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Thanks to Emily Johnson and BBC News Online for the Headline

So a gentlemen has bought Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park near Ripon as it was one of his favourite places to go when visiting his Aunt and Uncle as a young boy.

The Park in it’s heyday had rides that were impressive, a rollercoaster which at the time was the longest one in the UK and it was called the “Ultimate”.

The emphasis changed with new owners and the costs of running the park to catering for younger children and the takings declined until the business went up for sale.

Now the new owner James Mellors has plans to bring the park back to life. Thankfully he is realistic about the business prospects and challenges but knows he needs to do something that will bring people in , both youngsters and the more mature thrill seekers.

I wish him success and hope he finds the “elixir of entertainment” and inspires another young person to follow their dream. We certainly need a good venue, that is value for money and also creatively inspiring and perhaps just a bit scary!

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Thanks to Amelia Neath & Shweta Sharma and Independent News Online for the Headline.

Well who would have thought the criminal fraternity would go so far as to ruin the reputations of the likes of Sherpa Tensing and also ruin the landscape of Everest itself, scattered with tents and discarded equipment.

Apparently from 2022 to 2025 a total of 4782 international climbers have been “poisoned”, including lacing food with large amounts of baking powder to stimulate gastric distress. The scam was to claim on insurance for aerial evacuations. The scam included a range of participants including ” actors” who faked illness in order to be rescued.

So far the bills to the insurers and the climbers for fake rescues have amounted to $20million dollars.

Honestly if this article had been published on April the 1st , I would not have believed it.

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Thanks to Times of India Online for the Headline

So many ideas hit me when I read this headline and saw the video attached to it.

Really was it safe to send those astronauts up there in the middle of a crazy presidency where resources are now on the brink of scarcity due to Politicians?

Secondly, the video of the spacecraft looks like a metal box detaching itself, not exactly a spacecraft. It’s like the back of a silver articulated truck.

Oh well it’s progress I suppose?

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Thanks to Ushma Mistry and BBC Online News for the Headline.

Not something I was aware of that people actually feel is necessary to do. Transport a bunch of newly born puppies , just weaned away from their mother to be cuddled by complete strangers. Seems very odd to me.

Even some Universities are using this to reduce the stress levels in their students. Honestly there are better ways, and in truth older dogs who are used to being with people will do the trick.

The process should always be managed and controlled by responsible people who are not looking to “sell” puppies ( one of the people quoted in the article was a dog breeder who thought it was a wonderful idea and I can see why).

Thankfully a dog trainer in Coventry, Nicky Brunt has started a Government Petition, being a dog trainer, she probably sees the problems that arise when dogs have had a bad experience early in life and need special care and rehabilitation to get over it. This can easily start when they are puppies.

The Dogs Trust and the RSPCA have also raised concern about these events, Nicky has worked with Coventry Council and recently was successful in cancelling a puppy cuddling event planned to be held in a “pub” in Leamington Spa.

I for one will be signing her Government petition as “puppy cuddling” is symptomatic of thinking of dogs as soft toys, but they are not toys, they are sentient beings and the puppy stage of their life sets them up for their future. They need to be with their mother and siblings and be appropriately socialised, not traumatised.

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Thanks to Helen Burchell from BBC Online News for the Headline

This headline and the story about the poor dormouse who didn’t wake up even when it was disturbed by Nature Loving litter pickers taking the remnants of a discarded helium balloon from a tree.

Luckily the Essex Wildlife Officer who spotted the little creature in cover which acted like a thermal blanket.Thankfully the little creature did not suffocate as we know plastic bags with no holes in them can .

The dormouse did not wake up from it’s winter sleep, it’s still too cold . So it’s been found another location , probably in a nice nesting box with straw and whatever else dormice need.

I know these balloons have sentimental value , but they can cause a lot of damage in the Countryside, and would be best replaced with some other form of memorial.

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Thanks to Ray Bonsall of Liverpool Echo Online for the Headline

Any person who has to approach a strange house , needs to be protected from any animal that feels it is “guarding ” the house. Let’s face it cats can be pretty nasty , so let’s not blame everything on the dogs.

We should all do what we can to make everyone and every animal feel safe and yes it’s probably a good idea to have a sign so that the person approaching knows to be careful or at least give the householder time to make sure the “potential culprit” is somewhere it can’t cause any harm.

Whether we need a 15 word sign or an 11 word sign I’m not sure.

This sign could could cause confusion and actually looks quite unsightly on the front of the House.

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Thanks to Aimee Dexter at BBC Online News for the Headline.

I saw the original case about the so called rescue centre which actually was responsible for the ill treatment and death of a large amount of dogs , the man who ran it was jailed for five years because of fraud. He took money from the owners of the dogs and told them he would find them good homes. Instead a lot of them ended up buried on wasteland having been starved and neglected.

However, the man who was jailed had his own dog, a Great Dane, who the RSPCA have now been able to put up for rehoming , the jailed man refusing to give her up. However, legally the RSPCA have been able to make a deprivation order which once the appeal period had ended the dog , a female named Nellie was allowed to be rehomed. Great news and I hope Nellie who has turned the corner with a lot of help from her carers will now be able to be owned by someone who knows the breed and looks after the way she should be looked after. Great Dane’s are so regal, I wish you all the best Nellie and that you can put your nightmare’s behind you.

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Thanks to ITVX for the Headline

We rely on the Global Supply Infrastructure even for the distribution of aid , such as medicines, mosquito nets, and food and fertiliser to Countries already suffering severe stress.

I’ve got to admit I feel pretty selfish now complaining about the rise in petrol prices and the prospect of the ghostly spectre of food shortages haunting our well stocked supermarkets and shops.

While the reality of living on dust and on the edge of survival is the real Ghostly presence for those in some African Countries already suffering from their own internal conflicts and corruption.

When will it end? When will we finally remove this negotiable scam which is “World Trade” and get resources where they are needed and stop fighting each other and bombing innocent civilians.

We are in reality wasting valuable resources and all the hot air that is generated by the big 7 Economic Summits and Politicians are truly enough to send the politicians and warmongers into the stratosphere and around the World to teach them a valuable lesson in Humanity.They can have bread and water on their educational journey.

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Thanks to BBC Online News for the Headline

Carbisdale Castle has a clock tower that has three faces as a previous owner did not want to give her ex-relatives the time of day and hence left the fourth face facing the Estate of her former kin; blank. It was at the time known as the Castle of Spite.

In modern day, the spite continues as a Community Council dissolved itself rather than face the attendance of the self- styled Lady Carbisdale. The Community Council was subsequently reformed and Lady Carbisdale was not elected.

So Lady Carbisdale brought a Court Action against the Community Council that had in effect imploded itself and has won, I suppose , as the Judge ruled that the dissolution was malicious and was purely aimed at removing Lady Carbisdale from the Council, which surely goes against the grain of “Community”.

Still what a strange story, one that was perhaps contrived by someone who wants to keep a Media Profile.

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