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Back for good?
SENSATIONAL boy band
Take That, have announced they’re back together and ready to release their new music.
To get fans ready, they have rerecorded Greatest Day, their 2008 numberone hit track with the help of another new singer, according to a news source, Thursday, April 27.
The band, now a threepiece consisting of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald teamed up with singer Calum Scott, who commented, “I was really nervous about jumping on a song that was already such a smash and recording on my vocal in there but it was also such an honour.”
Thirty four year old Calum, originally from Beverley, East Yorkshire, first appeared on Britain’s Got Talent where he received a standing ovation from the four judges.
He added, “Gary and I hit the studio together for a day working on a new section and doing new vocals and then we went to the boys [Mark and Howard] to rerecord their parts.”
The revamped hit is due out on May 5 and will feature in the band’s film, Greatest Days, set for release later this year on June 16.
Bomb scare for shoppers
John Ensor
POLICE were alerted after a suspicious package was discovered in a shopping area, leading to customers being evacuated by authorities.
At about 12.15pm on Wednesday April 26 the alarm was sounded as shoppers were evacuated from Prospect Place retail park in Dartford, Kent, according to a news source. In the interests of public safety police cordoned off an area of 100m at the car park entrance, leaving vehicles at a standstill.
One eyewitness who had stopped to take a coffee break said: “I was just having a drink when a man in a Hivis came in and the whole place was evacuated within three minutes. I saw police blocking the entrance of the retail park. There was a blue car with a bag and satchel next to it officers were looking at.”
A police spokesperson confirmed the area had been closed down ‘following the discovery of a suspicious package.’
The scene of the incident was also attended by British Army bomb squad experts and an explosive disposal robot was deployed.
BLACKPOOL ZOO: Wants to hire human scarecrows.
Seagull deterrents
BLACKPOOL is probably better known for it’s iconic tower and as a popular resort for stag and hen dos.
But it also has a zoo which is one of the top animal parks in the UK. It houses over 1,000 animals that include Giraffes, Elephants, Penguins and Monkeys.
Tourists visiting the zoo often want to have a rest and some refreshment as do the animals, but there is a problem.
Seagulls are swooping down on unsuspecting people and animals to steal food and it’s becoming a serious nuisance.
This has lead to Blackpool Zoo advertising for humans to dress up as large birds to help chase away the seagulls.
Zoo bosses said the candidates would join the “Visitor Services” team as “seagull deterrents.” In the advert it says those taking on the roles would need to be “outgoing” and “comfortable wearing a bird costume.”
The advert reads: “At Blackpool Zoo, the seagulls are proving to be a bit of a nuisance! We need to do what we can to keep the seagulls away from our main visitor dining areas, so we are looking for people to join our Visitors Services team as ‘Seagull Deterrents. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, email your cover letter to us.”
