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Free school meals
Due to the complications that Coronavirus caused, and from pressure from high profile football star Marcus Rashford, the government agreed to extend free school meals scheme over the summer holidays. The government agreed to give those who are usually able to get free...
Rebecca Wallis Structured Assignments – The Newsroom JAMH54 – 21/22x
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Charity Sports at Marjon
Every week at Marjon is great for sport no matter what team you play for. The social aspect being part of one is integral for a great experience This week on campus we saw 2 mixed gendered teams competing in charity games, The first event took place on the Marjon...
How safe are women in Plymouth?
With the recent surge of spiking cases, sexual assault and even murder in Plymouth, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to feel safe on a night out or even venturing out in the dark for a walk or to see your friends. Since the body of a young woman was found...
Should you be worried about the Omricon variant?
Yesterday marked a ‘grim milestone’ in terms of COVID deaths in Plymouth. The area’s fatalities have risen to 306 people since the start of the pandemic, with 300 of those deaths coming from Derriford hospital and 6 coming from Mount Gould hospital....
Dolly Parton’s Hit Musical ‘9 To 5’ brings girl power and attitude to Plymouth
Inspired by the 1980 movie of the same title, ‘9 to 5’ is a pure girl power musical that thrilled audiences during its West End run before the pain in the neck that is covid came along and cut the London run and the previous UK Tour short. But now its back and hitting...
Black friday sales soar whilst shortages and high prices leave deals scarce.
Black Friday, traditionally an American event that sees hoards of people swarming shopping malls on the Friday following thanksgiving has made its way to the UK, and people are buying into it. It has been predicted that 60% of adults will make purchases this year with...
Goodbye Great British Bake off 2021
Sadly, we’ve reached the final of the Great British Bake Off 2021 Can it be so? Surely this year’s Great British Bake Off can’t be over already? The last 10 weeks have whipped by, and we’re now so familiar with the bakers in the tent, they...
Britcar 2022: New Plans as Championship status upgraded
With the close of a thrilling 2021 season, Britcar’s plans for 2022 have been announced. The status of the Championship has been upgraded by Motorsport Uk to National level. This means the Britcar Endurance Championship will now be the British Endurance...
Norwegian Postal Company Include Gay Santa in Advert
PROGRESSIVE Norwegian postal service ‘Posten’ have launched their 2021 Christmas advert marking the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality within the country. Within the ad, Santa’s love story, traditionally depicted as heterosexual, is instead...
Shop Local at Royal William Yard
The shops are full of festive goodies, the lights are going up around the streets and radio stations are in the full swing of things, there’s no denying it any longer, Christmas is just around the corner. With one month to go until the big day arrives, have you...
GBBO – free from week and goodbye Lizzie
We’ve now reached week 8 of 2021’s Great British Bake Off, and this week the bakers were asked to make a range of free from recipes. The first signature challenge saw the contestants asked to create dairy free ice cream sandwich biscuits. Lizzie’s...
Wildlife in the River Thames thriving, but climate change remains a threat
Back in 1957, the famous River Thames was described as filthy, strange opaque brown in colour and smelling of rotten eggs. That same year, The Natural History Museum declared it as biologically dead, meaning that the water quality was so poor and the oxygen levels so...
Mighty Marjon Sport Round Up – 11-11-21
It’s been another busy BUCS Wednesday for our Mighty Marjon teams with games happening at home and away. The Men’s football first team played UWE firsts away, a game which sadly resulted in a 6-0 loss for Marjon with the men’s football seconds also...
What’s the Buzz about Bees?
According to Nature Communications, ‘A scientific review of insect numbers around the world suggested that 40% of species were undergoing “dramatic rates of decline” with bees, ants, and beetles disappearing 8 times faster than mammals, birds or reptiles.’ Adapted to...
Mighty Marjon sport round up!
As ever, it has been a busy week for sport at Marjon, but if you’ve been closer to a deadline than the side line, here’s what you need to know… On Tuesday we saw two of our 2nds teams play. Men’s Basketball 2s went up against UTB Bucks at home and, whilst they fought...
Student Spiking Scandal
Spiking has been an issue for years but as of recent weeks, there has been a huge rise in reported cases up and down the country which has sparked a national outcry. Both women and men have begun to come forward and speak about their experiences. Drink spiking is the...
Environment in football: What you can do as a fan
Following the COP26 summit in Glasgow recently, much has been made of the impact that football fans have on the environment, and what we can be doing on matchdays to limit our carbon footprint. Here are five things you can change on matchdays to be more...
Food waste – what is the real cost?
Do we know the real cost of the food that the world wastes? Approximately 14% of all fresh fruit and vegetables produced worldwide is lost, between the time it’s harvested and when it reaches the supermarket shelf. Fact. Billions of litres of water are used in...
Photographer Mandy Barker turns marine debris into art
The Photography festival ‘PHOTO IS:RAEL’ hosted a press conference in relation to COP26, featuring photographer Mandy Barker. Her newest series of work named ‘FFS Still’ has just been released and coincides with the start of COP26 to raise...
New Airpods, MacBook Pro and more unveiled at Apple Keynote
On 18th October 2021, Apple went live to once again add some more devices to their ever-expanding product range. The California-based company not only released an all-new MacBook Pro with two new processor options; but also revisions to the HomePod mini and AirPods...
The Great British bake Off is back!
And we’re off! Tuesday saw the first of this year’s Great British Bake Off and, as always, it started with a bang. I’m slightly stumped by the Bake-Off team’s decision to open this year with the 30-year-old Billy-Ray Cyrus song (that nobody under 30 will even...
Self-Employed Taxpayers Can Now Apply for Fifth, And Final, SEISS Grant
The self-employed income support scheme (SEISS) grant, introduced by the government to help businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, is open for applications again. This grant can award businesses up to £7,500. However, businesses may have to submit two turnover...
Basis Periods Set To End From 2022
Up to 6 MILLION businesses could be affected by the changes which aim to make tax administration “more effective, efficient and easier for taxpayers to get their tax right”. The move comes from the government to help the transition to the ‘Making Tax Digital’ (MTD)...
Stonehenge tunnel ruled unlawful by high court
Campaigners have won a high court battle to prevent a tunnel being built next to Stonehenge. The government backed the 1.7bn scheme to build a two-mile tunnel, the aim was to reduce A303 congestion. It was ruled on Friday that Grant Shapps, the transport secretary had...
Do TV And Movies Have The Responsibility To Make Content More Diverse?
Diversity can be defined as a variety of different groups within our society. Diversity can include Age, Ethnicity, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Gender, Economics etc. Diversity Representation in TV and Film is very important in our society. Even though...
Negative Effects Of Reality Tv On Society
Reality TV first fully became popular in the 1990s even though there were shows before that in America however it first became popular over in the UK in the early 2000s with Big Brother being adapted from the Netherlands and made into a British version in 2000. A huge...
Should Covid-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory?
Ever since the COVID – 19 pandemic has impacted all of the world, many have been looking for some way to stop transmission from happening or at least happening so easily, and over the last few months a couple of different types of vaccinations have been given out to...
The elephant in the room
It’s back – the monster topic that is obesity, has raised it’s ugly head yet again. According to a recent independent review by Henry Dimbleby “there have been 14 government strategies aimed at reducing obesity in the UK since 1992. None have succeeded. The UK is...
Ted Kaczynski – The mind of a genius
The Unabomber. A domestic terrorist who spent seventeen years targeting random people with bombs sent through the mail. He killed three people and injured 27 others during his campaign. His capture marked the end of the longest manhunt in FBI history. Kaczynski...
A quick introduction into Bitcoin
The majority of us are still trying to wrap our heads around the idea of Crypto currency, I first heard about it back in 2016, 7 years after its creation. I greeted the idea of Bitcoin with an instant dismissal, thinking it would phase out and a few unfortunate souls...
Pets to the rescue: The positive impact pets had on their owners during a year of lockdown restrictions
Now, after over a year of lockdowns here in the UK, people across the country have been reflecting on the help they have received from their loyal furry house mates. Sarah, 26, found being stuck at home during the first lockdown “very overwhelming”. After a medical...
HMS/mD1: Dartmouth’s sunken sub granted protection
The WW1 era ship HMS D1, that was purposely sunk off the coast of Dartmouth in 1918, has been given protection, protecting its contents from being moved but still enabling diving. After it was purposely sunk towards the end of the First World War, it is now used as a...
It’s good to be different
Now is the best time in your life to be different Last weekend, Elon Musk the autodidact, multi-billionaire Tesla and SpaceX magnate, hosted America’s Saturday Night Live show, professing to be the first person with Asperger’s syndrome to do so. His performance was...
Does the Tavistock Viaduct need more Mental Health signs?
Earlier this week, I went for a late-night walk to the Tavistock viaduct, located above Bannawell Street, to appreciate the views of Tavistock. While I was up there, one of my friends pointed something out to me that I have never noticed in the many times I have...
UN fears of ground invasion rise, amid Israel and Palestine airstrikes.
Israel has continued to step up their airstrikes against Palestinian militants in Gaza, in retaliation to Hamas rockets aimed at Tel Aviv. The Israeli air defense system has so far managed to repel most missiles sent across the border. However, Hamas has recently...
The Return of Guitar Hero
Picture the scene: the year is 2005, you’ve just got back from a stressful day at high-school with your favourite pack of Doritos and Mountain Dew that you bought from the local corner shop. You walk in the door, run up the stairs, avoiding your family at all...
Marjon leads in Varsity 2021
The Varsity sporting events kicked off on 5th of May, instead of the usual mass spectator sports, the student unions opted for a behind closed doors method with all events being livestreamed via the Marjon and UPSU Facebook pages. As per the previous years the Varsity...
Do you feel comfortable with restrictions being eased?
On Monday May 17th, the UK will be entering the next stage of lockdown restrictions being eased, despite the PM feeling concerned over the new Indian Covid-19 variant. As we approach this date, some people are feeling more anxious than others over the relaxation, with...
Potential for “a full-scale war” between Israel and Palestine
Hundreds of Palestinian protestors have been wounded in clashes with the Israeli police, this conflict has impacted the capital city of Israel, Jerusalem; the Gaza Strip and Tel Aviv- another city within Israel. Why has this happened? This has came from Israel’s...
The Demise of Debenhams: Helping highlight the worker strike
The last Debenhams stores will close as of this Friday and Saturday, after it was announced the brand was moving online on April 9th, 2020. Since then, stores around the country have been slowly shutting down, and this weekend marks the end of a high street era....
The Never-Ending Debate: Should Horse Racing be Stopped?
Horse racing is popular sport in many places around the world. It has been a sport since the first documented race back in 1651. The sport consists of 40 horses racing around a race track while jumping fences. With the winning jockey winning a huge cash prize. ...
Test and Trace staff beginning to feel the pressure of finding new employment as country begins to return to normal
Test and Trace workers across the country have been left with a sense of worry following signs of pandemic ending. After being lucky enough to find employment during the past hellish year, will they be back to square one after the pandemic ends? After over a year of...
A guide to funding a greener home
Have you ever thought about altering aspects of your home because it could be more energyefficient but you aren’t able to fund it yourself? There are a variety of different fundingoptions out there that will help you make your home a greener space. However, many of...
Plymouth city council election results
After the elections yesterday, which were dubbed “Super Thursday”, the future of the Plymouth City Council hangs in the balance. Previously the city council had a majority of Labour councillors with 30 out of the 57 seats available, but this could soon change with...
Do teenagers and children chat openly with their parents?
The question around whether teenagers and children actually feel able to communicate openly with their parents, is one which will always prove difficult to answer. Over time, there has been many changes in society, in terms of family dynamics and job roles which...
Uk aid cuts: Do people have an obligation to help others?
If you can provide for yourself, do it- if you cannot we should help. Simple right? Apparently Wrong. £4bn worth of cuts is being inflicted to international aid, the UK reveals more details with their intentions. Developing Campaigners described the UK government as...
Hartlepool By-Election – yet another crushing defeat for Labour.
For the first time, the Conservatives have taken the Hartlepool seat in yesterday’s by-election, winning a total of 6,940 votes and a huge 16% vote swing. This result is yet another blow in Labour’s hopes of securing a victory in the next general election....
I have never lost a game of Monopoly, and if you read this, you won’t either.
Most of us know of, or have played Monopoly before as the board game is one of the most well-known in the world, being licensed in over 103 countries and printed in more than 37 languages. The goal of the game is to force opposing players into bankruptcy through the...
2021 Spanish Grand Prix Preview: What should we expect?
The Formula One circus has arrived in Spain, just a week after the Portuguese Grand Prix, that saw Lewis Hamilton extend his championship lead over Red Bull rival, Max Verstappen. But what can we expect from this weekend? Here are the headlines you should expect to...
Political elections, where do you stand?
Millions of people across the country cast their votes in England, Scotland and Wales yesterday in what was dubbed “Super Thursday”. The polls will govern the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Senedd, 143 council seats and 13 mayors as well as 39 police and crime...
Tips for freshers by freshers
With freshers week just a few months away and with many hopeful students ready to join university in Britain’s ocean city, we’ve compiled a list of the most crucial tips for making sure you have the best time, with advice from current first year students....
French fishermen protest at Jersey’s main port amidst post-Brexit dispute
Around 60 fishing boats, from France, staged a peaceful protest at St Helier. The protesting had come from a disagreement surrounding a post-Brexit agreement that had only given the French 41 licenses, or permits, that would allow them to operate in Jersey’s waters....
Plymouth Power Cuts: 200 Properties Powerless
An overnight power cut left roughly 200 properties in Plymouth without power, including The Range’s Headquarters and the Plymouth Pet Hospital. Image Credit: WDP (Image displays areas affected by previous power cut) Western Power Distribution (WPD) were made aware of...
Marjon’s Latest Campus Attraction
Following the continuous lifting of lockdown restrictions, Marjon campus has a new addition: A beach! An instagram story teased the new arrival less than a week ago on Marjon’s official account (@marjonuni), and yesterday the page posted a series of photos to...
Propaganda Balloons Cause Controversy
Despite new laws banning the use of anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets being sent across the border from South Korea, an activist group called Fighters for Free North Korea (FFNK) have launched 10 huge balloons filled with 500,000 leaflets, $5,000, and 500 small...
The Best Animated Feature Award 2001-2010: A Retrospective
The Academy Award for ‘Best Animated Feature’. To some, the highest achievement one can attain within the medium of animation, and to others, the award can be best described as the “Oh well just give it to Disney/Pixar” Award. And while that may seem like the case,...
‘Hot girl Summer’ are women feeling more confident?
As the weather starts to get warmer, it is a given that many women will be showing more skin and more of their real body shape, which may have been hidden away in the Winter months. During 2020 and 2021, the UK has been stuck in various national lockdowns, forcing us...
Varsity is Back
Sports Organiser Luis Costa told me “Varsity coming back brings a sense of relief, and I’m looking forward to the surprise factor this years event will bring.” The annual event between Plymouth’s two major universities is set to make a return...
Couples expecting babies spent the duration of their pregnancy feeling lonely, anxious and depressed due to coronavirus restrictions
In 2020 lockdown left parents expecting the arrival of their babies feeling extremely lonely, anxious and depressed during pregnancy due to restrictions which were put in place following the coronavirus pandemic. Pregnancy is supposed to be a happy time surrounded by...
Increase in complaints from university students to reach highest level ever
Complaints from students have arisen across the country in what the Office of the Independent Adjudicator described as a “uniquely challenging year”. The universities watchdog’s annual report shows it received 2,604 complaints in 2020, this is more than 10% more than...
The Premier League Hall of Fame
The Premier League Hall of Fame recognises and honours former players who have an exceptional record of on-pitch success and have shown contribution to the league since its inception in 1992. Only players who are retired are eligible. To be eligible for induction in...
Marjon records no new covid cases for entire month
Plymouth Marjon University has recorded no new Covid-19 cases on or off campus for the first time in months, even after lockdown is eased. Plymouth Marjon University got it rough when it came to the pandemic, with a gradual increase in cases in September, to a massive...
“Rejoicing became mourning“- 44 killed after tens of thousands attend religious bonfire festival in Israel
It is believed that dozens more were hurt at the Lag B’Omer event at Mount Meron in Northern Israeal, where the Jewish annual commemorations included all-night prayers and dancing. Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has described the stampede as a “heavy...
Extinction Rebellion Strike Back
The Climate Change activist group Extinction Rebellion have blockaded the North gate of HMNB Clyde (known as Faslane). Police were alerted to their presence at 06:20am this morning, and have been on the scene ever since. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence told...
The Public’s Reaction to Zero Derriford Hospital COVID-19 Cases
Derriford Hospital is one of four hospitals in Devon that is now able to declare itself as ‘COVID-19-free’, with their last case ending on April 23rd, according to Plymouth Live. In hospitals all across the country, there have been many people that have...
Young girl killed amongst reported 21 dead in fatal dispute over Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
It is confirmed that 21 people have been killed, one among the dead being a young girl, in a fatal clash between central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan following a dispute over the border that is shared between them. Kyrgyzstan’s border guard service said...
Operation Amazonia – Empower, Collaborate, Unify
French Heavy metal band Gojira are ”calling for unity.” After the astounding release of the single ‘Amazonia’ Gojira announced ‘Operation Amazonia. Operation Amazonia is an attempt at finding the best way to help the indigenous people...
Celebrity Bake of SU2C final week
Last night saw the final Celebrity Bake off su2C of 2021, opening with Prue appearing to be dressed ready for an appearance in Dee-Lite’s Groove Is In the Heart 1990 video, and Matt Lucas now officially as round as a weeble. The contestants participating this...
Something’s going wrong in our world…
There’s something disastrous happening in the world and it’s not going away. Many environmentally conscious people are doing their utmost in their attempts to rectify it while a small minority of the remainder are blatantly doing exactly the opposite. What am I...
2021 Bahrain Formula One Race Review
The chequered flag has fallen on the first round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, and what a phenomenal race it fell on. Lewis Hamilton drove superbly to beat Max Verstappen by only a mere 0.745 seconds. Valtteri Bottas completed the podium, scoring the...
Greenpeace – Vigilante or public menace
Greenpeace has been dropping huge boulders to the bottom of the ocean to deter bottom trawling in what is supposed to be a marine protected area, the boulder barrier was placed 30 miles off the coast of Sussex across 55 square miles of seabed. Activists on the...
Formula One – Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying Review
Back in Bahrain again and a lot of questions were flying around coming into qualifying. Testing had been a mixed bag for the teams with Mercedes, the turbo-era top dogs looking like they have been usurped by Red Bull. But most of these questions have now been answered...
The truth behind Turkey’s invasion into Syria.
Kurdish militias the YPG and the female-led YPJ have been fighting tirelessly for years now to eradicate ISIS forces in the north-eastern region of Syria. The US has backed them with on-the-ground training, drone, and airstrikes. In 2015 Kurdish and non-Kurdish...
Surrounded by Ocean – Can the Tom Jones show go on?
Legendary vocalist Sir Tom Jones is set to play live on Plymouth Hoe on Friday the 18th of June. The event, orchestrated by LHG events and Plymouth City Council, was originally intended to be performed last year as to celebrate Tom Jones 80th Birthday. The show,...
Varsity 2021
Varsity is a competition which drums up a strong healthy rivalry between Marjon University and Plymouth University, the event usually lasts about a week and gives students a chance to prove themselves against students from Plymouth University. Teams from both...
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Covid Testing – A Major Success [Opinion]
Testing, coupled with the impressive vaccination rollout across the UK has so far proven to be the best combatant against Covid-19. The deadly virus has not only taken over 2 million lives worldwide, but it’s also changed our everyday lives. So, as a university...
Are home testing kits the way of the future?
Weekly testing for students in the UK has become part of their routine with school children now starting to receive home testing kits, but when will this become more widespread? At Plymouth Marjon University, they started up an asymptomatic test centre at the...
Student COVID-19 Testing: The best way of returning to normal?
Following the introduction of Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 roadmap that is designed to ease the UK out of national lockdown, students find themselves returning to in-person teaching almost three months into 2021. While primary school and secondary school students...
Plymouth Marjon University receives £1.8million in order to reduce their environmental impact
In a tweet, released on the 18th March 2021, Plymouth Marjon University have claimed that they have had a successful application resulting them receiving £1.8 million so that they can decarbonise their campus. Not only will they be reducing their carbon footprint, but...
We’re Back!
Varsity is set to return this year, after the pandemic made it impossible for the most anticipated sporting event of the year for both Marjon and Plymouth University to take place. It’s about bringing people together, having fun and good old fashioned competitive...
I’ve been jabbed!
Yesterday was quite a monumental day for me. Being one of the ‘maturest’ students on Marjon campus I’m probably one of the first to have been summoned for my Covid jab. Beforehand I was pretty ambivalent about having it. I knew it was necessary but...
Returning to school – a student’s perspective
Students have been attending lessons in-person for a week now, following the slow ease of national lockdown restrictions from the UK Government. The UK’s third national lockdown started on the 4th January 2021 after a Christmas of relaxed COVID-19 rules. Boris...
Women in Plymouth come forward surrounding sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents
After the news about Sarah Everard, more and more women have come forward to talk about sexual harassment, sexual assault or even times they have felt uncomfortable in the presence of men. Here in Plymouth, with the presence of two Universities, it means there is a...
Has Cornwall become a playground for the rich?
Cornwall’s affordability crisis is being noticed more and more by locals, as the younger generation struggle to get on the housing ladder. Local business owner Helen Morton, speaks out about her housing situation and what she thinks her children’s future...
When Harry met Meg and Piers joined the party
I rarely ever comment on things like this ongoing story, which feels like it’s never going to end, but as it seems everyone is voicing their own views on the matter, it’s hard not to be forming some kind of opinion of your own. I was so disinterested on...
VAR in the Premier League: Does it work?
VAR is a topic that has polarised the world of football for the better part of four years now, and has been the centre of debate and controversy since its arrival to the biggest leagues in football in 2019. So, first of all, what is VAR? VAR stands for Video Assistant...
1,000kg Nazi blitz bomb detonated in Exeter
Exeter was warned of a ‘big bang’ yesterday after a WW2 bomb was found near the city centre the previous day. Later it was discovered that it was a Nazi blitz bomb which left thousands of students and local residents evacuated from their homes for what they thought...
Justice: Bieber Releases Number 6!
Its official! Justin Bieber has announced that his sixth studio album is on its way. Beliebers get ready, March 19 is the day that many have been waiting for. Justin Bieber’s sixth album Justice is almost here. Every time Bieber releases a new album a new relatable...
15 Not Fair – Injustice in Iran
Heavy metal music to many is about expressing oneself and, as a platform, allows anyone to express how they feel in any way they please. However, in few countries, Metal as a genre is banned, either for its sometimes-blasphemous content, or for how it can affect the...
Leaders, who needs them?
Technology and the internet have allowed the idea of the masses to govern themselves. With the arrival of significant data and crowdsourcing, control can be maintained within the population without the government leading. So, what is the democratic future looking like...
Nightmare neighbour making lockdown ‘completely unbearable’
When lockdown hit back in March 2020, it resulted in the nation spending the majority of the past year stuck behind the doors of their homes. During the national lockdowns, our councils have seen an increase in noise complaints. This was expected due to people working...
Covid vaccine rollout to be completed sooner than expected
The prime minister has pledged to offer all adults in the Uk their first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine by 31st July, this comes two months sooner than previously expected. Over a quarter of the population have already received the jab and the government hopes they...
Tamar Bridge suicides – can anything be done?
Last weekend, local news reported another suicide on the Tamar Bridge. This highlighted an issue which, as a resident of Saltash myself, we rarely ever hear about. In my experience of living in the town for 23 years; bridge suicides are something people rarely discuss...
How catastrophic will the post covid-19 fallout be for apprenticeships in Plymouth?
As lockdowns and restrictions continue, job training and opportunities lessen. In April 2020 it was reported that there was an 80% reduction for apprenticeship starts in the UK. The focus has become heavily reliant on the theory and learning of the training, rather...
The Cuban sandwich
Here is my recipe for a really tasty ham sandwich that you can make yourself at home, this recipe comes from a loose adaptation of the Cuban sandwich which usually involves generous helpings of ham, roast pork, cheese and gherkins (or pickles) put between a sandwich...
Hope…
HOPE… it’s all we have This morning, as usual, I ventured out on my morning walk so the dog and I could both have our daily exercise. Once again it’s yet another dull, dank and drizzly February day, with nothing much to look forward...
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov – Recap
Alexander Volkov def Alistair Overeem via TKO (Main Event) The power and precision of Alexander Volkov proved too much for the Dutch veteran to handle, with the outright favourite getting the victory at the UFC Apex. With the two originally supposed to fight a...
Word of the day…
Dreck Definition: noun – slang 1 excrement; dung 2 worthless trash; junk My favourite word which I have stumbled across so far today is dreck. Once again, it perfectly describes it’s meaning, and is an apt word for much of what you may find online these...