What if you could do your bit for the planet and save money - too good to be true? Definitely not. We all know we should be doing more to cut down on plastics, but will often use cost as a reason not to. But, there are plenty of differences you can make which will make it easier than you think to save the environment. 1. Get paid for your plastic bottles Instead of tossing your plastic bottle into the recycling - why not make money from it. Supermarkets are starting to offer "reverse vending machines". The idea is, you take your plastic bottles to a store, put them in a machine, and in return you're given a voucher to use against your shopping. Iceland in Mold has one of the machines, and Tesco in Swansea Marina has one too. Iceland’s reverse vending machine accepts any Iceland plastic beverage bottle and repays customers with a 10p voucher to be used in store for each bottle recycled. They are currently looking at whether it can be rolled out nationally. Tesco also pays 10p per … [Read more...] about 9 ways to cut down on plastic which will also save you money
The stance Swansea simply must adopt on trailblazer Oli McBurnie
Oli McBurnie is a wanted man and Swansea City’s entire season could be defined by whether he stays or goes. Sheffield United have been linked with the Scottish international all summer and this week finally saw the Blades make a bid. Their £15million offer was rightly refused by the club but there’s every chance the newly promoted Premier League club will return with an increased offer before the window closes. If reports are to be believed, Swansea value McBurnie at around £20million and if United meet the asking price it may be difficult for Swansea to refuse. Every player has his price, especially at a club like Swansea which is working hard to balance its books, but if there’s one player Swansea need to fight to keep it’s McBurnie. Put simply he is probably Swansea’s most important player and would definitely be the toughest to replace. McBurnie scored 22 league goals last season and a further two in the FA Cup, making him the first Swansea … [Read more...] about The stance Swansea simply must adopt on trailblazer Oli McBurnie
The 10 best restaurants in Epsom according to TripAdvisor
From Italian to Indian to British, there are no shortage of great places to eat in Epsom. From its main high street to outer Ewell, it is a town that has a grand total of 139 restaurants identified on customer rankings website TripAdvisor. A look through people's TripAdvisor favourites shows the great diversity of restaurants that Epsom has to offer: 1) Dastaan Indian Restaurant Location: 447 Kingston Road, Epsom KT19 0DB Opening hours: Closed Mondays; 5-10:30pm Tuesday-Saturday; 12:30-2:30pm Saturday-Sunday; 5-9:30pm Sunday Our winner, Dastaan, is an Indian restaurant success story in one of the least likely places, at the side of an A road rather than in any restaurant-heavy town centres. The restaurant, the name of which translates as ‘story’, has received a number of accolades outside of TripAdvisor, from 2018 and 2019 Michelin Bib Gourmands (like Michelin’s star system for more budget-priced restaurants) to glowing praise from British chef Angela Hartnett … [Read more...] about The 10 best restaurants in Epsom according to TripAdvisor
Sally defends world pea shooting title
An Oakham woman has successfully defender her world title in pea shooting.Sally Redman-Davies won the women’s crown at the World Pea Shooting Championships in Witcham, near Ely in Cambridgeshire, for the second year running on Saturday (July 13).The 57 year-old only received a pea shooter a week before last year’s championship from her partner Ian Ashmeade because he ‘loves things fun and eccentric’.Ian, from Haddenham in Cambridgeshire, won his fourth open title on Saturday.Sally, a sustainable transport officer at Rutland County Council, said: “Last year it was a total surprise because it was my first time.“My partner Ian had given me the pea shooter the week before.“This year I was taking it a bit more seriously but I still didn’t get in as much practice as I would have liked.“What really put us competitors out was that the peas we were provided with were all wrong!“They were not spherical and a bit big for the pea shooter … [Read more...] about Sally defends world pea shooting title
Extraordinary Africa expedition
It will not be like a holiday but a group of students and teachers from Spalding Academy and Bourne Academy on a trip to Africa is sure to have a memorable time all the same.The group left for Tanzania early on Friday morning for an expedition which promises to stretch their abilities and nurture their skills.Gemma Wait, head of the religious studies department at Spalding, said: “They will certainly be getting out of their comfort zone. It’s going to be really full on and the trip will teach them an awful lot about skills such as leadership, communication and budgeting.”First stop was the Tanzanian capital Dar-Es-Salaam for a two-day trek in a nature reserve.Then, during a week working at Kilambo Primary School, the group will spend time with the young children and help further develop the buildings. During a previous trip to the school by pupils from the Spalding school in 2015, tasks included helping to concrete floors, paint walls and gardening.Mrs Wait said: … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Africa expedition