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IIngredients: ngredients: 300g puff pastry; olive oil; 1 finely chopped shallot; 100g baby spinach (remove the thick central stalks); 100g watercress (only use the leaves); 40g cream cheese; 2 tsp chopped dill (put the rest in the freezer to use next time); 1-2 tbsp creamed horseradish, depending on your taste; extra flour for rolling out; 2 salmon fillets at about 250g each, or as I used, a pack of 4 from the supermarket (490g) – remove the skins; 1 beaten egg; salt and pepper.

M Method: ethod: 1 Wash the spinach and watercress leaves and tip onto a clean tea towel to dry.

2 Heat a drop of oil in a frying pan. Add the spinach, watercress and salt, and toss until the greens have just wilted. Tip into a sieve and squeeze out the water, transfer to a bowl.

3 Add another drop of oil and gently sauté the shallot, then add this to the spinach and watercress, leaving it all to cool. Then add the cream cheese, horseradish and dill and stir until it’s nicely mixed together.

4 Pop a sheet of greaseproof paper onto a baking tray then roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface into a 30cm square.

5 Pat your salmon fillets dry with kitchen towel then season with salt and pepper. Place your one or two fillets in the middle, then top with the spinach mixture. Pop the other one or two fillets on top.

6 Use both hands and lift the pastry to meet at the top so it just overlaps, trimming off any excess. Brush the edges with beaten egg and press firmly to make a seal. Brush both short ends and press together, cutting off any excess. There should just be a small gap between the salmon and the pastry seals.

7 Pop the parcel of salmon onto the baking tray with the seal on the bottom. Brush all over with the beaten egg and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

8 Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan/gas mark 7). Put the Wellington in the oven for around 35 minutes until golden brown. Leave to rest for a few minutes before slicing. I served mine with salad leaves and plum tomatoes.

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Neurological Neurological h health ealth aand nd emotional wellbeing wellbeing emotional Self-confidence and a sense of worth are so important to our physiological and neurological health, and yet we don’t embrace our uniqueness and individual qualities enough.

One of the biggest challenges we’re faced with in becoming the best version of ourselves lies in the misguided belief – supported by constant media bombardment – that we are not enough. We try to be who the world says is ‘cool’, ‘successful’, ‘pretty’, etc. rather than valuing our self-worth and believing in our own greatness, uniqueness, beauty and talent.

If only this were encouraged more or taught in schools, the improved outcomes in terms of more neurologically healthy and happy adults, let alone reduction in teen angst, suicide and depression would be world changing.

S Stop top cchasing hasing e external xternal a affirmation ffirmation You can’t be the best version of yourself until you accept and love who you are, change the things about yourself that you choose and stop chasing external affirmation. Look how quickly the world drops celebrities when they don’t fit on the pedestal anymore – no wonder they get up to c raz ier t hings t o keep themselves relevant and in the spotlight!

We all dreamt of becoming some sort of ‘celebrity’ as kids – l wanted to be a rockstar like Jimi Hendrix until l realised l couldn’t sing, dance, play an instrument or write songs/music!

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Just because it doesn’t put you with t he ‘in’ crowd , on t he cover of a magazine, in the driver’s seat of a ridiculously expensive car or on the social media stratosphere, doesn’t make your talents, worth and value any less than those people we yearn to be like. To be your best self starts with loving yourself – warts and all!

‘‘Prune’ Prune’ tthe he n negative egative people ffrom people rom y your our llife ife Thereafter, a really positive next step is ‘pruning’ the negative people and influences from your life and surrounding yourself with positive influencers. Don’t misunderstand this, l am not saying go and find a bunch of friends or associates that agree with you all the time or tell you what you want to hear. l am encouraging you to surround yourself with people who will help you to be the best you can be.

People who will call you out when you’re wrong, kick your

butt when it is needed, encourage and celebrate your growth and success, and be there to hold your hand when it feels like the bottom has fallen out of your world.

If you need a bit of help in convincing yourself that you are enough as you are, try one or more of these daily affirmations for 21 days and see how you feel: • “I love and accept myself exactly as I am.”

• “I accept all parts of myself today.”

• “I take responsibility and ownership for the bad parts and commit to fixing or changing them so l am a better version of myself tomorrow.”

• “I give credit and express gratitude for all the good parts and commit to being more consistent in these.”

• “Today l will focus on what I can do, on what I can learn, on who I can help and where l can make the biggest impact.”

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Summer Summer sstyles tyles aand nd b bold old p patterns atterns Summer has been a slow starter this year, unlike the heatwave of last year. Sales are now in full swing as stock has to make way for the new autumn ranges, so it’s a good time to shop for a bargain.

Fashion often tends to focus on us ladies, but there are some interesting new looks around for the men out there. I’ll leave it to you to form an opinion on the following styles and whether they’ll be featuring in your wardrobe anytime soon!

C Crop rop ttops ops Yes, it was hard enough for us women when crop tops were all the rage and now males face the same challenge. Personally, I think only a certain size and shape can carry off this new fashion item and it’s probably best to save this look for holidays, festivals and other similar summer events. I also think this is best suited for the younger crowd.

If you’re feeling confident and want to buy into this new trend, you’ll find crop tops in many of the high street shops in a variety of colours, including bright, neon shades, which would certainly help you stand out at a festival!

Hawaiian H awaiian sshirts hirts You may recall the box-like square shirts with short sleeves from the 90s, which usually came with bright, tropical designs.

Well, they are back with a bang!

Comfortable to wear and very popular because of the relaxed style, you’re probably more likely to see these tops out and about this summer than the new crop top look!

Next has a good range in bold stripes for £20, which are very flattering, New Look has a great patterned selection for £17.99, and Marks and Spencer have also got in on the Hawaiian look.

These shirts are perfect if you want to indulge in that extra burger or dessert at your summer BBQ – they’ll hide the evidence well!

Why not check in the back of your wardrobe – you might be lucky enough to find one left over from the Tom Selleck days!

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to customers who like some form of sleeve, so we are now spoilt for choice.

Many maxi styles are in every high street shop and if you are fortunate enough to find the perfect one – even if summer is nearing an end – the classic shirt style dresses never really go out of fashion.

Wedge Wedge shoes shoes Wedges are the perfect shoe to match most outfits and they are certainly a good choice if you are going to an event on grass.

You still get the benefit of the height of a heel but hopefully not the discomfort. The difficult decision will be how high or low you want to go.

From beautiful patterned fabrics to gorgeous pastel leathers, the choice is endless. I saw a pair recently which was covered in sequins and would dress up any simple look or take you through to the evening.

The great news today is that fashion is for everyone, young or old, male or female, so have fun with it!

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Over recent years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people suffering with a food intolerance. We sometimes take for granted the amazing variety of food we have available to us in the UK, but this can often be processed and full of refined sugar.

Nearly all foods require an enzyme for proper digestion.

According to the British Allergy Foundation, enzyme deficiencies are a common cause of food intolerance. Certain chemicals in foods and drinks can cause intolerance – for example, amines and some foods have naturally-occurring chemicals that can have a toxic effect on humans.

Food intolerance and food allergies are very different and the following ways show why.

Food Food A Allergies llergies • A reaction from your immune system as it mistakenly treats proteins found in food as a threat • Can rapidly trigger typical allergy symptoms, such as a rash, wheezing and itching,

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after eating just a small amount of the food • Common food allergies in adults are fish, shellfish and nuts, and in children it’s usually milk, eggs, peanuts, other nuts and fish • Can be serious

pain, bloating, diarrhoea, migraines, vomiting and lethargy after eating, and they usually come on within a few hours after eating the food.

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The symptoms of a food intolerance can also be related to a number of other health conditions, so if you are experiencing them it is important to visit your GP to find out the cause. Your GP may ask for a skin prick test or order some blood tests to find the cause, neither of which are 100% reliable. Therefore, keeping a food diary is the best way to try to figure out what you might have an intolerance to.

Note what you eat, what symptoms you experience and how long after eating the food they appear. Once you have a good idea which food is the problem, eliminate it from your diet for 2-6 weeks to see if the symptoms improve. Then if you want to, you can reintroduce the food gradually and see if the symptoms return.

• Does not involve your immune system – there is no allergic reaction, and it is never life-threatening • Causes symptoms that come on more slowly, often many hours after eating the problem food • Only results in symptoms if you eat reasonable amounts of the food (unlike an allergy, where just traces can trigger a reaction) • Can be caused by many different foods As food intolerance is not as serious as a food allergy, many people often ignore the symptoms and continue to suffer whilst eating the foods that might be causing the problem.

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When W hen tthe he kkids ids ffly ly tthe he n nest est It’s August already and the heat of summer is truly upon us. For many it is a time of great transitions as our growing children celebrate their new found independence after completing exams, and before embarking on the next leg of their education they flee to a festival to enjoy their youth!

A friend recently remarked: “My kids are at Reading Festival, the dog is at the vets and I suddenly find the house very empty.”

Whether you are a couple with a working spouse or indeed doing the whole solo parenting marathon, this can indeed be a time of emptiness and confusion.

You are not ‘lonely’ exactly, but the pace of life has changed and you know instinctively life will never be the same again.

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jobs, spend more time with their own friends and you only have yourself to worry about.

I highly recommend getting stuck into reading all those books you have been putting off all year, and when you feel a spurt of energy, what about a clear out? That drawer in the kitchen that gets filled at an alarming rate, the boxes in the attic that haven’t seen the light of day for a decade, or even the garden shed.

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For one thing, you may discover some long lost treasures and we all know how exciting it can be to find that item you thought was gone forever. I can guarantee you will feel a true sense of peace after throwing out a whole load of junk, which has been cluttering up the place for years.

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Repurposing the spaces in our home as our families grow is a vital element of marking the transitions we all experience, so make it joyful, beautiful and beneficial.

Your home is a special place and will always be a safe haven for the family, no matter what.

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Taking T aking a gap gap year year For young people with academic minds, there can sometimes seem to be a natural progression from school to college or university, or a drive to study a particular subject further in order to pursue a specific career.

For others, there may be an uncertainty over which direction to take, or a calling to explore the big wide world. In this case, taking a gap year may be the way to go.

If you are a young person coming to the end of your studies or an adult between jobs looking for a chan ge, you may have considered taking a year out to explore your options.

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Another idea could be to try out ideas – maybe careers you have considered but aren’t sure about. Therefore, you could do work some volunteering, shadowing or get a short-term job to get a taste of what’s out there and make some contacts for the future.

Or you could combine travel with volunteering. If you search the internet, you will find there are numerous organisations you can book with, and you could go to wonderful places and work with an array of people – ideas could include elephant conservation in India, fruit picking in or New Zealand, teaching English in Peru. If you choose to volunteer with animals, ensure you have done thorough research and choose a reputable organisation to work with.

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in mind so that you don’t waste the months away – know your reasons for taking time out and have some aims of what you want to achieve. Save up some money – research what you want to do and the costs involved, then set a target to save up enough to fund your activities.

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Bear in mind that a gap year doesn’t have to be a whole year – you may choose three or six months to have some thinking time.

When you do start to apply to university or look for paid employment, wider experience looks great on your CV, as it highlights you have gained many transferrable skills. So don’t just dream it, do it!

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The The Property Property Centre Centre wins wins triple triple Gold!

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Vendors and landlords across the UK have voted for the Estate Agents they feel give the best service and local agent, The Property Centre, has won triple Gold.

Not only was the Company voted the UK’s Best Regional Estate Agency, but it won Gold for being the Best Sales and Lettings Agent in Worcestershire too!

“The ESTAS are all about customer service and as a company, we pride ourselves on being the best at what we do,” said Steve Jones, Founding Partner of The Property Centre.

“Our “Our tteams eams sstrive trive tto om make ake tthe he whole whole process process as as easy easy a as sp possible” ossible” “We listen to our customers, to their individual needs, and we design services which are specifically tailored around them. Our highly experienced teams strive to make the whole process as easy and straight-forward as possible – whether that’s letting and managing an investment property, selling the family home or buying for the first time.”

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“Any agent can go out there and say that they’re the best, but to be actually recognised by the ESTAS, the leading Estate Agency Awards body in the UK, and to have been proven to be the best, that speaks for itself and gives our customers the sure knowledge they’re getting the best for their investments, their homes and their families.”

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But for me, with Ian Fleming and Bond’s Swiss connections, and so many Bond missions visiting Switzerland over the decades, it’s a shame ‘Bond 25’ won’t. So let’s put that right with a tour of three classic Bond-movie locations in my favourite Alpine republic.

Wherever you enter Switzerland, it’s not far to the eagle’s nest eerie of Piz Gloria, high in the Bernese Oberland that featured so spectacularly in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.

To reach the heavily 007themed attraction, head south of Interlaken and ride the Schilthornbahn cableway to the heights.

Check in at the Hotel Eiger in car-free Mürren for Bond-style luxury overlooking the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Then continue up to the Schilthorn’s 2,970m-high peak as George Lazenby and the late Telly Savalas did in 1969.

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Nearly 60 years on, location spotting is still easy among the impressive scenery. But, oh how Andermatt has changed since 1964 – and not just with the disappearance of the Aurora filling station that featured in the film. What was once a poster child for Swiss Alpine villages, a small rail junction and a strategic military centre is now Samih Sawiris’s Andermatt Swiss Alps resort – dominated by the uber-luxurious Hotel Chedi and a new golf

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Crossing the St Gotthard Pass en route to our third stop, explore Sasso San Gotardo’s cold war underground fortifications – they make Bond villains’ lairs look like playhouses. Then continue south through Italianspeaking Ticino to the 220mhigh Contra Dam near Locarno.

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Taking in the entire world’s Bond filming locations could easily become a bank-balance busting life’s work. Maybe being able to visit some of the most famous within one beautiful little country offers a great alternative – especially during September, one of the best months for enjoying the Swiss Alps.

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Joint Joint replacements replacements Commercially available hip replacements for dogs have been available since 1974. Over the years many different types of prosthesis have been developed, different materials tried and surgical techniques refined.

Hip replacements traditionally use a metal ball replacement fitting into a polyethylene (medicalgrade plastic) cup. Some of the earliest metal hips were made of stainless steel – now they are titanium alloy coated with diamond-like carbon!

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It’s important to realise that the need for hip replacements is not based solely on radiographic evidence of severe arthritis. Surgery is not advised unless a patient’s clinical signs of hip disease cannot be adequately controlled with medication, weight loss and physical rehabilitation.

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Hip and elbow screening schemes are common in certain breeds and have greatly reduced the incidence of congenital hip and elbow dysplasia.

Prevention and avoidance are better than cure and medical treatment is better than surgery, but it’s good to know if all else fails these options are available for our pets.

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Prom Prom perfection perfection A few months ago, my niece asked if I could review something that would also work for me to take her and some friends to their high school prom. Thinking cap on, we quickly agreed on the refined luxury of a Jaguar XJ. While the long-wheel base version would have offered more leg room, the shortwheel base version is still massive, so room for three prom-bound girls and their dresses in the back without issue.

The ride was perfect – refined, elegant, luxurious, wafting along the roads with only a barely detectable rumble from the twin exhausts to bely the power that was on tap, should it be needed.

Not that you would have heard the exhaust with the 825 watt stereo (complete with subwoofer) at the hands of my niece, whose music taste is actually very good as it turns out. I’ve kept the playlist she had prepared, but I listen at a slightly lower volume!

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As far as gadgets go, it has plenty (including a TV tuner in the touchscreen display).

Adaptive speed limiter with road sign recognition, 360 degree parking cameras and cross-traffic warnings for blind junctions – necessary with such a long car, in my opinion – and a really quite relaxing seat massager system. But that’s not what really grabbed my attention.

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Scrolling through the menu of settings with the steeringwheel mounted buttons (very well laid out, by the way), I found some settings for the headlights. While auto-high beam assist is not that g r o u n d b r e a k i n g a n d I’ v e see n it on a number of other cars, one feature I don’t recall seeing is the option to switch the high beams for driving on the right – perfect if you wanted to cruise down to the French Riviera!

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If you did take this beast on that journey, you can be assured you’d get there relaxed, in comfort and with plenty of luggage thanks to the spacious boot.

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It’s comfortable for both drivers and passengers, has plenty of space and all the refinement and technical know-how you would expect from the brand, and it goes like stink, should you need it to, as well.

Yes, the price is a bit steep at just south of £75k, but it really is a master of many different tasks and in reality, the only complaint I have on that price tag is that I can’t afford it, but that’s not really something I can criticise the car for, is it?

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S Saracens aracens rready eady ffor or p promotion romotion challenge challenge Cheltenham Saracens Football Club are fired up and ready for the new season as they chase a place among the Hellenic League’s elite.

They came very, very close to realising their aim last season, finishing second in Division One West, just three points behind Easington Sports after winning 16 of their 22 league games.

Unfortunately for Saracens, just one team were promoted to the Premier Division – in another season two may have gone up – and while obviously a disappointment, chairman Graham Roberts insists: “We go again.”

The club knew that just the champions would get promotion last time out with Roberts adding: “It depends on the pyramid above us, sometimes two teams go up, sometimes one.

“We lost a few games we should have won, we missed a couple of crucial penalties.”

Price P rice iiss m main ain m man an Owen Price refers to himself as the ‘dad’ of the team and as role models go he’s doing a pretty good job as captain of Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club’s flagship side.

The recently-turned 39-yearold is in his fourth season as skipper and the club have been flying high in the Gloucestershire Division of the West of England Premier League in 2019.

“Yes, I’m the dad figure,” laughed Price, who is in his seventh season with the club.

“We’ve got quite a lot of young players, they’re like my kids!

“I’m always one of the designated drivers because they all drive tiny cars!”

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Saracens have been outside the Hellenic League’s flagship division for around six years now – ironically they could have gone up a couple of years ago when they finished second, but declined the opportunity because the team was breaking up following the departure of the club’s then management duo.

“It’s very important that we get back into the Premier Division,” Gloucestershire’s ‘Mr Table Tennis’.

He’s not the only one who has done so much good for the sport over the years, of course, but the current chairman of Gloucestershire Table Tennis Association has certainly played his part in making sure that the game remains readily accessible to anyone who wants to play it.

Harvey, now 70, has played and coached to a very good level, as well as being prominent on the admin side and even though he is now into Dave Harvey his eighth decade, his love for the sport has not diminished one jot.

“Up until a couple of years ago I was still playing in eight leagues,” he said.

continued Roberts, “it’s where we want to be. It’s a bigger league and a tougher challenge.

Promotion is the only onwards progression.”

Masterminding what the club hope will be a very successful season are joint managers Ryan Betteridge and Stuart Mitchinson.

Both men are Saracens through and through, having played for the club for many years.

These days they are just concentrating on managing the team but while the success of the first team is all important, there is much, much more to a club that have been going since 1964.

They will be running two teams in the Cheltenham League this season and it will be the first time that they have run a third team for a good number of years. They also run youth teams at various age group levels.

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A ssenior enior g golfer olfer Rob Stephens is well known in Gloucestershire golf circles.

First and foremost he’s a very good player and, secondly, he’s also captain of the county’s seniors team.

It’s a role that the just turned 58-year-old took on at the start of the season, having become eligible to play seniors golf three years ago.

And Stephens, who plays for Minchinhampton Golf Club and helped Gloucestershire to reach the final of the county championship in his first season as a senior, thoroughly enjoys playing at the level.

“There are some extremely good players,” he said, “the standard is very good and it’s getting better all the time.”

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C Charlie harlie Raglan Raglan is is looking looking forward for ward tto op ushing o n aatt C heltenham pushing on Cheltenham Charlie Raglan freely admits that one of the big reasons he has signed a two-year contract with Cheltenham Town is because he will be working with manager Michael Duff.

Like Duff, Raglan is a central defender and the 26-year-old credits his boss with helping to develop his game in the second half of last season.

Raglan spent the final four months of 2018/19 on loan with Cheltenham from Oxford United and he said: “I’ve come on in leaps and bounds since I’ve worked with him at Cheltenham.

“He’s played at the top level as a defender and he’s very keen on the details.

“A lot of it is quite logical, simple stuff – your body position, doing things the right way, but it definitely works.”

Raglan played as part of a back three for Cheltenham last season, so does he prefer playing as a trio or being part of a central defensive duo at the heart of a back four?

“If you’d asked me that in January I’d have said playing in a back two,” admitted Raglan.

“All my previous experience had been playing as part of a back four.

“But the manager was very clear when I came how he wanted to play and I’ve played on both the right and the left of a back three.

“I definitely did better on the right but I’ve learned a lot and the manager has given me the confidence to play in a new system.

“You have to adapt to new formations and if you ask me which I prefer now I’d say I’m not sure.”

Cheltenham fans of a certain vintage will remember Duff as a rangy right-back when he broke into the team in his late teens in the mid to late 90s.

He successfully converted into

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a central defender in his early 2 0 s a n d we n t o n t o e n j o y a t o p career with Burnley for more than 10 years, playing well over 300 games for the club including more than 30 in the Premier League against some of the best strikers in the world.

His time at Cheltenham in the late 90s and early noughties coincided with the greatest period in the club’s 130-plus years history and there is renewed optimism among the club’s supporters that further good times could be just around the corner.

Season-ticket sales are up ahead of Duff ’s first full season in charge after the club had a very good second half of 2018/19, during which they pulled well clear of the relegation trapdoor, going on to finish 16th.

Their fans will certainly be hoping for a top half finish this time around, but while Raglan would love that too he is urging caution.

“The aim is definitely to improve on last season, that’s what we all want,” said Raglan.

“We need to improve our away form, that is important.

“But it won’t be easy. There are some big teams coming down, two big teams have come up and quite a lot of clubs have spent a lot of money.

“We need a good start, we’ll see where we are at Christmas and then we’ll have a better idea.”

Cheltenham begin their campaign at promoted Leyton Orient on Saturday 3rd August – Salford City have also been promoted – while the teams relegated from League One were Plymouth, Walsall, Scunthorpe and Bradford.

And while Raglan is understandably cautious about how the season will pan out for Cheltenham, he knows exactly how much the club have done for him during his short time with them.

“I love it,” he said. “I’ve always said how grateful I am for being given the opportunity to play here.

“They are a proper football club. Things are done correctly, the day-to-day business.

“As players we work hard in training and then on a Saturday we try to perform to the best of our ability.”

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Our equipment is part of the National Defibrillator Network that the British Heart Foundation, NHS and Ambulance Service Trusts will launch via a BHF App later in the Summer, to show the location of every publicly available defibrillator.

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Used Used in in cases cases of of Cardiac Cardiac Arrest Arrest It is used only in cases of Cardiac Arrest (loss of consciousness with no breathing or pulse) rather than heart attacks (severe chest pains but heart still beating) and, crucially, in conjunction with CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Call 999 first, and then the defibrillator will talk you through what to do and not allow you to harm a patient – it is very smart!

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T The he Strays Strays o on n ttheir heir n new ew album album Since The Strays last spoke to The Local Answer it’s fair to say they’ve been busy.

One of the most popular bands to come out of Cheltenham in recent years, the group performs virtually non-stop.

The band is made up of Stella Sonic on vocals, guitarist Sam Cordrey, drummer Gary Chamberlain and Kris Jakab-Hall on bass, and this year were signed to renowned rockabilly label Western Star Records.

“We had heard of Alan Wilson at Western Star basically because he is a rockabilly and psychobilly legend,” said Stella.

“We were really keen to try and work with him somehow so we bugged him until he agreed to have u s rec ord t he al bum at his studio.

“As the album took shape and sounded great, it was evident both parties really worked well

The Strays (L-R) Gary Chamberlain, Stella Sonic, Kris Jakab-Hall, Sam Cordrey

together, so we signed to his label for an album deal. We were made up.”

Whilst The Strays have released singles and EPs in the past, their new album – ‘Drop Out Zone’ – is their first fulllength record.

Stella says the process of

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writing and recording the record took around six months, and the overriding theme of the album is to celebrate individuality.

“The album is based upon themes of being outside of mainstream society and doing things your own way. In essence ‘The Drop Out Zone’ is a place for those weird and wonderful people who don’t quite fit in with convention.”

With the release of a new album of course comes a tour, with The Strays set to embark on their biggest yet in the coming months.

“It’s a big one! 22 dates between September and November,” said Stella.

“We are excited about them all, we’ve never really played up north or in the east of the UK before so really hoping to get some people to those shows.”

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Patel makes his film and singing debut as Jack Malik, and offers up a refreshing performance as a character with real soul, despite being stuck in many moral dilemmas.

Writers Jack Barth and Richard Curtis ace the pace of the story, and the film is rife with intimate, heartfelt moments, which restore some joy in a world where The Beatles don’t exist.

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Eustace is an only child, brought up in an old people’s home in Weston-super-Mare.

He escapes from his solitary existence by taking up the cello. His teacher, Carla Gold, introduces him to a new world of music, art and above all, friendships.

Eustace’s parents, who have difficulties with their own relationship, have very little understanding of their son’s personality or his musical ability.

Now in his fifties, Eustace tells this story whilst receiving radioactive iodine therapy for cancer of the thyroid.

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JJackie ackie Kabler Kabler on on life life aas s aan n aauthor uthor Many people will know Jackie Kabler from her time as a news reporter for GMTV, ITN and BBC. Throughout her career she covered national and international stories, including the 2004 Olympics and the Asian Tsunami.

Nowadays she is still working on TV – as a presenter for QVC – but has also taken to creating her own stories, as a novelist.

“I’ve always been a big reader and at school I enjoyed writing really long essays, but I never really thought about writing a book until I was in my 40s,” she explained.

Jackie made her writing debut with the first of her ‘Cora Baxter mysteries’ in 2015, with ‘The Dead Dog Day’, which tells the story of a news reporter solving crimes.

Originally from Coventry, Jackie’s career took her all over

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the UK and beyond, including a stint in Gloucestershire writing for the Echo.

She returned to live in Cheltenham this March after 10 years away, and says living in the town has provided inspiration, namely as the setting for her latest novel.

“The main character lives in Montpellier, because I’m too lazy to research any other locations,” she laughed.

“I work in London and drive there four times a week – I get a lot of story ideas in the car.

“I thought of the plot of ‘Am I Guilty?’ at 1am driving home one night. When I got in at 3am I spent another two hours writing it down!”

‘Am I Guilty?’ was released in April 2019. A psychological thriller, the themes in the book are, she explains, much darker than those of the Cora Baxter stories.

“It was a big leap for me to go from the lighter side of crime writing to darker, psychological thrillers.

“But the response has been incredible, and it’s done really well in the Amazon crime charts.”

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R Red ed Hot Hot Riot Riot are are making making waves waves For most bands, performing at the hallowed grounds of Glastonbury is the peak of their career.

For Gloucestershire based rockabilly group Red Hot Riot however, it’s just the beginning.

“Glastonbury was insane,” said lead singer and guitarist Ricky Delaney.

“It’s certainly one I never thought I’d get to do, but I’m very grateful we have.”

The band is made up of Ricky, Scott McParland on doghouse bass and Kane Radnor on drums.

The trio all hail from the Forest of Dean originally, but regularly play gigs throughout the county and beyond.

Ricky continued: “Me and Scott met through other bands,

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Kane joined when we advertised online.

“We’ve been a band since about February, so around five months. We set up the band as a bit of fun.”

And despite being together for a comparatively short time, the

boys have already racked up some impressive performances, including their sets at Glastonbury and shows at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Gloucester Tall Ships.

When it comes to genre, Red Hot Riot have a unique sound, as Ricky explains.

“For anyone who hasn’t heard us,” he said, “I’d say we’re neo-rockabilly – more influenced by the 80s scene rather than the traditional 50s rockabilly.

“Me and Kane both grew up with rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll, Scott has discovered it himself.”

The band will be finishing a busy and successful summer with the launch of their debut EP at The Frog and Fiddle on Saturday 31st August.

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S Save ave the the red red squirrel squirrel Red squirrels are native to Britain, but the Victorians introduced the grey squirrel to the UK from North America.

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Feeding areas must be high up, especially if you have cats and dogs. In summer, food is much scarcer for squirrels, as the spring shoots have disappeared and autumn berries have not yet arrived.

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Add Add a splash splash of of colour colour I know that I keep giving you jobs to do in the garden, but one thing I would say is that you must make time to be able to sit out and enjoy your plot, no matter how big or small it is.

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Some early apples might be ready for picking now. To check, lift the apple in the palm of your hand and give it a slight twist. If it is ready it should come away easily from the spur.

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Furniture with a history is key, it really doesn’t have to be new or expensive. Secondhand or reclaimed is good – and, of course, very much in tune with the current approach to saving the environment. I am already planning to rummage around my local antiques market and second hand shops for bargains to upcycle!

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The main problem is that people see the symbol and automatically assume that you can put those items into the recycling boxes – I’ve done it myself on many occasions.

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So next time you see this symbol, don’t be fooled into thinking that the packaging is automatically suitable for the recycling bins, as the chances are that they aren’t. Equally, don’t assume that they can’t go in – it’s probably best to just ignore it and check on your local council’s website to see.

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When you’re running a business, the best thing to do is to manage those things that are within your control and contingency plan for those things that are outside it. Far too many business owners are blaming circumstances over which they can never have control for their own failings of business planning and/or management.

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Of course, the B-word isn’t the only uncertainty that faces small businesses in the UK today. Concern over the impact of, and compliance with, new digital reporting rules to HMRC, increasing legislation (despite promises from successive governments to reduce red tape) and the ability to recruit skilled staff can all hold back a business entrepreneur who does not either have the expertise or experience to manage a situation.

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