#HeadlineTherapy Plans to transform Seven Stars pub face Wiltshire decision

Thanks to the Jamie Singleton and The Salisbury Journal Online for the Headline.

Articles on the internet can have what I like to call a “pre-Headline”, some call it “click-bait” to catch your eye. In this case there was a mention of a “Billionaire Wife”.

However the article Headline is more to do with a “planning decision in Wiltshire” which perhaps only the local people would be interested in and seems to have garnered their support.

The planning decision does involve the wife of Nathaniel Rothschild, Lady Loretta and the redevelopment of the Seven Stars Pub in the Pewsey Vale . The “tasteful development” includes demolishing the old modern extension (probably plastic and breeze block) and restoring the site’s historic thatched inn while removing more recent rear additions to make the possibility of running the premises as a restaurant, a community facility, guest accommodation and a yoga barn. What is there not to like?

I’ve visited so many old pubs, with old buildings where the landlords struggle to get by and modern extensions with rooms for a 30 cover restaurant serving Brakes Best is the only option. In truth with fewer ordinary people being able to afford to eat out, warnings about drinking too much alcohol and pot- holes taking over Country Roads , is it not better to have this rather wonderful plan by Lady Loretta.

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#HeadlineTherapy Nord Stream pipeline won’t reopen after the war, Brussels tells the US and Russia

Thanks to Jorge Liboreiro and Euro News Online for the Headline.

Again “greenhouse gases” raise their ugly head, this time in the form of a gas supply. The EU has firmly put it’s foot down on the joint American and Russian effort to restart the Nord Stream pipeline to supply “gas” to Europe.

The only possiblity of the pipeline which runs across Germany coming on stream again is if Peace is established in Ukraine. So it is very odd that America is pushing to reestablish it now , what is it to them other than an “investment” ?

On the other hand the EU is adamant that it will never rely on Russia for a Gas Supply again, perhaps because they feel they have other alternatives (Nuclear and Environmental such as wind and wave ). Again it all comes down to cost and availability.

The pipe exists , the gas exists, people have gas boilers , perhaps if Peace is again established in Europe it is another string in the bow for energy supply although perhaps with the implication for emissions not a popular one.

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Best put it back in the crypt.

What are your thoughts on Cryptocurrency?

To make it real I don’t think it’s paid up,

Money needs something to back it up,

You can say it’s worth billions,

Or perhaps even trillions,

However if you can’t exchange it for gold,

Well then your enterprise you may as well fold,

No one will take you seriously,

If you offer to buy with Cryptocurrency,

That bacon sandwich with a lea perrins dash,

You can only buy if if you have the cash,

Perhaps they sold it to you as an investment,

And now the password is pure chastisement,

Yes perhaps on paper you’re a Millionaire,

But without knowing the passkey you’ll have to despair,

What was the special character?

I never thought it would ever matter,

My computer has locked me out,

And now in reality I’m worth nout.

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Groceries, cash, and a finance app come together in a practical household budgeting scene.

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Hallo’een

For those of you in the know,

Hallo-een is just for show,

A time to dress up and have some fun,

The stress is over when the costume’s done,

A scary skeleton a blobby ghost,

A party for ghouls and your the host,

Many strange presences will arrive,

Perhaps some of them are not alive,

Yes, that gatecrasher with the sharp teeth,

That black coat with the skeleton beneath,

My you have a funny look in those red eyes,

For the best costume you’ve won the prize,

Please tell me you’re not real,

A kiss is not part of the deal,

Your breath is stinky and you’re fingers are seven,

Perhaps now I’ll never get to heaven,

But what a party we’ll have next year,

As there will have nothing at all to fear!

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.๐Ÿ™

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A glowing haunted mansion welcomes costumed guests, pumpkins, ghosts, and skeletons beneath an autumn moon.

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#HeadlineTherapy Green-run council under fire for backing incinerator after campaigning against it.

Thanks to Josef Steen and Tom Place and the Standard Online for the Headline

It really doesn’t matter where this Council is (just happens to be in London) or that it is Green run. The situation that despite the concerns about “burning rubbish” and the emissions and global warming, that financially the only option for recycling our rubbish is to burn it and hopefully heat houses with the energy.

It comes down to the best financially viable scheme at the present and that is what the Councilors have to make a decision on. So a budget of ยฃ1.5 billion has been allocated to replace the old waste incinerator with a new more efficient one. The incinerator will be a “world class facility” and will generate low carbon energy by burning waste.

I do find this absolutely fascinating as I think Council’s are caught between a rock and a hard place. The biggest problem is the “black bin bag” where most of the non-recyclable waste ends up. If it’s not recyclable and you can no longer put it in landfill what other option is there?

Perhaps common sense has had to prevail, people are going to keep producing rubbish and it has to be dealt with. Perhaps a sealed incinerator which uses the hot (probably not very healthy) gases to heat water and then hopefully cleans the gases of the pollutants within them and releases clean air back into the atmosphere is the best solution.

Meanwhile are all Council’s able to recycle plastic, glass, cardboard, aluminum cans and batteries cost-effectively or will the temptation be to send it all to the all-powerful incinerator?

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#HeadlineTherapy EU blocks extension of Mediterranean deep-sea trawling ban

Thanks to Rob Hutchins and Oceanographic Online for the Headline.

Italy and Spain have blocked a proposal to extend the ban on deep-sea trawling, the proposal planned to reduce the depth of trawling from 1000m to 800m. The Republic of Turkey put forward the proposal , but Italy and Spain’s actions have meant that all they can do is propose it again next year.

It is not thought that the proposal to reduce the depth would have an impact on the fish trawling income , as there are a limited number of large industrial trawlers who could dredge to that depth.

However, the benefits to the deep-sea ecosystem and it’s role in absorbing temperature changes in the surrounding sea is thought to be potentially beneficial to the environment in the Mediterranean.

As such the fact that the proposal has been blocked has upset a lot of the Countries concerned about the ocean environment and also the EU’s ability to prioritise Ocean conservation in practice.

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A vibrant deep-sea reef supports corals, sponges, fish, sharks, and a drifting jellyfish.

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Jeez, nothing is ever what it appears and you just have to keep on trying.

If you had to sum up your life philosophy in one sentence, what would it be?

Jeez, nothing is ever what it appears and you just have to keep on trying.

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#HeadlineTherapy RSPCA’s longest-staying dog finds new home

Thanks to Emma Stanley and BBC Online News

I love this , because it shows how even dogs that are proving difficult to home can be found a match.

The dog named Delboy is a French Bulldog cross and was handed over to the RSPCA in a welfare case. Delboy needed time and patience to trust unfamiliar faces , especially men.

Thankfully his new owners visited the rehoming centre ten times to get to know Delboy at his own pace. They had experience with other rescue dogs and were able to take Delboy on days out and have sleepovers at their home with him. They chose him because he needed a “home” and it has worked out. Delboy has even been on holiday with them.

A rescue dog sometimes needs time and possibly a foster home in order to regain the confidence they have lost through their past experiences, but it is worth the effort , as Delboy’s new owners have discovered.

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Shots from my camera roll

Share a few recent shots from your camera roll, no context needed.

A thumb on the edge of the camera,

In my kitchen a gaggle of pseudotetramera,

For those of you not in the know,

They are a five jointed beetle with one that doesn’t show,

It made quite a stir to find them on the kitchen floor,

Rest assured I swept them out the door,

It was then I thought the blancmange looks nice,

And of course a photo I didn’t think twice,

Pink and Yellow it was quite fun,

A lot more interesting than my sister’s current bun,

It was then I noticed the full moon,

So after dinner I trekked outside and had a swoon,

I swear I saw a rat or perhaps a not well bat,

Either way my phone I dropped where I sat,

The thing moved too quickly for me to take a picture,

And the phone disappeared down a hollow stricture,

It got too dark to try and retrieve it ,

So next morning I kneeled down on the grit,

Put my hand in the hole and felt my thumb get bit,

The phone I grabbed despite my pain,

The picture of the angry stoat was caught in the frame.

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#HeadlineTherapy Bid to allow unaccompanied 12 to 15- year-olds into pubs.

Thanks to Nicholas Maziala and BBC Online News for the Headline

This proposal which is been considered in Edinburgh concerns three venues which wish to give children the freedom to sit down with their friends ( limited to six) and have soft drinks and food served to them at tables.

Weirdly, this is during the school week, so the children will be visiting the licensed premises either during their lunch period or perhaps after they have finished school for the day. The licence specifies that they can stay until 8pm at night, but then will have to go away.

I know in Europe that there is much more of a family feeling in licensed premises as the emphasis is on families going out together. I don’t really think children are encouraged to go out by themselves, as indeed they are children and are part of the family.

After school coffee clubs or community hubs where children can meet other children of the same age is I think a better idea.

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