Newsday Bulletin week 3

Hi, this is Cara for Winchester News
Southampton was brought to a standstill on Thursday after an unexploded bomb was discovered in London Road; near the city centre.
The device, which had been left over from World War II, was uncovered by builders working on the site.
Both ends of London Road were cordoned off by police and nearby residents were evacuated.
Oliver Harry, who specializes in the councils "Safe City" area of work, was on hand to help with the evacuees.

AUDIO: OLIVER HARRY
IN WORDS: "40 minutes after"...
OUT WORDS: ..."To stay for the evening"
DURATION: 12 Seconds

The bomb was later removed by bomb disposal experts in the early hours of Friday morning and taken away to be safely detonated.

Would-be MP’s of Winchester were quizzed last week on the ongoing debate over fox hunting.
Martin Tod, Patrick Davies and Steve Brine for the Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservative parties respectively, were asked their opinions on overturning the five year ban.
Davies stated he was fully against the idea of bringing it back, whereas Brine opposed that it was a bad law and should be repealed. Martin Tod for the Liberal Democrat party also gave his opinion.

[AUDIO: MARTIN TOD]

Inmates at Winchester community prison are to come under scrutiny as a new programme involves installing television links in their cells.
The footage will be watched by doctors at Winchester hospital to observe their health. It is hoped that this will reduce the cost of security needed to escort inmates over when they need treatment.
The plan is currently being tested at Andover and it's hoped the programme will be installed in Winchester as soon as possible.
Ruth Buckley, a nurse at the hospital explains the benefits.

[AUDIO RUTH BUCKLEY]

In other news, £10,000 worth of grant money has just been awarded to the Prime Theatre Company in Winchester.
The unique theatre gives opportunities to older people to act and participate in shows and was recently awarded the money by the national lottery.
Ros Liddiard, director of the Prime Theatre group explains what she hopes to spend the money on.

[AUDIO: ROS LIDDIARD]

This has been Winchester news. Thank you for listening

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Knock Off Designer Bad For Your Health

Clever marketing strategy or genuine fact?
A new survey claims that cheap knockoff UGG Boots are incredibly bad for your feet.
According to Dr. Ian Drysdale at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, the shoes are deceptively comfy. Yet in reality your feet have no support within the UGG's comforting fluffiness and it is ultimately damaging your feet and ankles, achieved by it flattening the natural arch of your foot.
The knock off boots have been linked to a surprising rise in deformities and back pain. When in comparison, genuine UGG's have reinforced heels and insoles to prevent such problems.
So there you have it ladies, designer is actually good for your health!
Buy it genuine! Your feet depend on it.

Fox Hunting Debate

As a growing girl, me and my father would spend time together like any normal parent and child. I can safely say he taught me the most important things in life; how to shoot pigeons, rabbits and ducks (and yes believe it or not, there is a difference in how they move). Though I can safely say I never have (and never will) shoot a living animal, I have been brought up with the knowledge from my farmer father that certain animals are pests if they enter your land, steal your crops or affect your livestock.
However, fox hunting is where the lines get blurred, and then crossed.
Of course there is the ongoing and highly controversial debate over repealing the five year ban on fox hunting. David Cameron has promised a free vote on the subject if he becomes prime minister; which is worrying since a recent survey showed that out of 120 Tory candidates in marginal seats, only 1 was against the idea of repealing the ban.
Yet the argument for reviving this prehistoric tradition is invalid.
Those for it claim that fox hunting is mandatory. It's needed to control numbers of those pesky foxes, the hunt is good for the countryside and Martin Tod even argued that the sport is actually kinder to the animal because it kills them instantly.
In a nutshell, these men on their high horses hide behind their top hats and bluff their way into making people believe they have the animals best interest at heart.
Which when thought about logically, is the kind of irony you can't make up.
The foxes being hunted have potentially never entered anyones land being so far out in the country (some just cubs), they have caused no harm yet they are subjected to being dug from their homes by terriers, chased endlessly for miles before being hopelessly torn to shreds. It's a self proclaimed sport, the word sport defining the idea of an activity done for fun.
The debate is still continuing and I strongly hope it remains just a debate, there will always be people against something or other, it's just a case of keeping their beliefs illegal for the sake of the 21st century.
All I can say is those who wish to repeal the ban have clearly never watched The Fox and the Hound.

Newsday Story 2: Debate over Fox Hunting

Would-be MP’s of Winchester were quizzed last week on the ongoing debate over fox hunting.
Martin Tod, Patrick Davies and Steve Brine for the Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservative parties respectively, were asked their opinions on overturning the five year ban.
Davies stated he was fully against the idea of bringing it back, whereas Brine opposed that it was a bad law and should be repealed. Martin Tod for the Liberal Democrat party also gave his opinion.

[AUDIO: MARTIN TOD]

For now, the law remains a highly controversial issue and one that will no doubt cause many future debates.

Southampton Bomb Scare

Southampton was brought to a standstill on Thursday after an unexploded bomb was discovered in London Road; near the city centre.
The device, which had been left over from World War II, was uncovered by builders working on the site.
Both ends of London Road were cordoned off by police and nearby residents were evacuated.
Oliver Harry, who specializes in the councils "Safe City" area of work, was on hand to help with the evacuees.

AUDIO: OLIVER HARRY
IN WORDS: "40 minutes after"...
OUT WORDS: ..."To stay for the evening"
DURATION: 12 Seconds

The bomb was later removed by bomb disposal experts in the early hours of Friday morning and taken away to be safely detonated.

The Tale of the Angry Receptionist

Or the tale of how Cara was publicly humiliated by someone half her height.
On my quest to get to the bottom of Southampton's very own bomb scare I actually had an unusually pleasant conversation with the police. We commented on how hot the reception was, how it's a pain that no one is in the office to give me an interview and then they kindly gave me the directions to the office I needed to see. So off I trundled, to the other side of Southampton, encountered another police officer who kindly let me under the tape and made my way to the big building housing the London Road evacuees.
This is where I met the woman(?) who sent my afternoon into a rapid descent.

With my best and most winning smile and professional voice I asked the woman(?) behind the desk if somebody could spare some time to answer four short questions. Immediately, the woman's gormless face spelled disaster. Had she not understood me? Maybe she doesn't speak English. However, apparently she seemed to think I didn't speak English when with her next question, she kindly enunciated each word for me; "Where. Are. You. From.?".
"Winchester University"
"Yes you need to speak to our press office"
"No sorry I can't speak to a press office I need an audio quote as soon as possible"
With this she motioned me behind the desk. I thought I'd scored with the small woman(?) who patronized me so; so I followed her beckoning arm.
However, I was brought to an abrupt halt when she opened the partition with a chair firmly placed between me and her.
I didn't have time to assure her I was not going to attack her with my Marantz, before she once again began to talk in that wonderful small person language of enunciating every word.
"What. Do. You. Want?!"
"Just someone to answer a few questions. I just need a few quotes on what happened today, how many people were approximately evacuated here. General details."
"Where. Are. You. From!?"
"Winchester.University". By this point her peculiar form of speaking had caught on and I have to admit I found myself talking it back to her. Maybe she'd understand me better.
However, I clearly said something in her language that was unacceptable as she began to shove me with her chair. For some unexplained reason (I believe it was shock) I refused to move and after a struggle with me and the chair (I may sue for trauma), she eventually managed to shove past (which was no easy feat since her half height had contributed to her being double the average width).
In complete bemusement I followed like a nature observer following some species of rare angry gnome. She didn't like this. She spun back around and told me once again
"I SAID! I would go get the press release!"
"Well I said! I don't need a press release!"
She then retorted (in the best middle aged woman(?) voice) "EXCUSE ME!!".
Out of instinct and mild shock I just exclaimed "What!? what!?" whilst flinging my arms and wildly looking around. Not my best retort, but the situation had rendered me thoroughly speechless and confused.
Thus followed a strange sort of stare down (emphasis on me staring *down*) before she sulkily flung a door open and stormed off.
Well I waited. And I waited. And I waited.
Eventually grumpy came back and handed me a piece of paper with *drum roll please* the bloody press release number on.
She then proceeded to tell me I needed to evacuate the building.
"Evacuate the building? There are people sat in here very calmly"
"No you need to leave the building"
So with my best sigh, best eyebrows raised, best patronizing laugh, best head shake, best "whatever" tone-I flicked my hair and left.
With my best restraint at not being arrested for General Bodily Harm.