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[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:25 | null | null | The Victoria News has offered the wonderful opportunity to me of writing a short article about what is happening in Esquimalt. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2F390707131.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | COLUMN: A time of change for Esquimalt | null | null | www.vicnews.com | By Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins
The Victoria News has offered the wonderful opportunity to me of writing a short article about what is happening in Esquimalt. I am excited to have this opportunity and the hardest part will be in keeping it to the required size.
With so much going on in Esquimalt this summer — from new developments and infrastructure improvements, to exciting arts and culture events, it’s a great opportunity to highlight some of these.
We are all excited about Esquimalt Town Square, the feature development project in the township, which will revitalize our town centre with mixed uses, amenities and services, including a new library and campus for the Justice Institute of B.C. While this is a big step in development, other developments are also generating excitement. We’ve started construction on the Esquimalt Adventure Park on Fraser Street, an innovative addition to our parks system which includes a spray park water feature. Our renowned hotel, the English Inn, is expanding to include a phased residential development, and the Inn itself will be undergoing expansion. Red Barn Market will be moving to the corner of Admirals and Esquimalt roads, and the Tudor House development is taking shape right across the intersection.
We have improved our network of bike lanes and sidewalks, and Esquimalt Road is getting a makeover between Head and Lampson streets with a new surface and intersection upgrades. Design guidelines are also being planned for the Esquimalt Road Corridor. These guidelines will help ensure our corridor improvements are coordinated and designed with all users in mind. Watch for upcoming public consultation opportunities.
All of these projects and improvements are moving forward within the vision of our Official Community Plan, which provides direction for future growth and development in the community.
It has been a kaleidoscope of arts and entertainment so far this summer with the Memorial Park Music Fest, Farmers Market, Esquimalt Arts Festival, Esquimalt Lantern Festival, and others. I have good news — the high quality offerings continue right through the fall. Watch for Esquimalt RibFest Sept. 9 to 11, featuring the Cars, Rods and Rides show, Sculpture Splash Sept. 17 to 18 and Township Classics at the English Inn starting on Sept. 25. I encourage everyone to visit our website at esquimalt.ca for updates on upcoming events, public input opportunities, initiatives and projects happening this fall.
The combination of an affordable real estate market, an active arts and recreation scene and improved services and amenities means that Esquimalt can look forward to more young families moving to the community to live, work and play. This bodes well for our future. | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/390707131.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/fb61c37361a268a3eeb3403431885101311c13867ff3443898d15c4273cf9b6e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:36 | null | null | The exhilarating ride that was the 2016 Victoria HarbourCats baseball season has come to a close. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fsports%2F390321661.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | HarbourCats take fans on thrilling ride | null | null | www.vicnews.com | By Jonathan Hodgson
The exhilarating ride that was the 2016 Victoria HarbourCats baseball season has come to a close.
In an abrupt ending to an all-around tremendous season, the HarbourCats were swept in two-straight games by the Bellingham Bells in the West Coast League north division final last week.
After falling on the wrong side of a close 3-2 final in game one at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham last Tuesday, the Bells ran away with the deciding game two at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, scoring two runs in the first inning and five in the second, setting the tone en route to a 12-1 victory over the HarbourCats, sweeping the best-of-three series and advancing to the WCL championship Series against the Corvallis Knights.
For the HarbourCats, it ended a memorable, record-setting season of firsts that raised the bar for the club going forward in many ways.
Between the white lines, they set franchise and league records for wins (40), winning streak (19), and tied a league record for home wins with 23. A team-record eight current or former HarbourCats were also selected in this year’s Major League Baseball Draft.
The fans of Victoria responded and created an electric atmosphere at Royal Athletic Park all summer, setting new franchise and league attendance records in the process including season total (60,466), per-game average (2,239) and single-game (5,133 on June 30).
The HarbourCats saw increased attendance and raised their win total for the fourth straight year, each year of their existence, and on June 30, clinched their first-ever playoff berth by winning the WCL north division first half pennant with a 23-4 record.
It was not only the franchise’s first playoff berth, but meant that playoff baseball would return to Victoria for the first time in 64 years. Victoria has a proven love for baseball, with a long history of well-supported teams, but prior to this HarbourCats squad, none had played postseason baseball since the Victoria Tyees class-A minor league team won the 1952 Western International League pennant.
On the final day of the regular season, an 11-4 win over the Yakima Valley Pippins gave the HarbourCats a record of 40-14, the best ever in WCL history as the first team to ever win 40 games.
The early playoff exit certainly comes as somewhat of a disappointment after the type of season it was in Victoria, but does not dampen the excitement within and surrounding the club as they head into their fifth season in the West Coast League.
Much of the season was uncharted territory for the HarbourCats as they checked numerous firsts off their list. In 2017, this club will be a seasoned contender that is not happy simply to be there, but will be hungry, and will have the experience to take the next step.
The current state of the HarbourCats can be likened in ways to the emergence of the Toronto Blue Jays. Last season was their first time for everything, and they ultimately bowed out to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals, a franchise that had been to the playoffs the year before.
That dynamic holds true in the WCL. The Bellingham Bells who were in the playoffs for the third straight year and won the 2014 WCL championship were the team that eliminated the HarbourCats. The Corvallis Knights advanced to the 2016 championship series out of the south division in their remarkable 10th straight playoff appearance and are looking for their fourth title in their eighth trip to the finals.
The Victoria HarbourCats and the fans of Victoria left no doubt that the B.C. capital is a great baseball town. The future of baseball in Victoria has never been brighter. | http://www.vicnews.com/sports/390321661.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/d03352c0b0a1dd9a8cab18322f00356982db4ca0e786f0014fa2f458eb6edb71.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:57 | null | null | When Katy Milne hopped into a dragon boat for her first session, she admits she didn't want to get back in after. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fsports%2F389876391.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/72212vicnewsVN-DragonBoatfestivalPAug1216-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Local paddlers gearing up for dragon boat festival | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Katy Milne (right) encourages paddlers of the Snappin' Dragons during a practice in the Gorge Waterway. The Snappin' Dragons are one of roughly 80 teams who will be competing in the 22nd annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival this weekend.
When Katy Milne hopped into a dragon boat for her first session, she admits she didn't want to get back in after.
In 2001, Milne and a co-worker had seen information on novice dragon boating and decided to check it out. However, she quickly discovered it wasn't as easy as she thought it would be.
“It's not natural movement. It seems like a simple thing, but there's a lot of intricacies to how you move and how to make the boat move effectively and especially trying to coordinate that with 20 other people is quite a challenging thing,” Milne said.
But instead of dropping out, Milne did the opposite — she volunteered to be the captain. Quickly her love for the sport grew and a few years later she became the team's head coach.
For the past 15 years, Milne has been coaching and paddling with two dragon boat teams, the Snappin' Dragons, a women's boat, and Paddlers of the Fifth Moon, a mixed boat, spending about six hours a week on the water between April to August.
“I've met some fantastic people throughout both my teams and the other teams as well. There's a lot of camaraderie within dragon boating,” said the 38-year-old, adding dragon boating is a very inclusive sport with everybody from breast cancer survivors to seniors citizens to youth boats.
“They're all out for different reasons. I think it's pretty cool that you can have that range of people in one sport.”
Milne is one of dozens of local paddlers who will be competing in the 22nd annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival this weekend. The three-day festival brings together more than 80 teams from Vancouver, Cowichan Bay, Edmonton, Tacoma, Comox, Prince George and Portland, and thousands of spectators to the city's Inner Harbour.
As part of the festival, paddlers are also raising money for the B.C. Cancer Foundation. It's a cause that's close to Milne's heart as she is a cancer researcher at the Deeley Research Centre in Victoria. Recently, renovations finished on a multi-million-dollar immunotherapy lab and researchers are gearing up to do clinical trials on patients.
“For me it's special because I can actually see where the money goes. The pledge drive from the paddlers is helping support that. I've had a few paddlers in and around the lab to see where the money has gone and I think they're all quite excited about that,” said Milne, adding her two teams have raised roughly $21,000 for the foundation.
The Victoria Dragon Boat Festival runs from Friday, Aug. 12 to Sunday, Aug. 14. For more information visit victoriadragonboat.com. | http://www.vicnews.com/sports/389876391.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/9d7e3da0e077e432d03f3a7099d4b8745e0747f086b47d4c7b4c15136614efe3.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:56 | null | null | Asian demand for B.C. wood products peaked in 2013, analyst says China sales on pace for 50 per cent drop | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fbusiness%2F391328001.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/63096BCLN2007thomsonchinaosb7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Lumber exports shift to U.S. as China sales slump | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Wood products exports from Canada to Asia were down 18 per cent in the first six months of 2016, with the biggest decline being softwood lumber from B.C. to China, according to the Seattle-based Wood Resources International.
Lumber sales to China are on pace to drop by 50 per cent this year compared to 2014, as B.C. lumber producers direct their sales to a healthy U.S. lumber market, according to customs data tracked for the Wood Resources Quarterly (www.woodprices.com).
The latest edition notes that by value, 75 per cent of B.C.'s exports to Asia in 2015 and 2016 are in the form of lumber, while 77 per cent of exports from Washington and Oregon are logs.
Asian demand reached a record high in 2013, with China passing Japan as the largest importer of North American wood products in 2011. The B.C. and federal governments promote wood construction in China and Japan, and B.C.'s forest minister is required to conduct an annual trade mission to China, Japan and other Asian countries.
The shift in demand provides extra urgency for talks to renew the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement that expired last year. B.C. sales are booming without the export cap that both Ottawa and Washington have agreed will be required. | http://www.vicnews.com/business/391328001.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/bd26825aea9208a0c01bf68c1e2e91c396b8f2835ce8dcdf0ddb0e9d15423ba8.json |
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"Pamela Roth"
] | 2016-08-26T12:59:42 | null | null | The third Victoria Cold Reading Series takes place at the Victoria Event Centre on Tuesday, June 28. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fentertainment%2F384283581.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Cold reading series challenging actors, writers | null | null | www.vicnews.com | When Andrea Peek handed the script for her high concept comedy to an actor who had never read it before, she wasn't sure how they were going to pull it off in front of a live audience with zero time to rehearse.
The script involved a sexy robot who gets frustrated calling 911 because the 911 voice is an automated machine. How the audience would react to her sense of humour was anyone's guess.
“Some things I thought were funny in my head maybe weren't funny in front of an audience,” said Peek, noting the audience wound up understanding her writing.
“That gave me permission to keep that, push the envelope and ask, will this work? You get to see the audience, where you are losing them and where you are gaining them again. You feel the energy.”
After that cold reading series in Victoria last November, Peek went back to her script and cut half of what she had written. The actor had elevated her play to a level she couldn't have imagined, she explained, and also gave her new ideas of how to make her character deeper.
Dabbling in writing for a number of years, Peek attended several of the Vancouver Cold Reading Series, which was established in 1993 and now has international chapters. Writers submit screenplays in advance, then a reading committee selects three to five to be brought to life in front of an audience.
Actors show up at the event, ready to audition on the spot, then hit the stage — sometimes within minutes of being handed the script.
Following the same format, Peek organized Victoria's first cold reading series in November, which she said was met with resounding success. The reading committee received 20 scripts to wade through, and local writers, directors and actors packed the Victoria Event Centre for the event.
A third cold reading series will now be held on Tuesday, June 28 where 40 speaking roles will be filled in the span of an hour. The actors will have anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour to read through the script and determine a plan.
The purpose of the events, said Peek, is to bring the local film/theatre community together in a welcoming forum.
“They (local producers and directors) get to see what writers are out there. I'm hoping this will create some relationships and some projects being made,” said Peek, noting the experience is invaluable to writers.
“You can only bring your writing to a certain level before you start putting it out there...Knowing that you had it read out loud, that it works, gives you that confidence.”
The third Victoria Cold Reading Series takes place at the Victoria Event Centre. Doors open to the public at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
For more information visit coldreadingseries.wordpress.com. | http://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/384283581.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/3f62da92f5a0f077462a4ec4892541f53585eef5055515149a36cef0b8f18986.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:04 | null | null | Pre-apprentice graduates are having trouble finding work after training in B.C. schools, grandparent says | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F381317911.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/44737BCLN2007WilkinsonOKCollegetrades7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | LETTER: Where are jobs for apprentices? | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Re: Harper-style ads carry on in B.C. (BC Views, May 21).
The sad truth about the advertising for trades training is that there are not jobs for apprentices in their field.
My granddaughter is in month five of the six-month Camosun College trades training program to start her career as an electrician. Not only is no one hiring now, but no one from the class that finished in December 2015 has been able to get hired as an apprentice.
This is a tragic reminder of the many university grads in the 1970s and '80s who could not find employment other than the service industry or a temporary social services grant that paid $100 per week so you could qualify for pogey. Crushing the hopes of these young people is cruel.
I wonder how many apprentices B.C. would have if ferries were built here instead of in Poland.
Ronald Schlosberg, Victoria | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/letters/381317911.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/d4331f7bb13232554000e0c0182f6fce3a395b1963bd4177d77590e6be1bdb8b.json |
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"Tim Collins"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:14 | null | null | The next two decades will see the proportion of seniors aged 65 years and older in the population grow rapidly. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391750841.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/93076vicnewsVN-seniors-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Seniors survey a roadmap to improvements | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Canada’s population is aging.
According to Statistics Canada, the next two decades will see the proportion of seniors aged 65 years and older in the population grow rapidly as the baby-boom (1946 to 1965) population bubble reaches its senior years. By 2030, the year in which the youngest baby-boomers reach 65, one in four persons in Canada will be 65 years of age and over.
For Victoria, the numbers are slightly higher as the gentle climate and breathtaking scenery combines with a less hectic lifestyle to attract many retirees to B.C’s capital region.
It’s within this demographic reality that the Office of the Seniors Advocate has undertaken a survey of 27,000 seniors living in 300 residential care facilities across B.C.
“This is being done in an effort to help improve the quality and conditions of our long-term care facilities. There are going to be an increasing number of these facilities and this is the first comprehensive look at what the experience of long-term care home residents is like. It’s important so we can identify what, if any, systemic problems exist in the system,” said Isobel Mackenzie, B.C. Seniors Advocate.
Mackenzie stressed the importance of the comprehensive approach of the survey.
“We get a lot of anecdotal and individual communications but it’s very difficult to know whether the problems being represented are coming from a vocal minority or if they reflect a real problem area for a lot of people,” she said.
More than 250 volunteers have signed up to be a part of the residential care survey team and there are still a range of volunteer opportunities available for the project, according to Sara Darling, communications director. The Office of the Seniors Advocate is looking for individuals from diverse backgrounds, ages and ethnicities to allow for the collection of information from an equally diverse set of survey respondents across the province. All volunteers are screened and, if found suitable, are given a one-day training session. They must commit to at least 30 hours of volunteer time over the course of the next four months.
Successful volunteers then meet with seniors at long-term facilities in face to face meetings designed to be conversational and comfortable and not at all like an interrogation.
“The stories I’m hearing from seniors so far are so interesting,” said volunteer Kitty Yan. “The ability to engage in conversations with residents is like meeting with old friends. The process has been very rewarding.”
As a part of those conversations, residents are asked a range of questions on a wide spectrum of topics such as the quality of food, how they view care staff, privacy, comfort, personal relationships medications and activities within the facility. The resident’s answers are confidential.
“It’s our intention to provide an overview of current conditions in the homes and to help identify problem areas and provide suggestions of how the long-term care homes might be more responsive to resident’s needs,” said Mackenzie.
The results of the survey, which will be posted publically, are not intended to be accusatory in nature at all, added Mackenzie, but to act as an impetus and roadmap for improvements in the quality of care and services provided to residents in personal care as well as for their families.
“The home care providers have been very supportive of the survey. They want to know what they are doing right and where there might be room for improvement. This method helps them to get solid information on how they’re doing and what needs to change . . . information that’s hard to glean from residents who might not want to complain or who, alternatively, complain about things pretty regularly,” she said.
The survey and its methodology were designed through a 14-month process involving key stakeholders including facilities, health authorities, family members (of care home residents) union representatives community groups, and academic experts from across the country. The National Research Corporation of Canada has taken on the role of survey vendor.
Mackenzie explained that past studies of long-term care homes have tended to approach those facilities as though they were hospitals, tracking things like rate of infection.
“We’re looking at these care homes as exactly that… people’s homes. This is where people live and their concerns about food, comfort, activities and privacy may be more important to them than rate of infections.”
For more information on the survey, or to volunteer to be a part of the survey go to surveybcseniors.org or call the Office of the Seniors Advocate at 1-877-952-3181. | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391750841.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/586ecfd3c32a9c007b7f94828dc2cfb31c262ce08568f9eec817516845359bae.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-30T00:52:24 | null | null | Centenarian Mana Kaur, who started running at age 93, crosses 100-metre finish line in Americas Masters Games | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fsports%2F391670691.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/57664BCLN2007s_MISC-Old-Runner20160829T1945.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | VIDEO: 100-year-old woman from India runs 100-metre at masters games in Vancouver | null | null | www.vicnews.com | VANCOUVER – It took 100-year-old Indian runner Man Kaur almost a minute and a half to complete the 100-metre race, but she never broke her stride.
And when she finally crossed the finish line at the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, her competitors – many of them two decades younger – were there to cheer her on.
Her son and fellow athletes say Kaur's energy and drive to compete has become an inspiration to participants in the unique international event for athletes over 30.
Kaur began running at age 93 at the suggestion of her son, 78-year-old Gurdev Singh, who also competes in the Masters Games and says he knew she could become a star in her age category.
She has won more than 20 medals, including snatching three golds this week as she is the only competitor in the category for women over 100.
If you're wondering whether she holds the elusive secret to a long life, Kaur says unfortunately it's what you might expect – a good diet and lots of exercise.
The Canadian Press | http://www.vicnews.com/sports/391670691.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/49d4ea30b2d2f8c043aac1f4243bbf8d034ecfe5fb5f139ae1a490eda3ccbbde.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:59 | null | null | Readers respond to Tom Fletcher, questioning effectiveness of carbon tax, rate of warming and promotion of oil sands | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F361454411.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/47257BCLN2007ClarkDionParisCOP217web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | LETTERS: Readers respond to climate change column | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Carbon tax isn't reducing emissions
Re: Inconvenient truths of climate change (B.C. Views, Dec. 2)
As Tom Fletcher pointed out, there are many questions on climate change.
I’m not sure that B.C. or Canada is the problem, but the B.C. government is on the right track with the carbon tax, because it is apparent that Canadians need to lead on the environment, and be seen as leading. We need to be able to market our resources and lead in sustainability.
The B.C. carbon tax has pluses and minuses. Some of the carbon tax burden is returned to lower income earners – this is a good thing. The tax, however, does little to reduce CO2 emissions. If four of the $5 billion collected over the past six years had been invested in reforestation, carbon sinks, the B.C. government could proclaim to the rest of Canada and the world that we are making a real difference.
I think B.C. and Canada are doing a good job on environmental issue, but we need to seen to be doing more. A B.C. carbon tax that brings in $5 billion to provide $5.7 billion in tax cuts does not appear to me to be making the necessary changes in addressing the global environmental concerns.
The perception is that we are doing nothing. This need to change.
Phil Harrison, Comox
Merchants of sludge?
Tom Fletcher's latest column, a litany of classic skepticism about what's going on in the atmosphere, is like a museum display of petroleum industry attitudes.
He evidently has no shame in carrying the torch for continuing with status quo policies around energy sources and emissions. No surprise, because his boss and others are betting there's still hope for selling sludge to Asia.
I notice in reading the letters from various outposts of Black Press, there are few readers buying this argument. That is encouraging for people who have their ears and eyes open to the realities of the climate situation.
Bill Wells, Kaslo
Where is the warming?
It has been 18 years without statistically relevant temperature increases in our atmosphere, according to satellite data used by the International Panel on Climate Change. The level of CO2 has gone up in those 18 years, yet the atmospheric temperature has not.
Is there a real connection between CO2 level and atmospheric temperature? Maybe not much. The climate scientists won't say they got it wrong.
Time for the truth, before Canada and other countries have our economies knocked out from under us. Please climate scientists, level with us, and let your colleagues who have "lost the climate change faith" speak.
After all, no one likes muzzled scientists.
Bill Wilson, Saanichton
A selective contrarian
Tom Fletcher’s “Inconvenient truths” column was highly selective in its choice of so-called climate “alarmist” examples.
Yes, contrarian examples exist, and can be used to make a point. For example, some glaciers are growing (around seven per cent, compared to more than 70 per cent that are shrinking). One who would sympathize with some of Fletcher’s comments is the famous independent scientist James Lovelock, annoyed with some "environmentalists who emotionalize the arguments." But Lovelock, the father of the Gaia Theory, directs his focus not to these people but more importantly to the climate scientists, the results of their work, and the stark options facing civilization.
In his latest book, A Rough Ride to the Future, Lovelock notes that the fact that there has not been as much warming to date as most models were predicting has contributed to the denier perspective.
He sees early computer models as simulating the atmosphere well, whereas only now are models simulating the interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere, something much more complex to model.
It is clear that there has been significant warming linked to burning fossil fuels. Increasing parts per million of CO2 and other warming gases is documented, as is ocean acidification.
The built-up inertia in the Earth system, given these data, may be a tipping point from which it could be too late to take meaningful action.
The nature of this issue means we cannot be 100 per cent certain, however the Precautionary Principle would urge action on 80 per cent confidence when the realization of a risk would be catastrophic.
Editorials that denigrate vocal activists and selectively choose data lower the quality of discussion, contribute to polarized discussion, and raise doubt as to whether any action is needed; just what climate change denial interests want.
Black Press, given that it touts itself as the largest independent news chain, can do better.
Kevin Tyler, Kamloops | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/letters/361454411.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/7a8eab0f33a7717464b6058f0cdad63b9c49bc7c6e73d9ce0f36b1a8f59003c3.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:10 | null | null | An event that is inspiring many people around the world to repair rather than throw away broken items is making its way to Victoria. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F389617551.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Cafe inspiring residents to repair not throw away | null | null | www.vicnews.com | An event that is inspiring many people around the world to repair rather than throw away broken items is making its way to Victoria this week.
Repair cafes are free meeting places that encourage people to bring their broken items and have them fixed, or teach people how to fix things instead of throwing them into the landfill. It's an idea that originated with Martine Postma in 2007, who organized the very first Repair Cafe in Amsterdam to great success.
Since then, the idea has spread around the world with repair cafes in Belgium, Germany, France, the U.S., and Canada. There are various cafes locally in Victoria at the Greater Victoria Public Library's Central Branch and in View Royal at the community hall.
Fairfield can now be added to the growing list of repair cafes in the region, as the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association is hosting its inaugural event Saturday, Aug. 13.
Residents are encouraged to bring items that require minor repairs, such as small appliances (toasters, irons, lamps that require simple electrical rewiring), clothing or bicycles. There will also be people who know how to fix hearing aids or glue items back together.
“It brings together people who know how to fix things, which is becoming a lost art, and people who need things fixed — people who don't want to throw things away, but don't know what else to do with it,” said event coordinator Susanna Grimes, adding people who need things fixed sometimes walk away inspired to learn how to fix things themselves as well.
“Often it ends up in the garbage, and that's such a waste, when really it could be a minor repair that could take 10 or 15 minutes.”
Grimes first heard about repair cafes by word of mouth and decided to attend one in Victoria. She even became a fixer herself at one of the events.
According to Grimes, Fairfield was the perfect neighbourhood to launch the event because residents are motivated to reduce their environmental footprint.
“When you walk around Fairfield, all over the boulevards, people leave things for others to take, things that are in very good condition or need minor repairs. That tells me that people that live in Fairfield want to pass on things, rather than throwing them away,” she said. “If each person does their own part in some small way, it really does add up.”
The Fairfield Repair Cafe takes place at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association's hall (1330 Fairfield Rd.) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information visit fairfieldcommunity.ca. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/389617551.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/9d1f8bf34e45aa25cedef39a5bd52b1cd877457ffd4d75d5d10c81583da8fe5e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:49:46 | null | null | Volunteers to ask seniors about staff, food, privacy, medications and other conditions in residential care | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Flifestyles%2F391445481.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/18269BCLN2007Nursinghomeflickr7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Senior home survey seeks volunteers | null | null | www.vicnews.com | B.C. has 300 seniors' care facilities, and residents and their loved ones are to be surveyed on conditions.
More than 250 volunteers have signed up to compile a survey of seniors in residential care, and B.C.'s Seniors Advocate is looking for more.
The 27,000 seniors living in 300 residential care facilities around the province are being asked about their experience with care home staff, the quality of food, privacy, medications and other conditions.
It's the first comprehensive survey done in B.C., to measure resident satisfaction and provide a "roadmap" for improvements, said Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.
Interviews will be conducted in person by trained volunteers, and a matching mail-out survey will be sent to each resident's most frequent visitor.
The project is seeking volunteers with a range of professional backgrounds, ages and ethnicities. To apply as a volunteer, visit www.surveybcseniors.org or call the Office of the Seniors Advocate at 1-877-952-3181. | http://www.vicnews.com/lifestyles/391445481.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/4d7edf16286ac3f9957eebfa33bc6f85a677d27a1362fc02ae0eba5cafd079de.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:01 | null | null | Who's behind Prince Rupert anti-LNG protest camp? A father, his son, and their U.S. foundation backers [WITH VIDEO] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2F387478741.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/28242BCLN2007DonnyWesleyJrwire7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | BC VIEWS: Tree-spikers cling to Lelu Island | null | null | www.vicnews.com | In a frame from protesters' video, Donald Wesley Jr. walks through a geotechnical testing area on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert. 'We have a lot of spikes put on this island,' he says.
Amanda Stanley, “science program officer” for the Seattle-based Wilberforce Foundation, headed up to Prince Rupert a couple of weeks ago to check on one of her projects.
That would be the camp on Lelu Island where a splinter group of Tsimshian tribal members and supporters maintain an effort to blockade and disrupt testing required for an environmental permit application to construct a liquefied natural gas terminal.
Stanley tweeted a picture from the camp, looking past a Mohawk warrior flag at the coastline. “So inspired by these defenders of land, water and salmon,” she wrote.
Wilberforce, the California-based Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Hawaii-based Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and others have poured money into anti-LNG campaigns in B.C., as they funded opposition to oilsands development before them. Indeed, the record suggests the long project to establish what environmental front groups named the Great Bear Rainforest was a strategy to stop hydrocarbon exports from western Canada, even as U.S. sources ramped up production.
So what’s been going on at this “science program” on Lelu Island? Its own multi-media promotion material provides some glimpses, featuring sweeping allegations and efforts to block scientific evaluation with crude threats and intimidation.
A video series called “A Last Stand for Lelu” shows two self-styled warriors confronting drilling vessels. Their RCMP escort boat suggests these ships and habitat study crews had federal permits to conduct testing at the time.
[Watch video below.]
One man, identified as Donald Wesley Jr., walks the island with a rifle over his shoulder. Among his claims is that the drilling isn’t for testing, but is actually the start of construction on the Pacific Northwest LNG terminal, which still awaits a decision from the Trudeau cabinet.
Wesley says that since crews didn’t present permits to him personally, “they’re the radicals. They’re the extremists. They’re the terrorists.”
Then he describes his preparations.
“We have a lot of stuff on the island to keep [away] helicopters and drillers, the geotech drillers that want to come onto the island and start borehole testing,” he says. “We have a lot of spikes put on this island.”
OK, who’s the extremist?
The video series is co-produced by a fellow named Tamo Campos, identified as a representing “Beyond Boarding,” with a link to an expired website.
Campos came to prominence in B.C. protest circles during the recent oil pipeline standoff at Burnaby Mountain. He appeared with his grandfather David Suzuki and other well-known protesters in a carefully choreographed show of entering a court-ordered restraining zone and briefly being arrested.
Again, they were interfering with authorized scientific testing while attempting to create the impression for media of grassroots opposition.
Wesley, his father Donald Wesley Sr. and a supporter from Hartley Bay named Matthew Danes, claim to represent hereditary chiefs. In June, a dozen Tsimshian hereditary chiefs and elders issued a letter stating that Wesley Sr. “took it upon himself to occupy Lelu Island solely on his own accord” and doesn’t represent the community.
“We do not appreciate Mr. Wesley inviting environmental militants and outsiders into our territory without the respect and manners dictated by the protocols of our ayaawyx [laws],” they wrote.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office required Pacific Northwest LNG to consult with five aboriginal communities. The Metlakatla, Kitselas, Kitsumkalum and Gitxaala bands have benefit agreements for the project signed or in progress. The lone holdout, Lax Kw’alaams, elected a new council last fall that embraced the project with conditions.
And 40 Lax Kw’alaams students just graduated from pre-apprentice training sponsored by the provincial and federal governments and the UA Piping Industry College of B.C.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
A LAST STAND FOR LELU - PART 7: Warriors from VoVo Productions on Vimeo. | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/387478741.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/5e1b7c2e4082e317cf6eaa8f32400668d77854c3412083b80a9c5107fa426066.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:21 | null | null | B.C. stands in the way of Justin Trudeau government's plan to hike Canada Pension Plan contributions, but likely not for long | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fbusiness%2F389123291.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/82199BCLN2007Bateman-Jordan13-2.4.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Business pushing back on CPP expansion | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Jordan Bateman, Canadian Taxpayers' Federation
The B.C. government is hearing objections from businesses and individuals faced with increasing Canada Pension Plan contributions in the coming years, and is the last province needed to ratify the increase.
Instead of joining other provinces in meeting the federal government's July deadline to adopt the change, the B.C. government launched a consultation phase expected to run through August. And they are getting push-back on a plan that would increase payroll deductions and employer contributions starting in 2019.
Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, said he's receiving hundreds of responses to his call to supporters to make their views known to the B.C. government. Most concerned are employers who would pay higher contributions for each of their employees.
Employer and employee contributions are to go up from the current 4.95 per cent of earnings to 5.95 per cent by 2023. For each employee earning $54,900, the employer contribution goes up $7 to $8 per month in each of the first five years of the phase-in.
"Obviously, lots of people are concerned about having to pay more," Bateman said. "But the interesting ones are the small business owners who talk about just how close to the edge they are financially."
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong joined other provinces in agreeing in principle to the expansion in June. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he is concerned about the decline in workplace pension plans and wants the CPP to move from replacing one quarter of employment income to one third by 2025.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business surveyed its members nation-wide when the CPP plan was announced, and more than 80 per cent wanted consultation and a delay of implementation. Morneau has indicated he plans to table legislation this fall.
B.C.'s refusal to sign on could derail the federal plan, but it shows little intention of doing so.
"British Columbia is committed to engaging with stakeholders in advance of ratifying the agreement in principle," said the statement from de Jong's office announcing the consultation.
The province's consultation website and feedback address can be found here. | http://www.vicnews.com/business/389123291.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/306ea3b5c5065db04369771eb721ca3acbaae17256f160be41eefcf6ae188737.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:09:08 | null | null | In honour of Canada's 149th birthday, we have compiled some Canadian trivia questions. How many can you answer? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Flifestyles%2F384892721.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/17474summerlandCanadaflag.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | CANADA DAY QUIZ: How well do you know Canadian trivia? | null | null | www.vicnews.com | null | http://www.vicnews.com/lifestyles/384892721.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/a1ac62d3c61b19e056298a0bfc99bba9f2b5cb7481dde4071b00e271d454032c.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:00 | null | null | Kristofer Parley started creating works of art with pen and ink on a whim, after making a bet with his friend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F389743751.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/17812vicnewsVN-Takeaseat2-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Chair-itable event for Habitat for Humanity | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Victoria artist Kristofer Parley shows off the chair he painted as part of Take a Seat for Habitat, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. The chair, along with 32 others, will be on display at Mayfair Mall from Aug. 13 to 26.
Kristofer Parley started creating works of art with pen and ink on a whim, after making a bet with his friend.
The 38-year-old Victoria artist had been painting with water colours for the past 30 years, before making the switch to a new process.
At first, Parley would outline his landscapes with pencil, then paint it with water colours and go back over it with pen and ink. Roughly a year ago, Parley's friend bet him he couldn't go right in with pen and skip the pencil phase.
“It frustrated and scared me a lot, but then I started doing it and it's very relaxing and very therapeutic,” Parley said.
Since then, Parley, who moved to Victoria two-and-a-half years ago from Surrey, has created dozens of pieces of artwork, mainly of city landscapes around the city.
Instead of using traditional water colours, he opts for dark colours such as blacks and greys to outline skies, and uses more vibrant colours for buildings.
His biggest inspiration has been buildings in Victoria.
“Every inch, every block that you look at is just hugely inspirational,” said Parley, adding two thirds of his paintings lately have come from landscapes in Chinatown.
“All those neon colours, you don't see that everywhere. I didn't get to see these 200-year-old buildings until I came to Victoria. It's this whole new world.”
Parley is one of 33 artists participating in Take a Seat for Habitat, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity Victoria.
Habitat for Humanity builds housing to provide lower-income, working families with access to affordable homeownership in Greater Victoria.
As part of the second annual event, artists, including Robert Bateman, Miles Lowry and Linda Rogers, were given wooden chairs from the old Oak Bay High School and asked to transform them into unique works of art.
“These artists have knocked it out of the ballpark,” said Yolanda Meijer, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Victoria, adding this year’s goal is to raise $25,000, all of which will go towards building a home for a family in the area.
“These are a piece of Victoria history in and of themselves . . . They’re all completely different, unique works of art.”
Parley's chair took roughly 70 hours and roughly a dozen pens to complete. The design wraps around the chair and the legs, and is Parley's interpretation of Victoria, standing from the Shell Gas Station in Vic West, which includes views of the Johnson Street Bridge, Wharf and Johnson Streets as well as Pandora Avenue.
“I've researched so many different charities to donate to and Habitat for Humanity has such a positive role in the community and I just wanted to be a part of something that is more community driven as opposed to one specific disease or one specific project. I wanted something that was much more diverse,” Parley said.
The chairs will be on display at Mayfair Shopping Centre from Aug. 13 to 26. People are encouraged to vote for their favourite chair for the “people’s choice award.” People can also purchase a chair in a sealed bid, which will begin on Aug. 13. For more information visit habitatvictoria.com. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/389743751.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/5c728b0afbfff191ecbae3bff7fd573546d35aab2ba733771c1867507dd10beb.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:01:26 | null | null | No permit required for weddings, festivals on farms if fewer than 150 people attend, says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fbusiness%2F388995481.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/15664BCLN2007farmWeddingCarriagewikim7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Brides, bands allowed back on farmland | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Almost a year after B.C. farm weddings were banned due to a crackdown on agricultural land use rules, the B.C. government has clarified what commercial activities are allowed on farmland.
Farmers can host up to 10 commercial weddings, concerts or non-agricultural events per year without a permit from the Agricultural Land Commission. Farmers can take payment to host a wedding or other event as long as no more than 150 guests attend and a list of conditions are met, according to regulations that took effect Tuesday.
To qualify, event hosts must provide all parking on the farm rather than along roads, with no permanent parking lots or structures, and the event must end in less than 24 hours. For more than 10 events a year or exceeding 150 guests, properties with farm tax status must apply to the ALC for a permit.
The new regulation also clarifies ALC policies to allow, with no permit, farm tours and demonstrations, hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin patch tours, harvest and Christmas fairs and special occasion events to promote farm products.
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said the regulation requiring farms to generate at least 50 per cent of its revenue from farm products is also scrapped, after consultation in the past year suggested the new rules instead.
The crackdown on farm weddings came last fall, when the ALC issued stop-work orders to B.C. farms including the Fraser Valley, Kelowna and Vancouver Island.
The restriction came after the province expanded farm uses to allow breweries and distilleries to operate on protected farmland with the same rules used to permit wineries. The rules allowed for processing of farm crops into products such as juice or jam for commercial sale. | http://www.vicnews.com/business/388995481.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/696a38e7c422b086102210676b1a5ba1a5dd66689ef016c605d74512b7786240.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:46 | null | null | Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett's position boils down to blaming racist, indifferent cops | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2F389749591.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/20136BCLN2007Bennett-Carolynswear-in7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | BC VIEWS: Missing women inquiry pre-determined | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Toronto MP Carolyn Bennett is sworn in as Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, November 2015.
The federal government’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is preparing to get underway in September.
With five commissioners led by B.C. judge Marion Buller and a budget that has swelled by a third to $54 million before it even starts, this inquiry has one big advantage over all the previous studies of Canada’s intractable problems of poverty and violence in aboriginal communities.
In this case, the politicians all agree what the outcome is going to be. They’ve been saying so for months, since the Justin Trudeau government got elected on this and other passionate, if questionable, promises.
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, a member of the We Wai Kai Nation on the B.C. coast, a former Crown prosecutor and chair of the B.C. Treaty Commission, announced the terms of reference last week. She stressed that the inquiry will not attempt to retry cold cases, but to examine the “root causes” of the high numbers of missing and murdered women.
Next up was Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, who has no doubt at all what those “root causes” are: racism, sexism and the lingering effects of colonialism. Bennett has been meeting steadily with grieving families since being appointed, and now accepts that racist, indifferent cops are the main “root cause.”
Bennett explained this conclusion from New York in April, while attending a “Women of the World” summit. It’s an “uneven application of justice,” she told The Globe and Mail, a phrase we’ll hear again and again.
“You end up with people who have been told it’s an overdose, or a suicide or an accident,” Bennett said.
RCMP have reported close to 1,200 unsolved cases of murdered or missing indigenous women since 1980, a figure that Bennett scoffs at. What’s her evidence? She’s talked to families, and knows it’s “way more” than that.
One of the previous inquiries was by a United Nations official, James Anaya, in 2014. He noted the alarming statistics of education outcome and violent offences against women, and referred to 660 cases documented by the Native Women’s Association of Canada. He also described being besieged by demands for a national inquiry, as he went through the stacks of studies that have already been done.
“Since 1996,” Anaya wrote in his UN report, “there have been at least 29 official inquiries and reports dealing with aspects of this issue, which have resulted in over 500 recommendations for action.”
As the latest inquiry was being launched, Perry Bellegarde, the current Assembly of First Nations national chief, recited Bennett’s speaking points about the conclusions it will reach.
Bellegarde told CTV the problem is vastly under-reported because “…oh, it’s an accidental death. Oh, it’s a suicide.” Then he called for more money for housing and other programs via the failed Indian Act system.
There are several glaring factors that apparently will not be discussed, because they fall outside the politically correct boundaries of this pre-determined narrative.
One is the even more alarming number of aboriginal men and boys who are victims of violent crime.
Another is the rate of domestic abuse reported by indigenous women, which Statistics Canada estimated this year at about 10 per cent of their population. That’s three times the national average, but it was not mentioned amid the demands for justice at the inquiry.
Another key issue that is forbidden from discussion is the social and economic viability of remote communities. Some of them haven’t been able to maintain clean water and safe housing, much less education and employment, despite billions in spending every year.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/389749591.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/85c6f20e02f14bfd5590324c66df76719c0e800621cf42dd1f0a856adf8f71e7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:20 | null | null | Carriers from Black Press' greater Victoria newspapers enjoyed a day out paddling the Gorge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F389745861.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/18822vicnewsBlackPressCarriers1online.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Black Press newspaper carriers enjoy Carrier Appreciation Day | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Newspaper carriers from Black Press' greater Victoria newspapers in Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Peninsula, Goldstream and Sooke were able to enjoy Carrier Appreciation Day with a paddle on the waters of the Gorge waterway.
July 30th was a hot and sunny day and the carriers got their fill of sun and water through the Fairway Paddle Club. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/389745861.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/2c23cd85fd5b8c509c81e241c158ad19f37e75d6214f82e9ca66f8c3b6a32815.json |
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"Pamela Roth"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:24 | null | null | Harry Charles Sadd, a former badminton coach, faces a number of charges | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391196391.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/12363vicnewsSaddrecent.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Victoria senior charged in historic sexual assaults | null | null | www.vicnews.com | A 70-year-old Victoria man and former badminton coach has been arrested in connection with a series of sexual assaults that took place in the late 1970s and continued for several years.
Harry Charles Sadd was recently arrested after the victim, now an adult, came forward and told investigators multiple accounts of sexual assaults that occurred while he was a child and teen.
According to police, the victim was inspired by Theo Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy, who publicly shared their own stories of sexual abuse at the hands of trusted adults.
Sadd has previous convictions for sexual assaults involving young male children and teens, leading investigators to believe there are other victims in the Greater Victoria area who have yet to come forward.
He also worked as a teacher in Alberta and may have worked in a similar capacity in other provinces.
Sadd faces three counts of indecent assault by a male on a male person and one count of sexual assault.
More to come... | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391196391.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/3e71171b401e6e9e7eb3d7dd1d2db7201c6816568ffe9571fbe92923e8e699db.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:54 | null | null | Walking into the Fairfield Book Shop on Cook Street, the smell of used books is a reminder of things gone by. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390447121.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/55809vicnewsVN-Fairfieldbookstore2PAug1716-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Beloved Fairfield book store closings its doors | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Melissa (left) and Mai Tong have purchased the Fairfield Book Shop and will be turning it into a spa, expected to be open in the fall.
Walking into the Fairfield Book Shop on Cook Street, the smell of used books is a reminder of things gone by.
The wooden bookshelves, once home to thousands of books of all genres from contemporary, historical and British fiction to modern literature, and sports and recreation to military history, now sit half empty. Other books sit in metal carts and the store’s blue walls stand bare.
After more than 20 years in business the beloved used bookstore, the last store on the south end of Cook Street Village, will be closing its doors in the coming weeks.
Its new owners, Mai and Melissa Tong, took possession July 1 and are currently in the process of selling the hundreds of used books still left, before it officially closes as a bookstore.
According to Mai, the previous owner put the roughly 1,200-square-foot business up for sale about a year ago. Mai came across the listing in April and decided to purchase it as is.
The used bookstore was originally opened 33 years ago by veteran used book seller Reg Smart. Seventeen years later, Donna Ashmore acquired the business.
“It's sad to see the store go, everyone is because it's been here for 25 years,” said Mai, adding sales have been decreasing over the past year, according to financial statements. “Nowadays with the Internet, everything is all e-books, but everyone still loves their books.”
Residents are also sad to see the bookstore closing its doors.
Joan Kennedy has been going to the store to purchase her favourite books for several years.
“I was disappointed,” said Kennedy, who used to live in the Cook Street Village. “You find good second hand books and a variety of books. It was handy when I was in the area to get groceries.”
But when one chapter ends, another begins.
The sisters will be turning the store into a spa, offering services such as manicures, pedicures, massages, eyelash extensions, facials, waxing and tinting.
“There's a lot of traffic and a lot of people walking,” said Melissa, adding it will remain a family-owned business. “There's lots of traffic here for a spa.”
Mai hopes the business will become a staple in the community, in the same way the bookstore once was.
The duo expects renovations to begin in the next two to three weeks, with Cook Street Nail and Spa opening in the fall. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/390447121.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/f5e4911db0941651ded8814450b6b7e1b076f773f601eb8f29738aac7ca2b9b7.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:49 | null | null | Eight years ago, Bill McKechnie envisioned a co-housing space in an urban setting that would bring people together. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391224031.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/16341vicnewsVN-FernwoodUrbanVillagePAug2616-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Fernwood Urban Village explores new model of housing | null | null | www.vicnews.com | “Our overall goal is to live lighter on the plant. It’s a simple recipe, but the key behind it is having a community of people who trust each other and live with each other. It’s very exciting to see the relationships that are being built among the whole community.”
McKechnie originally purchased the lots with the intention of turning it into a revenue-producing property. However, after talking with people in the neighbourhood over a one-year period, they decided, if they could combine other properties, they could transform the space into co-housing units that would benefit the community.
He has since studied and researched co-housing developments in other countries, visiting six other co-housing villages in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco.
But McKechnie admitted when he first approached the city to rezone the lot, they were skeptical about the idea since it was a fairly new concept. Eventually, they turned around and the lot was rezoned in 2014. Over the past two years, the Fernwood Urban Village has been building up its membership, with roughly a dozen couples interested in joining the village.
Currently, McKechnie is in the process of finalizing technical drawings and applying for the building permit. He hopes to begin construction in the fall.
Co-housing is a model that is quickly picking up steam across the country. McKechnie noted there are co-housing villages in the Fraser Valley, Courtenay, Nanaimo, Sooke and one starting up in Saanich. When complete, this will be the first in Victoria.
“Co-housing is a phenomenon in terms of residential development that is growing by leaps and bounds all over North America. It seems to be a new way of dealing with the housing issue,” said McKechnie, adding it appeals to seniors, couples and singles.
Laurie Taylor moved to an apartment in James Bay three months ago and feels disconnected from the community around her. After hearing about the village from a friend, she decided to join.
“It’s not my space and I’m missing that. I’m missing not having dirt to play in and more importantly, I like that in this co-housing model, everything around me is not my sole responsibility,” she said.
“The current situation with one house is presented time and time again, but it doesn’t work. Many people are lonely this way. What I love about the Fernwood Urban Village is that it’s a village within a village. We don’t feel so isolated. With shared space we live larger.”
For more information about the Fernwood Urban Village visit fernwoodurbanvillage.ca. | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391224031.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/f4fef9dcfdbfc9943ca2fc51f09b6e7b15a705df3663d39900f8ce2403f461e2.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:29 | null | null | Small communities have more than 400 doctor vacancies, with 'telehealth' and visiting specialists filling gaps | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Flifestyles%2F385489111.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/32759BCLN2007Kelly-Doug15-2.4.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Video links grow as rural health care shrinks | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Doug Kelly, chair of the B.C. First Nations Health Council
With patients in urban areas having difficulty finding a family doctor, the situation in rural B.C. is going from bad to worse, MLAs on the province's health committee were told Monday.
Ed Staples, a member of the B.C. Health Coalition, described his efforts to improve the situation in Princeton, a community of about 5,000 people that four years ago was down to one doctor providing on-call service.
Princeton now has four full-time doctors and two nurse practitioners, but there are still people who can't find a doctor in the region, including Penticton an hour and a half away. A recent search of the College of Physicians and Surgeons website turned up the nearest doctor accepting patients in Courtney on Vancouver Island, Staples said.
Health Match BC, the province's web portal for recruiting doctors, nurses and other health professionals, currently has more than 400 general practitioner vacancies, with 37 communities seeking 85 doctors. The result is "bidding wars" between communities to offer incentives to relocating doctors, and foreign doctors using a rural community as an entry point before relocating to the Lower Mainland, he said.
The B.C. government has announced its latest videoconferencing service for health care, linking psychiatrists with young people in Cranbrook. The service is available twice a month at the local Children and Family Development office, supplementing visits by specialists in communities such as Cranbrook and Princeton. Health Minister Terry Lake says video conferencing and electronic health records are a key part of the solution for reaching patients across B.C.
Doug Kelly, chair of the B.C. First Nations Health Council, told the committee of an Abbotsford doctor who travels to Carrier Sekani territory around Prince George for part of his practice, in a pilot project with Northern Health.
Kelly said video links and nurse practitioners are part of the solution to delivering rural and remote care, but the main obstacle is the business model for doctors that has them cycling through as many as 20 patients an hour to bill enough to cover their office overhead.
Committee members were also reminded that graduating doctors are increasingly reluctant to take on the demands of family practice, especially in smaller communities where they may find themselves on call around the clock. | http://www.vicnews.com/lifestyles/385489111.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/dd6b4dbe4ad7594b4fb3b43bd0b7b70bb9bda27094b9640f0fe3e0e8bbe14092.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:41 | null | null | 15 Questions: With Randy Wright, vice president of Harbour Air | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F389994261.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/26132vicnewsRandyWright-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | 15 Questions: With Randy Wright, vice president of Harbour Air | null | null | www.vicnews.com | 1. It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?
Sausages and poached eggs at Uplands golf club with my wife, 11-month-old son and four-year-old daughter.
2. If you didn’t do what you did for a living, what would you be?
A truck driver.
3. What’s playing in your music player right now?
Steve Dawson.
4. What’s your biggest pet peeve?
Bureaucracy.
5. What’s the best thing about living in Victoria?
The air, beauty and its people.
6. What’s your favorite movie(s)?
Bullet.
7. Which person, alive or dead, would you have dinner with?
My late father.
8. What’s your favourite vacation destination?
Scottsdale, Arizona.
9. If you could have one super power, what would it be?
Reading minds.
10. What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you’d love to do?
Go to the Masters.
11. If you could see one concert, what would it be?
Taylor Swift with my daughter.
12. What is your favourite TV show?
Boardwalk Empire.
13. What’s your dream car?
Ferrari Dino.
14. What is your favourite place to dine?
Il Terrazo, home, Mastro’s Ocean in Scottsdale AZ.
15. What are your words to live by?
Under the wall, over the wall or through the wall. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/389994261.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/6c6ff92cfa4eded3015b179f840cf10914353895b836b1d0444fe88f8728ab8f.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:47 | null | null | Thirty metres below the surface, engulfed by kilometres of ocean and fish and other sea life is where Ashleigh Boyd feels comfortable. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391224211.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/16395vicnewsVN-DivingfeaturePAug2616-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Unlocking the secrets under local waters | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Victoria diver Scott Stevenson captured this image of a stellar sea lion in local waters. The Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus also known as the northern sea lion and Steller's sea lion, is a near threatened species of sea lion in the northern Pacific. It is one of hundreds of marine life that can be found in the waters off Victoria.
Thirty metres below the surface, engulfed by kilometres of ocean and surrounded by fish and other sea life is where Ashleigh Boyd feels most comfortable.
Open water diving is like entering a different world. The diver becomes completely weightless, breathing underwater and kicking through the dark water, deeper and deeper into the depths of the ocean. The only sounds come from the motor of nearby boats or the echo of a bang in the distance.
It’s an environment that Boyd, a Victoria resident and dive instructor with Ogden Point Dive Centre, has quickly grown to love.
“I’m a big thing diver, seeing manta rays or sharks. I love looking for the small things,” she said.
“I love being underwater and just looking around. I just enjoy being underwater,” said Boyd, adding she suffers from cerebral palsy, which affects her legs.
“When I’m underwater it’s no issue, I’m exactly the same as the person next to me. It’s very relaxing, it’s peaceful. No one can talk to you down there.”
Boyd, who is originally from Scotland and has dual citizenship between the U.K. and Canada, started open water diving in 2013. After several brief stints in post-secondary (she admits school wasn’t the right setting for her), her parents suggested she travel and join a U.K.-based charity called Reef Doctor, which focuses on the restoration of coral reefs. With the charity, she travelled to Madagascar, Africa where she helped monitor coral and fish growth, and educated local fishermen and schools on the impacts of overfishing. It was here that she also learned to dive and received her certification.
But Boyd admits she hated her first diving experience, in which she crashed head-first into an artificial coral table. But it was her second dive in which she really got hooked.
“I don’t know what changed but after my second dive, I absolutely loved it,” she said, noting she wasn’t as nervous the second time.
After leaving Reef Doctor, she then moved on to Australia to become a dive instructor and six months ago, landed in Victoria.
Over the past three years, Boyd has participated in roughly 600 dives and has encountered all types of sea life in both Madagascar and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, including seals, manta rays, tiger sharks, whales, sea anemones, barnacles, and sea slugs.
Her most bizarre encounter came during an open water guided dive on the reef in Australia late last year. She was swimming along when suddenly a manta ray swam by being chased by a tiger shark and two king fish. The sea life circled around the group and swam off.
Since coming to the Island, Boyd said the waters off Ogden Point have the most diverse sea life in Victoria, even diving 12 to 15 metres below surface, divers can see a range of specimens from crabs to ling cod, and wolf eels to giant pacific octopus, as well as macro-organisms.
Diving is a year-round sport in Victoria, since local waters usually hover around 10 to 13 degrees Celsius, the winter months tend to have better visibility. Divers can usually see between 10 to 15 feet in front of them.
Vancouver Island’s diving community is thriving as well, with more than 10,000 divers exploring the waters around 10 Mile Point, Race Rocks and the Saanich Inlet.
Scott Stevenson has been diving for the past 20 years and has spent time in Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Belize the U.S. and Canada. Stevenson said the biggest difference between Victoria’s marine ecosystem and warmer waters is that it has more kelp as opposed to coral, which results in darker, “more intimidating” looking waters.
“It’s quite an amazing experience to go underwater when it’s quiet in a very remote place and just enjoy what very few people actually get to see, especially here because of the temperate waters,” he said, adding he dives roughly four to five times a week.
“Kelp provides a breeding ground and protection area for thousands of species. It’s why our waters are so green because there’s so much life in it. We have an incredible amount of biodiversity, which is second to none in the world.” | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391224211.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/d992496d7694da9e6319331409c6289eaed4907438c26f36e1cc82e5dfd7f9a6.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-28T22:50:43 | null | null | Talks continue, with rotating overtime ban set to begin Monday if no agreement by midnight Sunday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391545211.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/68221BCLN200782072cranbrookdailyCPweb.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Postal workers union give details of job action if no deal is reached Sunday | null | null | www.vicnews.com | OTTAWA – Contract talks continue between Canada Post and its largest union, but neither side is hinting as to whether any progress has been made.
A federally appointed mediator has been meeting with the two sides since Friday to try to reach a deal.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says if there is no deal by midnight, it would begin job action on Monday by having its members refusing to work overtime on a rotating basis, starting in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
CUPW served 72 hour strike notice Thursday night, accusing Canada Post of forcing a labour disruption by refusing to bargain in good faith.
The two sides have been deadlocked for months on the issues of pay scales for rural letter carriers and proposed changes to pensions for future employees.
A CUPW news release says the initial job action will cause little disruption to Canada Post customers and that its members will still be delivering mail every day.
The Canadian Press | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391545211.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/8ebbba598534119a9c9b4ccaf5ed0b23191cf4edf68c48d2d9b1a538bdd2d50c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:29 | null | null | The Victoria HarbourCats will have a new head coach — former Major League Baseball star outfielder Brian McRae. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fsports%2F391046641.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/40803vicnewsVN-BrianMcRae-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | HarbourCats name former MLB player as new head coach | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Brian McRae.
The Victoria HarbourCats will have a new head coach — former Major League Baseball star outfielder Brian McRae.
McRae, who's now a college coach with summer baseball managerial experience, has agreed to a two-year contract to lead the on-field product at Royal Athletic Park.
McRae, who turns 49 on Aug. 27, hit 103 home runs over a 10-year big-league career spent mostly with the Kansas City Royals. He also played for the Cubs, Mets, Blue Jays and Rockies. McRae is the son of former MLB player and manager Hal McRae. They hold the distinction of being one of the only four father-son manager-player combos in MLB history. McRae was taken 17th overall in the 1985 draft by the Royals, was an exceptional defensive player, base-stealer and leadoff hitter who was known for his toughness and durability.
He coached NAIA-level Park University, and is now student-assistant coach at Division-1 Missouri. In addition, McRae coached in the Team USA system, including serving as the hitting/outfield coach for the USA Baseball U18 team that competed in Thunder Bay in 2010 and featured eight current MLB players, among them Francisco Lindor and Lance McCullars. Key to the decision to bring him in to lead the HarbourCats, McRae has collegiate summer baseball head coaching experience with the Morehead City Marlins in the Coastal Plain League (2012).
“This is a fantastic opportunity to work in one of the greatest cities in the world, and to be part of what has developed into an outstanding summer collegiate franchise,” said McRae.
“I think the people of Victoria know how special that situation is there, and now we get to work to build what we hope is a championship team, with the players and the coaching staff. The West Coast League is an outstanding, highly-competitive league.”
McRae takes over the role held the last two seasons by Graig Merritt, who was named West Coast League (WCL) coach-of-the-year after leading the HarbourCats to a WCL-record 40 win season, including a league-record 19-game winning streak.
“Graig did a tremendous job for us for two years, taking the program to a new level with his energy, his attention to detail and his teaching skills,” said Jim Swanson, managing partner of the HarbourCats.
“The WCL is a developmental league for players, for people in the front office, and for coaches. Graig has proven he is ready to move up in the coaching ranks, and we expect he will get opportunities, and this ensures we have another great coach leading our players. We’re excited for Graig, and we’ll watch his career closely.”
Merritt replaced Bob Miller for the 2015 season, leading the HarbourCats to their first winning campaign (29-25). Miller and Dennis Rogers were co-coaches in the team’s inaugural season (2013, 22-32), and Miller was head coach in 2014 (25-29).
Merritt, a scout with the Tampa Bay Rays, is a former professional catcher in the Rays system and has been a winner at every level he’s competed at.
He posted a 69-41 record, including playoffs, leading the team to its first post-season berth. | http://www.vicnews.com/sports/391046641.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/0a38104cf325962c2024a958e865f6c383b43e9e411db2ad328943662956638d.json |
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"Tim Collins"
] | 2016-08-30T16:50:34 | null | null | Fourteen police officers, one media personality, and two special guests are gearing up for the annual Tour de Rock. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F391751121.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/93252vicnewsVN-tourderock-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Tour de Rock cyclists put pedal to the metal | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Todd Mason, a police officer with the Victoria Police Department shows off the bike he’ll be riding in the 2016 Tour de Rock ride.
While it’s impossible to live in Victoria without having heard of the Tour de Rock, it’s likely you’ve never considered the athletic dedication required by the ride’s participants unless you’re directly involved with the event
The 14 police officers, one media personality, and two special guests riding have never participated in a bike race, nor are they generally recognized as athletes in any other discipline.
“One year, we had a ride participant who hadn’t been on a bike since she was eight years old. But she was tremendous, worked hard and by the time the ride came around, she was right in there with everyone else,” said Katie Crowe, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Tour de Rock coordinator.
Most of the cyclists have not been involved in sports or athletic endeavours except at a very recreational level. They commit in early spring to a ride that will take them the length of Vancouver Island, a distance of just over 1,100 kilometres up daunting hill climbs and long stretches of empty countryside. They average more than 90 km a day, and keep that pace up for 14 days straight.
By late September, they have to be ready. A lot of sick children are counting on them. The ride raises money for pediatric cancer research and programs for children with a history of cancer.
By way of comparison, the rides on the world famous Grand Tour of races (including the Tour de France, the Vuelta and the Giro d’Italia) average about 140 km a day and are the sole province of professional riders who do nothing but prepare for their races.
Most of the Tour de Rock riders tend to shy away from the designation of “athlete,” despite the fact that the training they undertake and the commitment they make to the ride rivals serious athletes. Three times a week they meet to ride up impossibly steep hills and maintain speed over long distances. They learn how to ride in a pack (changing position to take advantage of drafting behind leading riders) and careen down descending slopes at speeds that can exceed 80 km/hr.
“Most of them won’t admit to being athletes, but make no mistake about it…they are. By the time the ride arrives they are all athletes,” said Rob McDonald, the team’s principle trainer.
Todd Mason, a Victoria police officer for seven years, is one such athlete, although he shies away from the designation.
“I was never a cyclist, not really. I knew how to ride a bike, but that was about it,” laughed Mason. “It’s just a great cause and something I always wanted to do.”
Andree Noye, with the Mounted Police Unit Esquimalt, is another team member who, similarly, has trouble embracing the description of herself as an athlete.
“I suppose we’re athletes in some sense, but we’ve gotten involved to be fundraisers. I guess I’m a bit humble in that regard, it’s tough work and we’ve gotten very good at what we’re doing, but it’s hard to think of ourselves as athletes,” said Noye. “That’s particularly true when we’re screaming down a steep downhill in a tight pack. My knuckles still turn white on those runs.”
Noye concedes the difficulty of the training and the vast improvement in knowledge and cycling skill the whole team has managed to achieve, but credits the junior team members for a lot of the strength required for the ride. Each rider is paired with a young person whose life has been impacted by cancer.
“I think about the strength that these kids need to combat this disease and I know I can’t give up, no matter how hard the training is or how tough the ride might be. If they can do what they do, we can certainly do our part,” said Noye.
This year’s Tour de Rock sets out from Point Alice on Sept. 24 and will arrive in Victoria on Friday, Oct. 7. To donate to the ride or get involved as a volunteer, go to tourderock.ca. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/391751121.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/e03412ed210418088b386d2ac5f9a2c6c852343a62d37f3ab68ff8affbca3c37.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:23 | null | null | For Jenny Farkas, the saying what's old is new again has never been more true. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fcommunity%2F391046841.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/40859vicnewsVN-VenetianplasterPAug2416-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Making old Venetian plaster new again | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Michelle Winkel (left) Kate Carson and Jenny Farkas show off their works made from Venetian plaster at the launch of their exhibit Polished! For the Love of Venetian Plaster at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre’s main gallery.
For Jenny Farkas, the saying what's old is new again has never been more true.
For the past six years, the Victoria resident has been using the ancient medium of Venetian plaster to create pieces of art.
“It's such a fascinating medium. It's very physical, you're wrestling the marble dust into submission,” Farkas laughed.
“There's a whole bunch of working of the medium to get it to fully express its qualities.”
Venetian plaster, which is made from limestone and crushed marble dust, was used for centuries as an application on buildings in Venice, as a wall finishing or for interior decorating. In the 1500s, artist Michelangelo used it as a base for works of art. His technique was to apply it wet (freshly laid or fresco) and then use water and pigment to create his masterpieces.
Farkas originally came across Venetian plaster while at the Moss Street Paint-In. After going home later that night and watching dozens of YouTube video about it, Farkas was hooked. Since then, she has created dozens of pieces of artwork from Venetian plaster.
She uses several different containers of plaster, each of which are hand tinted with various colours, which are then worked onto a board to create shapes and textures.
Once the plaster has dried and hardened, it is sanded and burnished to a marble-like sheen, with the entire process taking a couple of weeks.
Farkas used to get Venetian plaster in buckets from Home Depot, however, the store no longer carries it so Farkas has it shipped to the Island from the United States.
“It's very tactile. Once you put a lot of elbow grease into burnishing it, and polishing it, it has this incredible sheen and it's just beautiful to the touch,” she said, adding people can touch the 2D paintings as well.
“It's this incredible medium for taking up colour and creating these wonderful works of art that looks a lot like polished marble. It's art that you can touch. You never get to touch art.”
In hopes of getting more residents interested in the old-yet-new art form, Farkas, along with artists Michelle Winkel and Kate Carson, have launched a new exhibit at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.
The exhibit, Polished! For the Love of Venetian Plaster, features roughly 50 paintings made from Venetian plaster by the three local artists.
“I think we've really sparked something here,” Farkas said, adding she hopes to learn how to make her own Venetian plaster in the future so other artists can experiment with it as well.
Polished! For the Love of Venetian Plaster can be found in the main gallery at the recreation centre (3220 Cedar Hill Rd.) until Aug. 31. | http://www.vicnews.com/community/391046841.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/80be8d3c0e933d2a299b61b0fb0f8f56f27d7b6628873c7d9e5b7ef56b344391.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-26T12:55:16 | null | null | Iconic band's cross-Canada final tour kicked off in Victoria | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fentertainment%2F388398531.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/85851BCLN2007e_MUSIC-Tragically-Hip20160723T1330.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | VIDEO: Tragically Hip fans on tour's 'touching and heartfelt' first show | null | null | www.vicnews.com | The Tragically Hip kicked off their 15-date, cross-Canada tour Friday night with a sold-out show in Victoria. Fans Lexi Ratz and Hillary Krupa say there was a feeling of togetherness in the crowd.
Video courtesy of Canadian Press. | http://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/388398531.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/7499e8bb2dc8da679193756b454b6bc1d06e5b3a589067b6cbc7894441cddf7e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:10 | null | null | The range of Canada goose extends from the Arctic to Florida, and the species, comprising at least seven subspecies. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2F362939341.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Our national goose - emblematic and problematic | null | null | www.vicnews.com | — Barbara Julian
The range of Canada goose extends from the Arctic to Florida, and the species, comprising at least seven subspecies, is regularly seen in Siberia, China, Japan and Europe. Brant canadensis’ formation flying clearly enables its global reach, but why do geese honk as they go? It’s almost like a warning to the aircraft that share their flight paths. Unfortunately the danger of Canada geese colliding with planes taking off and landing at Victoria International Airport is one reason why they are not everybody’s favourite bird.
Researchers at Britain’s Royal Veterinary College have shown that the V formation reduces wind resistance: air from each bird’s wingtips creates a vortex with an up-wash that gives lift to the bird behind it. The honking may communicate that a bird is about to fall back to a more restful position, each conserving energy to enable a longer flight for the group. From below it sounds as if the birds are rallying each other. Geese begin honking (or peeping) at birth, so it’s no surprise that they use vocal cues when travelling.
Many people appreciate the regal bearing and elegantly curved black and white neck of Canada geese. We admire how they stride confidently on land, glide serenely in water, mate for life and guard their young. They can be fierce about this, as anyone knows who has come between a mama goose and her eggs or goslings while out exploring an estuary. She will chase and hiss until you get out of her space, or her mate will.
According to American Wildlife rehabilitator Robin McClary, “the female chooses her mate based on his displays of behaviours (and) indicates her choice…by beginning to follow him on land or water or standing next to him at all times. Mated pairs who have been separated for even a short time greet each other with an elaborate display (which) includes loud honking.” Both parents incubate eggs during the 24 to 28 days it takes them to hatch, although the female does most.
During this period the adults moult and then re-grow flight feathers just when their young hatch. At local beaches we see them leading the offspring in a line, one parent at the head and the other at the tail. If one of the little brown fellows wanders off (and they are curious and active infants), a parent will promptly herd it back. This is sensible behaviour as goslings have many predators: raccoons, ravens, large gulls and eagles.
Their worst predator though is humanity. By the early 20th century Canada geese were almost wiped out by hunters, but were re-introduced throughout North American mid-century. Now they favour parks, golf courses and farmers’ fields where they browse the vegetation and leave droppings. They leave an unsightly amount in Beacon Hill Park, but both the federal government and the U.S. Center For Disease Control state that goose droppings carry no health hazard for humans. Some introduced strains never got the memo (by imprinting) about migrating, so they settled year round and leave their calling card repeatedly.
The CRD together with “municipalities, wildlife provincial authorities, stakeholders and farmers” has begun a Regional Canada Goose Management Strategy — or in plain language, a cull —- aimed at 250 birds with 40 already dispatched. They wrung their necks, but may also try addling eggs which means removing eggs from nests, shaking, piercing or covering them with oil so as to terminate embryo development, and then returning them.
News of this cull caught some people by surprise, as Canada geese have not received the attention which urban deer have when faced with culls. Yet they too have supporters. Some believe we should respect the bird that bears our country’s name, even as others see this national emblem as a local nuisance. Yet who can’t help liking a bird who stands by her mate, sets off on cross-country flights at the drop of a honk and defends her children to the death? Not a bad bird to share a nationality with. | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/362939341.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/c4eba85e33dfe10ad0ee5f736f295df894c77666d0714ee5405aa2c693b8f832.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:51 | null | null | Officials don't say how they captured the snake, which will be turned over to animal control. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391408121.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/5603BCLN2007SnakeCityofVictoriaTwitter.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Elusive snake finally coaxed out of drain pipe under Victoria street | null | null | www.vicnews.com | This photo was posted to the City of Victoria's Twitter feed Thursday night around 8:30 p.m.
A reclusive reptile that has been living in a storm drain below the streets of Victoria now has a new home.
A tweet posted Thursday night by the City of Victoria shows a city worker holding the snake.
Officials haven't said how it was coaxed out of the drain, but the tweet said it would be turned over to animal control officers.
When it was spotted in the drain during routine maintenance last week, experts said it appeared to be a nearly two-metre long harmless corn snake, but a closer look at the photo released Thursday night shows it may be a boa constrictor.
It originally rebuffed all efforts at capture, including a heated tube and offerings of dead mice, because it was shedding its skin.
Officials didn't want to harm it or tear up the street, so the pipe was sealed until the moulting was complete and the snake was more co-operative.
(CFAX)
The Canadian Press | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391408121.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/64dad2e60332623a50187c28c0ba871b2e49940ae49393184055673f3ac47d40.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:03 | null | null | In a report released by the Core Area Wastewater Treatment Project board today, it gives three potential options for the facility. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391226851.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Rock Bay, McLoughlin Point shortlisted as sewage treatment sites | null | null | www.vicnews.com | The board responsible for identifying potential sites for a sewage treatment plant to serve Greater Victoria has short-listed Rock Bay and McLoughlin Point.
A report released by the Core Area Wastewater Treatment Project board Wednesday afternoon gives three potential options for the facility: a single plant at Rock Bay in Victoria, a single plant at McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt, or two plants; one at Rock Bay and one at McLoughlin Point.
The estimated cost is between $750 million and $1.1 billion.
The board's final report, including the recommended option, will be complete by Sept. 7. It will be up to the Capital Regional District board to decide which option to move forward with in the end.
The CRD must make a final decision on where the treatment plant will go by Sept. 30 or risk losing millions of dollars in funding.
Read the report below. | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391226851.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/5ae9f0a612c8451e9864e31d7035220e5cd91034bf24ae0c94719b662fe8cda8.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:44 | null | null | Gift From Within aims to register 1,000 more registered donors and raise money for the Canadian Transplant Association | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Flifestyles%2F379725191.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/77020BCLN2007EilieenandWeiZhang7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Cross-Canada ride to encourage organ donation | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Eileen Zheng donated a kidney to her mother Wei and is encouraging other people to register as organ donors.
When Eileen Zheng wanted to donate one of her kidneys to her mother, family members were at first concerned about the effect of the procedure on both of them.
But five weeks after the surgery, Wei Zheng was recovering from polycystic kidney disease after seven years on kidney dialysis, and Eileen was logging up to 65 km a day on her bicycle. And a year later, Eileen is preparing to ride across Canada to encourage more people to support organ transplants.
"I want to raise awareness, so more people are willing to register after seeing that I'm healthy after donating an organ," Eileen said at a ceremony at the B.C. legislature to launch the bid Monday. "We're hoping to raise at least 1,000 more organ donors compared to last year, and around $75,000 for the Canadian Transplant Association, for the life-saving work they do."
She has three and a half months to make the journey, starting with a Terry Fox-inspired dip of her bike wheel in the Pacific before heading east towards St. Johns, Newfoundland. Eileen's ride is called Gift From Within has a website where people can link to organ donor registration sites in each province, and her route stops and updates will be posted.
There are more than 45,000 people currently waiting for organ donations across Canada. B.C. residents can check their registration status or sign up to become a donor here. | http://www.vicnews.com/lifestyles/379725191.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/888034add04bb7089675230c9d9c76f760f39daf54af2f3598443e51023feebd.json |
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"Arnold Lim"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:37 | null | null | Paddlers took to the Inner Harbour to compete on day 1 of the 2016 Canada Dry Victoria Dragonboat Festival. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fsports%2F390105101.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/94609vicnewsVN-dragonboat-1.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Photo: Local Dragon boaters hit the Inner Harbour | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Dragonboaters cleave through the water on the last race of the first day of competition at the 2016 Canada Dry Victoria Dragonboat Festival at the Inner Harbour. | http://www.vicnews.com/sports/390105101.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/556288b2645e9105a058cf2624d95aadb03947decd328df86a18945ae1984037.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:41 | null | null | 1,800 new spaces in 30 communities to start construction this fall, minister Stephanie Cadieux says | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Flifestyles%2F381686451.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/36574BCLN2007daycarewikimedia7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Child care spaces funded for 30 BC communities | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Daycare spaces are in short supply in some areas of B.C. and costs are high.
More than 1,800 new child care spaces should be under construction by this fall, with the latest round of financing from the B.C. government.
New or expanded facilities in 30 communities have been selected from funding applications received in January, said Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux. The $11.3 million budget for this year is the third phase of a child care expansion project funded by the ministry.
The province's goal is to have construction underway by September.
"It will vary somewhat from provider to provider, depending on whether they are building a facility from the ground up with this money, or whether they are adding to an existing facility," Cadieux said.
Projects in the Lower Mainland include six sites in Surrey, two each in Abbotsford, Langley and Coquitlam and one each in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Burnaby, Delta and Squamish.
On Vancouver Island, funding goes to three projects in Duncan and one each in Nanaimo, Victoria, Comox, Port Hardy and Tofino.
In the B.C. Interior, three projects are approved for Kelowna, two in Penticton, and one each in Naramata, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Enderby, Princeton, Houston, Kamloops, Merritt, Vanderhoof and Dawson Creek.
For a full list of facilities and number of spaces, see backgrounder here.
The ministry has posted a new child care map on its website to help parents locate facilities here.
The province provides child care subsidies to qualified low-income parents, and covers about 15 per cent of daycare operating costs. But the cost of land and operations drives the price of child care up to $1,400 per month or more in urban areas. Cadieux said the province is working with municipalities to review regulations.
"We're looking at the restrictions we put on child care providers in terms of outdoor space, in terms of sun access," she said. "We want to make sure that child care is safe and that we have quality, but we also want to make sure that we're not creating a situation that is unreasonable." | http://www.vicnews.com/lifestyles/381686451.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/b7f5850c9a5996082c09a57f5307b4966b46b296848e0ea470921893a628d167.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:29 | null | null | Expo 86, and later the Vancouver Olympics, were designed to put B.C. and Vancouver on the world map | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2F388303171.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/32900BCLN2007colbertmoose7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | BC VIEWS: Housing ‘crisis’ decades in the making | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Stephen Colbert records an episode of his U.S. comedy show from Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics, expressing amazement about the lack of igloos in February. Expo 86 and the Olympics were designed to put Vancouver on the world map, and it seems to have worked.
With a bit of grumbling behind the scenes, our 85 MLAs have trekked back to Victoria this week to deal with an emergency summer legislature sitting.
The stated purpose of this brief session is to comply with a demand from Vancouver city council for the ability to impose additional property tax on vacant residential properties.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, a former NDP MLA who likes to direct provincial affairs when he isn’t issuing instructions to Ottawa on pipeline policy, should be careful what he wishes for. B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong was happy to drop this hot potato in his lap, and now Vancouver city hall can try to determine who’s vacationing for a few months and who’s holding an investment property while living somewhere else.
When NDP leader John Horgan began calling for a “speculation tax” of 1.5 per cent on “offshore” investments, de Jong cited a Vancouver survey that showed the number of vacant properties in the city was declining, even as prices were climbing rapidly.
Horgan argues that Metro Vancouver is in the grip of a housing “bubble” that must be caused by foreign money.
“If wages have been stagnant for a decade, which they have, where is the revenue coming from to inflate these prices?” Horgan said last week. “It’s coming from somewhere else. And that’s not sustainable over the long term.”
Another point likely to be made repeatedly this week is that the province stopped collecting citizenship and residency data on real estate purchases back in the late 1990s. De Jong changed that this spring and with great fanfare rolled out the first three weeks of sales data from June.
They showed that only three per cent of purchases of B.C. residential real estate were from foreign buyers, mostly from China. They were concentrated in Metro Vancouver, and accounted for about five per cent of the total value, which suggests they were for higher-end properties.
This was assailed from all sides. Not a big enough sample size, doesn’t prove anything, etc.
(De Jong abruptly announced on Monday that they were imposing a 15 per cent additional property transfer tax on foreign buyers. On Tuesday he released another few weeks of foreign buyer data.)
We have one of those situations I call coffee shop consensus. Everybody “knows” it’s Chinese money pouring into B.C., and that many homes are being left empty, even if the actual evidence doesn’t show that.
Seattle has a similar problem with real estate in choice locations, by the way. Down there, the coffee shop consensus seems to be that it’s those darn San Francisco and Silicon Valley grillionaires who are driving up prices beyond the reach of working folks.
Blaming foreigners is a great narrative. We saw the same thing with B.C. campgrounds. Utter nonsense, but it has “truthiness,” as U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert says. Truthiness comes from the gut, not the brain.
In a recent radio interview with CKNW’s combative talk show host John McComb, de Jong put forward another theory. He mentioned that the aim of hosting Expo 86 and the 2010 Winter Olympics was to put Vancouver on the global map, and it seems to have worked.
Whistler has worked as a world destination too, as galling as it may be to those who insist these were all costly failures.
The real estate boom has had ripple effects in Victoria and other urban centres, with bidding wars for choice homes.
And it’s beginning to reverse a long trend of depopulation from small communities and rural areas, as people are forced to look for something they can afford.
And it’s produced an urban building boom, including the rental market. There are worse problems to have.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/388303171.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/e96bc1085beaa2abd094ce8fd5ebd13ed29b43db3e36b5f52a12bafecc5a227b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:13:54 | null | null | Finance Minister Mike de Jong found an extra half billion from property transfer tax last year, with much more to come | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fopinion%2F388964181.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/3081BCLN2007clarkdejongrealestatetaxwide7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | BC VIEWS: Real estate tax increases windfall | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Using a backdrop of new construction in Victoria, Finance Minister Mike de Jong and Premier Christy Clark announce a new property transfer tax on foreign buyers that took effect this week.
The lights came back on in the B.C. legislature last week to reveal the government’s sudden decision to impose a 15 per cent tax on foreign property purchases in Metro Vancouver.
This came after months of government refusal to intervene in a heated urban market in ways that might devalue properties for people whose homes represent a large chunk of their life savings.
It remains to be seen whether this large wrench applied to the problem will cool the market, or trigger declining property values as similar efforts have done in other major cities. The extent of the ripple effect on B.C. communities outside Metro Vancouver is also something that will be closely watched.
Premier Christy Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced the tax with a week’s notice, leaving realtors and developers scrambling to close deals before thousands more in property transfer tax was imposed on foreign buyers.
This dramatic intervention was based on less than five weeks of information on the nationality of buyers. Early results showed foreign buyers represented five per cent of Metro Vancouver real estate sales. Another two weeks of data showed a spike to nearly 10 per cent, and suddenly the big wrench came out.
Housing Minister Rich Coleman acknowledged that the surprise tax left the real estate industry “taken aback and a bit grumpy.” They worried foreign buyers might back out of deals after sellers have bought another home. They also fear that the tax might pop the real estate bubble, causing a rapid reversal of the long sellers’ market that has taken on a life and a psychology of its own.
One thing is certain. The province’s windfall from the property transfer tax can only grow even further as foreign buyers pay up.
The size of this windfall was shown in the government’s audited public accounts for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which de Jong released just days before announcing the new real estate tax.
The property transfer tax has been a cash cow for the province since Bill Vander Zalm introduced it in the 1980s, and by 2015-16 it had reached about $1.5 billion. For comparison purposes, that’s almost twice as much as total provincial revenue from the forest industry.
The current B.C. budget had forecast that property transfer tax revenues would decline this year and next year. The public accounts showed that for 2015-16, the government took in $468 million more than expected, meaning real estate accounted for most of the provincial surplus.
How much more is raked in by the new transfer tax on foreign buyers remains to be seen, but it will be substantial. And Coleman allows that he has been developing “a really cool plan” to use that money to improve the housing situation for lower-income people.
A couple of weeks ago I described the clamour of urban protesters demanding that governments build thousands of units of social housing. Coleman has long rejected the idea of social housing projects that create clusters of poverty, and he assured me last week that isn’t going to change.
B.C. has 20,000 low-income households getting a rent subsidy today, and Coleman suggested that will be increasing. He’ll be announcing new measures in September to stimulate construction of new rental housing.
It remains to be seen how that will work as well. But it gives the B.C. government lots more money to spend in an election year.
This is the latest of a string of Clark’s election-year fixes. I’ll look at some others in a future column.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc | http://www.vicnews.com/opinion/388964181.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/6dccab775840df994d523c715c886801ca59a4b018288dad214f5c1de97a47e1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:09 | null | null | More records are set to fall during the Victoria HarbourCats’ final regular season homestand, with a three-game series at RAP. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fsports%2F389190341.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | HarbourCats hope to set records in final homestand | null | null | www.vicnews.com | More records are set to fall during the Victoria HarbourCats’ final regular season homestand, with a three-game series this Friday to Sunday at Royal Athletic Park.
Earlier this season, the HarbourCats set a West Coast League record with a 19-game winning streak, and a WCL North Division first half title that secured the first playoff berth for a Victoria-based baseball team at this level since 1952.
Additionally, the HarbourCats have set a new franchise record with 36 wins, with five games remaining, and have secured first overall in the standings, ensuring home-field advantage as long as the team stays alive in the playoffs.
The 2016 season has been a record setting one for the HarbourCats.
A total regular season attendance of 48,536 has the HarbourCats in position to surpass 50,000 in total attendance this Friday, Aug. 5 when they open the series against Yakima Valley. According to the WCL’s records, it will be the first time a WCL team has surpassed 50,000 in regular season attendance.
The HarbourCats are also in line to set a new team and league record for per-game attendance, maintaining an average of 2,022 per game entering their final homestand, or 112 more per game than last year’s 1,910 per game. Victoria has led the WCL in average attendance each of the past two seasons, and now looks to become the first team in league history to surpass 2,000 in average attendance.
Saturday will mark the HarbourCats’ third and final fireworks night, including a performance by local guitarist Josh Boudreau.
Single-game tickets for the HarbourCats’ first playoff game on August 10 are now available. For more information visit harbourcats.com. | http://www.vicnews.com/sports/389190341.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/11c027f2f94bd5cacd2af7129abbe487467230ede1c0ddafc09521329f20d12b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:57:32 | null | null | Honest, heartwarming and bananas. That’s how actors describe the new play on now at the Belfry Theatre. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fentertainment%2F389994371.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/26186vicnewsVN-Mom-stheWordPAug1216-WEB.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Play offers glimpse into motherhood | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Sarah Donald (left), Trish Cooper, Yumi Ogawa and Jennifer Paterson perform in Mom's the Word on at the Belfry Theatre until Aug. 28.
Honest, heartwarming and bananas. That’s how actors describe the new play on now at the Belfry Theatre.
Mom’s the Word was originally written in 1993 by Linda A. Carson, Jill Daum, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barbara Pollard and Deborah Williams, who would get together every Saturday to talk and write about their lives as new mothers. Those Saturdays were cathartic — each women revealing their hopes and fears and the pandemonium they were experiencing.
Shortly after, the mothers put together a one-off performance of their writing, offering a glimpse into the joys and disasters of motherhood, and has since been produced in 19 different countries and 14 languages.
“It’s just following the five journeys of these different women, it’s the highs and lows of being a mom,” said Yumi Ogawa, who plays Linda.
For some of the female actors, the characters and journeys that they go through offer many parallels to their own lives as mothers.
Ogawa is the mother of a three-year-old daughter and found she was able to connect to her character because of it.
“She thought life was probably going to be the same after having a baby...things just really shift for her (Linda) and I think it’s just her trying to find her place in being a new mom,” said Ogawa of her character.
“I just kind of became this very different person after Emily (my daughter) was born. I really thought before I would go back to old Yumi again, but there were just a lot of things personally — just the way I viewed the world and the focus being on Emily for the first few years...it was a hard shift for me to find who I was again.”
In one scene during the play, Linda takes a garden hose away from her daughter and scolds her — something Ogawa admits she’s had to do to her daughter in similar situations as well.
Lisa C. Ravensbergen plays Robin, the mother of a five-year-old girl and six-month-old boy, in the performance.
“There is a lot of humanizing of a woman and mother’s experience. There’s definitely resonances and parallels for myself. I go ‘oh, I have a story like that too’,” said Ravensbergen, who has a 10-year-old son.
“There’s a lot of humour in the whole play. The show is a really good representation of what motherhood is, which is all of those things in between — there’s things that are very grounded and self-aware and powerful, and it swings all the way to the absurd.”
Mom’s the Word is on at the Belfry Theatre (1291 Gladstone Ave.) until Aug. 28. Tickets range from $20 to $59 and are available at 250-385-6815 or online at tickets.belfry.bc.ca. | http://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/389994371.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/17ae69015b27d91ca845285e3ddf36d25e1cf92a93225bb94d0db3b32347450b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:08:32 | null | null | Few BC Parks bookings going to commercial operators, solution is more campsite spaces, Environment Minister Mary Polak says | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Flifestyles%2F385640471.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/18489BCLN2007CampingBarriereLakeJasonKoppwiki7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Provincial campsite rush mostly B.C. residents | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Solitude in the wilderness is still available in B.C., between holiday weekends when demand peaks at B.C.'s most popular parks.
Foreign visitors and those on package tours are a small fraction of the demand for B.C. Parks campgrounds around the province, but B.C. resident campers are still using a few tricks to get spaces for high-demand parks.
Some have protested the use of online reservations by motorhome tour operators who sell them as part of a package for tourists.
"Our provincial campsites are not products to be sold, they belong to the people of B.C.," Green Party leader Andrew Weaver said this week.
Environment Minister Mary Polak told Black Press numbers are being tracked for the current year, and the proportions haven't changed much. In 2015, fewer than one per cent of reservable B.C. Parks spaces were booked by tour operators, who also use private camping facilities.
Three quarters of reservations are from within B.C. The second highest share is from Alberta at 14 per cent, the U.S. accounts for 3.6 per cent, the rest of Canada 2.8 per cent, and all European countries combined are 6.6 per cent of the total.
The BC Parks system has 10,700 camping spaces in total, and 5,600 are reservable, to manage demand for the most popular spots.
First-come, first-served sites are kept out of the reservation system in some popular locations to accommodate travellers who drop in along the road. For high-demand periods like the recent Canada Day weekend, savvy campers work the reservation system.
At Golden Ears Provincial Park, one group booked for two weeks as soon as the 90-day eligibility window opened, then dropped the first week, giving them the coveted Canada Day weekend dates before they were generally available.
"Every year we look to change things to keep people from cheating, and every year they find new ways," Polak said. "Really the only answer is going to be finding a way to expand the number of sites that we have available."
It's shaping up as a record year for the Discover Camping reservation service, with 92,000 bookings so far this year.
B.C. Parks has added four new sites for this summer. Reservations can be made for Garibaldi Provincial Park in the Whistler area, Ruckle Provincial Park on Saltspring Island, Okanagan Falls Provincial Park, Inland Lake Provincial Park near Powell River and Dry Gulch Provincial Park near Radium Hot Springs. | http://www.vicnews.com/lifestyles/385640471.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/d991a675665f664ea3f48560e8da7e861db103ce3b789e6f1749ef971bcd8df0.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T00:51:18 | null | null | Two sides avert job action that has loomed for months | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vicnews.com%2Fnews%2F391803281.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/18051BCLN2007Canada_Post_TruckWikimediaCommons.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Canada Post, postal union reach tentative deals | null | null | www.vicnews.com | Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that has loomed over the talks for months.
In a statement, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says the agreements were reached "voluntarily," but provides no other details about the deals themselves.
The issue of differences in paycheques for rural mail carriers — most of whom are women — and urban letter carriers had been at the forefront of protracted contract talks between the two sides.
The negotiations were extended twice since the weekend, when a deadline expired on a 72-hour job action notice issued last Thursday by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
The two sides were in talks nearly around the clock at the request of a special mediator appointed Friday by Mihychuk.
Canada Post described the tentative agreements as short-term. It said they are for two years and that four-year contracts were typically negotiated in the past.
"The agreements will avert a work disruption, bringing much-needed certainty in the postal system for our employees and customers," said Canada Post in a statement. "Canadians can now use the postal system with confidence."
The tentative agreements, however, still must be ratified by the members.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is Canada Post's largest union, representing more than 50,000 postal workers
The Canadian Press | http://www.vicnews.com/news/391803281.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.vicnews.com/13d82ec0ae4990966ed56c6e084b5e611f5bd7190170ab849e54e43e1a41db58.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:49 | null | 2016-08-26T07:53:22 | Peter Wright enjoyed his best run in this year’s World Series of Darts last week after reaching the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwright-tastes-defeat-against-van-gerwen-1-7544649.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7544648.1472136837!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Wright tastes defeat against van Gerwen | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Peter Wright enjoyed his best run in this year’s World Series of Darts last week after reaching the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters.
The Mendham-based thrower had been knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the previous four World Series events held so far in 2016, but claimed back-to-back wins over Oceanic qualifiers in the Sydney event.
Wright kicked off his latest bid for World Series glory with a tricky first round tie against two-time World Championship finalist Simon Whitlock last Thursday.
The world number five reeled off five legs on the spin to take a commanding 5-0 lead, before closing out a 6-2 victory to move into Friday’s quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals Wright took on surprise package Rhys Mathewson, who had come from 5-2 down to beat world number six James Wade 6-5 on his television debut the previous day.
There would be no shocks this time round though, as Wright ran out a comfortable 10-4 winner to advance to his first World Series semi-final of the year.
On Saturday, the Scot faced off against world number one Michael van Gerwen for a place in the final against defending champion Phil Taylor.
Van Gerwen produced a ruthless spell of finishing, as he hit 11 out of 13 attempts at doubles to clinch an 11-6 win.
In the final it was Taylor who came out on top, with the 16-time world champion edging out van Gerwen 11-9 to win his fourth successive Sydney Darts Masters title.
Yesterday, Wright was due to play home favourite Adam Rowe in the first round of the TABtouch Perth Darts Masters, with a quarter-final clash against Taylor or Corey Cadby awaiting the winner today. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/wright-tastes-defeat-against-van-gerwen-1-7544649 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/4c020a8def30d94d8de45071be584ee0d5b15662d03952d3e8bd253964052fef.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:46:29 | null | 2016-08-26T14:34:52 | The developer behind a proposed £200 million power station to be built at Eye Airfield is seeking amendments to the design should it decide to go down the one-turbine route. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fdeveloper-behind-proposed-200-million-power-station-in-eye-seeks-amendments-to-consent-order-1-7546562.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7546561.1472218475!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Developer behind proposed £200 million power station in Eye seeks amendments to consent order | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The developer behind a proposed £200 million power station to be built at Eye Airfield is seeking amendments to the design should it decide to go down the one-turbine route.
Progress Power was given the go-ahead by-then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd last year despite much local opposition.
The changes are restricted to the main power generation plant site at Eye Airfield and are regarded as non-material Progress Power spokesperson
The developer is now seeking amendments to the Development Consent Order (DCO) that was issued in July 2015.
It relates to the width of the power station’s exhaust flue stack for the single turbine unit solution only, and “minor” amendments to some of the buildings within the main power generation plant site.
A spokesperson for Progress Power said the height of the “key components” on the site, including the gas turbine generator and the stack, would not change from what was originally consented — they have permission to build up to five stacks, up to 30m high.
“The need to make amendments to the DCO became apparent during the procurement process for the power station: in order to construct the one turbine solution, minor alterations would need to be made to some of the parameters and locations of various structures consented by the DCO,” the spokesperson added.
“There is a need to widen the visible part of the stack for the single unit solution by 1.6m.
“The changes are restricted to the main power generation plant site at Eye Airfield and are regarded as non-material.”
Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council have been informed.
The consultation process will run to September 25, responses should be made to the planning inspectorate. The amendments can be viewed at the Progress Power website, and planning inspectorate website, as well as Eye Library. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/developer-behind-proposed-200-million-power-station-in-eye-seeks-amendments-to-consent-order-1-7546562 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/a288d19be4c53aceba40a094f59492a5f239c0e4c0ac804e4eb9e6394bce8869.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:48:18 | null | 2016-08-26T10:02:08 | There are delays on the A11 northbound after an accident between an Audi A3 and a lorry in Attleborough this morning. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fdelays-on-the-a11-at-attleborough-after-car-and-lorry-crash-1-7545671.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7545670.1472202114!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Delays on the A11 at Attleborough after car and lorry crash | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | There are delays on the A11 northbound after an accident between an Audi A3 and a lorry in Attleborough this morning.
The incident happened at the Breckland Lodge roundabout, at about 7.15am.
The East of England Service NHS trust dispatched an ambulance crew and officer, while the East Anglian Air Ambulance was also in attendance.
They treated a woman, believed to be in her 30s, who had back and pelvis pain.
She was treated at the scene before being taken by land ambulance to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for further treatment.
Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Fire crews from Wymondham, Thetford, Watton and Attleborough attended the incident, and cut one woman free from a vehicle.
Both lanes had been closed after there was another accident on the southbound carriageway on the same stretch.
But the southbound route is now clear, while one lane has been opened on the Norwich-bound carriageway on the A11. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/delays-on-the-a11-at-attleborough-after-car-and-lorry-crash-1-7545671 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/b1bda470123b2238ab640a57f18289330ce15873e878466b873ff74a71f8004d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:23 | null | 2016-08-25T16:54:58 | A pair of Suffolk fire crews tackled a combine harvester fire for nearly an hour in Cotton last night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fcombine-harvester-fire-in-cotton-1-7544890.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7544889.1472140482!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Combine harvester fire in Cotton | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A pair of Suffolk fire crews tackled a combine harvester fire for nearly an hour in Cotton last night.
The incident happened in Stonham Road at 10.47pm.
Firefighters from Stowmarket and Elmswell attended the blaze, and had it under control by 11.41pm.
They had left the scene by 12.13am.
There were no reported injuries. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/combine-harvester-fire-in-cotton-1-7544890 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/ed49567a17238dd36a794193d0b02bc5ff76424162427f82879b947da4cc4d32.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:26 | null | 2016-08-05T11:04:11 | It’s hard to believe that it’s already four years since the triumph of the London Olympic Games but this weekend the 31st Olympiad gets under way in Rio de Janeiro. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fgold-medal-or-dnf-how-will-you-fare-in-our-olympic-quiz-1-7513311.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7513309.1470393769!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Gold medal or DNF, how will you fare in our Olympic quiz? | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | It’s hard to believe that it’s already four years since the triumph of the London Olympic Games but this weekend the 31st Olympiad gets under way in Rio de Janeiro.
Amid various controversies the Games still promise sun, sea and plenty of sporting spectacle as 10,500 athletes from 207 nations head to Brazil to compete across 28 sports. Among them will be dozens of British stars, including runner Mo Farah, heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, boxer Nicola Adams and Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome.
Ahead of this year’s event get yourself limbered up with our fiendishly tricky quick on the Olympics past and present. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/gold-medal-or-dnf-how-will-you-fare-in-our-olympic-quiz-1-7513311 | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/fc49e131e73e4e849b0005411ba739d237dd180d6690c2304317f14acb785f67.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:28 | null | 2016-08-02T10:00:50 | Niantic have released their first string of updates to everyone’s favourite augmented reality game Pokemon-Go and the majority of users are somewhat miffed by the changes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Fpokemon-go-receives-its-first-update-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-1-7505114.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7505113.1470157134!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Pokemon-Go receives its first update: here’s what you need to know | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Niantic have released their first string of updates to everyone’s favourite augmented reality game Pokemon-Go and the majority of users are somewhat miffed by the changes.
Here’s a rundown of what’s changed and how it will affect your quest to catch ’em all.
Which features have been removed?
Big news first: the footprints feature that told users how far they were from a Pokemon (Probably a Drowzee) has been removed.
Now users will only be able to know what Pokemon are in the area and not how near they are. The feature had been buggy since the game’s inception and it seems that instead of fixing it, Niantic have opted to throw it away altogether.
Also removed is the Battery saver mode, meaning trainers will have to choose between playing the game or calling their loved ones before the battery inevitably drains.
No word just yet from Niantic on whether these two features will return or not.
Which features have been tweaked?
Trainers will now be allowed to personalise their avatars throughout the game rather than just at the start, allowing users to drape themselves in the colours of teamValor, Mystic or Instinct.
The strength of some Pokemon in battle has been adjusted meaning overpowered Pokemon won’t always be smugly standing on top of your local gym.
Scanning has also been altered and players will have to be a maximum of 70 metres from a Pokemon to have a chance of catching it, down from 100 metres.
Some users have also reported that actually catching Pokemon has become harder, suggesting that trainers will have to be more economical with their pokeball use.
Expect more cloud dusts as the Charmander you’ve spent hours searching for flees into oblivion. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-leisure/pokemon-go-receives-its-first-update-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-1-7505114 | en | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/b69ce7075cdfca12ee7559822efb73655d1acbdae3b45eece95e82d7ddc3337a.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:47:56 | null | 2016-08-31T10:28:29 | A woman has been taken to hospital after a car and lorry crash in Weybread this morning. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fb1116-in-weybread-blocked-after-lorry-and-car-crash-1-7553728.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7553726.1472635688!/image/image.jpg | en | null | B1116 in Weybread blocked after lorry and car crash | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A woman has been taken to hospital after a car and lorry crash in Weybread this morning.
The incident happened at 8.34am.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance have been in attendance and has taken a woman, who was complaining of back pain, to the Norfolk and Norwich University.
A spokesperson for Suffolk Police said the severity of her injuries were not known.
Five fire engines were also called to the scene.
The spokesperson added they hoped the road would be reopened shortly. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/b1116-in-weybread-blocked-after-lorry-and-car-crash-1-7553728 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/14cdab1c0ef8f13cccd93e3fe01645026adfab82694f83dd40c66767a6ca2bf1.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:47 | null | 2016-07-21T15:03:02 | On Sunday, July 24 the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust presents its annual celebration of our local stepdancing tradition at Stepdance Day, this year in a new location in the village of Occold, near Eye. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fstepdance-day-is-coming-to-occold-near-eye-1-7479395.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7479393.1468580615!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Stepdance Day is coming to Occold, near Eye | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | On Sunday, July 24 the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust presents its annual celebration of our local stepdancing tradition at Stepdance Day, this year in a new location in the village of Occold, near Eye.
Together the Beaconsfield Arms and the Village Hall make a great new home for this popular event, which has run in Worlingworth for the last ten years.
Stepdancing is an informal, improvised dance, in which the feet make percussive sounds on the floor, or on a small board.
It is not a stage dance, but is part of a social event where groups of people meet to entertain themselves with traditional music, singing and dancing, often in a pub.
Events on the 24th start with an informal workshop at 1.45, followed by two competitions, music and merry-making!
Anyone wishing to join in with the dancing needs hard-soled shoes and a sense of rhythm, and all ages are welcome to take part: previous competition winners have varied from 11 years old to over 70! The event, which is free, also includes live traditional music. Real ale and food are available during the day.
This year, in addition to trophies for the two competitions, there is a new award, in memory of Percy West O’Connor, a very fine stepdancer who passed away in 2015 and is much missed in the stepdancing community across the UK.
This is the 17th year in which the Steve Monk Memorial Stepdance Competition will be held.
Steve lived just outside Framlingham, and was a musician, singer and stepdancer who always encouraged others to join in, and so the aim of this competition is to encourage absolutely everyone to have a go and includes a prize for the best newcomer.
The aim of the Font Whatling Traditional Stepdance Competition (now in its 9thyear) is to provide a challenge to the more experienced traditional stepdancers, and for the audience to enjoy seeing the cream of the region’s talent.
Font Whatling lived in nearby Worlingworth and was a well-known figure around central Suffolk, entertaining with his band The 3 Ws.
In the 1980s and 90s he was a member of the traditional music group The Old Hat Concert Party and appeared at festivals and events from Devon to Gateshead.
Further information about the event is available on www.eatmt.org.uk or from the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust on 01449 771090. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/stepdance-day-is-coming-to-occold-near-eye-1-7479395 | en | 2016-07-21T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/39c4d9150ecac62ec1b47db738c238367aabfd3469ffeeaacda47d672930026d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:28 | null | 2016-08-26T11:09:00 | A man has suffered a suspected broken leg after a motorcycle accident in Wortham this morning. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fman-suffers-suspected-broken-leg-in-wortham-motorcycle-accident-1-7545888.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7545887.1472206124!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Man suffers suspected broken leg in Wortham motorcycle accident | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A man has suffered a suspected broken leg after a motorcycle accident in Wortham this morning.
It happened just after 7am in Mellis Road.
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust dispatched two ambulance crews to attend to the man, believed to be in his 50s.
He was given pain relief, and taken to the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds for further treatment.
His injuries are not thought to be life threatening. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/man-suffers-suspected-broken-leg-in-wortham-motorcycle-accident-1-7545888 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/9be3cab6458cbfe8abe24bfed1de383cf5b74a1c487aee3701d074c05e54a633.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:14 | null | 2016-08-19T15:00:00 | Stuart Reavell has refused to be too downbeat after seeing his Debenham LC side lose their opening four games of the new Thurlow Nunn League First Division season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fmanager-insists-it-s-not-all-doom-and-gloom-for-debenham-lc-1-7533682.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7533680.1471531836!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Manager insists it’s not all doom and gloom for Debenham LC | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Stuart Reavell has refused to be too downbeat after seeing his Debenham LC side lose their opening four games of the new Thurlow Nunn League First Division season.
The Hornets opened up earlier this month with a 2-0 reverse at the hands of newly-promoted Holland FC, before Framlingham (3-2), Haverhill Borough (5-1) and Whitton United (3-1) all claimed maximum points.
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Only goal difference is keeping Reavell’s men off the foot of the table, but with a host of new players still trying to forge an understanding, the manager is remaining in positive mood.
“It is not going well in terms of results, that is obvious,” he said.
“But in terms of the endeavour and togetherness that the players are showing for each other, I can have no complaints with that.
“We have signed more new players than ever before and it takes time to gel.
“Apart from the loss to Haverhill, the performances have been pretty good.
“It looks worse than it actually is and it is definitely not all doom and gloom.
“I do not want to promote panic because this season was never about gaining promotion.
“We have had some injuries to contend with and seen a number of shots hit the bar or post. We are just not getting the rub of the green.”
Debenham will be hoping that it is a case of fifth time lucky when they travel to Dereham Town Reserves on Saturday afternoon (3pm).
Even at this early stage of the campaign it looks to be an important fixture given that Dereham’s second string are the only side below Debenham in the table.
And if they can get their first three points on the board at Aldiss Park, Reavell is backing his charges to move swiftly up the standings.
“There is still a good atmosphere in the dressing room and I will not let that change,” he added.
“The morale is good and everyone is keeping their heads up. The attitude is much better than last season.
“It has been very small margins so far which means we have to keep plugging away.
“I am happy for us to stay under the radar and people can call us the whipping boys if they like.
“But as soon as we get that first win it will make a massive difference and we can start to surprise people.
Having made a number of additions to his squad during the summer, Reavell is not resting on his laurels.
Winger Reece Young has been recruited from Stonham, while Ben Atkinson has also re-signed for the club.
A number of injured players — including midfielder Craig Skipp — are expected to return to fitness in time to link up with the squad for the trip to Dereham, although Kevin Barker is doubtful because of a foot complaint.
In the corresponding fixture last year, Debenham claimed a 2-2 draw away from home thanks to a brace from Steven Fenner.
At home they were beaten 2-1. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manager-insists-it-s-not-all-doom-and-gloom-for-debenham-lc-1-7533682 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/39f1e44a20e0f9f9cb00a63def541e46c6c6248161da5e32f85f352847cb6a79.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:47 | null | 2016-08-24T15:54:31 | It’s a fairly safe bet that you won’t be spending next weekend like Banham Zoo’s Peter McLaren, as he attempts to raise awareness and much-needed funds for vulture conservation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fbanham-zoo-trainer-to-spend-48-hours-in-vulture-aviary-to-raise-awareness-of-animal-s-plight-1-7541996.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7542007.1472050841!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Banham Zoo trainer to spend 48 hours in vulture aviary to raise awareness of animal’s plight | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | It’s a fairly safe bet that you won’t be spending next weekend like Banham Zoo’s Peter McLaren, as he attempts to raise awareness and much-needed funds for vulture conservation.
The animal trainer and presenter at the zoo, who lives in Attleborough is set to spend 48 hours in an aviary full of vultures for 48 hours. Mr McLaren, a Banham Zoo employee of seven years, is passionate about the animal despite their negative perception of being ugly, dirty and dangerous by many.
He will enter the aviary at the 2.30pm Bird of Prey display on Friday, September 2, where he will stay, sleeping in a simple hammock at night.
He will be let out on Sunday, September 4, to coincide with International Vulture Awareness Day.
Mr McLaren is aiming to raise £2,000.
“A world without vultures is unthinkable, I think so, and I hope you will too,” he said.
“Please give generously and help me stop what was once a relatively common bird of prey from disappearing forever.”
He has decided to support the GYPS Restoration Project in Pakistan, a programme the south Norfolk zoo has supported for many years through its parent charity, the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA). It aims to assist one of the most critically endangered vulture species, the oriental white-backed vulture.
It is estimated that more than 99 per cent of its former populatio have died over the past 30 years. Recent estimates suggest there are only between 3,500 and 15,000 birds left in the wild.
If you would like to support Mr McLaren’s charity challenge, visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/vulturechallenge
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Email editorial@dissexpress.co.uk, call us on 01379 658002, or write to us at the address on page 9 | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/banham-zoo-trainer-to-spend-48-hours-in-vulture-aviary-to-raise-awareness-of-animal-s-plight-1-7541996 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d3e1afaf3ff7b6f90e386c4705b7c5f3bde6473e48dabc10b9aa336c58f5a187.json |
[
"Damien Lucas",
"Damien.Lucas Jpress.Co.Uk"
] | 2016-08-27T06:47:43 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | Deus Ex has you spoilt for choice. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Fconsole-corner-deus-ex-mankind-divided-review-1-7540408.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7540407.1471967403!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Console Corner: Deus Ex Mankind Divided review | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Deus Ex has you spoilt for choice.
Mankind Divided and so am I when it comes to reviewing the latest Deus Ex game after its launch last week.
There is so much to rave about in DEMD and I’m still enjoying it now over a week into the game.
But there are a number of elements which do not quite sit right with me.
Let’s start with the positives, though, and there are plenty of them.
There is layer upon layer in this game all expertly crafted together and beautifully designed.
The gameplay stands up to the high standards set by previous Deus Ex games and goes beyond them in many respects.
This is a game that will suit all types of gamers too.
Looking for a quick blast for an hour, you can jump on and get enough done to enjoy the experience, looking for longer, more involved sessions on your console then the gameplay rewards your patience, curiosity and creativity.
You play augmented human Jensen who is essentially the most deadly Power Ranger on the planet. I mean this guy has everything and would even give Superman a run for his money.
There are so many options to negotiate each scenario
And this is where my first problem lies with DEMD.
Sometimes, dare I say it, there are so many options available to you, so many ways to deal with scenarios and enemies and so much in your arsenal, it actually feels a bit ... easy.
‘Ramp up the difficulty setting!’ I hear you cry.
Well yes there’s that but my point is no matter what level you are playing at, Jensen just has too much at his disposal for his enemies to trouble him.
Sometimes, dare I say it, there are so many options available to you, so many ways to deal with scenarios and enemies and so much in your arsenal, it actually feels a bit ... easy. Damien Lucas, gaming columnist
But don’t get me wrong it’s still great fun entering a room littered with foes and walking out past a pile of them without breaking a sweat.
Another thing that doesn’t quite land for me is the Apartheid type references between the humans (naturals) and the augmented race. It is a poor attempt to give the storyline resonance with real life - for example there are posters dotted around saying things like ‘Augmented Lives Matter’ and it just feels a little frivolous.
I’m being hyper critical, though, and Deus Ex will go down as one of the games of the year of that there is no doubt.
Rating: 8.5/10 | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-leisure/console-corner-deus-ex-mankind-divided-review-1-7540408 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/7093f068c688bdb4193a1697b7261fb0e509611e2bbeac1f19fe2244e821b8eb.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:19 | null | 2016-08-02T10:10:51 | Consumer experts are warning of a new series of online scams offering seemingly well-priced drones for sale. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Ftech-fans-warned-over-drone-scam-1-7505146.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7505145.1470129017!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Tech fans warned over drone scam | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Consumer experts are warning of a new series of online scams offering seemingly well-priced drones for sale.
However, the fashionable items being advertised on online shopping sites at lower than the recommended price often do not exist, according to Action Fraud.
After victims agree to purchase a drone, the fraudsters request payment to be paid via bank transfer, saying that it will quicken the delivery process.
After transferring the money the buyers never receive the drone and the fraudster blocks the victim to prevent further conversation.
Action Fraud has offered the following advice which applies to all online transactions:
Check the validity of the post.
Avoid paying by bank transfer and instead use an online payment option such as PayPal, which helps to protect you.
Check feedback online by searching the associated phone numbers or email addresses of the seller. Feedback will give you useful information about recent transactions other buyers have made.
If the item is below market value consider whether this is an opportunity too good to be true. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/tech-fans-warned-over-drone-scam-1-7505146 | en | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/a29cdd02fd6612e247fda8e7e374172347cde7a55bda4f2112f2e62ada8ef4ee.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:08 | null | 2016-08-11T15:00:39 | Snoopy has successfully completed a practice jump ahead of the teddy bear parachuting at Billingford Windmill Open Day on August 20. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fprizes-up-for-grabs-in-teddy-bear-parachuting-at-billingford-mill-open-day-1-7522645.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7522644.1470923996!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Prizes up for grabs in teddy bear parachuting at Billingford Mill Open Day | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Snoopy has successfully completed a practice jump ahead of the teddy bear parachuting at Billingford Windmill Open Day on August 20.
It will be held from 11am-3pm and a £10 voucher will be up for grabs for the teddy that travels the furthest.
Teddies will be available to purchase/hire, as well as parachute kits. The teddy drop will be 50p. All proceeds go to Oxfam.
Mill tours are also available — adults being £3, senior citizens £2, and children free. Children under 3 cannot go on tours, with the last tour being 3.15pm. For details call 01379 853967. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/prizes-up-for-grabs-in-teddy-bear-parachuting-at-billingford-mill-open-day-1-7522645 | en | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/71f4c26c8459966da26741c3e4f3d3c19525bbfc119249bfd41861d6f39872e6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:29 | null | 2016-08-14T10:00:00 | These mid-summer weeks have seen a number of important club competitions and other events take place at Diss. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fjulian-scopes-column-from-diss-golf-club-1-7522569.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7522566.1470922702!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Julian Scopes’ column from Diss Golf Club | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | These mid-summer weeks have seen a number of important club competitions and other events take place at Diss.
The Men’s Club Championship was played over a two-day period on July 30 and July 31.
The hard-fought competition was eventually won by Darren Maskell with a total number of 151 shots over the two days, leaving him with a score of 11-over-par.
There is also a handicap competition (gross number of shots minus the players official handicap). This was won by Luke Green, playing off an 18 handicap.
The Ladies’ Club Championship was also played over the same two days
It proved to be a keenly-fought contest over both of the days.
The overall winner of the Ladies’ Club Championship was Kerry Enever, who was able to post a gross score of 186.
Jane Izod was a very close second with 186 gross.
The overall handicap winner over the two days was Sam Edwards with a very good nett 147.
The Junior Club Championship was played on August 1 and was won by junior captain Jay Turvey with a nett 75.
On July 26, Diss Seniors took on their counterparts from Bungay in the biennial ‘friendly’ fixture, playing for the traditional replica World War 1 “Tin Hat” – and local bragging rights for the remainder of the year.
Perhaps smarting from their defeat at home earlier in the season, our friends at Bungay fielded a strong team for the match at Diss, but were duly beaten, ensuring that the Tin Hat remains adorning the Diss clubhouse.
Two days later, our Seniors hosted the “Six Club Reunion”, an annual 18-hole competition involving the six Suffolk and Norfolk golf clubs that first started playing friendly matches together back in the dim mists of time.
Unfortunately, on this occasion, only four of the clubs – Bungay, Diss, Rookery Park and Yarmouth & Caister – were able to field teams, but the 52 participants who entered enjoyed a good day of golf in excellent summer weather.
After the players enjoyed a hearty meal at the conclusion of their rounds, Diss captain Steve Jacques stood up to announce the winning pairs.
In third place on 42 Stableford points were Alan Spinks (Yarmouth & Caister) and Phil Robinson (Diss).
With two more points, Andy Crisp (Rookery Park) and Roger Jones (Diss) were narrowly edged into second place by the Rookery Park and Yarmouth & Caister pairing of Geoff Edwards and Mike Woods.
All agreed that the day had again been a great celebration of many years of golf and friendship between the clubs and they looked forward to next year’s event to be hosted by Gorleston.
The Ladies Senior Cup was played on July 20 and was won by Marie Needham with a nett score of 76, with Philippa Bridges and Lynda Ivison coming in second and third on count-back, also with nett 76.
The Medal Cup played on the same day was won by Sarah Gotts with nett 74, with Helena Honour runner-up.
Next week sees our Hambro and Parks teams in semi-final action at neutral venues in these Suffolk Golf Union competitions.
The Hambro team will play against Woodbridge at Rushmere, and the Parks against Ipswich at Waldringfield – good luck to both. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/julian-scopes-column-from-diss-golf-club-1-7522569 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/bfa675a244da914065a083946965c4387f78112a6a3e93bde612e3131b1f88f5.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:47:45 | null | 2016-08-30T11:35:38 | A field fire which threatened a number of nearby properties in Great Ellingham was tackled on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Ffield-fire-close-to-properties-tackled-in-great-ellingham-1-7550306.json | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/field-fire-close-to-properties-tackled-in-great-ellingham-1-7550306 | en | null | Field fire close to properties tackled in Great Ellingham | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A field fire which threatened a number of nearby properties in Great Ellingham was tackled on Sunday.
The incident happened in Penhill Road at 12.46pm.
Fire crews from Attleborough, Hingham, Watton, Wymondham, Earlham, Dereham, Carrow, East Harling and the water carrier from Hethersett all attended the blaze.
Firefighters used main and hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze. The farmer also assisted the crews, by turning over the field with a tractor.
The incident was deemed under control by 2.05pm.
There were no reported injuries. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/field-fire-close-to-properties-tackled-in-great-ellingham-1-7550306 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/227750ed02c072bec6c9bccfc1d73a04d2aa5ba56d3bdd766d0eef3ce4f8a2d9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:33 | null | 2016-07-27T14:57:08 | Almost everyone knows what LOL means. The text acronym for laugh out loud has become so ubiquitous that it has entered popular parlance and even the Oxford dictionary. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Ftest-yourself-do-you-know-what-these-9-text-phrases-mean-1-7497490.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7497489.1469628538!/image/image.jpg | en | null | TEST YOURSELF - Do you know what these 9 text phrases mean? | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Email verification
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:07 | null | 2016-08-12T10:00:00 | As starts to the season go, last weekend | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fnorwich-fan-ed-seaman-reflects-on-a-big-opening-day-triumph-1-7522552.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.6266612.1472134748!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Norwich fan Ed Seaman reflects on a big opening day triumph | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | As starts to the season go, last weekend's 4-1 pummelling of Blackburn was pretty emphatic from a Norwich side showing little sign of a relegation hangover.
For all the talk of a lack of firepower, Alex Neil’s men showed a ruthlessness that we could only have dreamed of last season, putting their hosts to the sword with three early goals before killing the game with a fourth early in the second half.
Make no mistake about it, we shouldn’t be getting too carried after one victory, but it was important to lay down a marker and let the teams around us know that we are here and we mean business.
From one to 11 City were excellent; Wes Hoolahan and Steven Naismith at their creative best, Ivo Pinto full of attacking intent, Cameron Jerome back on the scoresheet – all positive signs on the opening day.
But the most pleasing aspect was seeing one of our own, Jacob Murphy, shine on his full debut and his fine individual goal was no less than he deserved.
I don’t think it would be unfair to say Jacob has played bridesmaid to twin Josh so far in their young City careers, but after being handed his big chance by Alex Neil, Jacob took centre stage.
After loan moves last season, it is an important year for the twins along with other survivors from the 2013 FA Youth Cup success, Harry Toffolo and Carlton Morris.
In footballing terms, they are not youngsters anymore and now with experience under their belts, it’s time to step up and show they belong in the first team.
Listening to Neil, they will get their chance but you have to feel if it doesn’t happen this season, then it probably never will.
Tomorrow we welcome a good Sheffield Wednesday side to Carrow Road, for a game that will help paint a better picture of where this City side is at this early stage of the season. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/norwich-fan-ed-seaman-reflects-on-a-big-opening-day-triumph-1-7522552 | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/87bc75bbc2ee7e7d45d06d057c55b3dbaa6673187c500ca60ff58bbe37371936.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:09 | null | 2016-08-22T17:53:16 | Diss Rugby Club will be the venue for two free rugby summer camps this week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby%2Ffree-rugby-summer-camps-at-diss-rfc-this-week-1-7538821.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7538820.1471884783!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Free rugby summer camps at Diss RFC this week | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Diss Rugby Club will be the venue for two free rugby summer camps this week.
England Rugby community coaches will be at Mackenders on Wednesday (August 24) and Thursday to deliver fun rugby activities for boys and girls.
Wednesday will be the turn of the girls rugby camp with a 10am registration for any girls that are in Year Seven to Sixth Form.
The following day is open to any boys that are in years 7, 8 and 9.
Anyone wishing to seek more details is asked to email dissrugbyclub@yahoo.co.uk and share with others who might be interested. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/rugby/free-rugby-summer-camps-at-diss-rfc-this-week-1-7538821 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/ac24a40afe0eb9833dbaec47a9482a92bd7a22a7bcf2df82aace1e5b21ab428e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:47:59 | null | 2016-08-31T10:44:24 | Power tools worth “several thousands” of pounds have been taken during a Debenham burglary. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fpower-tools-worth-thousands-taken-in-debenham-burglary-1-7553787.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7553785.1472636644!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Power tools worth “thousands” taken in Debenham burglary | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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Add This ► Add This provides the social networking widget found in many of our pages. This widget gives you the tools to bookmark our websites, blog, share, tweet and email our content to a friend. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/power-tools-worth-thousands-taken-in-debenham-burglary-1-7553787 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/4d55ac3c68688b29d6b8153afcbdaf40fc3aededc0e34bba22c9cec7f0ab59fb.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:47:45 | null | 2016-08-30T15:44:04 | The tenant of the Hoxne Swan has hailed a “brilliant” weekend of music, food and beer, which attracted hundreds of guests. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fhundreds-flock-to-hoxne-swan-s-beer-and-music-festival-1-7550965.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7550961.1472568217!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hundreds flock to Hoxne Swan’s Beer and Music Festival | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The tenant of the Hoxne Swan has hailed a “brilliant” weekend of music, food and beer, which attracted hundreds of guests.
The Beer and Music Festival hosted Elvis and Bruce Springsteen tribute acts, as well as soloists and other local artists, while the event featured a barbecue, a hog roast, children’s entertainer an a bouncy castle.
Beer and music festival at the Hoxne Swan. Darren Turner (landlord) in lime top with his staff. ANL-160828-145150005
Darren Turner, of the Hoxne Swan, said it would be an annual event, and said he had received some very positive feedback from the event. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/hundreds-flock-to-hoxne-swan-s-beer-and-music-festival-1-7550965 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/c3850567628f28efcb1e2ef22e65c436dac89c24bbff817686f6fa76c23fb304.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:04:51 | null | 2016-08-10T10:32:44 | Diss and Harleston are to join forces when they jointly host the Waveney Valley Food and Drink Festival, hoping to build on the success of last year’s event. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fdiss-and-harleston-joining-forces-for-this-year-s-waveney-valley-food-and-drink-festival-1-7519833.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7519832.1470821523!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Diss and Harleston joining forces for this year’s Waveney Valley Food and Drink Festival | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Diss and Harleston are to join forces when they jointly host the Waveney Valley Food and Drink Festival, hoping to build on the success of last year’s event.
Taking place over two weeks from October 3-16, a range of food shops, cafes and restaurants in the towns will be running special offers and tastings over the period.
Local businesses are keen to get involved and we had such a successful event last October that we will build on that to offer more activities and attract even more people to town Nicky Stainton
Week one will focus on events in Harleston, with demonstrations, tastings and a food trail, culminating in A Taste of Harleston on October 8. There will also be a foodie street market, open farm visits in a vintage bus, and street entertainment.
Nicky Stainton of Harleston’s Future said:“Local businesses are keen to get involved and we had such a successful event last October that we will build on that to offer more activities and attract even more people to town.”
Diss will concentrate on the second weekend, from October 14-16, with cooking workshops and tastings, and demonstrations in the Heritage Triangle and a Farmers’ Market. The 7th Corn Hall Beer Festival will be held in the Boiler House on the Friday and Saturday, accompanied by music and street food. The festival will conclude with a deluxe brunch on the Sunday.
If you are a food related business and would like to take part, contact John Atkinson in Diss on 01379 740221 or crownstudio@btinternet.com or Nicky Stainton in Harleston on 01379 855235 or nmstainton@gmail.com. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/diss-and-harleston-joining-forces-for-this-year-s-waveney-valley-food-and-drink-festival-1-7519833 | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d8381d89d599d79476424e491147b2dd5c88b9c77b506fa377e66569c39b5cac.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:04:32 | null | 2016-08-16T10:51:09 | More than half of the UK’s grandparents are planning to look after their grandchildren over the next few weeks, according to a recent survey. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fgrandparents-to-the-rescue-over-school-summer-holidays-1-7528657.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7528656.1471341022!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Grandparents to the rescue over school summer holidays | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | More than half of the UK’s grandparents are planning to look after their grandchildren over the next few weeks, according to a recent survey.
A poll of more than 8,000 over-50s shows that one in eight grandparents will look after grandchildren once a week over the school summer holidays, with a further one in eight will be on childminding duties twice per week.
However, one in twenty grandparents say they will be hosting their grandchildren three days a week while school is out for the summer, according to the research by Saga Car Insurance.
And it’s not just their time that will be donated - one in five say they will spend well over £200 keeping the children occupied. Days out to the beach (77 per cent) and on shopping trips (35 per cent) are the most popular distractions, although some grandparents are even taking their grandchildren on a holiday either in the UK (14 per cent) or abroad (5 per cent).
Grandparents in the North East are the most likely to babysit grandchildren over the school summer holidays, while those in the East Midlands are least likely to.
The Scots are most likely to spend big on their grandkids, with one in four expecting to spend more than £200 during the school holiday period.
Sue Green, Head of Saga Car Insurance, commented: “It looks as though children are in for an action-packed summer which is full of adventure if nan and granddad are in charge over the next couple of weeks. Grandparents really are generous giving up their time and money to help with childcare over the summer holidays and I’m sure they are really looking forward to spending some quality time with their grandchildren.” | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/grandparents-to-the-rescue-over-school-summer-holidays-1-7528657 | en | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/a475df71bf751249aec3a9fa4092c125e7662f72a25890052a9d568a17e2fbe1.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:48:20 | null | 2016-08-27T09:50:49 | DIPPLE AND CONWAY | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fgarboldisham-back-into-second-after-easing-past-runcton-1-7544636.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7544632.1472136685!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Garboldisham back into second after easing past Runcton | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | DIPPLE AND CONWAY
OPTICIANS
NORFOLK ALLIANCE
PREMIER DIVISION
Garboldisham 175 beat
North Runcton 106
by 69 runs
Garboldisham climbed up to second in the table following a resounding win against North Runcton at The Langley on Saturday.
Runcton won the toss and put Garby into bat, with the hosts notching up 80 runs before the first wicket fell.
Garboldisham finished all out for 175 as Dan Constable picked up another half century, while a five-wicket haul from Alex Hogg (5-21), three wickets from Rob Fuller and two wickets from Constable saw Runcton finish 69 runs short on 106 all out.
n Garboldisham II remain in the hunt for promotion heading into the final weekend, despite a surprise three-wicket defeat at relegation threatened Norwich III.
Garby batted first and closed on 250-6, with Kristian Williman (76), Jack Stevenson (37), Tom Davey (36 not out) and Jon Olpin (34) all adding to the total.
However, Norwich fought back hard and took the game to the final over, needing 10 runs to win.
The run chase went down to the final ball, which was struck for four to complete a vital victory for Norwich.
n Garboldisham III (232-7) enjoyed a thumping 90 run victory away at North Elmham (142-7), with Tommy Filder (69) and Charlie Wright (3-35) the star performers.
n Ben Buckmaster’s knock of 80 helped Garboldisham IV to an 83 run win against North Elmham II. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/cricket/garboldisham-back-into-second-after-easing-past-runcton-1-7544636 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/41f7469141707342b62a89e6a9d3296130c58cbd1048e1496c7e2621cadbb776.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:58 | null | 2016-08-26T10:14:23 | The new Diss Carnival chairman says the town’s signature event in 2017 must honour the legacy of the previous team of organisers and be carried forward with “renewed energy.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fdiss-carnival-team-sets-out-plans-for-new-era-to-look-back-through-the-ages-1-7545719.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7545716.1472203437!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Diss Carnival team sets out plans for new era to look back ‘through the ages’ | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The new Diss Carnival chairman says the town’s signature event in 2017 must honour the legacy of the previous team of organisers and be carried forward with “renewed energy.”
Park Radio’s Chris Moyse, head of the new Carnival Committee, outlined early plans for the 2017 event, such as a theme of ‘Carnival though the Ages’, following the announcement this month that the Fun Day is relocating from Diss Town Football Club to Diss Park.
Mr Moyse, who took over from veteran co-ordinator Doreen Collins after the conclusion of this summer’s Carnival, stated the goal was to make best use of the town’s “two key assets” — the Park and the Mere — in light of the success of this year’s Diss Rotary Club’s Park Alive concert and the first Diss Cyclathon.
He told the Diss Express: “Back in the 1970s and 80s, the procession ended up at the TW Gaze sale ground on Roydon Road for all to see which did encourage a good turnout.
“So any procession around the street of Diss in 2017 could end up at the Park.
“With my Park Radio hat on, we attend so many village fetes and carnivals each year across the area, and get a very good idea as to what works and what doesn’t.”
Although there have been no confirmations so far, initial proposals from the 14-strong organising group, which will meet once a month, include a dog show, an ‘It’s A Knockout’-style event for businesses, a fun fair, a barbecue and beer tent, a photography and painting competition and live local music acts.
The Fun Day is also aiming to be free to enter for the first time — a change which the new organisers believe will enable the event to “capitalise on the thousands of people who currently line the streets of Diss” for the parade.
Mr Moyse added: “Whilst mindful of the challenges that face the very enthusiastic new team around funding and making sure the event is safe and family friendly, with input from the whole community we can deliver a first class event which will showcase Diss at its very best.”
* What would you like to see at Diss Carnival 2017? Let us by calling 01379 658002 or sending an email to editorial@dissexpress.co.uk | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/diss-carnival-team-sets-out-plans-for-new-era-to-look-back-through-the-ages-1-7545719 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/9f7d5ea346f22c40fe0206e7d5bbc4f571261a3dbca082e8782cd5a19e269832.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:02 | null | 2016-08-24T16:38:24 | A UK Power Networks employee from Stonham Aspal has had his staying power celebrated after he hit the 50-year milestone with the company. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Ffifty-not-out-for-stonham-aspal-s-joe-1-7542145.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7542143.1472053090!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fifty not out for Stonham Aspal’s Joe | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A UK Power Networks employee from Stonham Aspal has had his staying power celebrated after he hit the 50-year milestone with the company.
Joe Freezer joined the firm as an 18-year-old labourer in 1966. After a year he became a linesman and has spent most of his career working on the high voltage overhead lines in Suffolk.
“I have enjoyed my working career as a linesman and have worked with many skilled and great people over the years, many of which have become good friends.
“Working outside in all weather conditions has its challenges but there is no way I could ever have worked indoors for the last 50 years.” | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/fifty-not-out-for-stonham-aspal-s-joe-1-7542145 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/2a8b28e16979a2c05a78d2840b08ba8fa80367e79530276c192ef0259cc4ce5e.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T14:47:59 | null | 2016-08-31T15:22:28 | The secretary of the Diss branch of the women’s Royal British Legion says members are “quite upset” with the way the reorganisation of the charity has been carried out. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fmembers-upset-as-diss-women-s-rbl-set-to-close-1-7554533.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7554532.1472653329!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Members “upset” as Diss women’s RBL set to close | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The secretary of the Diss branch of the women’s Royal British Legion says members are “quite upset” with the way the reorganisation of the charity has been carried out.
Scores of women’s branches across Norfolk and Suffolk are set to close as the RBL aims to integrate its 30,000 members with the male sections.
It was the way that it was done. It was all kept secret. Myra Stannard
A meeting is due to be held on September 20 at Grasmere to officially close the branch, while details of when the standard will be laid up are to be confirmed.
Myra Stannard, who was a member for more than 20 years before becoming secretary nearly 18 years ago, said: “We were quite upset about the way it was done. I can understand why these things are done, because in most of the military, there is no separate men or women’s units, they are all one.
“It was the way that it was done. It was all kept secret.”
Mrs Stannard said she would probably join a new branch and remain within the organisation.
An RBL spokesman said: “It remains vitally important to integrate the Royal British Legion Women’s Section into the main body of the organisation to comply with charity regulation and governance arrangements.
“Following discussions in June 2016, which took into consideration feedback from the 2016 annual conferences of both the Women’s Section and the Legion membership, a joint team representing the Legion and the Women’s Section has been formed to develop a plan for integration. The team will work together to identify potential issues brought about by the change, and the aim will be to complete the integration of the Women’s Section by October 1, 2017.” | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/members-upset-as-diss-women-s-rbl-set-to-close-1-7554533 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/2f3b8773767979ce3c5485f872657526a2fec94792d9b5a3bb18f867eabbe702.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:03:00 | null | 2016-08-24T11:27:46 | The Cola-Cola glass bottle has been voted as the most iconic packaging on the UK’s shelves. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fcoca-cola-bottle-most-iconic-packaging-1-7541247.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7541245.1472034454!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Coca-Cola bottle ‘most iconic packaging’ | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The Cola-Cola glass bottle has been voted as the most iconic packaging on the UK’s shelves.
A study of 1,500 Brits exploring the influence of packaging and branding on shopping habits found that one in six people thought the Coca-Cola bottle was the most identifiable in terms of packaging.
Indeed, it was deemed to be just as recognisable without its logo or the product itself.
The research, commissioned by Easyfairs, organisers of Packing Innovations and Luxury Packaging London, found the Toblerone triangular chocolate bar finished as a close runner up, with Marmite’s glass jar rated as third-best-loved product packaging.
Beauty brands, such as the Tiffany Box and the Chanel No.5 Bottle just missed out on the top ten.
Coke’s success has been attributed to its targeting younger audience, with one in five Millennials selecting the bottle as the most recognisable pack product.Pringles’ iconic cylinder tube, fourth on the overall list, was the Millennial’s second favourite.
The study also revealed barcodes as the greatest packaging invention, ahead of more traditional items such as the cardboard box (21 per cent) - although the younger generation, 18-34 years, voted for 3D printing and re-sealable zips as its top two.
Gerry Sherwood, Event Director for the Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, who commissioned the survey, said: “Millennials have officially passed Baby Boomers as the largest generation in history, and are more personally connected to their favourite brands than ever before. It is therefore not surprising to see 3D printing come out top in our poll for this age group.”
Top Ten Most Recognisable Brand’s Packaging
1. Coca-Cola Bottle
2. Toblerone Triangle
3. Marmite Jar
4. Pringles Tube
5. KFC Bucket
6. Heinz Ketchup Bottle
7. Fairy Liquid Bottle
8. Apple’s iPhone Box
9. Walkers Crisp Packet
10. Amazon Box | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/coca-cola-bottle-most-iconic-packaging-1-7541247 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/e69459a90160d366be05ee9d80c76d1318de7b5b90a7a2ec2c4797a63d11acd5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:59 | null | 2016-08-26T11:41:50 | It is only to be expected for a bank holiday weekend, but the Met Office has today issued a heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fwarning-of-up-to-50mm-of-bank-holiday-rain-across-the-east-1-7546004.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7546003.1472208465!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Warning of up to 50mm of bank holiday rain across the east | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | It is only to be expected for a bank holiday weekend, but the Met Office has today issued a heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday.
The yellow ‘be aware’ warning is valid from 11am on Saturday to 9am on Sunday for all the eastern and central counties though the Met Office says ‘ there remains a lot of uncertainty in where the heaviest and most prolonged thundery showers will occur’.
The heaviest showers could bring 25mm to 50mm in the worst hit areas.
The warning says: “Thundery showers are likely to move northwards into some southern parts of England during Saturday morning, becoming more widespread and heavy over central UK through the course of Saturday and overnight into Sunday morning.
“Please be aware of the risk of local disruption to transport and outdoor activities. In particular, be aware of the potential for some spray and standing water on roads, and the possibility of road closures.”
The rain is expected to move away east on Sunday morning.
For the latest details visit www.metoffice.gov.uk
For live flood alerts and warnings visit https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk
It is the second year running that the east has been subject to heavy rain warnings on August Bank Holiday weekend. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/warning-of-up-to-50mm-of-bank-holiday-rain-across-the-east-1-7546004 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/3e17dc80769576dae933cf69e60e541ced10f613dc4f2b53f5e2dc039d2805b6.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:48:02 | null | 2016-08-26T17:16:46 | We may still be waiting for a first East Anglian derby victory since 2009, but there was plenty to be upbeat about on Sunday afternoon. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Facross-the-border-with-russell-claydon-positives-to-build-on-for-town-after-derby-display-1-7544452.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.5483329.1472134631!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Across the border with Russell Claydon: Positives to build on for Town after derby display | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | We may still be waiting for a first East Anglian derby victory since 2009, but there was plenty to be upbeat about on Sunday afternoon.
There was no comparison between the cost of the players on each side, but when it came down to it, we showed we can still mix it with the division’s top guns.
I don’t think either side really deserved to win it, but after Jonathan Douglas’ early effort was shown to be wrongly ruled out for offside, and Daryl Murphy was denied a penalty, we weren’t far off taking the derby spoils.
The goal and Steven Whittaker’s effort off the post aside, Norwich rarely troubled our goalkeeper. And it was far from a backs-to-the-wall display, either.
Derby games are ones I usually fear. But this one became one to almost revel in.
Low budget Town trading punches with a City side still splashing around in Premier League cash.
Grant Ward showed again what a class act he can be with his direct running and pinpoint deliveries, and looks a great addition for around £600,000.
And Adam Webster also shone, starting to show why Mick McCarthy made him his most expensive addition since arriving at the club.
But the day belonged to Jonas Knudsen, who has come in for a fair bit of criticism from the fans. Following Tyrone Mings and Aaron Cresswell was always going to be tough but McCarthy has stuck with the young Dane and the consistency his game lacked is starting to come good. I’m not so sure he’ll score many more with his right though!
Preston will come to Portman Road on Saturday (3pm) buoyed by their first league win of the campaign, and the onus will now be making sure we build on the positives of our derby display by taking three precious points into the international break. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/across-the-border-with-russell-claydon-positives-to-build-on-for-town-after-derby-display-1-7544452 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/384b7657c2a3fed8bec481bc09dc5b5d772f4c9f199710e7ca59857d252076c3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:49 | null | 2016-08-24T16:24:38 | Police have reopened the A14 and A134 at Bury St Edmunds which had been closed for about one-and-a-half hours this afternoon. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fa14-and-a134-at-bury-st-edmunds-have-reopened-1-7542099.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.6831637.1472053136!/image/image.jpg | en | null | A14 and A134 at Bury St Edmunds have reopened | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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[] | 2016-08-26T16:47:46 | null | 2016-08-26T15:46:10 | Ross Potter will not be underestimating the challenge his Diss Town side face when they visit local rivals Stowmarket Town tomorrow (3pm). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fpotter-is-expecting-tough-test-in-derby-1-7544617.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.5460378.1472136388!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Potter is expecting tough test in derby | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Ross Potter will not be underestimating the challenge his Diss Town side face when they visit local rivals Stowmarket Town tomorrow (3pm).
The Tangerines head into this weekend’s early season derby full of confidence after recording their third win in a row last Saturday.
Stow have also started the new campaign strongly, with two wins and three draws from their opening five games, and Potter expects a tough test for his players at Greens Meadow.
“They’ve improved their squad from last season and I’m expecting a tough game,” the Diss boss said.
“Looking back at last season when we went there we performed well and I’m hoping for the same again.
“But I’m not underestimating the challenge of a strong side at home, who themselves had a good result on Tuesday.”
Goals from Adam Burroughs and Shaun Hunsdon helped Diss come from behind to beat Braintree Town Reserves 2-1 on Saturday.
It was a result which sent Potter’s side to the top of the fledgling Thurlow Nunn League First Division table, until Coggeshall Town overtook them on Wednesday after beating Cornard United 5-1.
“We’ve started the season well,” Potter said. “It’s been a much better start than last season and I’m pleased with the commitment and fitness levels and desire from the team.
“We’ve had some hard games. We’ve been tested when we’ve gone behind and we’ve shown this year that we’re different to last year and can react to adversity.”
n Elsewhere, Framlingham Town (third) will be looking for a third win in a row when they host Braintree Town Reserves tomorrow (3pm).
Fram ran out 4-3 winners at March Town United on Saturday, before edging past Whitton United 1-0 on Wednesday.
n AFC Hoxne get their new Touchline SIL Suffolk and Ipswich League Division One season started with a trip to Ipswich Valley Rangers tomorrow (2.30pm).
Alex Blakely’s late penalty helped them to a 1-0 win over Barham in their latest pre-season friendly. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/potter-is-expecting-tough-test-in-derby-1-7544617 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/907213b72f34a1064ba09abc90d92e25c5f8289d8cd0f21b12505f00f0768d71.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:48:19 | null | 2016-08-27T09:48:22 | DIPPLE AND CONWAY | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fbucks-see-slim-title-hopes-end-after-narrow-defeat-1-7544629.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7544627.1472136541!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Bucks see slim title hopes end after narrow defeat | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | DIPPLE AND CONWAY
OPTICIANS
NORFOLK ALLIANCE
PREMIER DIVISION
Brooke 223 beat
Old Buckenham 219
by four runs
Brooke are champions
Old Buckenham’s slim title hopes were extinguished at the weekend after Brooke claimed a narrow victory to be crowned champions.
Bucks travelled to Brooke last Saturday looking to close the gap at the top going into the final weekend of the season.
At the toss, skipper Terry Perry guessed incorrectly and Brooke captain John Habershon elected to bat first.
The hosts got off to a great start with the howling wind making it hard for the new ball partnership of Jon Lee and Lewis Holden.
Rob Porter and Benjamin Wright batted patiently but hit any loose deliveries on offer to the boundary.
However, the introduction of Jack Grant and Lee swapping ends provided the breakthrough for Bucks.
Lee finally removed Wright (32) LBW with the score on 69, while in the very next over Grant had both Porter brothers in consecutive balls.
First Rob Porter (26) was caught behind by Rob Goodwin and then Richard Porter (zero) LBW went for a golden duck to leave the hosts on 73-3.
Brooke number three Robert Setchell and overseas Michael Jones set about rebuilding the innings, but when Grant (3-59) claimed the prized scalp of Jones (18), caught brilliantly behind by Goodwin, the home side were reeling on 99-4.
Brooke carried on scoring at a good rate but also lost wickets, with Matthew Collinge (17) and Matthew Carver (16) both dismissed by James Deacon (2-44).
When skipper Habershon (zero) went LBW in the next over, Brooke were staring down the barrel at 157-7 with 13 overs remaining.
But Will Minchin joined Setchell, and the pair took their side quickly to the 200 mark, before Holden returned to bowl the former out for 26.
Setchell (55) saw his innings ended by Peter Free (1-2), with Holden (2-39) taking the final wicket to bowl Brooke out for 223.
Bucks were under the cosh from ball one in their run chase, as Minchin (2-23) dismissed Matthew Bint (seven) and Deacon (zero) to leave them on 8-2 after four overs.
Captain Perry’s knock of 86 kept the visitors in contention, with Ben Askew (36), James Heaney (28) and Lee (21) also contributing, before Holden (13) was bowled by Jones (3-35) in the final over to leave them four runs short of their opponents.
n Diss will finish in the bottom two of the Premier Division after losing by eight wickets at Downham Town on Saturday.
n Half centuries from Ashley Cotton (64) and Liam Brown (52) could not prevent Diss Sunday from being thrashed by their Martham counterparts by seven wickets.
Diss were bowled out for 185, with Martham closing on 186-3 to deny their opponents promotion this season.
n In Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship Division Nine West, Stradbroke Vikings beat Stowmarket II by 156 runs in a match which saw Josh Franklin-Mann (110), David Allum (59) and James Gilbee (7-24) impress. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/cricket/bucks-see-slim-title-hopes-end-after-narrow-defeat-1-7544629 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/73859dbb80f8c6f30c12c96ca561abc19d80b30ef039454bca6e1390e5fb0407.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:02:36 | null | 2016-08-06T06:00:00 | Good news for fans of spine-tingling, creepy puzzle platformers this week... because Inside - from the creators of the equally creepy Limbo - is coming to PlayStation 4. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Fa-creepy-but-worthy-successor-coming-to-playstation-4-1-7514290.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7514289.1470410909!/image/image.jpg | en | null | A creepy but worthy successor coming to PlayStation 4 | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Good news for fans of spine-tingling, creepy puzzle platformers this week... because Inside - from the creators of the equally creepy Limbo - is coming to PlayStation 4.
It had been assumed Inside was an Xbox One exclusive but a new trailer has been released which reveals Inside will launch on PS4 on August 23rd - the same day as Deus Ex.
Inside was released on Xbox One and PC in June and received positive reviews as it was hailed as a worthy follow-up to the hit game Limbo.
Inside sees the player control a young boy in a monochromatic landscape, solving environmental puzzles while avoiding death in a 3D sidescrolling fashion.
The atmosphere, theme and visuals are very similar to Limbo which is no bad thing.
The creepy puzzler only allows the gamer to use splashes of colour to highlight parts of the environment.
Playdead studios knows it is on to a winner with Inside having seen the game earn an average review rating of 9/10. Damien Lucas, gaming columnist
You will walk, run, swim, climb and use objects in the environment to progress in the game.
As you progress the boy gains the ability to control lifeless bodies to complete certain puzzles.
Of course the whole thing is done with the ever-present threat of your impending doom.
The boy can die, including if some puzzles are not completed fast enough, such as being shot with a tranquiliser dart by hunters, caught or eaten by dogs, or drown if kept underwater too long.
Like in the critically-acclaimed Limbo, deaths are accompanied by gruesome animations and sound effects, and the game continues from the most recent checkpoint.
Playdead studios knows it is on to a winner with Inside having seen the game earn an average review rating of 9/10.
Inside was named “Best Independent Game” of E3 2016 in the Game Critics Awards so it comes with real pedigree and is sure to be as satisfying as it is eerie. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-leisure/a-creepy-but-worthy-successor-coming-to-playstation-4-1-7514290 | en | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/40cf9921d1d38b9c04eba4005c5f71bcdda2b71902de3cbba35f93458066402e.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:08:38 | null | 2016-08-22T10:37:36 | Halstead Town overcame the odds to beat a side two divisions higher than them in the FA Cup on Saturday but while Soham Town Rangers also progressed, Bury Town and Long Melford both went out. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fweekend-football-round-up-mid-week-fixtures-halstead-town-provide-fa-cup-shock-1-7537692.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7537690.1471858645!/image/image.jpg | en | null | WEEKEND FOOTBALL ROUND-UP + MID-WEEK FIXTURES: Halstead Town provide FA Cup shock | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Halstead Town overcame the odds to beat a side two divisions higher than them in the FA Cup on Saturday but while Soham Town Rangers also progressed, Bury Town and Long Melford both went out.
Thurlow Nunn League First Division outfit Halstead pulled off one of the results of the day in the Emirates FA Cup preliminary round on Saturday, coming away from Ryman League Division One North side Thurrock with a 3-2 victory.
Tom Cook’s stunning long-range curling effort gave The Humbugs an early lead before they were in dreamland at 2-0 up inside 15 minutes when Joe O’Hare’s effort from effort from near the halfway line caught the wind and sailed in.
Halstead managed to hold out until half-time and extended their lead to three when, against the run of play, substitute Charlie Pleace nodded in Jordan Hutching’s cross.
The visitors’ defence was finally breached in the 70th minute when Pete Davies put through his own net, and after some great goalkeeping from Joe Fowler, it was not until five minutes from time that Thurrock got it back to 3-2, but Halstead held out for a memorable victory.
The north Essex side’s reward is a derby date at Ryman Premier AFC Sudbury in the first qualifying round a week on Saturday.
Elsewhere in the FA Cup, Soham Town Rangers recorded their first win of the season to seal their progress with a 4-1 home victory over Harrowby United.
Robbie Mason gave the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead with a 13th minute strike before a 56th minute equaliser was soon cancelled out by second-half goals from Kieran Bailey, Billy Harris and Jordan Gent. Soham will travel to Rushall Olympic in the next round.
Bury Town’s 2016/17 FA Cup ended at the first hurdle at Ram Meadow though, losing 3-0 to Spalding United.
The hosts had been the dominant side in the first half but lost both Ollie Canfer (head injury) and Josh Mayhew (hamstring) before the break.
In the second half they conceded three unanswered goals, with Bradley Wells striking twice as well as Andrew Wright’s 85th effort.
Long Melford also exited the competition after being well beaten in a 2-0 defeat at Stoneylands by fellow Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division side Saffron Walden Town, who they had beaten at the same venue just five days earlier.
In the Ryman League Premier Division, newly-promoted AFC Sudbury are up to fourth after the opening three games following their 1-0 win at Merstham, which was sealed when Liam Wales scored the game’s only goal in the 86th minute.
Needham Market, in eigth, continued their unbeaten start with their first three point haul, winning 2-1 at Kingstonian thanks to coming from behind with second-half goals from summer signings Jack Curtis and Reece Dobson.
In the Thurlow Nunn League, Mildenhall Town continue to be the early pacesetters in the Premier Division after recording their fourth straight victory, winning 5-1 at Fakenham Town on Saturday.
Jacob Brown, Matthew Green, Stephen Spriggs, Daniel Brown and Ross Munro were all on target for The Hall.
In the First Division there were first wins for Debebham LC and Cornard United, while Needham Market Reserves were thrashed 12-2 at league newboys Coggeshall Town.
In the Sky Bet Championship the East Anglian Derby ended honours even at Portman Road as Ipswich Town came from behind with Jonas Knudsen’s strike in first-half injury-time following Cameron Jerome’s opener for Norwich City.
RESULTS:
RYMAN LEAGUE
Premier Division: Kingstonian 1 Needham Market 2, Merstham 0 AFC Sudbury 1.
EMIRATES FA CUP
Preliminary round: Bury Town 0 Spalding Utd 3, Soham Town Rangers 4 Harrowby Utd 1, Thurrock 2 Halstead Town 3.
THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE
Premier Division: Fakenham Town 1 Mildenhall Town 5, Haverhill Rovers 2 Walsham le Willows 3, Hadleigh Utd 0 Ely City 1,
First Division: AFC Sudbury 4 Team Bury 0, Dereham Town 1 Debenham LC 2, Diss Town 2 Braintree Town 1, Leiston 1 Cornard Utd 4, Needham Market 2 Coggeshall Town 12, Stowmarket Town 2 Haverhill Borough 2.
MID WEEK FIXTURES
RYMAN LEAGUE
Premier Division: Tuesday. AFC Sudbury v Wingate & Finchley, Needham Market v Canvey Island.
THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE
Premier Division: Tuesday. Haverhill Rovers v Long Melford, Newmarket Town v Thetford Town.
First Division: Tuesday. Braintree Town v Stowmarket Town.
Wednesday. Cornard Utd v Coggeshall Town.
Friday. Needham Market v Leiston. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/weekend-football-round-up-mid-week-fixtures-halstead-town-provide-fa-cup-shock-1-7537692 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/72994d8cc9ca2ea5f0e183366ce1b46fdd9ecb39b967b11f566b582e82105e55.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:58:13 | null | 2016-08-25T11:21:34 | Four years ago Adrian Zabicki, originally from Poland, joined Diss High School, barely able to speak a word of English. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fpolish-student-who-could-not-speak-english-four-years-ago-collects-superb-results-at-diss-high-school-1-7543308.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7543307.1472120480!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Polish student who could not speak English four years ago collects superb results at Diss High School | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Four years ago Adrian Zabicki, originally from Poland, joined Diss High School, barely able to speak a word of English.
But today he’s picked up a superb set of GCSE results, all As, Bs and Cs, which will ensure he can continue his studies at the school’s sixth form.
I worked hard, there was lots of commitment
The 16-year-old Harleston resident said he taught himself the language with the help of a dictionary.
“I feel great,” he said. “They are better than I expected.
“I worked very hard, there was lots of commitment. I have mainly been spending my time at home just revising and learning English.”
Although he has not finalised his choices for Sixth Form, he hopes to study geography, media, English language and literature and one further subject next year. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/polish-student-who-could-not-speak-english-four-years-ago-collects-superb-results-at-diss-high-school-1-7543308 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d3d7a003830e1d744c03a17029b972bf9443efc371fccc50bd5b494ba1f2339f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:47:46 | null | 2016-08-30T10:43:27 | A woman suffered serious leg injuries after falling down some stairs in Framlingham on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fwoman-suffers-serious-injuries-after-falling-down-stairs-in-framlingham-1-7550166.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7550165.1472550189!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Woman suffers “serious” injuries after falling down stairs in Framlingham | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A woman suffered serious leg injuries after falling down some stairs in Framlingham on Monday.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance attended the scene, just after 1pm. Anglia One was scrambed, with Drs Karen Ritson and Drew Welch, and critical-care paramedic Simeon Tomlinson on board.
The medics assessed the patient using an ultrasound machine and gave additional pain relief to help with extrication.
The woman was then taken to Ipswich Hospital by the road crew. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/woman-suffers-serious-injuries-after-falling-down-stairs-in-framlingham-1-7550166 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/3d76f6ad38335b4e45023f0bde1b0707a43a85f5302f1d96c941764394b026df.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:47:41 | null | 2016-08-30T09:54:53 | The high standards of care which breastfeeding mothers receive from West Suffolk Hospital have been recognised after the trust was awarded an upgrade to its “baby friendly” status. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fhealth-news%2Fnational-recognition-of-west-suffolk-hospital-s-parent-and-baby-scheme-1-7550059.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7550058.1472547272!/image/image.jpg | en | null | National recognition of West Suffolk Hospital’s parent and baby scheme | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The high standards of care which breastfeeding mothers receive from West Suffolk Hospital have been recognised after the trust was awarded an upgrade to its “baby friendly” status.
The hospital has been awarded stage two baby friendly status by UNICEF (United Nation’s Children’s Fund) for the support it offers parents to help them make informed decisions about feeding their babies.
To achieve the status, the hospital had to demonstrate that the right training and education is in place to give staff the necessary practical skills and knowledge to successfully support breastfeeding mothers.
The hospital hopes to achieve stage three – the final milestone – by August next year. To gain the status, parents using the hospital’s maternity and neonatal services will be asked their opinions about the care they have received.
Bernadine Bramble, general manager for women and children at the hospital said: “We are absolutely delighted that we have achieved this important status, which shows that parents who have their babies at the hospital are receiving the right help to make sure their children get the best possible start in life.
“Breastfeeding protects babies against a wide range of serious illnesses, including gastroenteritis and respiratory infections in infancy as well as allergies and diabetes in childhood. It can also help protect mum too, by reducing the risk of some cancers.
“But breastfeeding isn’t always easy and lots of new mothers need support. We’re committed to making sure they get the help they need and are pleased that has been recognised by UNICEF.”
For more information about the Baby Friendly initiative, visit www.babyfriendly.org.uk | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/health/health-news/national-recognition-of-west-suffolk-hospital-s-parent-and-baby-scheme-1-7550059 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/b7bb3c042bedc07deef9c24719d0936b8126e4123835574d9d5dd18f06551c5c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:32 | null | 2016-08-26T12:38:35 | Puppy buyers are being warned by Suffolk Trading Standards to take care not to buy illegally imported animals | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fdog-day-warning-on-illegally-imported-puppies-1-7546204.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7546144.1472210699!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Dog Day warning on illegally imported puppies | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Puppy buyers are being warned by Suffolk Trading Standards to take care not to buy illegally imported animals
The warning comes today, National Dog Day, after Suffolk County Council’s Trading Standards team quarantined a bichon frise puppy when a vet discovered it had been brought into the UK illegally, unbeknown to her owners from Stowmarket.
The puppy has come from Romania and was found to have been given vaccination too early to be effective so it has been quarantined and will be re-vaccinated before it can be released.
An imported dog must be a minimum of 12 weeks old when vaccinated or it may be ineffective. A vaccine also takes at least 21 days before an animal is fully protected.
The regulations on animal imports protect the UK’s rabies free status.
Trading Standards is now advising people to make sure they know where their new puppy has come from and has had a health check by a vet.
Councillor Matthew Hicks, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for environment and public protection said: “The main issue around illegally imported puppies is that we cannot guarantee that the dogs are properly vaccinated and rabies-free.
“These puppies are usually sold via adverts on the internet and in newspaper small ads. The dogs are often accompanied by incomplete, false, and forged documentation which lead buyers to believe they have been imported legally or bred in the UK.”
Trading Standards advise getting as much information as possible about where the puppy has come from and be suspicious if the seller cannot show you the puppy with its mother and litter mates.
If the puppy has been vaccinated, ask to see the documentation, which must clearly state the veterinary practice that did it.
A puppy brought in from another country, should have a pet passport with a valid rabies vaccination recorded in it, which must be at least 21 days before it travelled and the dog must have been at least 12 weeks old.
Full details of the Pet Passport system can be found at www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad/overview
Anyone concerned about a puppy they have bought should contact their vet. If you suspect your puppy has been illegally imported, report it to Trading Standards on 03454 040506 | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/dog-day-warning-on-illegally-imported-puppies-1-7546204 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d0c8286c63213fb55f30c851dcd779cba7d51a41d3b5bd28aa671a896ed6886d.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:47:45 | null | 2016-08-30T14:36:15 | Ambulance staff and volunteers have been thanked for their hard work during another busy bank holiday weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fhealth-news%2Fmore-than-9-100-calls-to-ambulance-service-over-bank-holiday-weekend-1-7550798.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.6873324.1472564631!/image/image.jpg | en | null | More than 9,100 calls to ambulance service over Bank Holiday weekend | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Ambulance staff and volunteers have been thanked for their hard work during another busy bank holiday weekend.
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received more than 9,100 emergency calls during the long weekend (27th – 29th August) – 9% more than the 2015 August bank holiday weekend.
The busiest day of the weekend was Saturday with 3,299 calls across the East. The Trust received 2,776 calls on bank holiday Monday.
Community first responders attended almost 300 medical emergencies over the weekend.
Sandy Brown, Director of Nursing and Clinical Quality, said: “Whilst most people were enjoying a long weekend in the sun, our staff and volunteers were working hard to help patients across the East of England.
“I’d like to thank everyone for their efforts over the weekend.
“We continue to experience an increase in demand, but we coped well to provide the best possible care to patients over the bank holiday.”
County breakdown of number of calls over the bank holiday weekend compared with 2015:
Bedfordshire – 873 (849)
Cambridgeshire – 1,123 (1,095)
Essex – 2,992 (2,626)
Hertfordshire – 1,463 (1,491)
Norfolk – 1,444 (1,301)
Suffolk – 1,276 (1,019) | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/health/health-news/more-than-9-100-calls-to-ambulance-service-over-bank-holiday-weekend-1-7550798 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d4f0a88bfac052acd233c40c80bddcda64c1c881410bb14ed0717a54173ad7d4.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:47:47 | null | 2016-08-30T14:49:14 | More than 1,000 are expected to have visited a four-day art exhibition that was held at Ss Peter and Paul’s Church, Eye. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fpictures-more-than-1-000-people-expected-to-have-visited-eye-art-exhibition-1-7550827.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7550820.1472564926!/image/image.jpg | en | null | PICTURES: More than 1,000 people expected to have visited Eye art exhibition | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | More than 1,000 are expected to have visited a four-day art exhibition that was held at Ss Peter and Paul’s Church, Eye.
More than 20 per cent of the 468 paintings available were sold, in addition to unframed work and greeting cards. In total 108 artists exhibited their work, with organiser Pinky Palmer saying she was “delighted” with the success of the event.
Annual art exhibition, The Parish Church of Ss Peter & Paul, Church Street, Eye ANL-160828-145325005
The event has been running for more than 25 years.
Annual art exhibition, The Parish Church of Ss Peter & Paul, Church Street, Eye. Some of the organiers and stewards. ANL-160828-145314005
Annual art exhibition, The Parish Church of Ss Peter & Paul, Church Street, Eye. Lisa Fell, and daughter Zoe Fell. ANL-160828-145302005 | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/pictures-more-than-1-000-people-expected-to-have-visited-eye-art-exhibition-1-7550827 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/6c4239bec0014c858310829a3d7208d77e37a3f6062b18ab44aaaa05885756f9.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:47:38 | null | 2016-08-26T17:18:50 | In the aftermath of last Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Portman Road, it was all too easy to feel disappointed with both the result and performance of Norwich City. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Facross-the-border-with-edward-seaman-draw-a-fair-result-as-city-fail-to-make-quality-count-1-7544455.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.6266612.1472134748!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Across the border with Edward Seaman: Draw a fair result as City fail to make quality count | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | In the aftermath of last Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Portman Road, it was all too easy to feel disappointed with both the result and performance of Norwich City.
By all means, a point apiece was a fair result in a game which saw style meet substance, or physicality for the want of a better word.
That’s not a dig at Ipswich and it’s perhaps something City, possessing the level of quality that we do, will have to smart up to as we travel to some of the less technically gifted teams in this division.
In truth, barring a 15-minute spell after taking the lead, the Canaries never really managed to get going and Ipswich do deserve some of the credit for that.
Mick McCarthy’s side were strong, direct and up for the fight, all of which was epitomised by Daryl Murphy, one of the first players I’ve seen make Timm Klose look uncomfortable at the heart of the City defence.
To our credit, we continued to try and get the ball down and with a little bit of luck, could have stolen victory through Steven Whittaker.
But most importantly, in our weakest derby performance in seven years, we avoided defeat.
Tuesday night’s EFL Cup (or League Cup if you wish) win against Coventry was much more pleasing on the eye.
While it’s difficult to read into cup games, City’s ‘second string’ showed they are more than capable of stepping up to the plate.
A few weeks ago I laid down the gauntlet to the Canaries’ young stars, and to a man they delivered.
Sergi Canos, Jacob Murphy, Louis Thompson and James Maddison were all excellent, as was substitute Ben Godfrey. Josh Murhpy was also much improved.
And I expect to see some of those names feature as City travel to Birmingham tomorrow. A win would be the perfect way to welcome in the first international break of the season. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/across-the-border-with-edward-seaman-draw-a-fair-result-as-city-fail-to-make-quality-count-1-7544455 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/36c86af73d5112ae190ae7b1c933e441bad25de19adf3dbc9ac8148d82ac4e18.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:47:53 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:00 | A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Frevealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-so-far-in-2016-1-7543534.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7543532.1472565238!/image/image.jpg | en | null | REVEALED - the most popular baby names so far in 2016 | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline.
Bounty Baby Club, a popular parenting advice site, has scaled its 100,000 visitors a month, to uncover the most popular baby names of the first half of 2016 and there are a few surprises.
A few favourites of recent years are still holding their popularity but the results reveal some new up and coming themes and trends.
The favourites
Holding onto their 2015 top spots, Alfie and Isla remain the most popular names for boys and girls. Out of the top 100 most popular names, the biggest winners have been Caleb, jumping up nine positions to 19, Jenson, rising up five places to 26 and Ellie, rising up nine positions to nine.
The biggest climber so far this year has been Arlo, previously was outside of the top 50, now cementing a top 10 position at number six. Other names you may start to hear more include Freddie, Aaron, Phoebe, Ellis and Millie.
So what names are falling out of favour this year?
Results show that for girls, Sienna, Mia, Sophia, Mila and Scarlett are on the decline in 2016. Yesterday’s news for boys’ names include Dylan, Sebastian, Daniel and Harrison which are proving less popular than they have in recent years.
There is a new trend of baby names emerging from Bounty’s findings, vowel heavy names, particularly for girls. Male names ending in a softer letter are also becoming more popular, for example names such as Alfie, Arlo, Archie and Harry.
Take a look at the top 10 for boys and girls for the first half of the year below:
Top 10 most popular baby boy names of 2016 so far:
Alfie
Oscar
Teddy
Harry
Jack
Arlo
Noah
Charlie
Jacob
Archie
Top 10 most popular baby girl names of 2016 so far:
Isla
Amelia
Ava
Freya
Evie
Olivia
Esme
Elsie
Mia
Ellie | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/revealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-so-far-in-2016-1-7543534 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/b03f66173524fd6abfbe9580a2c54f2076641fe2918bed0efb00ad6ec0c92027.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:58 | null | 2016-08-15T11:07:24 | A Luke Callander second-half strike saw newly-promoted AFC Sudbury earn an opening day draw at home to Dulwich Hamlet, while Needham Market and Soham Town Rangers also drew but Bury Town came from behind to get three points. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Ffootball-round-up-itfc-highlights-afc-sudbury-draw-on-ryman-premier-bow-1-7526855.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7526854.1471255598!/image/image.jpg | en | null | FOOTBALL ROUND-UP + ITFC HIGHLIGHTS: AFC Sudbury draw on Ryman Premier bow | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A Luke Callander second-half strike saw newly-promoted AFC Sudbury earn an opening day draw at home to Dulwich Hamlet, while Needham Market and Soham Town Rangers also drew but Bury Town came from behind to get three points.
In front of a crowd of more than 400 at The Wardale Williams Stadium, AFC Sudbury captain Sam Clarke put his side into dreamland with a second-minute lead in their first ever game in the Ryman League Premier Division — the highest level in the club’s history.
But last season’s beaten play-off finalists Dulwich Hamlet came back with two goals in the space of four minutes, with Kenny Beaney heading in the equaliser in the 37th minute before Kadell Daniels’ free-kick beat Marcus Garnham at his near post, to send the visitors into the lead at the break.
AFC Sudbury pegged them back in the second half though with good skill from Clarke in the 66th minute seeing him work a low cross for Callander to tuck away.
The hosts pushed for a winner late on but could not find a way through as they made a pleasing start to life at Step Three.
Elsewhere in the division, Needham Market’s new midfielder Jack Curtis, on loan from Colchester United, marked his debut with a 10th minute opener at home to Burgess Hill Town.
But the visitors snatched a point with a late equaliser, with Tyrell Richardson-Brown striking in the 84th minute.
In Division One North, Bury Town got their 2016/17 campaign off to a winning start after recovering from an early setback when Ryman Blackman converted a 31st minute penalty at Ram Meadow to win 2-1.
Ollie Hughes stabbed home from close range in the 42nd minute to send the sides into the break level, before new playing captain Bradley Barber scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 56th minute.
In the Thurlow Nunn League, Newmarket Town’s opening Premier Division game, the first on their new artificial 3G pitch, ended in a 6-2 victory over struggling FC Clacton with Jamie Thurlbourne hitting a hat-trick while there were also a brace for Steve Holder and one for Scott Paterson.
Thetford’s recent signing, ex-Norwich City man Cameron King, was on target in their 2-0 win at Swaffham Town on Friday night. They joined Mildenhall Town, who won 2-0 at home to Great Yarmouth Town on Saturday thanks to goals from Jacob Brown and substitute Alexander Stillinger, in preserving their perfect start after two games.
In the Sky Bet Championship, Ipswich Town suffered a 2-0 defeat at Brentford after the Bees’ summer signing from Gillingham, John Egan, struck twice inside eight minutes shortly after the re-start as the Blues were made to rue missed opportunities in the first half.
Norwich City played out a goalless draw with last season’s beaten play-off finalists Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday’s late kick-off in the first game at Carrow Road since being relegated from the Premier League.
* For more comprehensive highlights of Ipswich Town matches, log on to the official club website
RESULTS:
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday: Brentford 2 Ipswich Town 0, Norwich City 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0.
RYMAN LEAGUE
Premier Division: AFC Sudbury 2 Dulwich Hamlet 2, Needham Market 1 Burgess Hill Town 1.
Division One North: Bury Town 2 Waltham Abbey 1, Soham Town Rangers 0 Witham Town 0.
THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE
Premier Division: Gorleston 1 Haverhill Rovers 1, Hadleigh Utd 2 Kirkley & Pakefield 1, Ipswich Wanderers 2 Ely City 1, Mildenhall Town 2 Great Yarmouth Town 0, Newmarket Town 6 FC Clacton 2, Stanway Rovers 3 Walsham le Willows 2, Swaffham Town 0 Thetford Town 2 (Friday), Wivenhoe Town 0 Long Melford 0 (Friday).
First Division: Braintree Town 1 Team Bury 0, Cornard Utd v 2 Diss Town 4, Debenham LC 1 Haverhill Borough 5, Dereham Town 0 Stowmarket Town 4, King’s Lynn Town 8 Needham Market 2, March Town Utd 1 Halstead Town 1, Whitton Utd 8 AFC Sudbury 1. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/football-round-up-itfc-highlights-afc-sudbury-draw-on-ryman-premier-bow-1-7526855 | en | 2016-08-15T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/95a980c33876230aefb8ce6db84598353a577bfccf0730d7eef4c1bac64c9bd8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:47:50 | null | 2016-08-24T11:08:45 | A large number of farming and gardening tools worth £5,000 have been stolen during a burglary in Linstead Parva. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fcctv-appeal-business-premises-burgled-in-linstead-parva-1-7541198.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7541196.1472033310!/image/image.jpg | en | null | CCTV APPEAL: Business premises burgled in Linstead Parva | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A large number of farming and gardening tools worth £5,000 have been stolen during a burglary in Linstead Parva.
The incident happened at a business premises on Saturday at about 11am.
CCTV image released by police after Linstead Parva burglary ANL-160824-110409001
Offenders cut a metal grid off at the front of the shop and then smashed a window to gain entry.
Police believe three suspects using a Ford Mondeo Mark III were involved in the burglary.
Police have released a CCTV image in a bid to trace one of the men involved.
Anybody who witnessed anything suspicious or has any information relating to the identity of the man in the CCTV is asked to call Suffolk Constabulary by dialing 101 and quoting crime number 51035/16.
Alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/cctv-appeal-business-premises-burgled-in-linstead-parva-1-7541198 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/17b7632aaa7cd80e18a9c8721b58e935f4b68fd0f74027c6a064d8dce106e972.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:47:56 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:27 | Norfolk has been named in the top 10 places to raise a family in the UK. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fnorfolk-one-of-the-best-places-in-uk-to-raise-a-family-new-research-finds-1-7551126.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7551110.1472571787!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Norfolk one of the best places in UK to raise a family new research finds | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Norfolk has been named in the top 10 places to raise a family in the UK.
The uSwitch Better Family Life Index ranked our county seventh out of 138 local authorities based on 33 aspects important to family life.
Hertfordshire topped the list with Cambridgeshire and Central Bedfordshire in second and third places respectively making the top three all in the east of England.
Scotland fared the least well, with East and North Ayrshire suffering the poorest ranking owing to higher crime, lower exam results, lower pay and less time spent with loved ones.
Leicester was ranked worst in England and second from the bottom overall with the fourth worst employment in the UK, fewer primary schools, high council tax and poor exam results.
Tashema Jackson, uSwitch.com money spokeswoman, said: “The Better Family Life Index shows that life is far from equal for families across the UK.
“Although there is much to celebrate in many areas, it’s not surprising that so many families are thinking about moving to a new region to improve their circumstances.
“For many consumers, the prospect of increased uncertainty in the run-up to Brexit may be a turning point, leading us to re-evaluate both how we manage our household budgets and how we provide stability for our families in the future. Policymakers would do well to follow suit.
“With the new government yet to announce its budgetary priorities it is vital that positive changes are made to help give all families fair opportunities no matter where they live - whether it is access to a good education, childcare, housing, GPs or jobs. Quality of life should not be a postcode lottery.”
The top 10 areas in the uSwitch Better Family Life Index 2016 are:
1. Hertfordshire
2. Cambridgeshire
3. Central Bedfordshire
4. Warrington
5. York
6. Tyneside
7. Norfolk
8. Northumberland
9. West Cumbria
10. Calderdale and Kirklees
The bottom 10 areas are:
129. North Lanarkshire
130. Kingston upon Hull
131. Falkirk
132. Sandwell
133. Nottingham
134. Clackmannanshire and Fife
135. Isle of Wight
136. Glasgow City
137. Leicester
138. East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/norfolk-one-of-the-best-places-in-uk-to-raise-a-family-new-research-finds-1-7551126 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/99990f0be08f993e80e04ab745b4a1ea98a8580cbcf5ba79dc1093102c8b8a0d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:52 | null | 2016-08-24T10:38:08 | Heritage lovers will be treated to a weekend of events as mills from across East Anglia area open their doors to the public next month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fthelnetham-mill-among-those-open-on-bumper-weekend-of-events-1-7541137.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7541136.1472031477!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Thelnetham Mill among those open on bumper weekend of events | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Heritage lovers will be treated to a weekend of events as mills from across East Anglia area open their doors to the public next month.
The event, organised by The East Anglian Mills Society (TEAMS), will this year take place across Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11, and will coincide with the Heritage Open Weekend.
A spokesperson for TEAMS said: “Every year hundreds of windmills and watermills that wouldn’t normally be open to the public swing their doors open and let people have a rare look inside their historical buildings. As you can imagine, this attracts attention from mill enthusiasts from around the world as well as people who like old buildings and people who have an interest in their local heritage.
“East Anglia has a rich milling heritage and we are very lucky to have a large number of mills still standing.
“We hope that many heritage lovers will be out and about and will be able to see these mills open to the public.”
Thelnetham Mill will be among those that are open, from 11am-4pm on both days, with the last admission for a mill tour at 3pm.
For more information on the mill, visit www.thelnethamwindmill.org.uk
And for more on TEAMS, see www.teamsmills.org | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/thelnetham-mill-among-those-open-on-bumper-weekend-of-events-1-7541137 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/617ce1481c1c1aa0b9fc58aea09bd606ca3001db67acd32a255a98ca8c8b439d.json |
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n Harleston, Archbishop Sancroft High School said it was “very pleased” for the year group, after 75 per cent and 51 per cent of students received A*-C grades in English and Maths, respectively.
Richard Cranmer, headteacher, said: “Overall it looks at this stage as if the students have exceeded the progress expected of them when compared to others nationally.
“Not only have they achieved academic success they have contributed enormously to the life of the school in so many different ways.
“Yet again the staff, parents and carers and students have worked together to ensure they have a great start to their further and higher education and my thanks go to everyone for the part that they play in this journey.
“We wish every one of them every success in the future!”
Eye, Suffolk. GCSE Results day at Hartismere High School in Eye. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-111220009
Stradbroke High School stated pupils of all abilities had made “excellent progress”, with 65 per cent securing a C grade or higher in both maths and English.
The school also reported a strong ‘Value Added Score’ (VAS) for the second year in a row, placing it in the top 100 VAS rankings amongst non-selective schools nationwide.
Deputy headteacher John Axtell said: “Very well done and congratulations to all our students who achieved another set of excellent results.
“Their hard work and commitment have been justly rewarded and we are excited about their prospects for the future.”
Very well done and congratulations to all our students who achieved another set of excellent results Stradbroke High School deputy head John Axtell
Framlingham’s Thomas Mills High School offered congratulations to its pupils for their “fantastic achievements”, which saw 66 per cent obtain an A*-C in maths and English, and more than a quarter earned at least five A* or A grades.
Among the exceptional results was Lucy Thomas, who acquired 12 A’s, two As and one B, while Leann Appleby and Jake Doyle both claimed 11 A* and four A grades.
Philip Hurst, headteacher, said: “We congratulate the pupils on their fantastic achievements. They have made great progress. They are a lovely year group and we wish them continued success.
“This is a remarkable achievement and reflects their hard work and commitment to their studies.”
Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School, pictured is Elise Squirrell. Paicture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-111038009
Meanwhile, Hartismere School in Eye celebrated a 81 per cent attainment of A*-C grades in maths and English.
Headmaster James McAtear said: “These results are a testimony to the hard work of all our staff, governors and students and to the support given to them by their parents.”
At Attleborough Academy Norfolk, 64 per cent of students earned an A*-C grade in maths and English.
“It is so pleasing to see that we have built on last year’s award winning results and improved our headline figures even further,” said principal Neil McShane. “Many congratulations to all our fantastic Year 11 students and staff for their hard work and dedication and thank you to our parents for their continued support.”
Long Stratton High School headteacher Roger Harris wished his students well for the future after 60.7 per cent earned five A*-C grades, with 49.2 per cent earning five A*-C including English and maths.
“We would like to congratulate our pupils on their individual achievements and thank parents for their support over the last five years,” he said. “Our GCSE results this year reflect the hard work of our pupils and staff.
Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School, pictured is Sam Hunt. Paicture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-111002009
Many had results to celebrate and we wish them well for the future.”
And at Debenham High School, 80 per cent of students achieved A*-C in English and maths, while 37 per cent of the grades awarded were A* or A.
A spokesperson for the school said: “We are delighted with the performance of students in these core subjects but it only tells part of the story, we are equally pleased with students’ results in the full range of GCSE subjects.”
Nationally, the overall number of entries reaching A*-C dropped from 69 per cent to 66.9 per cent. A* grades fell from 6.6 per cent to 6.5 per cent. A fall in English and maths results this year is thought to have been down to a high number of older pupils retaking the subject, more than 380,000 entries, up by 25 per cent on last year. But even without those older pupils, there was a fall in the results of 16-year-olds, those earning A*-C falling by 1.3 per cent.
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Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School Picture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-110950009
Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School Picture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-110937009
Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School, pictured are Imogen Doe and Carina Riches. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-110858009
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Students collect their GCSE results from Archbishop Sancroft High School. ANL-160825-145632001 | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/gcse-results-round-up-wait-is-over-for-students-in-diss-express-area-1-7544384 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/b2ca97612d7d9d311048afcf7f4ff463c7d3a41c656f1425bc51169ab034e117.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:24 | null | 2016-08-25T15:49:13 | More of Suffolk’s 16 year olds achieved expected levels of GCSE attainment in English and maths this year, it has emerged today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fgcses-boost-for-schools-in-suffolk-1-7544628.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7544625.1472136531!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSEs boost for schools in Suffolk | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | More of Suffolk’s 16 year olds achieved expected levels of GCSE attainment in English and maths this year, it has emerged today.
Provisional results collated in Suffolk suggest a four per cent rise in the number of students getting a C or above in English and maths.
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Self-reported statistics from Suffolk schools show 63 per cent have achieved the C or above threshold in English and maths this year compared with 59 per cent of these schools achieving this in 2015.
The final validated figure for 2015 was 57 per cent.
Some schools have made significant gains on last year, including Alde Valley Academy in Leiston, which saw a 28 per cent increase to 66 per cent of pupils achieving the threshold for English and maths
Thomas Gainsborough School saw a 17 per cent increase to 73 per cent of pupils achieving the threshold for English and maths.
St Benedict’s Catholic School in Bury St Edmunds saw a 10 per cent increase to 74 per cent in pupils achieving the threshold for English and maths.
The results also saw a significant improvement for disadvantaged pupils – these are children looked after and pupils eligible for free school meals.
The early results reported to Suffolk County Council show 42 per cent of disadvantaged students have achieved a C in English and maths this year.
In 2015 in Suffolk, 33.8 per cent of students achieved a C grade in English and maths and in 2014 it was 29.9 per cent.
Schools with larger numbers of disadvantaged students making significant improvement in the attainment of these pupils again include Thomas Gainsborough School where 54 per cent of disadvantaged pupils achieving the threshold in English and maths.
Claydon High School also saw 54 per cent of disadvantaged pupils achieving the threshold in English and maths, while Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge had 52 per cent of disadvantaged pupils achieving the threshold in English and maths.
Councillor Gordon Jones, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for education and skills, said: “These improved results are a testament to the hard work and commitment shown by students and the dedication, support and encouragement of teachers and parents. They mean that our students are in a strong position to go on to higher education.
Suffolk County Council is committed to establishing and maintaining an education system that allows every pupil or student to reach their full potential.
“We will continue to work with, and challenge, schools to drive up educational attainment. Ofsted has recognised that our Raising the Bar vision and strategy is moving us in the right direction, and we are implementing our action plan to increase the speed of improvement”.
Since the launch of Raising the Bar in 2012, GCSE results have significantly improved and 82 per cent of Suffolk schools are now being judged Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
Over the last year this percentage nationally has increased by 3 per cent while Suffolk’s has increased by 6 per cent. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/gcses-boost-for-schools-in-suffolk-1-7544628 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/881e91d0eb93e87f64b8ed79fe7bd9280622f58da205c4edf9670a442d79cb86.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:11 | null | 2016-07-23T06:00:00 | Blisteringly fast Ninja fun. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Fconsole-corner-10-second-ninja-x-1-7488237.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7488236.1469102686!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Console Corner: 10 Second Ninja X | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Blisteringly fast Ninja fun.
Last week I looked at No Man’s Sky dubbed the biggest game of all time, this week we look at what is undoubtedly the fastest.
10 Second Ninja X is a blisteringly fast platformer where you’re a Ninja – destroying robots – in less than 10 seconds, and it’s out this week.
The premise couldn’t be simpler really you try, fail, repeat. Try, fail, repeat. Try a bit better, fail, repeat. You get the idea.
Essentially 10 Second Ninja X is about finding the fastest routes and getting the best times possible. It’s frantic, challenging, massively addictive, maddening but utterly rewarding.
The developers behind it have been inspired by games like Super Meat Boy and OlliOlli and have aimed to create a game where every single frame of movement feels deliberate and satisfying. Any failure, missed jump or abrupt death feels fair. The gameplay in 10 Second Ninja X is the result of almost five years of polish.
Your Ninja only has a few moves, but they unlock a lot of options. You can jump, double-jump, throw a shuriken or get up close with your sword.
The enemies, robot servants of the curmudgeonly Captain Greatbeard, are your targets. It might look like they’re just sitting there, itching for your sword, but your surroundings may tell a different story. Spikes and lasers wait to destroy the unskilled and the robots themselves can have defences - think Super Meat Boy’s hazardous terrain on acid.
Jumping is not a ninja’s only method of traversal. Some levels feature the grappling hook. This device may look like an unassuming bit of background decoration, but trigger it and you’ll be rocketed across the level and (hopefully) right into the faces of your unprepared enemies.
Stuff like the grappling hook can also be combined with other tools littered around levels for skilled players to really speed up their runs.
The premise couldn’t be simpler really you try, fail, repeat. Try, fail, repeat. Try a bit better, fail, repeat. You get the idea. Damien Lucas, games columnist
Not everyone you’ll meet wants you dead, though. Captain Greatbeard’s own crew may be ardent admirers of your ninja skills and spending time with them can unlock secrets, mini-games and more.
10 Second Ninja X launched on July 19th and is available for download. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-leisure/console-corner-10-second-ninja-x-1-7488237 | en | 2016-07-23T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/9a9d086a1da8f1242562a603f73f8dbe2e728cc69424d51531298395068c31fc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:55 | null | 2016-08-24T17:01:54 | Overheated brake pads are believed to be the cause of a vehicle fire in Wattisfield this afternoon. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fvehicle-blaze-in-wattisfield-thought-to-be-caused-by-overheated-brake-pads-1-7542266.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7542265.1472054498!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Vehicle blaze in Wattisfield thought to be caused by overheated brake pads | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Overheated brake pads are believed to be the cause of a vehicle fire in Wattisfield this afternoon.
The incident happened in Hinderclay Road, just after 4pm.
One fire crew from Elmswell attended the blaze, and had the fire under control by 4.33pm.
The crew are currently at the scene. The road is not thought to be blocked, and no one was reported to have been hurt in the incident. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/vehicle-blaze-in-wattisfield-thought-to-be-caused-by-overheated-brake-pads-1-7542266 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/1b3c200f594b5454c69912e4c0cc8cf46ef70a99bc77ed39fd89a04206984ebc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:59 | null | 2016-08-21T10:48:31 | When the fixture list first came out in June, I’m sure the first thing that both Norwich and Ipswich supporters looked for was the return of the East Anglian derby. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fnorwich-city-fan-edward-seaman-believes-if-canaries-match-town-s-work-rate-their-quality-will-tell-1-7536848.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.6266612.1472134748!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Norwich City fan Edward Seaman believes if Canaries match Town’s work-rate their quality will tell | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | When the fixture list first came out in June, I’m sure the first thing that both Norwich and Ipswich supporters looked for was the return of the East Anglian derby.
The chance to resume the age-old rivalry - which, let’s not forget, City have dominated in recent years - and the opportunity to secure bragging rights until February at least.
And we haven’t had to wait long. As with 2014/15, the Canaries travel to Portman Road after just three games of the new season.
Our build up to the derby has been good. The goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday was hardly vintage, but it was a real test – one perhaps needed after the ease of the opening day.
We knew teams were going to come to Carrow Road and be compact, and that the onus would be on us to use the ball well to break them down.
Against Wednesday we were sloppy in possession, took one touch too many and allowed them to stay in shape with relative comfort.
Tuesday night against Bristol City was better. We moved the ball around with a greater efficiency and accuracy, managed to get our fullbacks forward and as a result, created more space in and around the area.
Space that allowed Wes Hoolahan to tee up Jonny Howson, who takes the honour of being the first player to see a replay of his goal on the new big screen.
I think Sunday will have the feel of a home game. Ipswich won’t press too high for fear of leaving themselves exposed and again it will be up to City’s flair players to remain composed, get their foot on the ball and make things happen in the final third.
Whatever you say about Mick McCarthy’s side, they are no fools at this level. If we can match them for desire and work rate however, I’m confident our quality will shine through. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/norwich-city-fan-edward-seaman-believes-if-canaries-match-town-s-work-rate-their-quality-will-tell-1-7536848 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/29d549d5a713e59167901e6ae449d493c1f9ac6f57a4c0ce23908a1fd61a66cd.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:08:26 | null | 2016-08-24T11:00:51 | Stuart Reavell has resigned as head coach at Debenham LC and will be replaced by the club’s reserves manager Ben Murphy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fbreaking-news-reavell-resigns-as-debenham-lc-head-coach-1-7541183.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7541182.1472032838!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BREAKING NEWS: Reavell resigns as Debenham LC head coach | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Stuart Reavell has resigned as head coach at Debenham LC and will be replaced by the club’s reserves manager Ben Murphy.
Reavell had been in charge since the summer of 2014 and guided the club to an impressive seventh place finish in the Thurlow Nunn League First Division in 2014-15.
After finishing 13th last season, Debenham began their 2016-17 campaign with four consecutive defeats before beating Dereham Town Reserves 2-1 on Saturday.
“The chairman and committee are pleased to announce that Ben Murphy has agreed to take over as manager of the first team following the resignation of Stuart Reavell,” a statement on the club’s Facebook page read this morning.
“This is typical of Ben who always wants to do the best for the club. We all wish him well, after the splendid job he has done with the reserves, who I know will be disappointed to lose such a talented leader.
“Jamie Frosdick has also kindly agreed to take on the role of manager at that level, stepping out of his first team role and again we wish him every success.
“The committee felt that at this time this was the best move for the whole club.”
Murphy’s first game in charge of the Hornets will be at home to March Town United this Saturday (3pm). | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/breaking-news-reavell-resigns-as-debenham-lc-head-coach-1-7541183 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d20bbb783ec4d2710829821ea6cb31058a3f067693cc9559f207273c5075390d.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:47:54 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:00 | A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fpin-prick-meningitis-test-could-be-available-within-five-years-1-7543599.json | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/pin-prick-meningitis-test-could-be-available-within-five-years-1-7543599 | en | null | Pin-prick meningitis test could be available within five years | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes.
The new test, developed by a team at Imperial College London, is a major breakthrough in the rapid diagnosis of meningitis and sepsis in children. If made available through the NHS, it could allow treatment to begin much earlier, saving hundreds of lives and reducing the risk of life-changing after-effects.
The signs and symptoms of meningitis are notoriously difficult to diagnose, and can be dismissed as a cold or flu. Many young children presenting the early symptoms of the disease are initially sent home, before being rushed back to hospital a few hours later as their condition rapidly deteriorates.
Currently, doctors grow bacteria in a sample of blood, in a process which can take up to 48 hours.
Responding to the news, Liz Brown, CEO at charity Meningitis Now said: “A delay in life-saving treatment for bacterial meningitis can be a matter of life or death. We welcome this significant progress in the development of a rapid test for meningitis and sepsis.
“We would however, continue to advise people to know the signs and symptoms of meningitis and to seek immediate medical attention if they have any concerns”.
The study led by Professor Michael Levin has shown that a bacterial infection can be distinguished from other causes of fever, such as a viral infection, using a pattern of genes that are switched on or off in response to an infection.
A larger project will now begin to develop these findings into a pin-prick diagnostic test, which Professor Levin believes could be available through the NHS within five years.
14 facts about meningitis and septicaemia
Meningitis is usually caused by bacteria or viruses
Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
Septicaemia is blood poisoning
Some bacteria that cause meningitis also cause septicaemia
Meningitis and septicaemia often happen together – it is vital to know all the signs and symptoms
The early signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia can be similar to ‘flu and include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and muscle pain.
The more specific signs and symptoms include fever with cold hands and feet, drowsiness, confusion, pale blotchy skin, stiff neck, dislike of bright lights and a rash which doesn’t fade under pressure.
In babies, symptoms can also include being floppy and unresponsive, dislike of being handled, rapid breathing, an unusual, moaning cry and a bulging fontanelle (soft spot on the top of the head).
There are an estimated 3,200 cases of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia each year in the UK.
Following bacterial meningitis or septicaemia, one in ten people will die and at least a third of survivors will be left with lifelong after-effects such as hearing loss, epilepsy, limb loss or learning difficulties
Meningitis and septicaemia can affect anyone, of any age, at any time. However, babies and young children are most at risk, and young people between 15 – 24 years are also a higher risk group.
In the past 20 years, effective vaccines have been developed to give protection against SOME types of meningitis. These are offered to all babies and young children as part of the UK childhood immunisation programme. BUT there are not vaccines to protect against ALL types.
A vaccine to protect against meningococcal group B (Men B) disease, the most common cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia, was introduced into the UK childhood immunisation programme in September 2015.
If you suspect someone may be ill with meningitis or septicaemia, trust your instincts and get immediate medical help.
Meningitis Now aims to reduce the impact of meningitis by raising awareness and funding research into vaccine and treatment. For support and advice on meningitis call the Meningitis Now Helpline on 0808 80 10 388.
For more information or to donate visit the website at www.MeningitisNow.org | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/pin-prick-meningitis-test-could-be-available-within-five-years-1-7543599 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/23bc7e35f9db41f876bab78954b2ef008f523d2cc7d6e0a91dd6d7fedc2b5ea5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:20 | null | 2016-08-25T16:30:14 | Nearly half of Mid Suffolk Council-run sheltered housing schemes could be axed if new proposals go ahead. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fhalf-of-mid-suffolk-s-sheltered-homes-could-be-axed-in-council-s-proposals-1-7544778.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7544777.1472139001!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Half of Mid Suffolk’s sheltered homes could be axed in council’s proposals | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Nearly half of Mid Suffolk Council-run sheltered housing schemes could be axed if new proposals go ahead.
Mid Suffolk District Council and its partner Babergh District Council have proposed the changes in response to what is described as the changing needs of tenants in sheltered homes.
In the Diss Express area it would mean that residents living in sheltered schemes at Tacon Close, Eye, Albert Close, Rickinghall, and Victoria Gardens in Wattisfield, would no longer enjoy sheltered status.
Mid Suffolk District Council said no decisions have yet been made and consultations are ongoing.
Tenants of schemes losing sheltered status would not be forced to move from their home, but they would no longer have the pull cord alarm system or have visits from wardens, called scheme managers. They would have to move if they wanted to retain sheltered status. Part of the proposed changes would see the role of scheme manager renamed as supported living officers, who would be responsible for two sheltered housing schemes each.
Those staying in their own homes would have access to a council worker who would help them find the additional services they need, including alarm systems, such as pendant alarms.
The councils say the changes are in part about choice, that tenants want better value for money and want to stay in their homes for longer, or want more flexible levels of living support than traditional sheltered homes.
But some tenants in Babergh schemes have already expressed fears that it is just a council cost cutting exercise and that vulnerable people will lose out.
For more on the proposals visit www.babergh.gov.uk/housing-and-homelessness/sheltered-housing-and-other-support/types-of-housing-and-support/sheltered-housing/ | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/half-of-mid-suffolk-s-sheltered-homes-could-be-axed-in-council-s-proposals-1-7544778 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/070b6f50803bd7083afd88c7c4d631e9a22434b0e85d787128b63c64060b6139.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:05:34 | null | 2016-07-30T06:00:00 | August promises to be a summer sizzler for video games. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Fdeus-ex-demands-un-divided-attention-1-7497591.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7497590.1471967406!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Deus Ex demands un-Divided attention | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | August promises to be a summer sizzler for video games.
No Man’s Sky -hailed the biggest game of all time - is due out on the 9th and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is another big hitter being readied for launch on the 23rd.
The latest Deus Ex takes place in a dystopian future where individuals augmented with technological implants (called “Augs”) are seen as dangerous second-class citizens.
Gamers play as Adam Jensen, one of the so-called ‘Augs’ in this first-person shooter.
But to simply label Deus Ex as another in a long line of FPS titles would be doing it a disservice.
There are lots of deep customisations, upgrades, and dialogue options that will help make your overall experience much more substantial.
Essentially, the game will allow the player to tackle situations using combat, hacking, stealth, and social interactions so there’s plenty of choice and variety.
So what’s it all about? The year is 2029, two years after the events of Human Revolution and the “Aug Incident” which made the Aug humans uncontrollable and lethally violent.
Unbeknownst to the public, the Augs actually received implanted technology designed to control them by the Illuminati, which is abused by a rogue member of the group to discredit augmentations completely.
The Illuminati successfully conceal the truth behind rumors and disinformation and Jensen is the one to confront the shadowy operation.
The graphics are superb and it looks very much like a slick, cyberpunk version of Assassin’s Creed but with a lot more depth.
The hacking element is key and exciting, allowing you to set booby traps and hack locked doors and brings new challenges.
Deus promises to be one of the games of the year but if you still need convincing check out the gameplay video on YouTube... it will leave you counting down the days until you can get your hands on the nano blade and try out the titan shield. Deus is looking seriously good. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-leisure/deus-ex-demands-un-divided-attention-1-7497591 | en | 2016-07-30T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/d799280819a18bfd062e73811d1127881f4af4087d2935a8c7512a116b2a9b3f.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:00:37 | null | 2016-08-25T11:55:12 | Head boy William Ashwood, 16, said he felt “terrified” and “so scared he was shaking” when he woke up this morning to pick up his results from Diss High School. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fgcse-results-diss-student-so-scared-he-was-shaking-scoops-13-a-a-grades-1-7543449.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7543445.1472122907!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: Diss student so scared he was shaking scoops 13 A*/A grades | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Head boy William Ashwood, 16, said he felt “terrified” and “so scared he was shaking” when he woke up this morning to pick up his results from Diss High School.
But the Scole resident was one of the top performers on the day, earning 13 A*/A grades.
Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School pictured from left is Sam Hunt, Chloe Mayes, Elise Squirrell and William Ashwood. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-111050009
He will continue his studies at Diss High School, and said he would like to go to university in the future.
“I am over the moon,” he said. “It feels pretty incredible.
“I’ve spent hours working non-stop. It felt like it would never end.”
William will study maths, further maths, chemistry and physics in sixth-form next year.
I’ve spent hours working non-stop. It felt like it would never end William Ashwood
Another high achiever at Diss was Roydon’s Chloe Mayes, who also earned 13 A*/A grades.
“I’m very happy,” she said. “I put in a lot of hard work. I was in school each day when it was our study leave, studying each day and revising.”
The 16-year-old will also stay on at the sixth-form at Diss, taking five subjects — maths, further maths, English language and literature, geography and chemistry.
Other notable successes at the south Norfolk school include Will Sait, who earned 12 A*/A grades, and Elise Squirrel, Martin Nunn, Charley Lane and Sam Hunt, who came away with 10 A*/A grades.
Diss, Norfolk. GCSE Results day at Diss High School, pictured is Elise Squirrell. Paicture: MARK BULLIMORE ANL-160825-111014009
Diss High School praised students for an “outstanding” set of results, with 74 per cent achieving A*-C grades in both English and Maths — a seven per cent improvement on last year — and half of all grades were scored A*-C.
Headteacher Dr Jan Hunt said: “Students and staff are to be congratulated on an excellent set of results which are the highest for more than five years.” | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/gcse-results-diss-student-so-scared-he-was-shaking-scoops-13-a-a-grades-1-7543449 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/a7019771d008284e5c1d9990797dd0cd01c6863f44817f4438ca2e6c694b83f0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:23 | null | 2016-08-26T10:25:32 | Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to free a foal which had become stuck in a river in Palgrave last night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fhorse-rescued-from-river-in-palgrave-1-7545742.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7545741.1472203515!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Horse rescued from river in Palgrave | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to free a foal which had become stuck in a river in Palgrave last night.
Four fire crews were dispatched to Rose Lane at 10.09pm to reports that a horse had become trapped.
The foal, six months old, was eventually sedated by a vet, and rescued via strops and a mud path.
The incident was deemed under control by 12.55am this morning. Fire crews had left the scene by 3.14am. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/horse-rescued-from-river-in-palgrave-1-7545742 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/096e7fbfb38301a8f0e50b45431bc6d71670328a29421337592c9e65e18fdf06.json |
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"Damien Lucas",
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] | 2016-08-26T13:03:48 | null | 2016-08-13T06:00:00 | The King of the Fighters is back in full 3D glory and with the biggest roster of combatants ever. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dissexpress.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Flifestyle-leisure%2Fconsole-corner-the-king-of-fighters-lives-on-1-7520337.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.7520336.1470832417!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Console Corner: The King of Fighters lives on | null | null | www.dissexpress.co.uk | The King of the Fighters is back in full 3D glory and with the biggest roster of combatants ever.
The classic SNK title is out August 26th and is the first main-series game rendered entirely in 3D using 2D backgrounds - like Street Fighter.
KoF XIV should have a good pedigree considering it is being directed by Yasuyuki Oda who has previously worked on Capcom’s Street Fighter IV as well as other titles by SNK.
Developers have introduced the “Rush” system in order to revitalise the series and attract newcomers.
The Hyper Drive system from the last game is no longer present and has been replaced with a new version of “Max Mode” from earlier games in the series.
In Max mode, the player can perform unlimited EX special moves for a short period of time, and the timer changes depending on what position their character is in.
The roster of fighters is the standout stat ahead of launch, though, with 50 ... yes FIFTY ... characters to choose from.
Each will have three types of Supers: the returning “Super Special Moves” and “Neomax Super Special Moves” (the latter of which are only usable in Max mode), and a new type called “Climax Super Special Moves”.
Climax Super Special Moves are the strongest types in the game and will require a total of three power gauges (two with Max mode on). The game also features the “Just Defend” mechanic from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The HD thrust system now makes the opponent hit the wall and crumple for follow up attacks.
For beginners, there will be the automatic and simple “Rush Combo” while the online lobby has three modes: team VS, single VS, and party VS with up to 12 people able to enter and also spectate.
The roster of fighters is the standout stat ahead of launch, though, with 50 ... yes FIFTY ... characters to choose from. Damien Lucas, gaming columnist
Whether Kof XIV can compete with the likes of the next gen Street Fighter or if it holds enough appeal to UK gamers remains to be seen.
But gameplay footage suggests it is slick, action-packed and should have lots of longevity particularly for those who like to master all fighters. | http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-leisure/console-corner-the-king-of-fighters-lives-on-1-7520337 | en | 2016-08-13T00:00:00 | www.dissexpress.co.uk/2a7f8d8d033ea002af41c3d4db7b704299592bea95f7e00a59b659df017b1baa.json |
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