Lifeguards will be stationed at Camber Sands following the tragic deaths of five men, the RNLI has confirmed.
In response to the deaths, which took place on Wednesday, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is providing a team of five to six lifeguards and equipment over the Bank Holiday weekend.
It was recently revealed that the five men were friends from London who had visited for the day. Click here for the full story.
In a statement, the RNLI said it was to ‘provide reassurance to the public’ by providing a temporary lifeguard service which will work alongside the existing local authority personnel from Rother District Council.
The lifeguards will be there from 9am to 6pm, Saturday to Monday.
The RNLI offered to provide the lifeguards over the weekend and the Council accepted its offer.
In addition to the lifeguard service the RNLI said it will also be providing a team which will be on hand to provide safety information to all visitors at the beach.
The RNLI provides lifeguard cover on over 240 beaches throughout the UK.
The charity advised that anyone who is not familiar with Camber Sands should speak to the lifeguard before entering the water, and to visit RNLI.org/respectthewater before visiting.
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Deus Ex has you spoilt for choice.
Mankind Divided and so am I when it comes to reviewing the latest Deus Ex game after its launch last week.
There is so much to rave about in DEMD and I’m still enjoying it now over a week into the game.
But there are a number of elements which do not quite sit right with me.
Let’s start with the positives, though, and there are plenty of them.
There is layer upon layer in this game all expertly crafted together and beautifully designed.
The gameplay stands up to the high standards set by previous Deus Ex games and goes beyond them in many respects.
This is a game that will suit all types of gamers too.
Looking for a quick blast for an hour, you can jump on and get enough done to enjoy the experience, looking for longer, more involved sessions on your console then the gameplay rewards your patience, curiosity and creativity.
You play augmented human Jensen who is essentially the most deadly Power Ranger on the planet. I mean this guy has everything and would even give Superman a run for his money.
There are so many options to negotiate each scenario
And this is where my first problem lies with DEMD.
Sometimes, dare I say it, there are so many options available to you, so many ways to deal with scenarios and enemies and so much in your arsenal, it actually feels a bit ... easy.
‘Ramp up the difficulty setting!’ I hear you cry.
Well yes there’s that but my point is no matter what level you are playing at, Jensen just has too much at his disposal for his enemies to trouble him.
Sometimes, dare I say it, there are so many options available to you, so many ways to deal with scenarios and enemies and so much in your arsenal, it actually feels a bit ... easy. Damien Lucas, gaming columnist
But don’t get me wrong it’s still great fun entering a room littered with foes and walking out past a pile of them without breaking a sweat.
Another thing that doesn’t quite land for me is the Apartheid type references between the humans (naturals) and the augmented race. It is a poor attempt to give the storyline resonance with real life - for example there are posters dotted around saying things like ‘Augmented Lives Matter’ and it just feels a little frivolous.
I’m being hyper critical, though, and Deus Ex will go down as one of the games of the year of that there is no doubt.
Rating: 8.5/10

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A recruitment firm has been named the best company in the UK for work-life balance.
Financial recruiter Goodman Masson took first place in the list by jobs site Glassdoor, based on reviews submitted to its website by current and former staff.
The company, which is based in London and also has offices in Dusseldorf, was praised by staff for its “huge investment” in staff benefits and “great” parties twice a year.
“The attention paid to the wellbeing of staff is at a level rarely matched elsewhere,” said an anonymous employee working in the London office.
In second place was technology firm Cisco Systems, and in third place was insurer HomeServe.
West Midlands-based HomeServe, which employs 1,200 people at its headquarters in Walsall and has 2.1 million customers in the UK, was commended for its attitude towards the treatment of its staff.
“The salary is very competitive and you are rewarded very generously for your hard work and just for carrying out your role. The company has a great framework for career progression and is always looking to promote people internally for job roles,” said a water supply engineer working at the firm.
Greg Reed, chief marketing officer at HomeServe, said: “We believe if you take care of your people, they will take care of your customers. This means creating a culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work every day because they feel what they do really makes a difference in our customers’ lives.”
Temping firm LOLA and Screwfix completed the top five. Other companies in the top 20 included Apple, American Express Lloyds Banking Group, Unilever and John Lewis.
Google is known for its plush offices, but doesn’t make the top 20 companies for work-life balance. Its new London office has sleep pods so workers can take a nap, although perhaps this is an indication of long hours.
For a company to have been considered, at least 50 work-life balance ratings must have been submitted by UK-based employees in the past year.
The top 20 companies for work-life balance:
1. Goodman Masson
2. Cisco Systems
3. HomeServe UK
4. LOLA Staffing
5. Screwfix
6. American Express
7. BP
8. Peninsula Business Services
9. ARM Holdings
10. Unilever
11.Thomson Reuters
12. Kantar Worldpanel
13. Atkins
14. Téléfonica
15. Credit Suisse
16. Rolls-Royce
17. John Lewis
18. Waitrose
19. Lloyds Banking Group
20. Apple

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Potts promoted at Unity
PIQUA — Unity National Bank has announced the promotion of Chrissy Potts to branch manager.
Potts was previously an indirect lender and will now manage the Sunset Office in Piqua. Potts’ leadership skills as well as her lending experience will serve her well in her new role.
She is a volunteer for the Piqua Salvation Army and was a member of the Piqua Indian Athletic Boosters.
Potts graduated from Covington High School and the Upper Valley JVS. She was previously employed at Francis Office Supply as a sales and customer service representative.
She resides in Piqua with her husband Mark and daughter Tasha.
Financial forum offered
SIDNEY — E.K. Riley Investments LLC will present a fall financial forum, “Searching for Higher Yield in a Low Rate Economy,” on Oct. 20 at the Holiday Inn Express, Sidney.
The event will be hosted by David Levorchick of Nationwide and First Trust.
The program will be broke down into two sessions.
To make a reservation, or for more information, call (937) 489-2007, or email [email protected]
Nationally recognized economist to speak
DAYTON — The Dayton Region Manufacturers Association (DRMA) will present “Rising Trends for the U.S. and Global Economy” featuring Brian Beaulieu, a nationally recognized economist, on Thursday, Sept. 8, starting at 5 p.m. with a cocktail reception immediately following at Sinclair Community College.
There were rocky months in 2016, but the leading indicator trends are saying there are better days ahead. Beaulieu, CEO of ITR Economics, will look at the leading indicator trends that will shine a light into the future. We will examine how the US consumer is doing and what that means for local manufacturers. Brexit and other global realities will be considered. Beaulieu will look at such issues as how the economy typically performs the year after an election cycle, what rising minimum wages would mean, and other topical issues. Additionally, he will review these current events of public concern and how to expect them to affect businesses, as well as instructions for moving forward.
Beaulieu is co-author of the book “Make Your Move,” and has been giving workshops and seminars across the U.S. and Canada to thousands of business owners and executives over the past 25 years.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; the presentation begins at 5 p.m. with a cocktail reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. The price is $50 for DRMA members and $75 for non-members. Registration is available now, or for more information, visit the DRMA website at www.DaytonRMA.org
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More details have been released about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's upcoming visit to Canada.
Kensington Palace tweeted Monday morning that Prince William and his wife, Kate, will visit Vancouver, Victoria, Bella Bella, Haida Gwaii and Kelowna in B.C. as well as Whitehorse and Carcross in Yukon.
It says the trip will take place between Sept. 24 and Oct. 1.
This will be the royal couple's second visit to Canada. Their first, following their 2011 wedding, took them to Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Summerside, Yellowknife, Calgary and Slave Lake after that community was ravaged by a forest fire.
The then-newlyweds drew large crowds wherever they went, including a packed Canada Day gathering on Parliament Hill.
The visit was also seen as a way to engage young Canadians with the monarchy, given the perception of waning interest compared to that of older Canadians.
The couple's children, George and Charlotte, are reportedly slated to accompany their parents on their Canadian trip.
Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said it will be a pleasure to greet the royal delegation.
"We're very excited to have the duke and duchess in the country," she said.
"It will be a great trip in B.C., in the Yukon, and I look forward to meeting them and I'm convinced that the prime minister and his wife will be very positive in greeting them to the country as well."
The Canadian Press

Royals to visit Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna during Canadian visit


Stops in B.C. also include Bella Bella and Haida Gwaii


Premier Christy Clark meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Paris climate summit last year. Both have been accused of a lack of follow-up since then.
The B.C. government has given up on its 2020 goal for greenhouse gas emissions and is looking to tree planting, agricultural efforts and cleaning up the natural gas industry to reach its longer-term goals.
Premier Christy Clark announced the province's latest plan Friday, confirming that it would not proceed with its advisory committee's key recommendation to resume increasing its carbon tax on fuels in 2018.
That committee concluded that even with aggressive increases in the tax, the 2020 goal to reduce emissions by a third from the 2007 baseline would not be met. Clark said the other measures the government is announcing will put it on track for the 2050 goal, to eliminate 80 per cent of the province's greenhouse gas output.
Clark said B.C. can't keep adding to its carbon tax until other provinces catch up, or the federal government mandates a national price on carbon.
The plan targets 45 per cent reduction by 2025 in gas industry infrastructure built before 2015, to stop natural gas from escaping. It provides few details, referring to incentives and a credit program to for new industry infrastructure to reduce "fugitive and vented emissions" of unburned gas, which has 20 times the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Sybil Seitzinger, executive director of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, said the plan shows B.C. has "a long way to go" in meeting its goals.
The "heavy lifting" of cutting emissions by 12 million tonnes a year will fall to the forestry and agriculture sector, but there are few details on how that will be achieved, Seitzinger said.
Susan Yerkovich, president of B.C.'s Council of Forest Industries, praised the commitment to replant and rehabilitate up to 3,000 square km of forest affected by wildfire and mountain pine beetle infestation.
NDP environment critic George Heyman said B.C. has missed targets already and now has removed targets until 2050.
"Christy Clark went to the Paris climate change negotiations with a personal videographer, but as soon as the photo opportunity passed, so did her interest," Heyman said.
Green Party leader Andrew Weaver said the government's commitment to liquefied natural gas development is contrary to its greenhouse gas plan, with emissions from LNG processing excluded from restrictions and no more increases to the carbon tax.

Tree planting, gas leaks next in climate plan


No increase for carbon tax, 2020 greenhouse gas reduction abandoned as forests, natural gas industry focus of efforts


Storefront marijuana operations continue to open in B.C. communities, in defiance of federal and local laws.
B.C. communities struggling to deal with unregulated marijuana sales are looking for help, or a piece of the action as growers and sellers compete for a share of the expanding legal market.
Pot problems are high on the agenda for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in September, as local governments continue to deal with fire hazards and retail outlets selling untested marijuana products in defiance of federal and local laws.
Nelson and Duncan councils are calling on the provincial and federal governments to share tax revenue with local governments, when the Justin Trudeau government puts its plan to legalize recreational marijuana sales next year.
Nelson also wants a say in the legalization process, as a federal-provincial task force tours the country to hear from public health, police and substance abuse experts.
For now, B.C. is the Wild West of pot production. Communities that try to regulate quasi-medical dispensaries find their tickets and orders ignored as shops proliferate in a legal vacuum.
Langley fire officials determined this week that a recent house fire was caused by an explosion in a marijuana "extraction lab" using butane as a solvent. The process is used to make "honey oil" and "shatter," a crystal concentrate that is one of the most potent marijuana preparations. Oils and concentrates are sold in some dispensaries and used in baked goods.
Nelson recently saw its eighth pot store open without a business licence, as it considers regulations adopted in Kimberly and Vancouver. Sooke has three dispensaries, as the issue moves to smaller communities.
In the Okanagan, communities are taking a harder line. Penticton has cancelled the business licences of medical marijuana shops, despite their arguments that they are "compassion clubs" supplying people with legally recognized medical uses.
Vernon council voted down a proposal to develop its own bylaw regulating dispensaries, as Victoria and other communities are doing. A staff report advised councillors that business licences have not been issued because storefront sales remain illegal in Canada.

Marijuana shops high on municipal agenda


Even small towns struggle with unregulated pot shops as Justin Trudeau government holds hearings on legalization


Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that has loomed over the talks for months.
In a statement, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says the agreements were reached "voluntarily," but provides no other details about the deals themselves.
The issue of differences in paycheques for rural mail carriers — most of whom are women — and urban letter carriers had been at the forefront of protracted contract talks between the two sides.
The negotiations were extended twice since the weekend, when a deadline expired on a 72-hour job action notice issued last Thursday by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
The two sides were in talks nearly around the clock at the request of a special mediator appointed Friday by Mihychuk.
Canada Post described the tentative agreements as short-term. It said they are for two years and that four-year contracts were typically negotiated in the past.
"The agreements will avert a work disruption, bringing much-needed certainty in the postal system for our employees and customers," said Canada Post in a statement. "Canadians can now use the postal system with confidence."
The tentative agreements, however, still must be ratified by the members.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is Canada Post's largest union, representing more than 50,000 postal workers
The Canadian Press

Canada Post, postal union reach tentative deals


Two sides avert job action that has loomed for months


ICBC wants to increase basic auto insurance rates by 4.9 per cent – the fifth straight annual increase – as it continues to grapple with rising numbers of crashes, claims and dramatically increasing costs.
The typical driver will pay $3.50 a month or $42 a year more for basic insurance if the hike is approved.
But the corporation is also raising optional rates by 2.8 per cent so the average customer who buys both basic and optional insurance with ICBC will see their insurance bill rise $5 a month, or $60 a year.
ICBC CEO Mark Blucher said the basic rate hike would have been much worse – 15.5 per cent translating into a $130 annual premium increase – had the province not approved another major transfer of $472 million from the optional to the basic side of operations.
A compounding factor has been the long decline of interest rates, which result in less investment income revenue to ICBC.
"These external pressures have really created a perfect storm and it's a really significant challenge for the organization," Blucher said in an interview Thursday.
ICBC had raised rates 5.5 per cent a year ago, and the province's rate smoothing policy requires the annual change be within 1.5 per cent of the previous year's increase.
The number of crashes has climbed 15 per cent in two years and damage claims are up 11 per cent.
Vehicles are increasingly reliant on technology and expensive materials that have become more costly in recent years as the loonie sagged against the U.S. dollar.
Despite much safer vehicles, injury claims have soared to $2.4 billion, up 60 per cent from $1.5 billion in 2008.
"We've seen no evidence that these strong trends are abating," Blucher said. "In fact, if anything, they're continuing to escalate going forward."
Blucher also noted there are more cars on the road in B.C. today – 3.1 million up from 2.8 million in 2011 – and people are driving more because of cheaper gas, contributing to more accidents, particularly in densifying urban areas.
And he pointed to personal injury lawyers as an aggravating cause of ICBC's spiralling claims costs.
"B.C. is the only province in Canada where you can sue another motorist for even a minor traffic accident," Blucher said, noting an increase in lawyer-represented claims and advertising by injury law firms.
Internal operating costs have been cut by $186 million a year, and ICBC is counting on more savings ahead, through its modernization program, by more aggressively combatting insurance fraud and from a hoped-for drop in distracted driving as motorists respond to stiffer penalties.
But transfers from the optional side to bolster the basic side will likely be needed for the foreseeable future, Blucher said, because basic premiums can't keep up with rising costs.
In a surprise move, the B.C. government will this year forgo extracting its usual $160-million annual dividend from ICBC's optional side into general revenue.
"Forgoing the dividend this particular year is one strategy amongst a litany of others we're employing to get that basic trate increase down," Transportation Minister Todd Stone said.
Stone said the $514 million the province has transferred out of ICBC in dividends since 2012 is small compared to the $1.4 billion over the same period that has been shifted from the competitive optional side to basic to apply downward pressure on basic rates.
The minister would not say if the government would permanently give up the ICBC dividend.
Adrian DIx, the NDP critic for ICBC, said the dividends to government have exceeded $1.2 billion since 2010 and predicted they'll resume after next year's election because the BC Liberals are "addicted" to using ICBC as a "profit centre."
Dix said the reliance on shifting huge amounts of capital from optional to basic raises troubling questions.
"Next year they've got to find that $472 million," Dix said. "What they've done is create a disaster at ICBC and their only hope is to deceive the voters until after the election."
He said ICBC's new move to hire more claims staff underscores problems with completing the computer modernization that was supposed to make operations more efficient.
"The transformation project has taken longer than World War 2 and is not close to finished."
ICBC's basic rates rose 11.2 per cent in 2012 and at least five per cent every year since.
The new rate hike is subject to B.C. Utilities Commission approval.
ICBC Rate Pressure Charts

ICBC seeks 4.9 per cent basic rate hike as crashes, costs climb


$60 a year increase for most drivers once optional auto insurance increase is included


Guns seized from visitors entering Canada at the Huntington-Abbotsford border crossing, 2014.
Canadian Border Services Agency has seen a 116 per cent increase in the number of firearms seized in the Pacific Region in the first half of 2016.
With a 10 per cent increase also recorded in the Prairie region, the CBSA is working with U.S. officials on a firearms awareness campaign to remind Americans about restrictions on bringing guns into Canada.
"Attempting to smuggle firearms across the border can result in immediate forfeiture, hefty fines and even significant jail time," said Kim Scoville, CBSA's regional director general for the Prairie region.
Visitors entering the border inspection line should declare any firearms at their first opportunity. Border services officers will take possession of the weapon if it is declared, but the visitor has the option of shipping it back under CBSA supervision or surrendering it without prosecution.
The RCMP has procedures for visitors bringing firearms into Canada


Guns intercepted at Pacific region border crossings up 116 per cent compared to this time last year


OTTAWA – Contract talks continue between Canada Post and its largest union, but neither side is hinting as to whether any progress has been made.
A federally appointed mediator has been meeting with the two sides since Friday to try to reach a deal.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says if there is no deal by midnight, it would begin job action on Monday by having its members refusing to work overtime on a rotating basis, starting in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
CUPW served 72 hour strike notice Thursday night, accusing Canada Post of forcing a labour disruption by refusing to bargain in good faith.
The two sides have been deadlocked for months on the issues of pay scales for rural letter carriers and proposed changes to pensions for future employees.
A CUPW news release says the initial job action will cause little disruption to Canada Post customers and that its members will still be delivering mail every day.
The Canadian Press

Postal workers union give details of job action if no deal is reached Sunday


Talks continue, with rotating overtime ban set to begin Monday if no agreement by midnight Sunday


The union representing most workers at Canada Post has issued a 72-hour notice of job action as it tries to bargain a collective agreement with the Crown corporation.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the notice spells out what actions it is planning, but stops short of a full-blown walkout.
CUPW national president Mike Palecek says Canada Post forced the labour disruption by refusing to accept a request from the federal labour minister to continue negotiations with the help of a special mediator.
But a spokesman for the agency says that's not the case.
The union's strike mandate was set to expire at midnight.
The two sides have been in negotiations for more than nine months but are far apart on key issues including pay equity for rural carriers and proposed changes to the Canada Post pension plan.
The Canadian Press

Postal union issues strike notice after it says Canada Post refused special mediator


Notice means delivery could be cancelled as early as Monday


Dramatic finishes in triathlon and epic battles on the soccer pitch were among the high points of the action in Abbotsford this morning at the BC Summer Games.
See our coverage from today so far:
Waterskiing: Kelowna's Isaac Athens, Halle Gainey takes firsts in slalom
Rugby: North-south battle in girls action (video)
Golf: Mission golfer Claggett leads after first day of Games
Wake boarding: North Van's Harman soars to gold
Canoe and kayak: Paddlers love cutting through the water
Swimming: Opening race kicks off competition
VIDEO: Equestrian dressage at Summer Games
Softball: Scores from Games opening day (with video)
Swimming: Opening race kicks off competition (with video)
Synchronized swimming: Celebrating the beauty (video)
Shotput: New record set by Surrey's Gabri
Rugby: Fraser Valley defeats Thompson-Okanagan 17-12 (with video)
Soccer: Fraser Valley boys down Kootenays 1-0
Javelin: No record, but golden throw for Chong
High Jump: Langley's Sara Enzo leaps to gold
Long Jump: Surrey's Malcolm Borsoi is golden
Baseball: Fraser Valley boys 4-3 over Island-Central Coast
Paddling: Canoe and kayak racers hit the water
Girls beach volleyball: Opening action (with video)
Girls Triathlon: Victoria's Leipoldt claims gold in girls triathlon
Triathlon: Okanagan boys sweep
Girls soccer: Fraser Valley 4-0 over Caribou North (final)
Boys soccer: Vancouver 2-1 over Vancouver Island (final)
Boys soccer: Fraser River 5-0 over North West (final)
Girls soccer: Island girls lead Thompson Okanagan 1-0 at half
Slideshow of Friday afternoon action:
Slideshow of Friday morning action:
In case you missed it, check out our slideshow and video from the BC Summer Games opening ceremony.
View our digital online magazine about the BC Summer Games.

GAMES ROUNDUP: Triathlon drama, soccer action Friday


Soccer foes faced off and triathletes endured to claim gold at the BC Summer Games in Abbotsford


A routine check-up at the hospital has turned into a nightmare for a Prince Rupert woman.
A month-and-a-half after having an endoscopy to inspect her nose and throat, Joan Dudoward received a letter from Northern Health stating that the endoscope used at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital was not cleaned properly.
From April until the end of June 2016, the endoscope, which is a flexible tube with a light and a camera used in nonsurgical procedures, was being cleaned with the wrong cleaning solution to disinfect the equipment. There were 104 patients affected and Dudoward was one of them.
“I was majorly stressed out,” she said in an exclusive interview with the Northern View. “I'm a cancer survivor. I try to keep my health up for my mom, I'm a caregiver for a 95-year-old woman.”
Dudoward had gone to the Prince Rupert hospital for an endoscopy on June 29 at 3:30 p.m. after complaining to her physician about reoccurring plugged ears and a sore throat. She received the letter from Northern Health on Aug.24, which stated the error did not impact the diagnostic outcome of the tests and the process error has been corrected.
The letter also states that the BC Centre for Disease Control has been consulted and “the risk of a patient being exposed to a virus as a result of this process error is extremely low.” The contact number for the director of acute care services is offered in case she has any other questions or concerns. Dudoward has many.
She called to find out why the instrument wasn't cleaned, what had happened and how many people had gone through the procedure before and after her. “She said she's not permitted to tell me anything about this,” was the response Dudoward said she received.
The vice-president of medicine for the Northern Health authority, Dr. Ronald Chapman, was quick to respond to media inquiries and stressed the importance of transparency. He said, based on previous experience, once they realized the mistake had occurred they consulted the BC Centre for Disease Control as well as the Northern Health infectious disease specialist in Prince George.
“The risk for the patient is extremely low. We're not concerned that it will at all have any negative impact on their health,” Dr. Chapman said. He added that it's Northern Health's policy to make patients aware even if the risk to them is low. “We believe it's important to be open with those patients and to be fairly transparent so at least they are aware of the mistake. In this case, we don't recommend any particular follow up or tests for the patients.”
This type of process error has happened before, Dr. Chapman confirmed. Not with the same scope, but he said there are many different endoscopes used and each are made by different manufacturers that have various recommendations on how to clean the equipment.
“The health sector is run by human beings and it's fairly complex. If mistakes do happen what we encourage our staff to do is to make management aware so they can learn from that experience,” he said. “I'm happy to say where those mistakes have happened in our environment, a process has been put in place and we haven't had any repetitions after some of those learning experiences.”
For the 104 patients that were affected by this incident, Dr. Chapman said their general practitioners have been notified and if they have any questions they can speak to them and the infectious disease specialist. They can also contact Northern Health's Patient Care Quality Officeto register a complaint.
For Dudoward, who had a bone marrow transplant in 2011 to battle leukemia, she is concerned and has already scheduled a meeting with her physician in early September.
“I'm thinking that my body is not going to be able to fight off infection like I was able to before the cancer because chemo takes a lot out of your body so this is like a bomb exploding in my life,” she said.

VIDEO: Prince Rupert woman treated with unclean medical equipment, Northern Health, B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirms more than a hundred affected


Two months after having an endoscopy Joan Dudoward received a letter telling her that the endoscope used was not cleaned properly.


Students return to public school next week, with changes to curriculum and some provincial exams.
Students are returning to class next week in most of B.C.'s public schools, with enrolment expected to be up province-wide for the second year running.
Education Minister Mike Bernier says early forecasts show about 529,000 students, an increase of 2,900 from last year. But that increase is centred on fast-growing school districts, while many rural areas continue to struggle with declining student numbers.
Among changes that parents and students will see this year is a new curriculum in place up to Grade 9, with a test year for changes in the senior grades. Bernier said the new emphasis on collaboration and communication skills does not mean a watering down of the basic skills, and is designed to improve students' ability to work at modern jobs.
Report cards are to continue this school year, but the ministry is reviewing its system with an eye to providing more frequent updates. Parents are being consulted on the changes, Bernier said.
Foundation Skills Assessment tests in grades four and seven are also continuing after years of protests from teacher unions, but that program is also being examined for possible changes. FSA tests will be "enhanced" but not eliminated, Bernier said.
Provincial exams continue for graduates in math and English, but science and social studies will now be assessed at a classroom level rather than school-wide tests, Bernier said.
The ministry provided a series of top-ups to education funding this year, for bus service and to keep selected rural schools from closing. Applications are still being taken for a transportation fund until Sept. 30, requiring districts to drop across-the-board school bus fees to qualify.
Districts may still charge transportation fees for international students or those from outside a school catchment area.
NDP leader John Horgan highlighted the crowding in Surrey school district, where 7,000 students remain in portables despite an expansion program. The NDP says the B.C. government's claim of record per-student funding ignores a reduction of education funding as a share of the provincial economy.
"Since 2001, the B.C. Liberals have dragged public education funding in this province from the second best in Canada to the second worst," Horgan said.

B.C. school enrolment up for second year


Some urban districts struggle with overcrowding, special funds for declining rural schools, bus service to take effect


Known infections of chronic wasting disease in deer and other wildlife as of 2014.
Provincial wildlife officials are concerned that a disease killing deer and elk on the prairies could soon spread into B.C.
Chronic wasting disease, a degenerative nervous system condition similar to so-called mad cow disease, has been discovered in an animal 30 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.
That's the furthest west – by about 100 kilometres – that biologists have detected the deadly disease and the discovery intensifies concerns that infected deer may make their way to B.C.
No infected animals have been found yet in B.C. but wildlife health staff are stepping up monitoring efforts in the Peace and Kootenay regions, where deer are most at-risk.
Hunters are being asked to help by donating deer, elk and moose heads for analysis. Drop-off locations are listed at www.stopchronicwastingdisease.ca.
Anyone who encounters a sick or dead deer is urged to report it to B.C.'s wildlife health program by emailing wildlifehealth@gov.bc.ca.
Although chronic wasting disease is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Alberta's agriculture and forestry ministry says there's no evidence it can infect humans, but notes the World Health Organization advises against allowing any meat source possibly infected by prions into the human food system.
It's thought to be unlikely that the disease could spread to domestic cattle or bison.
Outbreaks on game farms typically result in quarantines and culls.
Transmission is through saliva, urine and feces and is thought to be more likely to occur where elk and deer are crowded or congregate at man-made feed and water stations, according to the Alberta ministry.
Most of the Canadian cases have been in Saskatchewan.

B.C. wary of deadly deer disease in Alberta


Chronic wasting disease is similar to mad cow disease but infects and kills deer, elk and moose


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Sandringham, 2015
Victoria will be home base for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge when they make their second visit to Canada in late September.
There has been no confirmation yet, but the schedule suggests the royal couple will likely bring their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte with them.
The visit starts with an official welcome Sept. 24 in Victoria, with the traditional review of the Honour Guard and speeches. The next day Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Vancouver.
The royal couple have accepted the B.C. government's invitation to visit the area now known internationally as the Great Bear Rainforest, with a stop in Bella Bella on the remote Central Coast on Sept. 26.
Sept. 27 features stops in Kelowna and Whitehorse, with an overnight in Yukon and a visit to Carcross Sept. 28.
The Duke and Duchess return to Victoria Sept. 29 and travel to Haida Gwaii on Sept. 30. The tour winds up in Victoria Oct. 1.
The Duke and Duchess made their first official visit to Canada in 2011, with stops in Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Yellowknife, Slave Lake and Calgary.
Prince William and his brother Prince Harry visited B.C. with their father Prince Charles in 1998, including a ski vacation to Whistler.

B.C. royal visit looks set up for the children


Victoria-based schedule means it's likely Prince George and Princess Charlotte will accompany their parents William and Kate


The B.C. government's plan B for income assistance cheques and other time-sensitive documents could be re-activated as the long-running Canada Post labour dispute reaches another deadline.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is in a legal position to strike as of Monday, but postponed threatened rotating strike action after weekend talks with a federal mediator. Its initial action would be an overtime ban rather than a full-scale walkout that would disrupt mail delivery.
Canada Post served lockout notice in July, with the two sides far apart on issues including pension changes for future employees and pay for rural carriers.
Income assistance, rent subsidy and other B.C. government payments are not affected if they are direct deposit. For mailed cheques and information, updates on possible postal strike effects to the Ministry of Social Development will be available as necessary at this website or at 1-866-866-0800.
Phone and online contacts are set up for questions about affected provincial departments:
• Ministry of Advanced Education and StudentAidBC online here.
• Ministry of Children and Family Development 1-877-387-7027
• Medical Services Plan payments online here or 1-877-405-4909
• ICBC inquiries 1-800-663-3051
• Family Maintenance and Enforcement program 604-660-2528
• Public Guardian and Trustee online here or 604-660-4444
• Vital Statistics 1-888-876-1633
• WorkSafe BC online here or 1-888-967-5377

B.C. prepares for possible postal disruption


Province has alternatives if Canada Post employees begin strike action


Mountain West News is a service of the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West — a regional studies and public education program at the University of Montana. The Center’s purpose is to serve as an important and credible resource for people in the state and region in understanding the region’s past, present, and future. For more, visit mountainwestnews.org


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click to enlarge Kate Whittle
Since 1997, a small market on the corner of Rattlesnake Drive and Powell has served residents of the quiet neighborhood. The new owners say they're excited to carry on the tradition.
click to enlarge Kate Whittle
In the late 1990s, if a family moved into the Rattlesnake neighborhood and needed to run out for pantry staples or a bite to eat, there was one place to go—Rattlesnake Gardens, a market, coffee shop, restaurant and greenhouse.Karen Byrne remembers that when she and her husband, Barrett, moved to the Lincolnwood area about 17 years ago, with two toddlers in tow, they beat the moving truck and didn’t have any kitchenware. She headed over to Rattlesnake Gardens and introduced herself to the owner, Craig McDonald.“So we said, ‘Gosh, can we borrow some bowls and spoons?’ And he was a very gracious neighbor,” Byrne says. “That was our first really great impression of what was in Rattlesnake Gardens.”Over the years, she and her husband thought about purchasing the market and carrying on the spirit of a friendly local gathering place. On April 11, they officially bought the business and renamed it Rattlesnake Market and Cafe. The first big change: accepting credit cards for the first time in the location’s history.“So that’s part of getting into new era,” Byrne says. “It’s the funniest thing. People thank us for taking cards.”Byrne aims to continue renovating the business while retaining a lot of the quirky, historic character of the building, which sits next to the frame of the now-unused greenhouse. The market’s offerings now rotate a wider selection of craft beers, wines and kombucha, while the restaurant menu includes new kale salads, homemade veggie burgers and wraps. But longtime favorites—such as the Monday night chicken parmigiana special—will still be available.Byrne says she knew it would be a balancing act to update the establishment, which first opened in 1997, without unsettling regulars. But several staff, including the cook, have remained with the market and kept it feeling familiar.“We like people to feel at home, we like people to feel comfortable and welcome,” Byrne says, “whether they’re from this neighborhood or outside.”She’s pleased, for instance, that the market is serving as a meeting place for staff at Rattlesnake Elementary, which is undergoing major renovations. In the same spirit of neighborliness she encountered when she first moved in, she donated a batch of cookies to the school before class started.“Just to kind of tell ’em, ‘Hey, we’re thinking about you guys,’” she says.It was also important to her to support the Rattlesnake’s other prominent commercial enterprise, Ten Spoon Winery. She suggests that customers grab their dinner in to-go boxes before heading to a wine tasting.Ten Spoon’s Andy Sponseller says Rattlesnake Gardens was one of the first stores to start carrying his wines, which he’s been making for 14 years now. He’s happy to continue recommending the market, even if the name and owners are different.“We’re really sold on the idea of local businesses in Montana supporting each other,” Sponseller says. “It doesn’t get more local than Rattlesnake Market, in terms of proximity.”

Longtime Rattlesnake restaurant enters new era


In the late 1990s, if a family moved into the Rattlesnake neighborhood and needed to run out for pantry staples or a bite to eat,...


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


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'


The family of Gene Wilder have released a touching statement describing the moment the Willy Wonka star died.
The 83-year-old comedy legend died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut on Sunday, after suffering complications linked to Alzheimer's disease.
In the statement, his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said: "It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate our life without him."
Walker-Pearlman also describes how the star passed away to the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' while ‘holding our hands with the same tenderness and love he exhibited as long as I can remember.’
He ended the statement with the quote: ‘We are the music-makers and we are the dreamers of dreams’, a line by poet Arthur O’Shaunessy quoted by Wilder in the film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.
Here is the complete text of the statement:
It is with indescribable sadness and blues, but with spiritual gratitude for the life lived that I announce the passing of husband, parent, and universal artist Gene Wilder, at his home in Stamford, Conn.
It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate our life without him. The cause was complications from Alzheimer's Disease with which he co-existed for the last three years.
The choice to keep this private was his choice, in talking with us and making a decision as a family.
AP Photo/Bill Polo, File Gilda Radner, center, and Gene Wilder, right, perform in a scene from the film "Hanky Panky"
We understand for all the emotional and physical challenges this situation presented we have been among the lucky ones — this illness-pirate, unlike in so many cases, never stole his ability to recognize those that were closest to him, nor took command of his central-gentle-life affirming core personality.
It took enough, but not that.
The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn’t vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him “there’s Willy Wonka,” would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion.
He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world.
He continued to enjoy art, music, and kissing with his leading lady of the last twenty-five years, Karen. He danced down a church aisle at a wedding as parent of the groom and ring bearer, held countless afternoon movie western marathons and delighted in the the company of beloved ones.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - the Oompa Loompas with Gene Wilder as Wonka
Orion/Getty Images Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock in publicity portrait for the film 'The Woman In Red', 1984
He is survived by Karen, Jordan, and the Webbs (Kevin, Gretchen, Tucker, Spencer), along Jordan’s wife, Elizabeth. Gene's sister Corinne, predeceased him in January of this year.
He was 83 and passed holding our hands with the same tenderness and love he exhibited as long as I can remember.
Gene Wilder as Young Frankenstein
As our hands clutched and he performed one last breath, the music speaker, which was set to random, began to blare out one of his favorites: Ella Fitzgerald. There is a picture of he and Ella meeting at a London Bistro some years ago that are among each of our cherished possessions.
She was singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow as he was taken away.
“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”
Sincerely,
“Gene’s Kid”
Jordan Walker-Pearlman


The star passed away to the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' while holding his families' hands


‘We are the music-makers and we are the dreamers of dreams’


The Red Arrows are set to dazzle Airshow viewers at this year's Rhyl event.
The Red Arrows and RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team are among the highlights of the Rhyl Air Show which is taking place this weekend.
Thousands are expected to descend on Rhyl’s promenade to see an array of spectacular displays of military and commercial aircraft, static displays, trade stands and food stalls as well as an events arena in the nearby Seaquarium.
Now in its eighth year, the free-to-attend event is aimed at all the family and has attracted around 300,000 spectators in the past.
Taking place today and tomorrow (August 27 & 28), the ground attractions open at noon on both days and viewing points will stretch right along the seafront.
What time are the displays?
Saturday August 27
2pm: Global Stars Formation Team
2.50pm: Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Display Team
3.30pm: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire & Hurricane
4pm: Gyrocopter
4.25pm: Strikemaster Jet Powered Aircraft
4.40pm: Griffin Helicopter Fly Past
4.50pm: Team Raven Formation Aerobatic Display Team
Sunday August 28
1.45pm: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane
2.10pm: Global Stars Formation Team
3pm: Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Display Team
3.30pm: Team Raven Formation Aerobatic Display Team
4pm: Break
4:50pm: Gyrocopter
5:10pm: Strikemaster Jet Powered Aircraft
5:30pm: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Display Team Red Arrows
Watch: The Red Arrows at the Swansea Air Show
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How do I get there?
Sat Nav Address
Rhyl Air Show is situated on the seafront, next to the Pavilion Theatre so this is the best address to use for travel:
Pavilion Theatre
East Parade
Rhyl LL18 3AQ
The event is easily accessible by road or rail but organisers are encouraging any potential attendees to use public transport if they can to help with traffic managment.
What about parking?
Map for the venue and attractions around this year's Rhyl Airshow.
There are plenty of parking options in and around the venue with the closest being the Promenade's West and East Parade, near to the Pavilion Theatre but there are also plenty of options slightly further out to avoid the crowds.
What else do I need to know?
Tomos and Bethan Edwards with CFN Philip Woods enjoying last year's Rhyl Airshow.
The beach will be closed for the show - residents and visitors will not be permitted to swim in the water which means there will be no Life Guard Team on duty over the weekend.
Stricter rules around safety at air shows was brought in by the Civil Aviation Authority earlier this year in light of the Shoreham Air Disaster on August 22, 2015.
For more information visit the Denbighshire County Council website or call 01745 355 068
A version of this article has appeared on Daily Post online

Everything you need to know about the Rhyl Air Show 2016


From the Red Arrows display to directions and parking, here's a round up of the free Bank Holiday event


After Observer food writer Jay Rayner lamented Cardiff's culinary scene city bloggers have suggested a range of places for him to try
When restaurant critic Jay Rayner witheringly put down Cardiff’s culinary scene he stirred the pot with the city’s keen foodies.
Two of the capital’s best-known bloggers have challenged Rayner to return to Cardiff for second helpings so they can show the side of the city he missed – citing restaurants like Bully’s and Laguna, an expanding street food scene, and the lively takeaways of Caroline Street.
The food critic was impressed with The Classroom restaurant but knocked the rest of Cardiff's food scene
Writing in his Observer column about a visit to The Classroom/Y Dosbarth, Rayner said of Cardiff: “The city has many good things...the eating opportunities are not among them.”
While he gave that restaurant – the training ground for chefs at Cardiff and Vale College – a glowing endorsement he was unimpressed with what else the city has to on offer.
Rayner’s comment that he resorted to a Burger King when nothing else was available in the city centre after 10.30pm on a Thursday night has incensed food bloggers who said he was looking for the wrong food in the wrong place.
Writing on the Füüd blog Lee Eynon said Cardiff makes no apology for not having posh eateries, telling Rayner: “We’re ace at affordable, quality grub.
“And I don’t think there’s anything at all wrong with that. We’re not a city of bankers, financial experts and Russian oligarchs (though we do have a Malaysian one knocking around).
Lee Eynon, who writes the Füüd blog, has offered to show Jay Rayner the best food in Cardiff
"We’re a city of postmen, admin assistants, plumbers and librarians. Most of us don’t have a spare couple of ton to drop on Thursday night’s tea.
"There’s the odd Beeb exec and Assembly Member with a few quid for sure, but we’re hardly lousy with billionaires.
“In Cardiff we tend to reserve posh meals for special occasions. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations – not days that end in a ‘y’.
Hangfire Smokehouse
"There just wouldn’t be much of a market for it. Instead, we do our own thing, and we do it really bloody well.
"We’ve got fantastic food here – you just don't have to wear a suit to eat it.”
He added: “I’ve been told by numerous Londoners how great our street food scene is. You can pick up produce in our markets that wouldn’t be out of place at the high-falutin’ London restaurants you’re more accustomed to.
"So this is my proposal Jay; come down to Cardiff for the weekend, not just for a few hours on the way to the next gig.
"We’ll head over to Crafty Devil’s Cellar or Pipes for a few jars, and then check out some of the stalls at Streetfood Circus. If we get there early Hangfire will still have some ribs left, and we can get Science Cream for afters.”
Bully's Pontcanna comes highly recommended
Rayner could taste the food at Bully’s, buy breakfast pastries at Brød, eat Sunday lunch at Arbennig, and get picnic food for the journey home at Riverside Market, Lee said.
Writing on The Plate Licked Clean food blog fellow foodie Jonathan Swain challenged Rayner to sample Cardiff’s street food or book a table at Laguna at the Park Plaze which, he writes, “can’t fail to impress”.
Jonathan Swain from The Plate Licked Clean
“Many will point you in the direction of the city’s burgeoning street food and popup scene, where The Depot and Street Food Circus gather the best of the region to considerable crowds.
“If you’re craving something sweet, Science Cream does things with liquid nitrogen and test tubes and billowing lab flasks which make you wish you’d paid attention during Chemistry. Your colleague Tony Naylor ranks it among the very best he’s found.
Science Cream in Cardiff was among the recommendations
“All of these are central, and it’s just minutes by car to Arbennig or Bully’s. A short drive allows you to sample the excellence of the Hare and Hounds or Tommy Heaney at Leicester’s at The Great House.”
And, if all else fails, Jonathan suggested the Observer food writer goes down to Chippy Lane: "10.30 pm in Cardiff means one thing to locals – Caroline Street and chips.
"If you’re wise, you’ll go for Dorothy’s chicken off the bone; admittedly, Thursday would mean Chippy Lane’s more bacchanalian excesses were curbed, but it’s still an institution round here.”

'We've got fantastic food here' Here's what food bloggers had to say to Jay Rayner after he criticised Cardiff


They've challenged the food writer to return to Cardiff for second helpings – and put together a list of places for him to try


When people participate in a riot, they are not performing in the way society expects or wants them to. In the heyday of the British Empire, those at home or in the colonies who defied the military might of their masters were dealt with harshly: often they were shot dead.
Rioting preceded urban guerrilla warfare as a way of protesting against an oppressive state. It usually involved a strong element of naivety on the part of the rioters, whose weapons were invariably crude and no match for the soldiers sent to quell them.
Sometimes, however, the insurgents were successful – and when they were, bloodletting ensued, and the hated representatives of those perceived as the oppressors were slaughtered.
Police move in to confront rioters in Wilson Road
It’s no surprise, therefore, that the fear of rioting retains a powerful imaginative hold to this day. Enlightened politicians see part of their role as building social cohesion so that everyone feels they have a stake in society and no-one should need to resort to rioting.
Commentators sought to play up social significance
Riots linked to industrial disputes took place in Wales in the early 20th century, perhaps most notably at Tonypandy in 1910 during a mining strike. The role of Home Secretary Winston Churchill in deploying troops was controversial at the time and has remained so since, although historians mainly agree that soldiers behaved more reasonably than police officers in the tactics they used when dealing with the strikers.
In late August 1991, when trouble erupted in the Ely district of Cardiff , the violent picket-line confrontations of the long miners’ strike – which sometimes seemed indistinguishable from riots – were a recent memory.
Police stand guard at the shop where the riot started
The political context of the time – 12 years of Conservative rule predominantly under Margaret Thatcher – had exacerbated poverty for many low earners and benefit claimants, and it was no surprise that many commentators sought to play up the social significance of what became known as the Ely Riots.
The spark for disorder that lasted half a dozen nights was a dispute over something which, though banal in itself, had resonances from the French Revolution.
But while poor people in Paris rioted in 1789 because they couldn’t afford bread, some of their counterparts in Ely in 1991 started a riot because of a row between shopkeepers over who should be selling it.
Then-Cardiff West MP Rhodri Morgan discusses the situation with police officers
The rioters – or at least those who kicked the disorder off – were angry with the Pakistani shopkeeper who was accused of putting a white rival out of business by selling bread.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the original dispute – and it’s difficult to understand what could be wrong about a shop selling bread – there appears to have been an unpleasant racist element to what happened.
No political motive for riots
When the trouble kicked off, the police descended on Ely in considerable numbers from across Cardiff and further afield. It’s right to say that the original cause of the rioting – which saw around 500 people battling with the police and throwing stones and improvised petrol bombs – soon got lost.
The shopkeepers’ dispute had been superseded by the need to combat the forces of law and order via direct confrontation.
A rioter is arrested
Strictly speaking, there was no political motive for the riots: one Asian shopkeeper was a pretty poor apology for a class of oppressors, especially since some of those involved in the disorder had presumably been collaborating with him by buying bread from his shop in the first place.
Unlike the industrial disputes previously referred to, there was no definable aim in mind: better wages, improved working conditions, a guarantee that places of work and the jobs attached to them would remain in existence.
The motive behind the causing of trouble was intrinsic to the act itself: the wish to cause trouble, for mischief’s sake. Those involved had been drinking. When the opportunity to let off steam presented itself in a way that was normally closed off, they seized it with both hands.
It would be quite wrong to stigmatise the people of Ely in general, most of whom took no part in the rioting and in many cases were unaware of it apart from news reports because it was confined to one part of a very large district. When word got out about what was going on, others in the mood for trouble travelled from other parts of Cardiff to join in.
Crowds gather during the disturbance
For them, this was not a manifestation of social alienation or a cry for help – it was an opportunity to indulge in the same kind of anti-social behaviour that well-paid football hooligans see as the ultimate in fun.
There were quite a few commentators at the time who wrote hand-wringing pieces about the rioters as if they were forced into creating disorder because society had let them down.
Dysfunctional masculinity?
That was a very one-dimensional view of the situation, to put it kindly. While some of those who participated in the trouble may indeed have been let down by society, battling with the police was not going to make things better.
An alternative analysis was put forward by the feminist writer Beatrix Campbell in her book Goliath, in which she saw the behaviour of the rioters as a symptom of dysfunctional masculinity.
Riot police patrol the streets
She argued that unemployment produced the riots in Cardiff and other British cities in 1991 not as a response to poverty but because it stranded men in the domestic world traditionally associated with women.
“Archetypal proletarian employment”, she wrote, “no less than the City, the Church, Parliament or the police, has been characterised by sex segregation. Masculinity established its identity by enforcing difference, by the exclusion of women.”
She claimed that young men brought up in an age of “macho propaganda”, watching car chases in popular films such as Lethal Weapon and the Terminator series, took over the streets of Ely and elsewhere because they had nothing else to do.
Riot police in formation
Citing crime statistics, Campbell demonstrated that the 1991 riots were sex-segregated to an extraordinary degree, reflecting a general trend. The stone-throwers, arsonists and reckless drivers were almost exclusively male. In 1990, in the Ely district of Cardiff, the juvenile court dealt with 417 offences committed by boys and only 42 by girls.
Riots of 2011
Ely, of course, wasn’t a one-off. Not only were there riots the same year on Tyneside and in Oxford, but there have been sporadic outbreaks of disorder in more recent times. There was further hand-wringing in 2011 when rioting broke out in a number of English cities.
In line, perhaps, with the ever-more materialistic emphasis of society, these riots were accompanied by a fair amount of looting, with people seemingly of all ages and by no means all impoverished rejoicing as they wheeled away TV sets and washing machines from stores whose windows had been broken by somebody else.
Riot police chase rioters in Wilson Road
For some it was a coordinated enterprise aided by social media unavailable in 1991, but for others it was simply passer-by opportunism: chancing on the right riot at the right time.
All of this must be terribly depressing to those on the far left who still dream of a proletarian revolution, where workers and the dispossessed throw off many years of false consciousness and come together to throw off their oppressors. But most of them are likely by now to have joined the Labour Party, determined against their earlier judgement to take the Parliamentary road to socialism promised by Jeremy Corbyn.
But whether they will find many recruits in Ely is perhaps a matter of considerable doubt.

Were the rioters in a Cardiff district 25 years ago let down by society - or simply because they had nothing else to do?


The riots broke out in late August 1991 after a row between shopkeepers


Commercial cleaning company Mrs Bucket has announced it has secured several new client wins in Bristol worth over £100,000.
The most recent contract wins include Bristol and Clifton golf club and engineering firm Assystem UK.
The contract wins follow the appointment of area manager Katharine Terrett to increase the commercial client base in the South West alongside overseeing the recruitment of Mrs Bucket’s growing team of cleaners in the area.
Mrs Bucket was set up in November 2005 by Rachael Flanagan when she was 18, with just a vacuum cleaner and £20 which she spent on promotional flyers.
Over the past decade, Mrs Bucket has expanded from a one-woman domestic cleaning service to a full-service commercial and domestic cleaning company with offices in Swansea, Cardiff, Newport and the latest Bristol office which opened at the beginning of the year.
With 300 employees and over 250 domestic and commercial clients along the M4 corridor, Mrs Bucket’s turnover has now reached £3.5m.
Clients include Mercedes and Dawnus
The award-winning cleaning company works across a variety of businesses in sectors including retail, the legal sector and engineering, and has clients including Mercedes and Dawnus.
Rachael Flanagan of Mrs Bucket
Mark Betteridge, manager of the Bristol and Clifton golf club said: “We have seen a significant improvement in the general cleanliness and freshness of the clubhouse and locker rooms since contracting to Mrs Bucket.”
Katharine Terrett, area manager at Mrs Bucket, said: “We are delighted with the new contract wins. Me and the team have been working hard to make new connections and really push the Mrs Bucket brand in Bristol, and it’s good to see that we are already being recognised as the go-to commercial cleaning brand in the area.
“We are really looking forward to working with our new clients, and our target for the next year is to increase our commercial client base in the South West and continue to build the Bristol team.”
Ms Flanagan, founder of Mrs Bucket, said: “I am thrilled to win more clients in the Bristol area, and it is a testament to the hard work and dedication of Katharine and the Bristol team.
“Mrs Bucket aims to be the professional cleaners of choice for as many companies as possible, and I am pleased to see that we are already making a name for ourselves, and creating new jobs in the South West.”

She started out with £20 and now Rachael Flanagan is cleaning some of England's most exclusive golf clubs


Mrs Bucket was set up by Rachael Flanagan when she was 18 with just a vacuum cleaner and £20


When Paul Steer met his TV hero Gene Wilder at a show in 1996, he never expected to be invited back stage - let alone for dinner with the famous actor.
But it's what happened before the show which has stuck in 40-year-old Paul's mind.
The comic legend was apparently left "in hysterics" after a man had his autograph tattooed on his arm and invited them all back stage to celebrate.
Here Paul tells us exactly what happened:
"He was touring with the pre-West End production of 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' in Bath," Paul from Newport said.
"I waited for him outside the theatre as I'm a massive fan of his films. After waiting 45 minutes, he turned up and literally only me and another couple were there waiting.
"He signed something for the the other couple and just as he was talking to me some big guy comes running over asking for him to sign his arm so he can get it tattooed.
"Gene asked if I minded him signing his arm first, gave a wink and did it massive over his forearm.
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"He then asked the guy if he was going to see the show and the man said 'nah getting the tattoo mate'.
"Gene then said 'that's wonderful come and see me after so I can see how it looks'.
"He signed my video and posed for a photo, which was taken by his wife and invited me to come backstage after the show to see the tattoo.
"He couldn't get over why someone would want to deface their body with his name."
PA Wire Gene Wilder as Max Prince during rehearsals for Neil Simon's "Laughter of the 23rd Floor",
Paul said he went back after the show and the man was there with his arm completely covered with the autograph.
"Gene is in hysterics at this point," Paul said.
"After the guy left he invited me to join him and his wife in a café next door - a café which was pretty open to the public, but not one person disturbed him as we ate.
RIP Gene Wilder-A comic genius. Terrible loss. Thank u for the part you played in my life & for dinner in 1996 X pic.twitter.com/Vww5iFsVbW — Paul Steer (@venkman2_11) August 29, 2016
"I was too nervous to eat so had the bare minimum as I felt rude accepting much. I just sat there in awe as he spoke about the show and I told him how I'd grown up loving his work and films with Richard Pryor."
Paul is now a film and memorabilia specialist and said whilst th experience did not directly influence his career choice it was an experience he'll "never forget".

This man has a lovely story about Gene Wilder's generosity when he met him after a show


Paul Steer was invited to join the star and his wife for a meal


Video game escapism in its purest form.
No Man’s Sky in undeniably a work of art, but have you got time to look around the whole gallery?
No Man’s Sky launched last week after much hype and billed as quite literally the biggest video game ever made.
The self-perpetuating game, which promises to be potentially endless, was four years in the making by a tiny team in game production terms. And you can tell as it will instantly take your breath away.
Make no mistake there has never been anything like this before. As you fly ever deeper into the universe, new planets and solar systems roll silently into view – some will have been seen before, others discovered for the very first time. And you have 18 quintillion of them to choose from...
Each has its own set of flora, fauna and inhabitants. By exploring, players gain information about the planets that they can submit to The Atlas, a universal database that can be shared with other players of the game and for which they are rewarded in currency each time.
Each planet is a work of art you could spend hours studying, analysing and dissecting. These works of art are housed in an endless gallery and for art connoisseurs it will be Manna from heaven.
However, most people’s playing time will be finite.... unless you’re at university and can afford to miss the odd class here and there to squeeze in just one more exploration of a peculiar alien planet.
And that is where one of the game’s key sticking points comes in. As much as No Man’s Sky takes us to Infinity and leaves us wondering what waits beyond, there is also an almost irresistible itch which you can’t scratch because you can never truly “complete” this game in the traditional sense.
But that is very much a personal take on NMS, many people might enjoy jumping on for a couple of hours here and there, discovering lots of different things and logging it to the Atlas, if anything it could be cathartic but many people like a beginning, a middle and an end to their games.
No Mans Sky is undeniably a work of art
The care, thought, time and brilliance that has gone into this utterly original video game is mindblowing and deserves to be experienced by PlayStation gamers.
It is the purest form of video game escapism we have ever seen and should be celebrated as such.
But it will more likely go down as a cult classic than the blockbuster success it’s craft deserves.


A man who carried out a revenge attack by torching a car outside his ex-girlfriend’s home which spread to the house has been jailed.
Tom Weedon, 21, fuelled by drink and drugs, had then gone on to set fire to another car some miles away at what he mistakenly thought was her new boyfriend’s home, Warwick Crown Court heard.
And a judge observed he had acted out of vengeance after his former partner had co-operated with the police to identify him on CCTV recordings of knifepoint robberies he had carried out.
Weedon, of no fixed address, was jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to two charges of robbery, one of attempted robbery, three of having a bladed article, one of theft and two of arson being reckless whether lives were endangered.
Prosecutor Graeme Simpson said that on November 2 last year there were two members of staff on duty at the BP garage in Stratford Road, Warwick, when Weedon burst in at around 3am and brandished a serrated kitchen knife.
One of the staff members rushed to a secure office from where he called the police as Weedon ordered the other assistant to open the till.
He lunged across the counter with the knife and grabbed about £350 before rushing out.
He was not identified until two weeks later when he returned to the shop as a customer, and one of the assistants recognised him.
Mr Simpson said that as a result CCTV from that visit was handed to the police, and Weedon was arrested, but he denied being involved and no further action was taken because of difficulties establishing his identity as the robber.
Then on December 4 Weedon stole a Yamaha motorbike from the multi-storey car park in Linen Street, Warwick.
At 8.20pm, wearing a motorcycle helmet with the visor down and brandishing the knife, he went into Subway at the Leamington Shopping Park. He ordered the two female staff members to open the till, but they managed to escape through a fire exit and he left empty-handed.
Two hours later he again targeted the BP garage in Stratford Road, Warwick, where he threatened a staff member with the knife as he made off with £450.
Mr Simpson said Weedon’s ex-partner assisted the police by agreeing to look at the recordings, and she recognised him on them - but he again denied being involved.
Then in the early hours of April 2 there was a report of a vehicle on fire on a drive in Yeats Drive on the Chase Meadow estate in Warwick.
Weedon’s ex-girlfriend’s black Saab had been set on fire, and the blaze had spread to her new boyfriend’s Peugeot work van – and to the front of the house itself.
They were woken by the noise caused by the fire, and could feel the heat and see the flames at the bedroom window, so called the fire brigade and escaped through the back door.
Both vehicles were destroyed, and the front of the house was also badly fire-damaged.
Weedon then went to an address in Leamington where he set fire to a Vauxhall Zafira parked outside in the mistaken belief it was the home of his ex’s new boyfriend.
The woman who lived there was woken by a loud ‘whoosh’ at 5.50am and looked out to see a trail of fire at the side of her car.
The flames again spread to the front of the house, causing the windows to burst.
Nick Devine, defending, said Weedon’s previous offences had been of a much less serious nature.
“Drugs and alcohol are the problem. At the time he was on a potent cocktail of serious drugs and alcohol.
“Money was needed to buy the drugs and to live, and he turned to crime to get that money.
“The arson offences are brought about through an entirely different set of circumstances. She was his first love, and when it came to an end he simply couldn’t cope with it.”
Recorder Goodchild said: “I accept that your personal life was in a mess, and you were taking a cocktail of drugs which completely shifted your sense of judgement.
“But there were three separate robberies, one of them an attempted robbery after the two girls, who have been terrified by the experience, fled, and the other two were actual robberies.
“Your former partner, and the mother of your child, was attempting to settle down with another man, and she helped the police. The result is that you sought revenge.
“You were steeped in drugs, and you went past and saw the car and set fire to it. It caught a van alight, and as they both blazed it caught the house. It must have been absolutely terrifying for those inside.
“What could have happened is that the occupants would not have woken up and would just have expired by smoke inhalation and would then have burned to death.”

Arsonist and robber jailed for seven years after revenge attack


A man who carried out a revenge attack by torching a car outside his ex-girlfriend’s home which spread to the house has been jailed.


Lewis Williams picked up two awards at Cleary’s ABC’s end-of-season trophy presentation.
Williams was named boxers’ boxer and also shared the best boxer award with Morgan Ansell.
In a season to remember, Williams was crowned CYP youth heavyweight champion and Central England heavyweight champion, while claiming Haringey Box Cup gold and his popularity in the gym came as no surprise to coach Edwin Cleary.
“Without a shadow of a doubt Lewis Williams is the number one youth heavyweight boxer in the UK,” said Cleary. “He is a larger than life character and in the gym he’s always there to help anyone.”
Williams has now been confirmed in the Challenge phase of the England Boxing Talent Programme.
This will see him receive a large amount of contact time from the England coaches, with the focus on technical development as well as physical and psychological traits that are key to becoming a world-class athlete.
He is also expected to box in the World Youth Championship in November.
Meanwhile, in her second season, Ansell captured the female junior English title and was selected for England Boxing honours.
She has now been joined by a growing group of young female boxers at the gym, with Leah Gunton and Gabby Cosidine attending a female Flag squad in Birmingham for up and coming talent alongside the 15-year-old.
Danny Quartermaine picked up Cleary’s ABC’s most improved boxer award having won the England Boxing Central belt and missed out on the English title after suffering a split-decision defeat to the highly rated Corey O’Regan.

Williams and Ansell pick up top award at Cleary’s


Lewis Williams picked up two awards at Cleary’s ABC’s end-of-season trophy presentation.


A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.
As the horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, Oakman Inns & Restaurants has pledged to help by donating every penny they get from the sale of all their pizzas and pasta dishes from Tuesday August 30 to Thursday September 1 to the Italian Red Cross.
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal
The company, which operates The Globe in Warwick and the Four Alls in Welford-on-Avon, has decided to raise funds to help the Italian relief effort. As a result, every one of its 17-strong collection will be telling all customers over the next 48 hours and urging everyone to get on board the social media campaign to #EatForItaly.
CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, said the idea came due to the chain’s strong connections with Italy.
“Much of our menu is inspired by Italy and their traditional cuisine - and we therefore have a huge number of colleagues who are Italian,” he said.
“We have decided that we want to do something really meaningful to help the victims of this disaster. As a result, we will donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish sold next week for three days between Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September to the Italian Red Cross. to help provide relief. If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque.”
If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque. Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns CE0
Over the past two years, all Oakman Inns have been adding authentic wood-fired Pizza Ovens into their pubs and Peter insists on training his principal Pizza chefs in Italy. “One of our restaurant teams only recently came back from training in Naples, and on Tuesday night, only a few hours before this terrible event, we were holding an internal competition to discover our best Pizzaiolo.”
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday morning and devastated the towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and the village of Arquata del Tronto in the northern Lazio region of Italy. The Italian Red Cross and many other Italian and European emergency forces plus thousands of volunteers are providing rescue services and relief efforts for the survivors many of whom have lost everything in the space of a few minutes.
Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors alive as aftershocks are continuing to hamper rescue efforts, and the number of people killed could yet surpass the last major earthquake to strike Italy in L’Aquilla in 2009 when more than 300 people died.
The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said: “Our heart is broken but will be resurrected”, while Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, added: “Today is a day for tears, tomorrow we can talk of reconstruction.”

Popular restaurant chain’s brilliant gesture in wake of Italian earthquake


A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.


Leamington narrowly failed to notch consecutive victories, falling to a two-wicket defeat at home to Wolverhampton.
Leamington were asked to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions following heavy overnight rain and subsequent heavy cloud cover.
Veteran Neil Smith, pushed to the top of the order, was an early victim for Johannes Bothma and both Nathan Hooker and Lee Hopkins were dismissed by Usman Arif.
Wolves were bowling well but Leamington showed little application in testing circumstances.
Joe Somra compiled a patient 28 before being bowled by England Under-19 left-armer Ben Twohig, one of four wickets for the young spinner.
Adeel Sajid played some pleasing shots to make 26 and Tom Warner chipped in with an unbeaten 21, but Leamington were dismissed in the 34th over for a paltry 127.
Leamington were not finished yet, however, and openers Tom Warner and Matt Davison both struck in their first overs.
Worcestershire’s Tom Fell was clean bowled by Warner, with Davison accounting for skipper Dan Bowyer in similar fashion, neither batsman troubling the scorer.
The prize wicket of Wasim Jaffer, averaging 160 in the league, fell to Warner as the former Indian Test player, capped 31 times for his country, was adjudged leg before for ten.
Wolves’ other England Under-19 star, Zen Malik, dropped anchor but received little support from the other end and when he was stumped by Hooker for 45, Wolves were in trouble at 74 for six.
Adam Lawley and Will Neild took advantage of some loose bowling from Leamington, but when the latter was bowled by Davison and Smith accounted for Amritpal Singh, Wolves were 114 for eight.
Lawley (26 not out) played patiently, however, and with time on their side Wolves inched towards their target.
And, despite a couple of alarms, the Black Country side scraped home with two wickets in hand.
The reverse fixture saw a similar match with ball dominating bat and, again, Wolverhampton came out on top.
Dan McCarthy blew away Wolverhampton’s top order, taking four wickets as the hosts limped to 62 for five.
Muhammed Dogar then struck three times and Leamington were well on top, reducing the home side to 105 for nine.
Experienced skipper Mike Smith farmed the strike and his unbeaten 46 turned the match his side’s way.
Tea was taken with Wolverhampton on 148 for nine and the contest evenly poised.
Batting proved to be as difficult for Leamington and only stand-in skipper Jack Hawkes found the necessary application to build an innings.
His unbeaten 40 was the only highlight of the Leamington response as the visitors were dismissed for 108.
Three wickets apiece for Jaswal and Khan helped Wolverhampton maintain their healthy lead at the top of the table.
Heavy overnight rain and morning downpours saw Leamington 4ths’ match with Blockley cancelled.
Leamington 3rds eased their Cotswold Hills Premier Division relegation fears after winning an enthralling encounter at Shipston by one run.
Having been set a modest-looking 170 to win, fellow strugglers Shipston seemed to be easing to safety when they reached 163 for six with seven overs remaining.
However, Lee Credgington then bowled a second consecutive maiden to crank up the pressure and Jimmy Gethins (3-40) trapped skipper Tom Cox (21) lbw and bowled John Payton with the final ball of his spell for a double-wicket maiden.
Skipper Matt Dale then turned to experienced spin bowlers Shaun Williams and James Whitfield.
In the gathering gloom, the pair seemed to hypnotise the batsmen as the encircling fielders crept ever closer and going into the final over Shipston needed three runs for victory with just one wicket remaining.
A single came off the third ball and the fourth was pushed out square prompting the batsmen to set off for a sharp single.
However, Gethins swooped and his flat return found the keeper’s gloves to run out Daniel Payton by a yard and give a jubilant Leamington side victory by the smallest possible margin.
Earlier, a much-changed Leamington side had struggled to set a defendable target.
No batsman made a major score but Wayne Killian (24), Lee Credgington (30) and James Slora (31) all produced valuable contributions before a late flourish from Rob Woolaston (16 not out) and James Whitfield (12 not out) added the runs that were, later, to become so valuable.
Mindful that the threatening rain might bring the match to an early finish, Shipston’s early batsmen get their innings off the brisk start so as to keep the run-rate high.
However, none of them were able build a score and give Jack Murphy (48) the support to he needed to secure the win.

Fine bowling display cannot mask Leamington batting deficiencies


Leamington narrowly failed to notch consecutive victories, falling to a two-wicket defeat at home to Wolverhampton.


Being stuck in a dead end job by your early 40s is bad for your health.
Having an unrewarding job as you start out on the career ladder makes you more depressed, worried and had more trouble sleeping.
And if you stay stuck in positions with low levels of job satisfaction it affects you not just you mentally but physically too, including catching more colds, having a bad back and poor heart health.
But if you are happy in your job or finally get your dream job as your career progresses your overall health gets a boost.
The study by Ohio State University sociologists found job satisfaction in your late 20s and 30s has a link to overall health in your early 40s.
While it impacts on physical health, its effect was particularly strong for mental health.
Lead author and doctoral student Jonathan Dirlam said: “We found that there is a cumulative effect of job satisfaction on health that appears as early as your 40s.”
The study highlighted the importance that early jobs have on people’s lives.
Associate professor of sociology Dr Hui Zheng said: “You don’t have to be near the end of your career to see the health impact of job satisfaction, particularly on your mental health.
“The higher levels of mental health problems for those with low job satisfaction may be a precursor to future physical problems.
“Increased anxiety and depression could lead to cardiovascular or other health problems that won’t show up until they are older.”
He added the study was carried out before the credit crunch and said: “The recession almost certainly increased job insecurity and dissatisfaction, and that could have resulted in more negative health effects.”
The study used data from 6,432 Americans followed from the ages of 14 to 22 as part of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.
Researchers examined job satisfaction trajectories for people from age 25 to 39 and their health on turning 40.
Participants rated how much they liked their jobs from 1 - dislike very much - to 4 -like very much.
They were then divided into four groups: consistently low and consistently high job satisfaction, those whose satisfaction started high but was trending down and those who started low but were trending higher.
About 45 per cent of participants had consistently low job satisfaction, while another 23 per cent had levels that were trending downward through their early career.
About 15 per cent of people were consistently happy at their jobs and about 17 per cent were trending upward.
Mental health was most affected by people’s feelings about their jobs with those in the low job satisfaction group throughout their early careers scored worse on all five of the mental health measures studied.
They reported higher levels of depression, sleep problems and excessive worry and were more likely to have been diagnosed with emotional problems and scored lower on a test of overall mental health.
Those whose job satisfaction decreased were more likely than those with consistently high satisfaction to have frequent trouble sleeping and excessive worry, and had lower scores for overall mental health.
But they didn’t see an impact on depression scores or their probability of being diagnosed with emotional problems.
Those whose scores went up through the early career years did not see any comparative health problems.
Those in the low satisfaction group and those who were trending downwards reported poorer overall health and more problems like back pain and frequent colds compared to the high satisfaction group.
But they weren’t different in physical functioning and in doctor-diagnosed health problems such as diabetes and cancer.
As with mental health, no effects were seen on physical health for those trending upward.
The findings was presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Seattle.


Being stuck in a dead end job by your early 40s is bad for your health.