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Own Goals Although many people adopt resolutions at the beginning of the year, I’ve never personally found it a particularly successful time. It’s tough enough remotivating myself to work again after the slowdown of Christmas let alone beating myself up about what I should (or shouldn’t) be doing when I get back to work. So although I won’t be coming up with a list of things that I’ll be aiming to do at this time, what the start of 2014 has brought home to me is that another year has now started and I can barely remember what happened in the previous one. Without any record of the time passing, it’s nearly impossible to look back and say “what a good time we had” or “wasn’t that a great achievement” or even “that was a mistake, I won’t be doing that again”. Yes I can remember highlights of holidays but often it’s the smallest things that make for the best memories. Even remembering a nice meal out makes me feel happy. Now we are very busy here at Discover Magazines, so I’m not likely to be disciplined enough to start a diary. But with so many people having smartphones these days a quick snapshot or 10 second video is usually every bit as effective and far more likely to happen. I’d started doing this in fact during 2013 but had tailed off as the year went on. However looking at the photos and videos at Christmas was just lovely, so I’m determined to revive the practice. And that’s got to be a whole lot easier and more enjoyable than dieting, exercising and no alcohol.

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What’s under the bonnet? The same almighty 6-litre twinturbocharged W12 unit that can be found in the outgoing model but with a few technological tweaks that reduce fuel consumption by 13.5 per cent and boost performance figures. Top speed is now 200mph, with Bentley marketing the monster as ‘the world’s fastest saloon’. That claim becomes quite apparent when the right pedal is pinned to the carpet as, despite weighing nearly three tonnes, it can despatch the 0-60mph sprint in just 4.3 seconds. After listening to feedback from customers, Bentley has slaved tirelessly to decrease the encroaching grumble of the mighty W12, so noise in the cabin has decreased by an impressive 40 per cent.

What’s the spec like? A basic Flying Spur will set you back £140,900 so naturally specification is going to be on the generous side but, if one goes wild with the options list, prices can easily tickle the £170,000 mark. Basic W12 models come with opulent, 14-

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Any rivals? The Flying Spur will always face fierce competition from the Rolls-Royce Ghost, a car whose badge arguably carries more gravitas amongst discerning customers, but also an equally eye-watering price tag. Bentley also cites the likes of BMW and Mercedes as key rivals as well as the sportier luxury saloons such as the Maserati Gran Turismo and the Aston Martin Rapide. Land Rover is also making waves in the luxury market with the Range Rover - a vehicle that is just as comfortable as the Spur but can also tackle a mountainside if the mood takes.

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1. The full monty, Across: 3 Alabaster, 8 2. Pat on the back, Chap, 9 Two-faced, 10 Ice 3. The customer is age, 13 Erato, 14 Jealous, always right 15 Hag, 16 Elector, 17 Pious, 21 Exhale, 22 Hidato Basilica, 23 Fire, 24 Beekeeper. Down: 1 Scrivener, 2 Pacemaker, 4 Latex, 5 Bootleg, 6 Spam, 7 Épée, 11 Monomania, 12 Isosceles, 14 Jar, 15 Hospice, 18 Weave, 19 Gale, 20 Mink. 37

Useful Numbers DOCTORS NHS Direct (24 hour Help line) St Clements Surgery, Tanner Street Springvale Surgery, 40 Pound Rd, Kings Worthy The Friarsgate Practice St Paul’s Medical Practice, Alison Way Badger Farm Surgery, Badger Farm Road Gratton Doctors Surgery, Sutton Scotney

SCHOOLS 0845 46 47 01962 852211 01962 882957 0844 4770947 01962 853599 01962 877222 01962 760394

CHEMISTS Springvale Pharmacy 18 Fraser Road, Kingsworthy, SO23 7PJ

01962 884848

Boots the Chemist 35-38 High Street, SO23 9BL.

01962 852020

Lloyds Pharmacy St Paul’s Surgery, Alison Way, Clifton Terrace, SO22 6EW.

01962 854725

Local Boots Pharmacy 01962 842180 Unit 1, Stockbridge Road, Weeke, SO22 6EL. Sainsbury’s Pharmacy 01962 868641 Unit 3, Sainsbury’s Complex, Badger Farm, SO22 4QB. Different to shop opening times Lloyds Pharmacy 155 High Street, SO23 9BA.

01962 854575

Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd Silver Hill, SO23 8AE.

01962 852701

RECYCLING www.integra.org.uk/recycling Bar End, Winchester Open daily 8am-7pm (April - Sept), 8am-4pm (Oct - March)

01962 868523

LIBRARIES http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/ Winchester Lending Library: 0845 6035631 Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry St, SO23 8RX, Open: Mon - Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm www.discoverycentres.co.uk/winchester Stanmore Library: 0845 6035631 Wavell Way, Stanmore, SO22 4EH Open: Mon 2pm-5pm, Tue Closed, Wed & Fri 5.30pm-7pm, Thur 2pm-5pm, Sat & Sun Closed

All Saints C Of E Primary School 01962 Compton All Saints' C Of E Primary School 01962 Harestock Primary School 01962 Henry Beaufort School 01962 Itchen Abbas Primary School 01962 Kings Worthy Primary School 01962 Kings' School 01962 Lanterns Nursery School &Children's Ctre 01962 Micheldever C Of E Primary School 01962 Oliver's Battery Primary School 01962 Osborne School 01962 Peter Symonds College 01962 Shepherds Down Special School 01962 South Wonston Primary School 01962 St Bede C Of E Primary School 01962 St Faith's C E Primary School 01962 St Peter's Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winchester 01962 Stanmore Primary School 01962 Weeke Primary School 01962 Western C Of E Primary School 01962 Westgate School, The 01962 Winnall Primary School 01962

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USEFUL CONTACTS Hampshire County Council Winchester City Council Planning Applications Refuse Street Lighting Highways & Traffic Police (routine inquiries) Royal Hants County Hospital Dial-a-Ride Shopmobility Steve Brine MP 9 Stockbridge Rd, Winchester, SO22 6RN steve.brine.mp@parliament.uk

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EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services Police (Incident Reports) Southern Water - Sewage Southern Water - Tech Support Gas – National Grid (If you smell gas,call us immediately) Electricity

999 0845 0845 0845 0800

045 272 278 111

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0845 7708090

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