Essex Magazines

'At least we've our own currency': Prince Andrew pokes fun at EU nations suffering from collapse of Euro - The Duke of York told entrepreneurs at the Davos summit in Switzerland that foreign firms should invest in Britain, not other European nations, because 'unlike them it is open for business'.

read more

Solar eruption causes strongest radiation storm for seven years as particles hurtle towards Earth - The solar flare occurred on Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times.

read more

http://www.cliftonlodgehotel.co.uk
High Wycombe Accommodation from £55 per night incs of vat and breakfast.
Luxury rooms £75.
Special offers for weekend bookings
Restaurant and bar
Free Wi-fi and Parking

Clifton Lodge Hotel
210 West Wycombe Road
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP12 3AR

Tel 01494 440095

http://www.cliftonlodgehotel.co.uk

New Evening Classes - New evening indoor puppy and pet dog training classes will be starting Tuesday 31st January 2012 at St James’ Hall, Downley. The puppy class will start at 6pm and the pet dog class at 7pm.

read more

iPhone 5 to be waterproof?

read more

ARCHERY CLASSES AT SOUTHAMPTON

Wildern Leisure Centre, Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 4EJ.

01489 787128

see http://www.hampshire-news.co.uk/

Chinese-Shandong Heavy Buys Italy's Luxury Yachts Maker Ferretti - Ferretti to be sold for £247 Million to a Chinese state-owned conglomerate. The group includes CRN which builds 85 metre mega-yachts for oligarchs. Riva the 170 year old company plus 6 other famous brands.
Total brands are Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Bertram, Riva, Mochi Craft, Ferretti Custom Line, CRN.
www.ferrettigroup.com/
Website Information

read more

Polish prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl shoots himself after news conference - Mikolaj Przybyl shot himself in his office in Poznan after reading a statement in which he defended a military investigation into leaks related to a plane crash that killed Poland's president two years ago. [

read more

Terminally ill given less than a year to live 'should have right to ask their doctor for lethal drugs' - The report, financed in part by assisted suicide backer Sir Terry Pratchett, pictured, stopped short of recommending euthanasia of the kind practised by the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland. [

read more

Affordable housing shortage fears - Changes to benefits could mean that in many parts of the UK there won't be enough affordable housing for families on a low income, experts warn. [BBC Politics]

Illegal tyre dumping 'nightmare' - A warning is issued of the dangers of illegal tyre dumps as officials start to clear 7,000 left on farmland. [Front Page News]

Ship sinking costs Carnival $95m - The sinking of the Costa Concordia could cost parent firm Carnival up to $95m (£62m; 75m euro), the firm says. [Front Page News]

Sherlock Holmes WILL return for a third series next year, BBC confirms - Audiences were left unsure if the cantankerous detective would return after he appeared to 'die' with his reputation in tatters in Sunday night’s show. [Show Biz]

Luton airport planning expansion - Plans to increase annual passenger capacity to 18 million at London Luton Airport and create 6,000 new jobs are revealed. [Business]

Yummy mummies take to the catwalk as New York Fashion Week set to star a mothers-only runway show - Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show will give women inspiration when it comes to wearing outfits that can be easily transformed to take a mom from homes to evenings out. [Femail]

British surgeons pioneer surgery with robotic arm to fix blood vessel - Doctors at St Mary's Hospital in London have saved a man's life by performing a world-first heart operation using robotic technology. [Health]

Nationwide launches market-leading 18 month 0% purchase credit card - but there¿s a catch - Nationwide Building Society is launching an 18 month 0 per cent interest purchase credit card tomorrow – but you must be a current account customer to get it. [Money Mail]

Sainsbury's lands latest blow in supermarket petrol price war with '10p off a litre' promotion - The promotion will last from tomorrow until Sunday, and also applies to online shopping. Morrisons are also slashing prices at the forecourt from Monday. [Money Mail]

Games legacy boost for graduates - Glasgow City Council is unveiling a £10m scheme that aims to provide 1,000 jobs for graduates as a 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. [Front Page News]

Nasa announces 2014 test flight of its Orion deep space capsule - The Orion capsule, which is being developed by Lockheed Martin Corp, would fly aboard a Delta 4 or Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. [Sciencw]

Colombia fashion week 2011: Butt implants and 'mountains of cocaine' - A behind-the-scenes look at Colombia fashion week makes up the latest installment in the Fashion Week Internationale series - and reveals the Colombian obsession with plastic surgery. [Femail]

Thousands join remembrance events - Thousands of people of Wales across are joining remembrance events as a weekend of tributes begins to war victims. [Front Page News]

High fibre diets CAN reduce the risk of bowel cancer - By compiling existing research involving data from almost two million people, scientists found that a high-fibre diet offers significant protection against the disease, the third most common form of cancer in Britain. [Health]

UK could face double-dip recession, warns EU as Britain prepares for economic 'Armageddon' - David Cameron and Vince Cable put on a united front as a report was published that laid bare the toll of the turmoil in the eurozone on our economy. [Money Mail]

Jilly Cooper silenced by a Woman's Hour question about her husband's love affair - When Jilly, pictured with husband Leo Cooper, wrote a book of advice for married women, one tip was that a wife should sometimes turn a blind eye to her spouse’s affairs because they can blow over. [Femail]

Yellow Alert of Snow for West Midlands : Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin & Worcestershire valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for SW Scotland, Lothian Borders : Dumfries and Galloway valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for Wales : Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhonnda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen & Wrexham valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for North West England : Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside & Warrington valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Warning of Snow for London & South East England : Oxfordshire, West Berkshire & Hampshire valid from 1530 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Warning of Snow for West Midlands : Herefordshire, Shropshire & Worcestershire valid from 1530 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Amber Warning of Snow for Wales : Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhonnda Cynon Taff, Carmarthenshire & Torfaen valid from 1530 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Warning of Snow for South West England : Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon & Wiltshire valid from 1530 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

England's Robert Rock repels Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to win his second European Tour event at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

England's Robert Rock repels Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to win his second European Tour event at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Police arrest a 59-year-old man over an alleged racist gesture at an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United.

The government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC learns.

The 17-year-old wasn't interested in the female attention at the LA studio, and appeared distracted by his broken heart following his split with Caroline Flack.

Report claims she had eight month affair with Lincoln Townley.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges African leaders to respect gay rights in his opening address at the African Union summit.

Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng has sustained a wrist injury which threatens his status for Great Britain's Olympics team.

British Badminton's mixed double pair Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork beat their GB rivals in the first round of the Malaysian Open.

Ghana are on the brink of a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a 2-0 win over Mali in Franceville.

England's Robert Rock repels Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to win his second European Tour event at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

England's Robert Rock repels Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to win his second European Tour event at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

British duo Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork lose to Indonesia's Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Yu Yan Vanessa Yeo in round two of the Malaysian Open.

Police arrest a 59-year-old man over an alleged racist gesture at an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork win the mixed doubles title at the Swedish International in Stockholm to boost their Olympic qualifying hopes.

Sam Harrison misses out on an individual medal ride after helping Britain's pursuit team to fourth at the Track World Cup in Beijing.

London plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the Paris-Roubaix.

With over 158 years of practice and a documented track record of environmentally-responsible manufacturing processes, Morso Energy Efficient Wood Stoves demonstrate sustainable principles.

Appointment of Charles Eggert as Chairman and Steve Hane as Vice Chairman of Board of Directors Reinforces Strong Industry Leadership for Colorado Cleantech

I have no idea why people love time-lapse videos. Our eyes are certainly attracted to things that move quickly, and for some reason it’s fun to see people in hardhats and machines building a solar project from nothing, condensing days or weeks into minutes. Below are two recent time-lapse solar videos that I saw on Twitter. Both are large

System-level monitoring, continued adoption of string inverters for large PV installs, and improvements by Chinese suppliers are among the trends gleaned from a survey of inverter buyers & sellers.

Filed under: Wind Energy News

Filed under: Wind Energy News

Filed under: Wind Energy News

Filed under: Wind Energy News

UNITED STATES: Pressure is escalating in Washington DC because Congress may extend the all-important federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) as soon as February.

A last-gasp header from Ben Fairclough saw Boston United clinch a deserved 2-1 victory at Corby Town.

Fairclough struck in the third minute of added time as the Pilgrims picked up their first three points of 2012.

United dominated large chunks of the contest, but fell behind on the stroke of half-time when Delroy Gordon bundled the ball home following a corner.

The Pilgrims regrouped and drew level early in the second half when Ian Ross's superb free-kick found the net.

read more

Only a penalty from Aman Verma was needed to see Kettering to a 1-0 win over Lincoln City at Nene Park today.
The Imps  found themselves a goal behind following a 35th minute penalty from Verma. Richard Pacquette was guilty of handling the ball in area and referee Richard Wigglesworth pointed straight to the spot. Verma stepped up and calmly shot the ball to Joe Anyon's left-hand side.
Up to that point the game was evenly paced, but Kettering were just edging into the driving seat.

read more

Lincoln City found themselves a goal behind following a 35th minute penalty from Aman Verma. Richard Pacquette was guilty of handling the ball in area and referee Richard Wigglesworth pointed straight to the spot. Verma stepped up and calmly shot the ball to Joe Anyon's left-hand side.
Up to that point the game was evenly paced, but Kettering were just edging into the driving seat.
Pacquette tried to redeem himself just before the break, but his attempted lob over Laurie Walker in the Kettering goal went just wide of mark.

read more

A man whose body was found in Lincolnshire river has been identified.

The body of Jan Pawel Stochnialek, 28, a Polish national who was residing in Albert Street, Boston, was recovered from the town's South Forty Foot Drain on Wednesday afternoon.

Early indications suggest that Mr Stochnialek had been the victim of an assault.

read more

Lincoln City made one change to the line-up this afternoon for their away trip to Kettering Town in the Blue Square Bet Premier at Nene Park.
Jake Sheridan was promoted to the starting line-up in place of Sam Smith who was injured in Tuesday night's 2-0 win over Southport at Sincil Bank.
The Imps could only name one striker in their line-up with Richard Pacquette leading the line. Smith, who would have been his ideal partner, has suffered a fracture of his foot and is now facing a long spell on the sidelines.

read more

Lives are being put at risk because of failing ambulance response times – according to a Lincolnshire county councillor.

Councillor and Lincolnshire Police Authority member Chris Underwood-Frost has slammed East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) after it emerged police attending emergencies are ferrying injured people to hospitals because ambulances do not turn up in time.

EMAS is the only trust in England failing to arrive at scenes of life-threatening incidents inside 19 minutes.

read more

Patients and visitors at hospitals in Lincolnshire are set to benefit from a new wi-fi service.

Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital in Boston will see all wards and refreshment areas given access to wi-fi.

The service, which goes live at the end of February, can be used via any mobile device such as a laptop or mobile phone and will be managed by WiFi SPARK.

read more

A CAMPAIGN to raise £50,000 for a live-changing operation for a Sleaford youngster is gathering pace with a host of fundraising activities planned.

Rauceby Primary School pupil Joel James, 10, hopes to travel to America in July for the Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery which will enable him to walk and run unaided.

read more

Following the decision to close Bonner House by May this year, target reporter Claire Farrow visited the home to see how its residents have reacted to the news...

---

WHEN you first walk into Bonner House you would be forgiven for thinking it was a social gathering where people of a similar age meet up - but that is where you are wrong.

To the residents and visitors, it is so much more than that.

read more

RIGGING up an electricity meter to avoid payment landed Callum Baggaley in court.

Police discovered the bypass equipment during a search at the 22-year-old's girlfriend's house in Windsor Bank, Boston, on August 30.

When questioned Baggaley revealed it was him who had carried out the illegal work.

Baggaley, who is currently serving a two year sentence at Stoken Prison in Rutland which was imposed on September 30, admitted a charge of abstracting electricity without authority.

Boston Magistrates gave him a three-month conditional discharge.

read more