We always knew that Jodie Marsh deserved a prize for something. We just weren’t exactly sure what. We thought that it have something to do with starting arguments with people that we’d quite like to have arguments with too, or just for once dating someone from Blazin’ Squad. Or brightening up rather rainy Tuesday afternoons with some photos that we’re definitely not printing off and sticking to every spare surface within a ten mile radius.
But now, after putting our journalist hats on and investigating really really hard*, we know what it is. Jodie Marsh has taken Gaston-from-Beauty-and-the-Beast, Ariel-from-The-Little-Mermaid, and Hercules-from-Hercules, and turned into them all at the same time. And if there was ever anything which deserved an award, this would be it.
It’s a task which we imagine has taken a lot of hair dye fake tan freerange eggs hard work. And which has now finally been rewarded with a shiny gold medal at the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation Championships, which were held in Washington DC last week.
We're not entirely certain what part of the championships was the "natural" bit, but we're too busy looking at the photos to find out.
Coincidentally, we were chatting to Jodie's mate Dave this weekend, who told us that Jodie has loads more competitions coming up this summer, both in the states, and the UK. "She's in amazing shape," he said. "I'm going to cheer her on from the sidelines all summer." So as soon as we find out where to buy pom poms, we'll join him.
Jodie, who presumably got in shape by repeatedly lifting up her own eighty tonne breasts, has been pretty busy recently in America, filming wittily titled Brawn in the USA , and not drinking or eating anything fun.
“To be honest, I am on such a strict diet for the bodybuilding that if you offered me a choice between pizza and sex with Brad Pitt right now, I’d choose pizza,” she confessed recently.
Which we imagine is a huge load off Angelina Jolie’s slightly-less-muscular shoulders.
*Google Image searching Disney characters.
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
Green light for Newhaven Asda plan divides opinion - Lewes Today
AN ERROR of historic proportions was how MP Norman Baker chose to describe the decision to grant planning permission for 190 homes and an Asda in Newhaven.
The MP warned that Lewes District Council planning committee approving the Eastside Asda scheme from developers Avalon, but refusing the Railway Quay Tesco scheme from developers Arrowcroft, would have serious long-term consequences for the town.
The Eastside scheme divided opinion on the planning committee, where it was voted through by a 6 to 5 majority on Wednesday May 23.
Since then the move has prompted a flurry of letters to the Sussex Express, outlining their differing views on the decision, from the MP, cllr Rod Main, cllr Steve Saunders and others.
Mr Baker said: “The planning committee has ignored its own officers’ recommendation to defer the decision for two months, and taken a bizarre decision which I fear may be very harmful for the future of the town and for the port in particular. They have made an error of historic and far-reaching proportions.”
The MP argued the Eastside scheme would fatally undermine the shops in the town centre, damage job creation by allowing housing and retail on industrial land and divert scarce planning gain money into phase one of the port access road, which the port said it did not want or need. He added it would pull the rug out from under the port master plan and threaten the future of the port.
But leader of the district council James Page said: “Newhaven deserves the best. It has huge potential and I had hoped that the opportunity to hear both planning proposals together would have allowed members to weigh up the benefits of both schemes before coming to their decision.
“Frustratingly, the transport solution for the Railway Quay development could not be agreed by the Highways Authority and with such strong objection in place members’ hands were tied.
“I attended the committee meeting and was impressed by the detailed questions from councillors around the possible transport solutions and wider regeneration benefits. The deferral option lost credibility when East Sussex County Council stated they could see no workable solution ahead.”
Cllr Page said Lewes District Council worked hard to get all the facts before the committee and to look at the very important issues around: keeping the existing town centre alive, growth and business opportunities and the relationship with the port and helping deliver its master plan.
He said the council took seriously the feedback from the public consultation and considered the schemes against its own published regeneration strategy.
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Hard-pressed motorists see 3p drop in the cost of a litre of petrol as Sainsbury's and Asda start forecourt price war - Daily Mail
- New prices will come into effect tomorrow
- Move comes after a warning from Government that it was looking at ways to ensure petrol retailers do not delay price cuts when wholesale costs fall
- Lowest price in over a year as prices have fallen 11p since their peak in April
- But cost of petrol will start to rise again in the summer because of Government plans for fuel duty increase in August
By Jill Reilly
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A fresh supermarket price war on the forecourts is underway with giants Asda and Sainsbury's cutting up to 3p a litre from the price of fuel.
The retailers said the new charges would come into effect tomorrow.
The slash follows April’s record high petrol prices, which pushed the price of filling a family car to 100.
Slashed: Supermarket giants Asda and Sainsbury's are cutting up to 3p a litre from the price of fuel. The retailers said the new prices would come into effect tomorrow
The cuts mean that filling a typical car will be the cheapest since February 2011, according to experts.
Asda said an ease in global oil prices has enabled it to pass those savings on to motorists.
Transport Secretary Justine Greening said the Government would be prepared to introduce new laws to control prices
Drivers filling up at any of Asda's 195 forecourts nationwide will now pay no more than 129.7p per litre for unleaded and 134.7p per litre for diesel.
Andy Peake, Asda's director of petrol trading, said: 'Motorists will be pleased to know fuel is now at the lowest price in over a year as prices have fallen 11p since their peak in April.
'Unlike other retailers, our price cuts benefit everyone across the country, meaning that no-one filling up at Asda will be forced to pay a premium for their fuel.'
A Sainsbury's spokesman said: 'From tomorrow we will be cutting petrol and diesel prices in our petrol stations by up to 3p per litre. Sainsbury's is committed to delivering great value and helping customers cut down on cost wherever possible.'
A spokesman for the AA welcomed the cuts, saying that motorists would be getting a 'good price' for fuel.
But the cost of petrol looks set to rise again in the summer - in August the Government has planned 3.02 pence per litre rise in fuel duty.
The move to pass on lower prices to drivers comes after a warning from Government that it was looking at ways to ensure petrol retailers do not delay price cuts when wholesale costs fall.
Two weeks ago, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said companies should develop a code of practice to stop the 'indefensible' practice of petrol companies raising prices at the pump as soon as wholesale petrol and oil prices rise, only to delay lowering them again when costs fall.
She said the Government would be prepared to introduce new laws to bring about the change if companies failed to come up with a code of their own.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Scotland - Scotsheep 2012 - Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
The Duke presented the NSA Scotland Silver Salver to RHET stalwart, Jimmy Warnock, Sandilands, Lanark for his services to the Scottish sheep industry.
The Duke then toured the event, escorted by NSA Scotland chairman Jimmy Sinclair, visiting NSA Scotland, QMS Scottish Sheep Strategy, the Wool centre and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, and calling in at the North Country Cheviots, Scotch Mules and Blackfaces en route.
Elsewhere, Cab Sec Richard Lochhead was kept busy, firstly on the panel at the seminar on CAP reform, then on to The Morrison’s stand and ‘Ready, Steady, Cook!’ where he pitted his culinary skills against those of BBC ‘Countryfile’ presenter Adam Henson.
The result was a diplomatic draw!
MEP Alyn Smith took part in a seminar on reducing bureaucracy which is a hot topic among sheep farmers.
Fellow panel member Brian Pack has been tasked with finding ways of cutting red tape and we await the outcome with great interest.
NSA Scotland is indebted to our hosts, Morrisons, for allowing us the use of an excellent venue; to the sponsors of Scotsheep for their generous support; to the Scotsheep committee and chairman Neale McQuistin, for the time, energy, ideas and labour which made a superb event run like clockwork; to Morrisons farm staff who could not do enough for us; and to everyone who turned out in the rain to support the event and make it a record attendance.
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Here she comes! Cheryl Cole announces dates for her FIRST solo UK tour - Daily Mirror
Cheryl fans may struggle to contain their excitement after it was announced the singer will embark on her first solo UK arena tour.
It's been a good week for Cheryl who wowed Wembley at the Summertime Ball and her new single Call Me Name when straight to No.1 within hours of release on iTunes, clocking up record breaking sales.
Now it has been confirmed that the Fight For This Love singer will tour the country and Ireland for the first time as a solo artist.
Cheryl will play eight shows in October, including the O2 Arena and a homecoming at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
She opened as a special guest for the Black Eyed Peas European tour in 2010 and played four sold-out arena tours as part of Girls Aloud.
She's one of the most exciting performers in music and will be performing songs from previous albums 3 Words and Messy Little Raindrops, as well as new material from the much awaited A Million Lights which will be released June 18.
There will plenty of surprises in store for fans who can purchase tickets from 9am on June 15 at Live Nation.
Can't wait until October to get your Cheryl fix? Read more below.
"Cheryl Cole is losing her touch": Desperate star adds nothing to the nation and it's time she went away: Read Mirror Online's guest columnist Fleet Street Fox brutal opinion on Cheryl.
Cheryl Cole pointless and unworthy of Prince Harry? She’s the perfect modern day celebrity and would blow Kate Middleton out of the water: Sunday Mirror celebrity columnist Dean Piper bit back at the Fox with his praising verdict of Queen Chez.
CHERYL COLE TOUR
6 Oct Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
7 Oct 02, London
9 Oct Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
11 Oct Echo Arena, Liverpool
12 Oct LG Arena, Brimingham
13 Oct Manchester Arena,
15 Oct SECC, Glasgow
17 Oct Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
Asda signs 'historic' agreement with GMB union - menmedia.co.uk
A ground-breaking collective bargaining deal has been signed covering the pay and conditions of thousands of workers at supermarket giant Asda, including three sites in the north west.
The GMB said the deal, covering 10,000 of its members employed in transport and warehouse operations in 20 depots in England, Wales and Scotland, was the first of its kind anywhere in the world involving the United States-owned company.
Previously, there were separate agreements at each depot.
The agreement, signed at the GMB's annual conference in Brighton yesterday, follows 14 months of negotiations and was described as a “huge step forward” by the union.
The Asda depots covered by the deal include ones at Wigan, Warrington and Skelmersdale.
GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said: “The growing confidence in the benefits collective bargaining can bring to productivity, staff retention, growth and positive and stable industrial relations is there for all to see following all the hard work of all the parties involved over the past few years.”
Ian Stansfield, director of distribution at Asda, said: “This is a ground-breaking agreement that brings our practices up to date and creates the framework for the way Asda distribution and GMB will work together.
“It secures jobs, supports growth and ensures our operation is as efficient as possible at a time when our customers are relying on us more than ever to save them money every day.”
GMB national officer Mick Rix added: “This agreement is truly ground-breaking and historic. The agreement delivers a new relationship of working together to enhance the job security of GMB members, enhances their skills and has created a benchmark in terms of health and safety that will move standards in this highly complex logistics sector, where safety is paramount, to new levels.”
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Wembley firefighters challenge a big success - Daily Herald Tribune
By AARON HINKS Herald-Tribune staff
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The Town of Wembley firefighters have earned some additional bragging rights after winning the town’s Firefighter Challenge last weekend.
The event took place last Saturday where firefighters had to race through an obstacle course, spray down targets, conduct forcible entry techniques and pull a fire truck.
Wembley Fire Department’s Bravo team conquered all at the competition. The town had a secondary team compete in the challenge, along with the LaGlace Fire Department and a team from the County of Grande Prairie Fire Service.
Though the winner claims all of the bragging rights, the competition was meant to be more than just a friendly battle.
“It gave us the chance to get out, work with our skills and our talents and have some fun,” said Jamie Querin, event co-ordinator.
The event also served as an opportunity to ‘put faces to names,’ and to become a venue of interaction between the county’s firefighters.
Though there can only be one winner, it was close competition.
“Between all four teams it was anywhere between 10 to 45 seconds difference. In quite a few of the competitions, there were a couple guys that their time was literally a tenth of a second apart. They were neck-and-neck through the whole thing,” Querin said.
Querin was hoping for more than four teams, but since it was the first annual, maybe it was a good thing that there were only four teams, she added with a laugh.
Following the competition, the fire department held the annual Fireman’s Ball. The objective of the ball is to raise funds for a new set of rescue tools for the WFD.
“It’s looking like we’re over one-third of the way there, we had a large donation from our platinum sponsor Encana, they donated $10,000. With the rest of the evening we had some great live and silent auctions, we made really good money on all of that stuff,” Querin said.
The set of rescue tools, or Jaws of Life, that the WFD is looking to purchase costs just shy of $60,000.
“We would like to be able to purchase them this year, I will continue to search for grant money and the town is always really good to us as well,” she said.
The event featured guest comedian Paul Sveen.
Sveen was a crowd-pleaser and the local firefighters have been encouraging Querin to bring him back to next year’s ball, he added.
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The current ARA quotation for 95RON unleaded is 918$/Te which is 44p/l. Add to this 57.95p/l fuel duty = 1.02/l. Multiply this by 1.20 to account for the VAT = 1.22p/l. Now add 11p/l for storage, transportation and retail margin and you arrive at a total of 1.33p/l. Back in April 95RON unleaded peaked at 1,208$/Te which would result in a price at the pump of 1.49/l using the same calculation and adjusting for the /$ exchange rate. As you can see even though the market quotation is lower by 25% the pump price is only lower by 11%. This is because duty and VAT comprises about 55-60% of the price, transportation etc about 7% and the wholsale price of the fuel the remaining 38-33%. Therefore when the wholelsale price of fuel reduces by 25% the pump price will only reduce by approximately (25% x 35%)*1.2 (VAT) = 11%. It should also be remembered that the oil market is based on $ quotations and in April the exchange rate was 1.60$/$ compared with 1.56$/ currently.
- Oilman, London, 12/6/2012 22:21
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