clearly.”
Rowan was celebrating her boyfriend Sam’s birthday when she fell ill.
The school administrator, who carries an epipen with her at all times, felt better after taking her medication but was forced to go straight home.
She says she will not be returning to the popular bar again.
Bar manager Tom Small said the menus were immediately recalled and changed to include details of any allergens included in the drinks.
He added: “We have gone through the menus and they have been reprinted to avoid any future issues.
“We take this unfortunate matter extremely seriously and apologised to the customer at the time.
“The safety of our customers always comes first and we will display all allergens in cocktails from now on.”

Woman with severe allergy suffers potentially fatal reaction to cocktail containing raw egg


Bar bosses at the Northern Quarter venue apologised and said they took immediate steps to change the menus to include details of allergens


(left to right) Martin Roth, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, Tim Reeve, Victoria Broackes and Michael Cohl attending a photo call for the first ever Pink Floyd Exhibition in the UK, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday August 31, 2016. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire
A laser light show, handwritten lyrics and previously unseen Pink Floyd concert footage will go on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in a new exhibition on the legendary band.
The V&A is hoping for a repeat of the huge success it enjoyed with its show on David Bowie in The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains.
It flew a giant inflatable pig - like the one featured soaring above Battersea Power Station on the cover of the album Animals - over the museum to publicise the show.
Photo issued by the Royal Mail of one of a set of ten stamps, featuring the album cover from Animals, that will be issued to mark fifty years since Pink Floyd turned professional and became the 'house band' of the London Underground movement of music and arts.
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason was at the launch of the show, which will feature 350 objects and artefacts, including instruments, original artworks and psychedelic prints and posters.
Martin Roth, V&A director, said: "The V&A is perfectly placed to exhibit the work of a band that is as recognisable for its unique visual imagery as for its music."
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains runs from May 13 to October 1 next year.

New Pink Floyd exhibition to feature unseen concert footage


Laser light show and handwritten lyrics also to feature in exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum


Apple has confirmed the date of its next big launch event where it is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 7.
They've sent out media invitations for an event on September 7 – at the usual time of 10am in San Francisco (6pm in the UK).
It's set to take place at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, but the invite for journalists doesn't give many clues to what's going to happen – unlike normal.
It simply says "see you on the 7th" – which has led to speculation the iPhone 7 will indeed be launched.
The background of translucent coloured bubbles may relate to the rumour that Apple is planning to bring in new coloured handsets.
Some people have also speculated they could be water droplets - pointing to a possible waterproof iPhone.
ConceptsiPhone Is this the new iPhone 7?
Tech news sites and blogs have been posting rumour upon rumour about the new iPhone for months. Leaks from what appear to be people involved in the production of the iPhone have kept the interest up.
The most persistent (and controversial) rumour is that Apple is going to get rid of the headphone socket.
This means you will either have to buy a pair of headphones that use a Lightning cable, get an adapter, or use Bluetooth headphones.
There are a lot of rumours that the iPhone 7 will get a camera upgrade - but this may only apply to the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus, not the 4.7-inch iPhone 7.
The rumour is that it the larger iPhone will get a dual-lens camera that will be able to snap SLR-quality photos and 3D images.
There has been a lot of talk about Apple removing the Home button, but the latest rumours suggest this will be a key feature of next year's model.
Instead, Apple could add some pressure-sensitivity to the Home button, meaning it will perform different functions depending on how hard you press it.
Yasser Farahi Possible design for the iPhone 7
The latest leaked pictures suggest that Apple is going to get rid of the plastic lines that run across the back of the iPhone.
These lines currently allow radio signals to pass through the metal casing and reach the antennas. However, it looks like Apple may be planning to redesign the case to get around this restriction.
There is some suggestion that the iPhone 7 will be waterproof. Smartphone rivals like Samsung already make waterproof phones - and this is a big selling point for people prone to clumsiness.
Apple has improved the water-resistance of its devices in recent years, but it yet to release a fully waterproof phone.
A leaked image of what could be the iPhone 7
Earlier rumours suggested that the new handset will no longer come in a 16GB model – but that the top-of-the-range iPhone will now offer 256GB of storage.
It's also expected to feature fast-charging technology - meaning your phone will get several hours of battery life from just a few minutes of charging.
Finally, there have been several leaked pictures purporting to show a blue iPhone 7, suggesting Apple may be considering different colour options.


The tagline says "see you on the 7th" but gives no other clues about what may be launched


Prime Minister Theresa May has set her face firmly against a second referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, telling Cabinet colleagues that "Brexit means Brexit" and there will be no attempt to stay in the EU "by the back door".
Mrs May was speaking at her country retreat Chequers as Cabinet met for the first time after the summer break.
As work continues on preparations for withdrawal negotiations, each Cabinet member has been told to use the meeting to set out what opportunities leaving the EU presents for their department.
Speaking at the start of the all-day meeting, Mrs May said: "We'll be looking at the next steps that we need to take, and we'll also be looking at the opportunities that are now open to us as we forge a new role for the UK in the world.
"We must continue to be very clear that 'Brexit means Brexit', that we're going to make a success of it. That means there's no second referendum; no attempts to sort of stay in the EU by the back door; that we're actually going to deliver on this."
Mrs May said "quite a lot of work" had already been done over the summer on preparing the way for exit negotiations under Article 50 of the EU treaties.
She told colleagues it was "a very significant moment for the country, as we look ahead to the next steps that we need to take".
The PM said: "We have the opportunity to forge a new positive role for the UK in the world, to make sure that we are that Government and country that works for everyone - that everyone can share in the country's prosperity.
"So there are challenges ahead but it's an important and significant moment for us and I think we have real opportunities to develop the United Kingdom and ensure that it does work for everyone in the UK."
Despite pressure from Leave supporters for a swift departure from the EU, Mrs May has already made clear she will wait at least until the end of this year before triggering the two-year process by invoking Article 50.
Downing Street indicated on Tuesday that she is unlikely to seek parliamentary approval before taking the step, saying only that MPs would be given "a say" on the process and declining to commit the Government to giving them a vote.
Former chancellor and Brexit campaigner Lord Lawson said Article 50 should be tabled as soon as possible and Britain should not "waste time trying to negotiate elaborately" a special trade deal with the EU.
"A long period of uncertainty is bad for the economy, bad for British business, and therefore the sooner this is sorted out the better," Lord Lawson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Conservative former business minister Anna Soubry - part of the Open Britain group being launched this week by supporters of the failed Remain campaign - said Britain should push for a deal that preserves access to the single market and free movement for EU citizens.
She told Today she would be "concerned about any plans to curb immigration" from Europe, which had "benefited our country, especially business".
Cabinet ministers meeting at Chequers are believed to be split over whether the UK should seek continued membership of the EU single market, which is likely to involve signing up to free movement as well as making financial contributions to Brussels budgets.
Mrs May stressed that the meeting would also focus on non-EU priorities like social reform and the economy.
"We're also going to talk this morning about social reform," she said. "We want to be a Government and a country that works for everyone, and we'll be talking about some of the steps that we need to take in order to build that society that works for everyone.
"And I want it to be a society where it's the talent that you have and how hard you're prepared to work that determines how you get on, rather than your background.
"We'll be having an update on the state of the economy. We'll be looking at how we can work to increase productivity - that's one of the key issues that we want to address. But also how we can get tough on irresponsible behaviour in big business - again making sure that actually everyone is able to share in the country's prosperity."
Labour shadow minister without portfolio Jonathan Ashworth said: "After six years of Tory Government, working people are feeling the pinch, public services are under pressure and the Tories have no plan to deal with the vote to leave Europe.
"Britain needs change but Theresa May and the Tories cannot deliver it. Their austerity agenda has failed working people, they have put the needs of the few over those of the many, and they have plunged Britain in to economic uncertainty post-Brexit due to their failure to plan for the outcome.
"As Theresa May heads for her Brexit brainstorm, she should focus on one item above all others: putting working people first for a change."

Theresa May rules out second EU referendum as she insists 'Brexit means Brexit'


Theresa May holding the first Cabinet meeting of the new government
THERESA MAY TO MEET CABINET MINISTERS FOR BREXIT DISCUSSIONS
Theresa May is set to meet senior Cabinet ministers to discuss department-by-department Brexit action plans.
The meeting is due to take place at the Prime Minister's country retreat Chequers and working on the UK's divorce from Brussels will be at the top of the agenda.
Mrs May has tasked her colleagues with setting out the opportunities that leaving the European Union will create in each of their portfolios.
'UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF DISCRIMINATION' AGAINST PREGNANT WOMEN IN WORKPLACE
Urgent action is needed to give pregnant women and new mothers more protection at work, after research revealed a "shocking" increase in discrimination over the past 10 years, a parliamentary report has said.
MPs on the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee called for a German-style system which would ban employers from making women redundant during and after pregnancy except in specific exceptional circumstances.
The committee also called for a "substantial" cut in the £1,200 fee for women taking a pregnancy-related discrimination case to an employment tribunal, and said rights to paid time off for antenatal appointments should be extended to casual, agency and zero-hours workers.
BUSINESSES SHOW FLICKER OF CONFIDENCE AFTER POST-BREXIT VOTE SLUMP
Business confidence has shown signs of recovery from the slump seen in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, a report has revealed.
The Lloyds Bank business barometer found that UK business confidence dropped by 13 points to 16% in August, but remained higher than the reading taken in the days after Britain's voted to leave the European Union.
It said the net balance for companies expecting trading to improve slipped to its lowest level since December 2011, falling 22 points to 19% in August.
POLL BOOST FOR JEREMY CORBYN IN LABOUR LEADERSHIP BATTLE
Jeremy Corbyn has a 24-point lead over Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest, according to a poll.
A YouGov survey for The Times of those entitled to vote in the contest puts the current Labour leader on 62% with Mr Smith trailing on 38%.
Mr Corbyn received just shy of 60% of the vote when he was elected to the job in September 2015.
CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THREE 'WORRY ABOUT BEING FAT OR UGLY'
Children as young as three are showing signs of being unhappy with their appearance and bodies, a survey of childcare professionals has suggested.
Almost a third of nursery and school staff said they had heard a child label themselves fat while 10% said they had heard a child say they felt ugly.
Nearly a quarter said they had "seen signs" that children aged between three and five were "unhappy with their appearance or bodies" and this figure almost doubled to nearly half of six to 10-year-olds.
NINETEEN NHS TRUSTS TO REVIEW CHEMOTHERAPY OVER HIGH DEATH RATES
Nineteen hospital trusts have been told to review their cancer treatment after data showed too many patients died within a month of receiving chemotherapy.
The research, published in The Lancet Oncology Journal, found the trusts had higher rates of 30-day mortality after chemotherapy for lung and breast cancer than expected.
Age, general wellbeing and other factors affected the death rate following treatment, the study of more than 30,000 patients in England suggested.
ISLAMIC STATE SPOKESMAN 'KILLED IN SYRIA BY US AIR STRIKE'
Islamic State has said that its spokesman and senior commander has been killed while overseeing military operations in northern Syria.
The IS-run Aamaq news agency said Abu Muhammed al-Adnani was "martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns in Aleppo".
His death, if confirmed, would be the latest blow to the group, which has been on the retreat in Syria and Iraq, where it declared a self-styled Islamic caliphate straddling both countries.
CHRIS BROWN ARRESTED IN LA ON SUSPICION OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
Singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Chris Ramirez said Brown was being taken to central Los Angeles for booking after a lengthy search of Brown's home.
Baylee Curran told the Los Angeles Times that Brown pointed a gun at her face in his home early on Tuesday. She said another man at his home and Brown became angry with her when she admired the man's diamond necklace.
HOSTEL KNIFE ATTACK HERO TOM JACKSON NOMINATED FOR POSTHUMOUS BRAVERY AWARD
A British backpacker who died a week after he was stabbed trying to save a fellow traveller as she was attacked at an Australian hostel has been nominated for a posthumous bravery award.
Tom Jackson, 30, died a week after he was critically injured as he tried to shield Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, during a knife attack at Shelley's Backpackers in Home Hill, Queensland.
Mr Jackson, from Congleton, Cheshire, died in Townsville hospital on Tuesday, and his family said they were "indescribably proud" of what he had done.
CHALLENGE TO DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE SIR CLIFF RICHARD IN ABUSE CASE
The decision not to press charges in the abuse case against Sir Cliff Richard is being reviewed.
The singer was the subject of a long-running South Yorkshire Police investigation which centred on sexual assault accusations dating between 1958 and 1983 made by four men.
The 75-year-old was never arrested or charged and his case was discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service in June on the grounds of insufficient evidence, but at the beginning of August an application under the victims' right to review scheme was lodged by an accuser, challenging the decision by the CPS not to pursue the case.

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A Transit police officer is being hailed as a hero after he pulled a man from railway tracks ahead of an oncoming train in New Jersey.
The officer, Victor Ortiz, followed the man who he saw getting off a train at Secaucus Junction as the man jumped on to the tracks.
Mr Ortiz said the man knelt down on to the tracks as a train was about half a mile away and kept saying "I just want to die".
He grabbed the man and was eventually able to pull him off the tracks just as the train was coming into the station.
NJ Transit officials say they could not be more proud of Mr Ortiz and hoped the incident reminds people what police officers do every day.

Man pulled from train tracks with seconds to spare captured on CCTV


A Transit police officer is being hailed as a hero after he pulled a man from railway tracks ahead of an oncoming train in New Jersey.


A shocked Maria finds her twisted ex flatmate Caz Hammond sleeping rough on a bench in tonight’s Coronation Street , before being attacked in her home by a burglar.
Maria kicked Caz out of her home for her meddling ways, and now she is homeless.
Caz, played by Rhea Bailey, is found on a park bench by Maria, played by Samia Ghadie, as she and her son Liam walk their dog Ozzy on the Red Rec.
Explaining that the army has kicked her out, Caz hopes Maria will take pity on her. But Maria refuses to be taken in by Caz’s lies again.
She hands her some cash and tells her she’ll have to sort herself out.
The hairdresser showed Caz the door after overhearing her tell Liam that Maria had split up with her fiance Luke Britton.
Later Caz arrives at Maria’s flat and is horrified to discover that she’s been attacked by a burglar and calls the police.
Could this be the start of Caz’s obsession with her friend which will see her fall for Maria and try to kiss her?
ITV Maria is shocked to find Caz sleeping rough on a bench
Caz was recently dumped by her fiancee Kate Connor, played by Faye Brookes, who discovered that she had been lying about her leg being injured.
And soon we will see the army reject target Maria in a sinister Single White Female Corrie plot twist.
ITV Caz calls at Maria’s flat and is horrified to discover she’s been attacked
Maria is single again after having a night of passion behind Luke’s back with suave factory boss Aidan Connor, played by Shayne Ward.
Wracked with guilt, Maria decided to ditch Luke, telling him he could find someone better. And Caz is waiting in the wings to pick up the pieces.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be attending this Sunday’s Burston Strike School Rally, it has been confirmed.
Mr Corbyn, MP for Islington North, will replace Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who was due to appear at the annual event, which commemorates the longest-running strike in history.
Jeremy Corbyn is a lifelong supporter of the Burston Strike School, and his presence at the rally last year gave the attendance a significant boost
A regular in recent years, his increased profile last year while competing to become Labour leader saw the rally’s attendance in 2015 swell to 3,000, and is a late addition to this year’s event.
A spokesperson for the rally said: “The organisers of the Strike School Rally unfortunately have to report that the shadow chancellor John McDonnell MP will no longer be one of the speakers at the event this year.
“John is a hugely popular figure and many people will be greatly disappointed to hear that he will not be in attendance.
“Jeremy Corbyn is a lifelong supporter of the Burston Strike School, and his presence at the rally last year gave the attendance a significant boost.”
The day’s proceedings will kick off 10.45am, with a number of bands, poets, and speakers set to attend.
Musical entertainment on the day will be provided by Steve White and the Protest Family, Red Flags, the NASUWT Brass Band, and the Banner Theatre 1st May Band, while performance poet Attilla the Stockbroker is due to perform, as well as renowned poet, humourist and musician John Hegley.
Suffolk Punches will also lead the march around the ‘candlestick’, which follows the route of the children’s original demonstration.
For more information visit www.burstonstrikeschool.co.uk

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn set to attend Burston Strike School Rally


Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be attending this Sunday’s Burston Strike School Rally, it has been confirmed.


A Luke Callander second-half strike saw newly-promoted AFC Sudbury earn an opening day draw at home to Dulwich Hamlet, while Needham Market and Soham Town Rangers also drew but Bury Town came from behind to get three points.
In front of a crowd of more than 400 at The Wardale Williams Stadium, AFC Sudbury captain Sam Clarke put his side into dreamland with a second-minute lead in their first ever game in the Ryman League Premier Division — the highest level in the club’s history.
But last season’s beaten play-off finalists Dulwich Hamlet came back with two goals in the space of four minutes, with Kenny Beaney heading in the equaliser in the 37th minute before Kadell Daniels’ free-kick beat Marcus Garnham at his near post, to send the visitors into the lead at the break.
AFC Sudbury pegged them back in the second half though with good skill from Clarke in the 66th minute seeing him work a low cross for Callander to tuck away.
The hosts pushed for a winner late on but could not find a way through as they made a pleasing start to life at Step Three.
Elsewhere in the division, Needham Market’s new midfielder Jack Curtis, on loan from Colchester United, marked his debut with a 10th minute opener at home to Burgess Hill Town.
But the visitors snatched a point with a late equaliser, with Tyrell Richardson-Brown striking in the 84th minute.
In Division One North, Bury Town got their 2016/17 campaign off to a winning start after recovering from an early setback when Ryman Blackman converted a 31st minute penalty at Ram Meadow to win 2-1.
Ollie Hughes stabbed home from close range in the 42nd minute to send the sides into the break level, before new playing captain Bradley Barber scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 56th minute.
In the Thurlow Nunn League, Newmarket Town’s opening Premier Division game, the first on their new artificial 3G pitch, ended in a 6-2 victory over struggling FC Clacton with Jamie Thurlbourne hitting a hat-trick while there were also a brace for Steve Holder and one for Scott Paterson.
Thetford’s recent signing, ex-Norwich City man Cameron King, was on target in their 2-0 win at Swaffham Town on Friday night. They joined Mildenhall Town, who won 2-0 at home to Great Yarmouth Town on Saturday thanks to goals from Jacob Brown and substitute Alexander Stillinger, in preserving their perfect start after two games.
In the Sky Bet Championship, Ipswich Town suffered a 2-0 defeat at Brentford after the Bees’ summer signing from Gillingham, John Egan, struck twice inside eight minutes shortly after the re-start as the Blues were made to rue missed opportunities in the first half.
Norwich City played out a goalless draw with last season’s beaten play-off finalists Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday’s late kick-off in the first game at Carrow Road since being relegated from the Premier League.
* For more comprehensive highlights of Ipswich Town matches, log on to the official club website
RESULTS:
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday: Brentford 2 Ipswich Town 0, Norwich City 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0.
RYMAN LEAGUE
Premier Division: AFC Sudbury 2 Dulwich Hamlet 2, Needham Market 1 Burgess Hill Town 1.
Division One North: Bury Town 2 Waltham Abbey 1, Soham Town Rangers 0 Witham Town 0.
THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE
Premier Division: Gorleston 1 Haverhill Rovers 1, Hadleigh Utd 2 Kirkley & Pakefield 1, Ipswich Wanderers 2 Ely City 1, Mildenhall Town 2 Great Yarmouth Town 0, Newmarket Town 6 FC Clacton 2, Stanway Rovers 3 Walsham le Willows 2, Swaffham Town 0 Thetford Town 2 (Friday), Wivenhoe Town 0 Long Melford 0 (Friday).
First Division: Braintree Town 1 Team Bury 0, Cornard Utd v 2 Diss Town 4, Debenham LC 1 Haverhill Borough 5, Dereham Town 0 Stowmarket Town 4, King’s Lynn Town 8 Needham Market 2, March Town Utd 1 Halstead Town 1, Whitton Utd 8 AFC Sudbury 1.

FOOTBALL ROUND-UP + ITFC HIGHLIGHTS: AFC Sudbury draw on Ryman Premier bow


A Luke Callander second-half strike saw newly-promoted AFC Sudbury earn an opening day draw at home to Dulwich Hamlet, while Needham Market and Soham Town Rangers also drew but Bury Town came from behind to get three points.


We may still be waiting for a first East Anglian derby victory since 2009, but there was plenty to be upbeat about on Sunday afternoon.
There was no comparison between the cost of the players on each side, but when it came down to it, we showed we can still mix it with the division’s top guns.
I don’t think either side really deserved to win it, but after Jonathan Douglas’ early effort was shown to be wrongly ruled out for offside, and Daryl Murphy was denied a penalty, we weren’t far off taking the derby spoils.
The goal and Steven Whittaker’s effort off the post aside, Norwich rarely troubled our goalkeeper. And it was far from a backs-to-the-wall display, either.
Derby games are ones I usually fear. But this one became one to almost revel in.
Low budget Town trading punches with a City side still splashing around in Premier League cash.
Grant Ward showed again what a class act he can be with his direct running and pinpoint deliveries, and looks a great addition for around £600,000.
And Adam Webster also shone, starting to show why Mick McCarthy made him his most expensive addition since arriving at the club.
But the day belonged to Jonas Knudsen, who has come in for a fair bit of criticism from the fans. Following Tyrone Mings and Aaron Cresswell was always going to be tough but McCarthy has stuck with the young Dane and the consistency his game lacked is starting to come good. I’m not so sure he’ll score many more with his right though!
Preston will come to Portman Road on Saturday (3pm) buoyed by their first league win of the campaign, and the onus will now be making sure we build on the positives of our derby display by taking three precious points into the international break.

Across the border with Russell Claydon: Positives to build on for Town after derby display


We may still be waiting for a first East Anglian derby victory since 2009, but there was plenty to be upbeat about on Sunday afternoon.


Consumer experts are warning of a new series of online scams offering seemingly well-priced drones for sale.
However, the fashionable items being advertised on online shopping sites at lower than the recommended price often do not exist, according to Action Fraud.
After victims agree to purchase a drone, the fraudsters request payment to be paid via bank transfer, saying that it will quicken the delivery process.
After transferring the money the buyers never receive the drone and the fraudster blocks the victim to prevent further conversation.
Action Fraud has offered the following advice which applies to all online transactions:
Check the validity of the post.
Avoid paying by bank transfer and instead use an online payment option such as PayPal, which helps to protect you.
Check feedback online by searching the associated phone numbers or email addresses of the seller. Feedback will give you useful information about recent transactions other buyers have made.
If the item is below market value consider whether this is an opportunity too good to be true.


Consumer experts are warning of a new series of online scams offering seemingly well-priced drones for sale.


It was sweet 16 for Bury St Edmunds at the weekend as they ended a run of 15 games without a win by beating Vauxhall Mallards by six wickets.
Sean Park (5-30) took five wickets to restrict the hosts Vauxhall to 202-8, before an unbeaten century from Daron Cruickshank (128 not out) helped Bury to a winning score of 206-4, and saw them climb up to ninth in the Gibbs Denley East Anglian Premier League table.
Elsewhere, Sudbury slipped to sixth in the table after a crushing nine wicket defeat at home to Burwell, and Woolpit dropped to the foot of the table after drawing at Copdock and Old Ipswichian.
In the Dipple and Conway Opticians Norfolk League, Diss were relegated from the Premier Division after an eight wicket defeat at Downham Town.
Despite a century from Chris Cooper (120) helping Diss score a total of 244, Downham (245-2) reached the target with the loss of just two wickets, and coupled with Cromer picking up maximum points in their win over Sprowston, it meant Diss will finish the season in the bottom two.
Garboldisham climbed up to second place in the Premier Division after beating North Runcton by 69 runs, while Old Buckenham’s four run defeat at newly crowned champions Brooke saw them drop to fourth.
Elsewhere, Mildenhall stretched their lead at the top of Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship Division One at the weekend.
Mildenhall secured a 35 run win at home to Frinton II, while nearest rivals Wivenhoe lost at home to Witham, meaning Ben Shepperson’s men now hold a 30 point lead at the top of the table.
Haverhill, Hadleigh and Halstead all tasted victory at the weekend, with Worlington losing at home to relegation threatened Hadleigh.
EAST ANGLIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Sudbury (0) 95 all out in 36.2 overs (G Hume 5-29) lost to Burwell (25) 99-1 in 8.5 overs (R Potter 54no) by 9 wickets.
Vauxhall Mallards (4) 202-8 in 64 overs (D Conway 60, S Park 5-30) lost to Bury St Edmunds (25) 206-4 in 49.1 overs (D Cruickshank 128no) by 6 wickets.
Copdock & Old Ipswichian (15) 296-6 dec in 60 overs (D Botha 100no) drew with Woolpit (11) 260-5 in 58 overs (M Rippon 123no).
TWO COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP
*home team
Division One: *Braintree (7) 253-6, lost to Halstead (18) 254-5 by 5 wickets.
Haverhill (20) 237-5, beat *Coggeshall (7) 227 by 10 runs.
*Mildenhall (18) 255-7, beat Frinton II (8) 220-7 by 35 runs.
*Worlington (7) 314-4, lost to Hadleigh (17) 317-5 5 wickets.
Division Two: *Exning (3) 129, lost to Mildenhall II (20) 130-2 by 8 wickets.
*Lakenheath (20) 256-9, beat Easton (7) 151 by 105 runs.
Dunmow (18) 309-5, beat *Long Melford (7) 223-6 by 86 runs.
Division Three: *Brockley (20) 216-7, beat Woolpit II (6) 150 by 66 runs.
*Copdock & OI II (20) 220, beat Sudbury II (7) 127 by 93 runs.
Coggeshall II (17) 306-4, beat *Halstead II (7) 210-5 by 96 runs.
*Haverhill II (0) 99, lost to Kelvedon & Feering (20) 101-0 by 10 wickets.
*Mistley II (20) 255-5, beat Tuddenham (5) 150 by 105 runs.
Division Four: Needham Market (4) 163-8, lost to *Abberton (19) 164-3 by 7 wickets.
*Bury St Edmunds II (3) 149, lost to Wivenhoe II (20) 153-2 by 8 wickets.
Felixstowe & C (19) 267-8, beat *Hadleigh II (9) 248-9 by 19 runs.
Elmstead II (8) 200-6, lost to *Mildenhall III (18) 201-6 by 4 wickets.
St Margarets (14) 204-7, tied with *Walsham le Willows (13) 204-8.
Division Five: Nacton (18) 233, beat *Bury St Edmunds III (10) 203-6 by 30 runs.
Great Bromley (1) 117, lost to *Earl Stonham (20) 121-0 by 10 wickets.
*Nowton (4) 172, lost to Kesgrave (20) 177-2 by 8 wickets.
Worlington II (4) 191-8, lost to *Witham II (19) 192-1 by 9 wickets.
Division Six: Stowmarket (20) 241-5, beat *Kelvedon & F. II (3) 108 by 133 runs.
Melton St Audrys v Long Melford II result not received.
Division Seven: *East Bergholt II (5) 142, lost to Woolpit III (20) 143-7 by 3 wickets.
Mildenhall IV (3) 134, lost to *Halstead III (20) 135-2 by 8 wickets.
*Stowupland (7) 227-9, lost to Tendring (19) 229-5 by 5 wickets.
Division Eight: Frinton III (5) 172, lost to *Battisford (20) 173-5 by 5 wickets.
Abberton II (19) 185-4, beat *Elveden (6) 177-9 by 8 runs.
Division Nine South: West Mersea II (6) 261-5, lost to *Boxted (17) 262-3 by 7 wickets.
Division Nine West: *Eye & District (20) 251-3, beat Bury St Edmunds IV (6) 197 by 54 runs, 80 overs.
Stradbroke Vikings (20) 287-4, beat *Stowmarket II (4) 131 by 156 runs.
Sunday
Ladies Challenge: *Mildenhall (18) 191-3, beat Ipswich (6) 146-7 by 45 runs.
Saffron Walden v Woolpit result not received.
Ladies T20:*Battisford (5) lost to Mistley (17) scores not received, Mistley won by 65 runs.
NORFOLK ALLIANCE
Premier Division: Brooke 223 all out beat Old Buckenham 219 all out.
Garboldisham 175 all out beat North Runcton 106 all out.
Division One: Thetford Town 207-10 lost to Stow 257-7.
Topcroft 223-10 beat Norwich II 204-10.
Division Three: Bungay 258-4 beat Mundford 80-10.
Old Buckenham II 158 all out lost to Acle II 183-9.
Division Four: Norwich III 254-7 beat Garboldisham II 250-6.
Division Six: Diss II 55 all out lost to Bradfield II 56-2.
Hales & Loddon 133 all out lost to Topcroft II 134-8.

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It was sweet 16 for Bury St Edmunds at the weekend as they ended a run of 15 games without a win by beating Vauxhall Mallards by six wickets.


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When the fixture list first came out in June, I’m sure the first thing that both Norwich and Ipswich supporters looked for was the return of the East Anglian derby.
The chance to resume the age-old rivalry - which, let’s not forget, City have dominated in recent years - and the opportunity to secure bragging rights until February at least.
And we haven’t had to wait long. As with 2014/15, the Canaries travel to Portman Road after just three games of the new season.
Our build up to the derby has been good. The goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday was hardly vintage, but it was a real test – one perhaps needed after the ease of the opening day.
We knew teams were going to come to Carrow Road and be compact, and that the onus would be on us to use the ball well to break them down.
Against Wednesday we were sloppy in possession, took one touch too many and allowed them to stay in shape with relative comfort.
Tuesday night against Bristol City was better. We moved the ball around with a greater efficiency and accuracy, managed to get our fullbacks forward and as a result, created more space in and around the area.
Space that allowed Wes Hoolahan to tee up Jonny Howson, who takes the honour of being the first player to see a replay of his goal on the new big screen.
I think Sunday will have the feel of a home game. Ipswich won’t press too high for fear of leaving themselves exposed and again it will be up to City’s flair players to remain composed, get their foot on the ball and make things happen in the final third.
Whatever you say about Mick McCarthy’s side, they are no fools at this level. If we can match them for desire and work rate however, I’m confident our quality will shine through.

Norwich City fan Edward Seaman believes if Canaries match Town’s work-rate their quality will tell


When the fixture list first came out in June, I’m sure the first thing that both Norwich and Ipswich supporters looked for was the return of the East Anglian derby.