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Smokey Bacon and Tomato Pasta Ingredients: 400g of spaghetti 120g of smoked bacon (cut into cubes) 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 400g can of chopped tomatoes 500g of passata 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp smoked paprika Grated cheese or Parmesan (optional)
Equipment: Large pan, non-stick frying pan
Method: 1. Fill the large pan with water (adding
3. Then pour in the chopped tomatoes
a pinch of salt) and bring to the boil.
and passata, bring to the boil for 5
Then cook the spaghetti following
minutes until the mixture thickens.
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the heat when cooked.
frying pan.
2. While you leave that to boil, heat the oil
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in the frying pan and cook the bacon.
back in the large pan and adding the
Do this for just under 4 minutes until
tomato and bacon mixture. Stir the
the bacon is crisp. Then add the onion
mixture and the spaghetti together.
and cook until crisp again for 3-4
Finally, serve by adding either grated
minutes before adding the garlic and
parmesan or cheese on top depending
the smoked paprika. Stir together well.
on your preference.
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Savings and banking round up PLUS THE
REVOLUT CARD In this month’s column, we look at: Why Bank of Cyprus’ easy access account paying 1.32% might not be the best choice Virgin Money’s new instant business savings account paying 1.20% – the pros and cons Why you should pack a Revolut card if you are going on holiday this summer Bank of Cyprus 1.32% Easy Access We’ve had a few enquiries at Savings Guru HQ from savers wondering why we haven’t included the new Bank of Cyprus easy access account in our best buys. The account pays 1.32% which is the best paying savings account which allows withdrawals without notice. It’s the best rate in the market in 2018 so far. There is one principle reason we haven’t included it and that is because it is a bonus account. The actual interest rate on the account is 0.85% but it comes with a 12 month bonus rate of 0.47% - this is more than half of the underlying rate. When bonus accounts originally came in to being, they were often
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used as a way of rewarding customers with a top up. This was sometimes for loyalty (e.g. to retain their customer when another product finished), for longevity (e.g. limited to customer of five years or more), or a short term sweetener to thank them for switching. Now, we feel they are used increasingly with lengthy periods for the bonus to apply in the hope that customers will forget about them at the end of the time restriction and not move their money. If savers are disciplined enough to diarise and switch when the bonus period ends, then the rate on this account is very attractive. However, for those who are not, both RCI Bank and Shawbrook Bank pay 1.30% on their instant savings account. Both have spent much of the past year in our best buy tables. Virgin Money 1.20% Business Access Account Business accounts traditionally pay much lower interest for instant access than their personal counterparts. The best paying business instant savings account that we’ve been able to find at Savings Guru HQ this year is the 0.90% available from One Savings Bank owned, Kent Reliance. We were naturally intrigued to see
Virgin Money launch an account paying 1.20% and blowing everything else in the market out of the water. On top of a great rate, internet banking and a low minimum balance of £1,000, Virgin are also offering some great freebies – Virgin Money Lounges and Concierge. The lounges are in eight locations around the country (with more on the way), including two in London, and offer free refreshments and Wi-Fi, newspapers, networking events and a great place to host a business meeting. The concierge service offers free membership for 18 months with assistance booking hotel, travel, restaurants and sold out music events and much more. We decided this was all too good to be true but, unable to find a downside, we thought we’d open an account to find out. The online application was easy enough but, at the end of it, you then have to go through another process to register for online banking. We did this, only to be unable to see our new account. After contacting the savings team, we were advised they were very busy and would be in touch soon. 13 days later we are still waiting… By contrast, we applied for an account with Kent Reliance which was opened there and then and took less than five minutes to
complete the application and we were able to fund the account the same day and start earning interest straight away. The interest rate isn’t quite as good but amazing interest rates and perks aren’t much good if you can’t get to them!
The Revolut Card We managed to sneak away from the Savings Guru office for a short holiday (Santorini as you ask – and yes it is beautiful!). Having long tired of paying expensive bank fees for overseas transactions or trying to guess the right amount of currency to take abroad, stumbling across the Revolut card in 2015 was a life changer for travelling. One Revolut card can be loaded in Sterling, Euro and US Dollars with separate screens to manage each. Cards are topped up from your current account so you can limit the money on the card for security if you wish. Currency is bought at Interbank FX rates – which is as good as it gets for individuals – and the rate moves in real time so you can watch it and choose when you buy if you wish. £200 / 200 euros can be withdrawn free each month from ATMs and there are no payment fees or commission for presenting the Mastercard to pay. You can also see analytics on where you spend your money, should you want which can be quite revealing! The Visa payment issue impacted just about every card provider and occurred while away. Revolut’s communication on this (despite its own Mastercard not having problems, customers topping up with Visa weren’t able to) was far better than any other bank or card provider with alerts in their mobile app to advise and prompt help from their chat service.
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A card that will definitely be travelling with us in future! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------As always, this article will be reproduced on our website with links to the providers and accounts mentioned. That’s all from us this month, enjoy the predicted heatwave for June and see you again in July. Please do drop us a line at hello@thesavings.guru if you have any questions or any topics you’d like us to cover in future columns.
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Car Parking Charges in Hospitals For many residents in the Upminster area, a visit to Queen’s hospital, either as a visitor or out-patient, can be an expensive excursion once car parking charges are paid - and with no direct bus service from Upminster, this compounds the challenge. However, that may all be about to change as there is Bill working its way through Parliament which proposes to abolish car parking charges in hospitals. Whilst this is the case in much of Scotland and Wales, NHS Trusts in England have long argued that the income provides an important revenue stream to help support hospital and patient services.
From a local perspective, in 2016/17 the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospital Trust (BHR), which includes
Queen’s Hospital, raised some £1.7m through car parking charges. However, money taken for visitor car parking, which amounts to hundreds of thousands of pounds, doesn’t even go back to the hospital but is taken by the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Operator as part of the overall PFI arrangement to build the hospital in 2006. While an emotive subject, should car park charges be scrapped the various NHS Trusts would have to plug a £200m funding gap through lost revenue. There would also have to be some form of enforcement and exemption policy to deter commuters and shoppers from taking up valuable spaces. Dog Fouling Dog fouling continues to be a problem in the area that not only leaves a nasty mess but can be a danger to health. While most dog owners are very responsible and do pick up after their pets, there are some who choose to ignore the rules – including those who do use a bag, but then throw it into a bush to hang like a Christmas tree decoration! If dog owners are caught ‘in the act’, so to speak, they will be issued with an £80 penalty charge notice. Residents can report offences by visiting the dedicated page at havering.gov. uk or by calling 01708 432563 (offce hours). Please try to provide as much information about the offence as possible, specifically the dates and times it is committed.
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held in St Cedd’s Hall, Cathedral Chapter House, Chelmsford, CM1 1NX, and is usually on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Basildon & District Rambling Club The group meets every Saturday at 2.00pm. The Saturday walks are 4-5 miles with a rest halfway, we have some longer walks on other days.
For more details please contact Gwenno on 07724144432 www.chelmsfordwelsh.org.uk/ home www.facebook.com/ chelmsfordwelsh
New members are welcome and membership is only £6 per year which includes all walks. See our website www.basildonanddistrict ramblingclub.btck.co.uk for full details
Cranham Art Society If you would like to join a friendly Art Club why not give us a try. We meet every Tuesday in Cranham Community Centre in Marlborough Gardens every Tuesday between 10am & noon. Whatever your standard you will be made welcome.
CAP Money Course Due to popular demand, we will be running another CAP Money Course in September, on three consecutive Thursday evenings 13th, 20th and 27th, at 7.30 p.m. in St Luke’s Centre, St Luke’s Church, Front Lane, Cranham. The course is free, and workbooks will be provided. Many thousands of people in this country have found this course helpful in getting control of their money. To register, or for further details www.capmoney.org or e-mail capmoneystlukescranham@gmail.com Chelmsford & District Welsh Society Membership is open to anyone with Welsh origins or connections, or to anyone with an appreciation of Welsh heritage and traditions. Visitors and guests are warmly welcomed to attend our meetings. The Society’s monthly meeting is
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Throughout the year there are also fund raising events such as coffee mornings, musical evenings and a Garden Party.
Ring Gordon Setter on 01708 225612 for more information. Cranham Over 60s Club Covers Upminster and Cranham Every Thursday 1’00pm ‘till 3.00pm. Cranham Social Centre. Good company, tea and biscuits, entertainment, dancing free raffle, bingo. Car parking at the rear. Access for the disabled. All welcomed. £4.00 each. Just turn up, or ring 0208 5935 625. Deyncourt Ladies’ Probus Club We meet at the Masonic Hall, Deyncourt Gardens on the third Wednesday of each month. We start with a short meeting, have a three course lunch, followed by a talk or some form of entertainment. Throughout the year we have trips out to places of interest and we will shortly be going to a Christmas Concert at
the Royal Festival Hall. Contact Janet Garrood 01708 225978 Friends of Parklands The aim of our “Friends” Group is to maintain Parklands Open Space as a pleasant place to walk and relax, surrounded by a natural environment. We arrange Working Parties to keep Parklands tidy and to help control any excessive overgrowth. The Working Parties meet for a couple of hours, at 10 a.m., on the second Wednesday of every month. If you would like to join us please visit our website, www.friendsofparklands.org.uk, for further information, or email our Working Party Organiser, Andy Brett, at: upminsterbrett@gmail.com Friends Of Upminster Mini Golf Course We are a recently formed group with the aims of promoting the Mini Golf Course in Hall Lane, Upminster and working in partnership with Havering Council to improve amenities and to encourage people of all ages to participate at the course. Find us on Facebook. Why not come and give it a go. Equipment is supplied and the course suits all abilities from novices to experienced golfers looking to improve their short game. More information on the Councils website: www.havering.gov.uk/Pages/ ServiceChild/Hall-Lane-golf-course. Friends of Upminster Park The Friends of Upminster Park is a voluntary group which exists to help maintain and improve the park to a high standard, in liaison with Havering’s Parks Department, for #the benefit of all users. It is a
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valuable local resource when open green spaces are becoming scarce and we would like it to remain a pleasant environment for local people to enjoy, whether to walk or relax in, to play tennis or football or any other leisure pastime (or even just to enjoy passing by the park when shopping). We are however in desperate need of new members, including a Chair Person, without whom the Group could cease to exist with detrimental effect on the park and its users. The Working Parties meet for a couple of hours, at 10 a.m., on the second Wednesday of every month. (Gaynes Road entrance). If you would be interested in joining the Group please contact Brian Flavell, e-mail: brianm1937@yahoo.co.uk Friends of Upminster Windmill Volunteers are sought to help us develop and maintain an attractive garden area around the new visitor centre at Upminster Windmill. Our small friendly group meets on Tuesdays. If you would like to help email charlottethemiller@gmail.com or enquire at the site on a Tuesday. Greenfingers Gardening Club We are a friendly group and meet at the Cranham Community Centre, Marlborough Gardens, Cranham. 7.30pm First Monday of the month, but if this falls on a Bank Holiday we meet on the following Monday. No meetings in January or August. Horticultural speakers, raffle and free refreshments. Come & join us you will be very welcome. Info from Sheila Woodrow 01708 228752 Pilates for a Healthier Spine Experienced Sports & Remedial Massage Therapists Charlene & Neil Carpenter teach traditional Pilates
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The Rotary club of Havering East We hold our meetings at Upminster Golf Club every Tuesday Evening at 7pm for 7.30 and enjoy an excellent 2 course meal. We are a friendly club our main aim is to help people less fortunate than ourselves. We raise money for charities but also enjoy fellowship and social events.
Outings planned 2018: Chelmer Cruise, Bressingham Gardens, The Peoples Post and Kentish Curios. Secretary: Barry, on 01708 703783 secretary@upminsterprobus.co www.upminsterprobus.com and https://www.facebook.com/ upminsterprobus/?ref=bookmarks.
If you are interested in finding out about Rotary organisation and helping your local community why not come along one evening. Contact: Liz Goodwin on 07967644918 email:liz.goodwn7@ gmail.com. The Rotary Club of Hornchurch and Upminster We attract members from in and around Havering who have a common agenda to help people in need wherever they may be. Our Club prides itself on the closeness and friendship between its members and their partners. We meet most Thursdays at 12.30 for 13.00 at The Railway Hotel in Hornchurch. If you would like to find out more please visit our website www. hornchurchrotary.org or contact Brian Taffs on 01708 250855 or e-mail btaffs@btinternet.com Upminster and District Probus Club Retired with free time during the week - Upminster and District Probus Club. Luncheon club, with talks and
Meet on the last Wednesday of the month at the Cranleigh Restaurant, Hornchurch.
Upminster Park Towns Women’s Guild We are a friendly group of Ladies enjoying a chat over tea and biscuits listening to a good speaker or entertainer. Going on outings/ theatre trips and promoting friendship and well being. We meet at St.Lawrence Church, Derham Hall, Upminster on the fourth Wednesday each month at 1.45 - 4pm. For more information contact Deborah Pryor 01708 226127 or Anne Monk 01708 226305 or simply come along. Upminster Wine and Social Club We are a fun group of people with an interest in wine appreciation and enjoying many social events. We hold meetings every month with a variety of speakers and a wine tasting. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 8.00 o’clock in the Cranham Social Hall, Front Lane, Cranham. For more information contact Maureen Jasper on 01708 223956, or simply come along on the night. You would be made most welcome.
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Earlier today, I attended Prime Minister’s Questions to raise the case of local constituent, Isla Caton, who is fighting neuroblastoma, a vicious childhood cancer. I have been in touch with Isla’s parents since last year and have highlighted neuroblastoma in parliamentary debate. However, we are now waiting to see if NICE (the medicines body responsible for making decisions about what patients can receive on the NHS) will approve new treatments for the disease and I asked the Prime Minister to help encourage them to come to a deal with the drugs companies.
Julia Lopez
Member of Parliament For Hornchurch and Upminster I write this column while awaiting a tense evening of votes on amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill. However, while Brexit dominates the headlines, we are as busy as ever with local projects and issues.
I have also been raising the unglamorous issue of potholes and the safety problems they pose to drivers and cyclists. I suggested in a parliamentary debate that we allocate a portion of fuel duty to road repair so that councils can better plan for maintenance works, especially after hard winters. Tomorrow will be a transport-focused day in the constituency, with an early morning start at Upminster station to hand out commuter surveys to C2C passengers. My team recently pushed for improved information boards on District line platforms and we hope to see better signage by October.
We then have Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, coming to see us to talk about local transport investment and skills training at Havering College’s Railway Academy. If Heathrow expansion gets the go-ahead, they hope to do a lot of the construction off-site at specific logistics hubs and I am working with Havering Council to bid for one of the four hubs to be on a big brownfield site in our borough. The aim is to unlock the site’s regeneration potential and provide new bluecollar and highly skilled jobs for local people. My team and I also recently visited Hall Mead School in Upminster to meet their new prefect team and talk to head teacher, Simon London, about local issues such as special needs provision. As ever, if you have a problem you think my team and I can help you with, please drop us a line! Or if you would like to come and have a look around parliament, we can book you in for a complimentary tour. Julia.Lopez.MP@parliament.uk 0207 219 2631 www.julialopez.co.uk Twitter: @julialopezmp
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