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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 3 wT hello there INSIDE. 8 10 b I g fEAt URE Somerset woman Skye Pennant on why mending isn’t just good for your pocket EDITOR Pip O’Shea pip.oshea@reachplc.com twitter: @piposhea TO ADVERTISE Tracie Simms tracie.simms@reachplc.com 01179343165 ON THE COVER Cracking show matthew Bourne’s nutcracker! - see page 15 photography: eric richmond Like us on Facebook and follow westcountrylifemag on Instagram CorreCtions & Complaints If we have published anything that is factually inaccurate please contact the print editor, Richard Bache, via email richard.bache@ reachplc.com Once verified, we will correct it as soon as possible. The Western Daily Press newspaper is published by Local World, a subsidiary company of Reach PLC, which is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. We adhere to the Editors’ Code of Practice as enforced by IPSO, who are contactable for advice at IPSO, GateHouse, 1 Farringdon Street, London EC4M 7LG. Website http://www.ipso.co.uk, telephone 0300 123 2220, email advice@ipso. co.uk If you have a complaint concerning a potential breach of the Code of Practice, we will deal with your complaint directly or IPSO can refer your complaint to us. Please go to http://www.@reachplc.com/ howtocomplain where you can view our Complaints Policy and Procedure. A ‘How to Complain’ pack is also available by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department, Reach PLC, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP. fOOD & DRINk The boys from BOSH! share some great vegan recipes that won’t break the bank 13 YOUR gARDEN Top tips and advice for looking after the houseplants you were given for Christmas 16 whAt’S ON We chat to Eric Morecambe’s son, Gary, as The Play What I Wrote comes to Bath 30 t V hI ghlI ghtS Phillip Schofield tells us about the new series of Dancing on Ice, which starts this weekend IN YOUR AREA Get everything you need to know about where you live with our app or via InYourArea.co.uk

4 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 opinion VOICES OF THE WEST COUNTRY Becky Sheaves There is always someone, though, who loves buying presents so much that they end up breaking ranks. And I must admit, in the run-up to the big day, that was me at the risk of turning into this magazine’s vacuum cleaner correspondent (and believe me, I have had worse jobs) I find myself writing yet again about the best way to tackle cleaning the floors in our doginfested, teenage-boy-beset farmhouse. It all started this Christmas just gone. The great Sheaves Secret Santa had worked pretty efficiently overall. Most of us stuck to the budget and got the gifts to the right people in time for December 25. Collectively, we saved a ton of money by only buying a present for one person rather than a dozen or more. In fact, it was so successful we even set up a second round among my wider sibling group, the Morris clan, which was hailed as a revelation by the cash-strapped anti-consumerists among us (ie everyone). There is always someone, though, who loves buying presents so much that they end up breaking ranks. And I must admit that, in the run-up to the big day, that was me. I couldn’t resist purchasing a range of small, fun extra gifts. On each tag, it claimed that the item in question was “from your good friend Dusty (the horse)” or “With kind regards from Albert (the cat)”. Were our guests entirely convinced that Rose the puppy was capable of buying and wrapping bath salts or bedsocks? Possibly not. And one of my stepsons (who lives overseas and couldn’t make it home this year) went even further. According to the rules, he was not supposed to give me or John a present at all. But a large parcel arrived which, when we opened it on the day, turned out to be a robotic vacuum cleaner. Being the technophobe that I am, I was fully prepared to fiddle aimlessly with it, jab at a few buttons, refuse to read the manual and then cast it aside with an “Oh gawd, I can’t get the darn thing to work”. However, to my amazement, within a few minutes the little gadget was pottering around the kitchen floor, genuinely cleaning rather efficiently. It has two mini sweepers out front, cockroach-like in their anxious flutterings, and a main sweeper underneath. As it tootles about, it fills up a little box of sweepings which is easy to empty, even for me. Apparently, it can be controlled remotely, from my phone. This has so far proved utterly beyond me. The best I can do is turn it on and off. But no matter. The fact is, I can put this helpful little piece of kit into a room, come back later and the floor will be completely clean. Indeed, Meryl Sweep, as I am calling her, will head gamely under the beds and into dusty corners which most humans can’t help but neglect. Maybe one of the more techsavvy members of the family will take the time to programme Meryl automatically to sparkle up the whole of our upstairs while I am out. Apparently such a thing is possible. All you have to do is leave all the bedroom doors open and set a timer. Clever, hey? Indeed, it is rather fun to watch Meryl’s artificial intelligence in action. She seems to be zigzagging around at random but in fact she is teaching herself the shape and size of the room. If she’s cleaning the upstairs landing, she will potter towards the top of the stairs to a chorus of “Nooo! I can’t watch!” from onlookers. Then she teeters on the brink, thinks better of it and retreats to firmer ground. So in many ways, Meryl was the perfect gift. The sort of thing we would never have dreamed of buying for ourselves but rather relish when presented to us. My only problem is that she can tackle the whole of the upstairs of the house but our downstairs rooms are all divided by steps up and down. These are utterly beyond her. I suppose I could install little Meryl-sized ramps. Or would a robot vacuum in every room be a little extravagant? In fairness, given the fact that I tend to stand around watching Meryl in utter admiration, she isn’t really saving me that much time. But she does make sure the floors are far cleaner than usual, as otherwise I simply wouldn’t bother. This set me to thinking, what are the best possible timesavers for a busy household these days? I’d never have included a robo-cleaner on my list but I can now see the attraction, that’s for sure. I’d love to know what your go-to solutions are for making domestic life less burdensome. Or even, as Meryl does, injecting an element of bizarre craziness into the everyday chores that surround us. Please do let me know – I’m intrigued. ■■www.cuckoodownfarm.co.uk

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 5 opinion vOICes OF THe WesT COUnTRY roger evans In this window is where our Christmas tree stands. Getting it to stand somewhere else is a bit like trying to stop the tide from coming in. I’ve told you before that I have the most splendid view from my armchair. Our windowsills are only a foot high so I can see the foreground, which includes our pond and all that goes on there, right up to the big wood that sits on the horizon about two miles away. This wood used to be called Plassey, probably because Clive of India had connections around here. There used to be an acre of a field the other side of the village that was called the Dardanelles. This field was given to the poor of the parish but I don’t think they are allowed to call it that now. It’s called the Welfare something. You have to be so careful what you call things these days. I think that most of their aid goes to help young people with their transport costs after they leave school, which is fair enough. I had an old man who once worked here who had his history and geography mixed up. He used to tell me that there was once a great battle fought at the Dardanelles field and that the local victors drove the vanquished back all the way to Plassey Wood where they massacred them. He never said who the defeated were. I didn’t argue with him, he had a good story, why spoil it. If I look at Plassey Wood, there is a small dip in its shape, against the horizon. This marks a field, possibly six or seven acres, right in the middle of the wood. I used to buy straw off the man who farmed this field and I had this straw for several years. In the corner of this field was a pile of stones that marked the spot where a cottage had once stood. This has always intrigued me. Why would anyone want to build a cottage in the middle of a wood? What was it like to live there? It would take over an hour to walk to the village. It was very steep, bringing a load of straw back home, and I can see the rides in the wood where we used to zig zag home. The wood is only about two miles away but it used to take two hours to get home safely. every year this view is taken from me for about six weeks. In this window is where our Christmas tree stands. Getting it to stand somewhere else is a bit like trying to stop the tide coming in. This year the tree went up in November and it will stay there until around now. I’m not a fan of Christmas anyway so the trees that go with it don’t enthuse me either. I used to grow Christmas trees but the last year we grew them we had a big order cancelled so we took several van loads to an auction 25 miles away. There was a glut of trees that year and after all that we had to pay to have them taken away by skips! But help is at hand. One day, I am looking at the tree quite closely, in fact I am trying to identify a gap in its branches so I can see beyond it. The tree is an artificial one – we had to stop using a live one because it was up so long it used to shed all its needles. The tree gives a sort of sigh and a curtsey and falls over. The dog, Gomer, is not best pleased because he is sitting on a windowsill. It’s a favourite vantage point of his. He likes to sit there and the farm dogs are outside – “Look at me in the warm and dry.” My wife is not best pleased either because the tree falls on her and on the settee. So I get my view back, but only for a couple of hours. My wife is doing some shopping, I don’t do shopping so I stay in the car and watch the world go by. We are in our local small town, on the main street. Usually I know most of the people who pass by but today there are lots of strangers about. I decide that they are on holiday in the area for the festive season, which is fair enough. They are quite easy to spot by their dress and behaviour. They wear lots of outdoor clothes – mostly these look new – they are overdressed, they have hats on and gloves, lots of gloves. Real locals don’t wear gloves, especially the men. Now here’s a strange thing, they always seem to walk on the road. So many of them walk on the road they sometimes stop the traffic. It’s quite busy today but clearly it’s not as busy as roads they are used to. A farmer’s wife scurries by. I don’t know if I know her, she has a face mask on. I know she is a farmer’s wife because she has her husband’s wax jacket on and the sleeves are too long. There are other signs as well. There is some cow or sheep poo on the back of it and she had red marks on the backs of her legs where her wellingtons have rubbed.

6 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 opinion VOICES OF THE WEST COUNTRY ROB CAMPBELL Mr Edgell’s pastime was attempting to prove that the Earth was flat. A bit like those who today think climate change and vaccinations are all nonsense What have we missed this month? We forgot to mark the anniversary of the death of the local man who helped invent airless tyres, but more of that shortly. January seems just another blur in nearly two years distinguished only by differing shapes on grim graphs of Covid statistics, and little bursts of fun between various lockdowns. New year felt muted, given that we spent much of it holding our breath (literally, if going out to meet people) in the hope that Omicron would turn out to be a cold. Marketing folk did their usual best to inject life into this most zombie-like of months, by coming up with themed days and weeks designed to make us think, and sometimes spend. I have a calendar of these events on my desk and it makes increasingly strange reading. We missed, it says, the festival of Sleep Day on January 3, no doubt because some of us slept through it for fear of what the world might look like when we woke up. For those at work, there was National Sickie Day on January 7, lurking like a cruel reminder of a time when being ill was so rare we had to make it up. Thank goodness, then, for the anniversary of the death of Radstock man William Edgell, whose acquaintance I made while delving into old newspaper archives (everyone needs a hobby) on a boring evening made worse by stupidly signing up for a Dry January. Mr Edgell’s pastime was attempting to prove that the Earth was flat. A bit like, at first glance, those who today think climate change and vaccinations are all nonsense or at worst a sinister plot by dark forces to control our minds for some so far unrevealed purpose. Except there’s a difference. Back then, the best Mr Edgell could do with his weird ideas was to self-publish a book (a good way of ensuring it remains unread) so that’s what he did. There are, it seems, still a few copies out there of Does the Earth Rotate?, printed in 1927. Then, rather than reach a global social media audience via Facebook’s outragefriendly algorithms, all Mr Edgell could do was send his book to the local newspaper. So, in the archives of the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette for 1928 , there’s a little column called Armchair Musings, in which the sarcastic author said Mr Edgell clearly believed that “Galileo and Kepler and Newton were lamentably mistaken or, alternatively, that they were merely spoofing humanity”. There followed some teasing about why people didn’t simply fall off the edge of a flat planet. Mr Edgell’s work reached strange places, slowly. Over in New Zealand, an expatriate Radstock man called Mr Swift had been reading about the flat Earth pioneer in the pages of the Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer, which were posted to him by Mrs Dunsford of Fosse Way. In 1933 Mr Swift spotted a scathing editorial on the subject in one of his new country’s newspapers, and posted it to the Observer so they could write about it. Two years later, before Mr Edgell had the chance to gain a million Twitter followers, he passed away after an illness lasting (precisely, according to press reports) for 25 hours. The Western Daily Press covered his funeral in its edition of January 14, 1935, noting the deceased’s passion for flat Earth-ism. But here’s the real difference, for the newspaper also noted the large number of mourners at Westfield Methodist Church, including friends, family and local football club members, plus employees from Mr Edgell’s company (which had built the church). The Western Daily Press added that the deceased had been famous for something else, for he had “invented the free wheel for bicycles, the tea automatic weighing machine and the airless tyre” (the latter revolutionising road travel at the time). According to the little written about Mr Edgell, he was obsessed, having spent decades trying to prove his flat Earth theory by throwing balls from moving trains and peering at the Pole Star through a telescope in his garden. Yet, thanks to the way communications worked back then, it seems that his bonkers ideas mostly stayed where they belonged, which was in his own head. In the meantime, he created things useful to his fellow humans, ran a company that employed people in real work, and commanded some respect. It’s hard, in contrast, to imagine today’s leading deniers achieving anything useful at all, given that it must be a full-time job being compelled to trawl the depths of social media to find enough other fools to convince them they know best.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 7 Food & Drink CHRIS RUNDLE You maY not be doing anY wassailing over the next few daYs, but You can still enjoY cider cider-cooked roast ham INGREDIENTS One ham joint weighing around 1.5kg; three pints farmhouse cider; two bay leaves; 20 black peppercorns; two carrots; two onions; two sticks of celery; two tablespoons runny honey and one of mustard powder METHOD 1. Place the ham in a large pan. Chop the carrots, onions and celery, and add with the peppercorns, bay leaves and cider and enough cold water to cover. Bring up to the boil and simmer for two hours. 2. Heat the oven to 190C/gas mark 5. Mix the honey and mustard together in a bowl. 3. Transfer the ham to a board and, with a very sharp knife, cut away the rind and make shallow, criss-cross cuts in the fat. Spread with the honey and mustard and roast for 25 minutes. You’ll need three pints of cider elizabethan apples & cider brandy cream (Serves 4) INGREDIENTS 500g dessert apples and four slices white bread, all cut into equal-sized cubes; 100g butter; two teaspoons each ground cinnamon and icing sugar; 300ml double cream; two tablespoons cider brandy are lightly browned. 3. Tip into a colander to drain, then toss in the sugar and cinnamon. Serve while still warm with the cream. ANyWay, we’ve given up on the grass in the front garden. Well, you can’t call it a lawn. Lawns are level – or at least slightly undulating – affairs with carefully mown stripes and a total absence of weeds, aside from the odd daisy perhaps. What we have can under no circumstances qualify for the description of “lawn”. It slopes at roughly 45 degrees for one thing, and for another consists of several sorts of grass, all of which grow at different speeds and add various blotches of colour and texture. Soon after we moved in, a chap arrived who said the previous owner had engaged with him about keeping the grass in good health and so, if we were OK with it, he would continue to pop round every couple of months and maintain the service. Which he did. Every couple of months there would be a knock at the door, he would inform us he had just applied some fertiliser, or a treatment to stop moss, or something else and ask for 10 quid. But we came to the conclusion that while undoubtedly he was discharg- ing his duties entirely conscientiously it was hardly money well spent. That sloping grass area was never going to look like a lawn. Because of the incline we couldn’t sit on it. In fact it was a negative feature on the domestic balance sheet because it had to be strimmed and mown every couple of weeks (no treatment for retarding growth having been offered by our regular maintenance man) while returning no real benefits at all. So Mrs R said we should plant it with fruit trees and wild flowers, and allow nature to take its course. Which we did. I ordered the trees and dug out holes to plant them in – which led neighbours to inquire whether we had badgers – and last week the last of the trees went in: a Hereford Russet, a James Grieve, a Worcester and a Lord Lambourne. Enough, once they have matured, to make us pretty well self-sufficient in apples through the winter months. I am almost tempted to celebrate the end of the project by holding a modest wassail on Monday – the 17th, and Old Twelfth Night (the legacy of our switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752) when such ceremo- Cook your ham in cider nies are still observed. But I don’t want to disturb the neighbourhood. Wassailing can be a raucous affair, after all. It always was, way back in the days before they began adding morris men, wassail queens and figures representing the spirit of the orchard to the mix, when wassailing was no more than one last excuse for getting legless at the end of the Christmas festivities. There were the usual, basic rituals: the firing of shotguns through the branches to ward off evil spirits and the placing of cider-soaked sops in the branches to encourage the benign ones, but mostly it was about the drinking, preferably featuring mulled, spiced cider. I don’t think the shotgun business would go down terribly well here. There would be an armed response team here before I’d had a chance to reload for a second volley and I would be dragged away, handcuffed and manacled, in the full glare of a police helicopter’s searchlight, for my unfortunate accident on the police station steps. But the gallon of farmhouse cider I was given for Christmas is too good to waste. METHOD 1. Pour the cream into a bowl and begin whipping it, adding the cider brandy gradually as it thickens. 2. Heat the butter to foaming point in a large frying pan, add the apple and bread cubes, and fry over a moderate heat until all cider & apple filo parcels (Serves 12) INGREDIENTS 400g dessert apples (pictured), peeled and finely diced; 120g sultanas; pint of farmhouse cider; finely grated zest of one lemon; three tablespoons soft brown sugar; level tablespoon mixed spice; tablespoon each icing sugar and ground cinnamon; six sheets filo pastry; 150g melted butter METHOD 1. Place the sultanas in a bowl, add the cider and leave to infuse overnight. 2. Drain thoroughly. Mix the sultanas with the apple, sugar, lemon zest and spice. Heat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. 3. Cut the filo sheets in half across the longer sides. Place the first one on a work surface with its narrower edge next to you, brush generously with butter, and place some of the apple mix Cut the bread into cubes on the edge. Roll up tightly to enclose, bringing the sides together to form a parcel before the final turn. Brush with butter and repeat with the remaining ingredients. 4. Place on a baking sheet, bake for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned, and transfer to a wire rack. 5. Mix the cinnamon and icing sugar together, transfer to a sieve and dust the parcels while still warm.

8 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Food & Drink RAISE A GLASS WITH JANE CLARE I consider it my duty to keep you up to date with your chosen lifestyle. This month it could be Dry January. Alcohol may not be part of your life (for now) but bubbles certainly can be. I’ll point you in the direction of a couple of fizz choices. Edenvale Sparkling Cuvée (£4.99, Laithwaites) is crafted in Australia from chardonnay (mainly) with fiano and semillon grapes. But it has 0% alcohol. You don’t miss out on the giddy bubbles pouring into the glass; or the aroma which is fresh with green apples and citrus. To taste, it is really juicy with fruit with a refreshing zing and acidity. I joined a call with Laithwaites’ Australian buyer Daniel Parrott who explained he did a global tasting of low and no alcohol products. The winery, outside Sydney, is a specialist in low and no alcohol wines and it was their drink, he said, that he was keen to include in the range. The technology to remove the alcohol is pretty geeky. But just know that the nature and aromatics of the grapes are still very much to be enjoyed. I certainly did. It’s like the alcohol is still there and I didn’t feel like I was missing out. I don’t do Dry January. Over at Aldi, there’s the aptly named sparkler Zerozecco (£2.49). The name is clearly a play on prosecco – which it definitely is not – and zero alcohol – which it very much is. The bubbles are just as giddy when poured into the glass as the Edenvale; and they tinkle for a little while. The aromas and flavours edge towards pear, perhaps gooseberry. It’s not as refined a sip as Edenvale. But if you’re going “dry” in this dullest of grey months, and you want to pop a cork, then Zerozecco ticks a box. Finally, if you’re a gin lover counting down the dry days to February, you can always clutch a bottle of Warner’s 0% Botanic Garden Spirits. It comes in two variations, Juniper Double Dry and Pink Berry. Both available in 5cl from £3 or 50cl from £18, in a wide range of UK supermarkets. Warners played with 53 different natural ingredients before settling on the 0% Pink Berry recipe. It combines raspberries and blackcurrant sage with a kick from chilli, ginger and Szechuan pepper. ■■Jane is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers. Find her on social media and online as One Foot in the Grapes. Whether you’re attempting Veganuary, going full vegan or just want to cut down your meat consumption and be a bit healthier in 2022, learning a few new plant-based recipes is a good place to start. But when it comes to animalfree food, the cashew milk cheeses, fake meats and egg substitutes that now adorn supermarket shelves aren’t exactly synonymous with wallet-friendly food shopping. Henry Firth, who makes up half of vegan power duo BOSH!, along with pal Ian Theasby, says: “Vegan food has exploded and now it’s all over the supermarkets, which is great. You’ve got burgers, sausages, fish alternatives, milk alternatives – the problem is, that stuff can be quite an expensive way to eat, if you’re buying all of that in your weekly shop.” So for their sixth cookbook – BOSH! On A Budget – the pair, both aged 37, wanted to “show people the grassroots of vegan cooking” instead. “It’s grains, it’s fruits, it’s nuts and seeds, it’s inherently cheap and it’s inherently healthy,” says Henry. “People don’t understand that.” Their new collection of cheap vegan recipes doesn’t avoid meat and diary alternatives altogether, they’ve just gone very light on them. “We’re not absolutists”, says Henry – there’s a “little sprinkling of vegan cheese, the odd splash of plant-based milk”. But the dishes come in at £1 or £2 a portion – and many cost far Bosh! Tempeh vindaloo (Serves 4) Ingredients: 1 potato; 1 large brown onion; 3 large tomatoes; 6 garlic cloves; 3cm piece fresh ginger; 10g fresh coriander; 1tbsp vegetable oil; 3tbsp tomato purée; 2tbsp white wine vinegar; salt; 500ml Henry’s curry stock (see below) For the curry stock (makes 4ltrs):3 garlic cloves; 3cm piece fresh ginger; 1tbsp vegetable oil; 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 4ltrs water; 6 large onions; 4 medium carrots; 3 tomatoes; 1 green pepper; 1 red pepper; 2 large bay leaves; 1tbsp curry powder; 1tbsp garam masala; 1tbsp ground turmeric; 1tbsp salt; 1tsp chilli powder; 1tsp coriander seeds; 1tsp ground coriander; 1tsp ground cumin; 1tsp peppercorns For the tempeh: 400g tempeh; ½tsp salt; 1tsp ground Bosh! duo Henry Firth (left) and Ian Theasby Vegan on the cheap Henry Firth and Ian Theasby chat to Lauren Taylorabout money-saving meat-free dishes less. And it was easy, says Ian, “because vegan food is actually very, very cheap”. Saving money in the kitchen is often as much about how you cook, as it is about the ingredients you use. For example, you could cook a 10-portion vegan ragu and then use it in several dishes – from lasagne to bolognaise. A lot of turmeric; ½tsp chilli powder; 2tbsp flour; 1tbsp vegetable oil For the spice mix: 4 green cardamom pods; 2 big bay leaves; 2-4tsp hot chilli powder; 1tsp cumin seeds; 1tsp fennel seeds; 1tsp ground coriander; 1tsp ground turmeric; ½tsp black peppercorns; ½tsp garam masala; ¼tsp ground cinnamon Method: 1. Make your curry stock. If you’re using frozen stock, defrost it ahead of time. Peel and grate garlic and ginger. Add oil and all spices to the pot with grated garlic and ginger. Cook for 5 mins. Add chopped tomatoes. Pour in 500ml of water and leave to simmer. 2. Prep your veg for the stock. Peel and roughly chop the onions. Trim and roughly chop the other veg. Add all veg to the pan with 3.5ltrs of water. Lower the heat, cover the pot and simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally. 3. To finish, find and remove the bay leaves. Use a stick blender to blend the stock until smooth. Use straight away or leave to cool to room temperature, their recipes are specifically designed to be freezer-friendly too. “Get into the mindset of buying less,” suggests Henry, “and then try to use as much as possible of the thing that you bought. “Use the whole veggie as much as possible.” Less waste means less money divide between containers and store for up to three months in the freezer. 4. Get a pan of salted water with a lid on a high heat, a steamer or heatproof colander, and a large frying pan. 5. Cut the potato into 2cm chunks and the tempeh into 2-3cm chunks. Add potato to the boiling salted water. Place the steamer or colander on top, add the tempeh and cover. Cook the potatoes and steam the tempeh for 7 mins. Remove tempeh and set aside. Drain potatoes. 6. Measure the salt, turmeric, chilli powder and flour into a bowl. Stir to combine. Add the steamed tempeh and toss to coat. Place a frying pan over a medium-high heat and pour in the oil. Add the tempeh to the hot oil and fry for 10 minutes, stirring regularly, until lightly browned. Remove and set aside. 7. Now, prep the other wasted as well, and it’s good for the environment – a big reason the duo went plant-based in the first place. If nutrition is your priority this January, Henry says: “A very colourful fruits and vegetable-based diet is both affordable and pretty much the best thing as far as your body is concerned.” He believes the notion that it’s hard to get all the nutrients you need in a vegan diet is only true if “all you’re eating is crisps, pasta, chips and beige-coloured things – then absolutely, you’re going to struggle!” It’s been seven years since the childhood friends went vegan themselves. Through their You- Tube channel, BOSH.tv (youtube. com/c/BOSHTV) and a massive social media presence, they’ve quelled many misconceptions about veganism since then – yet for men, they feel like there’s still a social acceptance issue. “There’s definitely still some stigma attached to men being vegan,” says Ian. The idea that eating lots of meat and drinking lager is ‘manly’ is embedded in our culture, he says, “but those negative aspects of British culture are becoming unravelled and changing for the better”. ■■BOSH! On A Budget by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby is published by HQ, priced £16.99. Photography by Lizzie Mayson ingredients. Peel and grate the onion, roughly chop the tomatoes, peel and grate the garlic and ginger, and finely chop the coriander. 8. To cook the curry, measure the spice mix into the dry frying pan. Add 1tbsp of oil and place on a medium heat. Cook for 2 mins, adding half a cup of water to loosen if it gets too dry. Add the grated onion and a pinch of salt. Sauté for 5-7 mins, stirring frequently, until the fragrances have released. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 3 mins. Add tomato purée and a large splash of water. Cook for 3 mins and stir frequently. Add stock, vinegar, chopped tomatoes, tempeh and potatoes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. 9. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Top with the chopped fresh coriander and serve.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 9 Food & Drink Bosh! Jackfruit Larb (Serves 4 as a lunch or a starter) Ingredients: 2 x 400g tins jackfruit; 1 lemongrass stalk; 1 garlic clove; 2.5cm piece fresh ginger; 2-3 red chillies; 10g fresh coriander; 10g fresh mint; 50g salted peanuts; 2 baby gem lettuces; 1tbsp groundnut oil For the dressing: 2 limes; 1 banana shallot; 1tbsp light soy sauce; 1tbsp sweet chilli sauce Method: 1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray. Make sure you have a clean tea towel, a pestle and mortar and a wok. 2. Drain and rinse the jackfruit, then pat dry with the clean tea towel. Spread out on the lined baking tray and roast in the hot oven for 20mins. Use two forks to pull apart and shred the jackfruit. 3. Meanwhile, prepare the remaining ingredients. Trim the lemongrass stalk, strip the bark and slice finely. Peel and finely grate the garlic and ginger. Finely slice the chillies. Pick the coriander leaves and finely slice the stems. Pick the mint leaves. Break the peanuts up in the pestle and mortar. Cut away the stems of the lettuce, pull apart the larger leaves and rinse under cold water. Halve the limes for the dressing, peel the shallot, cut it in half and finely slice it lengthways. 4. To cook the larb, warm the oil in the wok over a medium-high heat. Add the jackfruit and stir for three to four minutes. Add the lemongrass, garlic, ginger, two of the chillies and the coriander stems. Stir for two minutes. Turn the heat down to very low to keep warm, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn’t catch. 5. To make the dressing, squeeze the lime juice into a bowl. Add the sliced shallot and squash it slightly to break it down a little. Add the soy sauce and sweet chilli and stir to combine. 6. To serve, spoon the jackfruit mixture into the lettuce leaves, drizzle over the dressing, garnish with the fresh coriander, mint leaves, broken peanuts and a few slices of chilli if you like it extra kicky! Serve immediately. Bosh! Vegan Cheese Tarte Tatin (Serves 8 as a starter or 4 as a main) Ingredients: 7 mixed red and white onions (about 500-600g); 3tbsp vegetable oil; 1tbsp dairy-free butter; 10 sage leaves; 1tbsp sugar; 2-3tbsp balsamic vinegar; 20g smoked dairy-free cheddar; 1 x 375g sheet ready-rolled dairy-free puff pastry; salt and black pepper To serve:Green salad Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Put a 24cm-deep ovenproof frying pan with a lid over a medium-low heat. Make sure you have a board or plate that will fit tightly over the pan. 2. Peel and halve the onions. Add the oil, dairy-free butter and the sage leaves to the hot pan. After a couple of minutes, pour off a little of the sage butter into a small bowl and set the crispy sage leaves aside on a sheet of kitchen paper. Add the onion halves to the pan, cut-sides down. Season generously with salt and pepper, sprinkle the sugar over the onions and drizzle over one tablespoon of the balsamic vinegar. Turn down the heat, cover the pan and cook for 15 mins. Finely grate the cheddar. 3. Now build the tart. Unroll the pastry and cut it in half widthways to make fitting the pastry into the pan easier. Take the lid off the pan and scatter half the cheese over the onions. Drape the two pieces of pastry over the top to cover the onions (they will overlap in the middle) 4. Carefully tuck the pastry in around the onions, being careful not to burn your fingers on the side of the pan. Prick the pastry all over with a fork and brush the top with the reserved sage butter. Transfer the pan to the hot oven to bake for 25 mins, until golden brown and puffed up. 5. To serve, remove the pan from the oven (the handle will be hot!). Lay the board or plate over the pan then carefully flip it over to tip out the tart. Drizzle over the remaining balsamic, reserved cheese and the fried sage leaves. Slice and serve with a simple green salad.

10 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Big Feature Skye Pennant started the Slow Stitch Club to teach people the art of repairing clothes with darning and visible mending. All pictures copyright: Slow Stitch Club Don’t spend – mend! SKYE Pennant has a wardrobe full of clothes she really loves and, with a background in textiles and fashion, you might make assumptions about what they are – all the latest must-have pieces, labels still hanging on half a dozen things she’s never worn, high-end designer gear mixed with cheap-as-chips stuff from the high street, perhaps? What you might not expect is that Skye has resolved not to buy new clothes, and many of the pieces in her wardrobe have been repaired more than once. Indeed she was wearing a 50p charity shop T-shirt when she got engaged and her denim jacket is a second-hand find that has so many visible repairs she has given it a nickname. “My most mended piece of clothing is a denim jacket, I call it my Frankenstein jacket because it’s got so many patches. So far it has seven As we become more conscious of our wasteful society, Skye Pennant is helping others to learn how to repair their clothes with beautiful stitching. She tells BEE BAILEY why she loves visible mending mends – some tiny, some more detailed – and I’ve replaced the pockets. Every time I mend a hole or worn-down area I notice something else, but I love it and I will keep wearing it and keep mending it,” she says. “I’ve always struggled with trying to sew and make things as perfectly as possible, it’s quite a lot of pressure. Once you flip that on its head and think, ‘Actually, I want people to know that I’ve mended this because it’s a skill and it shows that this item means a lot to me’ it takes the pressure off because you are not trying to hide it.” Skye, 32, has become a firm advocate for the therapeutic, environmental and financial benefits of repairing our clothes, teaching others the joy of darning and making beautiful visible mends at her engaging workshops. Contrary to traditional methods of repairing clothes, where the emphasis was on making a repair unnoticeable, visible mending is all about using contrasting coloured thread and interesting patterns to show that clothes are valued and worth repairing. Broken belt loops, ripped jeans and worn-out jackets, bleach stains on tops and tired socks, are all on the list of what she’s happy to tackle for customers and herself. Today, Skye is darning a pair of chunky bed socks for her sister. Next on her mending pile is a commission to repair some jeans and a jumper for a man who appreciates the ethos behind visible mending. His pullover now has many more years of life thanks to Skye’s skilled stitching. “Historically darning was something that people had to do and they tried to do it invisibly because no one wanted to draw attention to the fact they were having to mend their clothes,” Skye says. “My mum struggled with it to start with. She would say, ‘You don’t want people to know that you are mending your clothes because that suggests that you can’t afford to buy new clothes’. It’s that mindset shift of wanting to mend your clothes because you are trying to reduce landfill or learn a new skill.” Darning is like weaving on a tiny scale, making vertical stitches and then weaving horizontal threads through them to create a small patch of fabric over a hole in material or knitwear. In the fast fashion industry, where clothes can be ridiculously cheap, it’s a defunct skill. For Skye, studying fashion design at university made her re-evaluate the darker side of parts of the industry. “I loved and hated the course. I loved what I was learning but the more I got to know the industry, the more it made me feel uneasy,” she says. “I did a whole term where I just

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 11 Big Feature I’ve always struggled with trying to sew and make things as perfectly as possible, it’s quite a lot of pressure. Once you flip that on its head and think, ‘Actually, I want people to know that I’ve mended this... it shows that this item means a lot to me’ it takes the pressure off because you are not trying to hide it. Clockwise, from this picture, the pattern Skye stitched on her jeans shows how visible mending can add interest to a piece of clothing; old darning mushrooms and tiny looms; visible darning, using a contrasting coloured thread; darning; a beautifully darned hole on a customer’s jumper Skye Pennant made shirts, over and over and over again. It got me thinking, ‘Somebody is making all these clothes but you can go and buy a T-shirt for £2’. It was becoming aware of the conditions that garment workers were forced to work in and the way they were treated that made me want to change,” she says. She made a personal decision to buy as much of her clothing as possible second-hand, and to repair and re-use what she already had. “It’s actually quite hard to make the choice to stop buying new pieces. I know a lot of people don’t feel comfortable with second-hand clothing but I’ve never understood it – you can wash things. There is enough clothing in the world already,” she says. “It’s not that I think my actions are going to save the planet but I don’t want to be part of the over-consumption that I think is the problem.” Skye, who worked as a textiles technician in a Brighton high school, started the Slow Stitch Club before moving to Somerset last year. Frome, which is a magnet for creative people, couldn’t be a more perfect fit. “Frome really feels like a good place to be able to say, ‘Hello, I darn for a living’,” she says. Skye put the enforced time at home created by the pandemic to good use, making a booklet to show people how to mend clothes from scratch with step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs; putting together a starter kit to sell that contains a needle and thread and instructions; and holding online darning workshops. “I also look at Sashiko [in the workshops], a Japanese technique of mending,” she says. “It’s beautiful. The foundation of it is just a series of running stitches but the execution they have is stunning. I do share it but darning is the thing that I could talk about for hours and hours and hours.” She designed a template of Sashiko patterns that can be placed over a piece of fabric to show someone where to sew circles and curves, or lines to make tiny crosses. Her templates have been bought by people in New Zealand, Mexico, Australia and America. Their popularity has given her fledgling business a cushion that enabled Skye to take a part-time job in Share:Frome, the lending library of things, freeing up some days where she could focus on running accessibly priced workshops. Unlike many wooden and cardboard templates on the market, hers is transparent so the user can see exactly where they are marking out the pattern on the fabric. “Sashiko has so many different beautiful designs and patterns, and even though I’m a huge advocate for mending being a slow process, it can be quite daunting transferring the designs on to fabrics. I designed the templates to make that part easier, so you can use the stencils to trace the Skye Pennant holds Slow Stitch Club online workshops from her home in Frome pattern on with a fabric marker or chalk pencil and you can get stitching quicker.” Skye also uses a darning mushroom that was given to her by her partner’s grandmother before she died, and sometimes a Speedweve, a small hand-held darning loom from the 1940s that she spotted for a fiver in a vintage shop. But she stresses that you need very little to make a start. “People always say to me, ‘I’d like to start darning, do I need that tool?’ You don’t. All you need is a needle and thread. I’m not doing any of this to convince people to go and buy more things, it’s just the opposite.” As the name suggests, the Slow Stitch Club extols the mental health benefits of relishing slowing down and taking time to enjoy mending. Skye was pleasantly surprised to see the effect that learning the skill had on the people she was teaching. “One thing that I always notice at workshops is the silence. Sometimes people will be chatting away and getting to know each other and then after I’ve done a demonstration there’s just this quiet. Everyone’s completely absorbed in what they’re doing. “Even if you haven’t come to it from the mindset of thinking, ‘I’d like to slow down’ or ‘I’d like to quiet my mind’, once you start doing it you realise that an hour has gone by and all you’ve been thinking about is what stitch comes next. I think that’s really special,” she says. “The thing I’ve realised is, I will keep mending whether other people want to join me or not, but I’ll never get over the lovely feedback I get.” Skye has been told many times by the people she teaches that at first they’d felt intimidated by sewing and believed they had to make perfectly neat stitches that were carefully hidden from sight. Making bold, colourful and interesting repairs that are designed to be on show has been reassuring to all of them, Skye says. “I’m always adamant when people say, ‘Oh, it’s not very good’ or ‘I messed that bit up’ that I say, ‘Look, if you’ve mended a hole, then you’ve saved that piece of clothing from going in the bin. Mended is better than perfect’.” NEED TO KNOW ■ Skye Pennant’s Slow Stitch Club is online at www.slow stitch.club or @slowstitchclub on Instagram. Her darning kits and acrylic stitching templates for visible mending and Sashiko can be found on the Slow Stitch Club’s page on the Etsy website. ■ Skye has several online workshops teaching darning and visible mending scheduled in January and February, priced £18. The Eventbrite link is on her Instagram homepage.

12 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Your Garden plot lineswith tim resist the temptation to get sowing this month, sort out some pruning instead – but be careful what you choose to cut back DespIte periods of bizarre mild weather so far this winter, most things are a long way from waking up, including me. I am in a kind of hibernation and I won’t be roused from it until the genuine spring urge courses through the veins and I suddenly want to sow everything all at once. plants aren’t fooled easily: a February blast of cold could easily upset (AKA kill) anything that decided to get out of bed too early. some plants, however, rely on temperature as a trigger to come into growth and we can use this as an indicator of seasonal/climatic changes. This is known as “phenology” and we can look at when, for example, celandines first appear compared to previous years. This is not to be confused with “phrenology” which is the study of head lumps, only relevant to the gardener when we flip up the shaft of a hidden rake into the face. As mentioned in a previous gripping episode of this column before all the festivities took off, many plants are either on a timer (so many days have to pass before they start growing again) or they take their cue from the increasing day length. This is all getting a little complicated. Down on the plot it is a little less so, the main problem being us trying to remember to sow things at the right time. At the moment, we don’t have to bother with that: even in the polytunnel or greenhouse we have to resist the urge to get sowing. This is the time, of course, for all of those maintenance tasks. some of them don’t have a time limit, such as clearing away rubbish or sorting out the shed (those are possibly the same thing). Others have a sell-by date and one of these is the dark art of pruning. Apples and pears can be pruned, in some years, beyond March, though I prefer January and February if only to get them out of the way before the season erupts. similarly for soft fruit, with tim foster Pear trees can be pruned now, says Tim Foster; pruning a birch tree, left, once left Tim in a sticky situation I once pruned a birch tree in someone’s garden – too late in the season as it turns out. I removed a major limb and the next thing I know, sap is streaming down the trunk from the cut surface. though gooseberries leaf up early so don’t delay with those. Other top/ tree fruit – plums, cherries, etc, known as stone fruit – should be done in June to avoid certain fungal diseases. A couple of oddities demanding early pruning, in other words now, are vines and figs. Both bleed horribly if left too late and the sap has started “rising” (an internal pressure which develops just prior to the new leaves developing). I once pruned a birch tree in someone’s garden – too late in the season as it turns out. I removed a major limb and the next thing I know, sap is streaming down the trunk from the cut surface. It wasn’t quite a case of panicking such as trying to press my hands over the cut only for sap to squirt through my fingers, though it felt like it. I considered a range of options, most of which were variations on a giant sticking plaster. If I’d been more compost mentis I’d have collected it to make birch sap wine but in the end I had to let nature take its course – which was for nothing to happen. The trickle eventually stopped, the tree came into leaf and still thrives to this day. Maybe I was just lucky. It would possibly have been a different matter if I had been trying to take a crop off it as I would with a grape vine. Anyway, the end result is I’m paranoid about early pruning. Maybe we need to investigate the pruning procedure a little more next time. We all need something to look forward to. ■ tim Foster teaches horticulture at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. He is the author of Fruit For Life and a new edition of Good Earth Gardening – a friendly guide to growing vegetables organically, both from www.eco-logicbooks.com ■ timfostergardener@gmail.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 13 Your Garden Is the new plant you’ve been gifted over the festive season losing its lustre – and its leaves – already? Time to give it some TLC, says hannah StePhenSon Expert advice Tips for struggling houseplants is the houseplant you were given at Christmas looking a little worse for wear? It may have been put in the wrong spot, given too much or too little water, or it could simply need more light, says houseplant fanatic silver spence, CEO of baby plant specialist Friends Or Friends (friendsorfriends.com). Here, silver recommends perking up your gifted plants with the following treatments… 1. Polkadot Begonia Keep the soil lightly moist at all times. Avoid putting them in cold or draughty spaces. Provide medium light or place them close to a south-facing window in the winter and north-facing in summer. Remove dried-up leaf sheaths or poke into the soil to provide nutrients for the plant. Feed lightly year-round or feed biweekly during the growing season. 2. Calathea Calatheas thrive off high humidity and lower light. They can tolerate the cold quite well (around 9°C) as long as their environment is highly humid. The ideal environment for calatheas is a bell jar, a greenhouse or a shaded space in your home surrounded by other plants. You can increase the humidity around your calathea by placing them on a tray with pebbles or by using an essential oil diffuser as a humidifier. Keep their soil lightly moist and their area well ventilated. Feed bi-weekly during growth season or micro-feed through the year. 3. aloCaSia “Alocasia, along with calathea and begonia, can have a bit of a reputation. They are sometimes called divas collectively but they’re actually quite hardy plants. In countries like the Philippines, they can become difficult to get rid of, which gives you an idea of how well adapted to thrive they are,” silver says. To care for your alocasia, keep the area well ventilated. Allow the top two inches of soil to dry before you water. Alocasia is one of the plants that can be easily triggered into dormancy so it’s important you watch the watering (big gaps and swings will trigger them). 1 They will easily rot if you leave them dry for too long, which will require repotting and heavy TLC. By keeping the soil 4 barely moist and aerated you will avoid issues. Feed bi-weekly in spring/ summer or micro-feed through the year. Keep the space ventilated and place them near a window where early morning and late evening sun is available. Keep their space humid, as you would with calatheas, and don’t let the temperature drop below 10°C, as this will send them into dormancy. 4. String of PearlS Keep your string of pearls in a bright and warm spot. Water them from the bottom by placing the pot in a bowl half-filled with water. 5 This will ensure the plant absorbs the water it needs without risking rotting the pearls. Keep the pearls clean with a leaf shine and a dust cloth. Avoid light that is too bright and sudden temperature changes, as this can cause severe leaf drop or pearl droop. To make your plant fuller, wrap the strands on to the top of the soil or pin them with horticultural pins. 5. Philodendron Birkin (aPPlieS to moSt Philodendron) These plants 7 favour bright indirect light, though they can tolerate mediumlow light. The more light, the more variegation. Water when mostly dry or when it begins to droop. Clean leaves often with a moist cloth, as philodendrons have a tendency to crease as they unfurl new leaves. Providing the moisture from the cloth will allow the new leaves to unfurl with fewer creases and a better chance of being 2 3 8 flawless. Feed lightly yearround or bi-weekly during the growing season. 6. ruBBer tree Allow your rubber tree to acclimatise to your home. You can help by keeping them warm and well lit (bright indirect light). They are known for dropping leaves but this is normal, so don’t panic. Ensure the leaves are cleaned with a leaf shine spray or leaf wash, for the signature shiny leaf look. Water when the leaves start to point down or cup. Feed lightly year-round or bi-weekly during the growing season. If your rubber tree is a single stem and you want to make it bushier, chop the top so it can grow from the auxiliary nodes. This will produce more branches and give a bushy look. 7. Snake Plant Make sure your snake plant is dry. Don’t try to water it too much or 6 too often. In winter, they will likely only need watering once a month. Keep the soil fluffy by forking it but don’t disrupt the root ball as they are shallow-rooted. Use a foliar feed when you can and keep the leaves clean to avoid scale bugs. 8. VenuS flytraP Keep this plant wet and in acidic soil. Use rain water if possible and add a drop of lemon/vitamin C to make it acidic. You can also pop a rusty nail in the soil for this reason. Don’t suffocate it in an enclosed terrarium. Bog plants need plenty of circulating air to avoid fungal disease. These plants can take the cold quite well but a 19°C temperature is best to encourage growth.

14 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Feature Ghostly goings-on MAISIE LILLYWHITEtakes a look at some of spooky Gloucestershire’s best and most terrifying haunted attractions... It goes without saying that Gloucestershire is an incredibly historic county. From the rich industrial heritage that is evidenced by Gloucester Docks, to the glorious architectural wonder that is Gloucester Cathedral, many people are intrigued by the county’s past. But with history often comes mystery, and there have been some pretty spooky happenings at various locations across Gloucestershire over the years. From beautiful castles with royal ghosts, to eerie pools of water with unexplained apparitions, Gloucestershire has been the setting of plenty of paranormal sightings. In fact, several paranormal investigation television programmes have been filmed within the county, including Most Haunted and Ghost Hunters. If you are looking for a good spooking this new year, here are just some of the county’s most spinechilling landmarks... Woodchester Mansion Having been featured on popular TV series Most Haunted a few times, this unfinished Victorian dwelling in the Stroud district has induced plenty of chills over the years. Mystery shrouds the mansion, with stories emerging over the years suggesting the builders were scared away by ghosts – although this is not believed to be the genuine reason for the building’s incomplete state. Staff working at the mansion over the years have reported odd sounds, banging noises, and even voices. One unfortunate worker even reported having her hair pulled and her camera switched off by an unseen entity. Something which accentuates Woodchester Mansion’s eeriness is the fact it is home to hundreds of bats, which can be seen darting around the secluded valley after dark. Owlpen Manor This Uley manor house may have been dubbed “the most beautiful place in England”, but the 800-yearold property has a host of ghosts which have been sighted within its walls. Perhaps the best-known phantom said to prowl the house is the “ardent queen” and consort to Henry VI, Queen Margaret of Anjou. Queen Margaret visited Owlpen en route to Tewkesbury in 1471, where Edward V was to defeat her Lancastrian army two days later, brutally killing her husband and son in the bloody aftermath. The unfortunate bloodbath led to the exile of Queen Margaret to France, after her last happy night spent at the Owlpen, in what is now known as the “Queen’s Chamber”. She is commonly seen on the anniversary of the eve of the battle, which took place in early May. During the Second World War, a group of children who were evacuated to the castle described seeing a grey lady in a fur gown, wearing a steeple hat and wimple. This is believed to have been Queen Margaret. The Ancient Ram Inn This world-famous inn is renowned for its spooky goings-on, and is also home to some pretty unsettling artefacts, including a mummified cat and a taxidermy crow. The Wotton-under-Edge property is thought to date back to around a millennium ago, and is believed to be home to the ghosts of guests past. One of the most haunted rooms within the establishment is known as The Bishop’s Room, and can be found on the first floor. Guests who have stayed in this room have ended up running away in the middle of the night, with one guest even leaping out of the window due to the apparition of a monk who is said to haunt the room on a regular basis. A popular legend which shrouds the haunted inn is of a “witch” who was burnt at the stake several centuries back. A lot of people believe that the woman still haunts one of the inn’s rooms to this day, as she allegedly took refuge in one of the rooms before she was caught and burnt alive. Berkeley Castle It’s pretty reasonable to assume that, if you have heard of Berkeley Castle, then you have probably also heard of the infamously horrific murder of King Edward II. Way back in 1327, Berkeley Castle was the scene of the gruesome fate of the poor king, who was locked away in a cell at the castle by his former Queen Isabella and her lover, the 1st Earl of March. King Edward II was callously put to death shortly after imprisonment, and was subjected to what is regarded as the most horrible death faced by a British monarch. The story goes that two men seized King Edward II and pinned him down on the bed, so he was laying on Owlpen Manor, above; Sudeley Castle, left; Littledean Jail, below left his stomach. Following this, a red-hot spit was thrust into his bowels, causing the ill-fated king to let out blood-curdling screams, which are said to have been heard for miles around. Today, the bonechilling cries of the king are apparently heard at the castle on the anniversary of his death, September 21. Littledean Jail If you have ever toured the “Alcatraz of the Forest”, you will know how macabre some of its gory artefacts are. Although it is renowned for its collection of dark historical objects from around the world, such as shovels belonging to serial killers and an extensive selection of Nazi paraphernalia, Littledean Jail has a dark and spooky history of its own. Children can be heard scampering around the unorthodox attraction, which was once a correctional facility and then a police station, at all times of the day. However, perhaps more disturbingly, the cries of children can sometimes be heard. This aligns with the history of the building, as children as young as eight were apparently incarcerated among adult offenders at the jail in centuries past. Allegedly, in the 1830s, three babies were born to unmarried mothers who were jailed at Littledean, but poor conditions in the cells meant the infants unfortunately passed away shortly after birth. The cries of young infants can be heard at Littledean Jail sometimes, and are said to belong to these poor babies. But children are not the only souls still roaming the jail, as there have been reports of the ghost of a cruel jailer who once worked at Littledean Jail, haunting his former workplace to this day. Visitors have been shoved by the spiteful spirit, who is said to have tortured inmates to the brink of death, and people say they have seen his figure moving between cells. St Briavels Castle This haunted castle is a hotspot for ghost hunters, and has had multiple roles since the 12th century, including as an administrative office, a hunting lodge for King John, a quarrel (crossbow projectile) manufacturer, and a prison. There is said to be a great spiritual presence at St Briavels Castle, with visitors reportedly contacting a spirit by the name of Amelia. Guests staying at the castle have also felt an unknown entity touch them in their sleep. The cries of children have been heard within the castle’s walls, and a soldier in armour has been spotted wandering around the corridors. The Swan Pool Laying just a short distance from Gloucestershire’s border with Wales is an eerie pool of water that is not recommended for the fainthearted. In the Forest of Dean village of Redbrook, towards the neighbouring village of Newland, is The Swan Pool. After the sun goes down and the moon casts its light across the Forest, the figure of a mother cradling her child has allegedly been seen rising from the water, before vanishing. But this disturbed mother is not the only entity that has been seen down at the water; the ghostly figure of a dog (which has been sighted headless at times) is said to emerge from the woods before circling the pool and heading back among the trees. Sudeley Castle Sudeley Castle is a beautiful property located in the Cotswolds, but the abundance of history that is stored within the 1,000-year-old castle means it is subject to its own spooky tales. Like Berkeley Castle, Sudeley Castle is said to be home to a royal ghost. Queen Katherine Parr’s final resting place is located within the grounds of Sudeley Castle. Katherine, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, sadly passed away shortly after giving birth, and is said to roam the castle at night in search of her infant daughter, who is thought to have died at just two years old. Among various other guests from centuries past, there are also a few ghostly canine companions who scamper the grounds; a large black Labrador, hunting dogs, two King Charles spaniels and a “friendly, panting dog” have all been sighted at Sudeley.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 15 Competition A cracking way to start the year could be a trip to see a very different kind of ballet The sweetest feeling New Adventures is bringing Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! back to the Bristol Hippodrome next month, for the first time in nine years. This sweet treat is filled with family-sized helpings of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy. Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from a darkly comic Christmas eve at Dr Dross’ Orphanage, through to a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland and then to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland, influenced by the lavish Hollywood musicals of the 1930s. Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony ward’s delectable sets and costumes combine with Bourne’s dazzling choreography to create a fresh and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the classic. You can also expect a sprinkling of delicious new surprises in this reinvented production for 2022. Sir Matthew Bourne and New Adventures have produced some of the most successful dance productions of the last two decades. A truly national dance-theatre touring company and one of Britain’s leading exporters of dance internationally, their productions include Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Red Shoes, Edward Scissorhands and most recently Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet. Over the past 30 years New Adventures has transformed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words. If you’ve never seen a Bourne ballet before, Nutcracker! is the most fun way to start. ■ Nutcracker! is at the Bristol Hippodrome from Tuesday, February 1 until Saturday, February 5. Tickets from £13 (plus fee). To book, visit atgtickets. com/shows/matthew-bournesnutcracker/bristol-hippodrome or call 0333 009 6690 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! is a perfectly sweet stage spectacular Photos above and top by Simon Annand; photo, left, by Eric Richmond wiN tickets We’ve teamed up with the Bristol Hippodrome to give away a pair of tickets to see Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! at the Bristol Hippodrome on Tuesday, February 1 at 7.30pm. To be in with a chance of winning this prize, simply answer the following question: Which composer wrote the music for The Nutcracker? Email your answers to pip. oshea@reachplc.com with the words ‘Nutcracker Competition’ in the subject line by 9am on Friday, January 21. Please remember to include your name, daytime telephone number and postal address. The winner will be picked at random. Should you win, your details will be passed to the Bristol Hippodrome in order to claim your prize. For details of our privacy and data policy, visit local.reachsolutions.co. uk/privacy-notice terms aNd coNditioNs The prize is as stated, and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The tickets are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability, and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within a reasonable amount of time, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner. The winner agrees to the use of their name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner, or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent. However, the winner agrees for their contact details to be given to The Bristol Hippodrome. The winner accepts responsibility for checking the performance is suitable for those accompanying them to the theatre. The winner understands that tickets allocated will require the use of stairs to access the venue – the Bristol Hippodrome is a listed building and has no lift. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

16 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 What’s On Bring us sunshine A tribute to a much-loved double act or simply a great feel-good show, JEFFREY DAVIES talks to Gary Morecambe, son of Eric Morecambe, about the success of The Play What I Wrote as the award-winning comedy heads to Bath One of the biggest comedy hits ever is set to bring sunshine and laughter to West Country audiences as the multi-award-winning The Play What I Wrote has begun a two-week run at the Theatre Royal Bath. Celebrating 20 years since its premiere and record-breaking run in the West end, The Play What I Wrote has won every major theatre award, as well as rave reviews. This anniversary revival tour has also received five-star critical acclaim. Starring Dennis Herdman, Mitesh Soni and Thom Tuck, it follows Sir Kenneth Branagh’s original production in celebrating the iconic duo eric Morecambe and ernie Wise. Like the original top-rated Morecambe and Wise TV shows, The Play What I Wrote features a play within a play, and every show welcomes a mystery star guest. Previous appearances have included Tom Hiddleston, Ralph Fiennes, Dawn French, Joanna Lumley, ewan McGregor, Glenn Close, Daniel Radcliffe, nigel Havers, Sir Ian McKellen, Kylie Minogue, Jerry Hall and Sting. The show is a homage to Britain’s finest and funniest ever comedy double act Morecambe and Wise, whose BBC Christmas specials were the highlight of the festive season for millions of viewers during the duo’s Sixties, Seventies and eighties heyday. Indeed, current repeats of the show still draw large audiences. The play is written by Hamish McColl and Sean Foley and, of course, the late eddie Braben, the comedy writer who worked with the duo on their shows and is credited with contributing greatly to their success, as well as writing for David Frost, Ronnie Corbett and Ken Dodd among others. The storyline of The Play What I Wrote sees Thom and Dennis’ double act on the brink of splitting up. Thom believes himself to be an undiscovered genius playwright; the next Tom Stopcock! He has written a new play, an epic, set in the French Revolution called A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple, and is desperate to get it on. Dennis, on the other hand, believes that if they perform a tribute to Morecambe and Wise, Thom’s confidence in their own double act will be Gary Morecambe, son of Eric, is a consultant on the show restored. But first Dennis needs to persuade a guest star to appear in the play what Thom wrote... Before I embarked on my interview with Gary Morecambe, son of eric and a consultant on The Play What I Wrote, I told him that I had actually interviewed his dad, and his comedy partner ernie Wise, back in 1973 at the new Theatre Cardiff, and later at the SFTA awards – now the Baftas – at the Royal Albert Hall. They were, I told him, two of my most memorable and enjoyable assignments of all time. Interviewing the much-loved comedy double act was like appearing in one of the sketches “what Little ern wrote”, I remarked, after the most friendly pair brought me effortlessly into a completely unexpected and spontaneous comedy routine during our laugh-a-minute interview. “Oh, that’s so lovely to hear, Jeffrey. It really is. everybody liked eric and, to be honest, he was very, very funny off stage as well as on, as you found out for yourself,” a clearly delighted Gary Morecambe said on hearing my own personal anecdote. So, it’s one of the biggest comedy hits ever. It’s won just about every major theatre award there is to win. Why has The Play What I Wrote been such a mega-hit with audiences? “From my perspective it’s a great, great show to go and see whether you even know Morecambe and Wise, let alone like them. As a working product it’s brilliant; there’s not much like it on the stage at the moment. I think also in this post-pandemic world that we seem to be heading into, people need a bit of cheering up and I think those particularly who do know or do like Morecambe and Wise will get something on that level. That feel-good factor which we all need a bit of,” film director Gary, 65, said. So what’s in store for West Country audiences? “Well, they can expect an amazingly good evening out. The show has such a great feel-good factor. They will come out of the theatre with a real smile on their The Play What I Wrote has proved a great hit with fans as well as those less familiar with legendary double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, right (main photo: Geraint Lewis/ photo right: PA/PA Wire); Gary with dad Eric, pictured below right (copyright unknown) People in general come up to me and say we did so love the Morecambe and Wise television show. We don’t see anything like that now that makes us so feel so happy. Gary Morecambe faces, especially after the worrying times we’ve all been through. Anyone seeing it will go home with that special feel-good factor. They’ll go home feeling great at the end of it,” Gary assured me. “People in general come up to me and say we did so love the Morecambe and Wise television show. We don’t see anything like that now that makes us so feel so happy. To be honest, that’s true in a way because there is really not much out there now that cheers us up.” Anyone who has seen the Morecambe and Wise Show will

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 17 What’s On Dennis Herdman, Mitesh Soni and Thom Tuck in The Play What I Wrote Picture: Manuel Harlan know that the title The Play What I Wrote is a reference to the so-called legendary masterpieces that “Little Ern” used to scribe during his lunchtime. “Yes, the legendary plays what Ernie wrote; but really what Eddie Braben [their comedy writer] did. And what a great idea it was. That lovely sort of a pretence in having Ernie as the best ever playwright writing the best ever plays since what Shakespeare wrote!” Gary replied with a laugh, while spontaneously entering into the comedic spirit of Ernie’s famed play within a play sketches, which were a much-loved feature of the TV shows. A feature of The Play What I Wrote is the appearance of a different unannounced “mystery guest” star at every performance. In the comedy double act’s TV shows, stars were flattered to be asked to appear with the creme de la creme of comedians even though they became the butt of Eric and Ernie’s “naughty but nice” sense of humour. “Yes, they were. They liked winding people up as part of a sketch. They were only teasing them, though. This stage show is like reliving Morecambe and Wise again. Having the mystery guest is an added bonus. It was David Pugh, the director’s idea; a touch of genius really because that, more than the play, makes it more like Morecambe and Wise. You don’t know who’s going to be the mystery guest star like in this play. It’s all very exciting and it will be varied,” Gary enthused. Would it be fair to say that The Play What I Wrote is essentially a celebration of Britain’s greatest comedy double act? “I think it would be fairer to say it’s a sideways celebration of them. Because it’s a complete product you don’t have to even know Morecambe and Wise. But yes, Jeffrey, it is about Eric and Ernie because it’s about their relationship reflecting on the two actors who fall out a bit in the play and then get back together because they realise they need each other. I think what people will get from it, if they do know and love Morecambe and Wise, is that, yes, it is a tribute to them.” Gary is a consultant on The Play What I Wrote. What does that input entail? “A good question. I don’t really know. What does a consultant ever mean,” Gary pondered, with a laugh reminiscent of his dad’s. “I don’t get involved in the writing. It is not my job to do that because originally it was Sean [Foley] and Hamish [McColl] who did that. They had this play which they put together and then Kenneth Branagh, who directed it, then got me to come along and just add bits that made it more relevant, more Eric and Ernie, with more nuances. I did about six pages worth in the end, which Ken very kindly took on board. Completely,” Gary said. He continued: “In its very original format when it was first given a run out at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool in 2001 before it transferred to London, it was lacking Bring Me Sunshine at the end and that was something I was very keen on putting in so that people go out with that song on their mind. The feel-good Bring Me Sunshine was Eric and Ernie’s song which they sang at the end of their show. Again, Ken totally agreed with that and put it in. “My role is more about overseeing. But they’re such a great team, with such good writers and great performers – as are the new ones – that you don’t go in there heavyhanded; not that anyone would take any notice if you did. They’ve got, as I said, a complete product. If it ain’t bust don’t fix it.” And dad Eric Morecambe, from a very proud son’s perspective, was he different at home from his on-stage persona? “No, that’s what he and Ernie really were like as human beings. And, dare I say, it was quite easy for them to be like that on stage and television because that is exactly like they were at home. I used to see them like that constantly. My father just enhanced it slightly for television. I’ve always said that we as a family lived in a twilight world of Morecambe and Wise!” Was it easy being Eric Morecambe’s son? And what did his school friends think of him having a famous father? “It was easy, actually, because both kids and staff were kind of big fans and were somewhat impressed. After they said, ‘That’s really interesting’ they said, ‘Let’s go and play football’. So it was never problem. This new David Pugh and Theatre Royal Bath Production in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre is directed by double Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley. ■■The Play What I Wrote is playing the Theatre Royal Bath until January 22. Tickets can be booked on 01225 448844 or online at www.theatreroyal.org. uk

18 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Travel Perfectly at home on holiday Tim Davey takes a drive to the Cotswold town of Stow-on-the-Wold and finds there is plenty to see, do, eat and enjoy from his holiday cottage base WE were heading for the heart of The Cotswolds and, having turned off the fast and furious M4 at its Tormarton interchange, we then found ourselves savouring the relatively calm driving atmosphere of the rural A46. We were taking a route which allowed the Cotswolds, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, to display some of its prized assets along the way – and there are an awful lot to choose from within its 800 square miles across five different counties. Not too far along the A46 we turned off and made towards “Royal” Tetbury with its regal near neighbour, Prince Charles. Onwards then from here to the old Roman town of Cirencester, passing through picture postcard village settings, all possessing that distinctive honey-hued stone which sets the Cotswolds apart. By this point of the journey there seemed to be the names of numerous well-known scenic settlements emblazoned on every road sign encountered. Places like Bibury, Burford, Bourton-on-the- Water and Stow-onthe-Wold. It was the latter which was our destination. We were booked in for a short self-catering break in The Crook, a lovely period house, rented through Cotswold Cottage Gems. Stow is a truly delightful ancient country town. Take away the motor vehicles and you realise nothing has changed much down the years from when it made its livelihood out of our woolly four-legged friend, the sheep. No surprise then that our home for a few days was located in Sheep Street, one of its main highways. No real surprise, either, that the house itself was named The Crook, presumably after that hooked pole once used by shepherds while gathering their flocks. There was one of these implements adorning a wall in the house, serving as a constant reminder of Stow’s sheep-herding ancestry. But there’s nothing outdated about this charmingly restored, character-packed abode. Cross the threshold and you step into a hallway with original flagstones. Off the hall is a good-sized lounge, complete with a log burner and a flat-screen TV. Venture further and you come to the open-plan kitchen/ dining room, which leads through French doors to the courtyard with a seating area, barbecue and outdoor fire. There’s a handy downstairs loo and washroom, too. Next floor up, overlooking Sheep Street, is the large master bedroom with king-size bed, a double bedroom which overlooks the patio and a family bathroom. Up another floor and you have another king-size bedroom with original timber roof beams. This room gives access to a fourth bedroom, with twin beds suitable for young children only. I should add that The Crook was equipped with everything anyone might need for a staycation and its kitchen was mightily impressive on that score. Although there’s no allocated parking, it wasn’t a worry. We found it easy to park close by right on Sheep Street – and it’s free! The Cotswolds is jam-packed with oodles of things to see and do, and across our three days we managed to drag ourselves away from the cosy cottage to take in a few destinations. Broadway was one, a charming place grown up around the wide main street from which its name derives. There are shops and galleries Pretty Stow-on-the-Wold; The Sheep on Sheep Street, below left; the ‘Hobbit’ porch of St Edward’s Church, below right of note here, a town museum, too, as well as one honouring the renowned furniture designer Sir Gordon Russell (www.gordonrusselldesignmuseum. org). This is also one end of the line for the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway (www.gwsr.com) which runs between Broadway and Cheltenham Racecourse Station. It’s a must-see and ride for anyone who wants to savour the golden age of steam and reopens for the 2022 season on March 5. En route to Broadway we took in one of the larger towns, Moreton-in- Marsh, and roughly between the two lie a couple of interesting country estates. One is Sezincote, a magnificent stately home which draws heavily for its design on Indian architecture, and is said to have influenced the building of the famous Brighton Pavilion. Within its 3,500-acre estate you will discover grottoes, temples, waterfalls and canals. Check for garden and house opening times at www.sezincote. co.uk. Its near neighbour Batsford Arboretum is home to many rare trees and has a garden centre, too. Another local landmark, created by the renowned landscape designer Capability Brown, is the Broadway Tower (www. broadwaytower.co.uk) and its surrounding park. Once a rural bolt-hole for Pre-Raphaelite artists such as William Morris, it is now a museum with the added bonus of a rooftop viewing platform offering stunning vistas. Of course, we paid a visit to Bourton-on-the-Water as do loads of us all throughout the year, whatever the season. We were lucky to spend a few glorious sunshine-filled late autumn hours there. And, yes, we visited the famous model village because, well, you just have to, don’t you? I mean, where else can you go to instantly tower over everything around you? One thing about the perennially busy Bourton which cannot be denied, though, is that it possesses a really delightful setting with the Windrush river running right through, the little bridges and the waterside walkways. But once our daily out-of-town sight-seeings were done and dusted, we were more than happy to return to our cosy holiday home in Stow. The Crook’s location was really good. Just around the corner was the

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 19 Travel The dining room at The Crook and a bedroom, below Bourton-onthe-Water’s model village large open market square area around which many of Stow’s businesses are assembled – shops, banks, butchers, bakers, probably even a candlestick maker, too, if you looked hard enough. On the way to this part of town we passed St Edward’s Church, which possesses a rather unusual architectural surprise lurking on one side of its main walls. It’s the doorway of the north porch, which is tightly flanked by two yew trees, making it look for all the world like something off the film set for Tolkien’s The Hobbit or Lord Of The Rings. We ate out in Stow each evening taking the short stroll down our street to visit two lovely inns, The Porch House and The Sheep On Sheep Street, both part of the Brakspear brewery group. The Porch House is reputed to be Britain’s oldest public house, dating back to 947 AD. We popped in there before crossing the road to The Sheep for a truly blow-out Sunday lunch which featured a wonderful roast with a Yorkshire pudding the size of a small football, and an irresistible dessert to follow for yours truly – beer ice cream with sticky toffee pudding. In fact, we enjoyed our meal at The Sheep so much we returned the following night to tackle their fab sourdough pizzas created and baked before your very eyes by one of their chefs. We may have only been in Stow a few days but we felt really at home and at ease in The Crook – and that’s about the best endorsement you can give any holiday property. travel file ■ Tim Davey stayed at The Crook in Sheep Street, Stow-onthe-Wold. The property is part of the Cotswold Cottage Gems collection. Check out their website www.cotswoldcottage gems.co.uk or contact them on 07748 028889 ■ For bookings from January through to march you can get three nights for the price of two, excluding Thursday to Saturday stays. Prices start from £210 a night ■ For more information on the Cotswolds area check out the www.cotswolds.com website

20 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Freshen up your fit kit is your workout wardrobe in need of an update? Prudence Wade details the hottest activewear trends for 2022 Whether or not a fresh exercise routine has made its way into your new year’s resolutions, January is the perfect time to have a look at your activewear wardrobe. Adidas Originals Adicolor three stripe satin look shorts in black, £23.95 (were £29.95), ASOS Satin Throughout the pandemic, many of us have lived in our activewear. This has opened up a whole world of sportswear trends – particularly for athleisure that doubles up as sporty and everyday. In 2022, watch out for satin-look athleisure – which gives your workout clothes a shiny, luxurious look. CRUSH Pour Moi energy empower U/W lightly padded convertible sports bra in rose gold, £23 (was £28) If you’ve been wearing the same threadbare leggings for every workout, it might be time for a refresh. These are some of the sportswear trends to watch out for in 2022... Sustainability LJ Holmes, trainer at Boom Cycle (boomcycle.co. uk), predicts sustainability will be front and centre when people are updating their 2022 activewear wardrobes. She says: “Thankfully, plenty of brands are now investing in sustainable manufacturing and fabrics, which are also supportive and stylish.” Some of LJ’s favourite brands focusing on sustainability include Girlfriend OF THE WEEK Contur Afresh crop top in dusty pink, £49.99; Smooth Move leggings in taupe, £59 Collective (who “use plastic bottles, fishing nets and other waste in making their bras and leggings”, she says) and Contur, “A Britishowned sustainable activewear brand, made in London using Econyl yarn – a regenerated nylon yarn made from industrial waste”. Girlfriend Collective Paloma longline sports bra in plum, £35; Compressive high-rise full length leggings in plum, £65, John Lewis Periwinkle blue Pantone’s colour of the year for 2022 is ‘Very Peri’ – a bright periwinkle blue. Pantone says it displays “a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit” – and this trend will likely permeate sportswear, too. It signals a shift away from neutral tones and low-key colour palettes – this is a bold colour, meant to stand out in. To really channel Very Peri, choose bright blues with purple undertones. ASOS 4505 yoga short unitard, £12.10 (was £22) High-tech footwear One of the best ways to optimise your workout – particularly if you’re a runner – is to look at your footwear. There’s been a rise in high tech footwear, and now there looks to be a shift towards making sure women are getting the most out of their runs. Adapt animal seamless sports bra £40 and matching leggings £50, Gymshark. Trainers stylist’s own Pocket Sport Claude legging in cobalt blue, £55; Claude bra in cobalt blue, £30 (was £38) One-pieces Eighties-inspired athleisure has been big for a while now, with bright colours and geometric patterns dominating. It looks like a big trend for 2022 will take even more inspiration from the era: unitards. Once you’ve embraced one-pieces, you won’t go back – not only do they save packing lots of different bits of kit into your gym bag, but they’re also extremely comfortable. Choose neutral colours for a balletic look, or lean into the retro vibe with loud patterns. Jane Fonda, eat your heart out. Adidas Ultraboost 22 in magic mauve, £165 In December, Adidas launched the Ultraboost 22 – created by an all-female team and specifically tailored to women’s feet. Where Adidas goes, the industry tends to follow – and it could mean we see more female-focused, high tech footwear in 2022. Feel like livening up your next Zoom call? All eyes will be on you in this orca vest, £9.99, H&M Style Guide BeaUty bUzz The laTesT producTs & glamour gossip ■ If you have always been wary of using powerful ingredients around your eyes, you might like the sound of 5 Star , the latest eye cream from celeb favourite Sunday Riley. Priced £60, it combines a 6% retinoid blend with ceramides, niacinamide and centella asiatica to plump and smooth fine lines. ■ Not everyone loves a scented bubble bath, but there is nothing like a good soak – especially when it is chilly outside. Aveeno Soothing Bath Soak , £11.99, is made of 100% colloidal oat, which helps to soothe dry, irritable skin – even eczema. Give it a good swill around before stepping in to avoid your bath water looking like porridge. ■ When skincare guru Caroline Hirons posted about Curél Deep Moisture Spray , £19.50, on Instagram, it sold out within the hour. It’s now back in stock, which is lucky for us because it’s perfect for winter weather. Sitting somewhere between a face mist and a moisturiser, it delivers a super-fine blanket of ceramiderich hydration without any greasy feeling. Use alone, before your day cream or over make-up. ■ Rihanna’s Fenty beauty brand has released its first fragrance, much to the delight of fans. Designed to be worn by everyone, on all occasions, Fenty Eau de Parfum , £115, is a spicy, sweet, sensual blend of magnolia and musk, fruits and flowers, inspired by memories and moments from the singer’s life. Scent: Rihanna

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 21 Which TikTok skin hacks actually work? From Frozen cucumbers to sPF contouring, Prudence Wade asks the exPerts about the buzziest social media skincare tiPs WItH so much skincare content on social media, it’s often hard to know what’s actually going to work – and what could potentially harm your skin. tiktok has a wealth of handy hacks for getting the clearest, glowiest skin possible – without spending lots of money on fancy products. The question is: are they safe to do, and will vig they give the desired results? Hack 1: Using a frozen cucumber on your face If you don’t fancy using leftover cucumber in your salad, beauty buffs on tiktok recommend popping it in the freezer, then rolling it on your face - particularly soothing if you have puffy or tired skin. “Applying a frozen cucumber onto your skin comes from the idea of cryotherapy, which uses extreme cold,” explains Dr Preema Vig, medical director of Dr Preema London Clinic (drpreema. com). “The cold surface of the cucumber can work by temporarily restricting the size of blood vessels, which can reduce pore size, puffiness and redness, giving a rejuvenated appearance.” Dr Vig’s top piece of advice with this hack is to not leave the frozen cucumber on one section of your face for too long, “as this could cause ice burns”. Hack 2: steeping white rice in water, then using it as a toner Don’t want to spend money on expensive toners? All you have to do is steep white rice in water, then pat or spray the resulting product on your face. “Using rice water on the skin can be a natu- Dr Preema ral remedy to treat some skin conditions,” says Dr Munir Somji, chief medical officer of Dr MediSpa (drmedispa.com). “Rice water contains amino acids, antioxidants and minerals, which can inhibit the activity of elastase, an enzyme that damages the skin’s elastin. It can brighten the skin and reduce pigmentation, and also soothe any irritation and mild sunburn.” While safe to use, Dr Somji says: “Be careful not to apply rice water onto any open wounds, as this can incur infection.” Hack 3: Using banana peel to get rid of dark under-eye circles It might feel a bit silly, but this technique could actually work. “Banana peel contains a high level of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals, which can help lighten the skin and reduce any dark spots,” says Dr Somji. “Potassium and vitamins E and C can also promote brighter, glowing skin.” Hack 4: Using petroleum jelly to blitz your blackheads It feels like a technique your grandparents might have used: toP tiPs or HokUm? Bananas, petroleum jelly, rice water and cucumber have all been touted as beauty hacks on tiktok coating your nose in petroleum jelly, then steaming it off – and hopefully extracting any blackheads in the process. While petroleum jelly can have many other benefits, facial aesthetics specialist Dr Pamela Benito (drpamelabenito.com) isn’t keen on using it in this way. “I would advise against applying it to the face, as the product forms a barrier on the skin, which means it won’t let anything into the pores – but it also won’t let anything out,” she says. “So your natural skin oils, sweat and bacteria will then clog your pores and potentially cause acne. Whilst this ‘treatment’ can temporarily remove blackheads, it can also remove the sebaceous filaments that protect the skin from bacteria, which means you are more likely to develop a blackhead afterwards.” Hack 5: Using sPF to contour your face Yes, this really is a trend – using SPF to sculpt your face, making you tan in certain areas and paler in others. The idea is it’s a longer-lasting alternative to contouring make-up products, such as highlighter or bronzer. However, Dr Vig says using sunscreen in this way is dangerous, and the trend should not be followed. She adds: “Using SPF incorrectly risks damaging your skin and getting sunburn, which can cause skin cancer. Using SPF to contour may lead to temporary tan lines, and it will also leave you with permanent skin damage. Ensure you apply your sunscreen evenly all over your face and body, every day!” Dr munir somji Dr Pamela Benito social media is brimming with off-the-wall beauty regimes WHat We’re loving tHis Week: ■ Skin could definitely do with a boost in January and Charlotte Tilbury’s latest beauty launch promises to do just that. Beautiful Skin Foundation uses supercharged ingredients like damask rose water, coconut extract and hyaluronic acid for great coverage and a healthylooking glow. It comes in 30 shades so you shouldn’t have a problem finding your perfect match. Price £34 on beauty counters and charlottetilbury.com ■ Pantone Color Institute has named ‘Very Peri’ – a ‘dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone’ – as Colour of the Year 2022. You can celebrate the shade Beauty with your beauty routine too. Huda Beauty Haze Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette is a collection of mauve and nude mattes, disco violet and copper metallics, and dazzling lavender and bronze shimmer toppers so you can enjoy your own purple patch. Priced £27 on beauty counters. ■ Fruity goodness is harnessed for the newest skincare launch from Ren. Its Glow and Protect Serum is a lightweight lotion packed with vitamin C from the kakadu plum; magnesium, calcium and zinc from dragon fruit and omega 5 from pomegranate, to soothe and encourage skin regeneration. It promises to brighten and even skin tone and it definitely pepped up our tired post-Christmas face. Priced £50 for 30ml.

22 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Big Deal selling point with jill roddan I’M often asked how I got into antique dealing and where my love for all things old comes from. Well, our family’s antique story began back in the Sixties when Dad became friends with a new neighbour who was here with the RAF from California. Max was a keen collector of antique boxes and Dad soon followed. My earliest memories are of Tunbridge Ware glove boxes. Dad’s interests soon shifted to antique clocks and, in particular, longcase clocks. We had a small dining room and at one point we must have had a minimum of eight longcase clocks wallpapering the walls. This made sleeping a challenge for any friends who came for a sleepover. Never were the clocks all spot-on time so the chiming could be quite lengthy! Very bleary-eyed friends would emerge in the mornings with ringing in their ears. Dad’s passion for clocks continued but he also developed interest in early ceramics. As a family, I remember we were only allowed a pet dog if it was named after Dad’s favourite longcase maker Thomas Mudge – so our beloved Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy was promptly named Mudge. Dad had worked for British Airways as an architect since joining them as an apprentice after leaving school. At the offer of an early retirement, he took the opportunity to turn his hobby into a retirement career, to follow his dream and live his best life. Tudor House in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, was purchased and the shop was opened on the ground floor – thus began Colin Brand Antiques. Mum and Dad settled into a new way of life – Dad fulfilling his passion of buying and selling beautiful pieces and Mum being chief bookkeeper. I think it suited Mum very well, she had a happy and occupied husband! She was also a constant source of tea and biscuits to the regular customers so we all got used to the cry from downstairs: “Frankie put the kettle on.” This was in the days when they closed on a Sunday and Wednesday – Wednesday became the buying day, Now completely hooked and loving the life of an antique dealer, I’m pretty sure Dad will be smiling down on us One of the eight longcase clocks that ‘papered’ the walls so off he’d head early in the morning searching for those treasured pieces. I remember Dad saying once: “I love to know that I am a very small part of the story and history of each piece.” After 10 years it was time to downsize and take life a little easier. The shop and home were sold and it turned into Tudor House Antiques, an antique centre, which it still remains today. Dad stayed in Tudor House renting some room space and worked one day a week. For many years as my boys were growing up Dad would say: “Come and learn the business.” Yeah, yeah Dad... Sadly, we lost Mum a couple of years after selling Tudor House, Dad kept up his unit which turned into a bit of a lifesaver for him. We still, today, have people that visit the shop who remember Dad and once purchased from him. Then in June 2008, sadly Dad passed away in his sleep following a lovely day out with the family to celebrate Father’s Day. It was so sudden. My younger sister lives in Wales but my elder sister Sheena and I are local so, knowing Dad’s responsibility to the shop, we offered to work his day a week until we sold and auctioned off his stock. So our journey began. Our intention was to clear the stock, until the moment came when we bought our first item. We were then completely bitten by the bug and I’d like to say a thank you to Dad for all the years of his endless enthusiasm for all the pieces that came into our home – some of the information has sunk in! I haven’t specialised in any particular area and enjoy the variety Jill’s dad, Colin Brand, with one of his clocks of items available. I am learning every day and follow my instincts when purchasing. There is nothing like the excitement of successfully bidding on an item you’ve set your heart on. Having got the piece home the fun can begin – researching, polishing or calling in the restorer. I was lucky to connect with an excellent antique restorer at the outset, and his talents and skills have been integral to my business. So now completely hooked and loving the life of an antique dealer, I’m pretty sure Dad will be smiling down on us and be delighted to see Colin Brand Antiques still thriving at Tudor House Antiques. Mudge the dog, with Colin Working in the shop means a lot to me, so many special memories. I was married from the house, my boys’ christenings were hosted there, and many happy family meals, Christmases and occasions were all celebrated within those walls. It’s always lovely when customers pop in and remember Dad, sharing their experiences and purchases from him. In so many ways, antiques are a way of life, a community and a constant thrill and learning experience. Thanks Dad, I’m loving my life with antiques. ■ Jill Roddan is a Gloucestershire antiques dealer trading as Colin Brand Antiques ■ colinbrandantiques.co.uk ■ Colin Brand Antiques available on sellingantiques.co.uk ■ Restorer – Dale Finck dfinckantiquerestoration.co.uk/ antique-restoration.html

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 23 Antiques Update Chair’s style sits right with bidders This Atco child’s ‘training car’ from 1938 sold for £8,500; below, this Clarice Cliff Lotus jug went for £2,400 The team at Smiths Auction Rooms in Newent were delighted to achieve record sale results at their first auction of 2022, held on January 6 and 7. The sale made an overall total of £108,000, with strong bidding across the board providing a fantastic selection of four-figure results. It proves the point that although some clients imagine this could be a bad time to sell their antiques, the reverse is actually true. There are a number of factors at play which have meant that many antiques and collectables are making higher prices than ever before. A shortage of stock at this time of year, combined with a captive audience of buyers who have time and money on their hands, are two of the main reasons. But the rise in environmental awareness and the investment of online bidding platforms that have ‘seized the moment’ are also interesting contributors. The highest price at last Friday’s sale was the £8,500 paid for a fascinating little child’s ‘training car’ made by Atco in 1938. There were 200 prototypes made, powered by lawn From star cars to a shabby shepherd’s hut, sales in 2021 were full of surprises The team at Charterhouse have reported another great year during 2021 for the Sherborne-based auctioneers despite difficulties caused by Covid-19. “I always tend to look back over at the auctions we held over the year when at home over Christmas and New Year,” said Richard Bromell. “It is time to reflect what was sold and to process 2021. Although the year was difficult for many reasons, we still achieved many stunning results for our clients.” The year certainly started with a bang at Charterhouse with a collection of walking sticks from a client in Devon. Overall, the collection sold for in excess of £100,000, with buyers from England, America and Europe bidding to buy lots. This was perhaps the most interesting point for Charterhouse, selling to buyers across the world in the midst of a global pandemic. However, as ever, collectors will mower engines in the boot, with the idea of promoting road safety by teaching children to drive. The cars were intended to be supplied to every school in the country, but once World War II broke out the idea had to be shelved and by 1945 the moment had gone. The car was sold at Smiths Auctions by a descendant of the Atco family who was downsizing, and it was bought by a telephone bidder against a very disappointed bidder in the room who had been waiting all day for his lot to come up. Originally estimated at £3,000-£5,000, the price exceeded all expectations. This excitement was closely followed by the sale of two avant garde abstract oil paintings by Maltese artist Frank Portelli, estimated at £2,000- £3,000 each. The two large paintings were discovered by Smiths in a huge storage barn. They were covered in dirt and dust, but once they were back at the saleroom, a quick bit of research revealed their importance and value. The largest painting was bought for £6,400 by a local buyer who loves modern art, while the slightly smaller canvas made £4,500 to a telephone bidder from Malta. The paintings had been expected to create strong interest; however, a This 1989 Porsche 911 Targa sold for £37,000 collect regardless of what else might be going on. Another collection to sell for over £100,000 was the residual contents from a country house. Located in the Home Counties, the Charterhouse vans were often spotted on the A303, M3 and M25 as many trips were made collecting items for auction. The star lot from this house was a large 18th century This Regency chair in the Empire style made an unexpected £3,100; left, this sapphire and diamond ring sold for £1,650 more surprising result on the day was the £3,100 paid for an early 19th century small ebonized chair in the empire style. The chair was very unusual, possibly after a design by Thomas hope, a famous architect and designer of the time. Other four-figure results included a range of jewellery, such as a fine three stone ring, which made £3,100 against a £2,500-£3,000 estimate, and two attractive sapphire and diamond rings, which made £1,650 and £1,000. Another item that had been discovered hidden away in the cold and dark was an Art Deco Clarice Cliff jug, which was discovered in a client’s aunt’s garage. The jug was in excellent condition since it had been carefully packaged up in a cardboard box to keep it safe. The combination of the large size of the jug and the rarity of the ‘Orange Roof Cottage’ design made it an This shepherd’s hut fetched £13,000 tapestry depicting Apollo, which sold for £20,000. Also from the house came two pairs of bronze and ormolu candelabra, which sold for £11,000 and £8,000 respectively, and an oil painting of the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, for £9,800. Other notable results from the year were: £9,800 for a set of 1937 gold coins; a single owner collection of radios at £14,500; a single owner of cameras – £33,700; a gent’s Rolex Submariner wristwatch – £11,000; another Rolex Submariner with a green bezel – £10,500; a gent’s Rolex Explorer – £11,500; and a large diamond solitaire ring – £20,000. However, the one lot which astounded everyone was a dilapidated shepherd’s hut from a house extremely sought-after item – it made an amazing £2,400 against an £800-£1,200 estimate. A late 19th century Belleek set of four porcelain cups and saucers were also found covered in dust and dirt that was so thick it was hard to tell where the decoration ended and the dirt began. After a clean-up, they made £840, selling to a collector who had been searching for years to find items made in this particular rare pattern. he was so excited he actually drove up from Cornwall to collect them that very same day. The sale also included a large selection of coins and stamps, which also sold for record prices, as these two areas of the market have both gained significantly in value during the Covid pandemic. Several of the gold coins made over £1,000 each, including a 1903 USA 20 dollars that made £1,150, and a Krugerrand that made £1,300. Although the stamp section did not produce any four-figure sums this time, the section saw many prices leave their estimates far behind. near Shaftesbury. With holes in the roof and rotten woodwork, this sold for a staggering £13,000 to a buyer in London. The Charterhouse specialist classic car and motorcycle departments also reported strong bidding across the board in their auctions. Star cars included a 2003 Noble M12 GTO 3R, which sold for £40,000; a 1989 Porsche 911 Targa, which went for £37,000; and a barn-stored 1975 Ford Escort RS2000, needing full restoration, which sold for £24,000. Top classic motorcycle lots included a 2018 Manx Norvin for £43,000, a 1947 Vincent Rapide with a sidecar at £29,750 and a 1974 Ducati 750 Sport at £28,000. Charterhouse is accepting further entries for its February specialist auctions of silver, jewellery and watches, followed by classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, both in the prestigious Haynes International Motor Museum, and Asian art in April.

24 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Books I wouldn’t be where I am without reality TV... I just want different things now Geordie Shore star, i’m A Celebrity winner and ex on The Beach contestant Vicky Pattison is aware that making her name on reality shows may be holding her back from more serious projects. “For years now I’ve wanted to take myself to a slightly different space. I admire people who are doing investigative journalism and documentaries. “Coming from a background like I have with reality TV, people aren’t in a rush to take a chance on me to do something different. People are under the assumption that I’m unintelligent or vapid or talentless. But I’m hard-working, polite and respectful and I’m the first person in at work and the last to leave.” Vicky reinvented herself as a TV presenter with her own show Judge Geordie and became a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women for nine months, but agrees it’s an uphill battle to lose that reality TV tag. “I wouldn’t be where I am without reality TV,” says the jungle queen, who holds a drama degree from Liverpool John Moores University. “I just want different things now. I’d love to be doing Stacey Dooley-style docs. I’d love to look at issues affecting women – contraception, periods, synthetic hormones.” She has revealed that she will be doing a documentary this year but remains tight-lipped about it. She started a podcast The Secret To... during lockdown, and in 2021 promoted body positivity in lingerie for a campaign with fashion brand Pour Moi. Despite wanting to branch out, she hasn’t ruled out doing more reality TV. For now, she’s pursuing the self-help path with her latest book, The Secret To Happy, in which she explores heartbreak, loss, body positivity and mental health, and offers advice based on her own experiences. She’s been living with her partner, ex- Towie star Ercan Ramadan, 28, for more than two years and readily admits she would like to marry him. “I’d love to be Ercan’s wife. But what I took from lockdown is that I’d probably been going through life so fast, just wanting the next thing ticked off, like the bigger house, the next relationship, the next job. But now I realise that success is being happy, contentment. Every day we are so excited to see each other and we’ve still got things to talk about and he still makes me smile.” At 34, she feels her biological clock ticking. “The last thing I want to tell women is that we should compare our- Vicky Pattison talks to HannaH StepHenSon about her career aspirations, her biological clock and feeling even more loved up after lockdown selves with other people’s timelines but I’m only human and I do feel the pressure, especially when I look around and see other people of similar ages to me in my industry knocking out three kids.” She’s decided to have her eggs frozen to allow her more time to follow her dream. “I feel like most days I want to be a mother but other days I think, have I got space for that? I’m still feeling conflicted, which is what led me to the decision to freeze my eggs. “I just don’t want to make [a] poor judgment now that would impact our future happiness. Ercan is considerably younger than me. Ultimately I still have days when I’m so not ready [for kids]. There’s still a lot of growing up I have to do. She hasn’t set herself an age limit for having children. “I have no qualms about being a mother at 40. As long as I’m still healthy and happy and can be the best mother for my kids that I can. Didn’t Rachel Weisz have a child when she was 48? She looks wicked and they seem to be doing all right.” Lockdown life has only strengthened her love for Ercan. “I spent the first year and a half of our relationship being a very busy, very determined woman going from a photoshoot to a fancy event, to filming. There was always more of that glam version of me. “Then, for a year Ercan got this small boy-looking version of me who ran around in three-day-old pyjamas with her hair on top of her head and not a scrap of make-up. He still looked at me in exactly the same way as he did when I was on a red carpet. He just loves the real me.” HAPPY PLACE: Vicky Pattison is a lot more settled these days after her tumultuous twenties I feel like most days I want to be a mother but other days I think, have I got space for that? Undated She is at a very different stage in her life from the one she was in during her 20s, when she had sex on TV in Geordie Shore (under a bed cover). She was in the show from 2011 to 2014 and became tabloid fodder. One of her lowest points came when she ended up in court in 2014, admitting one count of assault and one count of common assault after she threw her shoe at a reveller and a bouncer in a bar brawl. She was ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work and pay £4,750 compensation to the victims. In the book, she talks about having suicidal thoughts in the wake of the incident and of the support her sister Laura and a close friend provided. Therapy and life coaching have also helped her, she agrees. “I’m a different person now. I’m a lot older and a lot wiser. I’ve removed myself from situations like that. But I still hold a certain amount of guilt and remorse for what I did.” There were other dramas as she hit her 30s; splitting from her exfiancé John Noble in 2018 after pictures were published of him appearing to cosy up to a mystery woman on a night out in Dubai. “I just couldn’t take it any more and I was trying to deal with it all so publicly,” she recalls. Despite all that the fame game has thrown at her, Vicky remains grateful. “Yes, this job comes with pitfalls – everything you do is public knowledge and everyone’s going to have opinions on you, not all of them nice – but I have a charmed existence.” ■ The Secret To Happy by Vicky Pattison is published by Sphere, priced at £16.99 Vicky is smitten with Ercan Ramadan

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 25 Books REVIEWS fiction anyThing could haPPen by Lucy Diamond, Quercus, £14.99, ebook £6.99 HHHHI What if our lives had taken a different path? That’s the idea at the heart of this warm hug of a novel, that takes us from Scarborough to Cambridge to New York City. The latest story from Lucy Diamond follows Lara, who fell pregnant unexpectedly in her 20s, and the secrets she has kept since. Her daughter Eliza wants answers about her dad, and so begins an uplifting journey of selfdiscovery for all involved. Life can be random, full of missed opportunities and surprises, and what Diamond does so well is make you really root for the characters. It might seem like a predictable plot at first, but the author keeps you guessing enough to make it engaging. pick of the week olga dies dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez, Fleet, £16.99, ebook £9.99 HHHHI Olga is a high-end wedding planner in New York and her brother Prieto is a congressman for the district he grew up in. Abandoned by their mother – a radical freedom fighter – and neglected by a drug-addicted father, the impact of their childhood, family secrets, corruption and community pressures are revealed with the novel switching back and forth in time. At its core, Olga and Prieto To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara, Picador, £20, ebook £9.99 HHHII Clocking in at more than 700 pages, you’ll want to note down key character names and stories as you go through this book. Yes, it’s that confusing – with three parts, each one is set in a different time zone, struggle with identity, and how the American Dream can work for them. And as a hurricane blows through Puerto Rico, Olga and her brother need to survive the storms in their own lives. The writing is cinematic – a TV pilot is already being made – it’s packed with vivid vignettes of Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the characters have depth. You get both romantic and family relationships with the politics of what it is to be Latinx in a world where rich white people have the power. with the same character names – but they’re entirely different people. The first is an alternate view of 1890s New York, the second flits between 1990s America experiencing the AIDS crisis and Hawaii, and the third is a dystopian look at the future, where the world is ravaged by pandemics and controlled by a totalitarian state. Each story is full of love and loss, and Yanagihara paints heartbreakingly beautiful portraits of her characters. It’s an astounding read, but ultimately quite an unsatisfying one – the stories don’t link well enough to make up for the confusion over character names, and each one feels unfinished. Non-fiction The oracle of nighT: The hisTory and science of dreams by Sidarta Ribeiro, translated by Daniel Hahn, Bantam Press, £20, ebook £9.99 HHHHI This book explores dreams in a hugely thorough and multifaceted way, looking at the biological, chemical, spiritual and cultural theories of dreams – and why they occur. Ribeiro’s role as a neuroscientist gives him the authority to lay down the scientific understanding of dreams in great detail, but his work is more poetic than merely factual, and the esoteric significance of dreaming is discussed in an equally compelling manner. Top TEnS bESTSEllERS 1. Ariadne – Jennifer Saint 2. It Ends With Us – Colleen Hoover 3. The Sanatorium – Sarah Pearse 4. Gangsta Granny Strikes Again – David Walliams 5. The Lyrics – Paul McCartney, pictured 6. The Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman 7. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid 8. Beautiful World, Where Are You? – Sally Rooney 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot – Jeff Kinney 10. The Man Who Died Twice – Richard Osman Chart courtesy of Waterstones EbookS 1. False Witness – Karin Slaughter 2. The Ladies’ Midnight Swimming Club – Faith Hogan 3. Both of You – Adele Parks, pictured 4. How to Kill Your Family – Bella Mackie 5. Girl A – Abigail Dean 6. Sorrow and Bliss – Meg Mason 7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling 8. I See You – Patricia Macdonald 9. Sheltering Rain – Jojo Moyes 10. The Love Hypothesis – Ali Hazelwood Chart courtesy of the Kindle store at Amazon

26 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Film MEMORIA (12A) HHHHI In his 20-year career award-winning film-maker Apichatpong Weerasethakul has repeatedly plunged arthouse audiences into woozy, waking dreams. Memoria, his first film scripted (partially) in English and shot outside of his native Thailand sees Tilda Swinton plays botanist and orchid expert Jessica Holland, who travels from Medellin to Bogota, Colombia to visit her sister Karen (Agnes Brekke), who is suffering from a mysterious malady. Karen’s scholarly husband Juan (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) suggests his wife may be the victim of a curse conjured by the Amazonian tribal elders she studies. Tilda Swinton In the early hours of the morning, Jessica is woken by an odd sound only she seems to be able to hear. Fearing she’s going crazy, the botanist seeks the source of her sonic disturbances through a new acquaintance, French archaeologist Agnes (Jeanne Balibar). The film wilfully embraces ambiguity, building to a protracted finale involving Swinton and Colombian co-star Elkin Diaz that both soothes and confounds. Swinton is a ghostlike presence throughout the movie’s strange events. And, apart from the sonic boom of the closing 10 minutes, Weerasethakul’s metaphysical meander is an entrancing experience. ■ In cinemas now Unashamedly feelgood flick tells the true story of a community’s bid to enlist a Hollywood great and save their picturehouse PROJECTING STRENGTH SAVE THE CINEMA (12A) HHHII REVIEwS by DAMON SMITH On July 15 1993, approximately five minutes before opening credits rolled on the glitzy European premiere of Jurassic Park in London’s Leicester Square attended by Diana, Princess of Wales, excited residents of Carmarthen in south-west Wales became the first paying audience in Britain to tremble at the dinoblockbuster. Director Steven Spielberg had lent his personal copy of the film to Liz Evans, figurehead of a campaign to save The Lyric cinema from demolition, so she could host a “people’s premiere” in the resplendent Art Deco picture palace and keep bulldozers from the front door. Media from around the world covered the event and Evans was subsequently awarded an MBE. A rousing true-life story of community spirit and old-fashioned gumption provides the loose inspiration for director Sara Sugarman’s unabashedly feelgood Jonathan Pryce co-stars with Morton drama, which arrives on the big screen as independent cinemas around the UK and Ireland proudly keep projectors lit with reduced capacities and social distancing in the face of Covid. Written by Piers Ashworth, Save The Cinema orchestrates a crowdpleasing battle between passionate residents and a corrupt mayor for the soul of The Lyric. Shortly after Evans (Samantha Morton) hosts a free screening of John Ford’s 1941 film How Green Was My Valley to woo locals back to the cinema, a teenager sums up his feelings about the black and white masterpiece: “A bit cheesy.” The same pithy critique applies to Sugarman’s film – she serves up generous slabs of the stuff – but a heartfelt central performance from Morton, colourful supporting turns and bountiful good will glisten in every sentimental frame. In 1993, hairdresser Liz (Morton), who runs Scissors ‘n’ Combs with sassy assistant Dolly (Susan Wokoma), learns that mayor Tom Jenkins (Adeel Akhtar) has secured a council meeting majority vote to Samantha Morton as Liz Evans and, above, Tom Felton and Adeel Akhtar replace The Lyric with a shopping centre constructed by his property developer pal (Colm Meaney). Supported by her husband David (Owain Yeoman) and three sons, Mark (Harry Luke), Huw (Joe Hurst) and Wynne (Flynn Edwards), Liz takes up temporary residence inside the cinema, knowing a wrecking ball cannot swing at the listed building while she is in there. An increasingly tense stand-off forces residents to choose sides and Liz welcomes the mayor’s executive assistant (Erin Richards), a town postman (Tom Felton) and her old drama teacher (Jonathan Pryce) to her tubthumping cause. Save The Cinema abides sweetly by convention and Akhtar gamely embraces his role as the sneering pantomime villain guilty of boohiss cronyism. Sugarman’s familiar concoction won’t shake the foundations of modern cinema like Jurassic Park but her film goes down as smoothly as one of the potent T-Rextasy cocktails that Dolly serves at the Carmarthen premiere and brings tears to eyes with its fuzzy final reel resolution. ■ Showing in cinemas and on Sky Cinema now SCREAM (18) HHHII Twenty-five years after Woodsboro first cowered at the mention of Ghostface, a maniac in the infamous mask attacks high school student Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega). Older sister Sam (Melissa Barrera) races to her hospital bedside with boyfriend Richie (Jack Quaid). Tara’s shocked friends Amber (Mikey Madison), Liv (Sonia Ammar), Wes (Dylan Minnette) and the twins Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) are potential suspects – and victims – as the town’s mortuary swiftly fills up. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 investigates and against their better judgment, survivor Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and former sheriff Dewey Riley (David Arquette) all return. Jenna Ortega is terrorised Scream is derivative but well executed by co-directors Tyler Gillet and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin. In-jokes abound, Cox and Arquette impress while Ortega goes through the wringer in the hope she might survive until the credits roll. “Something about this one just feels different,” Dewey mutters at one point. It doesn’t really.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 27 Mackenzie and Cain (with his back to the camera) confront Gavin Soaps HOME AND AWAY Channel 5 Mackenzie and Cain have a ‘chat’ with gavin ...only for their actions to backfire Bat’s the way to do it having learned that their insurance won’t pay out, Chas and Marlon feel like they have no choice about signing over the Woolpack to Al – until they examine the fine print and realise he has dropped the asking price by £20k. They’re angry at the attempted deception, but that doesn’t stop Chas being annoyed when Cain rips up the contract. emmerdale ITV Later a hooded figure cuts Al’s brakes, little suspecting that he will later offer Kerry and Kyle a lift into town. Meanwhile, Mackenzie breaks into Al’s phone and comes up with a plan to meet Gavin, taking Cain along with him. In the wake of the encounter, Gavin pulls out of the deal, leaving Al fearful – and Chas fuming. Leyla and Jacob go to the allotment to see the damage, but fail to spot Meena’s trinket box. Meanwhile, Jai makes a loan application in Laurel’s name, Charity and Vanessa are still at odds, and Will and Kim step in to help when Billy and Dawn fall out. Marlon and Chas are angry Logan thinks it’s time to bring Marilyn, above, out of her coma, and risks upsetting Mackenzie by cancelling his plans with her so he can keep an eye on any changes in the patient’s condition. And there are quite a few. Marilyn, appears to have undergone a complete personality change, which shocks Irene and John in particular. Later, when Marilyn escapes the hospital in search of a burger, everyone realises how serious the situation is. HOLLYOAKS Channel 4 Flashbacks reveal what happened between Ethan and Maya, pictured, on that fateful night, but if anyone wants proof, they’ll need to look in Ste’s stolen van. Sienna only discovers the vehicle is missing when she manages to bag another cleaning job. After learning it was uninsured, so they won’t be able to just claim for a new one, she sets out to find it, but how far will Ethan go to get there first? coronation street ITV Amy is so enraged by the upskirting incident that she spray paints ‘Stop Protecting Sex Offenders’ on a wall at school – and ends up suspended. Summer is so upset on her friend’s behalf that she too takes action, resulting in a protest that Daniel reports to the local media. Tim’s efforts to keep his health worries a secret from his loved ones backfire in spectacular fashion. His Summer organises a school protest bizarre behaviour convinces Sally he must be having an affair, possibly with Aggie after Abi reveals they’ve been spending an awful lot of time together. When the truth finally comes out, Sally is devastated that Tim didn’t confide in her – and Fay is left distraught too. An act of generosity brings Dev and Bernie closer, Craig becomes increasingly obsessed with finding the owner of the wooden crutch, and Zeedan and Alya continue to be ignored by Yasmeen. eastenders BBC1 Chelsea is still trying to play happy families with Gray, but that gets harder when he suggests they register Jordan’s birth. As she points out to Whitney, even if they get her husband sent down, he will be in her life forever if he’s on the birth certificate. It seems her only option is to register her son’s birth alone, but even with Kheerat’s help, can she really get away from her husband’s prying eyes without making him suspicious? Janine, inset, is also planning a pretence of her own as she asks Mick to let her use the Vic’s address so she can impress Scarlett’s social worker, before dropping hints that they should pose as a couple. When Jay realises what is going on, he accuses Mick of having an affair, but Stuart gets the wrong end of the stick, and assumes the woman in question is Rainie. Phil wonders how to tell Kat the truth about his sentence, and Billy finds a cash-stuffed doll, only for Karen to pick it up by mistake. Chelsea explains her dilemma to Kheerat and Whitney Neighbours Channel 5 Roxy, pictured, is convinced that her wedding is not going to happen, which only makes Kyle more determined than ever to make sure it does. Thankfully, the locals rally round to organise everything, which should provide a rare moment of joy in a fraught week, but there’s a storm brewing. Glen and Terese are now living under one roof, and despite it supposedly being a platonic arrangement, it’s clear there’s a spark between them. She later confesses her feelings to Susan after becoming jealous of seeing Glen with Sharon at the wedding.

28 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Screen Shots An enormous number of people wake in the morning with hearts full of hate On February 14, 2018, a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 people dead. While there had been news reports of similar massacres for years, LA-born actor Fran Kranz found the emotional impact of this particular case more affecting as he had become a father for the first time in 2016. The now 40-year-old says that it ultimately led to him making Mass, which marks his writing and directing debut. The new Sky Original film follows two sets of bereaved parents, Jay and Gail (Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton) and Linda and Richard (Reed Birney and Ann Dowd), who meet years after a school shooting tore their lives apart. The hope is that talking about the unspeakable tragedy will help them all move forward. Mostly shot on one set, the entirety of the couples’ discussion unfolds in real-time onscreen, and it is an intimate, nuanced, and devastating exploration of grief, anger, and acceptance. For the cast, “this was a film unlike anything we had ever done, or even read”, notes new York native Martha, who first rose to fame thanks to her role in classic ’80s adventure film The Goonies. The 51-year-old explains: “I know each of us had our own concerns. When each of us found out who was going to be in it and what it would be like, it was scary, it was daunting. “We had no time, we had no money, but we jumped right in.” For a horrifying number of peo- ple, school shootings are a lived experience. And yet, it’s a subject that’s rarely talked about on-screen. Fran – who has starred in the film The Cabin in the Woods and the TV series Dollhouse – explains he wanted to focus on a “really human story”. For two years, he read nothing but subject material for the project. “But it started as just a concern, as a person, as a parent,” he said. “I didn’t have a movie in mind – I was working on another screenplay”. Mass examines grieving parents’ complex emotions in the wake of a school shooting. GeorGia HumpHreys speaks to stars Jason Issacs and Martha Plimpton and the movie’s writer/director Fran Kranz One of the reasons Fran wanted to make Mass is because he is “so worried” about his country. “When I was doing research, just because I have my own per- sonal concern and frustration, coming across these stories I thought, ‘If people knew more about the families and the sur- vivors and the children and the teachers, and if this was someone you knew, someone you were close with, you would feel so differ- ently and so passionately about fig- uring this out immediately’.” Interestingly, the filmmaker had studied the work of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconcil- iation Committee (TRC) while at college years ago. He recalls watching the documentary Long Night’s Journey into Day, , about four amnesty trials for people who’d confessed to heinous crimes and expressed contrition, one of which concerned the murder of an American woman, whose par- ents met with the family of her killer prior to the trial. TOUGH TALKING: Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton as Jay and Gail Perry, with Reed Birney and Ann Dowd as fellow parents Richard and Linda, in Mass Jason Isaac, left and Martha Plimpton, above, play a married couple in Mass “When I learned about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and those amnesty hearings, I was amazed. “But truthfully, if I was really hon- est, I did not think I could partici- pate, or even want to participate, that I’d just want retribution and punishment.” But then, he adds, there would be the “hate that you live with because of that”. “So I felt I had to write about this for my own need to believe in it and understand it, that you can work through the pain and find ways to reconcile with people you feel blame towards.” For British actor Jason, 58, Mass is not really about the tragedy the charac- ters have endured. “It’s a film about people whose mar- riage has ground to a halt and whose life has ground to a halt because they’re paralysed – crip- pled – by blame they hold and guilt they hold and ideas that are stopping them living their life,” sug- gests the Liverpool-born star, whose previous film roles include the Harry Potter series and The Patriot. “And so the situation mirrors restorative justice meetings, all the meetings in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commis- sion; anytime anybody is brought face to face with the people they think are responsible for what’s gone wrong in their life. “An enormous number of people wake up in the morning with their hearts full of hate, and they’re really poisoning themselves. And that’s what the film is about to me.” Martha adds: “I also think that the impetus for the film is important. And even though it’s not a political story, or a political film at all, I do think that its origin and where it comes from is important, because it is such a constant lived trauma, and something that, certainly in America, we live with all the time.” ■ Mass will be available in cinemas and on Sky Cinema from Thursday.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 29 THE lockdowns and the pandemic have got a lot of people thinking about escaping the rat race and moving to the country – including actor and Strictly Come Dancing winner Kelvin Fletcher. However, while some people have been wondering whether working from home now means they don’t have to be within easy commuting distance of the office, Kelvin has decided to combine the move with a career change. Along with his wife Liz, he’s bought a 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District National Park, which they plan to bring back to its former working glory. As anyone who watched last year’s streaming hit Clarkson’s Farm, which followed Jeremy Clarkson as he took on a similar endeavour, will know, making a farm pay is far from easy. Yet some viewers might think that Kelvin has a bit of a head start on the former Top Gear presenter. That’s because the actor first found fame on Emmerdale – he joined the cast as Andy Sugden when he was just 12 and stayed for 20 years. And things just by osmosis, but it turns out that’s not the case. When he announced the new series Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure on Instagram, he revealed: “We have literally jumped in at the deep end and bought a farm! A reluctant wife, two crazy kids and a husband with knowledge of farming you could write on the back of a stamp! What could possibly go wrong?!” Luckily, Kelvin has an impressive track record when it comes to trying new things. Alongside acting, he’s also had a career as a racing driver. Then in 2019, when Made in Chelsea regular Jamie Laing injured his foot prior to the start of the series, Kelvin was drafted in as a replacement on Strictly Come Dancing, and emerged as a favourite in the first live show when he wowed the audience and judges alike with a samba. He went on to lift the glitterball trophy with his partner Oti Mabuse. However, it will take more than impressive hip action to turn around the fortunes of his farm, as this first episode makes clear. It finds Kelvin and Liz a month into their adventure and facing an ever-increasing list of jobs, as well as mounting stress levels. Fortunately for them, they have a no-nonsense nextdoor neighbour, Gilly, who is prepared to give them some advice. So, before they invest in their own livestock, the couple decide to get some hands-on experience by caring for Gilly’s sheep. They are soon confronted with the harsh Screen Shots Life imitates art as former Emmerdale star buys a farm of his own Actor and Strictly winner Kelvin Fletcher and his family are taking on the challenge of farming. Rachael Popow finds out more yes, his character was a farmer. So, you might think that Kelvin has picked up a few With Oti Mabuse and the Strictly glitterball trophy FAMILY BUSINESS: Kelvin with wife Liz and their children realities of caring for animals as Kelvin is greeted with the sight of a sheep’s maggotinfested foot. Some viewers won’t be surprised that he finds it a little too much, but is it enough to make him question whether he’s really cut out for this life? ■ Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure starts Monday on BBC1, 8.30pm

30 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 TV Highlights Rink the changes Dancing on Ice is back and veteran host Phillip Schofield tells gemma dunn, that this year the show is going to be bigger and better than ever ExpECt sequins and drama aplenty as Dancing on Ice returns to put the sparkle back into Sunday night telly. Dubbed “the greatest show on ice” – the ItV smash hit series returns to its primetime spot, with longtime host phillip Schofield, 59, warning fans “we have a real competition on our hands this year”. The veteran presenter will of course be joined by his This Morning co-star, Holly Willoughby; whilst torvill and Dean and Ashley Banjo resume their seats on the judges’ panel, joined by newcomer Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse. As for the 12 celebrities set to strap on their skates, they are Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor, Happy Mondays dancer Bez, paralympian Stef Reid, Love Island’s Liberty poole, rugby star Ben Foden, pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, paul Gascoigne’s son, dancer Regan Gascoigne, pop star Rachel Stevens, ex- Strictly pro dancer Brendan Cole, presenter Ria Hebden, BMx Olympic silver medallist Kye Whyte and The Vamps’ Connor Ball. But who will take the crown, alongside their professional partner? Who’s the most competitive? And are we in for a wild ride? We grill phil for the gossip. What will viewers see this series? As with everything, every year it’s always stepped up. It will be great to have everybody back and with a lit- tle bit of luck we will make it through unscathed. It’s no secret we really struggled to get it on air last year, but we’re back, we are confident, and the line-up is amazing. I am led to believe that the standard of some of the skating is amazing, so I think we will have a real competition on our hands. Oti Mabuse will be joining the judging panel too - what do you make of the new line-up? Amazing. I adore John [Barrowman] and obviously we will miss that larger-than-life personality but in every panel you want to make sure each area is well and truly serviced. Oti will definitely be the one to pick them up on their dancing skills and that’s really important. So, you’ve got Ashley for the overall showbiz nature and difficulty with the moves; obviously Jayne and Chris who have ice skating sewn up; and then you’ve got Oti, who knows exactly what’s required. She will be a great part of the team. as for the celebrities, who are you excited to see? I think there is more than one person who is going to wow this year. You’ve got dancers who I think are going to do particularly well, and I think Kye Whyte is fearless, so that always helps ice tO Be Back: Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will again present Dancing on Ice posh Weekends WiTh sally lindsay Tonight, Channel 5, 9.30pm The former Coronation Street star is heading north to Scone Palace, which has been the home of the Earls of Mansfield for more than 400 years. Located near Perth in Scotland, it was enlarged during the early 19th century and is now a hugely popular tourist destination. It’s also the main residence of the current Earl, Alexander David Mungo Murray, although it’s his wife, Lady Mansfield, and their son, the heir apparent, William, Viscount of Stormont, who show Sally around. tV PICKS OF THE WEEK The TourisT Tomorrow, BBC1, 9pm The previous episode of this gripping thriller descended into chaos – and as result, The Man (Jamie Dornan) and Helen (Danielle Macdonald) are heading further into the outback. He’s already left a trail of bodies in his wake and The Man is hoping Helen can help him find out who he is before he loses his own life, but is he prepared for his next grisly discovery? Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking dad Monday, ITV, 8pm Bradley and Barney are back for another adventure, which will take them to extremes – their 3,000-mile journey through Europe begins in sunny south of Croatia and ends in the ice-cold Arctic Circle in Scandinavia. However, if that sounds like the trip is starting gently and getting harder, viewers (and Bradley) are in for rude awakening. Their first leg involves swinging off the roof of a football stadium, diving Michaela Strachan into the Adriatic sea and an aqua bike challenge. WinTerWaTch Tuesday, BBC2, 8pm Wild Ken Hill. What a great name – but who was Ken, and what made him wild? Maybe Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan can address those questions when they return to the nature reserve near King’s Lynn in Norfolk for a new run of the seasonal series. Across the next two weeks, they’ll be presenting live from the site while keeping an eye out for various local residents, including stoats, pine martens and the UK’s rarest owl species. Programme regular Iolo Williams is also back in action, reporting from his home on the Isle of Mull, where he’s hoping to showcase footage of the eagle population. dream home makeovers WiTh sophie roBinson Wednesday, Channel 5, 7pm Over the next six weeks, the interior designer will be showing us how to have a stylish home, providing inspiration, ideas for all budgets, tips and tricks, and dos and don’ts. She begins in Nottinghamshire –

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 WEST COUNTRY LIFE 31 L-R: 2022 contestants Ben Foden, Kye Whyte, Kimberly Wyatt, Stef Reid, Brendan Cole, Liberty Poole, Sally Dynevor, Bez, Regan Gascoigne, Rachel Stevens, Connor Ball and Ria Hebden TV FILMS of the week TV Highlights The hoBBiT: 1 an unexPeCTed Journey Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins Tonight, Channel 4, 6.20pm Opening instalment of the movie trilogy based on JRR Tolkien’s novel. Director Peter Jackson begins his picture at Bag End with the elderly Bilbo (Ian Holm) penning a book to his cousin Frodo (Elijah Wood). We rewind 60 years to meet Bilbo (Martin Freeman) in the Shire as he encounters Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and a 13-strong company of dwarves, who intend to reclaim their lost gold from the dragon Smaug in his mountain lair. After a sleepless night, Bilbo agrees to accompany dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and his troops on their perilous journey. when you’ve got someone who isn’t actually scared of the ice or scared of breaking something! From an Olympian to sportsmen Brendan Cole and Ben Foden, the competitive spirit must be fierce? They are all friends, and it is a lovely family. Every so often there are scraps in every family but it’s mostly a family. You always find, well certainly with the sports people, that they take it very seriously and are so self-critical and they beat themselves up. So, certainly from that side of things there’s an element of inherent competitiveness. What do the celebrities need to bring to the ice to have a chance of getting through each week? I think they’ve got to be themselves. I don’t think you can persuade anybody to vote for you; I think they will vote if they’re a fan, they’ll vote if you’ve impressed them and they’ll vote if you appear to be having a good time. There have been a couple of people who have, let’s say, been spiky. If you are spiky I think you are unlikely to win them (the viewing public) over – but we still like you if you’re spiky. It doesn’t make any difference as far as I’m concerned. Why do you think Dancing On Ice remains so popular? It switches between the beautiful and the dangerous. It looks gorgeous on the telly, so you’ve got the skating princesses and princes, and at the same time you’ve got the possibility of real jeopardy. Someone you are a big fan of may end up flat on their backside. I suppose it goes without saying that you never know whether you’re going to get a Gemma Collins moment. Oti Mabuse joins the judging panel You’ve hosted the show since the start. Are you still surprised each series? Well last series took us by surprise in a number of different ways – and in ways that none of us ever want to repeat, so yes it does still surprise you. What surprised me last year was although we did falter and fall once, we still kept it pretty much on the telly. The team was amazingly careful, but it was a perfect storm of injury and Covid. I am always surprised by ability, and someone will come out of nowhere and you’ll think, ‘Wow, this is beautiful, what a wonderful moment’ or ‘That was extraordinary’. So, there are always moments like that. It surprises me people sign up for it because I wouldn’t. I’m A Celeb is the one for me; that’s the one I’d want to do. You took skating lessons a few years ago. Are you ever tempted to take to the ice? Yes, I mean I did it with Christine [Lampard], we learnt the routine and I thought it was amazing. I watched it back and I thought I was zipping across the ice, but I was like a tortoise, so slow, and I realised then you’ve got to have the time to put in to be good. If you are going to do something like that, I don’t want it to be a novelty. I want it to be a, ‘Oh my God, they’re amazing’ and we just don’t have the time to put in. ■ Dancing on Ice returns to ITV tomorrow at 6.30pm 2 MonsTer-in-Law Tomorrow, Channel 5, 1.45pm Jane Fonda takes the title role in this fun romcom. She plays a glamorous but nasty woman whose son Kevin (Michael Vartan) falls for dog-walker Charlie (Jennifer Lopez, pictured with Fonda). They decide to wed, but the matriarch isn’t impressed by her prospective daughter-in-law, so launches bizarre schemes to try to get rid of her. CrouChing Tiger, hidden dragon 3 Monday, greaT! movies, 6.40pm Ang Lee’s epic film centres on legendary warriors Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh, left) and Li Ku Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) who are reunited when Li’s sword is stolen by his archenemy. Laying a trap for their adversary, Li and Yu cross paths with a governess (Cheng Pei-Pei) and her ward (Zhang ZiYi), who is secretly betrothed to an outlaw (Chang Chen). 12 angry Men 4 Tuesday, Film4, 1.10pm Henry Fonda (left) heads the cast as Juror Number Eight, who faces the task of changing the minds of the 11 other men on a hung jury. They’re convinced a young boy is guilty of murdering an old man in his neighbourhood, but Fonda’s character believes there isn’t enough evidence to convict. A masterpiece of movie-making. BeaTriz aT dinner 5 wednesday, BBC2, 11.15pm Drama which mixes dark comedy with social commentary. Holistic healer Beatriz (Salma Hayek, left) visits the home of a client, Kathy (Connie Britton), who wants a massage before she hosts a dinner party. Kathy invites her to stay for the meal and Beatriz finds herself drawn into a battle of wills with her privileged fellow guests. Kirstie and Martin bought a converted school as their forever home five years ago, but they don’t know how to decorate the huge old assembly hall. Kirstie wants to make the large space feel cosy and sociable for friends and family, with sofas and a dining table, but Martin wants his 85-inch TV in there and a full-size snooker table. Can Sophie find a way to combine the ideas? Martin Clunes: islands of the PaCifiC Thursday, ITV, 9pm Martin travels to the South West Pacific, to the Republic of Vanuatu, on the island of Tanna, and climbs Martin Clunes to the crater of Mount Yasur, one of the world’s most active volcanos. He then meets Chief Jimmy Namry and his nephew Philip who live in the tribal village just a hundred feet below, before the Doc Martin star travels onto the remote village of Yakel to meet the elders of a tribe, who worship Prince Philip, is a god. Would i lie to You? Friday, BBC1, 8pm Rob Brydon and captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack are back with another edition of the comedy panel show. Tonight’s guests are Sophie Ellis- Bextor, Australian actress Briony May Williams, and comedian pair Loyiso Gola and Jason Manford. They will all be aiming to hoodwink their opponents in rounds such as Home Truths and Quick-fire Lies. The Pink PanTher 6 Thursday, Film4, 4.25pm In this truly hilarious classic comedy, Peter Sellers (pictured) stars as Inspector Clouseau, an inept French police detective who heads to Switzerland in search of a suave and successful jewel thief who has designs on a valuable gem. Unfortunately, the bumbling officer’s attempts to foil the crime leave a trail of chaos in his wake. The Bourne uLTiMaTuM 7 Friday, iTV, 11.10pm The third instalment of the thriller series sees a meeting with a journalist awaken former hitman Jason Bourne’s (Matt Damon, left) memories. He embarks on a deadly game of cat-and-mouse as he tries to uncover who he is, why he became embroiled in Project Treadstone and why the people who employed him now want him dead.

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46 WEST COUNTRY LIFE SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 TV Pick After Life – SerieS three Netflix RICKy GERVAIS said he would do a third series of After Life if it was a “demanded encore”. So it’s no surprise the Netflix hit is back for a final run; it has had nearly 100 million views worldwide – making it the most-watched British comedy of the decade, according to a tweet shared by Ricky at the end of 2021. But the Reading-born star – famous for The Office, Derek and Extras – didn’t even plan for a second series originally. “I always make sure it’s standalone, in case no one watches it, or the network doesn’t like me anymore, or I get hit by a bus,” says the affable comedian, 60, who’s known for his dry, sometimes controversial, humour. “Then you do a second [series] – and that’s usually it for me. But I fell in love with this. Secretly, for the first time ever, I did want to do a third, and I’m gutted that I’m not doing a fourth, really. But it’s the right decision. “It makes so much sense to do a fourth; it’s at the top of its game, people love it, the money goes up. But I think it’s right, artistically, to end on this high.” After Life follows widower Tony (Ricky), whose beloved wife Lisa (Kerry Godliman) died from cancer. Through both funny and heartbreaking flashbacks, we see how amazing the couple was together, and in the present day, it’s clear that journalist Tony is still struggling to live with his grief and being left behind. But while in the previous series he discussed being suicidal, this series feels more hopeful. His beautiful dog Brandy continues to bring him joy and he’s become close to Emma (Ashley Jensen), who was a nurse at his father’s care home. We see him opening up to people, especially widow Anne (Dame Penelope Wilton), he’s more involved with the local community – the show is set in the small fictitious town of Tambury – and he realises that making others feel good can give him a reason to live. “That’s probably the biggest single change in series three to the first two; it’s infused with the idea that if you lose everything, hope is every- Flashback: Lisa (Kerry Godliman) We are all going to die and there is nothing we can do about it Ricky GeRvais’ smash hit afteR Life expLoRes GRief, Love, and ReLationships. he teLLs GeorGia HumpHreys what to expect fRom the finaL seRies thing,” suggests Ricky, who has been with his partner, author Jane Fallon for almost 40 years. One of the reasons After Life has been such a success is how raw and emotional it is; seemingly out of nowhere, you’ll be a hit with a gut-wrenching moment. After all, the subject of death and life after death is something that we often avoid. Has creating, writing, directing, and starring in this show made Ricky think about his own mortality more? “I’ve always thought about it,” he muses. “I studied science and biology. I know the circle of life. “I knew that from an early age; that you live, you get old, you die and that’s it. I’ve been an atheist since I was about eight or nine. “I studied philosophy, so I had to think of those things. “I do a podcast with [neuroscientist] Sam Harris and it always gets Ricky (centre) with some of the After Life cast and crew and their National Television Awards 2021 comedy award around to mortality, death, morality, ‘what’s the point’ – all those things. “But I don’t think of it in a morbid way; we are all going to die and there’s nothing we can do about it. “I think it’s beautiful that life is finite.” A few of the quirky and outlandish characters Tony has met through his work at the Tambury Gazette come further to the fore in these six episodes – such as Brian, played by David Earl, who has some of the more vulgar jokes in the series. Then there are the scenes with Matt (Tom Basden), who is Lisa’s caring younger brother and Tony’s boss, as the editor of the Tambury Gazette. There’s a poignant exploration of how Matt’s grief was put to one side after his sister’s death because the focus was on Tony. It feels rare to see men talking about their emotions and mental health on screen in such a candid way. Ricky thinks that’s partly the fault of broadcasters and creators, because “they’re second-guessing the audience and they go, ‘Maybe they don’t want to see this’. “And I think that’s not true – I think people want to see themselves,” he continues. “All the feedback I’ve had was people going, ‘When I lost my partner, or my mum, I was angry like that’, and they think, ‘Oh yeah, that’s normal. It’s OK to be not OK’. I think it’s beautiful that life is finite Ricky Gervais “And also, most TV comedies don’t want to go there – they don’t want to bring people down, because they think they can’t make it funny. “Most heroes in dramas, you don’t see them crying, because it’s like a weakness and heroes shouldn’t have weaknesses which, again, it’s not true.” Some of the lighter moments in the new episodes come from Tony and Matt competing against each other in various sports. It’s Matt’s idea because he’s worried about Tony’s health, and he thinks it will help him to release some anger and emotion. Tony is up for the challenge as he insists he will come out on top – and it’s hilarious. “My sport is tennis; it’s all I can play now, and then I can’t walk the next day,” quips Ricky. “But I chose sports that I could actually play, I chose racket sports, and I made sure that Tom could [play]. And it was just great, it was so much fun.” He came up with the storyline with Tom and says that this teamwork happened with the rest Ricky and long-term partner Jane Fallon A new hope: Ricky Gervais as Tony Johnson in After Life Taking the ruff with the smooth: Tony and Brandy the dog of the cast too (which includes the likes of Tony Way, Diane Morgan, Joe Wilkinson and Jo Hartley). “They don’t just turn up on the day, and I’ve written this amazing script – they’re involved. It’s an ensemble piece, but it’s also collaborative – I just get all the credit.” It’s clear just how much Ricky enjoys talking about After Life, and how passionate he is about all of the characters. Maybe, just maybe, we could be reunited with Tony in the future – perhaps a Christmas special? “It’s so tempting,” confides Ricky. “I’d love every minute of it. Never say never. “I love working with [this cast]. The next thing I do I’m going to hire everyone again, so it’s not over as far as that’s concerned. “And that is a big issue; I love working with people I like. I don’t want to go through hell, hate everything, to win an award.” Letting out one of his signature laughs, he adds: “I want people to love it, I want awards, I want to be paid, I want to have the best time, every day, with all my mates – that’s all I ask.” ■ Series 3 After Life is on Netflix now

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2 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS Pensioner is burgled twice in three days > > A dog walker passes the house at Ashton Court on a cold, frosty and sunny start to the day Ben Birchall Eco road plan could see Bath split into four ‘cells’ Stephen Sumner Local Democracy Reporter Central Bath will be divided into four ‘cells’ under radical plans to remove through-traffic and make the city carbon neutral by 2030. There will only be one or two access points on each of the outer boundaries for vehicles and they will be prevented from passing from quadrant to another, although movement for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport will be unrestricted. Traffic will be directed onto key arterial routes that prioritise bikes that where possible will be kept separate from vehicles. Bath and North East Somerset North East Somerset Council is drawing inspiration from Ghent, a largely flat World Heritage City in Belgium that in 2017 stopped traffic from crossing its centre. The long-term idea is mooted in the council’s “journey to net zero” consultation as one of the final steps in transforming Bath’s city centre. It says combined with the ring of steel, a movement study for the “top of town” – covering Grand Parade and High Street, Dorchester Street, James Street West, Green Park Road – and a masterplan for the Milsom Quarter, road space will be reallocated to deliver “significant improvements to active travel, public transport facilities and the public realm”. Transport currently accounts for 29 per cent of emissions and deputy council leader Sarah Warren said a “fundamental rethink” was needed > > A map of the cells proposed to remove through traffic from central Bath for how people move around Bath to reach carbon neutrality. As well as a mass transit system for the West of England with universal ticketing, the consultation also reveals a study is under way to consider if a mass transit system within Bath is financially viable and sustainable. It says the council will consider demand management measures such as a congestion charge, public transport discounts, a workplace parking levy and staggered start times for businesses and schools. And it proposes moving freight by bike, train and even buses to cut the number of HGVs and says the city’s park and rides will be upgraded into transport interchanges, an idea that has already been floated. Plans to increase cycling include the rollout of on-street bike hangars and hire schemes for e-bikes. The council went out for tender in 2019 for a hire scheme but no company came forward. The consultation says half all trips between 8am and 9am are related to education. The council wants to “break the cycle” of parents driving kids to school and see all secondary school pupils able to travel independently to school by bus, on foot or bike. The authority is asking residents to give their views on proposals it believes are needed to effect a shift to public transport, walking and travel by bike that will be needed to deliver its net zero ambition. Cllr Warren, the cabinet member for sustainable travel, said: “This is a pivotal moment in our journey to net zero, and I think everyone who travels around our area will be interested in these ideas and want to have their say on them. “We want to hear from you on those projects we feel we need to pursue to provide better, more sustainable transport choices. “We have introduced the first charging clean air zone outside of London and are currently working with local communities on our liveable neighbourhoods programme. But to go further we need your help with a more fundamental rethink of how we get around our area – and the big changes we will need to make to our transport system to get to carbon neutrality by 2030. “We know that large numbers of people currently have no choice but to use their cars as they don’t have safe cycle routes that they can use away from traffic or don’t have a reliable or frequent enough bus service. “Reductions in car use can only come if we start providing more cycle facilities, better public transport facilities and a safer transport network. “Together we have the power to turn the climate emergency around but it’s going to require all of us to make a change in the way we travel, which could be made possible through Journey to Net Zero.” The consultation closes on February 7. Visit www.bathnes.gov.uk/ journeytonetzero to respond. Residents will have the chance to ask questions at a webinar at 6pm on January 24. Sign up at https://beta. bathnes.gov.uk/webinar/journeynet-zero-reducing-environmentalimpact-transport-bath A pensioner in the Cotswolds was burgled twice in three days this week. Gloucestershire Police say the property off Campden Lane in Guiting Power was targeted on Monday morning and then again on Wednesday evening. Three men have been arrested but police say they are working to establish if the suspects were involved in both crimes. The first break-in happened on Monday at about 10.30am as a group arrived in a silver estate or SUV before entering the porch and stealing a handbag and car keys. Officers attended and conducted house-to-house enquiries as well as gathering and reviewing CCTV footage. The second burglary involved a group who smashed a bedroom window before stealing jewellery. This happened between 7pm and 9pm on Wednesday and the stolen pieces included a squareshaped yellow gold signet ring which belonged to a relative and is of great sentimental value as well as a small brooch. Three men, aged 18, 19 and 22, were arrested on suspicion of dwelling burglary and have since been released under investigation pending further enquiries. The 19-year-old was also arrested for being in possession of class B drugs and released. Corrections and complaints If we have published anything that is factually inaccurate please contact the editor, Bill Martin, via email bill.martin@reachplc.com or write to The Editor, Western Daily Press, 1 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 0BY. Once verified, we will correct it as soon as possible. The Western Daily Press newspaper is published by Local World, part of Reach PLC, which is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 3 NEWS Elvis lives thanks to Emilio – in Weston- super- Mare lauren beavis news@westerndailypress.co.uk A British teenager is all shook up after being named Europe’s best Elvis impersonator – years after he did his first impression in a jumpsuit made by his nan. Emilio Santoro, 19, has been crowned the European Elvis Tribute Artist Champion. He was introduced to ‘The King’ by his grandparents when he was a toddler, then learned his mannerisms by studying videos. Emilio, of Weston-super-Mare, says being named the best Elvis impersonator in Europe is a “dream come true”. He told the BBC: “Everyone always says life’s too short – follow your dreams, and it couldn’t be any more true really. “To be crowned champion is just amazing. “I had a jumpsuit that my nan and auntie put together for me and ever since then I’ve wanted to pursue this as a career. “All of the supportive messages on social media have been so humbling.” Emilio performed as Elvis in school talent shows and competed in his first European competition aged 14, when he was “shaking like a leaf”. The teenager’s next show is in his home town, ahead of performances in Germany, America and Canada, as well as a UK tour in November. He added: “It’s only just started sinking in now. I had a dream since I was a young age that I wanted to be on the stage. “At first I was nervous to pursue that dream but luckily I have a family behind me and since then I’ve never looked back.” Neither of Emilio’s parents have a musical background with mum, > > Emilio before performing at the European Elvis championships in Birmingham; below, Emilio with his competition rivals; bottom, Emilio aged four Christopher Furlong/Getty Emma Santoro, working as a business manager for a food catering company while her husband Joe is a self-employed builder. Emma said she was “an emotional wreck” watching her son in the competition but he “blew us away”. “We’ve watched him, we’ve helped coach him, we’ve seen the hours of work that he puts in, so to see him finally get recognition is just amazing,” she said. “His grandparents were initially surprised that Emilio had latched onto Elvis at such a young age, which amused them, but they love it and have always encouraged him. “I’m a huge Elvis fan so it gave me great pleasure in seeing him love everything Elvis. “I’m so proud that he has stayed true to himself and didn’t follow the crowd and has actually made his friends aware of Elvis.” Emilio first became interested in the legendary rocker because of his iconic look and the way he performed on stage which he has learned to mimic. He prefers singing Elvis’s gospel music and ballads which are less well-known but which the fans love. ‘Sadness’ over state of Hirst’s mansion Villagers living near Damien Hirst’s mansion say they are sad when they see it covered in plastic and scaffolding. And some would like to be able to walk in the grounds again. The renowned artist bought Toddington manor, a Grade I-listed Victorian House in 2005. He had plans to restore it and use it for both his family home and a museum for his work. But those plans have not come to fruition in the intervening 17 years. And for at least a decade the building has been covered in scaffolding with white plastic sheeting keeping the upper storeys weathertight. The building is looked after with caretakers on site and the extensive grounds are kept mown and tidy. But those living nearby in the beautiful Cotswolds village of Toddington would like to see progress, as would Toddington Parish Council. Lamani Simons was walking past the house with her daughter Naomi. Mrs Simons said: “It’s just sad to see it like that. You can see it from nearly everywhere when you go out for a walk. It would be much better to see it restored. Naomi said: “It’s just so ugly as it is.” Dee Holloway has lived in Toddington for more than 30 years, just round the corner from the mansion in Church Lane. She said: “There’s no telling what will happen to it. It used to be that you could walk in the grounds. But the gates are locked and it’s strictly controlled now. I think it would be good if we could do that again – though there weren’t as many houses in Church Lane then as there are now. We don’t know what’s going on, really. Margaret Merritt echoed the desire to be able to go in the grounds. She said: “In a way we were looking after it for the owner when we could do that. It’s a shame really. It felt like the house was part of the community and was something we could look after. “As it is it’s just like everyone says – it’s an eyesore.” Husband Brian said: “I’m with the parish council really – we’d just like to know what is going on.” The parish council has asked to be kept informed by Tewkesbury Borough Council as to the status of any plans for restoration work to start. The higher authority has said it is “satisfied” Mr Hirst does intend to restore the building which dates back to 1840. It has proved impossible, so far, to contact Mr Hirst or his company Science Ltd. The building bankrupted the family of its first owner, Charles Hanbury-Tracey, later Baron Sudeley.

4 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS Climate activist clerics cleared over train stunt laura parnaby news@westerndailypress.co.uk Three Extinction Rebellion activists have been cleared over a 2019 stunt which saw them cause 77 minutes of disruption to a central London train. The Rev Sue Parfitt, 79, from Bristol, Father Martin Newell, 54, and former university lecturer Philip Kingston, 85, were unanimously acquitted by a jury at Inner London Crown Court of obstructing the railway following their protest at Shadwell Station on October 17 2019. Mr Kingston, from Patchway in South Gloucestershire, super-glued his hand to a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train while Rev Parfitt and Father Newell climbed on the roof and said prayers for the planet, shortly before 7am. Mike Schwarz, solicitor at the law firm Hodge Jones and Allen which represented the defendants, said: “There is mounting evidence from the courts and in particular from juries that the public is taking the climate crisis and the increasingly urgent need to focus on it far more seriously than government and business. This verdict is part of this escalating pattern.” The trio said they were strongly motivated by their Christian faith, while Mr Kingston said the futures of his four grandchildren also prompted him to take part in the protest. In what they said was an attempt to appeal to the public and the Government about the dangers of climate change and the financial institutions whose actions damage the planet, they targeted a train which was one stop away from Bank, in the City of London’s financial district. Some 15 trains were delayed or > > Philip Kingston super-glued to a DLR train cancelled but none were stuck in tunnels. This was partly because, according to the activists, they had planned the demonstration to ensure there was no risk to public safety, by taking measures including targeting a station above ground and having 10 more Extinction Rebellion activists on the platform to ensure violence did not break out. Rev Parfitt had previously vowed to continue protesting after being found guilty by a district judge at City of London Magistrates’ Court in February 2020 of refusing to obey a police banning order preventing protesters from demonstrating at Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge in London in April 2019. Rev Parfitt later said she felt the verdict showed that the protest had been “the right thing to do”. She said: “It’s wonderful that the jury saw the bigger picture, that the court has vindicated our action and we hope it in some small way inspires others to feel that there may be sacrifices to be made, perhaps particularly by people of faith. “We have to do whatever it takes to try our best to enable the people on this earth to change direction radically so that we live differently and we live in a better way. “We are in an extreme and dire emergency in terms of our civilisation and our human and non-human species on the planet, and we have to have action from the governments of the world. We only have power to influence this government, our government, and we must go on doing that in every way we can in order to get action, not words, to at least possibly slow down what is coming down for us.” Speaking outside the court, Father Newell said: “I’m very grateful to the jury for acting on their conscience and hearing the issues that we wanted to raise in the original action twoand-a-half years ago. “The climate emergency is the biggest issue facing the human race in our time and nothing is more important with dealing with that and despite the words that many governments have said about being more urgent, they’re just not doing it.” When asked whether he was planning to disrupt public transport again, he said: “I’m not sure that disrupting public transport is the right thing to do at this point, but in terms of would I risk going to prison? Absolutely.” Yesterday’s verdict comes after four people were cleared of criminal damage over toppling the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and throwing it in the harbour. The bronze memorial to the 17thcentury figure was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in the city on June 7, 2020 and those responsible were acquitted on January 5 following an 11-day trial at Bristol Crown Court. Last year saw a string of convictions overturned at the Old Bailey, where a judge urged the Crown Prosecution Service to review its response to protesters’ appeals against convictions for obstructing a highway in light of a Supreme Court ruling in June. Judge Mark Dennis QC said in August there was a “fundamental problem”, adding the Crown had not “grasped” the effect of the ruling or Jail term cut for ex-Paralympian who > > James Brown, also pictured far right, glued to the British Airways plane A former Paralympic athlete given a 12-month jail term after supergluing himself to the roof of a British Airways plane at London City Airport in a bid to draw attention to the climate crisis has had his sentence cut to four months by appeal judges. Extinction Rebellion activist James Brown, of Exeter, was jailed by a judge at Southwark Crown Court in September after being convicted of causing a public nuisance. Lawyers representing Brown, who has been registered blind since birth, challenged his conviction and sentence at a Court of Appeal hearing in London in December. Three appeal judges, Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Goss, ruled yesterday that the 12-month jail term should be cut to four months. They dismissed his appeal against conviction. Lawyers representing Brown said there had been no reason to charge him with causing a public nuisance, questioned the proportionality of the decision to bring the charge, and said he could have been charged with aggravated trespass. They also told appeal judges that custody was not justified on the facts of the case. Lawyers argued that the 12-month term was “manifestly disproportionate” and said Brown suffered “unique hardship” in prison because of his disability. Judge Gregory Perrins, who had jailed Brown, said when passing sentence after the trial that he had “cynically used” his disability and put his “own life at risk” to carry out the stunt at London City Airport on October 10, 2019. The double gold medallist climbed onto the plane, which was destined for Amsterdam, before gluing his right hand to the aircraft and wedging his mobile phone in the door to prevent it from closing. Brown, whose family are from Belfast, represented Great Britain in cycling and athletics before going on to represent Ireland in cross-country skiing.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 5 NEWS I’ll carry on protesting says campaigner who went on hunger strike the “basic human rights point that has been there for a very long time”. The Supreme Court had overturned the convictions of four protesters, Christopher Cole, Henrietta Cullinan, Joanna Frew and Nora Ziegler, who were charged with obstruction of the highway after they locked themselves together outside an arms fair in 2017. In their judgment, Lord Hamblen and Lord Stephens said: “There should be a certain degree of tolerance to disruption to ordinary life, including disruption of traffic, caused by the exercise of the right to freedom of expression or freedom of peaceful assembly.” And in April last year, six Extinction Rebellion protesters were cleared of causing criminal damage to Shell’s London headquarters despite the judge directing jurors at Southwark Crown Court that they had no defence in law. Earlier yesterday, six activists who blocked motorways as part a series of protests by the Extinction Rebellion offshoot Insulate Britain were released from prison. glued himself to plane Southwark Crown Court heard that 337 passengers had their flights cancelled, with the disruption costing the airline around £40,000. Lord Burnett said, in a written ruling, that people who caused major disruption at airports and were convicted of causing a public nuisance ran “a substantial risk” of going to prison. But he said appeal judges had considered whether a 12-month jail term was “manifestly excessive” in the light of Brown’s conduct, antecedents and disability. He added: “Taking account of all the circumstances, we have concluded that the sentence should be one of four months’ imprisonment.” > > Father Martin Newell and Reverend Sue Parfitt outside Inner London Crown Court Victoria Jones/PA An Insulate Britain campaigner who undertook a hunger strike while in prison has said it “made her focus” on her campaigning efforts for the group. Emma Smart was freed from HMP Bronzefield in Surrey shortly after 9.40am yesterday after being sentenced to four months in prison in November. The ecologist was one of six people released yesterday after they were jailed for breaching a Government injunction which prevented them from protesting on major roads in the UK. Dr Diana Warner, a retired GP, was also released from the same prison. People cheered and clapped after they exited the site, with Ms Smart punching the air. They were then hugged by friends and supporters. Four other members of Insulate Britain – James Thomas, an architect, Oliver Rock, a carpenter, Roman Paluch, a warehouse operator, and Tim Speers, a volunteer – were released from HMP Thameside, in south-east London. Speaking to the media afterwards, Ms Smart said: “This is amazing. This is a beautiful day. It is lovely to have the sun on me. I’ve not had it on me for a few weeks.” During her time in prison, Ms Smart undertook a 26-day hunger strike and was moved to the hospital wing 13 days into her strike. She said she decided to do it while incarcerated as she was “absolutely appalled” by the sentence they were given. “When I was sat in the van being taken from court to the prison, I just remember thinking about the injustice of it all and the words of the judge – that we had caused harm to the public and harm to the economy. I was absolutely outraged,” she said. “We were trying to prevent harm – 8,500 people dying every single year because they can’t afford to heat their homes and eat. That’s appalling, that’s harm. “(The hunger strike) was a tiny insight into these parents who go without eating so they can feed their children. It really strengthened my resolve. I hadn’t done it before, I didn’t know how it would go, it wasn’t easy, but it really made me focus on why I’m doing this.” Asked if she would take to the roads again, she said: “As long as our government is continuing to fail and betray our people in both a climate crisis, a fuel crisis, a crisis of ordinary people dying, then I will continue to protest. I will not stop, I will not be a bystander while this government betrays its people.” Responding to reports that she and her husband, Andy Smith, had previously undertaken a road trip in a diesel vehicle, she said: “I think it’s very easy for people to focus on something negative like that. It was 12 years ago. “I wrote a blog about the carbon cost of travelling. I calculated the amount of carbon that we would use on our trip compared to living at home and we’d actually use less carbon by living in our car with our solar panels despite the diesel.” She added: “We’re all hypocrites. I think people should stop worrying (and thinking) ‘I can’t be a protester because of the clothes I wear or the car I drive’. I think we’ve got to look beyond that and start > > Emma Smart after being freed from HMP Bronzefield yesterday Aaron Chown/PA taking these issues really seriously.” Mr Smith, who is not a member of the group, said he was “incredibly proud” of Ms Smart. Becoming emotional, he said: “She’s got one of the strongest moral compasses of anyone I know and she’s taking this action from a place of kindness, with a deep love of the environment, with a deep love of nature, a deep love of our nieces who she is trying to protect.” A final member of the group, Ben Taylor, a community volunteer, remains in prison after being handed a six-month sentence. Three other members of the group who were jailed last year have since been released.

6 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS Man’s bankcard stolen in attack A Bournemouth man was punched before his bank card was taken during a robbery in a Dorset town. The man, believed to be in his forties, was reportedly withdrawing money from the cash machine outside Premier Crescent Food Hall in Christchurch Road, Boscombe at around 10.20pm on Thursday. Dorset Police say he was approached by two men who became verbally abusive. When the man asked them to step back, they punched him. It was at this point a third man reportedly became involved. The victim realised afterwards his bank card was taken during the fracas. He did not sustain any injuries that required him to undergo hospital treatment. Police say the men were described by the victim as aged in their early 20s, approximately five feet seven to five feet nine inches tall, possibly of Arabian descent and of slim build. They were all dressed in black clothing. Detective Constable Jo Regan, of Dorset Police said: “An investigation is underway to identify those responsible for this incident.” Meteorite couple’s society honour is out of this world > > Rob and Cathryn Wilcock outside the Natural History Museum and below, the meteor strike and debris in the driveway Royal Astronomical Society Aled Thomas Local Democracy Reporter A couple from Gloucestershire will be able to hobnob with the brightest and best scientists investigating the universe. Rob and Cathryn Wilcock are to be made honorary Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for helping expand our understanding of the universe after a meteorite landed on the drive of their house in Winchcombe in February last year. When they found the lump of space debris outside their house in the morning, the Wilcocks contacted scientists from the UK Fireball Alliance, and, crucially, collected fragments of the meteorite. According to the RAS’s citation for making Rob and Cathryn honorary Fellows: “Not only was this the first recovered meteorite from the UK in 30 years, but it is also the UK’s first carbonaceous chondrite. “The Wilcock family recovered fragments, making it also the quickest collected carbonaceous chondrite ever. “This is significant as these types of meteorites quickly alter and degrade if they are not carefully and rapidly collected and curated.” It adds: “Rob and Cathryn Wilcock provided great support to the researchers from UKFAll who visited Winchcombe and vicinity to hunt for fragments and in publicising the official recovery efforts in the local area.” The society points out Rob and Cathryn could have made money from their happy discovery, but chose instead to advance scientific knowledge: “Meteorites are highly collectible objects and because of its pristine nature, its unusual type and the story associated with its landing, the Winchcombe meteorite has become a meteorite of legend and a highly desirable specimen for both public and private collections. “Rob and Cathryn were always firmly of the opinion that they should donate their meteorite to the Natural History Museum, to be used for scientific research and for outreach by the UK and international scientific community. “Rob and Cathryn have also led efforts in the local community involving schools and other groups in planetary science education and outreach. “For these reasons Rob and Cathryn Wilcock are awarded the Honorary Fellowships of the Royal Astronomical Society. A lot to love Served after 11am. Available until 1st February 2022. Participating restaurants only. Subject to availability. © 2022 McDonald’s Police clock motorist at 112mph on A303 Police say they clocked a motorist travelling at 112mph on the A303 through Wiltshire. The Wiltshire Special Ops team were on the main road near Chicklade yesterday when they say the incident happened. The motorist was not identified but police say they can expect to appear before the court system.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 7 NEWS Swindolena: a home from home for island Saints > > St Helena, left, may be a world away from Swindon, right, but the Wiltshire town is home to many of the island’s expats The name Swindolena sounds like it could belong to a fairy-tale princess – or perhaps to a wicked witch, or even a product for cleaning glass. But it is in fact the nickname given to Swindon by expats from a small island in the South Atlantic who will forever call the Wiltshire town home. Swindon is home to hundreds of migrants from St Helena, a remote volcanic island more than 1,200 miles off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese colonists in the 1500s, St Helena was captured by British sailors in the 1650s. It became Britain’s second overseas colony, after Bermuda, and a base for British ships conducting – and later fighting against – the Transatlantic slave trade. The territory is now home to more than 4,400 people, many of whom live in the island’s capital of Jamestown. But there are around a fifth as many “Saints”, as the island’s populace are called – around 800 at the last count – who have made their home in Swindon. In fact, more than a third of Saints residing in the UK live in Swindolena. Alongside the Falkland Islands, Britain is a major migration destination for Saints, as those born on the island have been considered full British citizens since 2002. The main reason for their migration is work, with more varied opportunities available here. The cost of living is also lower here than on St Helena, which is one of the world’s most remote locations. Travelling home is something Saints rarely do as this involved a five-day voyage by sea from Cape Town until 2017, when St Helena Airport opened to commercial traffic. Swindon just happens to be where dave doyle news@westerndailypress.co.uk early migrants from St Helena found success, leading to the town earning a reputation for being somewhere friendly to Saints. Other, smaller Saint centres in Britain include Cheltenham, Southampton and London. But when officials visit from St Helena, or UK politicians want to meet the Saint diaspora, they find their audience in Swindolena. Swindon is also home to the charity St Helena Friends United, which hosts five fundraising events each year to provide money and supplies to vulnerable people living on the island. These events, which feature traditional food, music and arts from St Helena, see thousands of Saints flock from around the UK to support their compatriots more than 4,600 miles away. Last year saw almost £9,000 raised through charity dances and sports days. The biggest of these is Reading Sports, an event which takes place at Reading Rugby Club every August Bank Holiday, and which welcomes Saints not only from around Britain but around the world. Ministers from both Britain and St Helena are now encouraging Saints to return to the South Atlantic island, the population of which is both ageing and shrinking, according to 2021 census data. It is hoped that the new airport will bring a tourism boom, creating jobs and helping St Helena on the road to self-sufficiency, five centuries after it was settled. But even if Saints do flock back to their tropical paradise, it seems they will always have a home from home in Swindon.

8 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS 10 complaints over policing of hunt Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is assessing 10 complaints about officers’ handling of violent clashes involving animal rights protesters at a Boxing Day hunt. Officers from Wiltshire Police were at the scene in Lacock when punches were thrown outside the Red Lion pub as the Avon Vale Hunt passed through on the morning of Monday, December 27. Three people, aged 18, 26 and 30, staff reporter news@westerndailypress.co.uk were arrested in connection with the violence in the following days, and the force issued an appeal to track down three more. But officers present at the antihunt demonstration, set up by the Wiltshire Hunt Saboteurs, have been accused of not intervening to prevent the violence from breaking out. Some of the saboteurs have also claimed that one of the officers is a full member of the hunt. The hunt’s organisers said they do not condone violence. Yesterday, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) said it is still assessing Wiltshire Police’s handling of the event. It said in a statement: “Due to volume of correspondence received in relation to 27 December’s hunt meeting in Lacock, our assessment process is still ongoing. “So far, 10 official complaints have been referred to Wiltshire Police’s professional standards department in connection with that date, with the nature of these complaints relating to the policing response and allegations surrounding personal information relating to a Wiltshire Police officer.” Only complaints by those who directly witnessed the incident or who were directly affected by it can make an eligible complaint, according to the OPCC. A petition on Change.org titled Alleged Wiltshire police collusion/corruption in policing Avon Vale hunt has attracted almost 9,000 signatures. It claims that just two officers were sent to police the event, despite the police force knowing there was a risk of violence and is calling for an explanation from Wiltshire Police of its approach. Wiltshire Police has been contacted for comment. Teen treasure hunter finds 1,400-year-old human skull The skeleton of human remains, dating back to around 430-600 AD, have been discovered in Dorset waters. A 1,400-year-old human skull was found in the River Stour by a teenage treasure hunter after he decided to put to use his new gear, which he received for his 15th birthday. Tom Read, from Poole, used his new river waders for the first time and was stunned when he pulled the head bone from the river. Tom’s mum, Rachel, phoned the county coroner and the police then called and picked it up the following day. The police needed to establish whether it was a bone of antiquity or more modern and whether a crime had been committed. Tom discovered it in June and now radiocarbon testing has confirmed it is around 1,400 years old. Tom said: “Obviously I did not expect to find something like this on my first river wading trip.” Tom and Rachel met with a Dorset Police Crime Scene Investigator, three Bournemouth University BSc Archaeologists and Devon and Cornwall police dive team at White Mill a few days later. It is up to the coroner and county archaeologist to decide if the skull will be reburied or curated in a museum or at the university. The find will be recorded on the Historic Environment Record for Dorset. > > Tom Read where he found the skull, pictured below @_rread/SWNS > > The team investigating the river where Tom found the skull

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 9 NEWS > > The rising sun begins to strike the rooftops of houses in Totterdown, Bristol, on a cold and frosty morning this week Ben Birchall/PA Eavis pays tribute to his right-hand man richard bache richard.bache@reachplc.com Glastonbury Festival supremo Michael Eavis has led tributes to one of the mainstays of the festival team. Robert Richards died on Wednesday at Guy’s Hopsital in London after a short illness at the age of 65. As well as playing an integral role in the festival’s success for more than 30 years, he also played a wider role in the Mid-Somerset community. Mr Eavis said: “Alongside this work, Robert helped me personally with projects in Pilton village, particularly the big social housing project and the village shop. “He was also chairman of the Glastonbury Town Fund Board which raised £24 million for the town in 2021. “I am personally very sad and upset to lose this remarkable man who I will find difficult to replace. Now that the fever of life and his days are over, may God give his soul the rest it deserves. Thank you, Robert.” He started at the festival setting up stalls to help revellers and to campaign for the CND. He was the producer of Julien Temple’s Glastonbury film in 2006. > > Robert Richards, left, with Jeremy Corbyn In recent years, Robert had been responsible for partnerships, large commercial deals and sponsorship, and he helped secure the licence for the festival to continue in 2014. The £24 million of government funding he helped secure for the Glastonbury community last year will make a lasting difference to the town. Julie Reader-Sullivan, head of service for Planning and Growth at Mendip District Council and leader of the Support Team for the Glastonbury Town Deal, said: “We were saddened to hear the tragic news about Robert Richards, whose loss will be keenly felt throughout the Glastonbury community, Somerset as a whole, and further afield. As chair of the Glastonbury Town Deal Board, he was an inspiration, getting things going from a standing start and driving this ambitious vision for the town. “His wealth of enthusiasm, energy and creativity, combined with his wide knowledge and experience, made him an empowering person to work with, while his good-humoured nature made him a pleasure to be around. “Through his work with the Glastonbury Town Deal, he has undoubtedly left an inspiring legacy for the town. He will be greatly missed. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all his family and friends at this very sad time.” March 3rd Sold for £10,500 Free Valuation Days March 9th Model Cars, trains, Dolls & Toys 17th Silver, Jewellery & Watches 18th Studio Pottery & Art Glass 19th Coins, Medals, Militaria & Stamps 20th Chinese & Japanese Ceramics & Art 21st Classic & Vintage Cars 3rd March Classic & Vintage Motorcycles 9th March Further Entries Now Being Accepted The Long Street Salerooms Sherborne DT9 3BS 01935 812277 • www.charterhouse-auction.com

10 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS UK&WORLD NEWS Huge surge in ski holiday bookings Travel firms reported a surge in bookings for winter sports holidays as France reopened its borders to UK tourists yesterday. For the first time in nearly four weeks, fully vaccinated UK travellers can enter France if they have evidence of a negative coronavirus test taken within 24 hours of departure. The requirement to self-isolate for 48 hours on arrival has also been scrapped. Since France said measures were easing, easyJet has seen a seven-fold increase in demand for ski flights. Neville eyes possible career in politics England football star Gary Neville has joined the Labour Party and is reportedly not ruling out a venture into politics. The ex-Manchester United captain told the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast: “I have joined the Labour Party in the last few days. I want to support Labour. I do believe that we need a progressive Labour Party, but one that actually not just looks after the left side; it has to come towards the centre.” Migrant dies trying to cross Channel A Sudanese man in his 20s died while trying to cross the English Channel in sub-zero conditions, French authorities said. He was found unconscious and pulled from the water after going overboard as he and others attempted to reach the UK. French rescue teams took the man back to shore, but he was declared dead. A manslaughter probe has been opened, the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor said. Some 32 people were rescued near Calais in a state of hypothermia. Sacoolas court date postponed Harry Dunn’s alleged killer Anne Sacoolas will no longer face a court hearing, to enable “ongoing discussions” with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to continue. The CPS had said that the 44-year-old’s case would be heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, but the hearing has now been vacated. Sacoolas is accused of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash outside US military base RAF Croughton. > > Candles are lit at a makeshift shrine at Leinster House, Dublin, for murdered teacher Aisling Murphy who died after being attacked while jogging along the Grand Canal in Tullamore, County Offaly, on Wednesday Brian Lawless/PA No 10 apologises to palace for parties We buy any house! WE BUY HOUSES FOR CASH Sell in days – or in your timescale No fees & no obligation Any condition or location NAPB approved & RICS regulated GET UP TO £30,000 CASH ADVANCE Call us FREE today for a cash offer available 24/7 0800 031 9071 goodhousemove.co.uk BEST PRICE PAID E.ON sorry for sending socks to customers Energy company E.ON has apologised for sending socks as presents to customers as a way to help them keep warm ahead of a massive spike in energy prices. The company shipped a free pair of polyester socks to 30,000 households it supplies with energy, the Daily Mail reported. The customers had reportedly engaged with one of E.ON’s energy saving campaigns last year and the socks were there to encourage them to continue to save energy. But E.ON said it should not have Geraldine Scott Press Association Downing Street has apologised to Buckingham Palace after it emerged parties were held in Number 10 the day before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral last year. Two gatherings reportedly took place at Downing Street, with the Prime Minister’s former director of communications, James Slack, apologising for the “anger and hurt” one of the events – a leaving do held for him – had caused. A spokesman for the Prime Minister confirmed No 10 had said sorry to the palace. The spokesman said: “It is deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning and No 10 has apologised to the palace. “You heard from the PM this week, he’s recognised No 10 should be held to the highest standards and take responsibility for things we did not get right.” The day after the events, on April 16, 2021, the Queen attended her husband Philip’s funeral wearing a face mask and socially distanced from her family at Windsor Castle, in line with Covid restrictions. The PM’s spokesman said Boris Johnson was at his country residence Chequers on April 16 and had not been invited to the events. Asked why No 10 had apologised rather than Mr Johnson himself, his spokesman said: “Well, again, the Prime Minister said earlier misjudgments have been made and it’s right people apologise, as the PM did earlier this week.” It is understood the apology was delivered on an official phone call. But Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, said Mr Johnson should also be offering the Queen his resignation. He said: “The Conservatives have let Britain down. An apology isn’t the only thing the Prime Minister should be offering the palace today. Boris Johnson should do the decent thing and resign.” Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey said the Tory Party leader should “apologise personally to the Queen” and that “he should also use that opportunity to officially hand in his resignation”. Cabinet minister Michael Gove denied the Prime Minister should tender his resignation, however. The Levelling Up Secretary told gone ahead with the plan in light of major price rises that are about to hit millions of households. “If you recently received a pair of socks from us, we would like to say we are incredibly sorry for how we have made some people feel,” the company said. “In light of the seriousness of current challenges that many people are facing, this mailing should have been stopped and we are sorry.” The apology comes just days after Bristol-based Ovo said it was sorry for giving customers advice ITV News during a visit to Manchester the public “deserve the truth” and said changes in Government were likely to be needed following the publication of Ms Gray’s report, but rejected a suggestion Mr Johnson should quit as part of the shake-up. It comes after Mr Slack, who until last year was Mr Johnson’s director of communications, apologised yesterday for the “anger and hurt” his party had caused. Mr Slack, who is now deputy editor-in-chief of The Sun newspaper – which is understood to have been told about the leaving do on Thursday following a media inquiry – said he took “full responsibility” and was “deeply sorry”. In an emailed statement by The Sun’s publisher, News UK, he added: “This event should not have happened at the time that it did.” His party was one of two reported to have taken place that evening, which started separately and later merged. The Daily Telegraph reported accounts from witnesses, who said alcohol was drunk and guests danced to music, with a person sent to a local shop with a suitcase to buy wine. on how to save energy. In an email to customers, Ovo dished out normal advice like putting on a jumper, but also more uncommon remedies such as eating lentils or ginger or cuddling up to pets. The Government has just a few weeks before Ofgem announces its new price cap. 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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 11 UK&WORLD NEWS Officer takes on Army role from her husband ben mitchell news@westerndailypress.co.uk > > Pupils from George Heriot’s School attend a memorial service commemorating the 150th anniversary since the death of Greyfriars Bobby at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh Jeff J Mitchell Greyfriars Bobby remembered He was one of Scotland’s most faithful companions and yesterday tributes were paid to Greyfriars Bobby, the dog who would not leave his master’s side even after death. At the sound of Edinburgh’s one o’clock gun, the legend of Bobby was remembered at his grave in the city’s Greyfriars Kirkyard, 150 years after the loyal dog died. Seven-year-olds Imogen Piper and Arthur Rudd, from nearby George Heriot’s School, laid a posy in memory of Bobby as piper Jennifer Hutcheon, 72, played a specially written tribute to him. In the flowers laid by the primary three pupils, on behalf of the Dogs Trust charity, the 16-year-old Skye terrier was described as a “truly loyal companion and a great ambassador for Edinburgh”. The legend of Greyfriars Bobby is that he belonged to night-watchman John Gray, who took on the dog to keep him company through the long nights. But Mr Gray contracted tuberculosis, and died of the disease on February 15, 1858. Bobby refused to leave his owner’s side, and until his own death on January 14, 1872 he would stay by Mr Gray’s graveside, even in the most treacherous weather conditions. The first female officer to command the No 1 Army Training Regiment has taken on the role - from her husband. Lieutenant Colonel Lyndsey Kelly has taken up the appointment at the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, Surrey, taking over from husband, Lt Col Shamus Kelly, to command the 165-strong staff. And as she takes up her new position, Shamus will continue working in the regiment’s headquarters, also in Pirbright. The couple, who have two children, Alex, seven, and William, four, both joined the Army in 2001 before meeting nine years later on a training course and marrying in 2013. An Army spokesman said: “When Lieutenant Colonel Lyndsey Kelly becomes the Commanding Officer of No 1 Army Training Regiment (ATR) at the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, not only will she become the first female officer to do so but, somewhat uniquely, she will be assuming command from her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Shamus Kelly OBE.” Lyndsey, 42, said: “I have been in the training environment before and I enjoyed it so much which is the reason it was my preference to come back here. “I love to be able to shape and influence the recruits, our next generation of our army, but I also love working with such motivated people.” Shamus, 44, said: “When you have recruits in, they are vulnerable > > Lt Col Shamus Kelly hands over duties to his wife Lyndsey Steve Parsons/PA adults, they are very impressionable, so it’s a lot of responsibility to make sure you safeguard and look after them.” Lyndsey said it was too early to say what changes she would make in the organisation but said integration was a priority for her. She said: “From what I see, it’s a really well-oiled machine and I think integration is working really well and something I will keep a close eye on.” SUPER STAYCATIONS FOR ALL THE FAMILY We’ve teamed up with Breakfree Holidays to bring you brilliant breaks throughout 2022 at over 100 holiday parks. Here is today’s CODE SAND HOW TO BOOK Just collect 6 different codes printed daily from this newspaper BOOK ONLINE Once you have 6 passwords go to www.somersetlive.co.uk/bfholidays and follow the links BOOK BY POST Once you have your 6 codes, attach them to the booking form you’ll find available to download at our website Collect any six codes and book from Wednesday 19th January *From £10 per person, per break, based on four sharing. Optional extra costs include entertainment pass charges plus £3 online booking fee. Code collection promotion. Terms and conditions apply, see www.somersetlive.co.uk/bfholidays for details.

12 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS UK&WORLD NEWS World BULLETINS Ukraine hit by cyber attack A cyberattack left a number of Ukrainian government websites temporarily unavailable on Friday, officials said. While it was not immediately clear who was behind the cyberattack, the disruption came amid heightened tensions with Russia and after talks between Moscow and the West failed to yield any significant progress this week. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko told The Associated Press it was too soon to tell who could have been behind the attack, “but there is a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine in the p a s t ”. Moscow had previously denied involvement in cyber attacks against Ukraine. The websites of the country’s Cabinet, seven ministries, the Treasury, the National Emergency Service and the state services website, where Ukrainians’ electronic passports and vaccination certificates are stored, were temporarily unavailable on Friday as a result of the hack. The websites contained a message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, saying that Ukrainians’ personal data has been leaked into the public domain. “Be afraid and expect the worst. This is for your past, present and future,” the message read, in part. Chinese rebuff MI5 spy claims A review is to be held into how a suspected Chinese agent was able to get so close to senior British politicians, security minister Damian Hinds has said. MI5 has taken the rare step of circulating a warning to MPs that Christine Lee – a prominent London-based solicitor – has been engaged in “political interference activities” on behalf of China’s ruling communist regime. The Chinese Embassy rejected the claims, accusing the authorities of “smearing and intimidation” against the Chinese community in the UK, while a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said the British are “too obsessed with James Bond 007 movies”. Danish Queen marks 50 years Denmark’s monarch Queen Margrethe is marking 50 years on the throne with a series of low-key events. Public celebrations for Friday’s anniversary have been delayed until September due to the pandemic. But the 81-year-old did lay flowers on the grave of her parents at Roskilde cathedral, Copenhagen. > > Wild elephants scavenge for food at an open landfill east of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in the open landfill is killing elephants after two more were found dead recently. Post-mortems have shown the animals swallowed large amounts of nondegradable plastic found in the rubbish Achala Pussalla Calls to make Andrew pay for his own security The Duke of York is facing calls to pay for his own security and lose his dukedom as the fallout from his civil sex case continues. Criticism of Andrew is mounting after the Queen stripped him of his remaining patronages and honorary military roles as the monarchy distanced itself from the duke ahead of potentially damaging developments in his lawsuit. Graham Smith, chief executive officer of the organisation Republic, called on the Queen’s second son to foot the bill for his police protection as there was no prospect of him returning to royal duties. During a radio interview, security minister Damian Hinds refused to confirm whether the duke will still receive taxpayer-funded security. Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, tweeted it was “untenable” for Andrew to cling on to his title “another day longer” and Darryl Smalley, a senior member of City of Tony Jones Press Association York Council, launched a campaign to strip Andrew of his dukedom. Mr Smith, whose organisation campaigns for an elected head of state, said about the royal family: “Why should we be paying for their security? The job of the monarchy is to give us one head of state – we don’t need to be giving security to all of them. Lots of celebrities and other high-profile people pay for their own security. Given that he’s no longer in any real sense a member of the royal household it does make sense he pays for his own security.” He said about the Queen’s decision to strip the duke of his military affiliations: “This is all about protecting the monarchy, it’s not about a mother doing the right thing by her son and it’s not about worrying about the justice for the women abused by Epstein and his friends, it’s about protecting the royals for the future generations.” Andrew’s dramatic fall in the standing of the royal family came after Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against him took a major step forward on Wednesday when a judge threw out a motion by the duke’s lawyers to dismiss the sexual assault case and ruled it can go to trial. Ms Virginia, reacting publicly to the decision, tweeted she has the opportunity to “expose the truth”, adding: “My goal has always been to show that the rich and powerful are not above the law and must be held accountable.” She is suing the duke in the US for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager and claims she was trafficked by Andrew’s friend, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to have sex with the duke when she was 17 and a minor under US law. The duke has strenuously denied the allegations. on and a fine. She has also been charged with other offences, and has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment after being convicted of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. Her supporters and rights groups say the cases against her were contrived by the military to justify its takeover and prevent her from returning to politics. The government has rejected the criticism. “No one is above the law. I just want to say that she would be judged according to the law,” government spokesperson Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun said on Friday. The military’s seizure of power prevented Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party from beginning a second five-year term in power. The army said it acted Through his title Duke of York, Andrew and his immediate family have a close connection with the city of York but some of its politicians want to sever those ties. Mr Smalley, Liberal Democrat executive member for culture, leisure and communities at the City of York Council, said: “York’s unique connection to the crown and the monarch is an important part of our city’s legacy.” He went on to say: “Whilst Prince Andrew remains innocent until proven guilty, Buckingham Palace and the Government must consider the implications of these troubling allegations moving forward. “Having been stripped of his military roles and royal patronages by the Queen, he should also now relinquish his title as Duke of York.” Ms Maskell tweeted: “It’s untenable for the Duke of York to cling onto his title another day longer; this association with York must end.” Five more charges filed against Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar’s military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with granting permits to rent and buy a helicopter, a legal official has said. Suu Kyi, who has been detained since last February’s military takeover, is already being tried on five other corruption charges. Each is punishable by up to 15 years in pris- because of widespread fraud in the November 2020 general election, but independent poll-watching groups said there is little proof of that. The takeover was met with widespread protests, and Myanmar is now roiled by armed resistance to army rule. The five new charges involve the hire, purchase and maintenance of a helicopter, said a legal official familiar with the case.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 13 NEWS ‘I thought I had long Covid – it was leukaemia’ A mAN who thought he had long Covid was told by doctors to eat more brocolli – but was actually battling leukaemia. Robert Hale, 32, was struck down with coronavirus last February but even after a few weeks he still had low energy. He visited doctors who said he had fatigue and said one gave him a “huge lecture’’ about his eating habits and the need to eat more fibre – including broccoli. But aerospace worker Robert, of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, noticed a strange rash and he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He said: “I had no appetite and no energy to do much aside from work and sleep. The doctors gave me a huge lecture about how I wasn’t eating enough and needed more fibre in my diet. “I was then called about 24 hours later by the doctors where I was told I had a vitamin B deficiency, and was given another lecture about eating more broccoli. “I was napping a lot at work. Probably about two or three times a day. “At the time, long Covid was being advertised everywhere and all my symptoms fitted the condition to a T – so I just left it for two months, until one day my back was really itchy. I LauRen Beavis news@westerndailypress.co.uk showed my parents, and my dad urged me to go and see a doctor immediately.” The doctors completed a blood test and asked Robert a series of lifestyle questions. A few days later, Robert was told he had leukaemia. He said: “I left it so long as I just assumed it was long Covid because it was the biggest thing on the news. “I found myself being put off going to the doctors because I didn’t want to burden them or catch something. In 100 years I never would have guessed it was cancer. “So go see a doctor and get yourself checked. I got lucky – the doctors picked it up eventually. If I left it a couple more weeks I wouldn’t be here.” Robert was sent for chemotherapy where he was told he had two/three weeks left to live. As part of his treatment, Robert required a bone marrow transplant and as it turned out, his sister was a 100% match. Robert has been in and out of hospital for months after also suffering a stroke which almost left him paralysed. As a way of dealing with everything, Robert started an Instagram > Robert Hale’s condition was mistaken for long Covid account – @robs_cancer_journey – to document his journey, which ended up becoming his own support network. “Because of Covid, all of the hospital support groups stopped running. “So Instagram became a kind of online therapy group. You could find someone else’s story of a similar situation, or they find yours and you both reach out. “The more I knew about my condition, the better I felt. One of the toughest things is the isolation. I haven’t seen a lot of my friends since April last year. “There’s only so much Netflix one person can watch! “A lot of people think isolating for 10 days is bad enough, but try over two years. When I read about people who are sick and tired of the Covid rules, asking ‘why should I wear a mask?’, I’m sat here thinking the restrictions are there to protect people like me, not you. “Despite being – fingers crossed – rid of the cancer now, the possibility of living another five years with the transplant is quite slim. “The doctors say I have the immune system of a baby, and even if I get a cold it could be deadly.” On January 6 Robert had his sixth biopsy since his leukaemia diagnosis. The results came back this week telling him he is in remission, with no cancer found in his system. Robert said: “I’m looking forward to finally enjoying this summer after spending the last one in a hospital.” Second home tax loophole to close A lOOPHOle that allowed second home owners in the West to leave properties empty while pretending to let them to holidaymakers in order to save on council tax is to be closed, michael Gove has announced. Under the new rules, holiday lets must be rented out for a minimum of 70 days a year to qualify for business rates, which often brings financial advantages over paying council tax. Changes to tax rules will protect genuine holiday lets and benefit popular holiday destinations, including Dorset, West Somerset and the Cotswolds. The changes announced by mr Gove, the Secretary of State for levelling Up, will target people who take advantage of the system to avoid paying their fair share towards local services in destinations such as the West Country. Currently, owners of second homes in england can avoid paying council tax and access small business rates relief by simply declaring an intention to let the property out to holidaymakers. However, concerns have been raised that many people never actually let their homes and leave them empty and are therefore unfairly benefiting from the tax break. From April 2023, second home owners will have to prove holiday lets are being rented out for a minimum of 70 days a year to access small business rates relief, where they meet the criteria. Properties will also have to be available to be rented out for 140 days a year to qualify for relief. 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14 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS Riding instructor sent young girl sexual messages A female horse riding instructor has escaped a prison sentence after sending sexual communications to a young girl. Alice Pearse, 26, pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a child at Salisbury Crown Court. She was yesterday handed a 24-month community order and a five-year restraining order, which included instructions not to contact the victim directly or indirectly. In October last year, the mother of the victim reported concerns to Wiltshire Police over inappropriate contact from Pearse to her daughter. On the victim’s phone were numerous messages from Pearse to the victim of a sexual nature as well as offers to buy a new mobile phone and helping the victim run away. Pearse, of Fairlands Farm, Landford Wood, Wiltshire, was arrested last October and had her mobile phone seized at Melksham Police Station. She has been added to the sex offenders’ register for five years and is no longer an accredited coach. Child abuse investigator Kirsten Woodward said: “This sentence was brought about by the parents spotting that something wasn’t right with their daughter and coming forward to the police. “I would encourage parents to keep an eye out for any signs that a child might be being sexually exploited, including changes in behaviour and mood, spending more time online and becoming secretive over it and receiving unexplained gifts. “This person was in a position of trust, which makes it even more concerning for those involved.” SIR PETER SCOTT (1909-1989) WHOOPER SWANS COMING IN FROM THE SEA Signed and dated 1958, Oil on Canvas 62.5 x 90cm Estimate: £4000-6000 FORTHCOMING SALES 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st & 26th January FULL TEAM OF SPECIALISTS FOR EXPERT ADVICE & VALUATIONS FREE VALUATIONS AVAILABLE AT YOUR HOME I ONLINE I PHONE I EMAIL I WHATSAPP All lots online now at lawrences.co.uk The Linen Yard, South Street, Crewkerne TA18 8AB ( 01460 73041 Drug dealers used shop as city-wide crime hub Adam Postans Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store in the middle of a Bristol neighbourhood has been revealed as a hub for organised crime across the city. In scenes that sounded like an episode of BBC1 crime drama Line of Duty, police told how known drug dealers took over Speedwell Mini Market to ply their trade, preying on vulnerable children to do their dirty work. Drivers in sports cars regularly stopped briefly at the shop to collect packages from people going in and out before speeding away, along with youngsters on bicycles, and a 10-year-old boy was seen at the till, a licensing hearing was told. Cannabis was sold disguised in fake Skittles and Jelly Tots sweets packets, which officers found preprinted ready to be sealed, alongside mobile SIM cards – often used in the TV show for untraceable ‘burner phones’ – as well as illicit Viagra for sale behind the counter, police told Bristol City Council licensing sub-committee. A large amount of CCTV coverage inside the shop, monitored from elsewhere, raised suspicions further, the panel heard on Thurs- day. Councillors agreed with an application by Avon & Somerset Constabulary to revoke the premises licence. Inspector Kris Harris told members there had been a huge increase in reports of suspicious activity at the shop over the last 18 months, with more than 100 calls from the public, plus intelligence from sources. He said: “We have significant concerns related to the premises. If action is not taken, there is a risk of serious harm or exploitation taking place.” Insp Harris, based at Trinity Road police station, said the store was causing a drain on police time and resources. He said the premises licence holder, Mohammed Arsan Hussein, had been absent from the business for some time. “He has effectively lost control of the premises and we believe the premises are being run by an organised crime group, these members not being the premises licence holder or the designated premises supervisor,” he said. Mr Hussein told the panel he was “shocked” and “horrified” that the shop had become a base for criminals and that his family had run it for years before his father leased it out in 2017, since when he had assumed he had nothing to do with it. Mr Hussein, > > In what sounds like an episode of BBC’s Line of Duty, right, police told how drug dealers took over the shop to ply their trade 35, a truck driver, told members he did not realise his name was still on the licence and did not object to the licence being revoked. Beat manager Pc Clare Heard said the business did not operate like the shop it appeared to be; it had little on the shelves, no backroom stock or staff rota and its hours were “erratic”, usually not opening until late morning. “Whenever I was up there, I would absolutely without fail see incidents which caused me concern,” she said. “There would be young children hanging around outside the store, sports cars pulling up, driving at speed, stopping very briefly at the store. We had increasing reports of speeding cars, antisocial driving, noise and frequency of attendance of cars linked to OCGs (organised crime groups). “There were issues of public nuisance related to drug dealing and there was recognisable suspicious activity of people coming up on pedal cycles, making exchanges and then cycling away. “There were a lot of children. A lot of vulnerable kids live in that area and I would quite often see youngsters hanging around with adults who I would recognise as related to OCGs and involved in drug dealing. > > Speedwell Mini Market, which was taken over by drug dealers to ply their trade. The shop has since been closed “The shop was a focal point for where things were happening.” She said people often loitered outside the property intimidating residents and being “hostile, verbally abusive and aggressive” to police. “This place was being used as a hub to facilitate criminal activity,” Pc Heard said. “A lot of the people I saw were from across the whole of Bristol, so it was a hub of activity for the whole of Bristol, not just the local area. All the people frequenting the premises are well known to us.” She said that during a search in July they found “a lot of pre-printed empty plastic sachets that you would heat, seal and mark up to look like Skittles or Jelly Tots but it would be a cannabis product put into these bags and sold”. Police licensing officer Louise Mowbray told the City Hall hearing: “We are really concerned about young people frequenting these premises – the vulnerability, exploitation and criminality. These reports continue to come in. We have lots of young people associating with drug dealers and organised crime.” She said suspected offences included cannabis cultivation, supply of cocaine, sale of alcohol to children and exploitation of youngsters. Police, supported by trading standards, applied to revoke the licence on the grounds the premises were being operated contrary to the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm. The hearing was told the shop was currently closed but could reopen as a legitimate retail business under new management, although a new premises licence would be required to sell alcohol.

16 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS Medieval find under old car park Cloisters of a medieval friary have been found underneath Gloucester’s former multi-storey car park. Archaeologists working on the dig at the site of the former Bruton Way car park and the old bus station next door – as part of the Kings Quarter redevelopment project – have uncovered some of the route around what was the city’s Whitefriars, a 13th-century monastery thought long lost until exposed by works in October last year. Just a few metres below the surface is the friary cloister that city archaeologist Andrew Armstrong says is a “beautiful piece of archaeological survival”. But there could be more, with the prospect of burial ground further below, says Andrew. “That’s typical for a medieval cloister,” he said. Not that the dead will be disturbed; plans are already afoot to preserve the find as part of the multi-million pound redevelopment project. The uncovering of the cloister is the latest find by the on-site team from Cotswold Archaeology. What they have revealed is a glazed tile surface “pretty bashed about – but fairly intact”, says Andrew. “The best preserved piece of evidence we’ve found so far,” he says. Whitefriars is the last of the five holy houses in Gloucester to be found, the others being Blackfriars, Greyfriars, St Oswald’s Priory and Llanthony Secunda Priory on Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Whitefriars was founded by the Roman Catholic Carmelite order of monks in the 1200s. Salisbury’s new bishop is back on home turf > > The Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, left, and his successor the Very Rev Stephen Lake A senior member of the clergy is swapping one West cathedral city for another. The Very Reverend Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester, was announced this week as the next Bishop of Salisbury. He will succeed the Right Reverend Nicholas Holtam who retired last July. It is something of a move home for Dean Stephen - having both grown up and begun his ministry in the area served by the Diocese of Salisbury. He grew up in Poole, held his curacy at Sherborne Abbey with Castleton and Lillington and was ordained priest in 1989. He later became Vicar of St Aldhelm’s, Branksome, Poole from 1992 and was additionally appointed Rural Dean of Poole in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed Sub Dean of St Albans and took up his role as Dean of Gloucester in 2011. He is married to Carol, and they have three adult children. Acting Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Sherborne, the Rt Rev Karen Gorham, said: “I am delighted that Stephen has accepted the invitation to be the 79th Bishop of Salisbury. “Stephen brings significant creative gifts of leadership to the diocese at an important time. “Stephen knows the diocese from the past and understands the challengrichard bache richard.bache@reachplc.com es and opportunities for both our urban and our rural contexts.” Dean Stephen said: “It is such a privilege and a joy to be called back to the Diocese of Salisbury as Bishop. To be able to serve in the places that formed me will be something rare and special.” The Diocese of Salisbury contains 434 parishes with 573 churches in 138 groups (known as benefices). Some 90 per cent of the parishes are rural. In 2020 it was agreed that the process should begin for the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey to be linked to the Diocese of Salisbury. Therefore, Dean Stephen will in due course, once the process is complete, also be Bishop for the Channel Islands. On arrival in April, he will be the 79th Bishop of Salisbury. The first was St Osmund, appointed in 1078, when the dioceses of Sherborne and Ramsbury were merged. His last Sunday service at Gloucester Cathedral is anticipated to be April 3. The Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester said: “The announcement of Dean Stephen’s appointment as the next Bishop of Salisbury is wonderful news, both for the Diocese of Salisbury and for the wider Church, yet he will be sorely missed in the Diocese of Gloucester.” Essential repairs to town hall ESSENTIAL repairs are being carried out to Trowbridge’s town hall to ensure it can continue to function as the heart of the high street. Scaffolding has been installed outside the Grade II listed building so that the repairs can be made. These works include fixing sections of the roof to prevent leaks and the stonework on the building’s front to avoid further deterioration. The town hall’s programme of events and activities is unaffected by the works.

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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 19 NEWS healthlottery.co.uk play in-store | app | online ONLY £1 > > This photograph taken by a police helicopter shows a thick blanket of fog – with a famous bridge poking out of the top. The National Police Air Service took the photograph of the sky above the Bristol Channel on Thursday. The M4 Prince of Wales Bridge can just be seen poking out of the cloud. The rising plume that can also be seen is from Avonmouth. Taxpayers to pay £1.4m as car park repair cost triples Unforeseen problems encountered during repairs to one of Bristol’s multi-storey car parks have seen the costs triple, and the council needs to find another £1.4 million to pay the bill. Bristol City Council set aside £2 million to repair and refurbish West End Car Park in Jacob’s Wells Road and another multi-storey car park near the city centre in 2019. A cabinet report from October that year shows consultants estimated it would cost £1.06 million to repair the West End car park to the council’s satisfaction. Now a new report seeking an extra £1.4 million of taxpayers’ cash for the project shows that the total cost of repairs to the car park will have reached at least £3.2 million by the time it reopens in April, triple the original estimate. The report, due to be rubberstamped by the ruling Labour administration next week, blames the cost blowout on a number of factors, including that the consultants “underestimated the scale of deterioration”. Contractors also discovered the car park was not built properly and needed “propping and support” which incurred “substantial” extra costs that were “not expected or budgeted”, the cabinet report says. And a tenant had to be moved from their unit in the car park due Amanda Cameron Local Democracy Reporter to “unforeseen repairs” to their roof which cost an extra £250,000. “This project has been very challenging and £1.36 million of additional capital (which includes a £300,000 contingency) is required to fully complete the West End works and reopen the car park to the general public,” the report says. “Allocation of the additional funding would enable the project to complete this financial year and allow the car park to reopen from April 2022, generating a net revenue income of circa £1 million a year.” Council officers have recommended taking the extra £1.36 million needed from a pot set aside for traffic and roads maintenance. They noted the project needed to be better managed, as the rising costs “appear to highlight issues with the project management and accountability process”. West End Car Park has been closed since October 2019 when the repairs began. 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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 21 THEATRE REVIEW Comedy treat in store – with a special guest Whoops and cheers of delight greeted the appearance onstage of actor Tom Hiddleston at the opening performance in Bath this week of The Play What I Wrote. Hiddleston (star of BBC series The Night Manager, and Loki in the film Thor from Marvel Studios) was the surprise guest in the play, now on a UK tour to celebrate 20 years since its premiere and a record-breaking run in London’s West End. An homage to double act Morecambe and Wise, The Play What I Wrote was written by Hamish McColl and Sean Foley – the latter now directs this new production – and draws on the work of Eddie Braben, scriptwriter extraordinaire for the comic duo for 14 years. Just like the original TV shows, there is a play within a play and every show features a mystery guest star who will appear on stage at various performances. Other possible guests during the run in Bath include The Play What I Wrote Theatre Royal Bath > > Dennis Herdman as Dennis, Tom Hiddleston as himself and Thom Tuck as Thom Picture: Geraint Lewis actor Charles Dance and TV favourite Sue Holderness. The play centres on a failing comic double act – played by Dennis Herdman and Thom Tuck – who are offered a gig as a Morecambe and Wise tribute show. Thom, however, is desperate to put on his own new play, an epic set in the French Revolution called A Tight Squeeze for The Scarlet Pimple. But first they have to find a guest star who will appear in it. Meanwhile they rehearse their act in a fast-paced comedy performance that is full of original gags, wordplay and slapstick that owe much to the original scripts. Playing alongside is Mitesh Soni as the fall guy Arthur, and butt of the running joke ‘Not Now Arthur’ in the later BBC series as he tries to play his harmonica. Soni also performs several cameo roles that include Hollywood stars, a dog, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and, singlehandedly, a crowd of Frenchmen (terrific puppeteering). It all romps hilariously along but the comedy reaches dizzying new heights in the second act when Hiddleston – variously misnamed as Ken Livingstone, Trevor Huddleston and others – takes to the stage for his role in The Scarlet Pimple. His double-takes as he tries – as a serious actor – to deliver deliberately terrible lines cause the audience to roar with laughter, as does a dance in which he kicks up his heels and flounces his skirts (by then dressed much like a pantomime dame) in a chorus line finale. But it’s not just the guest star who enlivens the comedy, rather the spot-on comic interaction between them all. Herdman and Tuck step into the roles of Eric and Ernie, insulting and sending up their guest in this brilliant pastiche of the BBC Christmas shows. The props are great, featuring baguette fights, some amazing extending arms and a row of skeletons performing the cancan. The whole show is a standalone comedy treat, but bringing with it some well-remembered sunshine and laughter in this wonderful tribute to Eric and Ernie. Jackie Chappell ■■ The Play What I Wrote is on at the Theatre Royal Bath until Saturday, January 22. Call the box office on 01225 448844 or go online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk

22 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS NEWS Quarrying materials to be kept on fields Quarrying materials will be dumped on farmland in the Mendips to allow a nearby quarry to continue extracting limestone. Aggregate Industries operates the quarry at Torr Works between Frome and Shepton Mallet. The company has applied to store limestone scalpings - smaller chips of stone often used to build road surfaces, patios or driveways - on agricultural land west of Tunscombe Lane at the quarry’s northern tip. Somerset County Council has given these plans the go-ahead, arguing they will ensure the remaining limestone in the quarry can be properly removed. Local residents spoke out against the plans at a meeting of the council’s regulation committee in Taunton on Thursday. Michael Thompson said it was foolish to make a decision without taking plans to reopen the neighbouring Westdown Quarry into account. He said: “These projects will endanger Asham Wood, a site of special scientific interest. A 1.3 million-tonne pile of scalpings, with numerous lorry movements, will not enhance the natural environment. “Asham Quarry is now a re-wilded ecosystem. “Doing this would remove key habitats. “If the two projects were to run concurrently, there would be immense activity on either side of Asham Wood - essentially a pincer movement on ecology.” Chris Herbert, representing Aggregate Industries, argued that leaving the scalpings in their current location (on the quarry floor) would prevent valuable reserves from being extracted, which could impact on both the local and national construction industries. He said: “If the scalpings remain where they are currently, millions of tonnes of rock will be sterilised, limiting Somerset’s ability to meet demand.” Around one millions tonnes of scalpings are produced by the quarry ever year, with the proposed pile on the farmland expected to reach a maximum height of 19 metres. Cllr Philip Ham, whose Mendip Central and East division includes the site, said: “These scalpings when washed are a very saleable product, but only so much can be processed per year. “I believe this is the best way forward to prevent waste and protect jobs.” Cllr John Clarke (Frome West), however, argued that the environmental damage to the surrounding land outweighed any economic benefits. The committee voted to approve the plans by six votes to one. ‘Boycie was my world for 16 years, he was like a son’ Emma Elgee emma.elgee@reachplc.com A Big Issue seller has paid tribute to his beloved dog, Boycie, who died on Christmas Day. Ian Duff, 55, and Boycie are a famous pair on Bath’s streets, having been selling The Big Issue together for 14 years, mostly on Union Street. Ian has described losing the 16-year-old pointer springer Boycie as “like losing a son” as he was his “constant companion”. Last year Ian stopped selling The Big Issue after getting a job as a chef because he was worried Boycie may not last another winter outside and wanted him to retire. The job didn’t work out and Ian has been back selling The Big Issue outside Sainsbury’s in Green Park for the past two and half months. Ian said it’s been a “tough” time as sales have been down but Boycie was his “constant companion” and seemed to enjoy getting all the attention again from passersby. But on Christmas Eve Boycie took a turn for the worse. Ian said: “It was such a shock. He was at work with me on Christmas Eve and I noticed when someone came up to give him treats he wasn’t interested at all. “It took us a long time to get home – but he was getting old. I lifted him up the stairs at home and tried to get him to eat or drink anything but he wasn’t interested. “I stayed with him all night, hoping he would rally but he was the same in the morning. “I phoned the vet and they said I could bring him in, but I couldn’t get a taxi with Boycie as they wouldn’t let a sick dog in the cars. “I put a call out on Twitter to see if anyone could give me a lift as my neighbours with cars were away for Christmas. “Within 20 minutes I was flooded with messages of people offering to help which was amazing. “A kind lady gave me and Boycie a lift and even waited while we were inside. The vet thought he had a ruptured spleen and I thought it would be cruel to put him through an operation when the vet said it would perhaps get me six more weeks with him. He had a terrific run but had > > The company Boycie gave Ian, right, meant the world to him as Ian navigated challenging times Exposure Photo Agency > > Big Issue vendor Ian Duff and his dog Boycie Picture: Sean Malyon given up, his heart was already working to compensate.” Boycie was put to sleep on Christmas Day at Rosemary Lodge Veterinary Hospital on Wellsway. Ian said the loss is hard to comprehend. “He was my world for 16 years. He was like a son to me, he was such a loving, adorable dog that meant the world to me, I am devastated. “He was the reason people came to buy the magazine on my pitch; they didn’t come for me, they came for him. “When we lived on the streets I always made sure Boycie ate first, he really was everything to me – my best friend. He was like a son, you do everything you can to make sure they were okay and he held on for so long.” The company Boycie gave Ian meant the world to him as he navigated challenging times. After a long time abroad, Ian returned to the UK 15 years ago and went into a line of work where he tried to revamp and breathe life into pubs. The company went into liquidation and Ian ended up being homeless for around a month in Bath. Thanks to the help of homeless charity, Julian House, he was given temporary accommodation before moving into a flat of his own just outside Bath city centre. And through it all Boycie was by his side. Ian said he’s been inundated with people coming up to him to talk about Boycie – some leaving the conversation in tears. He said: “The support has been outstanding. People are so upset for me. I’ve had messages of support from people across the country, reaching out on Twitter and Facebook.” Ian said that while no dog will ever take Boycie’s place in his heart, he would like another dog one day. He said: “No dog could ever replace Boycie but I would like another dog one day – for the companionship. “I can’t afford to buy one so if anyone hears of a puppy or a dog that could make a friend to me – let me know. “I can’t get a rescue as I live in a first-floor flat and they want you to have a garden. I’ll be looking for another job as a chef this year and would love a dog again. “I just want to thank everyone in Bath for all their support – it means so much to me.”

24 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS BUSINESS Business guide Western Daily Press 2022 Your essential guide to business across the West including the region’s top 150 companies and the challenges and triumphs that lie ahead in 2022 Economy surged before Omicron struck the UK powered by in association with DON’T MISS OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS GUIDE IN THURSDAY’S WESTERN DAILY PRESS THE UK’s economy was showing signs of leaving the pandemic behind it in November, Tbefore before the Omicron variant of Covid-19 ripped through the country. During the month, gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.9%. It was considerably ahead of the 0.4% that had been predicted by analysts, according to an average compiled by Pantheon Macroeconomics. The surge pushed GDP back above its pre-pandemic levels for the first time, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The ONS reported that the construction sector grew strongly during November, with the services and production sectors also benefiting. The measure is currently 0.7% ahead of where it was in February 2020. august graham business@westerndailypress.co.uk Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the return to pre-pandemic levels was “a testament to the grit and determination of the British people”. But the unseasonably mild weather in November also played its part. The construction sector, which grew at a rapid 3.5%, was able to operate on sites throughout the month due to the dry weather. Infrastructure businesses saw their output rise 11.4%, while private new housing companies rose 5.5%. Their strong growth is in part explained by a bounceback from large losses in October, but there is also evidence that supply chain problems eased during the month. ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said: “The economy grew strongly in the month before Omicron struck, with architects, retailers, couriers and accountants having a bumper month. “Construction also recovered from several weak months as many raw materials became easier to get hold of. This meant that monthly GDP exceeded its pre-pandemic level for the first time in November.” The economic impact of the fight against Covid-19 was also evident in the data. Output from the vaccination programme increased 40% as boosters were rolled out, which helped contribute 0.2 percentage points to GDP, together with NHS Test and Trace. In England there were 7.6 million vaccinations in October, and 10.3 million in November. But the figures do not take into account the weight that Omicron might have put on the economy in the last month and a half. The first cases of the variant were only discovered in the UK at the end of November, so it is unlikely to have had any impact on the data. Confederation of British Industry lead economist Alpesh Paleja said: “While it’s good that economic growth picked up in November, the data has been overtaken by events. “Activity is very likely to have taken a hit in December, as the spread of the Omicron variant and subsequent restrictions disrupted operations in certain sectors.” UPTO 80% OFF FASHION JANUARYSALE 1 ST JANUARY-30 TH JANUARY UPTO 70% OFF TOYS& GAMING UPTO 60% OFF HOMEWARE GetanEXTRA10% OFFsaleitems! Usecode:LOCAL10 Shopthehighstreetonlineat: downyourhighstreet.co.uk/local The union is also seeking assurances that job losses on the railways will not be compulsory. TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said: “The Government must come clean on its plans for our railways. Passengers and staff deserve to know what’s happening to their services and their industry and what level of rail services the Government wants our country to run. “The Government severance programme for staff across our railways put the cart before the horse - trying to get staff out of the industry without having plans for what operations need to be staffed. “Our railways are crucial to our >south Western railway announced this week that it was cutting services Victoria Jones Come clean on plans for railways, Government urged as cuts bite THE Government is being urged to “come clean” on its plans for the railways amid continued cuts in services. Train operators including South Western Railway and Greater Anglia have made announcements this week about revisions to their timetables. Fewer passengers are travelling on the railways and companies are being affected by Covid-related staff shortages. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps saying it wants answers on whether the Government plans to slash £2 billion from the operating costs of England’s railways. economy, our fight against the climate crisis and in keeping our country connected. Cutting our railways would cause greater harm.” Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), said: “No-one should underestimate the impact that Covid is having on transport staff and there is a logic to adjusting services accordingly. “However, any attempt to use this crisis to cynically bulldoze through permanent cuts to services and staffing levels would meet the stiffest resistance from this trade union. “The current situation exposes existing shortages of staff.”

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26 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS WDP An hour of utter farce in Parliament For the first time for some time, I watched Prime Minister’s Questions on television It lasts an hour. It may appear as some sort of virtual reality TV show to the nice people from Venus and Outer Mongolia while, to the good people of the Shropshire North constituency, it’s all very, very real. In truth, it’s also all very carefully stage-managed. Unlike the stage, the principal characters perform first. Boris Johnson speaks, then Sir Keir Starmer speaks and then back to Mr Johnson and so on as they verbally spar and politely insult each other four times. Then it’s open to the Mob, as Mr Mercer would say, the mass of 630 MPs each trying to catch Mr Speaker’s eye and be called to speak. On the Opposition side of the House, the questions, tucked into carefully worded and often emotionally charged 40 words, will inevitably ask: “When are you going to resign, you good for nothing waster?” Or words to that effect. To which the PM expresses his gracious appreciation for the advice given and suggests the MP waits for a certain totally unknown lady to submit her report on events purported to have taken place illegally in the garden of No 10 in May 2020. Then it’s a question from the Government benches. For reasons I fail to grasp, their urgent demanding question will be along the lines of: “Will the PM join with me in congratulating Mrs Openshaw of Lower Snodbury Vale in my constituency of Upper and Lower Snodbury Vale on putting up such a pretty pair of curtains in her lavatory window?” To which the PM replies with great relish and joy that he does indeed congratulate Mrs Snodbury and looks forward to the chance of seeing the curtains for himself. Then it’s back to the Opposition for emotional appeals to resign for the sake of the sanity of the good people of my constituency of Slag Heap and Grime, to which solemn words of great contrition are offered by the PM and it is pointed out it was the Labour party that built the slag heaps. And so it trails on – not one question from the Government benches on the subject of garden parties, legal or otherwise, not one question asking how many ‘bring a bottle booze-ups’ had been hosted in the No 10 garden over a 21-month period. Why did he not ban it before it started, since he clearly knew it was on? Why did he not publicly admit it had happened, in May 2020, and apologise then, rather than wait for a rather inconvenient disclosure in the media? Just total silence on these issues from the Conservative benches. Why? I understand that MPs laughed when the PM said that he understood the socially distanced gathering to bring you own booze was a business meeting. I fail to understand why they should laugh. The Government benches had been muzzled shut to anything but 100th birthdays and curtains and fossils in the mud. Stifled to utter nonsense questions and banal answers when answers to very serious issues were being sought as Letters powered by > > A ‘smart’ section of the M6 motorway in Staffordshire Pete Stonier/The Sentinel What do you think? to the PM’s competence and honesty in the job. Is the PM’s job a bridge too far for Mr Johnson? Not one question that might support him was asked. What a sad reflection on our Parliament of the people by the people to see it corrupted and manicured by senior Government MPs, the very people we elected to defend it. The Government benches in the Commons are indeed a place where sheep may safely graze. M D Frampton Newton Abbot, Devon Leaving a legacy is worth attempting At this time of year, we are encouraged to take stock and make new resolutions – stop doing those things we know in our hearts are not good and try out things that are better for us and/or others. Last year, with Cop26, we learned how we are responsible for rapid climate change through fossil fuel use. As an older person, I am aware that I have more personal responsibility for the impact than my children or my three-year-old grandchild, who are going to have to cope with the consequences. The article on January 5 about “parents needing a nudge from their children to go green” got me thinking what I myself could do. I have a car which I am trying to use less. I can walk and cycle to many places, which is better for my health and wellbeing as I get exercise as a benefit and also I am more likely to meet people and experience the environment directly Unfortunately, due to restrictions on non-essential travel and an emphasis on staff working from home, the office is closed and we are currently unable to receive letters by post. Please use the email address letters@westerndailypress.co.uk Are ‘smart’ motorways really safe for drivers? Join the debate by emailing letters@westerndailypress.co.uk and including your name and address rather than cocooned in a metal box. I also save money on petrol. If the weather is bad I can take the bus, but of course things can hinder this. It’s not always safe to cycle, although there have been some improvements recently with the introduction of low traffic neighbourhoods and routes restricted to buses and bikes, along with 20mph speed limits on many streets in towns. However, there are still many places where the roads and streets seem to have been laid out with only motorised traffic in mind and where it is threatening and fearful to attempt to cycle or walk. Many road crossings take ages to change for pedestrians and then don’t allow enough time to cross. Perhaps if we consider the most vulnerable road users first, it will lead to better and more safe crossings and cycle paths. In future, I can envisage no longer owning a car, but subscribing to a car club for when I need one. I may then feel more comfortable with the legacy to my children and grandchildren. Clive Wilson Exeter, Devon Smart motorways are risky for road users THE BBC news says the building of “smart motorways” is to stop, pending an investigation of safety concerns. A spokesman for the DfT claimed it knows these motorways are safe but is having difficulty convincing the public. All very well for him to say, but it is we, the motoring public, who experience the horrifying events which occur daily where there is no hard shoulder to resort to when things go wrong. My home is around 80 miles from the start of the M5, 175 from the smart section near Bristol, so I am not a frequent motorway user. However, on one occasion I found myself in lane two, which had a red X above it, which only became apparent when an HGV in front moved to the next lane. Other HGVs in lane one had made way for it to exit lane two, but were less courteous to me, leaving me in a position of remaining in the closed lane with the possibility of colliding with any stationary vehicle, plus a hefty fine. Of course, I also faced a fine if I stopped. All these problems must be solved in seconds, so I switched on my left indicator, sounded the horn continuously and moved into the gap in traffic which then appeared. From the point of view of the DfT, no collision occurred, no one died, so the motorway was safe. Had I been a less experienced driver, or unaware that drivers of HGVs cannot see a car close in front of them, the outcome of this simple incident could have been a loss of life. Closing a lane occupied by a broken-down vehicle is essential, but it causes congestion in remaining lanes, worsened because the congested traffic travels more slowly, therefore closer together, making it even more difficult for vehicles to exit the closed lane. Smart motorways require a different mind-set from standard motorways, in much the same way that city driving is different from negotiating the narrow lanes with passing places common in Cornwall and other rural areas. I suggest that all those involved in design of these motorways be obliged to drive an elderly car prone to breakdown and drive a full eighthour working day, driving up a smart motorway, then down the other way. They may have a better idea of the hazards of their creation then. Mike Baker St Austell, Cornwall Chinese regime cannot be trusted It is claimed that very few people are capable of ‘outwitting’ a polygraph or lie-detector. But I’d happily wager every penny I have that the spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy would make mincemeat of a polygraph! Their response to Christine Lee, a former chief legal adviser to the embassy, being exposed by MI5 as a spy was to claim – with a straight face – that “China does not interfere in the internal politics of other countries.” M15 say she infiltrated the UK government, targeted prime ministers and other top officials and donated large sums of money to the Labour Party over a decade or more. Trust the Chinese regime? At our peril! Robert Readman Bournemouth Loud music ruins so much TV for me Oh, how I echo the views expressed by Helen Capel in her letter on Tuesday last about background music on TV. As someone with a moderate to severe hearing loss I find that some of my favorite programmes are ruined for me in this way. Death in Paradise is a typical example, in which my hearing aids amplify everything, including the background music, and I often switch it off because of this. If Monty Don’s Gardener’s World and similar programmes can manage with little or no background music, then surely so can many others. I’m sure I’m not the only one with this problem as the RNID estimates that one in seven of the population has a hearing loss, and I wonder sometimes if the BBC and other TV companies are not thereby contravening disability legislation. Brian Hillier, Wellington It’s not just the PM who should resign Re the request for the PM resignation. If that happens, then shouldn’t the personal secretary and all of the other party goers resign too? Who asked the personal secretary to send out the email in the first place? Whatever they call the ‘get together’ they exceeded the numbers allowed, no arguement. Mrs T Newman Gloucester

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 27 WMN WDP Martin Hesp on Saturday Read Martin’s column every week in the Western Daily Press Keeping my counsel on the Johnson clan As a new year begins to unfurl, a person can find themselves attempting to assess the achievements, or lack thereof, they’ve experienced throughout all the previous years. The writer of these words was doing just that this week after someone said: “If your newspaper column is as popular as you say, why – after 20 years writing the damned thing – have you never been snapped up by one of the nationals?” Well, I am about to give an example as to why I’ve never been offered four figure sums for 500 words, but first… One reason I know how much some columnists are paid is that a person close to the present prime minister – he is still in the job at the time of writing – told me years ago they were earning £750 a week for a regular essay half the length of the one you’re reading now. Given inflation, that’s over a grand today. I read one of her columns afterwards to see if it was worth such a sum – and it was all about how bothersome nannies could be when you took them out of London into the countryside, mainly because they refused to wear wellington boots. Which is a common problem faced by all of us, so I realised she really was earning every penny by aiming her erudite arrows straight at the nitty-gritty of modern day life. Sorry. Being bitter and sarcastic there, probably because I have never been paid a fraction of those wages. No wonder she could afford to employ nannies… And bitterness and sarcasm are not attractive traits for a columnist, so there’s another reason I remain poverty stricken in my Exmoor hovel. Decency, honesty and having a sense of honour don’t seem to count for much either – at least, not when it comes to climbing a writer’s greasy pole. There are, believe it or not, journalists who have risen right to the top without having a single atom of those characteristics in their bones. Talking, as I was earlier, of the Prime Minister, here is another example why I’ve never been on the thousand-quid-for-five-hundredwords circuit. Regular readers will know that I used to be close friends with Boris’s rather colourful family, so I could, if I had no decency, honesty or sense of honour, have spilled some juicy beans by recounting some of my memories in public. Indeed, I have been offered sizeable sums of dosh to do so, but have always refused. Yes, I have mentioned the Johnsons of Exmoor and my friendship with the PM’s grandfather and grandmother in this column, but I’ve rarely recounted those memories since Boris moved to Downing St. Why? Because I prefer being honourable. There was a time when I drank Johnson gin and consumed plates of their excellent food – it would be wrong all these years later to repay them by dramatising a load of old nonsense from the distant past. There are stories that would make headlines if told in a suitably theatrical way, but they wouldn’t ‘I drank the Johnson gin and ate their food...It would be wrong to repay them badly ‘ amount to much if we weren’t talking about the human landscape surrounding a prime minister’s early life. Certain clan members were, shall we say, not always paragons of virtue – but then, that is true of most families. I have been tempted to make the odd memory-related observation in connection with the PM’s more dubious bouts of behaviour, but have refrained even from that. Not because I am still in touch with the Johnsons – I haven’t seen anything of the family for some years – but those old memories are dear to me. We had some good times; why would I besmirch recollections of those golden days spent in their truly beautiful Exmoor valley? It would have been easy to have a pop, but I knew Boris’s incredibly elitist ‘one rule for me, one for everyone else’ default stance in life would eventually be his undoing. The only thing that puzzles me is where he got it from. His wonderful grandparents may have been regarded as ‘posh’ by us ordinary West Somerset mortals, but they were the least snobby or stuck-up landowners I have ever known. I found myself thinking of them as I watched Boris being harangued at this week’s PMQs. Seeing his frightened looking face peering out from under the mop of blonde hair, I was suddenly reminded of his grandmother. When Boris gets worried or anxious, he looks very much like the old lady. She was French, and I’ve always thought she must have turned in her grave watching her grandson’s role in Brexit. Buster, as she was known, was a bright woman, brilliant at Scrabble… Once, when I was planning a trip to Alsace, she asked if I’d bring home a photograph of a town called Colmar, which is where her family came from. I did better – I sent her a postcard of a square named after her ancestors, featuring a statue of one of them – a poet called Théophile Conrad Pfeffel. I wonder what Théophile would think of his controversial descendent? He might admire some of the more colourful language. Anyway, no dirt-digging here. Just a sideways glance at a politician who might soon be off to write his own memoirs. Public trust in the PM may now have gone for good What were you doing in May 2020? Ordinarily, you might not remember in the whirlwind of early summer barbecues, trips to the beach, perhaps a late spring holiday or lots of catching up with friends, at the pub or in the garden. Maybe you were at a bring-a-bottle party... Or maybe you weren’t. Because May 2020 was anything but ordinary. And to meet up at a party was against the law. Millions of us were meeting just one other person from another household – always outside – and staying two metres apart, in strict adherence to the regulations designed to keep us at home, protect the NHS and save lives. But in Downing Street they were partying. While in some parts of the country police officers were snooping in PHILIP BOWERN shopping trolleys or questioning two people out for an innocent walk because they were both sipping coffees, the Prime Minister and his wife were allegedly pouring themselves a glass of wine and mingling with up to 98 others in the garden behind Number 10. Police forces in England and Wales issued 14,244 fines for breaches of the coronavirus lockdown laws between March 27 and May 11, according to figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council. They seem to have missed all the people who appear to have been breaking the rules in postcode SW1A. Throughout this coronavirus crisis, I have been prepared to cut the Government, and specifically the Prime Minister, quite a bit of slack. I thought that Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle to provide childcare for his son when he and his wife were ill was stupid, but just about defensible, in the circumstances. I thought Allegra Stratton’s mock press conference following the earlier “party-gate” allegation late last year excruciating, but hardly enough to bring down a government in the middle of a pandemic. But the drip, drip, drip of revelations has grown to lake-like proportions in the past few weeks. The mountain of evidence that it really was one rule for us and another for those in charge is now extremely hard to argue against. Politicians of all political stripes are capable of being bad, even downright evil. Through history there are cases ranging from recklessness to poor judgment made by leaders at the time. In many cases the consequences of those errors, from Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler to Tony Blair’s adventures in Iraq, are far more serious than a Downing Street garden party during lockdown. But judged on other criteria – on the importance of standing shoulder to shoulder with your citizens; of understanding what is the right thing and what is the wrong thing to do, partying while the nation was in lockdown is just as bad, politically, as making a bad decision for what you believed, at the time, to be the right reasons. Boris Johnson owes his electorial success to his chutzpah. Increasingly it seems there is not much else. But audacious behaviour relies on those who sit in judgment laughing along with you and, perhaps with a shake of the head and a wry smile, saying, sotto voce, “Oh Boris...” No one is saying that any more. The wry smiles, even among supporters, have turned to grimaces. The head shakes have been replaced with clenched fists. Trust, already an endangered commodity between public and politicians, has been further eroded. In truth, in the case of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, it may have gone for good.

28 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS THE LONG READ Commemorating 200 years of saving lives along the nation’s coastline It’s 200 years since Her Majesty’s Coastguard was established, originally to combat smuggling. Since then the organisation has saved thousands of lives at sea and along the UK’s coastline. Ben Mitchell reports Coastguards around the country are marking the 200th anniversary of the service dedicated to saving lives at sea. Established on January 15, 1822 originally to combat smuggling, Her Majesty’s Coastguard has in the following 200 years expanded to its current form, which involves 3,500 volunteers in 310 teams across the UK, which are supported by 10 search and rescue helicopters. To mark the milestone, 200 throwlines – part of the standard lifesaving kit – will be cast by coastguards around the country as a symbol of the service’s dedication. Tom Wright, area commander for South West England, said: “We have changed inconceivably from when we were first brought into place and in my time we have changed massively. “We have got a lot safer and our rescue capability (has improved) and we are into technical rescue now. “We rely a lot more on technology as far as our communications are concerned, and the new technologies, as far as drones to assist in search and rescue and other unmanned vehicles (go), will be key moving forward.” Adding that volunteers and staff remain the most important element of the Coastguard, Mr Wright said: “We couldn’t do what we do without the volunteers who give up their time 24/7 365 days a year. Without that workforce we wouldn’t be able to undertake the search and rescue that we do.” Maritime minister Robert Courts said: “Congratulations HM Coastguard on their 200-year anniversary. I am immensely proud and humbled by the continued dedication and professionalism from the staff and volunteers which ensures everyone’s safety on our shores and around our coast. “HM Coastguard is the backbone of our maritime sector and the nation is indebted to its incredible workforce which continues to deliver an exceptional service.” Claire Hughes, Coastguard director, said: “When you look at how we started and where we are now, it’s combating the smugglers Her Majesty’s Coastguard is celebrating its 200th anniversary since it was orginally established to combat smuggling. As soon as medieval taxes were charged on imports and exports, people started smuggling and by 1743, it is estimated that half the tea drunk in the Britain was illegally imported. Smuggling became highly profitable but left people living in fear with violent reprisals common against informers and revenue officers even being murdered with corruption allowing smugglers to avoid punishment. In the 1790s, Henry Greathead designed the first lifeboat in South Shields which was soon distributed to 20 locations. This was followed in 1808 by experiments by Captain Manby in firing mortars to easy to celebrate the innovation and development that can be seen throughout the service. “And yet we are far more proud of the people, the volunteers and the staff who, throughout two centuries, have continued to strive to keep people safe at the coast and out at sea. “We always have and always will respond to those in distress. “While this milestone is an opportunity for us to look back with pride on what we’ve achieved, we have always looked to the future, and I’m proud that we continue to look for ways in which to improve and save lives. We always have and always will respond to those in distress claire hughes carry lines offshore to stricken ships, with the first life being saved using this method during the rescue of the Plymouth brig Elizabeth off Great Yarmouth. In 1809, the Board of Customs formed the Preventative Water Guard to fight smugglers with boats patrolling bays and coves around the country before it was placed under the Treasury in 1816. In a minute dated January 15 1822, the Treasury accepted that it should return to the Board of Customs and declaring that the new force should be called “Coast Guard” which in effect became the “birth certificate” of HM Coastguard. The Coastguard was formed by the amalgamation of three services set up to prevent smuggling - the Revenue Cruisers, the Riding Officers and the Preventive Water Guard. “I’m proud of the commitment, the dedication and selfless sacrifice, and I’m proud of how the service has developed and continues to do so.” A Coastguard spokeswoman said innovation continues within the service, including a £175 million upgrade to its national radio network and the introduction of electric vehicles to reduce its carbon footprint. She said: “With technology ever evolving, the service will continue to strive to be at the forefront of innovation to carry out its life-saving work. “The service continues to adapt to changes – in the last few years providing mutual aid and support during events and incidents to other emergency partners. “During the pandemic, coastguards supported the NHS, attended the G7 and COP26 in 2021, and are called in to support during national emergencies including flooding or supplying water to stranded drivers.” > > Tom Wright, area commander for South West England, casting a throwline, an act that will be repeated around the country to mark the anniversary Andrew Matthews/PA

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 29 THE LONG READ > > Although the majority of the Coastguard’s activities are at sea, the organisation will also lend assistance to inland rescues, such as this helicopter searching for missing climbers in Scotland Jeff J Mitchell How one couple’s walk turned into a dramatic rescue Conditions at sea or on coastal land can change very quickly and unexpectedly, making it unpredictable and dangerous. The warning to be prepared is supported by a couple who found themselves cut off from safety when a cliff unexpectedly collapsed across the beach they were walking on. A quiet afternoon walk turned into a nightmare for the Dorset couplewhen part of a cliff collapsed, cutting them off from safety. Their walk along the beach at Charmouth had started off well – the tide was out and the shingle beach was wide. But they have been retelling the moment when they had to call 999 and ask for the coastguard and warning how easy it is to be caught out. With a cliff fall blocking their way back to the car park and safety and their only other option – going through the sea – even more dangerous as they would have been swept away, they had only one decision they could make. They said: “We didn’t want to make the situation worse than it already was by putting ourselves in further danger and therefore called 999 and requested assistance from the coastguard.” The couple were winched to safety by search and rescue helicopter. They were told that another half an hour and the tide would have covered the beach where they had found themselves trapped. They said: “Afterwards you question whether there is anything you could have done differently but we are not daft and we are not the kind of people to take unnecessary risks. “This sort of thing could happen to anyone and is a stark reminder of why you always need to have your wits about you at the coast. “More than ever, we now always make sure our mobile phones are fully charged before we head out and that we are aware of tide times.” Director of HM Coastguard Claire Hughes said: “Never, ever think it won’t happen to you. We’ve heard stories from so many people, some of whom know their coastlines and tide times well, who’ve been out for walks or who are strong swimmers and experts in their watersports who have found themselves suddenly needing help because something has changed. Regardless of how well you know the coast, or how experienced you are in your chosen sport, the sea can still catch you out, the cliffs can prove treacherous and even a momentary lapse of concentration can put you in difficulty. “We will always respond to those in need but all we ask is that you think twice about what you do and where you go.” If you get into trouble at sea or on the coast call 999 and ask for the Coastguard and we will come to your aid. But coronavirus hasn’t gone away and we all need to follow the rules. Remember your choices might put people, including yourself and frontline responders, at risk. Take extra care in these extraordinary times.

30 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS COUNTRYSIDE Victory for common sense and end to waste As he stirs his morning cuppa, Bridgwater and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell- Grainger tells Defra Secretary George Eustice of his delight at encountering the stirrings of common sense in the food industry Dear George, The more I look around me these days the more I detect a shortage of a particular commodity – common sense. I don’t know how we have got to this stage but we appear to be living in a society where people are fundamentally incapable of assessing a situation, weighing up the pros and cons and taking a sensible decision. I think this is in part, at least, down to the way codes of conduct, rules, regulations and proscriptions have become woven into nearly every aspect of our lives as closely as the woollen fibres are woven into a rug. We are told what to do, how to do it, when to do it, why we should do it and what will happen to us if we don’t do it and end up walking around like zombies unquestioningly following orders, with the result that the facility for rational decisionmaking is rapidly being bred out of us. Of course, when it comes to food a certain amount of control over the way we store and prepare what we eat is necessary, otherwise a sizeable chunk of the population would end up poisoning themselves on a regular basis. But there was, at least, a whiff of sane thinking this week, I notice, with Morrisons deciding to scrap the use-by dates on its milk packaging. You may wonder, George, why I should be somewhat chuffed about this and I will tell you. It’s because the announcement represents a common-sense attitude and a step, at least in the correct direction. I actually have a device which tells me whether or not milk is fit to drink. It came ready-fitted when I was born and it’s called a nose. I think most people have a similar piece of kit appended to the front of their faces and linked via a system of nerves to their brain. The employment of it should enable them to differentiate between milk which is fresh enough to drink and milk which smells like ripe Camembert and thus should be discarded. Who, precisely, decides when our foodstuffs are no longer fit for consumption? Who stamps these arbitrarily sell-by dates on packaging so that if someone discovers, say, a tin of sardines at the back of the cupboard which is ostensibly two years out of date they will treat it like nuclear waste? Hundreds of tons of perfectly good food is being chucked away every year because of rigid adherence to sell-by dates and because we are no longer encouraged to rely on the evidence of our eyes, nose and taste buds. Indeed a cynic might say they are being kept artificially short in order to stimulate further sales, but I couldn’t possibly comment. Take (since it’s that season) marmalade. Buy a jar from a shop and the advice will be to consume it within a relatively short time, the inference being that if you don’t you run the risk of contracting botulism, or creeping paralysis, or insanity. Yet amateur marmalade makers will talk far into the night of the merits of the three- or four-year old vintages they are nurturing in the dark recesses of the kitchen cupboard. According to the dairy industry this sell-by date nonsense is leading > > Supermarket Morrisons is to scrap use-by dates on most of its milk in a bid to reduce food waste us to pour 490 million pints of milk down the drain every year. A waste of money, a waste of farmers’ time and effort and a waste of water, since it requires roughly two billion litres of the stuff to produce that much. On the other hand while you have to use eight litres of water to achieve one litre of milk the figure for almond milk is 158 litres – another poke in the eye for the vegans. Anyway milk is but the start, George. Long live the advisory ‘best before’ date and long live common sense! Yours ever, Ian David Handley I am not a lone wolf in the wilderness My case has been discussed yet again, I hear, at NFU council and it came as no surprise to me to learn that it wasn’t in the most flattering of terms. It never is. So am I pursuing a one-man vendetta against the farming establishment? Sorry to disappoint those who claim I am but I am not. All I am doing is acting as a conduit for those thousands of farmers who feel the establishment is woefully out of touch and being run by people who are better at sitting on committees than actually farming – and who, equally, misguidedly believe that organisations such as Red Tractor and the AHDB are doing a good job. I have indeed been unstinting in resented and whether it influenced their buying decisions. The responses were highly revealing. No fewer than 86% said they had no idea what the logo stood for and all but one Asking farmers to support either is like asking them to throw money down a well said their buying decisions were dictated by price. Just one said she chose Red Tractor products because it meant farmers had to adhere to some standards. I detailed the husbands to visit my criticism of both because I strongly believe that asking farmers to support either is like asking them to throw money down a well – and in case anyone hadn’t noticed money is not that plentiful at the moment. Anyway since nowadays you aren’t allowed to voice any kind of opinion without the authority of research to back it up, I thought I would conduct some and accordingly I enlisted the support of six farming couples in various parts of the country and equipped them with clipboards. I sent the wives round to their nearest supermarket to survey at least 30 shoppers. They had two questions to ask: whether people knew what the Red Tractor logo reptheir local livestock market and to question a similar number of farmers about the AHDB: what was their opinion of it and did it offer value for money? Ninety-five per cent of those questioned said it wasn’t worth bothering with. And the distilled essence of their opinions was that it was being run by people who were very good at sitting on their hands and talking but were totally incapable of delivering anything. Not one interviewee could demonstrate deriving any benefit from the compulsory levy and to a man the AHDB was dismissed as an organisation which relieved farmers of their money and delivered nothing in return. The most printable of the more outspoken comments was that it was “run by a bunch of crooks”. I cannot condone that remark, of course. I do not accept that there has ever been evidence of dishonesty tainting the affairs of the AHDB. But it has certainly in my view – and that of many others, obviously – reached rarely attained levels of incompetence and inefficiency while setting new standards for the wasteful spending of other people’s money. So I must correct those in the NFU who have written me off as a lone voice crying in the wilderness. Get out of the committee rooms and go out and speak to a few proper farmers and you will discover that I am far from being alone.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 31 COUNTRYSIDE > Cock pheasants square up to each other Jim McEwan Pheasants keep a cool head when tempers flare PHEASANTS’ heads cool rapidly as they prepare to fight – then heat up afterwards, new research by West Country scientists shows. Scientists used thermal cameras to watch juvenile pheasants to see how their temperature changed during aggressive interactions that establish the pecking order. They found that pheasants – both the instigator and the recipient of the aggression – grew more cool-headed before a fight, due to a stress response in which blood rushes to the body’s core. Their heads became hotter again after the confrontation, as normal Charlie elder charles.elder@reachplc.com WINTEr is about the one time of year I feel like I am in control of my garden. Nothing much grows and everything remains in the same order – or disorder – that it was the day before and the day before that. It is as though the garden is idling in neutral and there are a good couple of months during which one can tidy up and prepare for the growing season ahead. Living quite high up on west Dartmoor it takes until April before the garden starts going through the gears – and by late May it is in fifth Maintaining a pecking order means battle stations among pheasants, but research shows they are far from hot-headed – in fact quite the opposite, reports Rod Minchin blood flow was restored. “We were surprised that both individuals in these aggressive encounters followed a similar pattern of cooling and heating,” said Dr Tim Fawcett, of the University of Exeter. “We expected that a fight would be more stressful for the pheasant on the receiving end of the aggression, and therefore that we’d see a stronger response in them. “We can’t say for certain what causes this pattern but it could be and speeding along at such a pace it is impossible to keep up. But at this calmer time of year I can put tasks off, and given the recent wet weather I’m quite content to save the pre-season clearing of beds until another day. However, pruning does beckon and there are two main fruit-providers that need annual cutting back: my apple tree and grape vine. The apple tree, which produced a meagre crop this year but a better one in 2020, so is hopefully due a bumper crop this autumn, is around that maintaining a place at the top of the pecking order is just as stressful as being at the bottom.” While male and female pheasants followed a similar pattern of cooling and heating before and after a fight, females were cooler on average. “Thermal cameras provide a unique opportunity to non-invasively measure dynamic changes in physiological state over a short period of time,” said Dr Mark Whiteside, from the University of Plymouth. Country Notebook 20 years old and produces a red devil variety of apples. I have pruned it carefully every year since we planted it and kept the shape pretty even all over – however, it is just beginning to lean slightly. Strangely the greatest growth is on the north-facing side that gets the least amount of sun. Our grape is also a plant of two halves – one length of the vine produces next to no bunches of grapes, “Using this technique we were able to measure responses to aggressive interactions, in semi-natural environments, in real time.” We were surprised both individuals followed a similar pattern of cooling and heating dr tim fawcett Time to get pruning before growing season while the other becomes laden. It grows under the veranda’s glass awning and provides a sheltered perch for resident sparrows. They are never happy when I prune it back. We have lost details of the variety of grapes we planted, but they are a sweet, white variety and make for good eating – pips aside. Never enough for wine though. Many years late in the season the wasps come in such numbers that it is hazardous trying to pick the bunches. Hornets too. This year wasn’t too bad, but some Changes in blood flow are an important part of the stress response in multiple animal species, in a variety of situations. The pheasants in the study were six or seven weeks old and were captive at the time, but later released into the wild. The findings come 100 years after Norwegian zoologist Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe coined the term “pecking order” in his PhD thesis about chickens. ■ The paper, Hot-headed peckers: thermographic changes during aggression among juvenile pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), is published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. autumns the grapes are buzzing with insects, which also dine out on windfall apples. Fortunately we have grapes to spare, and apples too, so they are welcome to partake, especially as wasps do provide a service in preying on other pests in the garden earlier in the year. But it does make me wonder how professional vineyards manage to keep their harvest intact without it being decimated by these sugarseekers. Either way, I can postpone the pruning no longer. The sparrows will grumble, but they’ll be back perching on the lengths of vine in no time.

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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 33 TV RepeaT Growing up with Tracy Beaker Tracy Beaker was the cheeky youngster with a natural talent for getting into all sorts of scrapes. The character, created by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, first appeared in The Story Of Tracy Beaker in 1991 and became the star of her own BBc TV show in January 2002. Dani Harmer became a household name playing the popular 10-yearold who navigated adolescence in a residential home nicknamed the Dumping Ground. She was eventually fostered by aspiring author cam (Lisa coleman) with the pair forging a loving but turbulent relationship. The opening episode of The Story Of Tracy Beaker was entitled Tracy returns and saw the youngster back at the home after Marion McMullen looks at how the kids’ favourite became a TV star 20 years ago A grown-up Tracy, (Dani), with her daughter, Jess (Emma Maggie Davies) an unsuccessful foster attempt. Susan Tully, best known for playing eastenders’ single mum Michelle Fowler, directed the episode. The cBBc programme quickly became a hit with young viewers and essential viewing for many children. It ran for 120 episodes over five series with television movie Tracy Beaker: The Movie Of Me being broadcast in 2005 and featuring ruth Gemmell as Tracy’s mum carly. Dani went on to play Tracy in TV shows such as the Tracy Beaker Survival Files and returned to the role last year – 15 years after the original series ended. My Mum Tracy Beaker saw the character now in her 30s with a young curlyhaired daughter called Jessica “Jess” Beaker, played by emma Maggie Davies. Dani said: “They’re very different, Jess is quiet, she’s really good at school, she loves reading, whereas Tracy obviously wasn’t Quick facT any one of those things. “Tracy is a fiercely protective mother and does everything for Jess.” The series was based on Jacqueline Wilson’s book of the same name and caught up with the character as a single mum living on a council estate – with the story being told from the perspective of young Jess. emma said: “It was so awesome to start work on the show as my brother and I have watched Tracy Beaker for as long as I can remember. We are huge fans.” Author and Tracy Beaker creator Dame Jacqueline Wilson, left, knocked Catherine Cookson off the top of the library lending charts in 2004. She had been the favourite with library users for 17 years, but finally lost her title as the UK’s most borrowed author to the children’s writer. Jacqueline has written more than 100 books since her debut novel in 1969 Dani Harmer as the mischievous young Tracy £25,000 giveaWay * With the neW year under Way We are here With a helping hand for 11 lucky readers to start the year With cash in the bank! This is your chance to win a share of our £25,000 giveaway. One lucky reader will win a massive £5000 with 10 further readers winning £2000 each!!! For your chance to win simply collect ten tokens from the tokens we will be printing everyday until Saturday 22nd January 2022. Attach your tokens to the form and send your completed entry to HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO… £25K giveaway competition. Western Daily press. FAO Newspaper Sales, MEN, Mitchell Henry House, Hollinwood Avenue, Chadderton, OL9 8EF. Closing date is Monday 31st January 2022. BONUS DAY. DOUBLE TOKENS. £5000 jackpot for one lucky winner ENTRY FORM Name: ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Telephone: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. TOKEN ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE TOKEN ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE ATTACH ANOTHER TOKEN HERE Readers can enter this competition multiple times, all entries must be posted individually. Standard Reach Plc rules apply visit: www.somersetlive.co.uk/rules for details. The first entry selected at random will receive £5000 the next 10 entries selected at random will receive £2000 each. All data shared in entering this competition will be used for administration ONLY. Reach plc and members of its group will not use your data for any marketing purposes. After 90 days from the competition closure (Monday, January 31st, 2022) all entry details will be deleted. We take data protection very seriously, and your data will not be shared with any third parties. Please see our privacy notice visit: www.somersetlive.co.uk/privacy-policy. This is a syndicated promotion across the Reach regional daily newspapers.

34 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Your MoneY THe next 12 months are going to be tough as a string of price hikes and stealth taxes are set to ravage everybody’s spending power. Here are some of the biggest changes, and how to reduce the impact on your pocket. Incomes are about to take There could be a tough financial year ahead for many of us with the amount of changes on the way National Living Wage In April, the National Living Wage for workers aged over 23 will increase to £9.50 per hour, lifting their income from £334.13 to £356.25 a week. That will give millions an extra £22.12 a week, or £1,150 over a full year. It will increase their annual pay from £17,375 to £18,525. Younger workers will get similar increases, with those aged 21 to 22 seeing their hourly pay rise from £8.36 to £9.18, for example. Laura Suter, head of personal finance at AJ Bell, says the increases are hugely welcome right now. “It’s an inflation-beating increase too, with those 23 and over getting a near 7% increase, while those ages 21 and 22 get nearly 10% more.” Energy price cap As gas and electricity prices go through the roof, the energy price cap will surely follow. The cap limits the rates a supplier can charge for their default tariffs, and it was hiked by £139 to £1,277 from October 1 last year. It will rise again from April, possibly by as much as £500, with the announcement due in February. That would lift average tariffs to £1,777, with those on pre-payment meters paying even more. If you use more energy, or live in a large house, your bill may be even higher. Council tax rates Council tax bills are set to rise by an average 2.8% from April 1, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The average Band D council tax bill in 2021/22 was £1,898, so that could lift them to around £1,951. Laura Suter says how much more you pay will depend on your council, and some will hike bills by more than 2.8%. Council tax reduction, available to homeowners and tenants on low incomes or certain benefits, could cut bills to zero. Apply to your local council. Rail fares Commuters face the largest rail fare hike for almost a decade, a rise of 3.8%, based on July’s retail price index. It will be introduced in March, instead of the usual January date, to give people a chance to renew their season tickets at the old price. The state pension increase is likely to be around half the rate of inflation a pound ing The cosT of living crisis will hiT us from all sides, warns harvey Jones You can count yourself extremely lucky if your purse is this full in 2022 State pension The state pension will increase by 3.1% from April 6, by which time inflation is likely to be twice as high at around 6%. The ‘old’ basic state pension for those who retired before April 6, 2016 will rise by £4.25 to £141.85 per week, while the ‘new’ flat-rate state pension will rise by £5.55, from £179.60 to £185.15 a week. The Government’s decision to abandon its state pension triple lock manifesto promise will plunge more pensioners into poverty, says campaigner Baroness Ros Altmann. She called for emergency Government plans for the elderly, including a campaign to increase take-up of pension credit, a state pension top-up for the poorest, and higher heating benefits. Income tax threshold freeze In March Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced he was freezing income tax thresholds for five years. So, on April 6 the personal allowance will be frozen at today’s £12,570, while the higher-rate 40% allowance will be frozen at £50,270. As a result, millions will either start paying tax for the first time or be pushed into the 40% tax bracket. Someone earning £30,000 will pay £180 extra in tax than if the threshold had risen with inflation, assuming a 3% pay rise. A £50,000 earner will pay £546 extra, with the same pay rise. The next few years will see bigger increases as pay climbs but tax thresholds stay the same. National Insurance increase The Government could hardly have found a worse time to tackle the The energy price cap is due to rise again in April NHS and social care funding crisis by increasing National Insurance. This will go up by 1.25% in a bid to raise £12bn a year. employees will see NI jump from 12% to 13.25% on earnings between £9,568 and £50,270 a year, and from 2% to 3.25% on earnings above £50,270. Someone with taxable earnings of £30,000 will see their NI bill jump from £2,451.84 to £2,707.24 – up £255.40 a year. From April 2023, pensioners who have earnings in retirement will also pay the new health and social care levy of 1.25%. Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, says you can cut your tax bill and boost your pension if your employer offers a salary sacrifice scheme, and will pay some of your salary straight into your pension. “You don’t pay tax or NI on pension contributions, so the full value of the cut in salary goes into the scheme. You’ll get less in your pay packet but will get higher retirement income instead of handing over more to the taxman,” she says. Other allowances frozen every year, people can take capital gains of up to £12,300 without paying any tax on them. That allowance has been frozen for five years. Laura advises spreading assets between spouses or civil partners. The £325,000 inheritance tax nil-rate threshold has been frozen until 2025/26, as has the main residence nil-rate band of £175,000. The pensions lifetime allowance – the maximum you can hold across all your pension schemes – will also be frozen at £1,073,100, with a punitive tax charge of 55% on money that exceeds it. The tax-free Isa allowance has been frozen at £20,000, and the junior Isa allowance at £9,000. Dividend tax If you hold shares outside of a tax- NI is going up by 1.25% this year to help fund the NHS and social care free Stocks and Shares Isa, you will pay a higher rate of tax on the dividends from April. The dividend tax rate increases by 1.25 percentage points, so for basic rate taxpayers it will rise from 7.5% to 8.75%. For higher rate taxpayers the rate goes from 32.5% to 33.75%. Hardest hit will be those who own their own company and draw down dividends as salary. Married couples and civil partners can shift income-producing assets into the name of the partner who pays the lower rate of tax. Otherwise save inside a tax-free Stocks and Shares Isa where possible. Inheritance tax reporting rules Grieving families may have a slightly lower paperwork burden when loved ones pass away, due to simplified inheritance tax reporting rules. This should spare 230,000 people the extra stress of submitting full accounts to HM Revenue & Customs when going through probate. End to insurance “loyalty penalty” People who automatically renew motor and home insurance policies every year were often punished rather than rewarded for their loyalty. From January 1, that situation has been addressed thanks to new rules by the Financial Conduct Authority. When your insurer sends you a renewal quote, it must offer you the same deal that it would give to new customers. This is good news for those who are happy to stick with one insurer, but it may signal the end of cheaper deals for those who are willing to switch year after year. Divorces should be less confrontational VAT tax break ends The VAT rate for hospitality and tourism was slashed to 5% to help struggling businesses during lockdown. This rose to 12.5% in October and will return to the normal 20% on April 1. Sarah says: “There’s a risk this will prompt price rises in pubs and restaurants.” Water bills to fall One small consolation is that water bills are likely to fall slightly from April 1, as suppliers have been told to drop prices gradually until 2025. No-fault divorce introduced From April 6, this year a longawaited change allowing couples to divorce without blame and recrimination will kick in. Instead, one or both partners must give notice of intention to divorce and then wait for six months for the process to take place. Flat-fee charges banned on small workplace pensions People who move jobs regularly can end up with a string of small workplace pension pots. If providers charge a flat fee, this could hoover up the entire value of the pot over time. From April 6, firms will be banned from charging flat fees on pensions worth less than £100. Pension Wise nudge From June 1, new rules will nudge people who are drawing retirement income for the first time to arrange an appointment with the free and impartial Pension Wise guidance service, run by government-funded MoneyHelper.org. This should help people make better decisions and avoid scammers. Old £20 and £50 notes withdrawn Dig out those old notes and make sure you spend them by September 30. Thereafter they will no longer be legal tender.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 35 Your Money Your consumer rights champion Simple steps to help you sort out your finances Every January, I write about sorting out your finances, tackling debts and making resolutions. This year, I put my money where my mouth is by tackling my huge backlog of things to do. To say it was frustrating was an understatement, so I’ve put together a few suggestions on how you can tackle your life laundry without having a meltdown. Do your finances in little chunks Most people hate going through the bills or looking at what they’ve spent. Dealing with your finances can be a real endurance test – especially if you’ve let things go for a while. So tackle things a little bit at a time. Go through each bank account, credit card, store card and phone bill one at a time (astoundingly, you might be paying for other services on your phone bill and not know it). Start by noting down direct debits and standing orders on each account then walk away. Later, go back through your statements looking for payments you don’t recognise. These subscriptions can be cancelled and claimed back if you didn’t authorise them. But do things at your own pace. Divide your ‘to do’ list into separate sections Sometimes the act of making a list can help your mind make sense of the tasks ahead of you. There are loads of free online tools you can use to do this or you can just go old school and write them on paper. I’ve divided my lists into ‘urgent’, followed by money/finance, home/ bills, complaints to make, friends and family things, health and welfare and things I must follow up. Limit the number of lists – the more you have, the more likely you are to forget to follow them up (or lose them). Nothing beats putting a big tick next to a task that you’ve completed. businesses I need to tackle. I never mention what I do for a living when I contact a business or organisation, just to see how they react. Needless to say, after two hours I was in a spectacularly bad mood and I have enough material for another ten columns. So here’s what I’d recommend to minimise a bad experience. Take a few minutes to write down in your own words what you’re unhappy with – and what you want to sort things out. This will help you focus on the key issues and not get distracted. You can use Resolver to do this for free or call up the company and use your notes as a script. However, many businesses are making it difficult to email them your complaint these days, so if you manage to speak to a person, tell them you want to make a formal complaint and ask them what the process is. Astoundingly, you might have to write a letter! If this is the Be clear about what you want done when making a complaint case, post them your notes, but make sure you shop them to your MP, the regulator or Trading Standards. Use technology If you can think of it, there’s an app for it. When it comes to money and finance, there are loads of Open Banking apps you can use to stay on top of your finances, keep an eye on your spending and even save cash and win rewards. Look for the free, simple options, the more complex, the less likely you are to stick with it. Why not ask friends and family for recommendations? Don’t worry about failing I never manage to achieve all the things on my resolution list, so don’t worry about failing. Just focus on a few key things you need that will make you happier or less worried. If you get any of the rest, it’s a bonus. And allow yourself a reward when you achieve your goals too. You deserve it. ‘Pay later’ deals safeguards needed Which? is calling for stronger protection for consumers who use Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) options when buying online. The consumer watchdog wants steps in the checkout process to ensure people understand they are borrowing money when using BNPL, and warnings about the risks. Key information, such as payment terms, late fees and the potential consequences of missed payments, should be made clear to help people make informed choices, the group said, adding that affordability assessments should also be carried out for all BNPL transactions ahead of regulation being introduced. Which? director of policy and advocacy Rocio Concha said: “There must also be no further delay to plans for regulation.” BNPL has soared in popularity in recent years, with the biggest provider, Klarna, now boasting 13 million customers in the UK. Which? research also revealed most BNPL users either skim the terms and conditions or simply tick a box to say they have read them in full. Undecided? 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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 37 The Big Quiz CODE CHALLENGE 2021 2022 This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter. For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle. Solution next week. 11 22 16 13 1 8 18 7 7 12 24 9 24 6 15 15 18 18 13 18 13 10 24 9 2 9 23 21 26 17 13 3 25 15 9 2 24 19 1 24 21 24 2 22 14 26 4 18 24 C 17 25 22 1 24 1 O 11 15 6 22 12 10 24 6 8 18 1 9 24 15 20 22 13 3 22 22 22 8 14 3 13 8 15 7 12 7 22 8 2 16 17 8 4 15 P Last week’s solution 2 24 19 22 12 2 6 17 8 9 24 7 17 5 19 3 14 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 P 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 O C Last week’s solution: 1=X, 2=T, 3=W, 4=P, 5=F, 6=Z, 7=C, 8=M, 9=E, 10=K, 11=U, 12=A, 13=I, 14=O, 15=S, 16=N, 17=D, 18=L, 19=J, 20=G, 21=R, 22=V, 23=Y, 24=B, 25=Q, 26=H. west crossword Across 1 A leading novelist lives in this terribly posh area of Cardiff (7) 5 Walking around just outside of Motcombe, you say a large animal jumped out in front of you? (4) 7 At the start of the week, our daughter, who has a medium-sized place in Reynalton, travelled to visit our village near Lapford (5,7) 9 The last holiday my two parents went on together was to a place on the edge of Bodmin Moor, and the last thing they brought me back was some Cornish cheese (4) 10 Our son, who lives in Winford, is arranging a visit to our village near Salisbury (8) 12 Is it true, the bus stops in Sidmouth are all being changed to be a reddish brown colour? (6) 13 I had a look around Arne, where my grandma initially lived, last weekend (6) 16 I went to a grand secondary school about seven miles from Penbryn (8) 18 At the end of March, my boyfriend left and moved to a city in the South West (4) 20 I lived with my second husband and our daughter in the centre of Torquay, then, after we split up, we got a place in Sennen, and then finally I got myself a place about a mile from Penhale (6,6) 21 This famous English logician lives in a small village near Bigbury-on-Sea (4) 22 The top secretary at our head office right in the centre of Cheltenham is well organised and takes everything down in shorthand (7) Down 1 Last week, two of my friends, who live in Claydon and East Lulworth, moved in together, to an area near Bodmin known for its country estate and mansion (10) 2 It’s written in my stars - I will move to one of the Isles of Scilly! (2,5) 3 I am against all the redevelopment in the middle of Port Talbot (4) 4 My ex, Ned, a top reflexologist from Crediton, was unconventional - he was unlike anyone else I’d met (6) 1 7 9 12 16 20 21 2 Giant Crossword 17 Across 8 The dope – the real silly – is an officer (7) 9 Speaking out and admitting (7,2) 13 Gather the mother animal plays a protective role (5) 14 Take advantage of the ‘9’ to register (5) 15 Entertainer who’s first rate all round, potentially (7) 16 Was a smuggler, too, but a loser (4-3) 17 Send right back a while after (5) 18 A pail put out to catch the rain in spring (5) 20 Type and prepare to post (5) 22 Having bought, though about a quarter is on credit (6) 23 Tail the animal had caught in (6) 25 Do, kind of, have a partner (7) 27 From Somerset, he’d taken the daughter in the car (7) 30 Twig it’s some sort of electrical device (6) 31 Make your way slowly to table at half past (6) 32 Well known for having sporadically done time in (5) 35 About to enter the facts, is new to it (5) 36 Contacts with the mobs (5) 37 Certain to put the question to, by hook or by crook (7) 39 Informs one about every setback (7) 41 Give to the new-formed party therein (5) 42 Stand outside quarters in a state of the jitters (5) 43 It’s in need of a sharpener, silly! (9) 44 Arranged as instructed to (7) Down 1 Awards the lads harassed me over (6) 2 Happens to mention, when rentals decrease (4,4) 3 Understand and rescue the shipwreck victim? (4,2,5) 4 Meant to assemble some in the home (9) 5 Also mount up slowly (7) 6 Single and not stuck on anybody? (10) 7 Returning the cakes would be an insult (4) 10 Bother to tell you which tweed it is (6) 11 Looking smart, are almost all in (7) 12 The chap dropped round at the beginning of the week (6) 19 Notice, when the train moves out, looking very happy (7) 21 Poison one is about to mix into (7) 5 After Sam and Mel finish work at the hospital, they travel together to their place near Trowbridge (8) 6 This school, right in the centre of Montgomery, is somewhere you can learn a foreign language (5) 8 Chris went to a small demonstration right in the middle of Bath - it was organised by people in favour of the abolition of government (10) 11 Weymouth’s local TV station has aired seven programmes in the wrong order! (8) 3 11 10 4 15 22 13 5 19 24 What an argument winner will have, being smart (3,4,4) 26 Having time to give to the old (6-4) 28 Relax when on the witness box? No problem! (5,4) 29 Beefy one posted to patrol around (7) 30 Sees what the guidebooks said to see (6) 32 Just as glossy as before, but that’s all right (2,6) 33 Occurred to the shaky new father holding it (6) 34 At ‘hair of the dog,’ become angry (7) 38 Given to, had clutched the wrong end (6) 40 A cat scrap (4) 18 14 There were tears when my sweetheart left Dorchester - I was distraught, he was my beloved (7) 15 The man who left The Nag’s Head drunk with two of his pals was later seen staggering around his village near Maenporth (6) 17 My first girlfriend lived in Arne - in order to meet up, we had to travel great distances (5) 19 I am going to visit one of my relatives who lives in Braunton (4) 6 14 8 Last week’s solution Across: 9, Over a-gain 10, D-ies aw-ay 12, Ex-it 13, Litter 14, Aver-age 15, Holding up 17, Book shelf 18, Trac-tor (rev) 20, MAyhem 21, Spur 24, Clinched 26, Ann-ounce 28, AntE (rev) 29, Clutch 31, Pa-lin-gs 34, Ga-theri-ng 36, Cash prize 38, Running 39, Treat-y 40, Sag-a (rev) 41, P-leas-ure 42, Never mind. Down: 1, So-me-what 2, De-ni-al 3, Ma-linger 4, Un-stop 5, A-Dora-bly 6, Get a move on 7, V-an-essa 8, Manage 11, Per-form 16, Intent 19, Allot (a lot) 20, Mad 22, Pe-c-a-n 23, Pull up (rev) 25, Helping out 26, (C)Ash 27, Hag-gard 30, Tog-ether 31, Positive 32, Ste-ward-s 33, Medical 35, Tangle 36, Cleans 37, Ital-I-c. west crossword Across: 1 Lisvane, 5 Mule, 7 Nymet Rowland, 9 Yarg, 10 Firsdown, 12 Russet, 13 Gander, 16 Cardigan, 18 Bath, 20 Indian Queens, 21 Venn, 22 Notates. Down: 1 Lanhydrock, 2 St Mary’s, 3 Anti, 4 Exotic, 5 Melksham, 6 Lingo, 8 Anarchists, 11 Meridian, 14 Dearest, 15 Mawnan, 17 Range, 19 Aunt.

38 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Puzzles & Stars Cryptic crossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 12 14 15 16 11 18 19 21 22 Stuck on today’s puzzle? Call 0905 789 4220 to hear individual clues or the full solution. Calls cost 80p per minute plus network extras. Service Provider: Spoke Ltd, helpline 0333 202 3390 YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS 15/01/2022 Across: 1 Resistance; 7 Extra; 8 Of least; 10 Hassocks; 11 Sten; 13 Sights; 15 Course; 17 Line; 18 Macaroni; 21 Herbage; 22 In the; 23 Clerk of the. Down: 1 Rites; 2 Seaports; 3 Stocks; 4 Ally; 5 Coaster; 6 Methuselah; 9 Tangerines; 12 Botanist; 14 General; 16 Gazebo; 19 Outre; 20 Pair. 8 20 17 ACROSS 6. A way-in when the pettyofficer gets back (7) 7. As an elder statesman, you will interrupt the fellow (5) 9. A quaintly pleasing kind of accent (5) 10. The extreme displeasure of Sid turned round by a sudden blow (7) 12. He gets to work on foot (11) 14. There’s no love lost in this one-eyed contest (6,5) 18. Merchant dramatically wrecked by a notion (7) 19 & 1Dn. Regal transport for government instructor? (5,5) 21. According to this order, the best is placed first (5) 22. He is involved with a fault that’s loathsome (7) DOWN 1. See 19 Across 2. Sharp pain produced by a needle (6) 3. See 20 Down 4. Being tenacious, kept on someone’s tail (6) 5. Keep on disturbing priests (7) 8. The exhibitor puts things on this (7) 11. Somehow remain near a region of Western Asia (7) 13. Occasions for raising people’s spirits (7) 15. Casually visit the doctor before a minor operation at home (4,2) 16. Reduction allowed for piece of meat (6) 17. Corpulent porter (5) 20 & 3Dn. You need a kitchen utensil to experiment with the food store (6) Codeword This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter. For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I S 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Quick crossword Gogen YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS Across: 3 Whets; 8 Loyal; 10 Regal; 11 Get; 12 Elbow; 13 Musical; 15 Weeds; 18 Gas; 19 Cerise; 21 Hurtful; 22 Epee; 23 Meal; 24 Trotter; 26 Origin; 29 Aid; 31 Miner; 32 Minimum; 34 Naval; 35 Cop; 36 Shred; 37 Taper; 38 Sever. Insert letters to form the listed words, moving between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally in any direction. Insert all the remaining letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all the listed words are spelt out in this way. 1 G S D Y T K N L I F C H U A B V Q R O J ACROSS 1. Jinx (5) 6. Respond (5) 9. Excessively polite (7) 10. Guide (5) 11. Mother-of-pearl (5) 12. Warning device (5) 13. Of the stomach (7) 15. Cooker top (3) 17. Birds (4) 18. Disprove (6) 19. Cooks pies (5) 20. Of the teeth (6) 22. Lose colour (4) 24. Droop (3) 25. Furniture item (7) 26. Friendly, informally (5) 27. To faint (5) 28. Sucrose (5) 29. Disgraceful action (7) 30. Concur (5) 31. Labyrinths (5) DOWN 2. Ban (6) 3. Representatives (6) 4. That woman (3) 5. Garret (5) 6. Goes back on one’s word (7) 7. Style, vigour (4) 8. Vegetable (6) 12. Rope-making fibre (5) 13. Merchandise (5) 14. Colloquial language (5) 15. Of mankind (5) 16. Brimless cap (5) 18. Pass on (5) 19. Equilibrium (7) 21. Insect (6) 22. Leg bone (6) 23. Ten years (6) 25. Genetic copy (5) 26. Sit for an artist (4) 28. Golf’s Mr Torrance (3) Down: 1 Rogue; 2 Fatigue; 4 Hall; 5 Trowel; 6 Sewer; 7 Lands; 9 Yes; 12 Eastern; 14 Car; 16 Eider; 17 Sells; 19 Curtail; 20 Venom; 21 Hem in; 23 Medical; 24 Tirade; 25 Tin; 27 Right; 28 Genes; 30 Rupee; 32 Male; 33 Mop. X E M W P BAIT CHUNKS EQUITY FARM JAIL LIFT PORE POUND SLUR VEX WRUNG A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 2 S K C B J H P I O D L N T Y F Need a little help getting started? Then call 0901 293 6261 to hear four random extra letter clues. Or text CODE and send to 64343 to receive 4 clues. Calls and texts cost £1 plus any network extras. Service Provider: Spoke Ltd, helpline 0333 202 3390 YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 G O Q S J N H E P I F K W 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 B Y T X L Z U V A R M C D Split Decision Cross out one of the two letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid. P R A I D V O X T N U E R A X B N X A M I E Y R A E A L W K O V N R E H T V Q G M W C M L A T N O C H R BODY COT FARE JOINT PHLEGMATIC QUERY SKINT VULPINE WAX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS L I V I D E A E A N G E L R U A N E E D Y YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS P V A J W F L Y I R X C Q N M E U K O G D H S B T Q L H V D U G F T E X I N C K M R O A S Y P J W B

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 39 In association with teamdogs.co.uk Sudoku 7 3 6 1 2 1 YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU: Easy Circlegram Niner 1 2 2 5 7 9 6 3 6 4 7 4 7 8 3 1 2 6 1 9 3 4 8 3 6 5 7 2 1 6 2 1 4 9 8 3 5 6 7 2 1 5 3 1 2 7 9 8 6 4 7 6 2 8 4 1 9 3 5 1 7 6 4 2 8 3 5 9 8 2 9 1 3 5 6 4 7 3 4 5 9 6 7 2 1 8 2 8 7 5 1 3 4 9 6 9 1 4 6 8 2 5 7 3 6 5 3 7 9 4 1 8 2 Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box. EASY YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU: Hard 4 6 3 7 8 9 6 5 1 1 2 9 HARD 8 4 5 3 7 2 6 2 7 3 9 3 5 1 4 2 3 9 8 6 7 6 9 3 4 7 8 1 5 2 2 8 7 6 1 5 3 4 9 8 5 9 1 6 3 7 2 4 3 6 2 9 4 7 5 1 8 7 4 1 5 8 2 6 9 3 1 3 5 8 2 4 9 7 6 9 2 8 7 5 6 4 3 1 4 7 6 3 9 1 2 8 5 Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within the circle can be rearranged to form words with a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark? U M Y R N D S R O ? A S N R T T R YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS The letter represented by the question mark is B. Softball, netball, bowling, all ball sports. Alphamuddle Wordsquare Rearrange the letters in the top grid to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed in the bottom grid to start you off. E X I N C O O R M E N N L A R N V I V E O O E N T A K E A D A P K A Z O E P O D S T O E S T O E P E E A E P A Find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must use the central letter and at least 3 others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one 9-letter word to be found. N Y N L W K I G O HOW YOU RATE 9 Good; 12 Very Good; 15 Excellent. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS BIOLOGIST blot, blots, boil, boils, bolo, bolt, bolts, gilt, glib, glob, igloo, igloos, list, lobo, logo, logs, loot, loots, lost, oils, silo, silt, slit, slob, slog, slot, soil, solo, stool, toil, toils, tool, tools. Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters. 5657 gives a Scottish historic county; 87791 gives a Yorkshire city; 1234932 gives a Welsh mountain. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: PARSIMONY YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS Find the familiar phrase, saying or name in this arrangement of letters. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Unicorn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 www.dingbats.net 15/01/2022 RUSSELL GRANT For more call 0905 789 4271 For more call 0905 789 4272 For more call 0905 789 4273 For more call 0905 789 4274 For more call 0905 789 4275 VIRGO For more call 0905 789 4276 arIEs March 21–April 20 News is trickling in about a community celebration you would like to be a part of. Find out more and let people know you are interested. A couple of events will give you something to smile about. A friend will be keen to meet up with you and a wonderful party is on the horizon. TaUrUs April 21-May 21 A partner is showing no sign of appreciation or understanding of your feelings. It doesn’t matter whether it is all you do for them, how you are always there for them or your dedication to your relationship, they seem to take this for granted. You need to talk and even up the balance. GEMINI May 22-June 21 Experimenting with new ideas in the workplace will make it easier for you to adapt to changes that are occurring in other areas of your life. You will no longer keep harping on about how great things were in the old days as you realise an even better future awaits you. Harness your optimism. caNcEr June 22-July 23 Even if you are struggling with something that is deeply personal there are people who understand and can help you. Reach out to a friend, relative or a charity to get the advice you need. It isn’t healthy to bottle up feelings inside. Don’t suffer in silence, but do try and deal with this. lEo July 24-Aug 23 A friend who borrowed some cash off you before Christmas is showing no signs of wanting to pay you back. They are hoping that the longer they leave it, the more likely it is you will forget about it. It is time to put your foot down and insist they pay back this loan straight away. Love is in the air. An exciting new relationship will begin if you are single. This could cause tension in a friendship when an old friend seems to feel threatened. You don’t want to miss out on an opportunity to enjoy a loving partnership because someone begrudges you this chance. SCORPIO CAPRICORN lIBra Sept 24–Oct 23 A small discrepancy that now occurs will make you feel uneasy but don’t for a moment allow doubts to creep into your thoughts and cloud your vision. You are on the right path. Keep moving forward. To doubt yourself will hold you back and this would be a waste of your true potential. (80p/min + network (80p/min + network access charge) For more call 0905 789 4277 access charge) scorPIo Oct 24-Nov22 Your priorities are changing. New projects and activities excite you and you will drop commitments that no longer bring you any pleasure to fit these into your life. You might feel guilty at first but go with what is right for you. Find a balance between what is important and what isn’t. (80p/min + network (80p/min + network access charge) For more call 0905 789 4278 access charge) saGITTarIUs Nov 23-Dec 21 Whether you are buying, selling, lending cash or investing money, you will intuitively know when it is time to call a halt to it. If you can afford it you won’t mind helping out a friend in need but you will also want to be certain that this isn’t going to become a habit going forwards. (80p/min + network (80p/min + network access charge) For more call 0905 789 4279 access charge) caPrIcorN Dec 22-Jan 20 Be choosy about the individuals you mix with. There are plenty of people who have complaints and grumbles but not everyone is tarred with the same brush. A sensible friend will aid things by throwing a few helpful hints your way. You will get support if you look hard enough. (80p/min + network (80p/min + network access charge) For more call 0905 789 4280 access charge) aQUarIUs Jan 21-Feb 19 It is time to put your feelings on the line. 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40 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Puzzles STAR SEEKER Can you find the star name hidden in this crossword? Complete the crossword in the normal way then make a note of the letters contained in all the squares which are marked with shaded stars. These letters will make an anagram of the name you are trying to discover. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 12 13 2 22 24 ACROSS 4. Adage (7) 8. Harmony (6) 9. Versus (7) 10. Summary (6) 11. Stable (6) 12. Distribute (5,3) 18. Goodbye (8) 20. Sickening disgust (6) 21. Colonise (6) 22. Even now (7) 23. Caress (6) 24. Moment (7) 9 H 11 16 17 18 19 H H H H H H 21 23 H DOWN 1. Fancy (7) 2. Generous (7) 3. Courteous (6) 5. Roll (8) 6. Concealed (6) 7. Dwell (6) H H 13. Now and again (3,3,2) 14. Demolish (7) 15. Changed (7) 16. Liquid measure (6) 17. Agree (6) 19. Happenings (6) 14 15 H H H H General Knowledge Quiz 1. Of which US city is Greenwich Village regarded as the bohemian and artistic quarter? A Los Angeles B San Francisco C Detroit D New York City 2. Which line of fortifications to protect the eastern frontier of France was outflanked by the German invasion of 1940? A Champagne Line B Ardennes Line C Maginot Line D Strasbourg Line 3. In the Bible what was the home town of Abraham? A Ir B Or C Ur D Ar 4. Which British band had a top ten hit single in 1986 with Happy Hour? A REM B Housemartins C The Smiths D The Stone Roses 5. What name is given to the decay of timber caused by cellulosedigesting fungi such as Serpula lacrymans? A Fungi rot B Ridgicasion C Mushroom disease D Dry rot 6. Which 1990s ITV comedy-drama series was recently revived under a new name with Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan in the starring roles? A Doctor Finlay B Peak Practice C Birds of a Feather D The Darling Buds of May Joanna Scanlan See Question 6 7. Which TV actor starred in Heartbeat, The Gaffer and Oh No! It’s Selwyn Froggitt? A Bill Maynard B Nick Berry C Brian Hunt D Colin Firth 8. Which famous fictional detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? A Inspector Morse B Inspector Hanaud C Sherlock Holmes D Miss Marple 9. The hit comedy Wayne’s World was a spin-off from which popular television series? A Saturday Night Live B The Tonight Show C Cheers D Happy Days 10. Of which country is the Kip the basic unit of currency? A Laos B Cambodia C Thailand D Japan 11. What part of the body is affected by dermatitis? A The eyes B The skin C The heart D The lungs 12. Who wrote The Time Machine and Kipps? A C.S. Lewis B Isaac Asimov C H.G. Wells D Joseph Conrad 13. What name is given to the arch in a theatre through which the audience views a play? A Promethean arch B Players arch C Puerto Rican arch D Proscenium arch 14. What name is given to any tree of the genus Fagus? A Ash B Beech C Birch D Poplar 15. Who coined the term Iron Curtain? A Margaret Thatcher B J. F. Kennedy C Winston Churchill D Dwight Eisenhower SUDOKU There is one simple rule in Sudoku. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box. Easy Medium Hard 2 5 1 8 5 6 1 9 6 5 8 9 8 4 7 1 2 6 6 9 5 2 8 4 2 5 7 8 1 2 3 4 6 5 4 9 8 2 4 4 3 6 8 1 9 6 4 7 5 9 8 6 9 5 7 5 9 2 7 6 5 1 9 2 8 6 4 9 6 9 2 7 5 2 4 7 4 2 8 4 8 1 6 6 7 5 9 3 9 7 8 5 2 4

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 41 Puzzles FILL IN When you’ve completed the puzzle, rearrange the shaded squares to spell out a type of building. We’ve given you one word to start you off. 1. 1985 British Open golf champion (9) 2. Animal which feeds on grass and other plants (9) 4. Large tree of the East Indies, Tectona grandis (4) 5. 1964 novel by Dick Francis (5) 6. See 18 Ac. 7. Ancient Greek stringed musical instrument (4) 9. Chuck, singer/ songwriter whose works include Johnny B. Goode (5) 11. Shimon, Israeli prime minister 1984-86 (5) 12. Alexander, Russian painter and designer who died in 1956 (9) 13. Rudolph, silent film actor whose screen roles included The Sheik of 1921 (9) 17. Horse which won England’s Cheltenham Gold Cup 1964-66 (5) 19. The -- rose, Rosa damascena, is cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers (6) 22. The nest of an eagle (5) 23. See 26 Ac. 24. Town in N.W. Italy famous for its sparkling wine (4) WORDSEARCH NINERS ACROSS DOWN 3. Nickname of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Confederate general in the US Civil War (9) 8. Second son of Adam and Eve (4) 9. US acting dynasty whose members included Ethel, John and Lionel (9) 10. Alexander, secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party 1968-69 (6) 11. See 18. 14. Rod, 1969 Wimbledon champion (5) 15. Hindu system of philosophy (4) 16. River in S.E. Australia rising in the Great Dividing Range which flows through Melbourne (5) 18 and 11 Ac. and 6 Dn. Amateur detective in stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (4,5,6) 20. Stephen, 1987 Tour De France winner (5) 21. Charles, designer T O O L whose furniture included the ‘Lounge Chair’ of 1956 (5) 3 LETTERS 4 LETTERS 5 LETTERS 7 LETTERS 24. King of the Belgians BAG AGES OPAL AGENT BASKETS 1909-34 (6) 25. Type of broccoli BOW ALOE PALL BUNNY COLONEL named after a region BYE ALTO SACK NIGHT of S.W. Italy (9) GNU EGGS SILT RANGE 26 and 23 Dn. ‘The --’, 1920 play by John NUN EVIL SLOE Galsworthy (4,4) SAT GAGA SOFT 27. Chronic disease SEA GAIN STAY with an abnormal accumulation of white SHY IBIS TAKE corpuscles which SKY ISLE TOOL invade the bone marrow (9) YAP LANE WAGE Find these London theatres in the grid below. Words can run forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally. ADELPHI ALDWYCH AMBASSADORS APOLLO CAMBRIDGE COLISEUM CRITERION DOMINION DUCHESS DUKE OF YORK’S FORTUNE GARRICK GIELGUD HAROLD PINTER LYCEUM NOVELLO PHOENIX PICCADILLY PLAYHOUSE SAVOY General Knowledge Crossword WORD WISE The word may sound familiar, but do you know what it means? SHEW Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters. 1 62764 gives a colour; 2 83995 gives a colour; 149557 gives a colour. A B C To plant temporarily Old form of ‘show’ Gathering at which wine is drunk 173 gives a currency; 4897 gives a currency; 27856 gives a currency. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 K C I X G A R R I C K H K A Q C A H A R O L D P I N T E R Y R M P S K R O Y F O E K U D L I B L D S M S O C T E H L O L T R E S H R R N G E O C L A I E I D E S T O A V B U L Z L D R D A P U E P D R A E M L D A I G C N K O H Y A V S L Z W C O E E U L T N C O S H R H Y C N H W L C S U N U V S L M C I C N O I N I M O D D A A G H P P L A Y H O U S E B Q S B X Y P I D U G L E I G I B V F M G G E P W D B C O L I S E U M A P H O E N I X P L R Y V R D G SPORTWORD A test of knowledge for the sporting enthusiast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ACROSS 1. Gabriel ....., Romanian defender who played for West Brom 2010-13 (5) 4. Gordon ....., 1966 World Cup winner (5) 7. Maurice ..., US midfielder who played for Rangers and Stoke City (3) 8. Stephen ....., 1987 Tour de France winner (5) 9. Course on which athletics races are run (5) 10. Alexander ...., Belarusian midfielder who joined Arsenal in 2005 (4) 11. John ......, former West Ham midfielder signed from Swindon in 1994 (6) 14. Austin ......, former Leicester Tigers and England rugby union player (6) 15. Fred ...., US golfer who won The Players Championship in Florida in 2005 (4) 18. See 20 Across 20 and 18 Across. 1984 Grand National-winning horse (5,5) 21. Chris ..., scorer of three England tries against Ireland in the 1988 Five Nations (3) 22. Kevin ....., West Ham coach who made 296 appearances for Bolton (5) 23. Marked ski run down a mountain (5) DOWN 1. The Olympic ..... relay is the ceremonial carriage of the Olympic Flame (5) 2. Federico ......., Italian striker formerly with Man United (7) 3. Player listed in order of their considered likelihood to win a sports tournament (4) 4. Jenson ......, 2009 F1 world champion (6) 5. The main basketball league in North America (3) 6. Davor ....., 1998 World Cup Finals top scorer (5) 12. Fred ......., golfer who won the 1992 Masters Tournament (7) 13. Roger ......, Everton own goal scorer for Villa in a 1977 League Cup Final replay (6) 14. Andy ....., All Black whose 1977 Test debut was against British and Irish Lions (5) 16. Miroslav ....., retired Lazio and Bayern Munich striker (5) 17. Implement used by a jockey to urge on a horse (4) 19. A score of nothing (3)

42 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Puzzles REMEMBER WHEN The following events all occurred in living memory. Can you guess the year? A B 1. Actor Alfred Molina was born 2. Frankie Laine had a UK No.1 single with Answer Me 3. Jacques Tati starred in Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday 4. The Queen launched the new Royal yacht, Britannia 1. Mel Gibson starred in Lethal Weapon 2. Pet Shop Boys had a UK No.1 single with It’s A Sin 3. Van Gogh’s Irises was sold by Sotheby’s for £27 million 4. Artist Andy Warhol died Arrowword Pans _ Lumley, pictured Facet Pencil rubber Journalist Leg joint Vegetable Rent out Herdsman Oriental Heavens Distinct Toy (2-2) Different Large sea Bird Shrubs Fine strand Shout applause Furrowed Not sleeping C 1. Actor Robert Downey Jr was born 2. Julie Andrews starred in The Sound Of Music 3. The Rolling Stones had a UK No.1 single with The Last Time 4. The British government announced it was going to introduce a drink-drive limit Shoe part Deal with Foot lever Moisture Deserved Mineral Lock opener Fastener Curve Epoch Map book Sheds tears QUICK QUIZ 1. Which foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song Zitti e buoni? 2. What relation is painter Lucian Freud to psychoanalysis pioneer Sigmund Freud? 3. Which town in Cumbria is famous for its mint cake? 4. Of which country was Francisco Franco dictator until his death in 1975? 5. Which brass musical instrument has the lowest pitch? 6. What was the family name of the Angevin, Lancastrian and Yorkist Kings of England? 7. Which blind and deaf American writer and lecturer graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904? 8. What is Willy Messerschmitt famous for designing? 9. What name is given to the deterioration of metal caused by repeated stresses? 10. Which British novelist wrote Our Man in Havana? Bowman Centre Possess Firearm Foot digit Grayson _, pictured Colour Without difficulty Aquatic mammal Separate Lacking depth Prank Mature Comes to mind Essay Pursues Amateur Recurring sequence Celebrity Friend Heavily defeated Perhaps Empower Encounter Combines Guys Binds Positioned Picture Dined Rip Fritters away CODEWORD This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter. For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle. Eg. Wine gums, jelly babies, etc Shelf Small bird Frock Escorted 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 X N Y 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Z I 2 3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 L 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 O 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 R

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 43 Puzzles TWO SPEED CROSSWORD This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clue, try the Quick. Cryptic Across 4. Irritable if made to go inside to give evidence (7) 8. Sayings of modern times (6) 9. Try to make a little yarn go a long way? (4,3) 10. Weaken the spirit (6) 11. They don’t play principal parts (6) 12. Thoughtless advice to those who are overworried (8) 18. A narrow defile left for getting from one country to another (8) 20. Equip a girl with ships (6) 21. Friend tucked in, showing relish (6) 22. A dramatic attempt to include the elderly (7) 23. Stern test or transaction (6) 24. Is present and listens (7) Down 1. Didn’t lack a place to land fish (7) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 20 22 24 2. They suit their customers (7) 3. Learnt, perhaps, what the charge for hiring is (6) 5. Hip seams split by stress (8) 6. It’s not hard to hold out (6) 7. Sources of print? (6) 13. Expressed at even greater length (8) 9 11 16 17 18 19 21 23 14 15 14. Turned to trade, perhaps (7) 15. High church feature (7) 16. Where the Ark went fast (6) 17. Chew up a thousand fish (6) 19. Most air services provide these flights (6) Quick Across 4. Declare formally (7) 8. Proverbs (6) 9. Prolong (4,3) 10. Water down (6) 11. Representatives (6) 12. Negligent (8) 18. Travel document (8) 20. Fleet (6) 21. Taste (6) 22. Disaster (7) 23. Severe experience (6) 24. Is present at (7) Down 1. Fish (7) 2. Suit-makers (7) 3. Tenant’s payment (6) 5. Stress (8) 6. Offer (6) 7. Origins (6) 13. Stretched (8) 14. Turned (7) 15. Spire (7) 16. Turkish mountain (6) 17. Mutilate (6) 19. Steps (6) Scribble pad CLOCKWORD The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter T in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a US novelist. 10 9 8 1. Dessert 2. Start 11 3. Mute 4. Surviving 5. Tropical bird 6. Truthful 12 7 T 6 1 6 7. Recluse 8. Result 9. Mollusc 10. Lasso 11. Anticipate 12. Soften 2 5 3 4 3 Solutions Star Seeker Across: 4 Proverb; 8 Unison; 9 Against; 10 Precis; 11 Steady; 12 Share out; 18 Farewell; 20 Nausea; 21 Settle; 22 Already; 23 Stroke; 24 Instant. Down: 1 Suppose; 2 Liberal; 3 Polite; 5 Register; 6 Veiled; 7 Reside; 13 Off and on; 14 Destroy; 15 Altered; 16 Gallon; 17 Assent; 19 Events. Star Name: KRISTEN STEWART General Knowledge Quiz 1 D; 2 C; 3 C; 4 B; 5 D; 6 D; 7 A; 8 C; 9 A; 10 A; 11 B; 12 C; 13 D; 14 B; 15 C. Easy 3 8 2 4 7 6 5 9 1 8 5 3 9 2 4 6 1 7 2 3 9 7 6 5 1 4 8 Hard 6 9 1 2 3 7 4 8 5 9 7 2 5 4 6 3 1 8 7 2 3 1 5 4 8 6 9 Fill In 5 7 6 9 8 1 3 4 2 7 6 4 8 1 5 2 3 9 1 5 7 4 2 8 6 9 3 5 2 8 1 9 4 3 7 6 4 1 3 9 8 7 2 6 5 8 4 9 6 3 2 7 5 1 E G G S R S O F T V A B A G P A I B I S N S A C K L A N E G A L O E S A G E N T L S K Y N U B O W E B U N N Y N S T A Y I A G E S I S L E G P A L L L T S H Y G O T O O L T W A G E Building: ABBEY 4 9 1 2 5 3 7 6 8 9 1 2 3 7 6 8 4 5 6 8 4 1 3 9 5 2 7 4 7 3 8 5 6 2 1 9 6 8 5 1 3 2 9 4 7 5 6 1 7 9 8 3 2 4 Medium 1 8 2 7 4 3 5 6 9 9 2 6 8 5 7 4 3 1 6 9 8 2 7 4 3 1 5 9 4 5 6 8 2 3 7 1 4 1 7 2 9 3 5 6 8 7 3 4 1 5 9 8 2 6 7 3 6 1 5 9 2 4 8 3 8 5 6 1 4 9 7 2 5 2 1 8 6 3 4 9 7 General Knowledge Crossword Across: 3 Stonewall; 8 Abel; 9 Barrymore; 10 Dubcek; 11 Peter; 14 Laver; 15 Yoga; 16 Yarra; 18 Lord; 20 Roche; 21 Eames; 24 Albert; 25 Calabrese; 26 Skin; 27 Leukaemia. Down: 1 Sandy Lyle; 2 Herbivore; 4 Teak; 5 Nerve; 6 Wimsey; 7 Lyre; 9 Berry; 11 Peres; 12 Rodchenko; 13 Valentino; 17 Arkle; 19 Damask; 22 Eyrie; 23 Game; 24 Asti. Sportword Across: 1 Tamas; 4 Banks; 7 Edu; 8 Roche; 9 Track; 10 Hleb; 11 Moncur; 14 Healey; 15 Funk; 18 Dandy; 20 Hallo; 21 Oti; 22 Nolan; 23 Piste. Down: 1 Torch; 2 Macheda; 3 Seed; 4 Button; 5 NBA; 6 Suker; 12 Couples; 13 Kenyon; 14 Haden; 16 Klose; 17 Whip; 19 Nil. Wordsearch K C I X G A R R I C K H K A Q C A H A R O L D P I N T E R Y R M P S K R O Y F O E K U D L I B L D S M S O C T E H L O L T R E S H R R N G E O C L A I E I D E S T O A V B U L Z L D R D A P U E P D R A E M L D A I G C N K O H Y A V S L Z W C O E E U L T N C O S H R H Y C N H W L C S U N U V S L M C I C N O I N I M O D D A A G H P P L A Y H O U S E B Q S B X Y P I D U G L E I G I B V F M G G E P W D B C O L I S E U M A P H O E N I X P L R Y V R D G Arrowword Word Wise: B. Old form of ‘show’ Niner 1. SHRINKAGE: KHAKI GREEN SIENNA 2. SPLENDOUR: SOL EURO POUND P K E Y T W J O A N N A O T H E R T E S K Y R I A S P E C T O C E A N E L E T H A W K E R A S E R P E D A L E H A N D L E K E Y E U P P E R E A R N E D A R C O P O W N A S T A R A R C H E R T R I C K L I T O E E A S I L Y M A T E P E R R Y G F C H A S E S R E D S E A L L A Y A H R E M E M B E R S P A R T M E N P L I M A G E A T E P L A C E D R O B I N O L E D G E L E D S W E E T S D R E S S Remember When A 1953; B 1987; C 1965. Quick Quiz 1 Maneskin; 2 Grandson; 3 Kendal; 4 Spain; 5 Tuba; 6 Plantagenet; 7 Helen Keller; 8 Aircraft; 9 Metal fatigue; 10 Graham Greene. Codeword 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 W E F B T Z K Y H M A Q N 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 C I L P O V U X R D S J G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 P L V J Y N T U Z D R C G 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 X B S H F O Q W M I E K A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 L N O E M X S B P H F R U 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Q K I C A Y T D W V J Z G Two Speed Crossword Across: 4 Testify; 8 Adages; 9 Spin out; 10 Dilute; 11 Agents; 12 Careless; 18 Passport; 20 Armada; 21 Palate; 22 Tragedy; 23 Ordeal; 24 Attends. Down: 1 Haddock; 2 Tailors; 3 Rental; 5 Emphasis; 6 Tender; 7 Founts; 13; Expanded; 14 Rotated; 15 Steeple; 16 Ararat; 17 Mangle; 19 Stairs. Clockword 1 Junket, 2 Outset, 3 Silent, 4 Extant, 5 Parrot, 6 Honest, 7 Hermit, 8 Effect, 9 Limpet, 10 Lariat, 11 Expect, 12 Relent. Writer: JOSEPH HELLER

44 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS OBITUARIES OBITUARIES A Cooper and Tanner stalwart famed for agricultural expertise quintyn howard-evans Senior Managing Partner Cooper and Tanner Michael Joyce, former Senior Managing Partner of Cooper and Tanner has sadly passed away at the age of 68. Michael had been seriously ill for the last few months but his passing has come as a great shock to his family and all his friends and colleagues, both past and present. This coming year would have marked Michael’s 50th anniversary with Cooper and Tanner; that in itself is a remarkable achievement. He joined the firm in 1972 at the age of 18, directly after leaving school. He actually had a place to study law, but decided that a more rural career would suit him and so the legal profession’s loss was our gain. He then studied to become a chartered surveyor by postal course while working full-time and in due course became qualified as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Association for Agricultural Valuers. Michael subsequently became a hugely respected land agent and livestock auctioneer whose expertise and experience was unrivalled in the region. Michael originally worked in our Castle Cary office before moving to He played a central role in the growth and vitality of our firm, being at all times an astute, fair and inspiring leader the Frome branch, then based in North Parade. Each Wednesday Michael could be found on the rostrum in the old Frome cattle market, at that time held in what is now the town centre car park. When it was clear that the town centre market was no longer viable Michael was involved in helping to create the new cattle market at Standerwick, where he subsequently became the Senior Managing Partner of Cooper and Tanner and where he was based for the remainder of his working life. As Senior Managing Partner, he played a central role in the ongoing growth and vitality of our firm, being at all times an astute, fair and inspiring leader to his fellow partners and colleagues. On retiring as a partner of Cooper and Tanner, Michael remained with the firm as a Senior Consultant, with his renowned levels of client service and extensive knowledge making him the ‘go to’ person for a vast range of agricultural projects and topics. All of us who worked with Michael, either directly and indirectly, benefited from both his wisdom and gentlemanly conduct. Any firm or organisation is a reflection of those that lead it; those of us that work for the firm refer to Cooper and Tanner as having a friendly ‘family’ feel about it, particularly in comparison to other companies. The working atmosphere that we all enjoy is a direct reflection of the influence that Michael’s character, hard work and attention to detail played in creating the firm that we and the outside world recognise as Cooper and Tanner. Apart from his demanding role with Cooper and Tanner, he was also a churchwarden at Woodlands Parish Church and was involved over the years in numerous charity auctions and events as well as being a regular judge of Rotary public speaking competitions. On that last point Michael was as best placed as anybody to judge and advise on public speaking. He was a superlative public speaker and could speak on any topic without stumbling or recourse to notes. This included his passion for heraldry which led to the flagpole at Frome Market regularly displaying the correct flag on the correct day. In Michael’s office there is an extensive range of flags for which he had a very good supplier. In fact this supplier was so good that on the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Michael had the unique flag the day before it was even supplied to the Duchy of Cornwall’s estate! The Cooper and Tanner Christmas party was for many years brought to a close by Michael reciting the loyal toast including all of Her Majesty the Queen’s titles entirely from memory. As well as a livestock auctioneer Michael was for many years the antiques auctioneer for our Frome, Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet sale rooms. His interest in antiques led him to holding Antiques Roadshow type events for local WI and other groups. He held the exalted position of cheese auctioneer for many years at the Frome Show, and anyone that witnessed this annual event knew they were in the presence of a truly magnificent and amusing auctioneer. Michael was also chairman of Frome Livestock Auctioneers, operating the hugely successful livestock market at Frome. This in itself would be a full-time job for any other person; however, Michael was able to juggle this role with all the other demands on his time. He also held the chair position of Frome Fatstock Society and for many years was the principal announcer at the annual show as well as being master of ceremonies at the Fatstock Society annual dinner. In these roles, as with every other aspect of his life, Michael was meticulous. This attention to detail extended to his own personal appearance; those of us who knew him would attest to the fact that he was never less than immaculately presented. One of Michael’s colleagues of many years described Michael as “a man who suited every > > Michael Joyce, right, at an outdoor sale with onetime Senior Partner at Cooper and Tanner, David Millard; below, Michael always had a reputation for being a smart dresser occasion with a suit for any occasion”. He was a man who had a superb and dry sense of humour, often entirely able to see the funny side of events while keeping a straight face. All of us who worked with him would at some point have had tears of mirth in our eyes when Michael regaled us with a story or two from his years of working in the agricultural sector and some of the characters and experience that he had encountered in that time. Michael was a fully committed and devoted family man who was recently delighted to become a doting grandfather. He passed away at the Bath RUH on Sunday December 26, surrounded by his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with his widow Allyson, his daughters Lucy and Jessica and his granddaughter Daisy. Thank you, Michael, for all that you did and the example that you gave. Those of us that had the privilege of working with you over the past 50 years will miss you very much.

' ' ' ' 45 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS APPLEBY Stephanie Diane Passed away peacefully in the Bristol Royal Infirmary, on Thursday 6th January 2022, aged 82 years. Much loved and adored wife to John. She will be greatly missed by all her family and many friends. A funeral service will be held on Friday 28th January in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Hawkesbury (GL9 1BN) at 2pm. Family flowers only. Donations if desired made payable to "The RNLI" and sent c/o Philip Horgan at L.E. Perry Funeral Directors. Ridgeway Coach House, 13 Hampton Street, Tetbury, GL8 8JN. Phone 01666 502295. Email; tetburyfunerals@gmail.com Web; www.tetburyfunerals.co.uk COX Valerie Passed away peacefully on 5th January 2022 aged 88 years. She is much loved and will be greatly missed by all her family & friends. A service to celebrate Valerie's life will be held at Church of St Saviours, Puxton on Wednesday 26th January at 10.30am. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for the Weston Hospice may be sent to C V Gower Funeral Directors, The Square, Winscombe, BS25 1BS, Tel: 01934 842945. Personal tributes & donations may also be made online at www.valeriecox.muchloved.com FOULDS Roger Edward Marshall (Cardy) Passed away peacefully on 2nd January, aged 90 years. Will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral Service Weston-Super-Mare Crematorium on Wednesday 19th January at 1.30pm. Family flowers only, donations if desired to RNLI and Macmillan Cancer Care c/o Keith C Britton & Son, Funeral Directors, 10 High St., Yatton, BS49 4JA. FRANKS Kathleen Anne (of Meare) formerly of Ashcott passed away peacefully at Yeovil District Hospital after an illness bravely borne on Wednesday 5th January 2022 aged 78 years. Dear wife of the late Michael, beloved mum of Stephen, Stewart and Robert, dearly loved mother-in-law of Melanie, Susan and Joanna, much loved grandma of Andrew, Lucy, Harry, Laura, Georgina, Matthew and Charley also a dearly loved sister who will be sadly missed by all her family and many friends. A Service of Celebration for her Life will be held at St Mary's Church, Meare on Monday 24th January 2022 at 11.30 am followed by a Committal Service at Sedgemoor Crematorium. Family flowers only, donations if desired will be shared between Yeovil Hospital Charity (Breast Cancer Unit Appeal) and St Mary's Church, Meare can be made online at www.mfranksandsons.co.uk (announcements) or cheques only payable to the charities can be forwarded to M Franks & Sons Funeral Directors Bath Road, Ashcott, Bridgwater, TA7 9QT. Telephone 01458 210627 HIGGS Ernest Alan (Alan) of Compton Dundon passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday 25th December 2021 aged 80 years. Dearly loved husband of Ester and much-loved father and grandfather who will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral Service will be held at St Mary's Church, Wedmore on Monday 17th January 2022 at 12.00 noon followed by interment in Wedmore Cemetery. Family flowers only, donations if desired will be shared between British Heart Foundation and British Lung Foundation can be made online at www.mfranksandsons.co.uk (announcements) or cheques only forwarded to M Franks & Sons Funeral Directors, Bath Road, Ashcott, Bridgwater, TA7 9QT. Telephone 01458 210627 JARRETT Jacqueline Sadly passed away on Tuesday 28th December 2021 surrounded by her loving family. A much loved Wife, Mother and Grandmother. She will be sadly missed and remembered by all. The funeral will take place Tuesday 25th January 12 noon at St Barnabas Church Warmley followed by a private burial. Floral tributes in memory of Jacqueline are welcomed, these can be sent to R Davies Funeral Directors Hambrook BS16 1RD. JARRETT Jacqueline My beloved wife of 62 years, deeply loved you will be so missed, our time together will be cherished until I see you again. Bob xxx JARRETT Jacqueline To our dear Mum, we can't quite believe that you have left us. We will miss you so much, the laughter, coffee and chats around the kitchen table at the farm. Until we meet again. All our love, Stephen, Sally, & Matthew xx JARRETT Jacqueline My cherished mum who I will miss so greatly. I can't believe you've gone, a huge hole is left without you. Deeply loved always. Your loving son Mark and Janet. xxx JARRETT Jacqueline Our sincere condolences to Jacqueline's loving husband Bob and family. Family was one of Jacqueline's greatest pleasures and she will be sorely missed for all her loving care. Love Stuart, Wendy, Emma & Dan x JARRETT Jacqueline With fond memories of happy times spent together. You will be forever in our thoughts. Love Margaret, Ted, & John x JARRETT Jacqueline 'Nana' We will miss you everyday. All the memories of our laughs, chats and cappuccinos will forever make us smile. Love you lots, Sophie & Dominic and your little treasures Ruby & Hugo xxx JARRETT Jacqueline Dear Nanna, you will leave such a void in our family, but we will try our best to fill it with memories of your contagious laughter and indomitable spirit. Lots of love, Christie & Tom xxx LEE Dennis Arthur Aged 87 years, of East Lydford. On 8th January 2022, peacefully at his home. A much loved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, great-uncle and friend. Funeral service at St. Peter's Church, West Lydford on Wednesday 2nd February at 11:30am, followed by private cremation. Flowers welcome or donations, if desired, in memory of Dennis are being invited for Lydford Sports Club or Queen Camel Bowles Club, c/o Harold F. Miles, Funeral Director, South Cadbury, BA22 7ES. Telephone. (01963) 440367. LOVIBOND David John (John) of Highbridge, passed away peacefully at home on January 10th, 2022, aged 71 years. Beloved Husband to Mary and dearly loved family man who will be sadly missed. The funeral service takes place at Sedgemoor Crematorium on Thursday, January 27th at 2.00 pm. Family flowers only please, but donations if desired for Secret World Wildlife Rescue, may be given online at ashleyedwards.co.uk or sent to Ashley Edwards Funeral Directors, 10 Church Street, Highbridge, TA9 3AF Telephone 01278 794304 ' ' PADFIELD John Douglas Sadly passed away at home on Friday 31st December, 2021, aged 84 years. John was a much loved Husband, Dad, Father in Law, Grandpa and friend. His funeral will be held on Wednesday 26th January at 1pm at St. Vigor's Church, Stratton on the Fosse, BA3 4QT. Everyone is very welcome to attend the Church service, the family have made provisions to accommodate everyone safely, please can those attending wear a face mask. Car parking - please follow signs from Watery Lane, Stratton. If anyone would like to make a donation in John's memory, this would be divided between "Wiltshire Air Ambulance" and "St. Vigor's Church PCC" please, in lieu of flowers. There will be collection boxes at Church or these can be sent c/o "Nick Maggs Funeral Services", Highfield House, Bath Road, Oakhill, Radstock, BA3 5AF. PATH Colin Gilbert Much loved Father and Grandfather, he will be greatly missed. The Funeral Service will be held at St Mary's Church, Stanton Drew on Thursday, January 27th at 11.00 am, followed by Cremation at Haycombe Crematorium at 12.15 pm. Family flowers only. Donations if desired for St Mary's Church, Stanton Drew and The British Heart Foundation are being accepted in Colin's memory by Michael W Rowe Funeral Directors, 2, The Vinery, Harford Square, Chew Magna. Telephone 01275 332565 PEPPARD John Sidney James Late of Chewton Mendip Peacefully at home on 20th December, aged 85. Much loved Partner, Dad and Grandad. Funeral Service at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Chewton Mendip on Wednesday 26th January at 12.00 noon. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for the British Heart Foundation to Bryan G Bishop Funeral Services Paulton Bristol BS39 7LW STEVENS Joyce May of Utcombe Farm. Passed away suddenly on January, 5th 2022, aged 90 years. Beloved Wife of the late Ray Stevens. Much loved Mum of Richard and Marie and Grandchildren Freddie, Mark and Paul. She will be sadly missed by all of her family and friends. The Funeral Service will be held at Haycombe Crematorium on Friday, January 28th at 11.30 am. Family flowers only. Donations if desired for The Great Western Air Ambulance are being accepted in memory of Joyce by Michael W Rowe Funeral Directors, 2 The Vinery, Harford Square, Chew Magna. Telephone 01275 332565. ' ' TELLING Margaret Elizabeth Jane (nee Piggott) On Saturday 1st January 2022. Peacefully at home. Funeral to be held at All Saints Church, Wrington, North Somerset, Monday 24th January at 11am. c/o Keith C. Britton & Son Funeral Directors 10 High Street Yatton BS49 4JA. URCH Adrian Frederick George Passed away on December, 30th 2021. A much respected Chew Magna Resident. Beloved Husband of the late Diana Urch, much loved Dad of Sam and the late Steve Kirby, treasured Grandad of Erin, Tara, Owen and Tekla. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. The Funeral Service will be held at St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna on Friday, January 21st at 2.00 pm. Family flowers only. Donations if desired for The Glaucoma Society are being accepted in Adrian's memory by Michael W Rowe Funeral Directors, 2, The Vinery, Harford Square, Chew Magna. Telephone 01275 332565.

46 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS OBITUARIES Pioneering actor and inspiration worldwide Sidney Poitier was a groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how black people were portrayed on screen, becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, writes Hillel Italie. Poitier, winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies Of The Field, died in the Bahamas aged 94. Few movie stars, black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen. Before Poitier, the son of Bahamian tomato farmers, no black actor had a sustained career as a lead performer or could get a film produced based on his own star power. Before Poitier, few black actors were permitted a break from the stereotypes of bug-eyed servants and grinning entertainers. Before Poitier, Hollywood filmmakers rarely even attempted to tell a black person’s story. Poitier’s rise mirrored profound changes in the US in the 1950s and 1960s. As racial attitudes evolved during the civil rights era and segregation laws were challenged and fell, Poitier was the performer to whom a cautious industry turned for stories of progress. He was the escaped black convict who befriends a racist white prisoner (Tony Curtis) in The Defiant Ones. He was the courtly office worker who falls in love with a blind white girl in A Patch Of Blue. He was the handyman in Lilies Of The Field who builds a church for a group of nuns. In one of the great roles of the stage and screen, he was the ambitious young father whose dreams clashed with those of other family members in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun. Debates about diversity in Hollywood inevitably turn to the story of Poitier. With his handsome, flawless face, intense stare and disciplined style, he was for years not just the most popular black movie star, but the only one. “I made films when the only other black on the lot was the shoeshine boy,” he recalled in a 1988 Newsweek interview. “I was kind of the lone guy in town.” Poitier peaked in 1967 with three of the year’s most notable movies: To Sir, With Love, in which he starred as a school teacher who wins over his unruly students at a London secondary school; In The Heat Of The Night, as the determined police detective Virgil Tibbs; and in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, as the prominent doctor who wishes to marry a young white woman he only recently met, her parents played by Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in their final film together. Theatre owners named Poitier the number one star of 1967, the first time a black actor topped the list. In 2009 President Barack Obama, whose own steady bearing was sometimes compared to Poitier’s, awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying that the actor “not only entertained but enlightened ... revealing the power of the silver screen to bring us closer together”. His appeal brought him burdens not unlike such other historical figures as Jackie Robinson and the Rev Martin Luther King Jr. He was subjected to bigotry from whites and accusations of compromise from the black community. Poitier was held, and held himself, to standards well above his white peers. He refused to play cowards and took on characters, especially in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, of almost divine goodness. He developed a steady but resolved and occasionally humorous persona crystallised in his most famous line – “They call me Mr Tibbs!” – from In The Heat of The Night. “All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value – to you I say, ‘I’m not talking about being as good as you. I hereby declare myself better than you,”’ he wrote in his memoir, The Measure Of A Man, published in 2000. But even in his prime he was criticised for being out of touch. He was called an Uncle Tom and a “milliondollar shoeshine boy”. In 1967, The New York Times published black playwright Clifford Mason’s essay, Why Does White America Love Sidney Poitier So? Mason dismissed Poitier’s films as “a schizophrenic flight from historical fact” and the actor as a pawn for the “white man’s sense of what’s wrong with the world”. Stardom did not shield Poitier from racism and condescension. He had a hard time finding housing in Los Angeles and was followed by the Ku Klux Klan when he visited Mississippi in 1964, not long after three civil rights workers had been murdered there. In interviews, journalists often ignored his work and asked him instead about race and current events. “I am an artist, man, American, contemporary,” he snapped during a 1967 press conference. “I am an awful lot of things, so I wish you would pay me the respect due.” Poitier was not as engaged politically as his friend and contemporary Harry Belafonte, leading to occasional conflicts between them. But he participated in the 1963 March on Washington and other civil rights events, and as an actor defended himself and risked his career. He refused to sign loyalty oaths during the 1950s, when Hollywood was barring suspected Communists, and turned down roles he found offensive. “Almost all the job opportunities were reflective of the stereotypical perception of blacks that had infected the whole consciousness of the country,” he recalled. “I came with an inability to do those things. It just wasn’t in me. I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.” Poitier’s films were usually about personal triumphs rather than broad political themes, but the classic Poitier role, from In The Heat Of The Night to Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, was as a black man of such decency and composure – Poitier became synonymous with the word “dignified” – that he wins over the whites opposed to him. His screen career faded in the late 1960s as political movements, black and white, became more radical and movies more explicit. He acted less often, gave fewer interviews and began directing, his credits including the Richard Pryor-Gene Wilder farce Stir Crazy, Buck And The Preacher (co-starring Poitier and Belafonte) and the Bill Cosby comedies Uptown Saturday Night and Let’s Do It Again. In the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in the feature films Sneakers and The Jackal and several television movies, receiving an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination as future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in Separate But Equal and an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Mandela And De Klerk. In recent years, a new generation learned of him through Oprah Winfrey, who chose The Measure Of A Man for her book club. Meanwhile, he welcomed the rise of such black stars as Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Danny Glover: “It’s like the cavalry coming to relieve the troops! You have no idea how pleased I am,” he said. Poitier received numerous honorary prizes, including a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute and a special Academy Award in 2002, on the same night that black performers won both best acting awards, Washington for Training Day and Halle Berry for Monster’s Ball. “I’ll always be chasing you, Sidney,” Washington, who had earlier presented the honorary award to Poitier, said during his acceptance speech. “I’ll always be following in your footsteps. There’s nothing I would rather do, sir, nothing I would rather do.” Poitier had four daughters with his first wife, Juanita Hardy, and two with his second wife, actress Joanna Shimkus, who starred with him in his 1969 film The Lost Man. Daughter Sydney Tamaii Poitier appeared on such television series as Veronica Mars and Mr Knight. His life ended in adulation, but it began in hardship. Poitier was born prematurely, weighing just three pounds, in Miami, where his parents had gone to deliver tomatoes from > > President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sidney Poitier during a ceremony in the White House in 2009 Chip Somodevilla their farm on tiny Cat Island in the Bahamas. He spent his early years on the remote island, which had a population of 1,500 and no electricity, and he quit school at 12-and-a-half to help support the family. Three years later, he was sent to live with a brother in Miami; his father was concerned that the street life of Nassau was a bad influence. With three dollars in his pocket, Sidney travelled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. “The smell in that portion of the boat was so horrendous that I spent a goodly part of the crossing heaving over the side,” he told the Associated Press in 1999, adding that Miami soon educated him about racism. “I learned quite quickly that there were places I couldn’t go, that I would be questioned if I wandered into various neighbourhoods.” Poitier moved to Harlem and was so overwhelmed by his first winter there he enlisted in the army, cheating on his age and swearing he was 18 when he had yet to turn 17. Assigned to a mental hospital on Long Island, Poitier was appalled at how cruelly the doctors and nurses treated the soldier patients. In his 1980 autobiography, This Life, he related how he escaped the army by feigning insanity. Back in Harlem, he was looking in the Amsterdam News for a dishwasher job when he noticed an ad seeking actors at the American Negro Theatre. He went there and was handed a script and told to go on the stage. Poitier had never seen a play in his life and could barely read. He stumbled through his lines in a thick Caribbean accent and the director marched him to the door. “As I walked to the bus, what humiliated me was the suggestion

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 47 OBITUARIES that all he could see in me was a dishwasher. If I submitted to him, I would be aiding him in making that perception a prophetic one,” Poitier later told the AP. “I got so pissed, I said, ‘I’m going to become an actor – whatever that is. I don’t want to be an actor, but I’ve got to become one to go back there and show him that I could be more than a dishwasher.’ That became my goal.” The process took months as he sounded out words from the newspaper. Poitier returned to the American Negro Theatre and was again rejected. Then he made a deal. He would act as janitor for the theatre in return for acting lessons. When he was released again, his fellow students urged the teachers to let him be in the class play. Another Caribbean, Belafonte, was cast in the lead. When Belafonte could not make a preview performance because it conflicted with his own janitorial duties, his understudy, Poitier, went on. The audience included a Broadway producer who cast him in an allblack version of Lysistrata. The play lasted four nights, but rave reviews for Poitier won him an understudy job in Anna Lucasta, and later he played the lead in the road company. In 1950, he broke through on screen in No Way Out, playing a doctor whose patient, a white man, dies and is then harassed by the patient’s bigoted brother, played by Richard Widmark. Key early films included Blackboard Jungle, featuring Poitier as a tough high school student (the actor was well into his 20s at the time) in a violent school; and The Defiant Ones, which brought Poitier his first best actor nomination, and the first one for any black male. The theme of cultural differences turned lighthearted in Lilies Of The Field, in which Poitier played a Baptist handyman who builds a chapel for a group of Roman Catholic nuns, refugees from Germany. In one memorable scene, he gives them an English lesson. The only black actor before Poitier to win a competitive Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, the 1939 best supporting actress for Gone With The Wind. No one, including Poitier, thought Lilies Of The Field his best film, but the times were right (Congress would soon pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for which Poitier had lobbied) and the actor was favoured even against such competitors as Paul Newman for Hud and Albert Finney for Tom Jones. Newman was among those rooting for Poitier. When presenter Anne Bancroft announced his victory, the audience cheered for so long that Poitier momentarily forgot his speech. “It has been a long journey to this moment,” he declared. Poitier never pretended that his Oscar was “a magic wand” for black performers, as he observed after his victory, and he shared his critics’ frustration with some of the roles he took on, confiding that his characters were sometimes so unsexual they became kind of “neuter”. But he also believed himself fortunate and encouraged those who followed him. “To the young African-American filmmakers who have arrived on the playing field, I am filled with pride you are here. I am sure, like me, you have discovered it was never impossible, it was just harder,” he said in 1992 as he received a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute. Former newspaper editor who put community first Tributes have been paid to award-winning former journalist Martin Heal, who has died at the age of 76. Martin began his media career in 1963, straight after leaving Yeovil Grammar School, as a cub reporter before eventually retiring as editor of the Western Gazette in 2007. He was well-known for always putting the community first, championing local stories. In 2000, the Western Gazette was awarded the highly acclaimed BT South West Weekly Newspaper of the Year Award, and was runner-up in the national final in the same year. Alongside his work life, and his love for his family, Martin was an elder of the United Reformed Church and a prolific lay preacher; he had preached in at east 50 different churches since the age of 16. Ken Hayward, a lifelong friend, work colleague and neighbour to Martin, paid tribute to a “true gentleman”. He said: “I’ve known Martin since our days at Yeovil Grammar School. We started approximately at the same time in the early 1960s, both married Western Gazette girls and we lived in Sherborne approximately 200 yards apart. “From an early age Martin was interested in people and community. He was, in fact, a very active lay preacher for longer than he was a journalist. “This life philosophy was easily transferable to his editorial style, putting people, especially local communities, first in his approach to journalism and staff management. “His immediate staff and other disciplines from the advertising and newspaper sales would say of him that he was a true gentleman who treated everyone in the same way.” Bede MacGowan, who was a trainee reporter for the Western Gazette under Martin, paid tribute to the impact that he had on his career in journalism. He said: “Martin gave me my first job in journalism and sparked a lifelong passion in the industry and for that I will always be grateful to him. “I remember being struck not just by how much he loved the Gazette but also by the genuine care he showed towards the community and people it served. “He was an excellent editor and, beyond that, a principled, fair and > > Martin Heal, right, with former Western Gazette chief subeditor Pete Brooke kind man who gave and earned respect in equal measure.” Martin is survived by wife of 54 years, Pat, and their three children, Nicholas, Lin and Carrie, as well as seven grandchildren. There will be a service to remember Martin’s life on Friday, February 4 at the Cheap Street Church in Sherborne. The exact time is yet to be announced. Ronnie Spector enjoyed string of hits in the 1960s Ronnie Spector, the rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking In The Rain as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died at the age of 78. Spector died on Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. “Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humour and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude,” a statement said. No other details were revealed. The Ronettes’ sexy look and powerful voices - plus songwriting and producing help from Phil Spector - turned them into one of the premier acts of the girl-group era, touring England with the Rolling Stones and befriending the Beatles. Spector, alongside her sister Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley, scored hits with pop masterpieces like Baby, I Love You, Walking In The Rain, I Can Hear Music and Be My Baby, which was co-written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. “We weren’t afraid to be hot. That was our gimmick,” Spector said in her memoir. “When we saw The Shirelles walk on stage with their wide party dresses, we went in the opposite direction and squeezed our bodies into the tightest skirts we could find. Then we’d get out on stage and hike them up to show our legs even more.” Spector, born Veronica Bennett, and her bandmates grew up in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. They began singing and dancing in clubs as Ronnie and the Relatives, becoming noteworthy for their liberal use of eyeliner and mascara. > > Ronnie Spector performing in California in 2017 Jesse Grant/Getty “The louder they applauded, the more mascara we put on the next time,” she wrote in her memoir. “We didn’t have a hit record to grab their attention, so we had to make an impression with our style. None of it was planned out; we just took the look we were born with and extended it.” In March 1963, Estelle Bennett managed to arrange an audition in front of Phil Spector, known for his big, brass-and-drum style dubbed the “wall of sound”. They were signed to Phillies Records in 1963. After being signed, they sang back-up for other acts until Spector had the group record their famous hits. The group’s debut album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, was released in 1964. Five of its 12 tracks had made it to the US Billboard charts. After touring Germany in 1967, the Ronettes broke up. Spector married Ronnie in 1968; then she said he kept her locked in their Beverly Hills mansion. Her 1990 autobiography Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts And Madness tells an unhappy story of abuse. The couple divorced in 1974. Phil Spector was sent to prison in 2009 for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson and died in 2020. Ronnie Spector’s influence was felt far and wide. Brian Wilson became obsessed with Be My Baby and Billy Joel wrote Say Goodbye To Hollywood in Spector’s honour. Amy Winehouse frequently cited Spector as an idol. She is survived by her husband, Jonathan Greenfield, and two sons, Jason and Austin.

48 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS ON THIS DAY Birthdays Margaret Beckett, politician, 79; Princess Michael of Kent, 77, top; Gareth Hale, comedian, 69; Mario Van Peebles, actor, 65, above; James Nesbitt, actor, 57, left; Mary Pierce, tennis player, 47; Scott Murray, rugby union player, 46; Jermaine Pennant, footballer, 39 > > James Nesbitt OBE was born on this day in 1965. He is a Northern Irish actor and television presenter, and is known for his roles in Cold Feet and most recently the Netflix hit Stay Close. Nesbitt has also starred alongside Liam Neeson in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries Occupation (2009). He also starred in the movies Outcast (2010) and The Way (2010). He portrayed Bofur in The Hobbit film series (2012–2014). In 2014, Nesbitt starred as Tony Hughes in the acclaimed BBC One drama series The Missing. BBC thought Father God, help us as we approach each new day; may we ask for forgiveness for all the time we have wasted in idle chatter, in senseless complaining, in hurtful thoughts and actions. Make us anew each day as we confess our faults, and help us to work for good for those around us. For Jesus’ sake. Amen With the Queen’s approval and agreement, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen – Buckingham Palace issues a statement removing Andrew from official royal life. My family stuck by the rules, we had to bury family members without even being able to hug each other. I had to sit in a crematorium while my aunt was buried and because I wasn’t living in the same household as my brother and sister and my dad, (I was) in a pew by myself with my baby daughter on my lap as we were all in floods WHAT THEY SAY of tears and we can’t hug each other – Loose Women star Charlene White. (Mr Rees-Mogg) should go and have a long lie down, maybe not in the House of Commons – Scottish Tory MSP Jamie Greene, after Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg called Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross “lightweight”. We are big players internationally, the United Kingdom, our place in the world is very strong. And so we’re naturally a country of interest. I think it’s fair to say, in the future, we’ll see more alerts of this nature – Home Secretary Priti Patel after it emerged a Chinese spy engaged in “political interference activities” on behalf of the ruling communist party. My time as DCMO has been the most challenging of my professional career, especially the Covid response. We all wish Covid had never happened. Notwithstanding, it has been the greatest privilege of my professional career to have served the people of the UK during this time – England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam. > > Jonathan Van-Tam > > Martin Luther King, American civil rights leader, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on this day in 1929 1559: Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. 1759: The British Museum opened in London. 1790: Fletcher Christian and eight fellow mutineers from the Bounty landed on the remote Pitcairn Island in the Pacific. 1867: Forty skaters died when the frozen lake in London’s Regents Park gave way. 1880: The first telephone directory was published by the London Telephone Company. 1893: Ivor Novello (David Ivor Davies), composer, actor, director and playwright, was born in Cardiff. 1912: Italian aircraft dropped the first-ever propaganda leaflets during the Italo-Turkish War. They offered a coin and a sack of cereal to every Arab in Tripolitania (Libya) who surrendered. 1912: The first sickness benefit (10 shillings per week), unemployment benefit (seven shillings) and maternity benefit (30 shillings) were introduced in Britain. this day 1929: Martin Luther King, American civil rights leader, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. 1963: The BBC ended its ban on mentioning politics, royalty, religion and sex in comedy shows. 1992: The European Commission recognises the independence of Croatia and Slovenia, signalling the end of Yugoslavia as one nation. 2009: Dozens of passengers had a “miraculous” escape as a US airliner plunged into the Hudson River in New York. 2014: Actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, right, forever known to millions for his role as amiable dimwit Trigger in Only Fools And Horses, died at the age of 69. On this day last year: A strong earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 34 people.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 49 Classified SHED SCENE Timber Garden Buildings SALE STARTS 9am TUESDAY 4th JANUARY EX-DISPLAY MODELS & NEW BUILDINGS Kemps Garden Centre, Oakley Green Westerleigh, Bristol BS37 8QZ Tel. 0117 370 7890 • www.shedscene.com TRAIN & MODEL CAR COLLECTIONS WANTED *** WANTED ******WANTED***** WANTED ******WANTED*** RAILWAY HORNBY BACHMANN ALL MAKES AND SIZES OO GAUGE N GAUGE O GAUGE 45MM LIVE STEAM DIECAST BOXED CORGI DINKY MATCHBOX METAL FIGURES & PLASTIC KITS MAMODS CALL ROGER 01225 420725 or 07752 222 645 WANTED CASH IN YOUR ATTIC Have you ever wondered if your possessions are of value? Free home visit, advice given. Distance no problem. Instant cash payment for - Old coins & banknotes - any age, country, quantity or condition. Gold and silver coins, sovereigns, guineas etc. Paintings, watercolours, china, pens, watches, clocks, corkscrews, old toys. Silver items incl. candlesticks trays, cutlery, tea sets etc. Jewellery, costume and fine jewellery. Medals, militaria, uniforms, stamps, postcards, photo albums. Any other items you feel could be of interest to me. Discretion assured. Contact Ian on - Tel: 07817 097343 or 01935 873839 ABERDEEN ANGUS EASTON GREYS HERD Excellent Pedigree young bulls (semen tested), in calf heifers and young cows for sale. High health status. Tel Matt 07932 914302 (Wiltshire) WANTED WELSH SLATES AND SALVAGE Wanted for top cash price and prompt collection from all areas , welsh roof slates , all types of clay tiles , old floorboards and all types of other wood flooring any old stone flagstones , old bricks , quarry tiles old stone roof tiles , just about anything you have in the way of reclaimed building materials. I can lift or strip items myself if needed . Please give me a ring with what you got many thanks tel 07721637515 email sirvalrec@gmail.com will pay up to ££500 07721637515 WANTED CARAVANS cash paid any age, any size, any caravan considered 07785567739 WANTED CARAVANS cash paid any age, any size, any caravan considered 07785567739 SHEEP SCANNING in a crate standing up. We Mark, fast and accurate 15 years experience here and NZ. Also Cow Scan qualified. Comp. rates Luke 07889 248640 REQUIRE ALL CLASSES OF CATTLE Cows, Stock Bulls Steers & Heifers - under 30 months Steers & Heifers - over 30 months Farm visits available ALL STOCK WEIGHED & CLASSIFIED BY THE MLC Luke Scrivin 07985 416 431 A G Sansum & Sons Ltd FOR SALE Hay & haylage Delivered or Collected Also taking orders for the coming season Spraying & lime spreading Taking orders for May harvesting Taking orders now for fodder beet Please call Colin - 07836 561575 Clare - 07834 038314 Office - 01454 294574 Straw now available PROMPT PAYMENT Please contact: OR HIGH STREET OLDLAND COMMON BRISTOL BS30 9TN Tel: 0117 932 2725 www.alecjarrett.co.uk Gosia Fudge 07498 229 248

50 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Classified Stanton Wick Farm, Pensford, Bristol BS39 4DB Office: 01761 490372, Email: sales@hcurtis.co.uk All Prices plus VAT James Ball: 07740 179725 | Andrew Curtis: 07999 010607 Bobcat E10Z, 2015, 2000 hrs In stock £POA Bobcat TL3060 Telehandler, New, 4 star £POA Bobcat E27Z, In Stock £POA Bobcat E55Z, In Stock £POA Bobcat, L28 Loading Shovel £POA Bobcat E17, 2018, 80 hours, Cab £POA Bobcat Skid-steer S510, 70 hrs from new, c/w bucket & grab £34,750 Braughan 22 Silage trailer, 2018, steering axel £19,250 Case 185, 2016, 7100 hrs, 50K, front linkage & PTO suspended cab, air con £44,750 Case 75A, 2018, 2WD, 560 hrs, like new £POA Case 5150+ 1996, good tyres, exceptional condition £POA Case 5120 Pro, 1998, 40KMH, 6000 hrs £25,000 Case 7220, 1998, 7600 hrs £32,750 Case/ Steyr CS150, 2003, F/L, Good tyres, approx 3500 hrs £31,750 Deutz 510040, 2016, 2900 hrs, 40K, FL & PTO £27,500 Ford 4610, 3271 hours, column gearbox, very tidy £POA Ford 4610, Q cab, 6430 hours, column gearbox £POA Ford 6610, 1987, 1348 hrs, dual power, 4WD, immaculate tractor £POA MF, 3635, 5995 hrs, aircon, 40k £21,500 MF 6190 4WD, Full spec £POA MF 5411 2019, dyna4, cab suspension, 80% tyres, 1900 hrs, power shuttle £41,750 MF 6150, R Reg, 40Kmh, 6500 hrs £18,950 New Holland TL100A 2005, C/W loader £POA New Holland 40 Boomer, C/W cab, turf tyres, ex hire £POA New Holland Boomer 25, 2019, 27 hours, 4wd, as new £POA Pottinger Lion 302 Power harrow 3m, 2013, packer roller, good tines, VGC £5,250 Valtra T234, 2020, Direct, loader, 1090 hrs, smart touch £POA Valtra G135, 2021, 403 hrs, smart touch, loader £POA Valtra T174 Unlimited, 2019, 4000 hrs, 57kmh, F/L & PTO £POA Valtra T194, active, 2017, 7000 hrs, F/L, 50kmh £POA Newly appointed dealer for Somerset and Bristol. Telescopic handlers, Skid steers, excavators 0.8-8.5 t. Groundcare Specialist - Nigel Howe: 07793 586555 To view more machinery visit our website: www.hcurtis.co.uk ABBOTT & CO LTD are buyers and sellers of Barley & Wheat Straw HAY & HAYLAGE also Bedmax Bedrap Shavings Tel 01934 822177 or 01458 447833 Forthcoming Dairy Sales Telephone: 01278 410250. Email: livestock@gth.net SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE NORTH PETHERTON, SOMERSET, TA6 6DF (M5, J24) Tuesday 18th January at 10:45am The Dispersal of the Crossbred Herd of 324 PWAB ORGANIC DAIRY CATTLE Comp: 288 Dairy Cows & Heifers Inmilk &/or Incalf & 36 Incalf Heifers ✰ Herd Ave: 5,938 kgs 4.41% BF 3.39 P SCC=104 ✰ HERRINGBONE Parlour; CUBICLE Housed ✰ Calving All Year Round ✰ Breeds: Fleckvieh; Holstein Friesian; Swedish Red; Shorthorn ✰ 96 First Lactation For WGF & DW Hunt Limited (Removed from Manor Farm, South Brent) Thursday 20th January at 11:00am The Winter Warmer Collective Dairy Sale of 263 DAIRY CATTLE ✰ 94 FRESHLY CALVED COWS & HEIFERS from Acresdown, Beaconhill, Beneknowle, Chedhunt, Culverhayes, Davlea, Dinnaton (Dispersal), Gwaylodylade (Dispersal), Longmoor, Moorshard, Peacehay, Peridot, Postlake, Scarletleaf, Sedgemoor, Sherdon, Walkabout, Etc ✰ 43 INCALF HEIFERS from Stbridesvalley, M & J Franklin (8 months Incalf) & Steventon ✰ 10 HEIFER CALVES from Culverhayes ✰ PEDIGREE BRITISH FRIESIAN BULL from HG Tincknell Limited To Include The Dispersal sale of 111 Holstein Friesians for AK & JS King (Removed from Lawn Farm Dairy, Malmesbury, Wiltshire) Comp: 107 Dairy Cows & Heifers Inmilk &/or Incalf & 4 Incalf Heifers To include MF 1747 Tractor, Machinery & Dairy Equipment (Viewing Day on Monday 17 th January) More photos & details at gth.marteye.ie Tuesday 25th January at 11:00am The Dispersal of the Milking Portion of the Pedigree ‘Farmestate’ herd of 216 PEDIGREE HOLSTEINS Comp: 186 Dairy Cows & Heifers Inmilk &/or Incalf & 30 Incalf Heifers ✰ NMR Herd Ave: 10,731 kgs 4.34% BF 3.39% P SCC=97 ✰ HERRINGBONE Parlour; CUBICLE Housed ✰ Young Cows; All Year Round For FE Hill & Son (Removed from Stockland Lovell Manor, Fiddington, Bridgwater) FEBRUARY Tues 1st AT SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE. The Combined Dispersal Sale of 250 Head being The Dispersal Sale of the Robotic Milked Herd to Include Lely A4 Robot, Bulk Tank, Cake Bin & Livestock Equipment for DJ Curtis (Street, Somerset) & The Dispersal Sale of 90 Holstein Friesians for WJW Tucker & Sons (Wedmore, Somerset). Forthcoming Deadstock Sale SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE THURSDAY 10th FEBRUARY at 10.30am (items to be delivered Wednesday 2nd February between 9:30am-4:30pm) WANTED TRACTORS, MACHINERY, HORTICULTURAL EQUIPMENT ETC Live bidding on Marteye. Please register in advance. Sedgemoor Auction Centre North Petherton, Somerset, TA6 6DF (M5, Junction 24) Telephone: 01278 410278 www.gth.net TOTAL STOCK FOR THE WEEK 6,573 Stock from across the West Country, sold to buyers from throughout the Nation Returns for Saturday 8 th January 2022 DAIRY CATTLE (115) Heifers to £2400. Others £2350. Cows to £2380. Others £2200. (785) STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – FORWARD STORES (469) Steers to £1580 (CHX). Others £1565 (CHX) £1480 (SIMX) & £1465 (CHX). Heifers to £1430 (CHX). Others £1300 (3x LIMX) £1280 (BRBX) & £1270 (BRBX). GRAZING COWS (9) to £1085 (FLE). Others £1080 (AA). SUCKLERS (4) to £920. STIRKS (312) Steers to £1110 (LIMX). Others £1100 (LIMX) £1005 (CHX) & £950 (LIMX). Heifers to £825 (LIMX). Others £805 (BRBX) £795 (LIMX) & £790 (SIMX). CALVES (528) - Beef Bulls to £385 (BRBX). Others £382 (LIMX) £380 (2x SIMX) & £370 (CHX). Heifers to £360 (BRBX). Others £338 (AA) £335 (3x LIMX) & £320 (3x BRBX). Black & Whites to £245 (2x). (4050) SHEEP - STORE LAMBS (2255) to £127. Others £125 & £120. Overall Ave £95.04. CULL EWES & RAMS (1351) Ewes to £170. Others £168 & £150. Overall Ave £94.54. BREEDING EWES (421) to £182 for FM NCM. Overall Ave £134.31. COUPLES (3E & 6L) to £250 (£82.22/life). GOATS (23) to £149. The West Country’s Gateway to National Abattoirs Returns for Monday 10 th January 2022 PRIME CATTLE (98) Steers UTM av 216.8ppk to 245.0ppk & £1,680.75. Others 239.5ppk, 231.0ppk & 229.5ppk. Others £1,618.80, £1,592.01 & £1,566.40. Heifers UTM av 218.8ppk to 243.5ppk and £1,709.78. Others 242.5ppk (2x) 241.5ppk & 239.0ppk. Others £1,618.51, £1,542.47 & £1,518.63. BARREN COWS (47) Continental av 141.4ppk to 163.5ppk and £1,319.46. Native Beef av 128.2ppk to 163.5ppk and £1,100.12. Dairy av 114.6ppk to 139.5ppk and £1,113.21. FINISHED SHEEP (950) Hoggs ave 271.32ppk to 284.0ppk and £146.00. Others 283.0ppk, 282.0ppk & 280.0ppk. Others £143.00, £141.50 & £140.50. FORTHCOMING SPECIAL SALES For full COVID-19 rules on market attendance and up to date sales list please refer to our website https://www.gth.net/ sedgemoor-auction-centre JANUARY 2022 Sat 22 nd Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2 Wed 26 th Orange Market Dedicated Sale for bTB Restricted Cattle. Store Cattle - 15 Months & Over, Prime Cattle & Barren Cows. Stock to be booked in with the market office by 19 th January. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or CSC.TBlicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Sale commences 4.30pm FEBRUARY Sat 5 th Monthly Catalogued Sale of Organic Store Stock 10am Ring 2 Fri 11 th Monthly Seasonal Catalogued Sale of In Lamb Ewes 4pm Sat 12 th Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls 12.30pm Ring 1 Sat 12 th Special Sale of Busk Calves 11am Ring 3 Sat 12 th Sat 19 th JOHN BOLTON Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 10am Collective Fodder Auction 1pm Same Day Payment For barren cows, All areas bulls, over age cattle, fat and lean covered 7 days a Also Registered collector of fallen stock. week Cattle, horses, calves, sheep, e.t.c. Also TB restricted cattle taken. Parbrook, Glastonbury BA6 8PB Tel. 01458 850230 | Mob. 07860 269462, 07788153419 www.gth.net

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 51 Classified H J Pugh & Co LEDBURY 01531 631122 www.hjpugh.com BERLLANDEG FARM, RHOSWEIL, OSWESTRY SY10 7TA Genuine dispersal sale for J E & J D Mottram upon retirement, CLASSIC AND VINTAGE TRACTORS, IMPLEMENTS AND SPARES MF 135 K reg 1152 hours. MF 165, 3 x MF 35; Super Dexta; IH 10; 29.2 x W30. AC U, WF, RC: Spares. Magnetos, SATURDAY 22nd JANUARY Catalogue online SOMERSET TRACTOR SHOW, SHEPTON MALLET Annual auction sale in conjunction with Somerset show. The first show of the year VINTAGE, CLASSIC AND LATER TRACTORS, IMPLEMENTS, ENGINES, SPARES, WORKSHP TOOLS, ETC SATURDAY 29th JANUARY 2 RINGS, Catalogue entries close 17th January. Catalogue online week of sale ALL AUCTIONS LIVE AND ONLINE Catalogues online ROSS AUCTION CENTRE SALE OF STORE CATTLE THURSDAY 27TH JANUARY 2022 Sale at 11.15am Entries now invited for the Catalogue. Tel: RG & RB WILLIAMS (01989) 762225 MIG welders Repairs TIG welders Sales Plasma cutters Servicing Generators Warrior Welding Machines BOC Gasses Call Phil 01225 312177 info@warriorwelders.com Voyce Pullin Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors FORTHCOMING SALES CIRENCESTER MARKET Cotswold Agricultural Centre, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 5QA TUESDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2022 50 Rearing Calves (10.30 am) 200 Store Cattle (11.30 am) Includes 17 Aberdeen Angus Heifers (20 - 25mths) 14 Aberdeen Angus x Heifers (7 - 9mths) 12 Friesian x Steers (15 - 17mths) THURSDAY 20TH JANUARY 2022 1000 Prime & Store Hoggets (10.00 am), 350 Cull Ewes, 25 Beef Cattle & Barren Cows MONDAY 31ST JANUARY 2022 TB Restricted Store Cattle (2.00 pm) 11th & 13th January 2022 - Market Results Full Report available on Website REARING & WEANED CALVES (34): Bulls to £300, Heifers to £252. STORE CATTLE (222): A remarkable entry for the time of year met a trade to match with all cattle looking extremely well sold. Not too much strength on offer with the few short-term steers another very good trade trading between £1350 - £1400 (210 - 220p/kg) topping at £1525 (205p/kg) for a Charolais steer. The stronger medium-term steers were another very good trade with the better sorts £1200 - £1300 (210 - 220p/kg) topping at £1388 (212p/kg) for Charolais. The general medium-term steers were also a very strong trade between £1050 - £1150 (190 - 220p/kg). The younger & lesser steers traded well between £700 - £900 (210 - 230p/kg). The stronger short-term heifers were in short supply and again another good trade between £1225 - £1235 (200 - 210p/kg) topping at £1255 (204p/kg) for a Beef Shorthorn. The stronger medium-term heifers traded between £1050 - £1150 (210 - 215p/kg) & the general medium-term & younger heifers between £720 - £950 (175 - 195p/kg). A run of organic cattle saw Aberdeen Angus steers (17 - 23mths) to £872 (227p/kg) & £838 (227p/kg) & heifers to £900 (207p/kg) & £722 (226p/kg). The weaned calves met a good trade with Aberdeen Angus steers (9 - 11mths) to £862 (230p/kg). & (8mths) to £750 (246p/kg) & £672 (228p/kg). Smart Limousin steers (9mths) sold to £800 (242p/kg) & heifers to £730 (215p/kg). South Devon steers (8mths) sold to £768 (248p/kg) MORE CATTLE NEEDED | TO MEET DEMAND PRIME HOGGETS (722) Another good entry saw a similar trade and remains strong with an SQQ of 266.51p/kg. The better tight coated handyweights traded between 280 and 315p/kg. Heavier hoggets sold between £130 and £140 topping at £146. STORE SHEEP (277) A very good entry of store hoggets saw the stronger sorts £100 - £112. Medium sorts £80 - £90. Smaller long-term hoggs £45 - £60. CULL EWES (291) A decent entry saw another good trade with the stronger Continental & Suffolk ewes £150 to £170, Half meat ewes £90 - £100. Rams to £140. CATTLE (15) The quality in spec cattle a wonderful trade with the steers topping at 243p/kg, £1528 and heifers 243p and £1383. Another strong cow trade with Beef cows to 150pkg and £1160p/kg COMMERCIAL ASSETS & REDUNDANT STOCK Cirencester Market, Driffield Road, Cirencester, Glos Viewing Day: Monday, 24th January 2022 (10am - 4 pm) Bidding Closing - Thursday, 27th January from 12 noon GRASS KEEP To Let - 1st April 2022 to 31st October 2022 Land at Turkdean, Cheltenham - 97.31 acres Grassland (grazing only) Viewing Strictly by Appointment Only By Informal Tender - Deadline - 4th February 2022 Further Details available on Website PROPERTY FOR SALE 1 Bridge Cottages, Berkeley, Glos 3 Bed semi - detached cottage in need of refurbishment Viewing Strictly by Appointment Only By Informal Tender - Deadline - 11th February 2022 Further Details available on Website Oldbury: 01454 269486 Lydney: 01291 680068 Market: 01285 869911 Commercial: 01285 869333 www.voycepullin.co.uk Property For Sale DEWSTOW MANOR, CAERWENT A unique opportunity to purchase part of the former Dewstow Golf Club now providing a substantial 10 bedroom family home of approximately 15,000 sq.ft. Comprises high quality, multi-generational living set within 38.16 acres. £2,500,000 Contact Magor Office 01633 880220 LAND & PROPERTY AUCTION APRIL 2022 Entries invited for all types of land & property. Contact the Wrington Office 01934 864300 Land For Sale By Private Treaty INVESTMENT LAND AT ROMAN ROAD, SANDFORD 1.46 acres of pasture land in the village of Sandford with potential for development. Offers over £150,000 BEST & FINAL OFFERS BY TUESDAY 25 th JANUARY 2022 AT MIDDAY Contact the Wrington Office 01934 864300 LAND AT WINTERS LANE, REDHILL, NORTH SOMERSET 13.31 acres of pasture land and woodland. £220,000 Contact the Wrington Office 01934 864300 LAND AT ELMSLEY LANE, KEWSTOKE, NORTH SOMERSET 8.15 acres of pasture land. £75,000 Contact the Wrington Office 01934 864300 LAND AT HAMBROOK LANE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL Approximately 1.35 Acres (0.55ha) of Strategic Land adjoining land owned by Crest Nicholson which has outline planning consent for 1,290 dwellings. The land benefits from direct access off Hambrook Lane and there are a range of concrete block and brick buildings formerly used as stabling for pigs and sheep. FOR SALE BY FORMAL TENDER Contact Wotton-under-Edge Office 01453 843720 WARREN FARM, BACK STREET, HAWKESBURY UPTON An existing developed farm site with traditional and modern buildings and yard on the edge of the Cotswold village of Hawkesbury Upton. The property is considered attractive for change of use for light business purposes (Class E) or for potential residential redevelopment (subject to planning). OFFERS INVITED ON CONDITIONAL OR UNCONDITIONAL BASIS FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER Contact Wotton-under-Edge Office 01453 843720 djpnr.co.uk

52 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Classified WEDNESDAY 19th JANUARY Next Sale of Reared Calves WEDNESDAY 26th JANUARY Next Sale of Pigs FRIDAY 28th JANUARY Store Cattle Sale to Include a Special Sale of Suckler Cattle EVERY FRIDAY Sale of Store Cattle FRIDAY ORGANIC SALE DAtES Friday 21st January Friday 25th February Friday 25th March FRIDAY 4th & 11th FEBRUARY Annual Candlemas sales of Store Cattle Large Numbers anticipated Entries now being taken WOULD YOU LIKE A VISIt FROM ONE OF OUR FIELDSMEN FOR hELP AND ADVICE ON SELLING YOUR StOCK? Please contact your local fieldsman for any enquiries Mark Ferret: 07702 264 502 tom Rogers: 07384 462 288 COMING SOON “MARKEt tABLE” FULLY REFURBIShED REStAURANt NEW MENU Market Office 01373 830033 Frome Livestock Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2QB tel 01373 830033 Email: info@fromelivestock.com Website: www.fromelivestock.com BRIDGWATER & GLASTONBURY AREA COLLECTIVE ON FARM FODDER AUCTION TUES 25th JANUARY 10.30 Four Oaks Fm, Moorlinch, Bridgwater, TA7 9BZ 124 Round Bales 2020 Hay 11am Edington Farm, Edington, Bridgwater, TA7 9JH 50 Round Bales 2021 Hay 11.15 Fendt Cott, Little Leaze La, Catcott, TA7 9HJ 100 120x70 Quadrant Bales Wheat Straw 12pm Rickham House, Compton Dundon, TA11 6QA 100 Round Bales Long Term Ley Grass Silage 40 Round Bales Rye Grass Silage 12.30 Cradlebridge Farm, Street, BA16 9SD 45 Round Bales 2020 Hay 1pm 63 Round Bales 2021 Hay Field Stack W.Pennard/Sticklinch A361 Layby 30 Sq 120x90 Bales 3rd Cut Silage BA6 8ND Sunnyside Farm, North Wootton, BA4 4AQ 1.30 50 Round Bales Organic Hay 1.45 100 Round Bales Organic Silage Quantities approx in lots or as a whole. Catalogues with location plans online. Enquiries: Ross Whitcombe 01458 834288 Further entries invited for the FODDER AUCTION ON TUESDAY 8th FEBRUARY Enquiries: Trevor Rowland 07968 480401 LAND & PROPERTY AUCTIONS – Timed Auctions via registration at cooperandtanner.co.uk/land-and-property WED 16th FEBRUARY – rural lots inc: Westham, Near Wedmore Lot A: Smallholding comprising range of farm buildings, slurry pit, yard and pastureland. The whole extending approx. 3.60 acres. Guide Price: £175,000 to £200,000. Lot B: Modern agricultural building (3,500ft²) with prior approval for residential conversion. 1.11 acre plot. Guide Price: £325,000 to £350,000. Lot C: Traditional farm building (990ft²) with prior approval for residential conversion. 0.16 acre plot. Guide Price: £200,000 to £225,000. Hendford Hill, Yeovil – Substantial 4-bedroom dwelling requiring modernisation. Lapsed planning permission for separate dwelling within the curtilage. Guide Price: £450,000 to £500,000. Ashcott Road, Meare – Rural dwelling comprising 2-bedroom dwelling require modernisation with large plot of approx. 1.11 acres. Guide Price: £185,000 to £225,000. East Harptree – 3-bedroom semi-detached cottage with gardens. Requires modernisation. Guide Price: £275,000 to £325,000. ENTRIES INVITED FOR FUTURE PROPERTY AUCTIONS Enquiries/to discuss entering property or land into an auction contact Hannah Pole 01373 455060 or George Trippick 01458 834288 FARMS & LAND For free Marketing Advice phone Martin Hemmett 01373 455060 or Ross Whitcombe 01458 834288 FARM & RURAL FINANCE Contact your regional agents: Chris Eden 01373 831010 Tori Osborne 01934 740055 Nick Oliver 01458 834288 www.cooperandtanner.co.uk WANTED for Resale and Export tractors, telehandlers, combine harvesters, farm machinery, landrovers, wheeled diggers, excavators, lorries ANYTHING CONSIDERED Andrew Wilkins Ltd Tel. 01249 740377 or 07702 332109 www.awilkinsmachinery.co.uk ABBOTT & CO LTD are buyers and sellers of HAY AND STRAW also Bedmax, Bedrap, shavings & haylage. Large & Small Bales delivered to all areas Tel 01934 822177 or 01458 447833 BS36 STORAGE AVAILABLE indoor & outside. Owner on site, very flexible terms Also - Stables & Grazing, Hay & Straw Tel: 07533 523868 / 07838 599570 H.F. STILES & SON LTD Sloperton Farm, Westbrook, Bromham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2ED Fourth generation retail and wholesale butchers Return to owner slaughtering and butchery • Cattle, Pigs, Sheep and Goats slaughtered and butchered to your requirements • All carcasses can be hung before being cut • Packed ready for home freezing • Sausages, burgers and bacon produced on request Please contact us for booking and more details Telephone: (01380) 850153 www.hfstiles.co.uk KILLERTON LIMOUSIN BULLS FOR SALE Bulls & Heifers Cows & Calves Tel. 01392 841228 or Mob. 07850 952983 Services Your TV Reception Fixed Today! Bad Reception? No Signal? Picture Freezing? Friendly local fully insured engineers in your area today - Call now! Aerial & Satellite Specialists Free Estimates - TV Wall Hanging 0800 470 2403 07868 809 796 Western Aerial & Satellite

Cooper and Tanner - Land and Property Online Auction Wednesday 16th February 2022 Lot A - Westham, Wedmore A unique opportunity to acquire an attractive small-holding, consisting of a range of farm buildings, yard area, slurry storage and pastureland, the whole totalling approximately 3.60 acres. Auction Guide Price: £175,000 to £200,000 | Glastonbury Office: 01458 834 288. Lot B - Westham, Wedmore Modern detached agricultural building benefiting from prior approval for conversion into a substantial dwelling. Situated in a peaceful rural setting and boasting a plot size of approximately 1.11 acres including orchard. Auction Guide Price: £325,000 to £350,000 | Wedmore Office: 01934 713 296 Lot C - Westham, Wedmore An attractive detached traditional building, benefiting from prior approval for conversion into single-storey dwelling. Total plot size is approximately 0.16 acres, including a detached concrete/ timber frame open-sided fodder store (600ft²). The property offers the rare opportunity to create a comfortable home in an extremely popular area. Auction Guide Price: £200,000 to £225,000 | Wedmore Office: 01934 713 296 Over £16.3m worth of property and land sold at auction in 2021 85 Hendford Hill, Yeovil Substantial detached dwelling, requiring renovation throughout, in a favoured conservation area on the southern side of Yeovil. Occupying a large plot extending approximately 0.4 acres, with potential for additional development within the grounds (STPP). Auction Guide Price: £450,000 to £500,000 Street Office: 01458 840 416. Ashcott Road, Meare This secluded property is surrounded by open countryside and benefits from large gardens, comprising of both meadow and woodland, and measuring 1.11 acres, alongside a recently replaced Nissen Hut. Auction Guide Price: £185,000 to £225,000 Glastonbury Office: 01458 831 077. 2 Erns St Mary’s Coombe, Shepton Mallet A mid-terrace three-bedroom dwelling with living accommodation over two floors. The internal accommodation requires a programme of modernisation and improvement throughout and once complete, will provide a comfortable family home. Auction Guide Price: £100,000 to £120,000 Shepton Mallet Office: 01749 372200. The School House, Kilmington The School House is a charming, detached period cottage set in gardens and grounds of approximately 0.47 of an acre offering potential to extend (STPP). The property is in need of updating throughout and is set in a quiet rural location. Auction Guide Price: £300,000 to £350,000 Warminster Office: 01985 215 579. The Cottage, East Harptree A charming two/three bedroom semi-detached cottage set within the enviable village of East Harptree in need of complete refurbishment. Situated on a large plot which features a substantial double garage/workshop, car port and gardens Auction Guide Price: £275,000 to £325,000 Wells Office: 01749 676 524.

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WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 55 Sport starts here Seven meetings scheduled over the weekend RACECARDS: PAGES 56-59 Contact us Western Daily Press sport 0117 9343522 email: wdsport@bepp.co.uk > > Rogue Vif runs for Paul Nicholls in the Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton David Davies/PA SPORTS TRIVIA ON THIS DAY 1967: A crowd of 62,000 at the Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, witnessed the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 to win the first Super Bowl. BIRTHDAYS Cricket’s Tim Curtis – English batsman who played five Tests matches, 1960, Richard Blakey – former Yorkshire and England wicketkeeper, 1967, and Ryan Sidebottom – Former Yorkshire and England left-arm seamer, now back with the White Rose as an interim coach, 1978; Tennis player Mary Pierce – two-time Grand Slam winner, 1975; American Football’s Drew Brees – Super Bowlwinning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, who retired last year, 1979; and Football’s El Hadji Diouf – former Liverpool, Bolton and Senegal forward, 1981, Jermaine Pennant – former Liverpool, Arsenal, Stoke and Birmingham winger, 1983, and Eric Dier – Tottenham and England defender, 1994. QUIZ 1 Martina Navratilova won how many Wimbledon ladies’ singles titles? 2 In which UK county is the motor racing circuit Snetterton? 3 Which club won the first ever Super League title in rugby league? 4 Name the four Scottish League football clubs beginning with the letter C? 5 Which UK racecourse hosts the Eider Chase and the Fighting Fifth Hurdle? Answers: 1 Nine; 2 Norfolk; 3 St Helens; 4 Celtic, Clyde, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath; 5 Newcastle. OFFICIALHORSERACING COMMENTARY AND RESULTS Cal09016094248 Calscost65pperminplusyourtelephonecompany’snetworkaccesscharge.18+only. SP:Spoke.Helpline:03332023390 Nicholls at the double? ROUGE Vif can spark a HORSE RACING big-race double for champion trainer Paul CAPTAIN WESSEX Nicholls in the Coral Silviniaco Western Daily Press tipster Conti Chase at Kempton today. The Ditcheat handler has won the King George almost a year the last two renewals of the race later – and Rouge Vif does not named in honour of his dual have too dissimilar a profile. King George winner. A consistent sort for Harry Frodon had already won the Whittington, who trained him Ryanair before taking this prize to seven wins, he was third in in 2020, and would go on to win the 2020 Arkle. And like Frodon, THIS WEEKEND’S HORSE RACING STATISTICS he is capable of carrying big weights to victory, as he showed when winning off a mark of 156 last October. On his first start for Nicholls he ran well behind Nube Negra at Cheltenham and the time now looks right for him to step up in trip. As he gets 6lb from Mr Fisher and Eldorado Allen, and Defi Du Seuil has looked badly out of sorts for over a season now, Rouge Vif can take advantage. Nicholls can double up with Gelino Bello who is of clear interest in the Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle. An impressive winner on his hurdling debut at Aintree in October, Gelino Bello has since chased home Irish raider Blazing Khal in successive Grade Two novice events at Cheltenham. TODAY Chelmsford City – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): D M Simcock 45-265 (17%), S C Williams 45-344 (13.1%), R Hughes 39-189 (20.6%), D Ivory 28-260 (10.8%), C Wallis 27-253 (10.7%), J Chapple-Hyam 24-192 (12.5%), H Spiller 24-197 (12.2%), A Watson 23-192 (12%), R Cowell 21-171 (12.3%), S & E Crisford 20-115 (17.4%), D O’Meara 20-175 (11.4%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Luke Morris 56-603 (9.3%), Robert Havlin 43-298 (14.4%), Tom Marquand 36-320 (11.2%), Richard Kingscote 30-158 (19%), Shane W Kelly 26-273 (9.5%), Daniel Muscutt 23-243 (9.5%), Sean Levey 21-153 (13.7%), Jamie Spencer 17-102 (16.7%), Martin Dwyer 16-131 (12.2%), William Carson 16-193 (8.3%), Robert Winston 14-90 (15.6%), Tyler Heard 8-60 (13.3%). Favourites: 654-1865 (35.1%). Lingfield – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): A Watson 70-318 (22%), C & M Johnston 65-349 (18.6%), G L Moore 42-339 (12.4%), W Haggas 36-159 (22.6%), R Varian 34-119 (28.6%), A Carroll 33-338 (9.8%), D O’Meara 31-198 (15.7%), S & E Crisford 30-110 (27.3%), R Hughes 30-233 (12.9%), S Dow 30-322 (9.3%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Hollie Doyle 82-527 (15.6%), David Probert 72-558 (12.9%), Kieran O’Neill 43-405 (10.6%), Jack Mitchell 35-252 (13.9%), Joe Fanning 29-177 (16.4%), Jason Watson 28-217 (12.9%), Rob Hornby 25-241 (10.4%), Rossa Ryan 24-254 (9.4%), Charlie Bennett 21-321 (6.5%), Rhys Clutterbuck 20-137 (14.6%), Joey Haynes 20-282 (7.1%). Favourites: 768-2249 (34.1%). Kempton – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): N Henderson 53-215 (24.6%), P Nicholls 53-238 (22.3%), A King 19-153 (12.4%), D Skelton 13-109 (11.9%), H Fry 11-48 (22.9%), B Pauling 10-50 (20%), C Gordon 10-84 (11.9%), F O’Brien 9-60 (15%), T R George 8-56 (14.3%), P Hobbs 8-84 (9.5%), C Tizzard 7-60 (11.7%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Nico De Boinville 34-140 (24.3%), Harry Cobden 29-158 (18.4%), Jonathan Burke 11-70 (15.7%), Jack Quinlan 9-51 (17.6%), Jonjo O’Neill Jr 7-37 (18.9%), James Davies 5-30 (16.7%), Bridget Andrews 5-31 (16.1%), Sean Bowen 5-34 (14.7%), Gavin Sheehan 5-48 (10.4%), Tom O’Brien 5-71 (7%), James Bowen 4-34 (11.8%). Favourites: 156-398 (39.2%). Warwick – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): D Skelton 59-263 (22.4%), A King 31-141 (22%), N Henderson 30-116 (25.9%), Jonjo O’Neill 29-160 (18.1%), P Hobbs 16-114 (14%), N Twiston-Davies 15-152 (9.9%), P Nicholls 11-40 (27.5%), T Lacey 10-38 (26.3%), F O’Brien 10-87 (11.5%), Christian Williams 9-74 (12.2%), I Williams 9-100 (9%), H Daly 8-66 (12.1%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Harry Skelton 56-236 (23.7%), Aidan Coleman 18-108 (16.7%), Paddy Brennan 15-86 (17.4%), Sam Twiston-Davies 14-161 (8.7%), Bryony Frost 11-51 (21.6%), Tom Scudamore 11-69 (15.9%), Tom Cannon 11-75 (14.7%), Richie McLernon 8-53 (15.1%), Adam Wedge 7-59 (11.9%), Thomas Bellamy 7-61 (11.5%), Ben Jones 6-28 (21.4%), Charlie Todd 5-39 (12.8%). Favourites: 213-581 (36.7%). Wetherby – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): D Skelton 41-146 (28.1%), P Kirby 23-176 (13.1%), M Hammond 17-261 (6.5%), N Twiston-Davies 15-78 (19.2%), F O’Brien 10-46 (21.7%), K Bailey 10-52 (19.2%), Mrs P Sly 9-35 (25.7%), R Menzies 9-59 (15.2%), D McCain 9-95 (9.5%), Dr R Newland 7-28 (25%), N Richards 7-44 (15.9%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Brian Hughes 32-189 (16.9%), Sean Quinlan 18-141 (12.8%), Jamie Hamilton 11-131 (8.4%), David Bass 10-50 (20%), Conor O’Farrell 8-52 (15.4%), Nathan Moscrop 6-64 (9.4%), Billy Garritty 5-53 (9.4%), Alain Cawley 5-84 (6%), David Noonan 3-26 (11.5%), Jack Andrews 2-6 (33.3%), Jordan Nailor 2-7 (28.6%). Favourites: 178-479 (37.2%). Cheek pieces – Chelmsford City: 4.15 Nozieres(*), Top Boy; 5.45 Phoenix Star, Vandad; 6.15 Agent Of Fortune, Magical Mile, Woke Media; 6.45 Rhubarb Bikini. Kempton: 1.32 Champagne Court, Foxboro, Lock’s Corner; 2.40 Bold Plan(*), Carys’ Commodity, Press Your Luck(*), William Henry; 3.15 Caribean Boy; 3.50 Mengli Khan. Lingfield: 12.05 Divine Messenger, Star Of Valour; 1.10 Emjaytwentythree, Intervention; 2.20 Corinthia Knight; 2.55 Codebook(*), Little Hercules, Possible Ambition, Subliminal; 3.30 Pledge Of Peace, Restricted Area(*). Warwick: 12.40 Henri Le Bon; 1.18 Not Available; 1.50 Doyen Breed; 2.25 Stag Horn; 3.00 Achille, The Hollow Ginge; 3.35 Keeper Hill, Sire Du Berlais, The Jam Man. Wetherby: 1.39 Flexi Furlough, Kildrum; 2.12 Across The Line(*), Cornerstone Lad, Hollywoodien; 2.47 Benson(*); 3.23 Ballyrath, Morozov Cocktail, Onchan(*). (*) denotes first time cheek pieces. Tongue straps – Chelmsford City: 4.15 Indian Affair; 4.45 Deacs Delight; 5.45 Existent, Vandad; 6.45 Andaleep. Kempton: 12.20 Dawn Tapper; 1.32 Fanzio, Lock’s Corner, Champagne Court; 2.05 Eldorado Allen, Rouge Vif; 2.40 Marie’s Rock, William Henry, Carys’ Commodity, Earth Lord, Cobblers Dream, On My Command; 3.15 Mac Tottie, Double Shuffle; 3.50 Sofia’s Rock. Lingfield: 12.05 Star Of Valour; 1.10 Clegane; 1.45 Intuitive; 3.30 Trusty Scout, Donya. Warwick: 12.40 Flamenco De Kerser, Sainte Doctor, Greatest Star, Numbers Man, Daenerys Stormborn, Punctuation; 1.18 Sky Pirate, Fast Buck, Not Available; 2.25 Surrey Quest; 3.00 Minella Encore, Chirico Vallis; 3.35 Sire Du Berlais. Wetherby: 12.27 Our Jet, Thunder In Milan; 2.12 Destined To Shine, Across The Line; 2.47 Benson, Glentruan; 3.23 Party Fuzz, Onchan; 3.57 Magheroarty Star. Visored for the first time – Lingfield: 12.05 Headora; 2.55 Rivas Rob Roy, Mountrath. Warwick: 3.00 Notachance. Blinkered for the first time: None. Today’s longest traveller: Soldier’s Minute (2.20 Lingfield) – 428 miles. TOMORROW Kelso – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): L Russell 27-252 (10.7%), A M Thomson 23-123 (18.7%), N Alexander 21-172 (12.2%), D McCain 20-129 (15.5%), I Jardine 12-71 (16.9%), W Coltherd 11-85 (12.9%), N Richards 10-96 (10.4%), O Murphy 5-24 (20.8%), S Corbett 3-34 (8.8%), R Menzies 3-52 (5.8%), R M Smith 3-53 (5.7%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Brian Hughes 41-270 (15.2%), Ryan Mania 22-88 (25%), Sean Quinlan 22-141 (15.6%), Craig Nichol 17-133 (12.8%), Derek Fox 13-112 (11.6%), Danny McMenamin 11-75 (14.7%), Jamie Hamilton 11-103 (10.7%), Callum Bewley 10-140 (7.1%), Conor O’Farrell 9-108 (8.3%), Thomas Willmott 6-55 (10.9%), Sam Coltherd 6-97 (6.2%). Favourites: 157-436 (36.0%). Southwell – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): M Appleby 80-627 (12.8%), S Dixon 35-500 (7%), R Fahey 32-223 (14.3%), C & M Johnston 31-123 (25.2%), I Furtado 31-233 (13.3%), A Carroll 30-204 (14.7%), A Brittain 22-156 (14.1%), P Kirby 16-122 (13.1%), D Shaw 16-179 (8.9%), A Balding 13-73 (17.8%), S Bowring 12-99 (12.1%), K Ryan 11-68 (16.2%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Luke Morris 37-451 (8.2%), Kieran O’Neill 28-316 (8.9%), Jason Hart 27-186 (14.5%), Cam Hardie 23-244 (9.4%), Lewis Edmunds 22-163 (13.5%), Daniel Muscutt 21-73 (28.8%), Hollie Doyle 20-142 (14.1%), Theodore Ladd 20-179 (11.2%), Paul Mulrennan 17-111 (15.3%), Shane W Kelly 16-79 (20.2%), Joe Fanning 15-112 (13.4%), Barry McHugh 14-96 (14.6%). Favourites: 385-1189 (32.4%). Cheek pieces – Kelso: 1.05 Ain’t My Fault, Uptown Harry; 1.35 Baraboy; 3.10 Big River, Cash To Ash, Mister Whitaker, Saint Xavier; 3.40 Lastofthecosmics, Prince Dundee, Tintern Theatre. Southwell: 12.25 Cherokee Dance, Engrave; 12.55 Agent Of Fortune, Casaruan, Oud Metha Bridge; 2.30 Last Date; 3.00 Neat And Dandy; 3.30 Berkshire Phoenix, Runshaw Lane; 4.00 Airshow. (*) denotes first time cheek pieces. Tongue straps – Kelso: 1.05 Ain’t My Fault, Deep Charm, Scottish Accent; 1.35 Fourth Of July, Jamil, That’s Your Lottie, Sisu; 3.10 Big River, Saint Xavier, Cash To Ash; 3.40 Prince Dundee, Tintern Theatre, Lastofthecosmics, Don’t Need To Know, Skyhill, Silver Star Mix. Southwell: 12.55 Eternal Light; 3.00 Neptune Legend; 3.30 Sir Duke; 4.00 Asadjumeirah, Equitation, Burrows Seeside. Visored for the first time – Kelso: 3.40 Nakadam. Blinkered for the first time: None. Tomorrow’s longest traveller: Saint Xavier (3.10 Kelso) – 315 miles.

56 1 – WESTERN DAILY PRESS, XXXDAY, MONTH XX, 2009 Saturday, January 15, 2022 Racing WESTERN Desk: 0117 DAILY 934 PRESS 3284 Racing HORSE RACING KELSO Sunday captain Wessex Selections 1.05 — Deep Charm 1.35 — Ensel Du Perche 2.10 — Soft Risk Racing TV. Going: Soft 1.05 WHITE SWAN HANDICAP CHASE (Class 4) 2m 6f 5yo plus Winner £4,684 1 441-53 INTO OVERDRIVE (21) M Walford 7-11-12 J Hamilton 2 17-480 AIN’T MY FAULT (37) (P,T) L Russell 9-11-10 D R Fox 3 2-4511 PITEMPTON POWER (15) Ewan Whillans 7-11-7 C Bewley 4 4-1582 UPTOWN HARRY (18) (P;C) Mrs J Walton 8-11-6 H Reed 5 P-P421 DEEP CHARM (39) (T) W Coltherd 8-11-3 S Coltherd 6 50-624 SCOTTISH ACCENT (19) (T,V) R Menzies 9-10-12 N Moscrop(3) 7 305434 BOY’S ON TOUR (78) L Russell 10-10-9 S Mulqueen 2021: Meeting abandoned due to Waterlogged track. BETTING FORECAST: 5-4 Pitempton Power, 3 Deep Charm, 8 Scottish Accent, Uptown Harry, 10 Into Overdrive, 12 Boy’s On Tour, 16 Ain’t My Fault. Form PITEMPTON POWER 2-1fav (11-8) Prominent, ridden to lead 3 out, few lengths clear last, ran on well flat, won going away, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs beating Carry On The Magic (10-12) by 6l, 6 ran. DEEP CHARM 6-1 (11-12) Held up, headway 2 out, took it up home turn travelling well, ridden clear from last, never in any danger, won at Hexham 3m hcp 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec beating Cudgel (11-3) by 13l, 8 ran. SCOTTISH ACCENT 10-3 (11-8) Mid-division, headway before 11th, beaten 2 out, went modest 4th flat, 4th of 11, 14l behind Representing Bob (11-5) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (5) sft in Dec. UPTOWN HARRY 28-1 (10-10) Prominent, jumped right and hampered rival 11th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 9, 16l behind Sounds Russian (11-4) at Kelso 2m 6f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (0-125) (4yo+) (3) hvy in Dec. INTO OVERDRIVE 14-1 (11-7) Midfield, headway to press leaders 4 out, ridden to lead narrowly 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 10, 13l behind The Brimming Water (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Dec. BOY’S ON TOUR 13-2 (11-7) Prominent, not always fluent, stumbled bend after 12th, beaten when mistake 3 out, 4th of 7, 10l behind Eagle Ridge (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Oct. AIN’T MY FAULT 11-1 (11-12) In rear, ridden after 5 out, mistake 3 out, soon lost touch , tailed off, last of 10, well behind Dr Sanderson (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec. 1.35 VISITKELSO.COM HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2m 4yo plus Winner £3,431 1 324/77 SARYSHAGANN (26) A M Thomson 9-11-12 R Mania 2 -5P0P2 ENSEL DU PERCHE (21) Mrs Stella Barclay 8-11-11 F Gregory 3 9F-324 BESTIARIUS (15) (D) G Boanas 10-11-10 B Hughes 4 -14880 EVITA DU MESNIL (60) (D) D Bourke 8-11-10 K Brogan(3) 5 -23755 FOURTH OF JULY (74) (T;C) R M Smith 7-11-4 W Shanahan(7) 6 /P37U- CHOIX DES ARMES (288) (H) Mrs A C Hamilton 10-11-3 T Gillard(5) 7 0-P8PP RIP ROCKS PADDY OK (33) (D) J K Hunter 7-10-10 T Willmott(5) 8 6765 JAMIL (15) (T) Miss T Jackson 7-10-9 D McMenamin 9 768 BOUNCING BOBBY (35) M Todhunter 5-10-7 Sean Quinlan 10 14-6PP SOUTHEAST ROSE (19) (CD) M Todhunter 9-10-4 C O’Farrell 11 675072 THAT’S YOUR LOTTIE (13) (H,T) K Scott 7-10-2 S Mulqueen 12 /07135 BARABOY (29) (P;D) F Murtagh 12-10-2 L Murtagh(3) 13 060P/6 ABOUTTIMEYOUTOLDME (27) Ewan Whillans 8-10-0 Craig Nichol 14 000-50 FLASH MORIVIERE (14) A B Hamilton 7-10-0 D R Fox 15 44 SISU (73) (H,T) S Corbett 4-10-0 D Hurst(7) BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 That’s Your Lottie, 5 Bestiarius, 13-2 Fourth Of July, 7 Baraboy, 10 Ensel Du Perche, 14 Jamil, Southeast Rose, Sisu, 16 Others. 2.10 2.40 — Elvis Mail 3.10 — Cash To Ash (nb) 3.40 — Eveque WILLIAM HILL BOOKMAKERS NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 2m 5yo plus Winner £4,901 1 111 SOFT RISK (18) (CD) N Richards 6-11-10 B Hughes 2 21 BELIEVE JACK (76) (D) O Murphy 5-11-5 L Stones(7) 3 1-556 ANDANTE (38) S Corbett 5-10-12 S Coltherd 4 LAST GLANCE (F907) (H) R M Smith 7-10-12 W Shanahan(7) 5 P-53 LISLORAN (63) R Ross 6-10-12 Sean Quinlan 6 86 RALPHY BOY TWO (8) (H) Ewan Whillans 5-10-12 C Bewley 7 18-46 TRAVAIL D’ORFEVRE (26) (D) N Alexander 6-10-12 B Lynn(5) 8 F24 WELL PLANTED (44) R M Smith 5-10-12 R Mania 9 57-458 ANNIES REGATTA (26) W Coltherd 6-10-5 H Brooke 10 65 WEST LAWN (19) J Walton 6-10-5 J Hamilton BETTING FORECAST: 11-10 Soft Risk, 7-4 Believe Jack, 6 Well Planted, 14 Travail D’Orfevre, Andante, 25 Ralphy Boy Two, 50 Lisloran, 66 Others. Strap goes across here and here and here Form SOFT RISK 2-9fav (11-5) Held up in 3rd, tracked leader before 3 out, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon drew clear on bridle, not fluent last, easily, won at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec beating Scots Poet (10-12) by 22l, 9 ran. BELIEVE JACK 11-4 (10-12) Led until before 2nd, left in lead before next, ridden 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Hereford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov beating Great Heart’Jac (10-12) by 8l, 9 ran. WELL PLANTED 6-1 (11-4) Mid division, ridden and outpaced before last, weakened flat, 4th of 10, 20l behind Jungle Jack (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec. ANDANTE 11-1 (11-1) In touch, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, no impression, 6th of 12, 14l behind Donny Boy (11-4) at Newcastle 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec. TRAVAIL D’ORFEVRE 12-1 (11-8) Held up rear of mid-division on outside, closed from 5th, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 9, 18l behind Ballycoose (11-8) at Ayr 2m (4) sft in Dec. RALPHY BOY TWO 50-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, struggling in 5th 3 out, 6th of 11, 27l behind Since Day One (11-12) at Newcastle 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft. LISLORAN 8-1 (11-6) Ld, 2l 2nd 1/2way, no impr on front pair in fair 3rd bef 2out, kow from 2out & closing on front pair again flat, 3rd of 13, 3l behind The Folkes Tiara (12-2) at Quakerstown 3m ire ptp in Nov. LAST GLANCE 50-1 (8-12) Led 2f, chased winner until 4f out, chased leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, 50l behind Ollivander (9-3) at Catterick 7f clm stks (6) gs in Jul ‘19 (flat). WEST LAWN 50-1 (10-12) Always in rear, 5th of 8, 39l behind Auditoria (10-12) at Catterick 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec. ANNIES REGATTA 150-1 (11-1) Led early, prominent, lost place on inside after 3rd, closed with good jump 4th, slow next, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 9, 25l behind Ballycoose (11-8) at Ayr 2m (4) sft in Dec. 2.40 KELSO BETTING RING BOOKMAKERS HCAP HDL (3) 2m 4yo plus Winner £7,788 1 22F-54 ELVIS MAIL (43) (CD) N Alexander 8-12-5 B Lynn(5) 2 11F-6P ALBERT’S BACK (43) (D) M & D Easterby 8-11-12 J Hamilton 3 3211-F WORD HAS IT (29) (CD) D McCain 8-11-12 B Hughes 4 534-42 STAINSBY GIRL (46) (D) D Whillans 8-11-0 Craig Nichol 5 1U8-26 SERIOUS EGO (26) (D) N Richards 9-10-11 Sean Quinlan 6 36755- BATTLE OF WILLS (F3) (D) Ewan Whillans 6-10-4 C Bewley BETTING FORECAST: 7-4 Word Has It, 15-8 Stainsby Girl, 9-2 Elvis Mail, 8 Serious Ego, 14 Battle Of Wills, 16 Albert’s Back. Form WORD HAS IT 10-3 (11-11) Raced wide in 3rd until fell 1st, in a race won by Shakem Up’arry (11-7) at Haydock 2m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec, 6 ran. STAINSBY GIRL 11-1 (11-0) Prominent, led 2nd until next, led after 4th, headed flat, held after, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Celebre D’Allen (11-5) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Dec. ELVIS MAIL 16-1 (11-10) Held up, smooth headway under 2 out, shaken up in 4th before last, kept on same pace until no extra closing stages, 4th of 13, 8l behind Tamar Bridge (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec. SERIOUS EGO 6-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway when not much room and pecked 3 out, no impression from next, well held last, 6th of 10, 10l behind Foster’sisland (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec. BATTLE OF WILLS 125-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, kept on past beaten rivals from 2 out, 5th of 9, 28l behind Flash Collonges (11-7) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar. ALBERT’S BACK 33-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway on outer before 7th, pushed along under 2 out and found little, soon weakened and pulled up, in a race won by Tamar Bridge (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec, 13 ran. 3.10 CHAIRMAN’S CUP HANDICAP CHASE (3) 2m 7f 5yo plus Winner £7,407 1 8P0-21 BIG RIVER (42) (P,T;CD) L Russell 12-11-12 D R Fox 2 60-212 MISTER WHITAKER (44) (P;BF,CD) D McCain 10-11-11 B Hughes 3 P-5164 SAINT XAVIER (17) (P,T;D) R Hobson 10-11-1 W T Kennedy 4 1P-222 CASH TO ASH (21) (P,T;D) M Walford 9-10-11 J Hamilton BETTING FORECAST: 13-8 Big River, 5-2 Mister Whitaker, 3 Cash To Ash, 5 Saint Xavier. Form BIG RIVER 15-2 (11-9) Mid division, pushed along 4 out, effort and headway 3 out, went 5th home turn, ridden before 2 out, pressed leaders before last, led last, stayed on strongly, won going away, won at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Dec beating Cash To Ash (10-8) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran. MISTER WHITAKER 11-10fav (11-5) Led, headed 5th, could not go pace of leader 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 2nd of 8, 8l behind No Word Of A Lie (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec. CASH TO ASH 17-2 (11-7) Led until 3 out, ridden and headed at 2 out, rallied after final fence, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Sidi Ismael (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec. SAINT XAVIER 20-1 (11-12) Led until 4th, handy, ridden 4 out, 3rd and beaten from 2 out, dropped to 4th flat, 4th of 12, 4l behind Keep Wondering (11-3) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Dec. 3.40 CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ HANDICAP CHASE (5) 2m 7f 5yo plus Winner £3,322 1 169222 PRINCE DUNDEE (18) (P,T) L Russell 9-12-7 P W Wadge(10) 2 673-P8 TINTERN THEATRE (26) (P,T) R Ross 11-11-9 T Gillard 3 3-8622 LASTOFTHECOSMICS (27) (P,T) I Jardine 7-11-6 A Doyle(3) 4 -369B8 NAKADAM (35) (V;C) F Murtagh 12-11-6 L Murtagh 5 7-PP22 EVEQUE (21) Mrs J Walton 8-11-4 N Moscrop 6 62-085 DON’T NEED TO KNOW (35) (T) R M Smith 8-11-2 W Shanahan(3) 7 5-3865 SKYHILL (39) (T;CD) Mrs A C Hamilton 9-10-12 L Harrison 8 4363U4 TO THE LIMIT (21) (B) W Coltherd 7-10-3 O Brown 9 -P6070 SILVER STAR MIX (20) (T) A M Thomson 6-10-0 E Austin(3) BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Lastofthecosmics, 5-2 Eveque, 3 Prince Dundee, 10 Skyhill, 14 To The Limit, Don’t Need To Know, 20 Others. THE HaRE’S Running . . . gREyHOund SERVicE HHH MOANTEEN SWEEP HH DROOPYS COLLAR H FINAL XAFONIC 6.17 480m (A3) 1 665 Annual Pass (rl ro) ......................................Field 29.63 9-2 2 565 No Name Mave (rl ro) .................................Field 29.32 6-1 3 531 DROOPYS COLLAR (ep ro) ..........C S Fereday 29.19 3-1 4 653 Holte End Livvy (sa ro) ....................C S Fereday 29.27 6-1 5 116 Mo Cara Dante (wd ep) ...................C D Marston 29.53 9-2 6 442 Skywalker Kenny (wd fw).................Billingham 29.38 7-4 6.33 480m (A8) 1 331 COOLADERRY JIG (sa fw) ............C D Marston 29.50 9-4 2 635 Birchgrove Ace (rl ro) ....................C D Marston 30.48 3-1 3 214 Moorstown Pat (sa ro) ....................C S Fereday 30.43 10-3 4 346 Final Bullet (wd ep) ............................Billingham 30.64 7-2 5 532 Petite Hollie (wd ep).............................Buckland 29.54 9-2 6 Avongate Ella (rl ro) .................. Patricia Cowdrill 00.00 8-1 6.48 480m (OR) 1 316 Trubbys Jacq (rl ro) ..............................Dimmock 29.64 8-1 2 423 TOMMYS MERLIN (rl ep) Patricia Cowdrill(Unatt) 28.91 5-2 3 426 Drumcrow Bruce (sa ro) ....................Dimmock 00.00 13-8 4 216 Annual Sydney (md ep) ...........................Hutton 00.00 8-1 5 Right Fork (rl ro)..................................M A Wallis 00.00 8-1 6 521 Springside Lily (md ep) ...................C S Fereday 28.75 9-4 7.07 630m (OR) 1 554 DALLAS DOLLY (ep ro) .....................M A Wallis 38.63 2-1 2 362 Farneys Tigger (rl ep) ..........................K P Boon 39.01 10-3 3 236 Russian Sammy (md ro) ..........................Elcock 00.00 8-1 4 355 Milton Nemo (wd ro) ..................................Field 00.00 9-4 5 451 Glideaway Jacko (md ep) ....................Buckland 00.00 3-1 6 241 Tommys Sneyd (md ep) .....................Billingham 00.00 8-1 7.24 480m (OR) 1 423 Elderberry Sky (ep ro).... Patricia Cowdrill(Unatt) 28.97 7-2 2 545 Ballymac Odie (md ro) ....................C D Marston 28.73 6-1 3 123 Jet Stream Pride (sa ro) ...................... P Doocey 29.14 9-2 4 1 Jumeirah Zena (sa ro) ................Gavin Holman 00.00 3-1 5 163 Longvale Jim (ep ro) ............................K P Boon 29.37 9-2 6 153 FINAL XAFONIC (md ep) ..................Billingham 28.86 3-1 7.44 480m (OR) 1 143 Fabulous Legacy (rl ro) ..............................Tuffin 00.00 5-1 2 244 Great Name That (sa fw) ...................... Griffiths 00.00 6-4 mOnmORE 3 261 Trubbys Sigh (md ep) ..........................Dimmock 29.69 8-1 4 155 SWORDS DUKE (wd ro) .....................Buckland 29.59 13-8 5 Druids On Song (rl ro) .........................M A Wallis 00.00 8-1 6 143 Coppice Ice (sa ro) ..................................Hutton 00.00 6-1 8.03 630m (OR) 1 3 Antigua Getaway (md ro) ....................M A Wallis 00.00 3-1 2 35 SCULLYS GRACE (wd ro) .............C D Marston 00.00 9-4 3 655 Bling Bling Tim (md ro) ................................Field 00.00 6-1 4 423 Beatties Diva (wd ro) .........................Billingham 00.00 4-1 5 252 Milton Mia (md ro) ................................Dimmock 00.00 8-1 6 164 Burgess Charity (wd ep) ....................Buckland 00.00 9-4 8.23 480m (OR) 1 455 Magical Duke (ep ro) ............................. Griffiths 28.80 6-1 2 121 Into The Void (md ro) .................................Tuffin 00.00 8-1 3 612 ANTIGUA CUDDLES (ep ro) .............M A Wallis 28.28 5-2 4 445 Droopys Starlet (md ro) ................C S Fereday 29.86 9-4 5 321 Chasing Landy (wd ro).........................Buckland 28.72 4-1 6 262 Easy Shot (wd ro) ........................Gavin Holman 28.74 3-1 8.43 264m (OR) 1 111 Antigua Littlun (md ro) ......................M A Wallis 15.47 11-4 2 464 Aero Activate (sa rl) ............................M A Wallis 00.00 6-1 3 342 Ardera Nidge (sa ro) .......................... R J Britton 15.57 9-2 4 326 Skipalong Sarge (sa fw) Patricia Cowdrill(Unatt) 15.78 5-1 5 432 Signet Mafia (wd ep) ................................Hutton 15.56 3-1 6 212 EARLY KNIGHT (md ro).....................M A Wallis 15.44 3-1 9.02 630m (OR) 1 545 Ballymac Cloud (md ep) ....................Billingham 38.01 7-2 2 315 Mister Cool (md ep) ........................... P Doocey 38.88 7-2 3 111 BOMBARDIER (wd ep) ......................M A Wallis 37.96 2-1 4 434 Astra Illusion (wd ro) ...................................Field 38.75 4-1 5 662 Massive Ego (md ro)................ G Vincent(Unatt) 00.00 6-1 6 424 Getwiththetimes (sa ro) ...........................Elcock 38.51 9-2 9.18 480m (OR) 1 112 MOANTEEN SWEEP (md ep) ....................Field 28.91 7-2 2 215 Easy Warrior (rl ro) .....................Gavin Holman 28.65 9-4 3 141 Daves Gift (md ep).............................Billingham 28.72 9-2 4 325 Goldies Mabbutt (rl ro) ....................C S Fereday 29.10 3-1 5 2 Antigua Woofwoof (wd ro) ..................M A Wallis 28.56 6-1 6 516 Anniversary Girl (md ep) ..........................Hutton 28.85 11-2 SOuTHWELL Sunday captain Wessex Selections 12.25 — La Hulotte 12.55 — Masqool 1.25 — Ducal Crown 2.00 — Social Contact Draw Advantage: No advantage. Stall Positions: Inside Sky Sports Racing. Going: Standard FILLIES’ HANDICAP 12.25 (Class 4) 1m 4f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £4,995 1 (1) 42113- LOWER STREET (40) (D) D M Simcock 4-9-7 M Dwyer 2 (5) 36132- LA HULOTTE (39) A Balding 5-9-3 D Probert 3 (2) 73722- DELUXE MUSIC (31) J Camacho 5-9-2 C Rodriguez 4 (4) 2215-2 ENGRAVE (10) (P) J Feilden 6-9-1 D E Hogan 5 (3) 94122- CHEROKEE DANCE (25) (P;D) I Williams 4-9-0 L Morris 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 La Hulotte, 10-3 Lower Street, 7-2 Engrave, 4 Cherokee Dance, 5 Deluxe Music. MANSIONBET PROUD PARTNERS OF THE AWC 12.55 HANDICAP (6) 1m (AW) 4yo plus Winner £2,970 1 (3) 7460-1 OUD METHA BRIDGE (15) (P;CD) J Feilden 8-9-7 D E Hogan 2 (1) 37567- LOVE YOUR WORK (215) (BF,CD) R Menzies 6-9-7 P Dennis 3 (10) 80650- KOOLA BUALA (18) I Furtado 5-9-6 T Whelan 4 (11) 7673- ETERNAL LIGHT (17) (H,T) J Fanshawe 4-9-6 C Fallon 5 (13) 34822- LENNY’S SPIRIT (17) (BF) E Dunlop 4-9-6 J Watson 6 (12) 552-14 MASQOOL (7) (BF,CD) H Evans 4-9-5 D Costello 7 (7) 249-12 AGENT OF FORTUNE (4) (P;BF,D) A Carson 7-9-4 H Doyle 8 (6) 3870-8 STREET POET (15) M Herrington 9-9-3 P Mulrennan 9 (4) 0216-4 CLIPSHAM TIGER (13) (H;CD) M Appleby 6-9-3 G Rooke(3) 10 (8) 8686-0 MABDAA (10) A Brittain 4-9-3 C Hardie 11 (2) 4666-7 CASARUAN (15) (P;D) M Appleby 5-9-2 T Ladd(3) 12 (9) 504-74 DAAFY (4) (V;C) D Shaw 5-8-13 L Morris 13 (5) 8691- CUSACK (37) (CD) D Thompson 4-8-12 C Beasley 2021: False Id 8-8-13, Phil Dennis 13-2 (D C Griffiths), drawn 1, 6 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 4 Agent Of Fortune, 5 Lenny’s Spirit, 6 Eternal Light, 7 Masqool, Oud Metha Bridge, Cusack, 10 Clipsham Tiger, 12 Love Your Work, 14 Others. 1.25 FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES (DIV 1) (5) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £3,942 1 (6) 9- TRULIE GOOD (18) S Bowring 4-10-0 L Edmunds 2 (8) 6- ALBAYAADER (77) D M Simcock 3-8-10 H Turner 3 (10) 6- DARK ENCHANTMENT (74) I Furtado 3-8-10 J Hart 4 (3) 4- DUCAL CROWN (30) A Balding 3-8-10 D Probert 5 (5) 46- MINNIE T (30) D M Simcock 3-8-10 C Shepherd 6 (4) NAASMA K Ryan 3-8-10 S James 7 (2) RUBY RUBY C & M Johnston 3-8-10 J Fanning 8 (9) 79- RUMOURMONGER (20) I Furtado 3-8-10 T Whelan 9 (1) THEWAYTOTHESTARS E Bethell 3-8-10 P Dennis 10 (7) TMEEMA S England 3-8-10 M Dwyer 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 7-4 Ducal Crown, 4 Albayaader, 11-2 Minnie T, Naasma, 6 Ruby Ruby, 10 Dark Enchantment, 20 Tmeema, 25 Thewaytothestars, 100 Others. 2.00 FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES (DIV 2) (5) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £3,942 1 (6) 7- CAPPOQUIN (20) Sir M Prescott 3-9-0 L Morris 2 (8) 97- DAL MALLART (30) A King 3-9-0 H Doyle 3 (4) 02- KISSININTHEBACKROW (30) B Meehan 3-9-0 P Mulrennan 4 (1) 5- MAKAROVA (30) E Walker 3-9-0 S W Kelly 5 (9) 04- PLUPERFECT (30) J & T Gosden 3-9-0 R Havlin 6 (7) 0-8 ROARING ROSA (7) I Furtado 3-9-0 K O’Neill 7 (3) 8- SHIFTER (30) S C Williams 3-9-0 D Probert 8 (2) 42- SOCIAL CONTACT (20) (BF) R Varian 3-9-0 J Mitchell 9 (5) 7 VIVE LA REINE (9) D M Simcock 3-9-0 C Shepherd 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Social Contact, 5-2 Pluperfect, 10-3 Kissininthebackrow, 6 Makarova, 16 Dal Mallart, Cappoquin, 20 Shifter, Vive La Reine, 100 Roaring Rosa. PicKS 2.30 — Thaayer 3.00 — Neat And Dandy (nap) 3.30 — Kiritimati Island 4.00 — Burrows Seeside CRAYFORD FANCIES 10.17 Nine Of Spades (2-6-3) 10.37 Castlehill Ivy (2-5-6) 10.53 Fredie The Man (4-6-5) 11.09 Droopys Enya (6-4-5) 11.24 Meridian Captain (Nap) (4-6-3) 11.39 Trap In Line (4-5-1) 11.54 Russian Blake (6-3-5) 12.09 Foxrock Brae (1-5-4) 12.24 Sweet Leaf (5-2-3) 12.39 Piercestown Dove (4-3-5) 12.54 Moaning Blake (4-2-5) 1.09 Pineview Girl (4-1-5) 1.24 Longvale Prince (4-5-6) 1.39 Goodwood Express (5-6-3) HARLOW FANCIES 8.12 Spoken For (Nap) (5-1-4) 8.27 Lubagh Pearl (6-5-3) 8.43 Moneygall Hawk (2-5-3) 9.02 Theyallfellout (5-1-4) 9.18 Jaxx Fire Storm (1-2-6) 9.34 Mini Mo (3-5-6) 9.52 Nidges Girl (3-6-1) 10.07 Chucker (6-4-1) 10.23 Ballymac Newman (2-5-4) 10.41 Ballyard Rocky (1-2-6) HENLOW FANCIES 1.57 Orange Anderson (6-3-4) 2.12 Annagh Rosie (1-5-3) 2.32 Hello Duckey (6-2-1) 2.52 Savana Reggie (2-3-5) 3.11 Rookys Girl (3-1-6) 3.28 Florence (2-5-6) 3.48 Smithy Sativa (1-3-2) 4.08 Savana Roma (1-4-5) 4.28 Savana Raven (2-6-1) 4.48 Droopys Aspirant (1-6-2) 5.08 Blackrose Ragnar (Nap) (2-4-5) 5.28 Olivetree Girl (1-4-2) 5.44 Shockwave Iolite (2-5-4) 6.02 Bartlemy Bruno (5-6-1) HOVE FANCIES 6.09 Clairkeith Kayla (6-5-1) 6.28 Sovereign Boy (4-1-2) 6.43 Cloudy Ozzie (6-2-1) 6.58 Bonanzas Bullet (5-6-4) 7.18 Citizen Caoimhe (4-5- 2) 7.36 Insane Ride (Nap) (6-1-3) 7.56 Blu Gift (2-4-6) 8.17 Sharp Darcy (2-3-4) 8.38 Yassoo Patrick (1-2-6) 8.54 Sharp Sam (1-6-2) 9.12 Ballyblack Queen (4-1-2) 9.28 Corrin Timmy (4-6-5) 9.43 Icaal Frankie (1-5-3) PERRY BARR FANCIES 11.06 Storys Picture (1-5-2) 11.21 Ballymurry Brian (2-5-1) 11.36 Porthall Ella (1-4-6) 11.51 Rollaway Bailey (6-5-1) 12.06 Bridgets Blue (4-1-5) 12.21 Boomboomsally (1-2-6) 12.36 Ballymurry Sky (2-1-3) 12.51 Chaddesley Bella (Nap) (1-4-5) 1.06 Pennys Impact (6-4-1) 1.21 Owley Snow (3-6-2) 1.36 Selra Jet (1-2-4) 1.51 Dirt Bike (2-4-6) ROMFORD FANCIES 10.12 Xmas Jet (Nap) (3-2-5) 10.31 Madabout Wacker (5-4-3) 10.46 Wee Sydney (5-1-4) 11.01 Unprecedented (3-1-4) 11.16 Mirror Ball (2-6-1) 11.31 Underground Fire (2-3-6) 11.46 Bubbly Mischief (5-4-3) 12.01 Swingalongshiloh (3-4-5) 12.16 Avongate Kelly (1-5-6) 12.31 Miss Wendy (1-5-6) 12.46 Mill Street Jet (5-3-6) 1.02 Florican Trend (1-6-3) 1.17 Roll On Bucko (6-3-5) 1.33 Jeopardy Barker (1-5-4) 2.30 MANSIONBET BEATEN BY A HEAD HANDICAP (6) 7f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £2,970 1 (1) 42614- LIGHT LILY (25) (CD) J Butler 5-9-7 D Muscutt 2 (7) 51001- MADRINHO (27) (V;D) A Carroll 9-9-7 H Doyle 3 (5) 6008-0 WRATH OF HECTOR (15) (V;CD) M Appleby 5-9-6 T Ladd(3) 4 (11) 27465- BAVARDAGES (25) (B;D) M & D Easterby 5-9-6 Joanna Mason(3) 5 (12) 8148-8 POP FAVORITE (5) (B) S Dixon 4-9-5 J Fisher(5) 6 (2) 090-27 AL SUIL EILE (5) (CD) S A Harris 6-9-5 M Dwyer 7 (4) 0803-3 THAAYER (14) (D) M Herrington 7-9-4 P Mulrennan 8 (14) 22128- EYES (25) (D) Jessica Macey 4-9-4 L Edmunds 9 (3) 21265- VOLTAIC (52) (BF,D) A Carroll 6-9-4 G Downing 10 (6) 86473- BRONZE RIVER (19) (H;BF,D) M Appleby 5-9-4 F Larson(7) 11 (8) 14500- LAST DATE (167) (P;D) I Furtado 5-9-4 J Hart 12 (10) 137-24 ABNAA (3) (V;D) A Brittain 5-9-3 C Hardie 13 (13) /888-2 BRECKLAND (11) (D) D F Davis 4-9-2 D Costello 14 (9) 50905- RED JASPER (17) (C,D) M Loughnane 5-8-12 D Probert 2021: Motawaafeq 5-9-11, Alistair Rawlinson 7-1 (M Appleby), drawn 12, 11 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 5 Abnaa, 13-2 Light Lily, 7 Madrinho, 15-2 Voltaic, Bronze River, 8 Breckland, 10 Bavardages, Thaayer, Eyes, 12 Others. 3.00 PLAY CORAL RACING-SUPER-SERIES FOR FREE HANDICAP (3) 7f (AW) 3yo Only Winner £6,480 1 (6) 12554- MOJOMAKER (106) D Loughnane 9-7 Rossa Ryan 2 (2) 2202-4 NEPTUNE LEGEND (3) (T;BF,D) H Palmer 9-3 R Coakley 3 (5) 32311- NEAT AND DANDY (21) (P;D) M Loughnane 9-2 O Stammers(3) 4 (4) 611- IMPERIAL MOUNTAIN (16) (D) J J Quinn 9-1 J Hart 5 (1) 383-41 DEVASBOY (3) (D) C & M Johnston 8-12(6ex) J Fanning 6 (3) 3254-3 KING OF YORK (14) S Dixon 8-8 K O’Neill 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Devasboy, 3 Neat And Dandy, 4 Mojomaker, 9-2 Imperial Mountain, 6 Neptune Legend, 10 King Of York. Form DEVASBOY 16-5 (8-3) Made all, pushed clear entering final furlong, eased close home, unchallenged, won at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) beating Straits Of Moyle (8-10) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran. NEAT AND DANDY 6-4fav (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) in Dec beating Taj Alola (9-7) by hd, 4 ran. MOJOMAKER 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Chipotle (9-1) at Redcar 6f Lstd auc stks (1) gd in Oct. IMPERIAL MOUNTAIN 4-9fav (9-9) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader entering final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, readily, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Dec beating Golden Whisper (8-11) by 1/2l, 13 ran. NEPTUNE LEGEND 2-1fav (8-13) Close up in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, last of 4, 3 1/2l behind Devasboy (8-3) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3). KING OF YORK 25-1 (8-11) In touch, tracked leader 4f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon briefly outpaced, headway in 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Tiber Flow (9-9) at Newcastle 7f (5). 3.30 CORAL PROUD TO SUPPORT BRITISH RACING HANDICAP (6) 7f (AW) 3yo Only Winner £2,970 1 (5) 30407- SIR DUKE (19) (B,T) Mrs A Duffield 9-9 A Brookes(7) 2 (3) 24690- LIV LUCKY (17) C & M Johnston 9-8 J Fanning 3 (6) 7775-2 BERKSHIRE PHOENIX (11) (P) A Balding 9-7 J Watson 4 (12) 58594- GIDWA (29) K P De Foy 9-7 D Probert 5 (10) 8672- KIRITIMATI ISLAND (18) I Furtado 9-7 K O’Neill 6 (9) 0363- THIN LIZZY (33) M Dods 9-6 C Beasley 7 (11) 5000- LADY LOU (33) M Dods 9-4 C Rodriguez 8 (7) 58868- COZICAN (125) (H) N Tinkler 9-3 F McManoman(3) 9 (1) 67009- BECOMING (40) R Charlton 9-2 T Whelan 10 (8) 90883- RUNSHAW LANE (19) (P) Craig Lidster 9-2 S James 11 (2) 76744- SANDIE’S DREAM (19) M Botti 9-2 D Muscutt 12 (4) 45866- LADY ARDAD (25) J L Eyre 9-1 L Edmunds 2021: Fast Emma 3-9-9, Cieren Fallon 4-1 (M Bell), drawn 1, 10 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 10-3 Kiritimati Island, 7-2 Berkshire Phoenix, 5 Gidwa, 6 Thin Lizzy, 15-2 Sandie’s Dream, 12 Lady Ardad, 16 Others. 4.00 BETWAY HANDICAP (4) 6f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £4,995 1 (4) 21126- ARAMIS GREY (18) (D) R Guest 5-9-8 C Shepherd 2 (2) 4143-2 ASADJUMEIRAH (14) (T;D) A Brittain 4-9-7 C Hardie 3 (7) 1121-5 SPARTAN FIGHTER (10) (V;BF,D) A Brittain 5-9-6 H Russell(3) 4 (9) 1242-1 AIRSHOW (11) (P;C,D) B Millman 7-9-6 R Coakley 5 (6) 95161- EQUITATION (28) (T;D) S C Williams 8-9-2 D Probert 6 (8) 3241-3 GOOD EARTH (14) (BF,D) M Herrington 5-9-0 P Mulrennan 7 (5) 01042- ROYAL ADVICE (19) (V;D) K Dalgleish 4-8-10 O McSweeney(5) 8 (1) 2372-3 BURROWS SEESIDE (12) (T;D) P Kirby 5-8-9 G Lee 9 (3) 5/13- AL SHOUGHOR (45) (D) R Fahey 4-8-7 B McHugh 2021: Requinto Dawn 6-8-9, Connor Murtagh(3) 9-1 (R Fahey), drawn 6, 9 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 9-2 Airshow, 5 Equitation, Asadjumeirah, 13-2 Royal Advice, Al Shoughor, 7 Good Earth, Burrows Seeside, 10 Others. yESTERday’S RESuLTS HARLOW: 10.12 Hello Tammie 5-2jt (1-4-5 £11.68 TC £25.14). 10.31 Headford Anna 9-4f (3-2-1 £12.68 TC £36.96). 10.46 Pronto Jim 2-1f (1-4-2 £8.64 TC £18.28). 11.01 Salems Legend 11-4f (6-5-3 £22.74 TC £76.59). 11.16 Hollywood Hector 2-1jt (4-1-6 £7.31 TC £22.88). 11.31 Minnies Tacha 5-1 (5-2-4 £24.76 TC £68.53). 11.46 Diggers Blackie 8-1 (5-1-2 £26.90 TC £65.56). 12.01 Hollyhill Derek 9-4 (6-1-2 £7.95 TC £29.44). 12.16 Hello Twiggy 5-2jt (6-3-5 £10.86 TC £36.92). 12.31 Darver Bruno 9-2 (2-6-3 £20.97 TC £85.64). 12.46 Buster Bookie 7-2 (1-2-3 £19.11 TC £47.29). 1.02 Millroad Glory 4-1 (2-6-5 £38.39 TC £151.78). 1.17 Fix Eight 10-1 (5-2-6 £73.53 TC £194.98). 1.33 Ballyhooly Anna 11-4 (2-4-5 £14.58 TC £32.72). HOVE: 10.17 Adachi Snoopdogg 3-1 (1-6-2 £20.79 TC £55.10). 10.37 Britania Alice 2-1f (3-5-1 £25.17 TC £67.08). 10.53 Mustang Aruba 4-1 (3-1-6 £26.44 TC £89.76). 11.09 Sesh Poets Angel 11-4 (4-2-1 £19.42 TC £43.87). 11.24 Kerrs Bruno 11-4 (4-2-5 £28.26 TC £172.00). 11.39 Waikiki Suzy 6-1 (2-1-3 £33.07 TC £76.15). 11.54 Tolpuddle Adam 11-4 (3-4-6 £14.12 TC £31.90). 12.09 Tyrap Bobbi 4-1 (6-2-1 £19.63 TC £36.10). 12.24 Six Angels 4-1 (5-4-2 £27.31 TC £49.49). 12.39 Insane Pharaoh 4-1 (2-4-3 £27.69 TC £121.45). 12.54 Aldebaran 2-1f (6-5-1 £18.27 TC £65.42). 1.09 Birchgrove Dolly 9-2 (6-3-1 £24.51 TC £75.29). 1.24 Touchdown Cammy 6-5f (1-4-2 £7.42 TC £30.31). 1.39 Slippy Romina 5-1 (5-4-3 £25.68 TC £90.80). MONMORE: 1.57 Coolbawn Lad 10-3 (4-6-1 £23.11 TC £40.53). 2.12 Tromora Mac 9-4 (2-4-1 £27.74 TC £101.86). 2.32 Wicket Keeper 6-1 (2-3-5 £23.20 TC £41.39). 2.52 Droopys Bangle 4-5f (3-4-5 £12.25 TC £63.22). 3.11 Stellas Spitfire 9-2 (2-4-3 £56.61 TC £210.34). 3.28 Kaybee Blossom 10-3 (4-3-2 £16.71 TC £82.12). 3.48 Prime Iconic 3-1 (2-1-5 £17.48 TC £98.65). 4.08 Stellas Bubba 9-2 (1-2-3 £28.98 TC £79.63). 4.28 Jaguar Ellie 9-2 (3-2-4 £16.40 TC £46.04). 4.48 Tally Ho Freddy 10-3 (2-1-5 £13.24 TC £44.19). 5.08 Record Dream 15-8f (3-4-1 £11.23 TC £23.16). 5.28 Agent Moore 13-8f (2-3-1 £10.26 TC £0.00). 5.44 Some Man Dan 15-8jt (2-5-4 £26.08 TC £54.11). 6.02 Lover Lover 2-1f (1-2-3 £8.11 TC £27.06). SWINDON: 11.13 Mohican Molly 11-8f (4-2-6 £15.86 TC £31.12). 11.28 Tip Away Penny 15-8f (5-6-2 £6.71 TC £0.00). 11.43 Come On Buddy 11-4 (5-6-4 £12.67 TC £33.09). 11.58 Moreton Magpie 11-8f (6-1-2 £7.35 TC £15.69). 12.13 Shelly Lane 13-8f (4-1-6 £8.58 TC £23.98). 12.28 Vanessas Boy 11-8f (1-6-2 £10.39 TC £31.54). 12.43 Ballymac Murry 9-2 (1-3-6 £39.12 TC £108.37). 12.58 Beaming Pat 5-4f (4-3-5 £7.23 TC £19.08). 1.13 Reefton Katie 11-8f (1-2-6 £17.23 TC £66.34). 1.28 Springwell Polly 7-1 (1-2-5 £32.33 TC £82.77). 1.44 Fire Height Lola 5-2f (5-6-1 £15.34 TC £48.86). 1.59 Hoolys Jetts 15-8f (1-4-6 £10.95 TC £43.79).

1 – WESTERN DAILY PRESS, XXXDAY, MONTH XX, 2009 WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 Racing Desk: 0117 934 3284 57 Racing Strap goes across here and here and here HORSE RACING WETHERBY captain Wessex Selections 12.27 — Our Jet 1.03 — Escapeandevade 1.39 — You Some Boy 2.12 — Cornerstone Lad Racing TV. Going: Soft WETHERBYRACING.CO.UK MAIDEN HURDLE 12.27 (Class 4) 2m 4yo plus Winner £5,827 1 337 CARTONNE (32) (H) D McCain 5-11-6 B Hughes 2 98-P0 DADDYJACKS SPECIAL (37) M Hammond 6-11-6 B Garritty 3 983 FENLAND TIGER (14) S England 6-11-6 J England 4 285 FISHING FOR LIKES (14) L Morgan 6-11-6 C Bewley 5 327/54 MR DEALER (28) A Dodgson 10-11-6 J Kington 6 3-24 OUR JET (37) (T;BF) D Skelton 6-11-6 J Andrews(5) 7 1-8P4 SEVEN ARCHES (49) (D) Sue Smith 7-11-6 T Willmott(5) 8 1-65 SNOWY CLOUDS (41) (D) N Richards 6-11-6 Sean Quinlan 9 3-PP37 THE BIG JETAWAY (34) (BF) D McCain 6-11-6 T Gillard(5) 10 2-45 THUNDER IN MILAN (38) (T) L Russell 6-11-6 S Mulqueen 11 67 LIVELY LIVVY (20) M Walford 5-10-13 T Midgley(7) 12 321/64 ONESTEPATATIME (20) J Wainwright 7-10-13 J Hamilton 13 1/95 SCATTERCASH (14) L Morgan 6-10-13 Mr L Dobb(10) 2021: Dreams Of Home 5-11-5, Brian Hughes 11-8 JtFav (D McCain), 11 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 5-6 Our Jet, 8 The Big Jetaway, 10 Snowy Clouds, 12 Thunder In Milan, Cartonne, Seven Arches, 14 Fenland Tiger, Mr Dealer, 20 Others. 1.03 BET AT RACINGTV.COM NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 2m 4f 4yo plus Winner £5,827 1 1-11 BOLD ENDEAVOUR (65) (H;D) L Morgan 6-11-9 D Noonan 2 -PU211 ESCAPEANDEVADE (13) (D) J Ewart 6-11-9 C Bewley 3 4/F2-1 RAFFLE TICKET (254) M Rowley 8-11-9 L Edwards 4 3-21 FORPADDYTHEPLUMBER (16) D McCain 6-11-2 B Hughes 5 2-3 ROBIN DES FOX (20) O Signy 6-11-2 J Andrews(5) 2021: Henry Gondoff 6-11-2, Jonjo O’Neill Jr 6-1 (Jonjo O’Neill), 9 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 13-8 Raffle Ticket, 3 Bold Endeavour, 7-2 Forpaddytheplumber, 13-2 Escapeandevade, 7 Robin Des Fox. 1.39 RACINGTV.COM NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 3m 4yo plus Winner £5,664 1 520-31 CONCEROE (27) B Case 6-11-12 J Andrews(5) 2 -23322 FLEXI FURLOUGH (20) (P) G Boanas 6-11-9 T Midgley(7) 3 -P9532 TIM PAT (15) D McCain 6-11-8 T Gillard(5) 4 D2-64F RELEASE THE KRAKEN (17) N Richards 6-11-1 B Hughes 5 57-645 ASHOVER HILLS (32) Sue Smith 6-10-11 T Willmott(5) 6 27-011 YOU SOME BOY (19) (CD) R Menzies 7-10-10 N Moscrop(3) 7 2P-5P7 KILDRUM (19) (P) M Hammond 9-10-0 Jack Hogan(7) 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 You Some Boy, 3 Conceroe, 4 Flexi Furlough, 11-2 Release The Kraken, 7 Tim Pat, 15-2 Ashover Hills, 25 Kildrum. Form YOU SOME BOY 6-1 (11-7) Made most, ridden 2 out, stayed on gamely, won at Wetherby 3m hcp hdl (5) sft in Dec beating Derrick D’Anjou (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran. CONCEROE 5-6fav (11-4) Led, headed 2nd, tracked leader, pushed along 2 out, jumped well at last, ridden and ran on to lead close home, won at Fakenham 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec beating Commodore Miller (11-4) by 1/2l, 6 ran. FLEXI FURLOUGH 9-2 (11-11) Chased leaders until 2nd, mid-division, closed from 8th, not fluent 3 out, challenging when jumped left and not fluent 2 out, carried left flat, held close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Le Grand Lion (11-6) at Huntingdon 3m 1f con hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec. RELEASE THE KRAKEN 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, reminders 3rd, fell 5th, in a race won by Ned Tanner (10-12) at Kelso 2m 7f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec, 12 ran. TIM PAT 16-1 (10- 13) Mid division, headway to go 2nd home turn, could not go pace of leader 2 out, plugged on from last, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Carlow Farmer (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Dec. ASHOVER HILLS 9-2 (10-12) Mistakes, led until 1st, chased winner before 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 31l behind Brorson (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec. KILDRUM 33-1 (10-4) Close up, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, 7th of 15, 26l behind You Some Boy (11-7) at Wetherby 3m hcp hdl (5) sft in Dec. 2.12 2.47 — Haafapiece 3.23 — Glittering Love 3.57 — Roc Of Dundee HANDICAP CHASE (3) 1m 7f 5yo plus Winner £8,169 1 2P-245 CORNERSTONE LAD (19) (P;C) M Hammond 8-11-12 C O’Farrell 2 7F-41U FRANSHAM (19) (CD) Mrs P Sly 8-11-11 J Andrews(5) 3 352-53 HOLLYWOODIEN (34) (P;C) T Symonds 11-11-5 D Noonan 4 U222-3 DESTINED TO SHINE (28) (T) Kerry Lee 10-10-12 B Hughes 5 3-5214 ACROSS THE LINE (17) (P,T) D Skelton 7-10-9 Sean Quinlan 2021: Sao 7-11-3, Nathan Moscrop(3) 9-2 (R Menzies), 7 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 2 Fransham, 11-4 Across The Line, 7-2 Destined To Shine, 6 Hollywoodien, Cornerstone Lad. Form FRANSHAM 11-2 (10-7) Close up, headway 4 out when mistake and unseated rider, in a race won by Eclair D’Ainay (10-2) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcap ch (2) sft in Dec, 6 ran. ACROSS THE LINE 9-4 (10-11) Held up, closed 7th, not fluent and outpaced in 4th from 4 out, jumped right last, plugged on, 4th of 6, 10l behind Thyme White (11-8) at Doncaster 2m nov hcap ch (3) sft in Dec. 2.47 WATCH RACING TV IN STUNNING HD HCAP HDL (3) 2m 4f 4yo plus Winner £8,387 1 39-005 BALLYANDY (42) (D) N Twiston-Davies 11-11-12 Mr Finn Lambert(10) 2 329-13 HAAFAPIECE (42) (BF,CD) Mrs P Sly 9-11-7 J Andrews(5) 3 14-548 BENSON (28) (P,T) Dr R Newland 7-11-6 L Edwards 4 1-P709 SHANNON BRIDGE (36) (B;CD) D Skelton 9-11-6 D England 5 1322/2 SOLO SAXOPHONE (63) (V;C,D) B Haslam 8-11-5 A Cawley 6 14/3-6 BOSS MAN FRED (28) D Skelton 8-11-3 Katie O’Farrell(5) 7 2-8351 GLENTRUAN (25) (T;D) Mrs A Duffield 7-11-0 B Hughes 8 1P393P FRIARY ROCK (12) (H;D) L Morgan 7-10-11 C Bewley 2021: Shannon Bridge 8-11-4, Harry Skelton 4-1 (D Skelton), 7 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 3 Haafapiece, 4 Glentruan, 9-2 Solo Saxophone, 11-2 Shannon Bridge, Benson, 13-2 Ballyandy, 14 Boss Man Fred, 25 Friary Rock. Form HAAFAPIECE 15-8fav (11-4) Raced wide towards rear, headway when bumped 3 out, ridden and every chance next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind No Risk Des Flos (10-13) at Wetherby 2m hcap hdle (3) gs in Dec. GLENTRUAN 7-2fav (11-4) Chased leader until 4th, challenged 2 out, led narrowly flat, hard pressed, joined on post, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec deadheating with Foster’sisland (11-5), 10 ran. SOLO SAXOPHONE 5-1 (11-7) Mid division, ridden and outpaced 3 out, went 3rd last, stayed on strongly flat, grabbed 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Earlofthecotswolds (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Nov. BENSON 12-1 (10-6) Ridden in rear, always outpaced and behind, never travelling, 8th of 12, 28l behind Tritonic (11-0) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Dec. SHANNON BRIDGE 33-1 (10-9) Kept wide, prominent, settled tracking leading pair 2nd, 2nd again 2 out until between last two, weakened soon after, last of 9, 32l behind Kansas City Chief (9-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gs in Dec. BALLYANDY 11-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost ground under 4 out, kept on same pace until ran on well flat, took 5th close home, 5th of 13, 10l behind Tamar Bridge (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec. BOSS MAN FRED 12-1 (11-3) Held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling rear before 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, 44l behind Up For Parol (10-12) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Dec. FRIARY ROCK 25-1 (11-9) In rear, ridden after 10th and tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Brorson (11-0) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs, 9 ran. 3.23 RACING TV ANYWHERE HANDICAP CHASE (4) 3m 5yo plus Winner £6,535 1 4-692F FRIMEUR DE LANCRAY (16) Sue Smith 7-11-12 Sean Quinlan 2 3834-2 PARTY FUZZ (30) (T) K Bailey 7-11-12 D Bass 3 21414/ BALLYRATH (960) (P;D) G Hanmer 12-11-11 Tabitha Worsley(3) 4 2-3651 GLITTERING LOVE (34) (B;D) N Richards 10-11-11 B Hughes 5 P23-75 ONCHAN (42) (P,T) N Twiston-Davies 7-11-11 J Nailor(3) 6 353-32 CAMP BELAN (36) L Russell 6-11-3 S Mulqueen 7 324-61 MOROZOV COCKTAIL (20) (P;CD) T Easterby 6-11-2 J Hamilton 8 318633 RADDLE AND HUM (19) (H) M Hammond 8-10-5 Miss Becky Smith(3) 2021: Another Emotion 9-11-3, Harry Bannister 11-1 (W Greatrex), 9 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Morozov Cocktail, 7-2 Party Fuzz, 9-2 Glittering Love, 6 Camp Belan, 15-2 Frimeur De Lancray, 8 Raddle And Hum, 12 Onchan, 33 Ballyrath. Form MOROZOV COCKTAIL 7-2fav (11-7) Led, jumped right 5th and 7th, headed 8th, not fluent 10th, led 13th, narrow advantage when ridden 4 out, jumped right 3 out, headed last, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won at Wetherby 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (5) sft in Dec beating Eveque (10-6) by 1/2l, 14 ran. PARTY FUZZ 17-2 (11-7) Pressed leader, led 6th, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching and blundered last, no chance after, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Downtown Getaway (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec. GLITTERING LOVE 8-1 (11-11) Prominent, upsides leaders before 4 out, ridden after 2 out, strongly pressed leader from 2 out, switched right after last, stayed on stoutly to lead towards finish, won at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Dec beating Tommie Beau (12-2) by nk, 9 ran. CAMP BELAN 18-1 (11-12) In touch, headway 5 out, led 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 8l behind Bitasweetsymphony (10-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (5) sft in Dec. FRIMEUR DE LANCRAY 16-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, fell 14th, in a race won by Mint Condition (11-4) at Haydock 2m 6f nov hcap ch (3) hvy in Dec, 6 ran. RADDLE AND HUM 6-1 (10-2) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, ridden and rallied run in, closing on first two close home, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Top And Drop (11-4) at Wetherby 3m (4) sft in Dec. ONCHAN 10-1 (11-10) In touch, mistake 8th, headway 13th, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 10, 24l behind Sidi Ismael (11-11) at Wetherby 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec. BALLYRATH 33-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, jumped slowly 5th (water), hit next, outpaced 2 out, plugged on, 4th of 8, 13l behind Wonderful Charm (12-0) at Stratford 3m 3f hts chs (2) gd in May ‘19. 3.57 RACING TV ON SKY 426 MARES’ OPEN NH FLAT RACE (4) 2m 4yo to 6yo Winner £2,723 1 0- BIG EARS (360) P Kirby 6-11-0 Sean Quinlan 2 ELENA DE LA VEGA M Hammond 5-11-0 Jack Hogan(7) 3 KALELULA F O’Brien 5-11-0 L Harrison(3) 4 13 MAGHEROARTY STAR (15) (T) G Hanmer 6-11-0 W Shanahan(7) 5 35 MARTALINDY (26) P Kirby 5-11-0 J Williamson(5) 6 205 MELVICH BAY (20) D Brooke 5-11-0 T Gillard(5) 7 PAPER TIGER D Whillans 6-11-0 Craig Nichol 8 32 ROC OF DUNDEE (55) D McCain 5-11-0 B Hughes 9 WELLFLEET WITCH (H) Chris McSharry 6-11-0 J Garritty 10 5 BELLELOISE (28) A Nicol 4-10-1 B Garritty 11 WHERES THE CRUMPET D Thompson 4-10-1 C O’Farrell 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 3 Kalelula, 9-2 Roc Of Dundee, 5 Magheroarty Star, Belleloise, 10 Martalindy, 12 Paper Tiger, 14 Elena De La Vega, Melvich Bay, Wellfleet Witch, 16 Others. LingFiELD 12.05 — Latent Heat 12.35 — Atlanna MANSIONBET HANDICAP 12.05 (Class 6) 1m (AW) 4yo plus Winner £2,970 1 (3) 3645-2 STAR OF VALOUR (12) (P,T;BF,D) C Tizzard 7-9-12 H Doyle 2 (2) 43764- EVENING SONG (24) R Guest 4-9-10 G Rooke(3) 3 (9) 380/8- LETSCRACKON (45) G L Moore 5-9-7 Doubtful 4 (5) U4062- LATENT HEAT (J75) (D) A Carroll 6-9-7 D Probert 5 (4) 45669- FLY THE NEST (31) (CD) A Carroll 6-9-7 J Watson 6 (10) 9579-0 DIVINE MESSENGER (12) (P;CD) Emma Owen 8-9-7 Rossa Ryan 7 (8) 59036- HECTOR LOZA (15) (C) S Dow 5-9-5 J Mitchell 8 (1) 30929- HEADORA (38) (V) J Portman 4-9-5 R Hornby 9 (7) 70012- WONDER STARELZAAM (72) (BF,C) D Coakley 4-9-4 G Bass(5) 10 (6) 655-37 TIE A YELLOWRIBBON (6) (D) Alice Haynes 6-9-0 Miss Mia Biggs(7) 2021: Catch My Breath 5-9-5, Darragh Keenan(3) 11-2 (J Ryan), drawn 8, 12 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Star Of Valour, 7-2 Wonder Starelzaam, 7 Hector Loza, 8 Tie A Yellowribbon, Latent Heat, Headora, 10 Evening Song, 14 Divine Messenger, 16 Others. FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES 12.35 (5) 1m (AW) 3yo plus Winner £3,942 1 (2) 4-1 PARTY ON GIRL (7) (CD) G Boughey 3-9-0 H Turner 2 (1) APRIL IN PARIS G Boughey 3-8-9 A Beech(5) 3 (10) 3- ATLANNA (18) W Knight 3-8-9 D Probert 4 (3) 9- BROLLY (31) J Portman 3-8-9 J Haynes 5 (8) 07- MARTHA EDLIN (19) C Fellowes 3-8-9 K O’Neill 6 (6) 46- MINNIE T (29) D M Simcock 3-8-9 W Cox(3) 7 (5) 6- PUNDA MARIA (29) W Haggas 3-8-9 C Fallon 8 (7) 6- SILVER VISION (47) R Varian 3-8-9 Jefferson Smith 9 (12) STAY ALERT H Morrison 3-8-9 H Doyle 10 (9) 87- STEPPES (18) C & M Johnston 3-8-9 J Fanning 11 (11) 0- STORYTIME (27) C Hills 3-8-9 J Watson 12 (4) 0- THE CEILING JOB (78) G Boughey 3-8-9 Laura Pearson(3) 2021: Skulk 3-8-4, Cieren Fallon 6-4 Fav (W Haggas), drawn 4, 7 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Party On Girl, 7-2 Atlanna, 11-2 Punda Maria, 13-2 Silver Vision, 10 Stay Alert, 12 Minnie T, 14 The Ceiling Job, 20 Steppes, Storytime, April In Paris, 33 Others. 1.10 MANSIONBET BEATEN BY A HEAD HANDICAP (6) 7f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £2,970 1 (11) 24484- WEST SIDE GLORY (24) (B) A Murphy 4-9-9 Doubtful 2 (2) 6415-4 PABLO DEL PUEBLO (10) (C) S Dow 4-9-7 J Duern(3) 3 (3) 13604- CLEGANE (37) (T;CD) J Chapple-Hyam 5-9-7 L Williams(7) 4 (12) 4453-4 RED EVELYN (10) (C) S Pearce 4-9-6 J Haynes 5 (6) 94257- EMJAYTWENTYTHREE (18) (P;D) Alice Haynes 4-9-6 K O’Neill 6 (14) 09369- TAHONTA (38) J Tuite 4-9-6 Sophie Reed(7) 7 (1) 7897-3 CLASHANISKA (11) (CD) A West 6-9-6 C Bennett 8 (7) 5621-4 RAINBOW MIRAGE (12) (BF,C) M Rimell 5-9-3 Laura Pearson(3) 9 (9) 42640- MAYSON MOUNT (333) A Wintle 5-9-2 D Probert 10 (10) 4304-1 INTERVENTION (5) (P;D) M Appleby 5-9-1 J Watson 11 (8) 2373-1 SPLIT ELEVENS (9) (V;D) J Butler 4-9-1 H Burns(5) 12 (5) 7809-0 VOCAL RING (10) N Mulholland 4-8-11 J Fanning 13 (4) 24620- MR MONEYPENNY (29) (B) M Attwater 4-8-7 T Whelan 14 (13) 0360-0 BLAIRLOGIE (8) Mrs L Mongan 5-8-7 Doubtful 2021: Trixie Waterbury 4-9-3, Luke Morris 33-1 (H Dunlop), drawn 14, 13 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 13-8 Intervention, 13-2 Split Elevens, 7 Pablo Del Pueblo, 8 Rainbow Mirage, Clashaniska, 10 Clegane, Red Evelyn, 16 Mayson Mount, 20 Others. 1.45 MANSIONBET BEST ODDS GUARANTEED HCAP (2) 1m (AW) 4yo plus Winner £10,800 1 (1) 12610- INTUITIVE (35) (T,V;CD) S & E Crisford 6-9-8 J Mitchell 2 (4) /1462- AYR HARBOUR (20) (C,D) M Appleby 5-9-1 J Watson 3 (5) 86923- IMPERIAL SANDS (15) (D) A Watson 4-8-13 H Doyle 4 (2) 24713- AMBER ISLAND (28) (BF,C) D Loughnane 5-8-3 Laura Pearson(3) 5 (3) 36451- LEQUINTO (24) (D) A Carroll 5-8-2 H Turner 2021: Intuitive 5-9-4, P J McDonald 9-2 (S & E Crisford), drawn 6, 8 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Intuitive, 3 Amber Island, 4 Lequinto, 9-2 Ayr Harbour, 5 Imperial Sands. Form INTUITIVE (8-12) 10th of 11, 10l behind Amilcar (8-12) at Deauville(FR) 7f 3yo Listed stks pol in Dec. AMBER ISLAND 11-8fav (8-11) Rider removed hood late, dwelt close up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Arriviste (9-0) at Lingfield 7f flls cond stks (3) pol in Dec. LEQUINTO 6-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, pressed leader over 1f out, quickened to lead entering final furlong, soon edged left and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Dec beating Starry Eyes (9-2) by 3/4l, 4 ran. AYR HARBOUR 12-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden to join leader 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, ran on but always held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Misty Grey (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) in Dec. IMPERIAL SANDS 8-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Mobashr (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Dec. captain Wessex Selections 1.10 — Clegane 1.45 — Imperial Sands Draw Advantage: Little effect. Stall Positions: 1m Outside; Remainder Inside Sky Sports Racing. Going: Standard 2.20 BETWAY HANDICAP (2) 6f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £10,800 1 (4) 26331- SOLDIER’S MINUTE (20) (H;D) K Dalgleish 7-9-7 C Rodriguez 2 (3) 28442- FIZZY FEET (16) (CD) D Loughnane 6-8-12 Rossa Ryan 3 (2) 16000- COUNT OTTO (168) (H;CD) A Perrett 7-8-9 J Haynes 4 (6) 11548- BOWMAN (112) (CD) Mrs L Mongan 4-8-8 D Probert 5 (8) 46568- CORINTHIA KNIGHT (16) (P;CD) A Watson 7-8-6 H Doyle 6 (7) 1173-7 MUSCIKA (14) (V;CD) D O’Meara 8-8-6 J Watson 7 (5) 95245- TOP BREEZE (15) (B;C,D) R Hughes 6-8-3 G Rooke(3) 8 (9) 21722- MARKS BEAR (50) (CD) G L Moore 4-8-2 A Keeley(7) 9 (1) 6010-0 ONE NIGHT STAND (14) (CD) S Dixon 5-8-2 K O’Neill 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Soldier’s Minute, 3 Marks Bear, 6 Fizzy Feet, 7 Muscika, 10 Count Otto, Top Breeze, 12 Bowman, 14 One Night Stand, 16 Corinthia Knight. Form SOLDIER’S MINUTE 5-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (3yo+) (2) in Dec beating Lord Of The Lodge (9-3) by 1/2l, 6 ran. MARKS BEAR 3-1 (9-2) Close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Muscika (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov. FIZZY FEET 18-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well, 2nd of 9, nk behind Astro Jakk (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) in Dec. MUSCIKA 12-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden near side rail over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 5l behind Prop Forward (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (0-90) (3). COUNT OTTO 80-1 (8-10) Chased leaders near side, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 24, 8l behind Commanche Falls (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) sft in Jul. TOP BREEZE 13-2 (9-4) In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression after, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Rose Hip (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Dec. BOWMAN 15-2 (8-9) Led in centre, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 8, 14l behind Justanotherbottle (9-8) at Ripon 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep. ONE NIGHT STAND 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 6l behind Prop Forward (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (0-90) (3). CORINTHIA KNIGHT 22-1 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, gradually weakened, 8th of 9, 6l behind Astro Jakk (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) in Dec. 2.55 READ KATIE WALSH ON BETWAY INSIDER HCAP (6) 1m 2f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £2,970 1 (7) 71011- PILLARS OF EARTH (31) (CD) W Stone 5-9-9 J Mitchell 2 (11) 21200- VIOLET’S LADS (31) (CD) B Johnson 8-9-7 Rossa Ryan 3 (10) 7921-1 NO FLIES ON ME (8) (CD) C & M Johnston 4-9-6 J Fanning 4 (4) 84410- POSSIBLE AMBITION (80) (P;D) J J Quinn 4-9-6 H Shaw 5 (12) 9884-6 PARIKARMA (8) (B) E Dunlop 5-9-5 Doubtful 6 (6) 60980- SUBLIMINAL (79) (P;CD) S Dow 7-9-5 H Turner 7 (1) 23436- PLATINUM PRINCE (31) (V;C) G L Moore 5-9-5 J Watson 8 (9) 08779- CODEBOOK (20) (P) Joe Ponting 4-9-2 K O’Neill 9 (2) 00000- RIVAS ROB ROY (16) (V;C) J Gallagher 7-9-2 Grace McEntee(3) 10 (3) /4895- SURREY PRINCESS (75) (H) G Baker 4-9-1 T Whelan 11 (8) 966-6 LITTLE HERCULES (12) (P) M Harris 4-8-7 G Rooke(3) 12 (5) 2080-6 MOUNTRATH (11) (V) A West 4-8-6 J Haynes 2021: Cafe Sydney 5-9-6, Luke Morris 4-1 (A Carroll), drawn 10, 13 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 6-5 No Flies On Me, 11-4 Pillars Of Earth, 8 Possible Ambition, 10 Platinum Prince, 12 Surrey Princess, 16 Little Hercules, 25 Codebook, Violet’s Lads, 33 Others. Form NO FLIES ON ME 6-5fav (9-6) Made virtually all, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Cafe Sydney (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran. PILLARS OF EARTH 13-2 (8-13) Mid-division, headway to be prominent 7f out, ridden and led narrowly over 2f out, strongly pressed from well over 1f out, stayed on dourly, held on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Who Cares Wins (9-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran. POSSIBLE AMBITION 5-1 (11-0) Keen led early, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 14, 27l behind Ghostly (10-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct. 3.30 2.20 — Fizzy Feet 2.55 — No Flies On Me 3.30 — Gold Standard BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP (6) 1m 4f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £2,970 1 (8) 4387-3 GOLD STANDARD (10) (CD) A Carroll 6-9-8 J Watson 2 (2) 3554-1 DEVIZES (8) (CD) P Phelan 6-9-7 R Clutterbuck(3) 3 (7) 33/08- RESTRICTED AREA (16) (P) Mrs N Evans 4-9-7 Rossa Ryan 4 (6) 0765-4 PLEDGE OF PEACE (8) (P) Mrs L Mongan 5-9-5 H Doyle 5 (5) 9120-3 TRUSTY SCOUT (10) (T) D Pipe 4-9-4 Laura Pearson(3) 6 (1) 55339- BLUE BERET (108) S Dow 4-9-1 J Duern(3) 7 (4) 20097/ VOCAL DUKE (J27) T Lawes 6-9-0 J Mitchell 8 (9) 89/57- MINDSPIN (29) D M Simcock 4-8-13 H Turner 9 (3) 2964-3 DONYA (6) (B,T) I Williams 4-8-11 D Probert 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Devizes, 3 Vocal Duke, 13-2 Gold Standard, 7 Donya, 8 Blue Beret, Trusty Scout, 10 Pledge Of Peace, 25 Mindspin, 66 Restricted Area. 4.15 ALL-WEATHER APPRENTICE CLASSIFIED STKS (Class 6) 6f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £3,078 1 (3) 324/6- INDIAN AFFAIR (24) (T;D) C Wallis 12-9-2 C Howarth 2 (6) 8008-3 KRAZY PAVING (9) (B;CD) O Murphy 10-9-2 L Browne 3 (5) 889-48 MOVEONUP (9) (B;C,D) G Kelleway 6-9-2 Bradley Furniss(7) 4 (1) 7899-9 NOZIERES (9) (H,P) A Carson 4-9-2 Molly Gunn(7) 5 (4) 7990-9 TILSWORTH ROSE (12) (B;C) J R Jenkins 8-9-2 A Brookes 6 (2) 04420- TOP BOY (50) (P;C,D) A Carroll 12-9-2 Emma Taff(5) 2021: Krazy Paving 9-9-0, Callum Hutchinson(3) 5-1 (O Murphy), drawn 8, 9 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 2 Krazy Paving, 5-2 Indian Affair, 7-2 Top Boy, 13-2 Moveonup, 10 Nozieres, 16 Tilsworth Rose. 4.45 RACING WELFARE MEDIAN AUCTION MAIDEN STAKES (5) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £4,860 1 (1) 6- AUTUMN FESTIVAL (28) D O’Meara 3-8-10 S M Levey 2 (12) 94- CARTRIDGE (18) E Bethell 3-8-10 T Marquand 3 (8) 40027- DEACS DELIGHT (52) (B,T) P & O Cole 3-8-10 M Tabti(7) 4 (6) MOUNTBATTEN A Watson 3-8-10 Adam J McNamara 5 (3) 7 NOBLE MARK (14) Sir M Prescott 3-8-10 L Morris 6 (4) 98- POWEREDBYLIGHTNING (172) M Murphy 3-8-10 S W Kelly 7 (5) 65- VOLOS (27) S C Williams 3-8-10 R Kingscote 8 (7) 7-9 CONNIE’S ROSE (11) W Jarvis 3-8-5 Morgan Cole(7) 9 (9) 5-5 DECORATED DOLL (7) P Evans 3-8-5 T Heard(5) 10 (2) 5- LETHAL TOUCH (19) Joseph Parr 3-8-5 Jane Elliott 11 (11) 2- STYLISH WHISPA (28) M Loughnane 3-8-5 Joanna Mason(3) 12 (10) 4-5 WYNTER WILDES (6) C Fellowes 3-8-5 T Hammer Hansen 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 4 Stylish Whispa, 5 Volos, Mountbatten, 6 Wynter Wildes, 8 Deacs Delight, 10 Decorated Doll, Cartridge, 12 Others. cHELMSFORD ciTY 5.15 CHELMSFORDCITYRACECOURSE.COM NOVICE STAKES (4) 5f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £6,750 1 (3) 1- SHANKO (33) (C) S C Williams 3-9-6 R Kingscote 2 (2) 573-6 CANMORE (10) D M Simcock 3-8-13 L Morris 3 (6) 3 CRUSH AND RUN (12) R Hughes 3-8-13 S W Kelly 4 (1) MICK MCHUGH D O’Meara 3-8-13 D Tudhope 5 (5) 6- MUSIC BANNER (220) J Ferguson 3-8-13 D Muscutt 6 (4) 4347-5 PROFIT AND LOSS (10) P Evans 3-8-13 G Downing 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 13-8 Shanko, 3 Crush And Run, 5 Mick Mchugh, 6 Profit And Loss, 10 Canmore, Music Banner. 5.45 RACING TV FREE FOR A MONTH HANDICAP (3) 5f (AW) 4yo plus Winner £8,100 1 (2) 43141- ROSE HIP (15) (D) A Carroll 7-9-7 Mollie Phillips(5) 2 (8) 53461- COPINET (44) (B;CD) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-4 S M Levey 3 (1) 33736- EXISTENT (39) (T) S C Williams 4-9-2 R Kingscote 4 (5) 55103- COOPERATION (33) (C) R Cowell 4-9-2 T Marquand 5 (7) 44536- LIHOU (15) (BF,D) P Evans 6-9-0 G Downing 6 (9) 27048- TROPICS (29) (CD) D Ivory 14-8-13 R Winston 7 (3) 7292-2 PHOENIX STAR (13) (P;D) Jessica Macey 6-8-11 L Edmunds 8 (6) 17374- VANDAD (15) (P,T;D) M Attwater 5-8-10 W Carson 9 (4) 71323- LUCKY AVA (15) (CD) C Allen 4-8-8 M Dwyer 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 7-2 Copinet, 4 Rose Hip, 5 Lucky Ava, 11-2 Phoenix Star, 7 Lihou, 8 Vandad, 10 Existent, 12 Cooperation, 25 Tropics. captain Wessex Selections 4.15 — Moveonup 4.45 — Stylish Whispa 5.15 — Shanko 5.45 — Copinet Draw Advantage: Little effect. Stall Positions: 6f Centre; Remainder Inside Racing TV. Going: Standard Form COPINET 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec beating Sir Rodneyredblood (9-12) by 2l, 8 ran. ROSE HIP 5-1 (8-12) Dwelt took keen hold towards rear, headway on inner approaching final furlong, ridden to lead towards finish, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Dec beating Marnie James (9-2) by 3/4l, 8 ran. LUCKY AVA 9-2 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Rose Hip (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Dec. PHOENIX STAR 2-1 (9-2) In touch in centre, headway over 2f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Secretinthepark (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-80 (4). LIHOU 2-1fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Rose Hip (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Dec. 6.15 6.15 — Jenson Benson 6.45 — Nankeen 7.15 — Berrahri HOCKTON FAMILY HANDICAP (6) 1m (AW) 4yo plus Winner £3,078 1 (6) /348-1 ALMAAN (9) (CD) H Spiller 4-10-5 C Howarth(7) 2 (2) 05897- COASE (24) (H) M Wigham 5-9-11 S M Levey 3 (7) 2335-5 WOKE MEDIA (9) (P) D M Simcock 4-9-9 L Morris 4 (9) 13133- JENSON BENSON (31) (CD) S Lycett 4-9-7 T Greatrex(3) 5 (4) 5/537- MAGICAL MILE (201) (P;BF) I Mohammed 4-9-7 T Marquand 6 (5) 0768-5 WIN WIN POWER (12) (CD) Frank Bishop 5-9-5 Joanna Mason(3) 7 (1) 75120- ADACE (31) (C) D Ivory 4-9-4 M Dwyer 8 (3) 249-12 AGENT OF FORTUNE (3) (P;BF,CD) A Carson 7-9-2 R Kingscote 9 (8) 755- APACHE CHARM (129) R Brisland 4-8-13 F Larson(7) 2021: Win Win Power 4-9-9, Thore Hammer Hansen(3) 9-2 (R Hannon), drawn 8, 8 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 15-8 Almaan, 4 Agent Of Fortune, 6 Jenson Benson, 13-2 Magical Mile, 12 Coase, Adace, Win Win Power, Woke Media, 16 Apache Charm. 6.45 START YOUR RACINGTV FREE TRIAL NOW HCAP (4) 1m (AW) 4yo plus Winner £6,426 1 (5) 3/170- DIDEROT (204) (H;D) J Ferguson 4-9-9 D Muscutt 2 (3) 344/7- PREJUDICE (19) (D) D M Simcock 6-9-7 J P Spencer 3 (1) 121- NANKEEN (26) (D) S & E Crisford 4-9-7 R Havlin 4 (6) 07816- RHUBARB BIKINI (135) (P;CD) M Attwater 5-9-3 T Marquand 5 (2) 30530- HAZEL (36) (E) D Loughnane 4-8-11 R Kingscote 6 (4) 0055-7 ANDALEEP (12) (T) Mrs S Leech 6-8-9 S W Kelly 2021: Variyann 5-9-6, Kieran Shoemark 7-4 Fav (A Watson), drawn 7, 7 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 11-8 Nankeen, 3 Diderot, 4 Prejudice, 8 Rhubarb Bikini, 10 Hazel, 16 Andaleep. 7.15 CHELMSFORDCITYRACECOURSE.COM HCAP (4) 2m (AW) 4yo plus Winner £6,426 1 (3) 23221- WINKLEVI (19) P Evans 7-9-12 G Downing 2 (6) 15341- BERRAHRI (33) (C) J Best & K Jewell 11-9-6 R Kingscote 3 (2) 13274- TRINITY GIRL (30) (CD) Jessica Macey 5-9-5 T Hammer Hansen 4 (1) 56712- KINDERFRAU (19) (BF,C) B Johnson 4-9-1 T Marquand 5 (4) 67583- MAN OF RIDDLES (147) D M Simcock 4-9-0 J P Spencer 6 (5) 6931-1 RIGGSBY (11) (D) J Camacho 4-8-10 G Lee 2021: Thai Terrier 5-9-10, Richard Kingscote 5-2 (C & M Johnston), drawn 5, 5 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Winklevi, 10-3 Kinderfrau, 4 Riggsby, 5 Man Of Riddles, Berrahri, 10 Trinity Girl.

58 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS HORSE RACING 1 – WESTERN DAILY PRESS, XXXDAY, MONTH XX, 2009 Racing Desk: 0117 934 3284 Strap goes across here and here and here Racing Results HUnTingDOn: Soft 1.00—Alberic (Mr Jack Martin, 5‐4 Fav) 1; Smoking Pigeon (11‐2 2nd Fav) 2; Above Suspicion (12‐1) 3. Hcap 13 ran. 1 /2l, 6 1 /2l. (P Hobbs). Tote: £2.25; pl £1.10, £2.10, £3.80. Ex: £9.90. Tricast: £62.23. Trifecta: £36.10. CSF: £8.69. Non‐runners: Ace Time, Enlighten. 1.30—Frere D’armes (H Skelton, 4‐5 Fav) 1; Thanksforthehelp (14‐1) 2; Lady Jane P (11‐4 2nd Fav) 3. 9 ran. 6 1 /2l, 2 3 /4l. (D Skelton). Tote: £1.80; pl £1.10, £2.00, £1.20. Ex: £13.40. Trifecta: £26.60. CSF: £14.93. Nonrunner: Dream In The Park. 2.00—Our Power (S Twiston‐Davies, 11‐4 Jt 2nd Fav) 1; Dorking Lad (85‐40 Fav) 2; Mahler’s Promise (11‐4 Jt 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 1 1 /2l, 17l. (S Thomas). Tote: £3.75; Ex: £7.20. Trifecta: £14.00. CSF: £8.81. 2.30—Kotmask (Jamie Moore, 6‐5 Fav) 1; Collingham (7‐1) 2; Genuflex (20‐1) 3. 6 ran. hd, 3l. (G L Moore). Tote: £2.20; pl £1.10, £3.10. Ex: £8.90. Trifecta: £58.90. CSF: £9.63. 3.00—Holly Hartingo (J J Burke, 10‐11 Fav) 1; Hillfinch (9‐4 2nd Fav) 2; Galante De Romay (20‐1) 3. 8 ran. 5l, 19l. (A Ralph). Tote: £1.91; pl £1.10, £1.20, £3.60. Ex: £3.70. Trifecta: £23.40. CSF: £3.32. 3.30—Freddy Fanatapan (D Noonan, 10‐3 Fav) 1; Lord Sparky (9‐2 2nd Fav) 2; Zuckerberg (11‐2) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 3 1 /2l, 3 3 /4l. (W Kittow). Tote: £4.34; pl £1.60, £1.50, £1.90. Ex: £21.90. Tricast: £79.05. Trifecta: £103.20. CSF: £19.11. Non‐runner: Cap’n. 4.00—Odin’s Quest (Jamie Moore, 15‐8 2nd Fav) 1; Propelled (5‐6 Fav) 2; Hunky (15‐2) 3. 5 ran. 2 3 /4l, 8 1 /2l. (G L Moore). Tote: £2.88; pl £1.30, £1.10. Ex: £3.40. Trifecta: £9.00. CSF: £3.82. Non‐runners: Butch, Mr Gold. Jackpot: £527.60 Placepot: £12.00 Quadpot: £9.00 LingFiELD: Standard 12.40—Coolagh Magic (Harry Davies, 2‐1 JtFav) 1; Big Time Maybe (6‐1) 2; Seprani (40‐1) 3. Hcap 10 ran. ns, 2l. (R Brisland; 2‐1 JtFav Won Love). Tote: £3.00; pl £1.20, £1.60, £5.60. Ex: £11.40. Tricast: £356.62. Trifecta: £150.60. CSF: £13.41. 1.10—Cafe Sydney (L Morris, 9‐4 2nd Fav) 1; Reeceltic (5‐2) 2; Sourire Secret (15‐2) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 3l, 1 1 /4l. (A Carroll; 7‐4 Fav Lady Pendragon). Tote: £3.25; Ex: £7.30. Trifecta: £25.10. CSF: £7.94. Non‐runner: Race Card. 1.40—Nuble (C Howarth, 13‐8 Fav) 1; Classy Dame (5‐1) 2; Santa Florentina (22‐1) 3. Hcap 5 ran. hd, 3 /4l. (M Botti). Tote: £2.63; pl £1.30, £1.70. Ex: £8.30. Trifecta: £44.50. CSF: £10.08. 2.10—Silverscape (C Howarth, 10‐3) 1; Mashkuur (11‐4 2nd Fav) 2; Achnamara (5‐2 Fav) 3. Hcap 5 ran. 2 1 /4l, 1l. (R Teal). Tote: £4.34; pl £1.90, £1.70. Ex: £12.80. Trifecta: £34.30. CSF: £12.45. 2.40—Nefarious (J Mitchell, 9‐4 Fav) 1; Always Dreaming (15‐2) 2; Keep Right On (10‐3 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 1 /2l, hd. (S Dow). Tote: £3.30; pl £1.70, £2.50. Ex: £17.40. Tricast: £51.80. Trifecta: £64.50. CSF: £18.57. Non‐runner: Blue Flame. 3.10—Essencial (D E Hogan, 11‐2) 1; Irish Millions (9‐2 2nd Fav) 2; Homemade Andrea (17‐2) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 1 /2l, 1 1 /4l. (M Botti; 15‐8 Fav Buraback). Tote: £6.60; pl £2.80, £2.50. Ex: £34.60. Trifecta: £223.00. CSF: £28.32. 3.40—Acrion (L Morris, 9‐4 2nd Fav) 1; Canzone (11‐8 Fav) 2; Perfect Focus (3‐1) 2; 6 ran. 1 /2l; dht. (B Meehan). Tote: Acrion £3.25; pl Acrion £1.50. Ex: Acrion, Canzone £3.60, Acrion, Perfect Focus £5.20. Trifecta: Acrion, Canzone, Perfect Focus £6.90, Acrion, Perfect Focus, Canzone £9.50. CSF: Acrion, Canzone £2.87, Acrion, Perfect Focus £4.72. Placepot: £196.10 Quadpot: £34.10 SEDgEFiELD: good to soft-soft in places 12.20—Mahler Mission (J Bowen, 13‐8 Fav) 1; Betty Baloo (9‐4 2nd Fav) 2; Spike Jones (7‐2) 3. 8 ran. 14l, 3 1 /2l. (J McConnell (IRE) ). Tote: £2.63; pl £1.10, £1.20, £1.40. Ex: £6.70. Trifecta: £12.70. CSF: £5.75. 12.50—The Mighty Arc (B Hughes, 16‐5 2nd Fav) 1; En Meme Temps (8‐1) 2; Dubai Days (4‐1) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 5l, 1 1 /4l. (C Longsdon; 11‐10 Fav Cooper’s Cross). Tote: £4.20; pl £1.90, £3.00. Ex: £22.40. Trifecta: £68.50. CSF: £27.09. 1.20—Hajey (T Midgley, 28‐1) 1; Son Of The Somme (10‐3 2nd Fav) 2; Rubytwo (10‐1) 3. Hcap 10 ran. nk, 12l. (T Waggott; 6‐4 Fav Hidden Commander). Tote: £32.90; pl £5.60, £1.60, £2.40. Ex: £162.80. Tricast: £1035.06. Trifecta: £894.10. CSF: £120.94. Non‐runner: Cash Again. 1.50—Fightfortheroses (R McLernon, 12‐1) 1; Three Castles (9‐1) 2; Annies Prayer (4‐1 JtFav) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 4l, 2 1 /4l. (B Haslam; 4‐1 JtFav Bravantina). Tote: £13.00; pl £3.80, £3.10, £1.20. Ex: £84.30. Tricast: £516.04. Trifecta: £300.80. CSF: £115.98. 2.20—The King Of May (B Hughes, 9‐2) 1; Road Warrior (5‐2 Fav) 2; Dr Sanderson (10‐3 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 4 1 /4l, 3 /4l. (B Ellison). Tote: £5.70; pl £2.60, £1.90. Ex: £20.00. Trifecta: £86.50. CSF: £16.29. 2.50—Dalkingstown (J Bowen, 7‐2 Fav) 1; Grey Atlantic Way (9‐1) 2; Chanting Hill (15‐2) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 8 1 /2l, 3l. (P Bowen). Tote: £4.50; pl £1.70, £1.70, £2.20. Ex: £35.70. Tricast: £220.01. Trifecta: £252.10. CSF: £33.88. 3.20—Lime Drop (T J O’Brien, 6‐4 Fav) 1; Ravenscar (25‐1) 2; Alright Marlene (2‐1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 8 ran. nk, 7l. (H Daly). Tote: £2.50; pl £1.10, £4.30, £1.10. Ex: £35.40. Tricast: £77.49. Trifecta: £120.30. CSF: £35.51. 3.50—Ontherouge (C Bewley, 5‐1 2nd Fav) 1; Chase A Fortune (25‐1) 2; Iceman Dennis (1‐4 Fav) 3. 6 ran. 17l, 3 /4l. (P Niven). Tote: £6.00; pl £1.90, £5.80. Ex: £49.20. Trifecta: £91.10. CSF: £72.33. Non‐runner: Glengeever. Placepot: £70.10 Quadpot: £20.40 WOLVERHaMPTOn: Standard 4.30—Progressive (O Stammers, 6‐1) 1; Chipiron (11‐8 Fav) 2; Koeman (6‐1) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 2 1 /2l, 1l. (N Henderson). Tote: £7.00; Ex: £14.60. Trifecta: £27.60. CSF: £14.74. 5.00—Across The Nile (H Doyle, 15‐8 Fav) 1; Vocatus (10‐3 2nd Fav) 2; Mythical Madness (10‐1) 3. 7 ran. 1 /2l, Sh Hd. (J Ferguson). Tote: £2.88; pl £1.40, £2.30. Ex: £9.20. Trifecta: £57.60. CSF: £7.42. 5.30—Subjective Value (J Fanning, 6‐1) 1; Bearing Bob (6‐4 Fav) 2; Lightening Gesture (10‐1) 3. Hcap 6 ran. 1 /2l, 2l. (C & M Johnston). Tote: £7.00; pl £2.60, £1.40. Ex: £15.60. Trifecta: £80.70. CSF: £14.96. 6.00—Charles St (H Doyle, 5‐4 Fav) 1; Boudica Warrior (20‐1) 2; Satanic Moon (8‐1) 3. 6 ran. 1 1 /4l, 14l. (G Boughey). Tote: £2.25; pl £1.20, £5.00. Ex: £26.30. Trifecta: £109.30. CSF: £27.08. KEMPTOn 12.20 JUVENILE HURDLE (Class 4) 2m 4yo Only Winner £4,575 1 5 CUBAN CIGAR (F33) R Hannon 10‐12 T J O’Brien 2 DAWN TAPPER (F16) (T) Joe Ponting 10‐12 J M Davies 3 DIRHAM EMIRATI (F156) G L Moore 10‐12 Jamie Moore 4 2 GLIDE DOWN (44) A King 10‐12 G Sheehan 5 SILVER SHADE (F201) (BF) M Harris 10‐12 K Jones(3) 2021: Sage Advice 4-10-12, Sam Twiston-Davies 7-4 Fav (Dr R Newland), 8 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 5‐6 Glide Down, 5‐2 Dirham Emirati, 5 Silver Shade, 12 Cuban Cigar, 33 Dawn Tapper. Form GLIDE DOWN 7‐2 (10‐12) Close up, ridden and headway 2 out, every chance next, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Tease And Seize (11‐2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) gs in Dec. DIRHAM EMIRATI 3‐1 (9‐7) Led after 2f, set steady pace, edged right 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, last of 4, 8l behind Geremia (9‐1) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp 0‐85 (4) pol in Aug (flat). SILVER SHADE 1‐1fav (8‐6) Pulled up soon after leaving stalls, in a race won by Red Missile (9‐6) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0‐80 (4) gd in Jun, 4 ran (flat). CUBAN CIGAR 20‐1 (10‐12) Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 30l behind Parliament Hill (10‐12) at Leicester 1m 7f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov. DAWN TAPPER 22‐1 (8‐12) Raced keenly in last pair, some headway out wide over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, 7th of 9, 4l behind Billy Roberts (9‐10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0‐65) (6) in Dec (flat). 12.55 NOVICES’ HURDLE (3) 3m 1f 5yo plus Winner £5,991 1 36‐1P GENTLEMAN VALLEY (50) (C) B Pauling 6‐11‐4 Luca Morgan(5) 2 63‐1 MILAN BRIDGE (67) P Nicholls 6‐11‐4 H Cobden 3 P‐121 REE OKKA (42) H Fry 6‐11‐4 S Bowen 4 41‐82P ANOTHER BROWN BEAR (45) (BF) N Henderson 6‐10‐12 J Bowen 5 2‐3 DASH FULL OF CASH (36) L Wadham 5‐10‐12 C McGivern(10) 6 4P MAJOR STING (37) N Henderson 6‐10‐12 N De Boinville 7 1‐54 PILOT SHOW (26) W Greatrex 5‐10‐12 G Sheehan 8 584‐8 RIDEAU CANAL (37) A King 7‐10‐12 J J Burke 2021: No corresponding race. BETTING FORECAST: 11‐8 Ree Okka, 7‐2 Milan Bridge, 9‐2 Another Brown Bear, 10 Pilot Show, 12 Gentleman Valley, Dash Full Of Cash, 14 Major Sting, 25 Rideau Canal. Form REE OKKA 11‐10fav (10‐12) Raced handy, took lead travelling powerfully before 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last, stayed on gamely and regained lead after last, powered clear towards finish, won at Chepstow 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec beating Complete Unknown (10‐9) by 2l, 15 ran. MILAN BRIDGE 13‐2 (10‐12) Chased front pair, joined leaders home turn, led narrowly before 2 out, soon ridden, headed briefly last, stayed on strongly to lead 1f out on run‐in, always doing enough, won at Lingfield 2m 3f NH nov hdl 4‐6yo (3) gs in Nov beating Marble Sands (10‐12) by 1l, 6 ran. ANOTHER BROWN BEAR 9‐4fav (11‐ 4) Chased leader, led 2nd, headed before next, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Readysteadybeau (11‐4) at Haydock 3m mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec, 8 ran. PILOT SHOW 10‐1 (11‐4) Led, pushed along entering home straight, headed over 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, no extra and dropped to 4th closing stages, 4th of 12, 6l behind Essential Jaco (11‐4) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Dec. DASH FULL OF CASH 5‐2 (11‐3) Tracked leader, left behind by front pair 4 out, pushed along to try and close up before 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on but not pace to challenge, 3rd of 4, 9l behind Wiseguy (11‐4) at Doncaster 3m mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec. GENTLEMAN VALLEY 6‐1 (11‐0) Tracked leaders, dropped to last and pushed along after 6th, ridden after 4 out, soon struggling and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Lyrical Genius (10‐ 11) at Doncaster 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov, 6 ran. MAJOR STING 22‐1 (11‐4) Chased leaders until lost place and pushed along in mid‐division when mistake and weakened 7th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Picanha (10‐ 13) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec, 17 ran. RIDEAU CANAL 80‐1 (11‐4) Always rear‐division, tailed off, 8th of 17, 33l behind Picanha (10‐13) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec. 1.32 CORAL HANDICAP CHASE (3) 2m 4f 110yds 5yo plus Winner £10,892 ITV4 1 142‐7P FALCO BLITZ (66)(D) 8‐11‐12 .............N De Boinville Runs: 17 Wins: 3(S,G) Places: 7 £41,098 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Axom Lxxvii 2 11‐171 KAP AUTEUIL (39) 7‐11‐11 ..................... H Bannister Runs: 14 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 2 £27,313 Trainer: T Lawes Owner: Andrew & Sarah Wates 3 41‐782 FANZIO (35)(T,D) 7‐11‐9 ........................Paul O’Brien Runs: 32 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 7 £57,162 Trainer: R Hobson Owner: Mrs Susan Fox 4 P5P59P LOCK’S CORNER (49)(P,T,CD) 8‐11‐3 Jonjo O’Neill Jr Runs: 22 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 2 £39,954 Trainer: Jonjo O’Neill Owner: Mr John P McManus 5 2‐3231 CHAMPAGNE COURT (30)(P,T,D2) 9‐11‐3 L Williams Runs: 26 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 9 £60,897 Trainer: J Scott Owner: Coles, Smith, McManus And Broughton 6 P5‐542 FOXBORO (20)(P) 7‐10‐5 ......................A Cheleda(5) Runs: 8 Wins: 2(G) Places: 2 £25,403 Trainer: R Walford Owner: Lewis Nettley Racing 7 86P4‐4 TWENTY TWENTY (255)(D) 7‐10‐0 ...... Jamie Moore Runs: 23 Wins: 4(S,G) Places: 6 £32,140 Trainer: G L Moore Owner: Mark Albon And Gary Moore 2021: Smarty Wild 7 11 2, Richard Johnson 5-2 Fav (P Hobbs), 8 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 5‐2 Champagne Court, 7‐2 Kap Auteuil, 4 Foxboro, 5 Fanzio, 7 Falco Blitz, 12 Lock’s Corner, Twenty Twenty. Form CHAMPAGNE COURT 7‐1 (11‐10) Prominent throughout, headway under pressure 3 out, challenged leader 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well run‐in, all out, won at Exeter 2m 2f hcp hdl 0‐135 (3) sft in Dec beating Guernesey (11‐4) by 3/4l, 11 ran. KAP AUTEUIL 12‐1 (11‐12) Chased leaders, headway and disputed lead before 3rd, tracked leaders after 7th, outpaced briefly over 3 out, closed from under 2 out and took 2nd before last, ran on well flat and led close home, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0‐135 (3) sft in Dec beating Somekindofstar (10‐ 7) by 1l, 8 ran. FOXBORO 10‐3 (11‐9) Midfield, slow 5th, ridden after 13th, headway to challenge 2 out, every chance when pecked on landing last, stayed on well flat, always held by winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Native Robin (11‐6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0‐120 (4) gs in Dec. FANZIO 14‐1 (11‐10) Chased leader until 5th and dropped to 4th, behind and struggling 8th, rallied soon after 2 out, stayed on run‐in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Xcitations (11‐ 1) at Doncaster 2m hcp chs 0‐140 (3) gs in Dec. FALCO BLITZ 6‐1 (11‐7) Towards rear, wide and headway 11th, weakened and pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Snow Leopardess (11‐0) at Bangor‐on‐Dee 3m hcp chs 0‐150 (2) gs in Nov, 14 ran. LOCK’S CORNER 66‐1 (11‐1) Raced in rear, not fluent on occasions, struggling from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Kapcorse (10‐12) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0‐145 (2) gs in Nov, 13 ran. TWENTY TWENTY 5‐1 (11‐9) Held up in rear, awkward 4th, moved into 4th before 7th, short of room on bend after 4 out, ridden before 3 out, headway from 2 out, one pace from last, 4th of 5, 1 1/2l behind Schnabel (11‐12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0‐115 (4) gd in May. 2.05 CORAL SILVINIACO CONTI CHS (GRADE 2) (1) 2m 4f 110yds 5yo plus Winner £45,560 ITV4 1 225‐13 ELDORADO ALLEN (41)(T) 8‐11‐6 ............B J Powell Runs: 15 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 4 £134,160 Trainer: C Tizzard Owner: J P Romans & Terry Warner 2 1PU2‐P MISTER FISHER (20)(C2,D2) 8‐11‐6 ............J Bowen Runs: 17 Wins: 6(S,GS) Places: 2 £113,092 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: James & Jean Potter Ltd 3 4/P5‐4 DEFI DU SEUIL (56)(BF,D2) 9‐11‐0 ...........T J O’Brien Runs: 24 Wins: 14(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £625,284 Trainer: P Hobbs Owner: Mr John P McManus 4 1349‐4 ROUGE VIF (62)(T) 8‐11‐0 ......................... H Cobden Runs: 18 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 4 £169,689 Trainer: P Nicholls Owner: Kate & Andrew Brooks 2021: Master Tommytucker 10 11 0, Harry Cobden 2-1 (P Nicholls), 4 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 7‐4 Mister Fisher, 5‐2 Eldorado Allen, 11‐4 Rouge Vif, 5 Defi Du Seuil. Form MISTER FISHER 33‐1 (11‐10) Held up off the pace in last trio, hit 7th, headway into 5th out wide 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next, in a race won by Tornado Flyer (11‐10) at Kempton 3m Grade 1 chs (4yo+) (1) sft in Dec, 9 ran. ELDORADO ALLEN 9‐2 (11‐8) Held up in touch, mistake 12th, pushed along and outpaced well over 2 out, kept on steadily from under 2 out, ran on well flat, 3rd of 6, 6l behind First Flow (11‐8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Dec. ROUGE VIF 3‐1 (11‐0) Jumped right at times, raced keenly, went 2nd after 4th, lost 2nd 3 out, weakening when tired jump and lost 3rd at the last, last of 4, 21l behind Nube Negra (11‐6) at Cheltenham 2m Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Nov. DEFI DU SEUIL 3‐1fav (11‐2) In rear, asked for effort 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 4th of 6, 35l behind Lostintranslation (11‐2) at Ascot 2m 5f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Nov. 2.40 LANZAROTE HANDICAP HURDLE (LISTED) (1) 2m 5f 4yo plus Winner £56,950 ITV4 1 453‐4P CALL ME LORD (11)(D) 9‐11‐12 ...................J Bowen Runs: 24 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 4 £277,917 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede 2 /26‐54 CH’TIBELLO (35) 11‐11‐10 ................. Mr T Durrell(7) Runs: 28 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 7 £329,189 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: The Can’t Say No Partnership 3 82‐214 DANS LE VENT (14) 9‐11‐10 ......... Isabel Williams(5) Runs: 28 Wins: 5(S,F,GS,G) Places: 10 £128,441 Trainer: E Williams Owner: R J Gambarini Racing 4 73‐371 MARIE’S ROCK (20)(T,CD) 7‐11‐8 .......N De Boinville Runs: 8 Wins: 4(S,G) £45,556 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Middleham Park Racing XLII 5 /10‐05 WILLIAM HENRY (20)(P,T,CD) 12‐11‐7 ...... J Tudor(3) Runs: 21 Wins: 8(S,GS,G) Places: 3 £186,617 Trainer: S Thomas Owner: Walters Plant Hire Ltd 6 8109‐P MONTE CRISTO (17)(CD) 6‐11‐7 ...................C Brace Runs: 11 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 1 £42,021 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede 7 13‐122 GELINO BELLO (35) 6‐11‐6 ....................... H Cobden Runs: 5 Wins: 2(S,G) Places: 3 £30,974 Trainer: P Nicholls Owner: Mr and Mrs J D Cotton 8 24‐114 QUINTA DO MAR (36) 7‐11‐3 ............Luca Morgan(5) Runs: 10 Wins: 4(S,G) Places: 3 £19,056 Trainer: B Pauling Owner: The Bourtoneers 9 114‐F8 CARYS’ COMMODITY (35)(P,T) 7‐11‐2 ...Jonjo O’Neill Jr Runs: 11 Wins: 3(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £17,359 Trainer: Jonjo O’Neill Owner: Mrs Fitri Hay 10 102‐34 CABOT CLIFFS (57)(H) 5‐11‐2 .......Bridget Andrews Runs: 9 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 2 £20,115 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: Craig & Laura Buckingham 11 11‐341 UP FOR PAROL (28) 6‐11‐1 ......................G Sheehan Runs: 8 Wins: 4(S,GS) £27,421 Trainer: J Snowden Owner: Sir Chips Keswick 12 932‐11 EARTH LORD (29)(T,D) 6‐11‐1 .................T J O’Brien Runs: 6 Wins: 2(GS,G) Places: 2 £12,280 Trainer: P Hobbs Owner: Mr R M Penny 13 2‐7551 HIGHWAY ONE O TWO (37)(C) 7‐11‐0 .. Jamie Moore Runs: 16 Wins: 4(S,GS,G) Places: 2 £38,062 Trainer: C Gordon Owner: Mr Anthony Ward‐Thomas 14 9B20‐2 PRESS YOUR LUCK (105)(P) 7‐10‐12 ......B J Powell Runs: 12 Wins: 3(GS) Places: 1 £17,938 Trainer: C Gordon Owner: Cox, Lloyd & Finden 15 2‐211 GREEN BOOK (24)(D) 5‐10‐12 ...............Ned Fox(10) Runs: 4 Wins: 2(S,GS) Places: 1 £17,796 Trainer: V Williams Owner: Lady Price, C Shaw, C Boylan & I Tagg 16 1‐1321 COBBLERS DREAM (36)(H,T) 6‐10‐10 ...... J Quinlan Runs: 6 Wins: 3(GS,G) Places: 1 £19,983 Trainer: B Case Owner: Lady Jane Grosvenor 17 14‐534 COMMANCHE RED (20)(V,CD) 9‐10‐7 .... F Gillard(3) Runs: 24 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 4 £53,169 Trainer: C Gordon Owner: Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire 18 17‐786 BOLD PLAN (35)(P) 8‐10‐6 .......................... S Bowen Runs: 16 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 4 £62,290 Trainer: E Williams Owner: Mr & Mrs William Rucker 19 3‐8111 FOSTER’SISLAND (25)(D) 7‐10‐5 .............................. ...........................................Emma Smith-Chaston(7) Runs: 17 Wins: 5(S,GS) Places: 5 £19,546 Trainer: M Hammond Owner: The Oakwood Nobels 20 224‐11 ON MY COMMAND (25)(T,D2) 6‐10‐4 ..........J J Burke Runs: 9 Wins: 3(F,G) Places: 2 £15,831 Trainer: H Fry Owner: Mr John Ioannis Neocleous 2021: Boreham Bill 9 11 0, Ben Jones(3) 66-1 (E Lavelle), 20 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 6 Marie’s Rock, 13‐2 Gelino Bello, 7 Green Book, 8 Ch’tibello, Earth Lord, Up For Parol, 10 Cobblers Dream, 12 On My Command, Dans Le Vent, 14 Others. Form MARIE’S ROCK 15‐2 (11‐4) Waited with in last pair, good headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, quickened to lead 2 out, soon clear, flattened last, kept on strongly,, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcap hdle (3) sft in Dec beating An Tailliur (11‐2) by 7l, 8 ran. GELINO BELLO 2‐1 (10‐12) Held up in last in touch, not fluent 8th, pushed along 2 out, ridden and headway to press leaders before last, every chance after final flight, kept on, no match for winner, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Blazing Khal (11‐3) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl G2 (1) gs in Dec. GREEN BOOK 1‐3fav (11‐11) Soon handy, travelled strongly, led 3 out, soon in command, ridden out after last, readily, won at Ludlow 2m 5f Female Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (0‐120) (3yo+) (4) gs in Dec beating Bridge North (11‐7) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran. CH’TIBELLO 7‐2 (11‐5) Close up, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, kept on run in, 4th of 8, 7l behind Flashing Glance (11‐0) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0‐150 (2) gd in Dec. EARTH LORD 5‐1 (11‐11) Soon in mid‐division on inside, headway chasing leaders 4th, challenged 2 out, led before the last, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on run‐in, always doing enough, won at Ascot 2m 6f con hcp hdl 0‐130 (3) gs in Dec beating Scarpia (11‐0) by 3/4l, 12 ran. UP FOR PAROL 5‐2fav (10‐12) Chased leader until before 2nd, went 2nd again 4 out, ridden and stayed on gamely run‐in, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Haydock 2m 3f hcp hdl 0‐145 (2) sft in Dec beating Stellar Magic (11‐4) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran. COBBLERS DREAM 11‐4 (10‐3) Tracked leaders, led before omitted 2 out, pushed along before omitted last, ran on well, readily, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcap hdle (3) gs in Dec beating Leoncavallo (11‐11) by 3l, 14 ran. DANS LE VENT 33‐1 (11‐4) Held up in rear, pecked 2 out, closed on placed horses after final bend but no impression on front pair, slightly hampered last, no impression, 4th of 6, 7l behind Stormy Ireland (10‐13) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hdl G2 (1) sft. ON MY COMMAND 6‐5fav (11‐5) Made all, travelled strongly and extended lead at 2 out, mistake at last hurdle, won impressively, won at Plumpton 2m 4f mares hcp hdl 0‐125 (3) gd in Dec beating Golden Emblem (11‐7) by 14l, 6 ran. QUINTA DO MAR 9‐2 (11‐11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before the last, 4th of 12, 9l behind Lively Citizen (9‐7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcap hdle (3) gs in Dec. HIGHWAY ONE O TWO 17‐2 (11‐11) Made all, pushed along before 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on well, held on towards finish, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0‐130 (3) gd in Dec beating Guernesey (11‐1) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran. CABOT CLIFFS 13‐2 (11‐7) Towards rear, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 9, 7l behind Captain Morgs (10‐11) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl 0‐145 (2) gd in Nov. CALL ME LORD 4‐1 (10‐12) Soon racing towards rear well off the pace, not fluent and struggling 5th, behind 7th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Red Rookie (10‐12) at Hereford 2m nov chs (3) gs, 7 ran. COMMANCHE RED 14‐1 (11‐1) Chased leaders, tracked leader 2nd, pushed along and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened and modest 3rd close home, 4th of 8, 11l behind Marie’s Rock (11‐4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcap hdle (3) sft in Dec. FOSTER’SISLAND 7‐2fav (10‐12) Held up in touch, led before and jumped right 3 out, pressed and jumped right 2 out, went right again and not fluent last, headed narrowly flat, stayed on, joined leader post, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0‐125 (3) sft in Dec deadheating with Glentruan (11‐7), 10 ran. PRESS YOUR LUCK 7‐2 (11‐7) Chased leader, jumped left 2nd, not fluent 3 out, led before not fluent last, edged right flat, headed towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Mr One More (11‐1) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp hdl 0‐145 (2) sft in Oct. WILLIAM HENRY 10‐1 (11‐10) Held up, headway into 5th 3 out, soon pushed along, made no impression, 5th of 10, 30l behind Orbys Legend (11‐3) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec. BOLD PLAN 6‐1 (10‐10) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden next, weakened approaching next, 6th of 8, 18l behind Flashing Glance (11‐0) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0‐150 (2) gd in Dec. CARYS’ COMMODITY 14‐1 (11‐4) Close up, ridden 2 out, soon weakened, last of 8, 23l behind Flashing Glance (11‐0) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0‐150 (2) gd in Dec. MONTE CRISTO 12‐1 (11‐5) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before next, in a race won by Dashel Drasher (11‐12) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec, 11 ran. 3.15 HANDICAP CHASE (2) 3m 5yo plus Winner £13,008 ITV4 1 47P‐0F CARIBEAN BOY (28)(P) 8‐11‐12 ..................J Bowen Runs: 17 Wins: 3(S,G) Places: 2 £82,623 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede 2 2P‐11P WISHING AND HOPING (42)(D3) 12‐11‐10 .A Edwards(3) Runs: 24 Wins: 11(S,GS,G) Places: 3 £41,353 Trainer: M Rowley Owner: Mrs Peter Andrews 3 2‐22P4 KITTY’S LIGHT (19)(D2) 6‐11‐10 ............... J Tudor(3) Runs: 18 Wins: 4(F,GS,G) Places: 6 £99,082 Trainer: Christian Williams Owner: R J Bedford & All Stars Sports Racing 4 2‐41FP MAC TOTTIE (19)(H,T) 9‐11‐8 ...................... S Bowen Runs: 24 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 7 £90,479 Trainer: P Bowen Owner: Steve & Jackie Fleetham 5 16F‐9P DOUBLE SHUFFLE (70)(T,CD2) 12‐11‐8 .....J J Burke Runs: 37 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 10 £218,635 Trainer: T R George Owner: Crossed Fingers Partnership 6 53‐533 SMARTY WILD (24)(C) 8‐10‐12 ................T J O’Brien Runs: 20 Wins: 5(S,GS) Places: 5 £47,351 Trainer: P Hobbs Owner: Mr Michael And Mrs Norma Tuckey 7 14/4‐0 A TOI PHIL (14) 12‐10‐11 ...................... Jamie Moore Runs: 43 Wins: 9(S,G) Places: 6 £286,306 Trainer: G L Moore Owner: Teme Valley 8 85111P STRICTLYADANCER (42)(D) 8‐10‐9 .. Mr E Collier(7) Runs: 22 Wins: 6(GS,G) Places: 3 £70,121 Trainer: Christian Williams Owner: Encore Racing 2021: Double Shuffle 11 11 2, James Bowen 4-1 (T R George), 11 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 3 Caribean Boy, 7‐2 Smarty Wild, 9‐2 Kitty’s Light, 6 Wishing And Hoping, 7 Strictlyadancer, 10 A Toi Phil, 12 Mac Tottie, Double Shuffle. Form CARIBEAN BOY 13‐2 (11‐7) In rear, fell 1st, in a race won by Annsam (10‐10) at Ascot 3m listed hcp chs (1) gs in Dec, 13 ran. SMARTY WILD 7‐2 (11‐7) Mid‐division, headway to press leaders before 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on one pace from last, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Head To The Stars (10‐13) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0‐140 (3) gs in Dec. KITTY’S LIGHT 10‐1 (12‐ 0) Prominent early, soon dropped to midfield, not fluent 12th, pushed along after 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 4th of 9, 14l behind Five Star Getaway (10‐11) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0‐145 (2) sft in Dec. WISHING AND HOPING 12‐1 (11‐0) Disputed lead, led 5th, headed before 11th, mistake 11th, losing touch and pushed along 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Protektorat (11‐ 3) at Aintree 3m 1f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) sft in Dec, 8 ran. STRICTLYADANCER 6‐1 (10‐7) Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Highland Hunter (11‐12) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp chs 0‐150 (2) gs in Dec, 10 ran. A TOI PHIL 50‐1 (10‐7) Always towards rear, 10th of 16, 29l behind Vienna Court (10‐ 6) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) sft. DOUBLE SHUFFLE 50‐1 (11‐5) Held up towards rear, headway into mid‐division 5th, lost ground 7th, ridden in rear before 13th (water), tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Rocco (10‐7) at Wincanton 3m 1f Listed hcap ch (1) gd in Nov, 13 ran. MAC TOTTIE 40‐1 (10‐2) Front mid‐division, lost place and pulled up before 16th, in a race won by Iwilldoit (10‐0) at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) sft in Dec, 20 ran. 3.50 CORAL HANDICAP HURDLE (3) 2m 4yo plus Winner £6,208 1 315F‐9 LUCKY ONE (35) (D) D Skelton 7‐11‐12 Bridget Andrews 2 22115 FIRST STREET (99) (H) N Henderson 5‐11‐12 N De Boinville 3 220‐P9 MENGLI KHAN (36) (P;D) N Henderson 9‐11‐11 J Bowen 4 21F238 COURTANDBOULD (36) (D) F O’Brien 8‐11‐10 Jonjo O’Neill Jr 5 20‐311 EARTH COMPANY (32) (D) P Hobbs 6‐11‐10 T J O’Brien 6 424‐13 ROYAUME UNI (36) (D) G L Moore 5‐11‐4 Jamie Moore 7 U1‐4P3 LORD BADDESLEY (19) (D) C Gordon 7‐11‐4 H Cobden 8 61‐5F4 GRISBI DE BERCE (51) (D) A King 6‐11‐3 J J Burke 9 /8F‐P4 SOFIA’S ROCK (32) (H,T;D) D Skelton 8‐11‐3 L Williams 10 2/P‐3P MANUCCI (38) G L Moore 6‐10‐7 N F Houlihan(3) 2021: Millers Bank 7-11-5, Harry Bannister 7-1 (A Hales), 8 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 5‐2 Earth Company, 7‐2 First Street, 4 Royaume Uni, 7 Lord Baddesley, 8 Grisbi De Berce, 14 Sofia’s Rock, 16 Mengli Khan, Courtandbould, 20 Others. Form EARTH COMPANY 5‐2 (11‐6) Chased leaders, keen early, headway going well to lead 2 out, kept on well from last, always holding 2nd, won at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp hdl 0‐130 (3) gs in Dec beating Brief Times (11‐8) by 1l, 7 ran. FIRST STREET 5‐1 (10‐12) Tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, outpaced 3 out, no impression next, 5th of 7, 21l behind Camprond (11‐0) at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hdl G2 (1) gd in Oct. ROYAUME UNI 14‐1 (10‐11) Middivision on inside, headway between last two, went 3rd before the last, kept on same pace run‐in, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Lively Citizen (9‐7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcap hdle (3) gs in Dec. LORD BADDESLEY 11‐1 (11‐1) Towards rear, made headway after 3 out, nudged along 2 out, stayed on to go third after last, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Rowland Ward (11‐5) at Kempton 2m hcap hdle (3) sft in Dec. GRISBI DE BERCE 9‐1 (11‐12) Keen in touch in rear, headway 2 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind An Tailliur (11‐12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0‐130 (3) gd in Nov. SOFIA’S ROCK 28‐1 (11‐9) Held up, headway home turn, ridden and outpaced 2 out, never in contention, 4th of 7, 14l behind Earth Company (11‐6) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp hdl 0‐130 (3) gs in Dec. COURTANDBOULD 16‐1 (11‐6) Prominent, lost place home turn, soon ridden and faded from omitted 2 out, 8th of 14, 42l behind Cobblers Dream (10‐3) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcap hdle (3) gs in Dec. MENGLI KHAN 22‐1 (11‐2) Led, bad mistake and rider lost iron briefly 4th, stumbled and headed 2 out, weakened quickly, 9th of 12, 31l behind Lively Citizen (9‐7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcap hdle (3) gs in Dec. LUCKY ONE 14‐1 (11‐2) Raced keenly, steadied well in rear, hit 1st, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, never a factor, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Tommy’s Oscar (11‐12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) gs in Dec. MANUCCI 18‐1 (11‐10) Behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off when awkward next, pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Mister Watson (11‐11) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp hdl 0‐120 (4) hvy in Dec, 11 ran. 12.20 — Glide Down 12.55 — Milan Bridge 1.32 — Kap Auteuil 2.05 — Rouge Vif (nap) 2.40 — Gelino Bello (nb) 3.15 — Kitty’s Light 3.50 — Earth Company ITV4: 1.32, 2.05, 2.40, 3.15. Racing TV. Going: Soft captain Wessex Selections

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 59 HORSE RACING 1 – WESTERN DAILY PRESS, XXXDAY, MONTH XX, 2009 Racing Desk: 0117 934 3284 Strap goes across here and here and here Racing WaRWicK 12.40 NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (Class 4) 2m 4yo plus Winner £4,575 1 9-33 ORDER OF ST JOHN (34) D J Jeffreys 5-11-12 A Bellamy(7) 2 /40-49 FLINTEUR SACRE (230) (H;BF,D) N Henderson 7-11-10 A Coleman 3 7000-1 PETROL HEAD (74) R McNally (IRE) 6-11-9 K Brogan(3) 4 2-3434 FLAMENCO DE KERSER (20) (H,T) Mrs R Ford 7-11-9 A Wedge 5 486/14 SAINTE DOCTOR (218) (T;BF,D) N Mulholland 6-11-8 R McLernon 6 345-41 GREATEST STAR (53) (T;D) D Skelton 6-11-7 H Skelton 7 21-664 EXMOOR EXPRESS (32) (H;D) V Dartnall 6-11-7 A Johns 8 64-02F NUMBERS MAN (61) (T;BF) C Tizzard 6-11-6 T Scudamore 9 786575 DAENERYS STORMBORN (67) (T) Henry Oliver 9-11-4 N Scholfield 10 690-PP HENRI LE BON (52) (P) Kerry Lee 7-11-4 R Patrick 11 /34-24 PECKINPAH (27) A King 6-11-4 T Cannon 12 46-59 PUNCTUATION (229) (T) F O’Brien 5-10-11 P Brennan 13 F088 JUSTSHORTOFABUBBLE (15) G Harris 5-10-7 C Ring(3) 14 037-74 COMMANDER MILLER (29) Mrs D O’Neill 8-10-0 Page Fuller 2021: Will Sting 6-11-12, Aidan Coleman 7-2 Fav (L Wadham), 11 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 2 Petrol Head, 4 Greatest Star, 8 Peckinpah, 10 Flinteur Sacre, Sainte Doctor, Punctuation, 12 Exmoor Express, 16 Flamenco De Kerser, Order Of St John, Numbers Man, 20 Others. Form PETROL HEAD 11-1 (10-13) In rear, headway into 10th 3 out, improved into close 4th 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden to dispute lead inside final furlong, led and stayed on well close home, cosy, won at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 in Nov beating Shantou Warrior (11-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran. GREATEST STAR 2-1 (11-4) Chased leader, switched right after 3 out, led before 2 out, soon driven along, about 1 length up when better jump that rival last, stayed on, won at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Nov beating Sure Touch (11-4) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran. PECKINPAH 5-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 11l behind Vocal Duke (11-6) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec. FLINTEUR SACRE 2-1fav (11-6) Chased leaders, pulled hard, not much room before 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 41l behind Hurricane Ali (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May. PUNCTUATION 5-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 12l behind Dylan’s Sea Song (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May. SAINTE DOCTOR 8-11fav (11-12) Never travelled in last pair, closer 4 out, held in 5th when went left 3 out, went modest 4th before next, 4th of 6, 11l behind Solstalla (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Jun. EXMOOR EXPRESS 8-1 (10-12) Mid division, headway behind leaders home turn, ridden and outpaced 2 out, plugged on from last, 4th of 16, 14l behind Rainyday Woman (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec. FLAMENCO DE KERSER 10-1 (11-11) Held up, good headway to chase leaders approaching 2 out, pushed along before last, plugged on one pace flat, 4th of 14, 13l behind Galore Desassences (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec. NUMBERS MAN 15-8fav (11-7) Slowly away, in rear, not fluent 1st, headway before 3rd, pushed along after 7th, mistake 9th, nudged along when fell heavily 3 out, in a race won by Light N Strike (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Nov, 5 ran. ORDER OF ST JOHN 11-1 (11-1) Led, headed after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on from last, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Brianna Rose (11-1) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec. DAENERYS STORMBORN 150-1 (10-8) In rear, slightly hampered 1st, slight mistake 5th, closer in 7th 3 out, ridden in 8th when hampered entering straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 12l behind Motown Maggie (11-3) at Fairyhouse 2m 3f mdn hdle in Nov. COMMANDER MILLER 9-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, made headway to challenge at 3 out, ridden and outpaced at 2 out, weakend after final hurdle, 4th of 9, 11l behind Ace Time (9-11) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (5) gs in Dec. HENRI LE BON 15-2 (11-10) Chased leaders, bad mistake 3rd, pulled up after next, in a race won by Ben Buie (10-8) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (5) gd in Nov, 7 ran. JUSTSHORTOFABUBBLE 80-1 (11-5) Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, made no impression, 8th of 14, 28l behind Shutthegate (10-5) at Warwick 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec. 1.18 EDWARD COURAGE CUP HCAP CHASE (2) 2m 5yo plus Winner £16,338 ITV4 1 21-243 SKY PIRATE (19)(T,CD) 9-11-12 .............N Scholfield Runs: 24 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 9 £145,517 Trainer: Jonjo O’Neill Owner: Martin Tedham & Wasdell Properties Ltd 2 41-611 BRAVE SEASCA (29)(CD) 7-10-6 ..............C Deutsch Runs: 7 Wins: 3(S,GS) £17,088 Trainer: V Williams Owner: Brooks & Taylor Families 3 2F-P33 FAST BUCK (29)(T,D2) 8-10-2 ....................H Skelton Runs: 13 Wins: 2(G) Places: 5 £50,649 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: Sullivan Bloodstock Limited 4 122311 NOT AVAILABLE (24)(P,T,D2) 7-10-2 ..... S Sheppard Runs: 12 Wins: 4(GS,G) Places: 8 £50,699 Trainer: M Sheppard Owner: Mr Tony Scrivin 2021: Sky Pirate 8 11 11, Jonjo O’Neill Jr 6-4 Fav (Jonjo O’Neill), 6 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 6-4 Brave Seasca, 11-4 Not Available, 3 Sky Pirate, 5 Fast Buck. Form BRAVE SEASCA 7-2 (11-0) Led until 5th, led again and went left 4 out, clear before 2 out, very easily, won at Ascot 2m 1f nov hcap ch (3) gs in Dec beating Amarillo Sky (11-3) by 3l, 8 ran. NOT AVAILABLE 5-2fav (11-1) Prominent, led 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed before 2 out, hampered by rival last, stayed on gamely run-in to assert towards finish, won at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Dec beating Gumball (11-12) by 1/2l, 6 ran. SKY PIRATE 20-1 (11-4) Held up, nudged along approaching 2 out, ridden and went third before last, kept on flat, 3rd of 4, 13l behind Shishkin (11-3) at Kempton 2m Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) sft in Dec. FAST BUCK 33-1 (11-8) Steadied rear, closer on inside before 8th, went 3rd one pace before 2 out, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Brave Seasca (11-0) at Ascot 2m 1f nov hcap ch (3) gs in Dec. 1.50 HAMPTON NOVICES’ CHASE (GRADE 2) (1) 3m 5yo plus Winner £31,322 ITV4 1 1-2111 THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE (35)(D5) 7-11-7 A P Heskin Runs: 11 Wins: 8(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £98,339 Trainer: P Nicholls Owner: McNeill Family 2 P-6234 ANY NEWS (66) 7-11-2 ..................S Twiston-Davies Runs: 10 Wins: 2(S,F) Places: 2 £17,548 Trainer: N Mulholland Owner: Jane Nuala Cartwright 3 25-212 DOYEN BREED (41)(P,BF,D2) 7-11-2 ............R Mania Runs: 14 Wins: 3(S,GS) Places: 6 £35,636 Trainer: A M Thomson Owner: The Explorers 4 42-821 MINT CONDITION (16) 8-11-2 ..................... H Brooke Runs: 15 Wins: 4(S) Places: 4 £46,799 Trainer: J Candlish Owner: Whites Property Limited 5 15/4P- MOSSY FEN (428)(C,D) 7-11-2 ...............N Scholfield Runs: 9 Wins: 4(S,GS) £34,854 Trainer: Christian Williams Owner: Carl Hinchy And Mark Scott 2021: Next Destination 9 11 5, Harry Cobden 10-11 Fav (P Nicholls), 3 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 4-7 Threeunderthrufive, 7-2 Mint Condition, 8 Doyen Breed, 12 Any News, 16 Mossy Fen. Form THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE 4-7fav (11-5) Kept wide, mostly pressed leader, awkward 3rd, hit 8th (water), led 4 out, clear next, easily, won at Doncaster 3m nov chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Dec beating Fantastikas (11-2) by 8l, 3 ran. MINT CONDITION 7-2 (11-4) Held up, headway 12th, not fluent 14th, went 2nd before 4 out, driven after 3 out, 3 1/2 lengths down last, stayed on dourly flat, led towards finish, won at Haydock 2m 6f nov hcap ch (3) hvy in Dec beating Ashtown Lad (11-8) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran. DOYEN BREED 85-40fav (11-8) Not fluent 1st in rear, in touch, left chasing leader 2nd, not fluent on occasions, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on but never got on terms with winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Bushypark (10-11) at Kelso 2m 7f nov hcap ch (3) sft in Dec. ANY NEWS 9-2 (11-8) Led, jumped left 8th and 9th, headed after 11th, weakened before 4 out, 4th of 6, 14l behind Striking A Pose (10-9) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcap ch (3) gs in Nov. MOSSY FEN 3-1 (11-2) Jumped right, chased leaders, not fluent 6th or 9th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Protektorat (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov chs (2) gs in Nov ‘20, 4 ran. 2.25 NOVICES’ HURDLE (GRADE 2) (1) 2m 5f 5yo plus Winner £28,475 ITV4 1 51 GENTLEMAN AT ARMS (20) 5-11-0 ........ C Gethings Runs: 2 Wins: 1(S,A,GS) £4,085 Trainer: S Edmunds Owner: D & B Partnership 2 2-1101 HOWDYALIKEMENOW (10) 6-11-0 ............. A Wedge Runs: 9 Wins: 3(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £18,819 Trainer: E Williams Owner: Vale Racing 1 3 32-81F PARTY BUSINESS (17) 6-11-0........................ C Todd Runs: 6 Wins: 1(GS) Places: 3 £8,027 Trainer: I Williams Owner: Eventmasters Racing 4 22-2 SCIPION (31) 6-11-0 ................................ S Sheppard Runs: 3 Places: 3 £2,007 Trainer: T Lacey Owner: Mr T Lacey 5 1 STAG HORN (35)(P) 5-11-0 .....................N Scholfield Runs: 1 Wins: 1(F,S,G) £4,085 Trainer: A Watson Owner: Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib 6 211 SURREY QUEST (17)(T,D) 5-11-0 .............A Coleman Runs: 3 Wins: 2(S,GS) Places: 1 £11,728 Trainer: N Henderson Owner: Surrey Racing (sq) 7 1-12 VIVA LAVILLA (43) 6-11-0 ...........................H Skelton Runs: 3 Wins: 2(GS) Places: 1 £14,904 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: Darren & Annaley Yates 2021: Adrimel 6 11 3, Richard Johnson 7-2 Fav (T Lacey), 11 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Surrey Quest, 11-4 Party Business, 4 Stag Horn, 5 Viva Lavilla, 14 Howdyalikemenow, Scipion, Gentleman At Arms. Form SURREY QUEST 11-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 7th, challenged 3 out, soon led, wandered about after 2 out, clear flat, easily, won at Doncaster 2m 3f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft in Dec beating Mumbo Jumbo (10-12) by 7l, 10 ran. PARTY BUSINESS 33-1 (11-7) Held up in last trio, steady headway out wide 3 out, every chance when fell 2 out, in a race won by Stage Star (11-7) at Newbury 2m 4f nov hdl Grade 1 (1) sft in Dec, 7 ran. STAG HORN 4-5fav (10-12) Made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on, won at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Dec beating World Of Dreams (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran. VIVA LAVILLA 15-2 (11-0) Held up in last pair, smooth headway tracking leaders before 2 out, went 2nd and bad mistake 2 out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Lossiemouth (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hdl G2 (1) gs in Dec. GENTLEMAN AT ARMS 14-1 (10-12) Made virtually all, left clear 3 out, stayed on well, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec beating Lounge Lizard (10-12) by 13l, 8 ran. HOWDYALIKEMENOW 16-5 (11-12) Kept wide, chased leaders, went 2nd at 4th, switched left before 2 out, led 2 out, clear when untidy last, stayed on well, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy beating Wicked West (11-12) by 4l, 6 ran. SCIPION 9-4 (10-12) Chased leaders, switched right and went 2nd 7th, not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Jetoile (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec. 3.00 CLASSIC HANDICAP CHASE (GRADE 3) (1) 3m 5f 5yo plus Winner £56,950 ITV4 1 61-311 CORACH RAMBLER (36) 8-11-12 ................. D R Fox Runs: 11 Wins: 5(S,GS,G) Places: 1 £26,317 Trainer: L Russell Owner: The Ramblers 2 UPP-29 THE HOLLOW GINGE (49)(P,WS) 9-11-11 ................. .......................................................S Twiston-Davies Runs: 24 Wins: 4(S) Places: 6 £66,002 Trainer: N Twiston-Davies Owner: The Ginge Army 3 1PP-P6 NOTACHANCE (28)(V,CD) 8-11-9 ..............T Cannon Runs: 16 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 6 £68,150 Trainer: A King Owner: David J S Sewell & Tim Leadbeater 4 226-54 ACHILLE (19)(P) 12-11-8 ...........................C Deutsch Runs: 28 Wins: 5(S,GS) Places: 10 £144,374 Trainer: V Williams Owner: Mrs Vida Bingham 5 58-1P1 MINELLA ENCORE (40)(B,T) 10-11-7.... C Hammond Runs: 17 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 5 £46,707 Trainer: Dr R Newland Owner: Foxtrot Racing Minella Encore 6 3PP-F3 JERRYSBACK (28) 10-11-6 ......................A Coleman Runs: 18 Wins: 4(S,GS) Places: 6 £64,306 Trainer: P Hobbs Owner: Mr John P McManus 7 262-51 CHIRICO VALLIS (98)(T) 10-11-5 ...........R McLernon Runs: 29 Wins: 7(S,GS,G) Places: 8 £83,334 Trainer: N Mulholland Owner: Mr John P McManus 8 /443-3 PADLEYOUROWNCANOE (28) 8-11-5 ......H Skelton Runs: 19 Wins: 4(S,A,GS,G) Places: 4 £51,678 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: K A C Bloodstock Limited 9 418-F3 ECLAIR SURF (42) 8-11-3 .......................... T Bellamy Runs: 12 Wins: 4(S) Places: 3 £23,399 Trainer: E Lavelle Owner: Dominic Burke & Tim Syder 10 P1P-31 HEAD TO THE STARS (24) 11-11-3 ........ H Nugent(5) Runs: 29 Wins: 5(S,GS) Places: 7 £72,616 Trainer: H Daly Owner: Mr T F F Nixon 11 31-322 GERICAULT ROQUE (17) 6-11-3 ..........T Scudamore Runs: 8 Wins: 2(S,GS) Places: 4 £18,482 Trainer: D Pipe Owner: Prof Caroline Tisdall And Bryan Drew 12 63-25F GRACE A VOUS ENKI (52)(BF) 6-11-1 . Bryony Frost Runs: 14 Wins: 2(S,G) Places: 3 £48,326 Trainer: P Nicholls Owner: Mrs J Hitchings 13 12/1-P NO REMATCH (30) 8-10-9 ........................... A Wedge Runs: 10 Wins: 2(S) Places: 3 £12,098 Trainer: E Williams Owner: Mr & Mrs William Rucker 14 35634U CAPTAIN TOMMY (14) 8-10-4 ...................P Brennan Runs: 26 Wins: 3(S,G) Places: 7 £50,106 Trainer: D Bridgwater Owner: Mr Richard J Gurr 15 1-1283 GAME LINE (13)(B,D) 8-10-0 ..................... B R Jones Runs: 30 Wins: 6(S,GS,G) Places: 7 £45,263 Trainer: P Bowen Owner: Roggie Crew 2021: Notachance 7 10 5, Tom Cannon 7-2 JtFav (A King), 13 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 9-2 Gericault Roque, 5 Corach Rambler, 8 Notachance, Padleyourowncanoe, 10 Grace A Vous Enki, Achille, 12 Jerrysback, 14 Eclair Surf, No Rematch, Chirico Vallis, 16 Others. Form GERICAULT ROQUE 11-4 (11-4) Raced on inside, never far away, switched left before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, disputing lead after 2 out, every chance last, hung left and outbattled run-in, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Saint Palais (11-3) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Dec. CORACH RAMBLER 2-1fav (10-13) Not fluent 1st, waited with in rear, steady headway in 4th at 16th, challenged and went right 4 out, led next, ridden and hung right run-in, stayed on gamely to assert final 150 yards, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov hcap ch (3) gs in Dec beating Eva’s Oskar (10-11) by 2l, 6 ran. NOTACHANCE 50-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, slight peck 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, weakening when mistake next, 6th of 16, 29l behind Enqarde (10-9) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec. PADLEYOUROWNCANOE 40-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd on inside 2 out, stayed on same pace and no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Jesuitique (10-6) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Dec. ACHILLE 16-1 (9-10) In rear, headway into 5th before 13th, pushed along before 5 out, ridden and no impression from 4 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 20, 17l behind Iwilldoit (10-0) at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) sft in Dec. GRACE A VOUS ENKI 3-10fav (10- 12) Led, 1 length up when fell 3 out, in a race won by Ballintubber Boy (11-3) at Hereford 3m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov, 4 ran. JERRYSBACK 11-1 (11-0) Middivision, pushed along and outpaced 5 out, ridden and plenty to do home turn, stayed on to chase front pair after 2 out, one pace after last, not get on terms, 3rd of 13, 9l behind Annsam (10-10) at Ascot 3m listed hcp chs (1) gs in Dec. CHIRICO VALLIS 16-1 (10-2) Made all, jumped well, ridden 4 out, pressed last, kept on stoutly, just held on, won at Chepstow 3m hcap ch (2) gd in Oct beating Kitty’s Light (10-12) by hd, 13 ran. ECLAIR SURF 7-1 (10-10) Held up, ridden 4 out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 10, 35l behind Iwilldoit (10-6) at Chepstow 3m hcap ch (2) gs in Dec. NO REMATCH 6-1 (11-8) Led, ridden and headed before 4 out, weakened and pulled up, in a race won by De Young Warrior (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec, 17 ran. CAPTAIN TOMMY 11-2 (10-1) Chased leaders on inside, hampered and unseated rider 18th, in a race won by Full Back (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft, 11 ran. HEAD TO THE STARS 9-1 (10-13) Towards rear, effort and headway after 5 out, went close 4th before 4 out, ridden and pressed leaders before 2 out, led last, ran on well to forge clear, won at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Dec beating Didero Vallis (11-10) by 3l, 7 ran. MINELLA ENCORE 14-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, travelled strongly and came to lead at 4 out, jumped final fence well, won easily, won at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Dec beating Bobo Mac (11-5) by 18l, 7 ran. THE HOLLOW GINGE 22-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 14th, pushed along before 4 out, hit 4 out, ridden before 3 out, gradually faded, 9th of 21, 46l behind Cloudy Glen (10-8) at Newbury 3m 2f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) gs in Nov. GAME LINE 28-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, led 16th, hit next, pushed along and headed approaching and blundered 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, plugged on in 3rd, finished tired, 3rd of 15, 10l behind Go Whatever (10-4) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft. 3.35 PERTEMPS NETWORK HCAP HURDLE (2) 3m 1f 5yo plus Winner £15,609 ITV4 1 132-2P SIRE DU BERLAIS (18)(P,T) 10-11-12 ..T Scudamore Runs: 20 Wins: 4(S,GS,G) Places: 6 £218,724 Trainer: G Elliott (IRE) Owner: Mr John P McManus 2 1FP-14 SPORTING JOHN (36)(BF) 7-11-5 ............A Coleman Runs: 11 Wins: 6(S,G) £66,624 Trainer: P Hobbs Owner: Mr John P McManus 3 251P-7 THIRD WIND (28) 8-11-0 .............................T Cannon Runs: 15 Wins: 5(S) Places: 4 £107,336 Trainer: H Morrison Owner: Mouse Hamilton-Fairley 4 160-04 THE JAM MAN (42)(P,D2) 9-11-0 ............K Brogan(3) Runs: 38 Wins: 10(F,S,G) Places: 5 £176,080 Trainer: R McNally (IRE) Owner: Ronan M P McNally 5 5330-P KEEPER HILL (41)(P,CD) 11-10-8 ............ A P Heskin Runs: 31 Wins: 8(S,GS,G) Places: 6 £147,853 Trainer: W Greatrex Owner: McNeill Family 6 11215- ALAPHILIPPE (302) 8-10-8 .......................P Brennan Runs: 11 Wins: 5(S) Places: 1 £26,337 Trainer: F O’Brien Owner: Mr Nic Brereton 7 22F-52 RIGGS (56) 7-10-0 .......................................H Skelton Runs: 11 Wins: 1(S) Places: 5 £40,875 Trainer: D Skelton Owner: Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates - Riggs 2021: Imperial Alcazar 7 11 2, Paddy Brennan 5-1 (F O’Brien), 13 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Riggs, 10-3 Alaphilippe, 4 Sporting John, 9-2 Third Wind, 7 The Jam Man, 10 Sire Du Berlais, 20 Keeper Hill. Form RIGGS 11-1 (10-4) Mid-division, effort and headway into 3rd 7th, pushed along and switched right before 3 out, pressed leader before 2 out, disputed lead last, ridden and headed 110 yards out on run-in, kept on always held, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Dans Le Vent (10-7) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Nov. ALAPHILIPPE 11-1 (11-5) Towards rear, headway and kept on towards finish, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 16, 16l behind Vanillier (11- 5) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) gs in Mar. SPORTING JOHN 5-4fav (11- 12) Waited with in last trio, headway on inside after 2 out, ridden and stayed on same pace in 4th and no impression run-in, 4th of 9, 9l behind Kansas City Chief (9-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gs in Dec. THIRD WIND 22-1 (11-7) In rear, ridden 3 out, beaten 2 out, never in contention, 7th of 8, 29l behind Champ (11-7) at Ascot 3m hdl G1 (1) gs in Dec. THE JAM MAN 33-1 (11-7) Mid-division on inner, closer in 6th 3 out, soon ridden, 6th at last, kept on same pace, 4th of 23, 10l behind Commander Of Fleet (11-5) at Navan 3m hcp hdl in Dec. SIRE DU BERLAIS 10-1 (11-12) Rear, moderate 9th at 6th, under pressure after 7th, took closer order after 3 out, no impression and weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Klassical Dream (11-12) at Leopardstown 3m hdl G1 (1) sft in Dec, 11 ran. KEEPER HILL 80-1 (11-2) Held up, pushed along and lost ground after 5th, lost touch after 10th, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by First Flow (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Dec, 6 ran. 4.05 ‘NEWCOMERS’ NH FLAT RACE (5) 2m 4yo to 6yo Winner £2,451 1 ENGAGING SAM P Butler 5-11-6 M Goldstein 2 FAIRLY FAMOUS O Murphy 5-11-6 A Coleman 3 WHAT A STEAL T R George 5-11-6 C Gethings 4 MIDNIGHTINBRESIL A Hales 5-10-13 Bryony Frost 5 MINNIE MIA M Young 6-10-13 J Best 6 BLOW YOUR WAD T Lacey 4-10-7 S Sheppard 7 LUCCIA N Henderson 4-10-0 B Ffrench Davis(7) 2021: Gold Bullion 5-11-5, Harry Cobden Evens Fav (P Nicholls), 7 ran. BETTING FORECAST: 15-8 Luccia, 3 Blow Your Wad, 7-2 Fairly Famous, 4 What A Steal, 12 Midnightinbresil, 33 Minnie Mia, 50 Engaging Sam. abc index To Today’s Meetings C - Chelmsford City, K - Kempton, L - Lingfield, Wa - Warwick, We - Wetherby. A Toi Phil ........................ K 3.15 Achille ......................... Wa 3.00 Across The Line ......... We 2.12 Adace ............................. C 6.15 Agent Of Fortune ........... C 6.15 Alaphilippe ................. Wa 3.35 Almaan........................... C 6.15 Amber Island ..................L 1.45 Andaleep ....................... C 6.45 Another Brown Bear ..... K 12.55 Any News .................... Wa 1.50 Apache Charm .............. C 6.15 April In Paris ...................L 12.35 Ashover Hills .............. We 1.39 Atlanna ...........................L 12.35 Autumn Festival ............ C 4.45 Ayr Harbour ....................L 1.45 Ballyandy.................... We 2.47 Ballyrath ..................... We 3.23 Belleloise .................... We 3.57 Benson ....................... We 2.47 Berrahri.......................... C 7.15 Big Ears ...................... We 3.57 Blairlogie ........................L 1.10 Blow Your Wad ........... Wa 4.05 Blue Beret .......................L 3.30 Bold Endeavour ......... We 1.03 Bold Plan ....................... K 2.40 Boss Man Fred ........... We 2.47 Bowman ..........................L 2.20 Brave Seasca ............. Wa 1.18 Brolly ..............................L 12.35 Cabot Cliffs .................... K 2.40 Call Me Lord ................... K 2.40 Camp Belan ................ We 3.23 Canmore ........................ C 5.15 Captain Tommy .......... Wa 3.00 Caribean Boy ................. K 3.15 Cartonne ..................... We 12.27 Cartridge........................ C 4.45 Carys’ Commodity ........ K 2.40 Ch’tibello ....................... K 2.40 Champagne Court ......... K 1.32 Chirico Vallis .............. Wa 3.00 Clashaniska....................L 1.10 Clegane...........................L 1.10 Coase ............................. C 6.15 Cobblers Dream ............ K 2.40 Codebook .......................L 2.55 Commanche Red .......... K 2.40 Commander Miller ..... Wa 12.40 Conceroe .................... We 1.39 Connie’s Rose ............... C 4.45 Cooperation .................. C 5.45 Copinet .......................... C 5.45 Corach Rambler ......... Wa 3.00 Corinthia Knight .............L 2.20 Cornerstone Lad ........ We 2.12 Count Otto ......................L 2.20 Courtandbould .............. K 3.50 Crush And Run .............. C 5.15 Cuban Cigar .................. K 12.20 Daddyjacks Special ... We 12.27 Daenerys Stormborn . Wa 12.40 Dans Le Vent.................. K 2.40 Dash Full Of Cash ......... K 12.55 Dawn Tapper.................. K 12.20 Deacs Delight ................ C 4.45 Decorated Doll .............. C 4.45 Defi Du Seuil .................. K 2.05 Destined To Shine ...... We 2.12 Devizes ...........................L 3.30 Diderot ........................... C 6.45 Dirham Emirati .............. K 12.20 Divine Messenger ..........L 12.05 Donya..............................L 3.30 Double Shuffle .............. K 3.15 Doyen Breed ............... Wa 1.50 Earth Company ............. K 3.50 Earth Lord ...................... K 2.40 Eclair Surf ................... Wa 3.00 Eldorado Allen ............... K 2.05 Elena De La Vega ........ We 3.57 Emjaytwentythree ..........L 1.10 Engaging Sam ............ Wa 4.05 Escapeandevade ....... We 1.03 Evening Song .................L 12.05 Existent.......................... C 5.45 Exmoor Express ........ Wa 12.40 Fairly Famous ............ Wa 4.05 Falco Blitz ...................... K 1.32 Fanzio ............................ K 1.32 Fast Buck .................... Wa 1.18 Fenland Tiger ............. We 12.27 First Street ..................... K 3.50 Fishing For Likes ....... We 12.27 Fizzy Feet ........................L 2.20 Flamenco De Kerser .. Wa 12.40 Flexi Furlough ............ We 1.39 Flinteur Sacre ............. Wa 12.40 Fly The Nest ....................L 12.05 Forpaddytheplumber . We 1.03 Foster’sisland ............... K 2.40 Foxboro ......................... K 1.32 Fransham ................... We 2.12 Friary Rock ................. We 2.47 Frimeur De Lancray ... We 3.23 Game Line .................. Wa 3.00 Gelino Bello ................... K 2.40 Gentleman At Arms .... Wa 2.25 Gentleman Valley .......... K 12.55 Gericault Roque ......... Wa 3.00 Glentruan .................... We 2.47 Glide Down .................... K 12.20 Glittering Love ........... We 3.23 Gold Standard ................L 3.30 Grace A Vous Enki ...... Wa 3.00 Greatest Star .............. Wa 12.40 Green Book ................... K 2.40 Grisbi De Berce ............. K 3.50 Haafapiece.................. We 2.47 Hazel .............................. C 6.45 Head To The Stars ...... Wa 3.00 Headora ..........................L 12.05 Hector Loza ....................L 12.05 Henri Le Bon ............... Wa 12.40 Highway One O Two ...... K 2.40 Hollywoodien ............. We 2.12 Howdyalikemenow .... Wa 2.25 Imperial Sands ...............L 1.45 Indian Affair ................... C 4.15 Intervention ....................L 1.10 Intuitive ...........................L 1.45 Jenson Benson ............. C 6.15 Jerrysback.................. Wa 3.00 Justshortofabubble ... Wa 12.40 Kalelula ....................... We 3.57 Kap Auteuil .................... K 1.32 Keeper Hill .................. Wa 3.35 Kildrum ....................... We 1.39 Kinderfrau ..................... C 7.15 Kitty’s Light ................... K 3.15 Krazy Paving ................. C 4.15 Latent Heat .....................L 12.05 Lequinto .........................L 1.45 Lethal Touch .................. C 4.45 Letscrackon ...................L 12.05 Lihou .............................. C 5.45 Little Hercules ................L 2.55 Lively Livvy ................ We 12.27 Lock’s Corner ................ K 1.32 Lord Baddesley ............. K 3.50 Luccia ......................... Wa 4.05 Lucky Ava ...................... C 5.45 Lucky One ..................... K 3.50 Mac Tottie ...................... K 3.15 Magheroarty Star ....... We 3.57 Magical Mile ................... C 6.15 Major Sting .................... K 12.55 Man Of Riddles .............. C 7.15 Manucci ......................... K 3.50 Marie’s Rock .................. K 2.40 Marks Bear .....................L 2.20 Martalindy................... We 3.57 Martha Edlin ...................L 12.35 Mayson Mount ................L 1.10 Melvich Bay ................ We 3.57 Mengli Khan .................. K 3.50 Mick Mchugh ................. C 5.15 Midnightinbresil ......... Wa 4.05 Milan Bridge .................. K 12.55 Mindspin .........................L 3.30 Minella Encore ........... Wa 3.00 Minnie Mia .................. 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60 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS CRICKET Lewis urges Robinson to boost fitness Ollie Robinson has been told to work harder on his fitness after a back spasm forced him out of the England attack on the first day of the fifth Ashes Test. Robinson’s skills with ball are not in question, and he confirmed his ability to compete with the best in the world by dismissing Australian pair David Warner and Steve Smith for ducks in a high-class opening spell in Hobart. That took his series tally to 11 wickets at an average of 23.45, making him England’s most impactful bowler on his first Ashes tour, but there are clear concerns within the camp about his physical conditioning. The 28-year-old has shown a tendency to dip in pace during games, sat out the fourth Test with a sore shoulder and suffered pain in his back after just eight overs here. That left England with just three RORY DOLLARD at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart > > Ollie Robinson, left, is congratulated by Ben Stokes after dismissing Australia’s Steve Smith Steve Bell/Getty Images specialist bowlers for the remainder of the day, a body blow given Ben Stokes was already unable to chip in because of a side strain. Australia cashed in against a threadbare attack, bouncing back from 12 for three as Travis Head’s attacking century carried them to 241 for six by the time rain brought an early end. Bowling coach Jon Lewis spoke for the camp at the end of the day and came prepared with a message for Robinson. “He’s going to have to learn to look after himself probably better than he does at the moment,” he said. “It’s definitely something to work on and it’s something that he needs to improve. “He’s got a record of playing a lot of games in county cricket, but international cricket is a higher intensity and you play all year round. He’s got to get used to understanding what it takes to be a full-time year-round international cricketer. “That’s something he’s definitely looking at and we’re working on it with him. It’s something he will need if he’s going to perform consistently over a long period of time at this level, he’ll need to be a fitter bowler. That’s 100 per cent. We’ve had those conversations with him and been pretty frank with him and now it’s up to him to go and do the work.” Robinson was sent back out to field in the hope that his problems ease overnight. Had he remained off the field, he would not have been allowed to bowl right away, but there were times when he moved gingerly around the outfield that patience appeared to wearing thin among his team-mates. “Obviously it has a big impact on the rest of the day when you lose one of the seamers. He was bowling fantastically well,” said Lewis. “He gets a lot of bounce and that has caused Australia trouble.” HOBART SCOREBOARD Fifth Ashes Test Match – Australia v England At Hobart: England won the toss and elected to field. Australia first innings D A Warner c Crawley b Robinson .........................................0 U T Khawaja c Root b Broad ......................................................6 M Labuschagne b Broad ......................................................... 44 S P D Smith c Crawley b Robinson .........................................0 T M Head c Robinson b Woakes ........................................101 C J Green c Crawley b Wood .................................................. 74 A T Carey not out ........................................................................ 10 M A Starc not out ...........................................................................0 Extras (b3, lb2, w1, pens, 0) ........................................................6 Total (6 wkts, 59.3 overs).........................................................241 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-7, 3-12, 4-83, 5-204, 6-236. Bowling: Broad 18-4-48-2; Robinson 8-3-24-2; Wood 11.3-0-79-1; Woakes 12-1-50-1; Root 10-1-35-0. GET OUR NEWSLETTER direct to your inbox CRICKET

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 61 RUGBY > > Cameron Redpath touches down for a try last season David Davies/PA Dart hits the bullseye with qualification TENNIS Redpath is recalled as Bath tackle La Rochelle Harriet Dart qualified at a grand slam for the fifth time in Melbourne – and she hopes it will be the last, writes Eleanor Crooks. The British number three, who is ranked 125, defeated Australian wild card Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-3 in the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open, dropping just one set in her three matches. It marks the third time in four years that Dart has successfully negotiated Melbourne qualifying – she reached round two in 2020 before losing to Simona Halep – while she has also made it through twice at the US Open. Asked about her record, Dart said with a smile: “It shows I need to be not in qualifying any more and try to put myself in a position where I can be directly in – playing three matches against good players is never easy.” Both players struggled to hold serve, with Birrell managing it just twice in the match, but Dart battled well, twice coming from a break down in the second set. “I’m just super happy and pleased to be through,” she said. “I always knew it was going to be a really tough match. We’re good CAMERON Redpath will make his long-awaited return to the Bath Rugby starting line-up when they play La Rochelle in the European Champions Cup in France this afternoon. Scotland international Redpath – the son of former Gloucester Rugby head coach Bryan Redpath – has been rehabilitating since injuring his knee against Sale Sharks in May and has worked incredibly hard, along with the club’s medical team, to return to fitness. Making his 23rd appearance for the Blue, Black and Whites, Redpath will line-up at fly-half with Orlando Bailey, Danny Cipriani, Tian Schoeman, Max Ojomoh and Tom de Glanville all unavailable due to one injury or another. Tom Prydie and Jonathan Joseph are the only two players in the backline who started the win over Worcester Warriors. Ben Spencer and Will Muir return to the matchday squad, while full-back Ruaridh McConnochie and centre Max Clark have been promoted to the starting XV for the match against last term’s Champions Cup runners-up. After completing 78 minutes as a replacement against Worcester last week, D’Arcy Rae comes in for the injured Will Stuart, while Juan Schoeman replaces another injuryenforced absentee in Lewis Boyce, while hooker Tom Doughty will earn his European debut. Josh McNally and Charlie Ewels continue in the second row of the scrum, while the back row also ALAN BROWN Sports writer remains unchanged with Ewan Richards, Tom Ellis and Josh Bayliss retaining their places. On the bench, Russia prop Valery Morozov is set for his Bath Rugby debut with Will Butt in line for a first European appearance. Bath Rugby: R McConnochie; T Prydie, J Joseph, M Clark, W Muir; C Redpath, B Spencer; J Schoeman, T Doughty, D Rae, J McNally, C Ewels (capt), T Ellis, E Richards, J Bayliss. Replacements: J du Toit, V Morozov, J Jonker, W Spencer, M Williams, J Simpson, W Butt, G Hamer-Webb. ■■ Bristol Bears will finally begin their European Champions Cup campaign with a home game against French outfit Stade Francais at Ashton Gate this evening. Pat Lam’s Bears had both of their European fixtures called off prior to Christmas, so will be raring to go in tonight’s match-up. Lam makes one change from the side that overcame Sale Sharks in the Gallagher Premiership last weekend as Piers O’Conor comes in for Sam Bedlow (shoulder). He partners Fiji star Semi Radradra in the centres, while Joe Joyce skippers the side from the second row. Skipper Steven Luatua is listed among the replacements, while Antoine Frisch is also included in the 23-man squad. Bristol Bears: L Morahan; I Lloyd, S Radradra, P O’Conor, H Purdy; C Sheedy, H Randall; M Lahiff, W Capon, K Sinckler, J Hawkins, J Joyce (capt), C Vui, D Thomas, F Harding. Replacements: J Kerr, J Woolmore, J Afoa, E Holmes, S Luatua, A Uren, A Frisch, J Bates. > > Gloucester’s Ciaran Knight lines up for Hartpury today Dan Mullan/Getty Images ■■ Hartpury welcome dual-registered prop Ciaran Knight back into their starting line-up for this afternoon’s trip to Coventry. Knight’s last appearance was as a replacement in Gloucester’s hugelyimpressive Premiership away victory over Saracens last weekend, so the Red & Blacks’ scrum should be in safe hands, particularly with Knight’s cousin Shaun on the bench. Bristol Bears number eight Mitch Eadie is also in the Hartpury line-up as the Gloucestershire side look to improve upon their current sixth place in the Championship. Meanwhile, Tommy Mathews is on the bench following the conclusion of a short spell at Premiership side Wasps. ■■ Cinderford slipped six points off the National League One lead held by Rosslyn Park last weekend and today host seventh-placed Chinnor as they look to get back on track. The Gloucestershire side will be hoping for a favour from their West Country neighbours Taunton Titans, who host Rosslyn Park. The Titans come into the game having earned a solid victory over Darlington Mowden Park last week. Clifton took over at the top of National League Two South a week ago and today travel to Barnes – the team that helped them to the summit by winning at Redruth. Dings Crusaders, meanwhile, have a trip away to fellow mid-table side Guernsey. friends and we’ve practised a lot together but never played a match. “I guess I’ve got the experience of coming through twice here before, so I definitely think that helped me today.” Dart, who has begun working with Britain’s Dave Collins after being guided predominantly by Eastern European coaches, joins compatriots Emma Raducanu, Heather Watson, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Andy Murray in the main draw. And there was more British success to end the day as Liam Broady recovered from a set and 5-2 down to defeat in-form Russian Roman Safiullin 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 and qualify in Melbourne for the first time. Broady, who also qualified at the 2020 French Open, lay on the court at the end soaking in the moment and will get a crack at Nick Kyrgios in the first round providing the Australian is clear of Covid-19 in time. Broady said: “I’m ecstatic. Having qualified for the French the year before last I kind of felt like I’d been here before and had already climbed the mountain of qualifying for a slam. I definitely felt a lot more relaxed and a lot less nervous than in the past. “At 6-4, 5-2 I was thinking ‘Geez this isn’t going how I planned it’, but I managed to hang in there and give myself a chance. I’m just proud that I managed to win.”

62 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS FOOTBALL Addicks are a different prospect now – Duff CHELTENHAM Town manager Michael Duff enjoyed his side’s early-season victory away to Charlton Athletic – but is under no illusions that a repeat performance will be anything other than hard work this afternoon. The Robins shocked their hosts at the Valley in September, with goals from Matty Blair and Taylor Perry providing them with a 2-1 win. Duff recalled: “With the ball, yes, it’s probably as good as we’ve been. “But, they’ll be a different animal on Saturday, a different manager, different formation and different players in the team. “We caught them on a good day for us, in terms of them not being quite at it. We need to try to hit those levels again to try and eke out another good performance and this time try to see it through for a win. “I went to watch Charlton at Crewe on Wednesday night and it was a funny game. They were excellent for 20-25 minutes, conceded from two set plays and then sort of came away from what they do. “They had a go in the last 10-15 minutes and were probably unlucky not to get a result really. They had a disallowed goal, which was a bit of an odd decision, but since Johnnie (Jackson) has gone in, they have been on an unbelievable run and they have some good players. “I expect them to be better than they were against Crewe and we played well at their place, so I don’t think they’ll take us lightly. “Again, as always, Charlton against Cheltenham is a big team against a little team, so we’ll have to be at it. We are both similar in the table, so it shows it could be quite a close game. “I am not sure they underestimated Rovers set for an exciting period, insists Barton FROM BACK PAGE I’ve had to join in training a few times myself and members of staff have had to join in. It’s been really tough, but yesterday was the first day we could actually get 11 vs 11. “It was really nice, it seemed like we had a lot of men back with a real size and presence, so I’m really excited about getting back on the grass in front of our fans and it sets us up lovely for an exciting second half of the season.” Clarke, coupled with Loft – signed from Scunthorpe on January 4 – is JON PALMER jonathan.palmer@reachplc.com us on the day, but there was a bit going on at the club at the time. “It wasn’t quite working, but if you look at the form since Johnnie has gone in, his record before the last three has been excellent. “They have some good players and they are a big club in the League. They’ll be disappointed with where they are in the table and I imagine they’d expect to be in the top six. “They’ll be expecting to kick on in the second half of the season and whether they get into the top six, I don’t know. But they will definitely be expecting to be higher than they are now by the end of the season.” Cheltenham have introduced a number of new players to the squad in recent days, including youngster Aaron Ramsey from Aston Villa. Duff added: “I have not spoken to Steven (Gerrard) at all over this. “We know Aaron Danks pretty well, the first team coach at Villa. Mile Jedinak, who looks after the loans, I have a relationship with. “He’s someone we’ve been interested in for a while. We do have lists of players and if something happens we can try, but it doesn’t mean we will always get them. “With this one, we’ve managed to replace the ones we’ve lost with the ones who were top of our lists. “(Ramsey) is an exciting prospect, but that’s all he is and he’s here to learn.” Meanwhile, Robins midfielder Dylan Barkers has joined National League North club Leamington on loan from an initial month. Leamington are at home to AFC Fylde this afternoon. expected to help Rovers bring the best out of their array of creative threats. Barton explained: “I don’t think (Clarke’s return) will be a long way away, based on training yesterday. Whether it’s a week or two weeks, we thought it would be February. We may be able to shave a bit off that, but we’ll be judged by Leon and the way he progresses stage by stage. “But yesterday he was hitting the top speeds in the parameters we had on him from the data we collected in the early part of the year. “We’re really pleased with his progress, and with big Ryan Loft coming into the mix with Leon Clarke, I think it will add a different dimension and it will help Sammy Nicholson, Antony Evans, Aaron Collins, Luke Thomas and obviously Brett Pitman. I think he will really help show a different dimension to those guys than what we’ve been able to show without a recognised number nine. “You see the reasons why you pay what you pay and you hang your hat on that kind of focal point to your attack. They’ve really given us a different dimension in our prep this week and I’m hoping that continues > > Michael Duff enjoyed his side’s victory at The Valley in September Ashley Western/PA with the game on Saturday and into the second half of the season. “We’ve got work to do, but we’ve got lots of the right components and it’s a case of getting into the games programme now and kicking on.” Alex Rodman is another long-term injured player nearing a return in the coming weeks, but forward Harvey Saunders has been dealt a setback. The 24-year-old, who has three goals in 14 games this season and has impressed with his work rate, has not played since suffering an ankle injury at Bradford in October, and has now fractured his hand. Boss wary of Northampton FOREST Green Rovers head coach Rob Edwards believes League Two title-rivals Northampton Town have “threats all over the pitch” ahead of this afternoon’s clash of first against third in the fourth tier, writes Laurie Martin. The Green Devils head away to Sixfields with a nine-point lead over second-placed Tranmere with a game in hand, and another two points clear of Northampton having played the same number of matches. The Cobblers have lost their last two League games, but Edwards is not complacent at all. He said: “They’re obviously a good team. They’ve been right up there all season. They don’t give much away, they don’t concede many either. “They’re strong at set-pieces and they have the long-throw – so they’re good at the basics. “The two centre-backs (Fraser Horsfall and Jon Guthrie) have scored ten goals between them this season, so they have threats from all over the pitch. “I like (Mitch) Pinnock and (Sam) Hoskins – they both have good delivery and they’re lively – and they have control with (Shaun) McWilliams in the middle of the pitch.” Swindon, who inflicted one of Northampton’s recent reversals, 5-2 at the County Ground, will aim to get their own promotion bid back on track at fellow highfliers Port Vale. Historic day for the Larks NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL LARKHALL Athletic are gearing up for the biggest match in their history with a trip to Stockport County in the fourth round of the FA Trophy this afternoon. The Larks, who play in Division One South of the Southern League – the eighth tier of the game – face the National League high-fliers, who were in what is now the Championship only a couple of decades ago. “It will be the biggest crowd we’ve ever played in front of and you’d have to say it’s the biggest game in our history,” said the club’s former chairman Jim McLay, who is now development lead and company secretary. “We’ve had some wonderful days in the Western League and the FA Vase, but we’ve never played anyone of this level before. We want the players to enjoy it without being overawed.” There is a similar match-up at Huish Park, where hosts Yeovil are the side with Championship history, while Southern League Premier Central visitors Needham Market are the underdogs. Meanwhile, in the National League North, Gloucester City make the long trip up to fellowstrugglers Blyth Spartans, while Hereford host Gateshead. In the National League South, meanwhile, Bath City are away to Hemel Hempstead.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 63 FOOTBALL WEEKEND FIXTURES TODAY CRICKET Fifth Test Match (day 2 of 5) – Hobart: Australia v England (4am). Canaries boss Smith wants ‘siege mentality’ Norwich City head coach Dean Smith has challenged his squad to show a siege mentality as they bid to silence the critics and fight for Premier League survival. The Canaries were beaten 2-0 at West Ham on Wednesday, which was a sixth straight League defeat without scoring a goal to stay bottom of the table. Nevertheless, Norwich are still only three points from safety, albeit with a far worse goal difference to Watford and having played two matches more. Everton head to Carrow Road today seeking a first League win since the start of December, and given Norwich’s poor form will be confident of taking all three points back to Merseyside. Smith, though, insists the belief is there within his squad – no matter what other might think. “We have certainly spoken in the the dressing room about having a siege mentality,” said Smith, who replaced Daniel Farke as boss during November. “We understand with the > > Andy King leads out Bristol City, followed by goalkeeper Max O’Leary Rogan Thomson/JMP Robins can reap rewards for bravery on ball – King RICHARD FORRESTER richard.forrester@reachplc.com Andy King has called on his Bristol City teammates to continue showing bravery on the ball after revealing an eagerness to play out from the back. The Robins have made subtle changes to their style of play in the last month, with a desire to retain more possession in games and create better chances in front of goal. Earlier this week, Tomas Kalas spoke positively of the tweak in tactics in a bid to entertain the fans, while admitting the players get more enjoyment from the game with a possession-based style. Despite one win in the last five matches, City’s performances have undoubtedly improved in recent weeks, and confidence appears to be growing on the pitch. That opinion was echoed by King, who admitted boss Nigel Pearson was determined for his players to stamp their authority on matches. Speaking ahead of today’s clash at Fulham, the veteran midfielder said: “I think the bravery on the ball is something we’ve really improved on, especially in the last couple of weeks. “We have tried to change the style in terms of ‘Let’s not go so direct and let’s try and play it through the thirds’. Obviously, you have to have the personnel and confidence to do that, and where we had a sticky spell around November and December, it got a little harder. As a player, you automatically want to minimise the risk of giving the ball away. “So it’s an easier thing to set up as a team to go direct and that’s what we decided to do at that moment. But the gaffers come round in the last month or few weeks and said ‘No, this is how we want to play.’ “Probably from the last three or four weeks we’ve looked really good. We’ve picked up some positive results and, like I said, we can keep building on that and being brave enough as a team. “Knowing there might be some mistakes that come with it, but on the whole, I think we are creating chances, we look like we’re scoring goals and obviously, having the ball for longer periods, we’re less likely to be conceding as well. So hopefully if we continue with that style of play, we can pick up some more positive results as the season goes on.” The statistics back up King. During the 3-2 victory over Millwall, City enjoyed the majority of possession with 58.2 percent of the ball. A closer look at the stats reveal City players had 695 touches in total, with defenders Zak Vyner (95), Tomas Kalas (86) and Cam Pring (78) sitting at the top of the pile. City also made a total of 514 passes in the contest with Kalas making the majority of those (78). In the 3-2 defeat to Huddersfield last month, City had 54.3 percent of possession and made a total of 411 passes compared to the visitors’ 353. Compare that to the statistics in November, where City crashed to a dismal 3-2 loss away at ten-man Coventry. Pearson’s side made just 343 passes during the contest, earning 40.6 percent possession. The change of approach also looks to have benefitted goalkeeper Max O’Leary as he looks to take advantage of his opportunity in goal. A closer look at his passing stats show why Pearson may have put his faith in the 25-year-old. In his two Championship fixtures so far, O’Leary is averaging 37.5 passes per match with a success rate of 65.3 per cent. Compare that to Bentley, who averages 29.9 passes per match with a success percentage of 45.6. Ahead of today’s clash, City are 15th in the Championship table, with Fulham up in second. results and the run we are on, that we are going to come in for criticism – you have to get on with that. “But we want that siege mentality to try to prove people wrong.” Former Aston Villa boss Smith added: “I am not bothered what people outside think. Everybody will have an opinion, rightly or wrongly. “We have got players coming back now and when we have got them back, we need to go and prove what we are about, to show the real us.” FOOTBALL (3pm unless stated) Africa Cup of Nations – Group D: Nigeria v Sudan (4pm), Guinea-Bissau v Egypt (7pm). Premier League: Manchester City v Chelsea (12.30pm), Burnley v Leicester City – postponed, Newcastle Utd v Watford, Norwich City v Everton, Wolves v Southampton, Aston Villa v Manchester Utd (5.30pm). Sky Bet Championship: Cardiff City v Blackburn Rov (12.30pm), Luton Tn v AFC Bournemouth (12.30pm), Barnsley v Blackpool – postponed, Derby County v Sheffield Utd, Fulham v Bristol City, Huddersfield Tn v Swansea City, Middlesbrough v Reading, Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Peterborough Utd v Coventry City, Preston North End v Birmingham City, Queens Park Rgrs v West Bromwich Alb. Sky Bet League One: Accrington Stanley v Sunderland, AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe, Bolton Wrds v Ipswich Tn, Cheltenham Tn v Charlton Ath, Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Tn, Doncaster Rov v Wigan Ath, Fleetwood Tn v Rotherham Utd, Gillingham v Burton Alb, Lincoln City v Cambridge Utd, Portsmouth v MK Dons, Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wdrs v Oxford Utd. Sky Bet League Two: Newport County v Harrogate Tn (12.30pm), Bradford City v Salford City, Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool Utd, Carlisle Utd v Crawley Tn, Colchester Utd v Barrow, Exeter City v Scunthorpe Utd, Mansfield Tn v Walsall, Northampton Tn v Forest Green Rov, Oldham Ath v Leyton Orient – postponed, Port Vale v Swindon Tn, Stevenage v Sutton Utd, Tranmere Rov v Rochdale. National League: Barnet v Chesterfield, Grimsby Tn v Altrincham, Wealdstone v Dover Ath. National League North: Blyth Spartans v Gloucester City, Chester v Brackley Tn – postponed, Darlington v Kidderminster, Hereford v Gateshead, Kettering v Curzon Ashton, Leamington v AFC Fylde. National League South: Chelmsford City v Welling Utd, Eastbourne Borough v Hungerford Tn, Hampton & Richmond v Dorking Wdrs, Hemel Hempstead Tn v Bath City, Oxford City v Billericay Tn. Buildbase FA Trophy fourth round proper: Stourbridge v Guiseley (1.30pm), Aldershot Tn v Bromley, Alfreton Tn v FC Halifax Tn, Boreham Wood v Maidstone Utd, Dagenham & Redbridge v Southend Utd, Dartford v Weymouth, Morpeth Tn v Boston Utd, Notts County v Eastleigh, Southport v Solihull Moors, Spennymoor Tn v Plymouth Parkway, St Albans City v Cheshunt, Stockport County v Larkhall Ath, Tonbridge Angels v King’s Lynn Tn, Yeovil Tn v Needham Market, York City v Slough Tn, Wrexham v Folkestone Invicta. Southern League Premier Division South: Beaconsfield Tn v Dorchester Tn, Chesham Utd v Tiverton Tn, Hartley Wintney v Merthyr Tn, Hendon v Truro City, Poole Tn v Gosport Borough, Salisbury v Metropolitan Police, Swindon Supermarine v Hayes & Yeading Utd, Taunton Tn v Wimborne Tn, Walton Casuals v Farnborough, Weston-super-Mare v Kings Langley, Yate Tn v Harrow Borough. Southern League Division One South: AFC Totton v Cinderford Tn, Barnstaple Tn v Winchester City, Evesham Utd v Lymington Tn, Frome Tn v Cirencester Tn, Highworth Tn v Paulton Rov, Melksham Tn v Bristol Manor Farm, Sholing v Bideford, Willand Rov v Slimbridge. Toolstation League Premier Division: Exmouth v Bitton, Keynsham v Ilfracombe, Mousehole v Brislington, Tavistock v Cadbury Heath, Wellington v Street. Toolstation League Division One: AEK Boco v Odd Down, Almondsbury v Warminster Tn, Bishop Sutton v Oldland Abbotonians, Bishops Lydeard v Gillingham Tn, Bristol Telephones v Wells City, Devizes Tn v Welton Rov, Longwell Green Sports v Hengrove Ath, Portishead Tn v Sherborne Tn, Radstock Tn v Tytherington Rocks, Wincanton Tn v Lebeq Utd. RUGBY UNION (3pm unless stated) European Champions Cup – Pool A: Ospreys v Racing 92 (3.15pm), Exeter Chiefs v Glasgow Warriors (5.30pm), La Rochelle v Bath Rugby (5.30pm). Pool B: Wasps v Toulouse (1pm), Connacht v Leicester Tigers (3.15pm), Bristol Bears v Stade Francais (8pm). European Challenge Cup – Pool A: Worcester Warriors v Toulon (5.30pm). Pool B: Benetton v Dragons (3.15pm), Perpignan v Lyon (8pm). Pool C: London Irish v Edinburgh (3.15pm). Greene King IPA Championship: Bedford Blues v Ampthill, Coventry v Hartpury, Jersey Reds v Doncaster, London Scottish v Richmond. National League One: Sale FC v Tonbridge Juddians (2.30pm), Bishop’s Stortford v Leeds Tykes, Cinderford v Chinnor, Darlington Mowden Park v Blackheath, Birmingham Moseley v Caldy, Rams v Plymouth Alb, Rosslyn Park v Taunton Titans. National League Two South: Barnes v Clifton (2pm), Barnstaple v Esher (2pm), Leicester Lions v Westcliff (2pm), Worthing v Canterbury (2pm), Guernsey v Dings Crusaders, Henley v Redruth, Old Albanian v Hinckley, Rochford H v Bury St Edmunds. TOMORROW CRICKET Fifth Test Match (day 3 of 5) – Hobart: Australia v England (4am). FOOTBALL Africa Cup of Nations – Group E: Ivory Coast v Sierra Leone (4pm), Algeria v Equatorial Guinea (7pm). Group F: Gambia v Mali (1pm), Tunisia v Mauritania (4pm). Premier League: Liverpool v Brentford (2pm), West Ham Utd v Leeds Utd, Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (4.30pm). Sky Bet Championship: Hull v Stoke (noon). RUGBY UNION European Champions Cup – Pool A: Leinster v Montpellier (1pm), Northampton Saints v Ulster (3.15pm), Clermont Auvergne v Sale (5.30pm). Pool B: Bordeaux Bègles v Scarlets (3.15pm).

Sport Western Daily Press SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 RUNNERS AT SEVEN MEETINGS OVER THE WEEKEND RACECARDS PAGES 56-59 Djokovic has visa cancelled once more ELEANOR CROOKS in Melbourne Novak Djokovic has had his visa cancelled for a second time – but could still play in the Australian Open next week. The world number one had been waiting since a judge overturned the original decision on Monday to find out whether Immigration Minister Alex Hawke would use his powers to reimpose the penalty. And Hawke yesterday released a statement saying he had made the judgement to send Djokovic home “on health and good order grounds”. However, the legal process is far from at an end and both parties were back in front of Judge Anthony > > Bristol’s Judd Trump cruised into the semi-finals of the Masters with a 6-1 thumping of Kyren Wilson at Alexandra Palace yesterday afternoon Adam Davy/PA Clarke closing in on Rovers return Experienced front man just ‘a week or two’ away from comeback appearance SAM FROST sam.frost@reachplc.com Joey Barton has revealed Leon Clarke could return to action for Bristol Rovers next week as the striker completes his recovery from a serious hamstring injury. When the 36-year-old limped off at Hartlepool United in September, Rovers feared for Clarke’s season and possibly the rest of his career. But, after surgery, he has battled through months of rehab to return to full training and he is expected to be available for action within days. After a period where Rovers have played without a number nine, the signing of Ryan Loft and Clarke’s comeback will give the manager a more physical presence at the centre of his attack in the second half of the campaign. The former Sheffield United striker – a deadline day signing after his release by Shrewsbury – scored just a minute into his debut in September’s win over Crawley before the injury occurred in the North East at the following game. Clarke’s progress headlined a raft of positive injury news, with Alfie Kilgour, Connor Taylor and Josh Grant due to be available to face Hartlepool at the Memorial Stadium today, and with Anssi Jaakkola back in full training too. The players who missed Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Peterborough after testing positive for Covid-19 are also due to feature on against Hartlepool. Barton, too, will be present after returning two negative tests, which saw his return to training on Thursday. “It’s night and day compared to the last month,” Barton said. “We’ve been, for one reason or another, having people affected at different stages. We’ve been decimated and TURN TO PAGE 62 Kelly, who made Monday’s reversal, yesterday evening. Djokovic’s legal team confirmed they will seek the same outcome, this time at a virtual hearing at the Federal Court of Australia set for tomorrow, the day before his firstround match against fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. The world number one was allowed to stay at his rented accommodation last night, but will be detained prior to a meeting with immigration officials. He will remain in detention while he meets with his legal team to prepare a case and then be held overnight, potentially back at the Park Hotel, where he spent four nights last week. Even if he wins, therefore, there must be major question marks over whether he will be in the right physical and mental state to compete at a grand slam event regardless of his famous powers of resilience. Djokovic could also face a threeyear ban from entering Australia. MORE TENNIS – PAGE 61 Western Daily Press Published by Bristol News and Media at Temple Way, Bristol BS2 0BY (Tel: 0117 9343000). Registered office: Reach PLC, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP. For permission to copy cuttings, contact the NLA, 7 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1NL (Tel: 01892 525273; email: copy@nla.co.uk). Printed by Reach PLC. The recycled paper content of newspapers in 2016 was 62.8 per cent

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 1 TEASER Eight pages of puzzles, quizzes and sudoku QUICK CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 General Knowledge Quiz 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 8 1 In painting, what name is given to a colour that cannot be created by mixing other colours? A Elemental colour B Primary colour C Principal colour 2 What is the main ingredient of houmous? 7 Which hero of Greek mythology led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece? A Jason B Aeneas C Achilles 8 Which US hip hop group has had hits with Where Is the Love?, I Gotta Feeling and Meet Me 22 20 21 23 ACROSS 1. Waggish (9) 8. Self (3) 9. Flirt (11) 11. Old (7) 12. Legal defence (5) 13. Madness (6) 15. Crockery (3,3) 17. Trunk (5) 18. Cordial (7) 20. Insolent (11) 22. Entrap (3) 23. Profitable (9) DOWN 2. Tree (3) 3. Nobleman (5) 4. Peculiarity (6) 5. Top part (7) 6. Acceptable (11) 7. Board (9) 10. Absurdity (11) 11. Share (9) 14. Hatchet (7) 16. Strait (6) 19. Monk (5) 21. Sister (3) A Chickpeas B Sesame seeds C Pine nuts 3 Which animal has Persian, Siamese, Burmese, and Abyssinian breeds? A Rabbit B Ferret C Cat 4 What sport is played in the Davis Cup? A Tennis B Football C Golf Ginnifer Goodwin See Question 10. 5 Who wrote the poem collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience, and the book The Marriage of Heaven and Hell? A Lord Byron B William Blake C William Wordsworth 6 What was the name of the 2004 romantic comedy starring Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst as tennis players? A See You in Court B Wimbledon C Love Match Halfway? A The Black Eyed Peas B The Black Eyed Susans C Cotton-Eyed Joe 9 Of which Middle Eastern country is Amman the capital? A Iraq B Syria C Jordan 10 Which American fantasy adventure drama television series starred Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard? A Fairy Tales B In a Land Far Away C Once Upon a Time GOGEN Insert letters to form the listed words, moving between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally in any direction. Insert all the remaining letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all the listed words are spelt out in this way. F B J W Q P O M U S V G A C I R E N H X L K D Y T FOG HAG JUMBO LEND MUCH OGRE OVEN POACH SIXTY SQUANDER SWUM THANK A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 1 2 3 D J P I M B G J W H Y X T C O S R B K E V A L G U H N Q F W CREST DOES ELM FUEL INQUEST JOKING MILKS POST POXY QUART VERB WHARVES A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y R S P Y L I T O A F N K U X E D M Q C V BLINK CENT FAXED GRIND HUM JAW QUALITY SPOKE VENT A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 8 PAGES OF PUZZLES FREE EVERY TUESDAY & SATURDAY CROSSWORDS, SUDOKU, WORD SEARCHES AND MUCH MORE - FREE INSIDE YOUR NEWSPAPER EVERY WEEK

2 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge Kakuro Fill in the white squares with the numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal block of squares must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block must add up to the number in the shaded square above it. No number may be used more than once in any one block. 1 2 12 7 18 35 6 8 30 9 29 11 17 17 6 7 15 35 16 10 38 17 5 11 32 17 13 11 12 11 6 18 19 21 9 35 22 3 17 7 16 6 12 17 21 13 11 15 23 8 21 9 9 13 4 11 4 11 13 22 21 16 10 15 15 33 19 20 5 25 7 21 6 11 3 11 9 12 10 7 10 9 16 12 14 WORD LADDER Using the clues provided, fill in each step of the ladder with a new word, changing one letter at a time. 1 2 Fasting period Fabric Aromatic herb Pit Bog ROAD RENT HIRE Bait 3 4 14 3 12 27 7 17 18 29 12 13 12 4 7 9 9 15 7 8 12 17 12 13 22 14 20 34 26 10 27 18 4 13 12 7 14 10 14 11 27 16 12 20 27 14 17 13 7 8 6 3 14 11 10 18 16 7 19 19 23 21 18 16 9 23 10 11 15 12 7 10 3 TRIP Turn over Alumnus, informally Network Bleak Cut back FLOP 14 13 11 9 6 6 11 15 9 11 7 6 11 8 8 9 15 9 Lose balance Skated TWO SPEED CROSSWORD This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick. Cryptic Across 7. Briefly it describes two sorts of bread and most liqueurs (5,3,5) 8. The state of a beetle (8) 9. Play, but don’t bother about the score (4) 10. The coming of a modernday airway (6) 12. Having a certain inclination (6) 14. Nothing doing? (6) 16. Supporters of artists (6) 18. There’s no advantage in breaking it (4) 20. Having designs upon one! (8) 22. Showing signs of fight? (6-7) Down 1. Gravely attired (8) 2. Possibly go over a rut (6) 3. The French parent becomes a priest (4) 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 4. Recommend someone to put your case? (8) 5. A turning point (6) 6. A radiant smile (4) 11. Got there, perhaps, but not by oneself! (8) 13. He doesn’t take things in a big way (8) 15. Had a meal at the pub first – that’s natural (6) 17. They normally lead to the quarry (6) 19. Meat for a prodigal son? (4) 21. Friar beloved by schoolboys (4) Quick Across 7. Unexpectedly brief (5,3,5) 8. State of the USA (8) 9. Seductive woman (4) 10. Christian festival (6) 12. Leaning (6) 14. Lazing (6) 16. Painters’ stands (6) 18. Smooth (4) 20. Having bodily decorations (8) 22. War-weary (6-7) Down 1. Enveloped (8) 2. Rut (6) 3. Tibetan priest (4) 4. Lawyer (8) 5. Twist (6) 6. Ray (4) 11. In unison (8) 13. Petty thief (8) 15. Congenital (6) 17. Animal trails (6) 19. Calf meat (4) 21. Fold delicately (4) Scribble pad - Spoke Cruise ALPHAMUDDLE SPLIT DECISION Cross out one of the two letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid. FAIL Rearrange the letters in the grid on the left to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed to start you off. F O O N E L O N W I L E L O O B W O G E D I D E S E O L N R W R M G E S B A L O O D E B T Z O A R W I E B D A S C R C N X E F S T L A H W R S E

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 3 TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge PATHFINDER Beginning with the top highlighted letter, follow a continuous path of words associated with the given subject. The trail goes through each letter once, twisting up, down and sideways, but never diagonally. Asian capitals Sudoku Challenge Easy T Y O D H I N L O M V I R A N O K J U A B E O C B O E H E T U R E B A D W U S A H N A N E S A I L A E L C O N I T I G N E L N M L U H S I D L K O K A M M A A N O I A M A I D H A B A J A M A E S I T C N G O D G K A N H R U T A W I A B E I N T R E B I E K U U T Y G N J I A M P A G B D A K Y P Y O A H I O N H H D A L L U B A R N D S L E P S U D A L U A K A K A M A R O I N N A M M P A M I Y A D T P A G I K H R U K U R T B A B I L I S A T D H A S C A MIRROR IMAGE Medium Which of the shapes below is an exact mirror image of the shape on the right? A C CLOCKWORD The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter T in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a US-born actor. 10 9 1. Cup 2. Rue 3. Create 4. Flowing 5. Escape 6. Bug 11 8 B D 12 7 T 1 6 7. Lump of gold 8. Flaw 9. Optimistic, enthused 10. Nil 11. Chewy sweet 12. Sign up 2 5 3 4 1 3 Hard 7 4 7 5 2 9 6 4 5 7 4 6 8 7 3 8 9 5 5 2 1 7 4 4 8 9 5 4 8 1 3 8 2 2 7 6 9 6 1 7 8 4 5 9 5 7 7 1 9 3 6 1 9 2 9 3 8 1 2 7 3 9 5 2 6 9 9 4 2 6 3 8 1 3 9 4 8 7 7 4 8 1 7 3 9 3 1 6 2 9 1 4 7 4 1 9 7 9 5 6 8 2 3 8 5 6 9 7 3 7 2 6 5 4

4 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS TEASER TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge U N I P T R 3 LETTERS ARE ART ATE EMU HAT PEN SAD TEN 4 LETTERS BEAN FUND REDS ROTS SOLE STEM TENT TEST 5 LETTERS AHEAD CLUBS COAST RISEN SAFER TOTEM 6 LETTERS CREATE EASELS NAILED REFERS TENNIS TURNIP 7 LETTERS ENDLESS NOTABLE When you’ve completed the puzzle, rearrange the shaded squares to spell out a type of rock. We’ve given you one word to start you off. WORD WISE The words may sound familiar, but do you know they mean? A Short sword B Fortress C Coarse cloth CAMLET FILL IN General Knowledge Crossword General Knowledge Crossword A Living in mud B Interval in Pythagorean music C Near a frontier LIMITROPHE ACROSS 1. Christian martyr whose feast day is February 14 (2,9) 9 and 3 Dn. 2001 novel by James Patterson (7,3,4) 10. Large spiral-horned antelope of eastern and southern Africa (5) 11. Mammal, Mellivora capensis, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and Asia (5) 12. Erik, actor who played Ponch in the TV drama CHiPs (7) 13. Sean, author of The Plough and the Stars (6) 15. Property on a British Monopoly board between Free Parking and Chance (6) 18. Green mineral common in metamorphic rocks (7) 20. Lake --- lies between California and Nevada in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (5) 22. Coniferous tree of the genus Larix (5) 23. Territory of Canada created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories (7) 24. Aromatic European plant also called myrrh (5,6) DOWN 2. Game fish such as Salmo trutta (5) 3. See 9 Across 4. Hanns, German composer who wrote the 1947 book Composing for the Films (6) 5. River which flows through Nottingham, central England (5) 6. River which flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario (7) 7. Welsh actor, songwriter and dramatist whose films included Autumn Crocus (4,7) 8. British prime minister 1970-74 (6,5) 14. 2001 novel by Minette Walters (4,3) 16. 1997 Best Picture Oscar winner (7) 17. Very small nocturnal fox inhabiting deserts of Arabia and N. Africa (6) 19. Natural earth containing ferric oxide, silica and alumina (5) 21. Václav, president of Czechoslovakia 1989-92 (5) TURNIP Solutions Sudoku General Knowledge Quiz 1 Primary colour 2 Chickpeas 3 Cat 4 Tennis 5 William Blake 6 Wimbledon 7 Jason 8 The Black Eyed Peas 9 Jordan 10 Once Upon a Time. Quick Crossword Across: 1 Facetious; 8 Ego; 9 Philanderer; 11 Ancient; 12 Alibi; 13 Lunacy; 15 Tea set; 17 Torso; 18 Affable; 20 Impertinent; 22 Net; 23 Rewarding. Down: 2 Ash; 3 Thane; 4 Oddity; 5 Surface; 6 Permissible; 7 Committee; 10 Incongruity; 11 Allotment; 14 Chopper; 16 Narrow; 19 Friar; 21 Nun. Gogen General Knowledge Crossword Across: 1 St Valentine; 9 Violets; 10 Eland; 11 Ratel; 12 Estrada; 13 O’Casey; 15 Strand; 18 Epidote; 20 Tahoe; 22 Larch; 23 Nunavut; 24 Sweet cicely. Down: 2 Trout; 3 Are Blue; 4 Eisler; 5 Trent; 6 Niagara; 7 Ivor Novello; 8 Edward Heath; 14 Acid Row; 16 Titanic; 17 Fennec; 19 Ochre; 21 Havel. Word Wise C. Coarse cloth C. 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GRIFFIN DUNNE Easy Medium 8 4 9 7 1 6 2 5 3 1 6 2 4 5 8 3 9 7 9 5 6 3 8 4 7 2 1 2 5 7 9 6 1 4 3 8 8 3 5 2 1 6 9 7 4 6 7 8 4 3 2 1 5 9 6 2 5 1 7 8 3 4 9 5 8 4 6 9 7 1 3 2 7 4 3 8 2 5 9 1 6 4 8 1 6 2 7 5 9 3 3 1 5 7 8 4 9 2 6 6 2 9 4 3 1 7 5 8 3 7 9 5 4 2 6 8 1 1 5 8 6 3 7 2 9 4 9 4 2 1 7 5 8 3 6 7 6 8 2 5 4 3 1 9 5 2 6 4 9 3 1 8 7 8 9 3 7 1 6 4 2 5 Hard 8 9 4 5 3 7 6 1 2 7 2 9 6 1 3 4 8 5 5 1 8 7 2 4 3 6 9 2 4 1 6 8 3 5 9 7 9 3 2 5 7 1 6 4 8 8 7 9 3 4 6 1 2 5 7 6 9 3 5 2 8 4 1 1 9 8 2 4 7 5 3 6 4 3 7 1 6 5 2 9 8 9 6 7 3 8 5 2 4 1 7 4 6 2 5 9 1 3 8 8 3 4 1 9 6 5 7 2 8 5 3 7 4 6 9 1 2 1 6 8 5 2 3 4 9 7 3 7 9 6 1 8 2 4 5 6 3 4 5 7 8 1 2 9 4 9 2 8 1 7 5 6 3 2 8 3 9 6 1 7 5 4 Two Speed Crossword Across: 7 Short and sweet; 8 Colorado; 9 Vamp; 10 Advent; 12 Aslope; 14 Idling; 16 Easels; 18 Even; 20 Tattooed; 22 Battle-scarred. Down: 1 Shrouded; 2 Groove; 3 Lama; 4 Advocate; 5 Swivel; 6 Beam; 11 Together; 13 Pilferer; 15 Innate; 17 Spoors; 19 Veal; 21 Tuck. Word Ladder 1 Rent, Lent, Lint, Mint, Mine, Mire, Hire. 2 Road, Goad, Grad, Grid, Grim, Trim, Trip. 3 Flop, Flip, Slip, Slid, Said, Sail, Fail. Mirror Image: C Split Decision G E R M S A O T Z E B R A E I R D A N C E Pathfinder Tokyo, Jerusalem, Manila, Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, Seoul, Manama, Jakarta, Islamabad, Tbilisi, Kathmandu, Singapore, Phnom Penh, Baghdad, Beirut, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka, Muscat, Riyadh, Ankara, Kabul, Kuwait City, Pyongyang, Beijing, Doha, Bangkok, Dili, Hanoi, Damascus, Colombo, Vientiane, Tehran. Alphamuddle F I E N I G L O E L B O N O O S D O W E D O W E L F Q J W B R X N H E V I A C G P S M U O T L D Y K 1 D C X T Y I H G U L P A E V K J B S R O W M Q F N 2 B Y S P R W D X E U J K F N A G O I T L V H Q C M 3

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 5 TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge Samurai Sudoku The rules for Samurai Sudoku vary only slightly from the standard sudoku rules. The 9x9 sudoku at the centre of the X shares four of its 3x3 boxes with those of the outer sudoku. None of the 9x9 sudokus can be solved individually, you must crossreference between the intersecting grids. 8 3 4 5 3 1 3 1 9 8 2 3 6 8 6 8 7 3 5 9 8 2 2 7 4 8 5 4 6 2 8 9 4 5 9 4 5 4 2 8 9 2 3 4 4 1 3 8 5 8 7 9 8 1 7 1 4 5 BATTLESHIPS 2 7 8 5 1 7 3 9 8 2 5 6 8 3 2 6 9 5 1 5 4 3 6 9 3 5 1 7 2 1 6 6 2 5 4 4 1 8 6 3 7 9 1 9 6 5 6 8 4 9 1 5 5 8 4 1 6 4 5 1 5 7 4 9 6 9 5 2 1 6 3 4 4 5 7 8 7 4 NUMBERFIT Fit the listed numbers into the grid. 1 2 digits: 12 29 31 93 3 digits: 217 347 559 713 742 929 939 955 4 digits: 2115 2246 3122 3313 3447 5112 6433 7442 5 digits: 12236 62231 6 digits: 221629 274639 926473 936122 8 digits: 13323251 15332321 2 2 digits: 11 40 41 61 73 96 3 digits: 100 196 211 215 244 426 482 506 4 digits: 1963 4041 4056 4401 4550 6690 5 digits: 43459 84190 6 digits: 196601 403402 412156 456409 626544 724105 8 digits: 41160004 51025040 3 A B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 3 Find where the fleet of ships shown are hidden in the 10 by 10 grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off. C D E F G 1 1 6 0 2 THE FLEET 1 x Battleship 2 x Cruiser 3 x Destroyer 4 x Submarine H I J 0 3 1 3 1 2 5 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 digits: 33 39 77 83 3 digits: 202 298 338 808 809 837 911 928 4 digits: 1131 1321 2330 3737 4330 4388 7373 8834 5 digits: 23314 41332 6 digits: 100181 111971 170111 181141 8 digits: 27711982 29811772

6 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge REMEMBER WHEN The following events all occurred in living memory. Can you guess the year? CIRCLEGRAMS Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within the circle can be rearranged to form words with a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark? A B Croatia proclaimed its independence LA police were filmed beating a black motorist Michael Heseltine outlined a plan to abolish the community charge Berlin was chosen as the capital of reunited Germany The first Disneyland was opened Tony Bennett had a UK No.1 hit with Stranger in Paradise Jeans were the top fashion item for British women The Tate bought Rodin’s The Kiss A W A S O N T ? R U U D D O U I J I A T L E C Y M S E I ? N H Y A H T L A C Gone With The Wind author Margaret Mitchell died Chocolate and sweet rationing ended Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra were On The Town at the cinema Harrow became Britain’s most expensive public school QUICK QUIZ 1. What is the name of the helicopter-based traffic reporter in the sky in The Simpsons? 2. In which former British colony is Kowloon? 3. What was Beethoven’s first name? 4. In golf, what is the finely manicured area of grass around a hole called? 5. Which comedian wrote the 1989 novel Stark? 6. Which country does the adjective Hellenic refer to? 7. Which instrument family includes the flute, clarinet and bassoon? 8. After which Norse god is Thursday named? 9. In which London park is the Serpentine? 10. Which cartoon character is famous for the line “What’s Up, Doc?”? BRAINTEASERS Can you bend your brain around this set of mathematical, lexical and logistical teasers? 1 Four boys each start with two different coloured balls. Dan gives a red ball to Don, who gives a pink ball to Dom, who gives a red ball to Del, who gives a grey ball to Dan. There exists two of each colour ball and the swap occurred all at once. No one began with SUMMIT UP a set of red and blue, and post-swap Dom owns no grey. Who owns which balls? 2 Which two words meaning ‘bloke’ and ‘bore’ combine into one meaning ‘large baboon’? If the number in each triangle is the sum of the two below, what is the top number? 1 2 3 Find the jewellery items in these anagrams: a) Clear Bet, b) Rare Sign, c) Pet Brains. 4 Helen is making soaps to sell at the market and has 550 ml of mixture. She could make the soaps disk shaped with a diameter of 5 cm and depth of 1.2 cm, or cubeshaped with a side-length of 4 cm. Which shape should she make to get the most soaps from her mixture and how many will there be? CODEWORD This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter. For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle. 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 D I 2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 I N 11 7 14 5 3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 8 11 3 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 O R 2

WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday, January 15, 2022 7 TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge FUTOSHIKI Insert the numbers one to five in each row and each column, making sure that no number is repeated. The only symbols to guide you are the “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<) signs. 1 4 2 1 3 1 3 4 5 KILLER SUDOKU ARROWWORD Fill in squares in the grid so each row, column and each 3x3 square contains all digits from 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the number in the top-left corner. Numbers can’t be repeated within each set of cells. 16 13 9 7 13 15 14 17 9 9 11 11 Cars Abominable snowman Italian city Mount -----, biblical location And not Timid Section Grow older Woman's name Spirit Arrowwords are like crosswords, but the clues are printed inside squares on the grid. Write your answers in the blank squares in the direction indicated by the arrows. 12 10 14 8 Hot drink Fish 10 7 14 6 17 Stylish Insect Dove's call Newt 7 16 8 24 6 15 12 14 10 Throbbing pain 10 Employ Evidence 23 18 Mail WORD WHEEL You have 10 mins to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the hub letter and at least 3 others. Letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. There is at least one 9-letter word to be found. N I F A A A L C T How you rate: 10 words, average; 15 words, good; 20 words, very good; 25 or more, excellent. WORD SPIRAL Starting from 1, fill in the grid clockwise with four-letter words. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next to reveal an electric device. 1 8 11 4 7 9 14 13 2 16 6 10 15 12 3 5 1. Close noisily 2. Lepidopteran 3. Period of time 4. Romantic flower 5. Revise 6. Sepulchre 7. Explosive device 8. Sound of a car horn 9. Rugby forward 10. Leaf of a book 11. Verge 12. Heroic 13. Without heat 14. Delicatessen, in short 15. Lazy 16. Flat

8 Saturday, January 15, 2022 WESTERN DAILY PRESS TEASER Your weekly puzzle challenge WORDSEARCH Here is a list of flightless birds. Can you find them in the grid? The answers can be found running backwards or forwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal. CASSOWARY CUBAN GIANT OWL DODO EMU GIANT COOT GIANT HOOPOE GREAT AUK GUAM RAIL KAKAPO KIWI MOA OSTRICH PENGUIN RHEA SILKIE TAKAHE TURKEY WEKA O H C I R T S O S I L K I E R D U B G G P U A L X H E X L T O O Q C G I A N T H O O P O E D G P C J L A K P B T P Z O Z T F I A U W I U U J K P N Y S S B I A K E G A F A B I R C M F V T D N A K U R Q T A W N U E B U W Q T K P U M W A X I Z H K R J Y R C P E O A H E Y Q A U K U E H F O S N R U F R Z K X E W E E W S O E G T G Y G A P Y X M O A E Z T E U H P R T B U U Y C Y I K C D M I V A C A E H R M H Y R A E D N N V C U B A N G I A N T O W L U A Solutions NINERS Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters. 1 438746 gives an American state 2 9381986 gives a German city 3562436 gives a place in Cheshire SPORTWORD A test of knowledge for the sporting enthusiast 6 9 12 17 1 2 3 4 11 10 13 14 19 7 16 18 5 15 8 8768 gives something to eat 32145 gives a wine 84798 gives something else to eat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ACROSS 1. Barry ........, South Africa cricketer born in 1945 who scored 508 runs in his only four Tests (8) 6. ..... County, Football League Championship side managed by Wayne Rooney (5) 7 & 10A Former Uruguay and Atletico Madrid striker (5,6) 9. Number of Wimbledon singles titles won by Martina Navratilova (4) 10. See 7 Across 12. Gianluca ......, Italian manager of Chelsea 1998- 2000 (6) 14. Former Egypt and Middlesbrough striker (4) 17. Tony ....., England rugby flanker 1971-80 (5) 18. ..... Irvine, BBC sports presenter born in St. Andrews, Scotland (5) 19. Horse that won the 1981 Grand National (8) DOWN 2 and 16 Down. Captain of the 1992 World Cupwinning Pakistan cricket team (5,4) 3. David ...., WBA Heavyweight champion 2009-11(4) 4. Boston ... ..., baseball team established in 1901 (3,3) 5. Man of ....., annual award given to the best Super League player (5) 6. Landon ......., former US and Los Angeles Galaxy footballer (7) 8. A score by a team member against their own side in football (3,4) 11. The column in a league table represented by the letter P (6) 13. Daniel ....., Blackburn Rovers defender (5) 15. Muzzy ....., former Turkey and Leicester midfielder (5) 16. See 2 Down Samurai Sudoku 7 1 6 8 3 4 9 2 5 9 8 5 7 6 2 3 4 1 4 3 2 1 9 5 7 8 6 2 7 3 6 5 8 4 1 9 6 9 8 4 2 1 5 7 3 5 4 1 9 7 3 8 6 2 8 2 9 5 1 7 3 6 4 2 8 9 1 5 7 3 4 6 1 2 4 9 7 3 6 5 4 1 8 2 3 6 3 4 1 9 7 5 8 2 1 5 7 8 3 2 6 9 4 2 9 8 5 4 6 3 7 1 4 8 3 9 5 1 2 6 7 9 6 2 4 7 3 8 1 5 9 7 8 5 6 7 5 3 2 4 9 1 8 6 6 8 2 1 3 7 9 5 4 4 9 1 8 5 6 7 3 2 2 3 6 7 9 5 4 1 8 8 4 9 3 2 1 6 7 5 5 1 7 6 8 4 3 2 9 Numberfit 1 2 1 5 3 3 2 3 2 1 5 1 1 2 2 9 3 9 2 1 7 2 4 9 2 6 4 7 3 6 4 3 3 2 2 4 6 Futoshiki 2 7 4 6 3 9 4 2 7 1 3 9 2 9 3 2 1 1 5 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 5 1 2 6 2 6 5 4 4 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 4 7 3 1 9 6 3 1 2 4 4 0 4 8 2 1 1 2 3 5 4 2 3 2 4 5 1 3 4 5 2 3 1 5 3 4 2 1 4 5 1 3 2 4 5 5 0 4 0 4 1 4 3 2 1 5 5 1 3 4 2 1 9 6 4 2 1 5 0 4 4 0 1 9 6 5 1 0 2 5 0 4 0 1 9 6 6 0 1 3 2 9 8 1 1 7 7 2 3 2 3 3 0 3 3 3 8 2 0 2 3 7 1 1 1 9 7 1 4 3 8 8 8 8 3 4 2 3 1 5 4 1 2 5 4 3 1 7 0 1 1 1 7 3 9 1 1 8 3 7 3 4 3 3 0 7 2 7 7 1 1 9 8 2 Quick Quiz 1 Arnie Pye; 2 Hong Kong; 3 Ludwig; 4 The green; 5 Ben Elton; 6 Greece; 7 Woodwind; 8 Thor; 9 Hyde Park; 10 Bugs Bunny. Remember When A. 1991; B. 1955; C. 1949. Circlegrams 1 The letter represented by the question mark is B. Botswana, Djibouti, Burundi, all African countries. 2 The letter represented by the question mark is C. Clematis, cyclamen, hyacinth, all flowering plants. Brainteasers 1 Dan has 2 grey, Don has 1 red 1 blue, Dom has 2 pink, Del has 1 red 1 blue. 2 Man-drill. 3 a) Bracelet, b) Earrings, c) Breastpin. 4 Disk-shaped, there will be 23. 3 2 7 6 8 9 5 4 1 6 1 4 2 5 3 8 7 9 8 9 5 7 1 4 3 2 6 5 6 3 4 9 7 2 1 8 9 8 2 5 6 1 7 3 4 4 7 1 3 2 8 9 6 5 1 5 6 8 7 2 4 9 3 2 4 8 9 3 6 1 5 7 7 3 9 1 4 5 6 8 2 Battleships 7 1 5 2 6 8 4 3 9 6 8 9 7 2 3 9 1 8 6 5 4 3 2 5 1 4 6 2 5 7 8 9 3 7 1 4 9 5 8 4 3 6 2 1 7 6 9 4 7 2 5 3 8 1 5 7 2 3 8 1 4 6 9 8 3 1 6 4 9 5 7 2 2 1 7 5 6 3 9 4 8 4 8 5 1 9 2 7 3 6 3 6 9 8 7 4 1 2 5 Killer Sudoku 5 9 2 4 7 3 8 6 1 4 1 6 8 5 2 7 9 3 7 8 3 9 1 6 4 2 5 2 5 9 3 8 1 6 4 7 3 4 1 2 6 7 5 8 9 6 7 8 5 4 9 1 3 2 9 6 4 7 3 5 2 1 8 8 3 7 1 2 4 9 5 6 1 2 5 6 9 8 3 7 4 Wordsearch O H C I R T S O S I L K I E R D U B G G P U A L X H E X L T O O Q C G I A N T H O O P O E D G P C J L A K P B T P Z O Z T F I A U W I U U J K P N Y S S B I A K E G A F A B I R C M F V T D N A K U R Q T A W N U E B U W Q T K P U M W A X I Z H K R J Y R C P E O A H E Y Q A U K U E H F O S N R U F R Z K X E W E E W S O E G T G Y G A P Y X M O A E Z T E U H P R T B U U Y C Y I K C D M I V A C A E H R M H Y R A E D N N V C U B A N G I A N T O W L U A Codeword 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 E L H R B F P K X G U N V 2 3 3 1 2 4 5 2 4 5 1 3 Arrowword V S P V Y E T I A G E H N O R R P I S A T E A C H I C T F L Y A C H E E P R O O F U S E P O S T 2 5 1 3 4 1 4 5 2 3 5 4 3 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 C S T O W Z A M J Q Y D I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M L V P C W G U F J B X D 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 H Z E Y R O I Q A K S T N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 C I M E Y T N Z F L H W G Summit Up 95 76 Wordwheel FANATICAL Word Spiral 1 Slam; 2 Moth; 3 Hour; 4 Rose; 5 Edit; 6 Tomb; 7 Bomb; 8 Beep; 9 Prop; 10 Page; 11 Edge; 12 Epic; 13 Cold; 14 Deli; 15 Idle; 16 Even. BLENDER Sportword Across: 1 Richards; 6 Derby; 7 Diego; 9 Nine; 10 Forlan; 12 Vialli; 14 Mido; 17 Neary; 18 Hazel; 19 Aldaniti. Down: 2 Imran; 3 Haye; 4 Red Sox; 5 Steel; 6 Donovan; 8 Own goal; 11 Played; 13 Ayala; 15 Izzet; 16 Khan. Niners 1 SCROUNGED: OREGON, DRESDEN, RUNCORN 2 DEMOCRATS: TART, MEDOC, TOAST 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 D O U B X J A P Q K V R S