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Over 85% of visitors, viewing New Forest Nursing Home make it their first choice!

A confident claim, but, one we are very proud of as it is the strongest approval we can get.

Approval that is the result of blending the best nursing care in a stimulating and comfortable environment supported with the latest facilities.

Set in 8 Acres of landscaped gardens this beautiful country house is registered for 48 residents.

It provides general nursing care for Clients over 60, plus respite, specialist palliative care and physically disabled nursing care for Clients from 18 years and over.

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HELPING BUSINESSES WITH SMALL BUDGETS Small businesses, especially start-ups, often confess to a shoestring budget and can’t afford to advertise; which they desperately need of course. It’s a chicken and egg problem I hear regularly in my role as advertising sales for all 12 Discover editions (as well as editing your Totton & Ashurst edition). Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and the growth of any area so we need to attract entrepreneurs, new businesses with budgets both big and small.

So, we’ve done something about it. Three things in fact.

1. We’ve introduced new advert sizes that bridge the gap between big and small so there’s hopefully something for every budget.

2. There is also now an option called the “Carousel” where you can rotate your advert across 12 editions and conveniently (as there are 12 issues per edition) reach all 144,000 homes of our circulation over one year.

3. We are launching a series of Low Cost Listings like Kidzone (see page 38) where it’s a few pounds a month to be included in your local Discover directory. This type of feature will be ideal for Groups & Clubs, Party Entertainers, Fitness Classes etc.

Our new website, www.discovermagazines.co.uk has a wealth of useful information about how best to advertise on a small budget as well as booking a Low Cost Listing online.

Reader feedback re-iterates that what’s important to residents is local, local and more local. So I hope these changes attract budding local businesses to use Discover Totton & Ashurst to reach you.

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THEY LOVE OUR NEW FOREST! Every year the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor hands out its awards to the hotels, restaurants, activities and events that its users have most enjoyed visiting.

This year, members of the New Forest Tourism Association have scooped an amazing 66 TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence, More than 240 businesses were awarded the accolade across The New Forest as a whole. Apart from being great news for the hardworking business owners, it’s excellent news for local residents.

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LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes first hit the charts in 1998 with ‘How Do I Live’ Since then, she has starred in the classic movie ‘Coyote Ugly’, won two Grammys, a dozen Billboard awards, two world music gongs and a roomful of country music awards! She’s back with a new single and album and The Breeze’s Robert Kenny caught up with her to talk hits, new music and whether you should mention a lady’s age.

Congratulations on the new single. It’s called ‘The Story’ and it’s one of those songs that just hooks you straight in. Your voice on the opening line just grabs you.

Thank you. Yeah this song is so beautiful. It’s a love story but I think it’s also a story of self-acceptance and owning every bit of your story and your life and how we’re all connected, and one collective story. So I think all of us can relate to this in a number of ways. You can get to a point where you settle into yourself and own every piece of you – it’s really empowering!

‘How Do I Live Without You’ is number four on Billboard’s greatest songs of all time. That is absolutely amazing. You must be thrilled with that?

It’s mind blowing actually. People really connected with that song in such a way that it became a part of everyone’s lives. There are weddings, funerals, whatever – it’s amazing what music can do. So I’m very grateful for that song and still enjoy singing it.

And ‘Can’t Fight The Moonlight’ was number one in 11 countries. How are you going to top that?!

There’s got to be something on this record that’ll do that!

I do believe it’s possible – I really do!

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There are so many awards you’ve won. You’re the youngest ever Grammy award winner?

Yeah I was fourteen. That’s still there – that’s pretty crazy!

And now you’re in your thirties. Can we mention that?

Yeah you can totally talk about that. I’m 33.

Quite a lot in music and even how we listen has changed in those eighteen or so years. Looking back, would you still take this career path? Would you change anything?

I’m sure there are things that I would probably change but at the same time, I feel that everything that I’ve gone through has led me to this point, to be prepared for now.

I’ve learned so much and I think you have to go through the ups and the downs to get to this point.

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SALMON & BROCCOLI QUICHE A rich and creamy quiche packed full of succulent salmon flakes and broccoli. Serve warm or cold with a crisp green leaf salad.

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1. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 20cm loose-based flan tin (it should be at least 4cm deep).

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4. Place the flaked salmon and broccoli in the pastry case.

Whisk the eggs in large jug then whisk in the double cream and milk. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

5. Gently pour the egg mixture over the filling then scatter over the grated cheese. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the filling is set and golden brown. Serve warm or cold.

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THE TOO HOT TUB

“What are you doing here?” Tony asked. “Come to check up on me?”

Richard had anticipated some chaos when he popped round to visit his dad, but hadn’t expected to find him on the patio stood up to his armpits in a wheelie bin full of water.

an empty pickled onion jar was rolling around.

“These things go for megabucks.”

“Why’s it bubbling like that?” Richard asked, studying the dark water more closely.

“I borrowed the pump out of the fish tank,” Tony said. “Can’t have a hot tub without bubbles.”

“Don’t the goldfish mind?” queried Richard.

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“And how are you heating the water?” Richard asked.

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“It’s a hot tub, so how are you making it hot?”

“No, it doesn’t want to be hot,” Tony scratched his ear with the pickled onion fork, “it’s for when you’re too hot, you know, to cool you down a bit.”

“No,” Richard lied. “Mum asked me to pop round to see if you’ve watered her Busy Lizzies.” Though the sight of the drooping bedding plants had already answered that question for him.

“So you’ve filled the dustbin with cold water, stuck the fish tank pump in there and climbed in,” Richard said as calmly as possible. “Pleasant is it?”

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Richard asked.

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“It’s not bad.” Tony’s teeth rattled slightly.

“I could stay in here all day.”

“Surely you’d start to prune after a bit?” Richard noticed his dad’s finger tips. “How long have you been in there exactly?”

“Not long,” Tony said defensively, “I’ll get out when you’ve gone. Probably could do with a spot of lunch, now that I’ve eaten all the pickled onions.”

“Why not get out now?” Richard said, then a horrible thought flashed through his mind. “You’re not naked in there are you?”

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“Careful Dickie,” Tony said nervously, “there are quite a few gallons in here.”

Just then the sheer weight overwhelmed Richard and the whole bin tipped over. Tony was thrown out onto the patio like the contents of a trawler net.

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13

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31

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Oven King

13

Aura Landscapes

21

Space Kitchens

39

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13

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22

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11

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23

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Adams & Co

16

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23

BAS Accountancy

19

Same Day Garden

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