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Contents What’s On at the GCR 4 Tax Changes for Landlords 9 Get the best from your containers 11 Safe Journey by Pippa Greenwood 12 Tips for a Perfect Lawn 14 Quick Crossword 17 Nicky Morgan MP 18 Cream of Pea and Herb Soup 20 Peach Crostata 22 Watch this Space – and our new website! 23 What is a Declara on of Trust? 25 Quiz – Logos 27 Do you need cradle to grave advice? 29 Grab a Baby Bargain 32 Spend less Time on Bookkeeping 35 Hyundai Gets Wacky 36 Holidays and Happiness 38 The Importance of Vitamin D 39 Understanding Contact Lenses 40 Verrucae 41 Walking West Leake Hills 42 Mum’s Final Farewell 43 Find the Robin Compe on 43 Thread Veins 45 And Another Thing... 46 Beware of Ticks when Walking your Dog 48 Spot the Diﬀerence 50 Henry Hedgehog’s Puzzle Page 51 Astronomy 52 Easy & Hard Sudoku 54 Win! Tickets to All About Tours Christmas Party 57 Tracing your Family History 59 New What’s On? Coming soon! 61 Solu ons to Puzzles 62 Compe on Winners 62 Local Business Directory 63

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Mary and I went on a short break to Harrogate at the beginning of June a li le bit of research, family history, heritage railway discovery at Worth Valley Railway, literary culture at the Bronté Museum in Haworth and finding how ordinary objects can turn to stone at Mother Shipton’s Cave in Knaresborough. And, of course, sampling of the local fare Yorkshire beer and tea are renowned. It was also an opportunity to catch up with our graphic design team, Alison and Simon, who live in that part of the world. Upon arriving home on Sunday June 4th I phoned my Mum to tell her we were back. She said she wasn’t very well and the doctor was coming to see her the following lunch me; she asked if I could be there when he came. The next day we discussed together the benefit of a short break in a respite home, so that Mum could rest and be looked a er for a week or two. Ini ally she baulked at the cost and refused. The following day she agreed, but was unhappy at having to wait. By Wednesday she was much worse and we were able to fast track her admission into Field House at Radcliffe on Trent on Thursday a ernoon. My brother’s wife had worked there un l a couple of years ago, so we knew it had a good reputa on. But Mum became too ill for the Field House team to cope with and was admi ed to hospital in the night. She died on the following Tuesday, 13th June, having never properly recovered consciousness. It feels now as if we didn’t press Mum’s pause bu on soon enough for her to rest and recuperate... But, the irony is, as a result of all this, our magazine pause bu on has only just been released on this deadline weekend a er all the whirlwind frenzy of arrangements and family and friends coming together for the funeral on Friday. So, we hope you’ll understand why your magazine is a bit thinner this month and we apologise if we didn’t get in touch soon enough if you wanted an advert. Mum’s Final Farewell is on page 43. A new normal service will be resumed next me…

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slightly longer period of me, but you should travel straight home once you have made your purchases.

If the plant does ﬁt in your car then remember to wrap the root ball in a black bin liner or a box, to prevent the back of your car becoming full of compost, grit etc.

If you are determined to take something home that protrudes slightly from your car, then it is essen al that you wrap up anything which is s cking out really well to prevent leaf scorch and damage. Make sure that it is ed down extremely well so that it can’t blow oﬀ on the way home. Remember that anything protruding from your car could poten ally cause a driving hazard to other road users, so be sensible.

Always use the garden centre as the last port of call before travelling home, as in hot weather temperatures increase quickly in a closed car, even with the windows or sunroof open. Under these condi ons the plants can soon be boiled alive, literally! Plants in the boot should be safer for a

Even on a short journey home, plants which are exposed to exaggerated heat inside a car or the scorching eﬀect of sunlight travelling through the car glazing can be seriously damaged, so cover them up with something to decrease the risk. It is worth taking a few old newspapers with you when you go

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Remember that most plants prefer fairly constant condi ons, so try not to put them through too many changes in a short space of me. Ideally, take them from one area in the garden centre to somewhere similar in your garden, and keep any travelling during hot weather to a minimum. If they look at all damaged from their journey then give them a week or two to recuperate in dappled shade in a protected posi on in your garden.

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Tips for a Perfect Lawn We all love to relax in the garden in the summer and now is the ideal me to give your lawn an overhaul to ensure it remains healthy. Here are a few simple ps from lawn expert Mar n Williams, of lawn treatment company GreenThumb, to get the perfect lawn and keep it that way right through the year. The most important thing is to water at mes when the moisture is likely to soak in rather than evaporate early morning or late evening is the best. When it’s dry, a good soaking once or twice a week is much more beneﬁcial for your lawn as opposed to a light sprinkling every day which can cause the roots to grow shallow and be prone to drying out.

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Try to mow your lawn at least once a week, keeping the height of the grass to about 25mm (1”) or 50mm (2”) during dry spells. Avoid cu ng too short as this will encourage weeds and moss to enter your lawn. In hot, dry weather your lawn will become stressed and it is advisable to reduce the amount of mowing and allow your grass to grow longer. Hot dry spells over the summer can lead to your lawn turning yellow and drying up. There are some really eﬀec ve treatments out there that can help grass stay greener for longer, such as the Oasis treatment from GreenThumb. The surfactant a aches itself to the molecules in the soil to conserve any moisture,

helping to reduce the amount of watering needed. Where soil type is mainly clay, which is common in this region, the amount of water needed to keep grass green can be reduced by up to 80%. At this me of year, GreenThumb provide an Early Summer treatment which will con nue to nourish the grass plant using a controlled release fer liser. You can rest assured, we will have a solu on to transform your piece of grass, whatever the size, into a lush, green, weedfree lawn, for you to enjoy. Booking your lawn in for a treatment is easy – simply call 0116 269 4019 or ﬁnd your local branch online at www.greenthumb.co.uk

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Nicky Morgan MP I was delighted to be re elected as Loughborough’s MP in June. As I said at 5.10am on the day a er polling day, and as the result was announced, I love doing this job and I promise to work as hard as I can for everyone living here. I hold regular surgeries in my town centre office and try to a end as many local events as I can. Please do get in touch using the contact details on this page. One of the back drops to my campaign videos was our fabulous Queen’s Park in the centre of Loughborough. The park has recently hosted three excellent community events – Picnic in the Park and ‘Alive in Loughborough’. The Loughborough Churches Partnership 10th anniversary event was held under the ‘Alive in Loughborough’ banner. On the Saturday all our local churches held a day of music and entertainment and also showcased all the inspira onal community ac vi es they organise across the town. More details can be found here: h p://www.loveloughborough.org/projects.aspx. At least 800 people then a ended the openair church service on the Sunday. Picnic in the Park, held a week later, is now a regular Loughborough fixture with many different ac vi es and stalls. And the final event was the Great Get Together – organised to remember the words of murdered MP Jo Cox: that we have more in common than that which divides us. Thank you to everyone who arranged these brilliant events. It is these sorts of community occasions which make our corner of Leicestershire so special. I know there will be many other summer events, including school fairs, going on over the next few weeks before we get to the end of term. Just before Parliament was dissolved for the General Elec on I organised a debate in Westminster about dog on dog a acks. Following a number of dog a acks on local residents’ dogs, I pressed the Minister for effec ve legisla on to bring the rights of dogs in line with those of guide and assistance dogs. I also called for comprehensive guidance for police and local authori es to make them aware of all the powers at their disposal to tackle the issue. If you would like to read the debate, you can do so here: www. nyurl.com/luz5fy5 and if you have any experience of such a acks I would be pleased to hear from you. 01509 234 533

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Cream Of Pea & Herb Soup This light and creamy summery soup tastes delicious hot or cold. To serve cold, leave the soup to cool then chill in the fridge for 23 hours before serving. Top with a dollop of crème fraiche and serve with crusty bread, if liked.

Melt the bu er in a large deep pan. Add the leek and potato and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes un l beginning to so en. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, then simmer for 1015 minutes un l the potato is tender. Add nearly all the peas (reserve a few for garnish), mint, dill and sugar and simmer for a further 45 minutes.

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Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Ladle into four warmed bowls and serve garnished with the reserved peas and dill sprigs.

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Peach Crostata

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A crostata is an Italian la cetopped pie which can be sweet or savoury. This one has a fruity fresh peach ﬁlling. Serve with crème fraîche or ice cream.

To make the pastry, si the flour into a large bowl. Add the bu er and rub in with your finger ps un l the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. S r in the sugar, add the egg and water, then s r with a knife un l the mixture begins to s ck together.

Gather the dough with one hand, turn out onto a lightly ﬂoured surface and knead for a few seconds un l smooth. Fla en into a round, wrap in cling ﬁlm and chill for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200C, fan 180C, gas 6. Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat up.

Roll out about twothirds of the pastry on a lightly ﬂoured surface to the thickness of a one pound coin and use to line a 23cm round pie dish.

Toss the peaches in a bowl with the sugar and cornﬂour then pile into the pastry case. Roll out the rest of the pastry to a 20cm circle and use a la ce pastry roller to cut slashes in the pastry (see p).

Brush around the edge of the pastry case with a li le water then drape the pastry circle over the filling, pulling it gently to create the la ce effect. Press the pastry edges together to seal and trim off any excess pastry.

Glaze the pastry with milk, then place on the hot baking sheet in the oven and bake for 35 45 minutes un l the pastry is crisp and golden. Serve warm or cold, dusted with icing sugar.

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Ingredients: PASTRY • 350g plain ﬂour • 175g bu er, chilled and diced • 2 tbsp caster sugar • 1 large egg, beaten with 2tbsp cold water FILLING • 6 peaches, halved, stones removed and thickly sliced • 2 tbsp caster sugar • 2 tsp cornﬂour • Milk to glaze • Icing sugar, to dust

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What is a Declara on of Trust and why should I consider one? When people decide to buy a property together, they will be asked by their Solicitor/Licensed Conveyancer how they wish to hold the property, usually this will be either on a ‘survivor takes all’ basis or in specific shares, and whether they have thought about a Declara on of Trust. A Declara on of Trust is a wri en agreement between the joint owners, commonly where they will own specific shares in a property. It may include several pieces of informa on, such as the amount each owner contributed towards the purchase price, their respec ve ownership shares, who is going to pay for what and also what happens if someone dies or wants to move out or there is a rela onship breakdown or dispute. Why might you need one? • Firstly, if you rely on the declara on of trust panel within the Transfer Deed, it is implied that the shares are equal at 50/50 between the par es. You may not want that. • Secondly, the survivor will not automa cally get the share belonging to the owner who dies first.

Where speciﬁc shares are owned, this will only happen if the deceased has made a Will. Otherwise the laws of intestacy (laws that govern the inheritance of property of those who die without having a Will) do not automa cally recognise unmarried couples (so called ‘common law spouses’) even if they have been together a very long me and had children together. • Thirdly, on the face of it, there is no way of showing when one party has contributed more than the other to the purchase price. If you are the person pu ng in more than your partner, say because it is a gi from your parents, or proceeds from your own sale, you may feel that it is unfair on you to lose out in the future. Speak to our Conveyancing Team for further advice on how the price of dra ing a Declara on of Trust could save you from having to pay out much higher costs in the future to solve a dispute, should one arise. Call 01509 217770 or 01509 635445. Melanie Percival M.Percival@mosssolicitors.co.uk Minal Patel M.Patel@mosssolicitors.co.uk

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The logo of the film studio Dreamworks features a boy si ng on a crescent moon doing what ac vity? 2. Best known for its sportswear, which Italian clothing company has a logo that features the silhoue es of a man and woman si ng back to back against each other? 3. Featuring on its logo, in what year was the company Guinness founded? 4. A new lion logo for what was unveiled in February 2016, with many people saying that it resembled Mufasa from The Lion King? 5. What type of animal is used as the logo of Bacardi? 6. The logo for the beer brand McEwan’s was based on which famous pain ng by Frans Hals? 7. How many dots in total feature on the domino that is used for the logo of Domino’s Pizza? 8. In 2011, Iran threatened to boyco the 2012 London Olympics, saying the logo was racist as it spelt out a biblical name used to refer to the city of Jerusalem. What is this name? 9. Which famous company has a logo featuring a twintailed siren, and caused controversy in 2006 when briefly reintroducing the original version of the logo where the siren’s breasts were visible? 10. Which famous person from history was depicted si ng under an apple tree on the very first logo of the company Apple? Answers on page 62

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Bag a Baby Bargain Loughborough Uni Students’ Union sees the area’s largest nearly new baby clothes and equipment sale Sunday 17th September Na onal Childbirth Trust’s Loughborough Branch Nearly New Sale is on Sunday 17th September at Loughborough Students’ Union from 11.30am to 1.30pm (11am entry for NCT members only). Please note that this is a change of day from previous sales, which have been held on Saturdays. Entry to the sale is £1 per adult (children free) and this money goes directly to the NCT charity. Parents can get more details online at www.nct.org.uk/loughborough NCT Nearly New Sales offer excellent quality used baby and children’s items, with clothing up to age 14. Baby products on the high street can be pricey but shoppers at the NCT sale can save up to 75% on the price of most goods. What’s more, the Loughborough sale is laid out by department so shoppers can easily find what they are looking for and compare similar items from different sellers without needing to go around lots of different stalls. Departments include clothing (arranged by gender and age), shoes, books, bedding, pushchairs, travel, toys and games. Families with baby and toddler items they no longer need can ensure they go to a good home through the sale. They’ll make some cash too as sellers keep up to 70% of the proceeds. Please check the website for more informa on on registering as a seller and whether or not spaces are s ll available; spaces usually fill up well in advance of the sale.

One way in which the NCT charity is helping families locally is through the Loughborough branch’s community fund. This sees over £500 of vouchers given away for each sale to families in need, distributed through midwives, health visitors, schools, nurseries and other local organisa ons/ professionals. The deadline for applica ons for the September sale is the end of August and the branch would welcome any applica ons. In order to apply, please email lougborough@nct.org.uk sta ng how many families you are applying for vouchers for and some informa on on their situa on, for example the number and ages of children. This helps the branch to determine what value of voucher would be appropriate. Alterna vely, health and social care professionals can apply to spend the money on behalf of families they work with if they may be unable to a end the sale themselves. Michelle Hamilton, joint branch coordinator for NCT Loughborough, says: “We have been delighted with the impact our community fund has had over the last few years and it is a wonderful way for our branch to help families on a very local level. It allows vulnerable families to spend the vouchers on the items they really want and need. Our volunteers ensure that the quality of the goods at our sales is excellent so these families and all our other shoppers can bag some real bargains. Whether you’re buying, selling or both you can be sure you’re helping to support other parents in the Loughborough area by funding NCT’s vital work.” For more informa on go to: www.nct.org.uk/loughborough

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MileiQ is another helpful App for the business owner. It automa cally detects and logs every business journey over 0.5 miles. Apps can revolu onise your lifework balance; get back leisure me with family and friends. Sco Cook (IT engineer) started Quickbooks in 1983, when he saw how long it took his small business owner wife to sort out her books using pen and paper. Quickbooks Accountancy So ware has been transforming the lives of millions of business owners ever since. The Quickbooks App has now just taken it to the next level! Robert Gradon Senior Partner Cound & Co LLP

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Hyundai Gets Wacky A concept car is a good way for manufacturers to gauge public reac on to a design, prior to possible mass manufacture. One example is Ford’s Probe 3, which ul mately morphed into the Sierra. It may seem strange today but, in 1981, the public were ini ally reluctant to accept the jelly mould curves of the Probe, being more used to the square lines of the then current cars. How mes and our expecta ons change. So they may seem wacky now but these concept oﬀerings from

Hyundai may eventually be accepted as the norm in our cars. • I.Guardian is a speed ramp that extends out of the side of school buses or taxis to slow traﬃc as it passes. An interes ng idea and anything that makes motorists adhere to those “20 is Plenty” signs outside schools is welcome in my book. • Moving Forest is a ﬁlter unit that sits on the top of Hyundai’s electric cars and cleans the air of dust and dirt. It looks like one of those ski shaped roof boxes

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Holidays and Happiness The holiday season is supposed to be a great me, however for some it can be mega stressful. Making the most of a holiday can mean totally diﬀerent things to diﬀerent people. Here are a few ps to ensure you enjoy life on holiday:

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• Breathe... remember to just breathe and chill out. Some mes, if things get fraught, all it takes is a reminder. Maybe put a pebble or shell in your pocket and when you feel it just stop, breathe and feel glad to be on holiday.

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The importance of Vitamin D are you ge ng enough? Vitamin D is very important for health and here are just a few of the reasons why: It fights infec on including colds, flu and viruses; it’s important for reducing hypertension and the risk of atherosclero c heart disease, heart a ack and stroke; it is also an immune modulator which makes it important in the preven on of autoimmune disease. It is es mated that well over half the popula on is deficient in Vitamin D and although there are signs such as having a low mood, gut problems, excessive head swea ng and aching bones the only real way to tell is to have a blood test. Op mum levels of Vitamin D are around 5070ng/ml and the best way to ensure that you get enough is to expose your skin to the sun daily either early in the morning or later in the a ernoon for about 1520 minutes but this may vary dependent on age, skin type and health. If your blood tests highlight a deficiency your doctor will prescribe supplements and the strength will vary dependent on the level of deficiency. Paula Reed

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Understanding Contact Lenses There are two main types of contact lenses: • so lenses which mould to the shape of your eye • rigid gas permeable lenses (RGP lenses) which are fi ed closely to the shape of your eye and are less flexible Most contact lenses fi ed in the UK are so lenses. They are available as single use daily, fortnightly and monthly disposable lenses or more specialist lenses that are designed to last for longer. RGP lenses last longer than so lenses and are usually replaced every one to two years. This means that they may be cheaper in the long term than disposable so lenses. Like a fi ed leather shoe, RGP lenses can take a li le more ge ng used to than so lenses, and are therefore not suitable if you only want to wear lenses occasionally.

Can I swim in contact lenses? We do not recommend swimming in contact lenses. This is because there is an organism that lives in water (Acanthamoeba) than can cause a very serious infec on if it gets into your eye. Can I get my contact lenses online? Are contact lenses safe? Modern contact lenses are very safe, as long as you follow your optometrist’s advice about how to wear and look a er them and have regular checkups. To reduce the chance of infec on you should always wash and dry your hands before touching your eyes or your contact lenses. Never rinse your lenses with tap water, or store your lenses in tap water because this may cause an infec on in your eye.

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Mum’s Final Farewell She was my number one fan and my sternest cri c... In the top drawer of a kitchen cupboard Nora Johns, my (Steve’s) Mum, had kept every issue of Soar Valley Life since the very first. We’d do the quizzes together and she could usually find all the differences in Spot Ten Differences faster than me. She wouldn’t do the crossword, because she didn’t want to spoil the magazine, but she was a near genius at them and o en did them in her head. A er my Dad died in 2012, she had the house and garden upgraded; it was ge ng a bit red and needed a lot doing to it the last few years of my Dad’s life had been tough a er a fall in 2008 and he couldn’t manage too well therea er. Wherever possible Mum called upon the services of our adver sers new carpets from Carpets of Choice appliances from Appliance City plants and tools from Derry’s Nurseries and Anne’s Plants home and gi ware from Filigree Heart and much else from wherever we would roam. We have had a meal in most of the pubs which have adver sed with us, and she only once couldn’t find the robin! I used to visit her every Wednesday her house was opposite the Cuckoo Bush pub in Gotham. If you look near point 3 on our walk opposite you can see the real cuckoo bush, which the Wise Men of Gotham erected a fence around to keep the cuckoo cap ve! We’d go shopping or do an errand together and the last me we went out, we went to Cli on Cornerstone Centre for hearing aid ba eries and a birthday card for grandsoninlaw James. On the way back she talked about my editors’ le er which told of Alison, who worked for us once, who had died. Out of the blue she said, “You’re quite clever really, aren’t you?”

The Cuckoo Bush pub in 1962. The 1950s Ford Prefect parked in the middle belonged to Grandad Herbert Johns

I wanted to say, ‘Has it taken you over 60 years to find that out?’ but I refrained. We o en fetched her to our house for Sunday lunch she loved Mary’s Sunday roasts especially her gravy of which she usually took more than half! But she became unwell a er an exploratory procedure at hospital which didn’t really pinpoint anything wrong and on Friday June 9th she was taken into The Queens Medical Centre in No ngham, in a coma. She awoke and rallied on the Monday but, sadly, she couldn’t rally enough and passed away at 9 am on Tuesday 13th, just five minutes before Mary and I arrived, having been summoned by the nursing staff. Mary and I, and all our family, are very sad she’s not here anymore and we’ll all miss her terribly. Her funeral was held at Gotham Church on Friday 23rd June and we held the wake at the Cuckoo Bush pub, pictured above. Bye Mum, but I bet you’ll s ll be spo ng my typo’s!

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Friday a ernoon chez Hughes witnessed an event as rare as a lunar eclipse, a comet, or my son Evan buying the ﬁrst round the home phone rang. The inven on of the mobile making landlines obsolete, the unfamiliar ringtone made Hannah, our youngest, shout out, “Dad? What’s that funny noise in the hall?” “That’s the home phone ringing. Listen don’t pick it up, it’ll only be someone selling …” Too late! “Dad, it’s for you!” Groaning, and much to the annoyance of Olly, my slumbering hound, I heaved myself oﬀ our sofa and padded over to the front door. “Hullo?” I enunciated unenthusias cally. “Mr Hughes? Good a ernoon, my name is Lance from Call 4 Claims. Now, did you know that the banks and building socie es have set aside millions of pounds to compensate customers for missold PPI?” “Missold PPI? What on earth is that? “ The rising cadence in his voice betraying the excitement of a poten al sale, Lance ploughed on with his script. “Well, Mr Hughes, if you’ve ever had a credit card, you may very well have been sold an insurance policy without ever being told about it.” “Well Lance,” I opined, “I wouldn’t put anything past those bankers, look at the mess they made of the country, I mean we’ve been le holding the baby and no mistake!” Just as my diatribe was reaching its zenith Sarah (My Dearly Beloved) appeared on the stairs struggling with a basket full of laundry. “Tom, who’s that on the phone?” she demanded as she nego ated her way down. “It’s Lance from where are you from again Lance?” “Call 4 Claims.” “Thank you. Call for Claims dear, apparently the banks have set aside millions of pounds to compensate customers for something called PPI?” The laundry basket landed at my feet with a thud as the phone was unceremoniously snatched from my

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“Tom, what’s all that stuﬀ in your hands?” “Well, this lad turned up just now and he’s fresh out of jail and he’s trying to put his life back on track and he’s part of this scheme and…”

Hmm, I hadn’t thought of that me to act quickly. “It’s in with the rent.”

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My scep cal u li es advocate was having none of it, so I resorted to a quick squirt from my lance to send him on his way. Jet wash complete, Sarah called me in for tea.

“Tom! Down the precinct they’re 99p!”

Boots and paraphernalia back in the garage, I entered the porch laden with tea towels, dusters and a sink plunger.

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