RADIO(I STILL LOVE YOU)

Why radio ,i enjoy as it can  bring you from chart music to a chat about dinosaurs finds  in the space of finding the channels .When i was young it was a way of finding songs I liked  and put on my tape recorder before the presenter spoke -John peel was great for this.now i am older I find  the local news and stories of county lived in is like being an adventurer travelling through.Radio 5 is my main station for research for my blogs and has excellent  podcasts -so i say radio we still love you-queeen.

PUFFINS GO BACK TO LUNDY

A lucky group of  young puffins were released on Lundy Island  ,off the  coast of Bideford ,Devon. The puffins were among  4o seabirds rescued  during feburary storms-3 in total.The birds  spent  2  months  at r.s .p.c.a   Westhatch Wildlife  Centre then  taken by Ms Olderburg  to Lundy.This  was good for  puffins  and  lundy  as  the  numbers  of puffins  fell to just 5  in 2003  due to rats-now  eradicated-and  now more than 180 are on the  island.

HEAD&SHOULDERS APES AND TIGERS SAVED UPDATE

The makers of head&shoulders  proter&gamble have pleged to stop souring  pakmoil from plantations were ORANGUTANS and SUMATRAN TIGERS rainforest are being cleared.

SMELLY FISH WAS MAN EATER.

An unusual find by a workman unblocking  a fish-smelling drain.It was thought the drain was blocked by kippers  but instead it was a PIRANHA fish. Piranha,s live in amazionian river ,have powerful jaws and have a huge appetite for meat.It is suspected  the Piranha came from a tropical fish owner in the Teleford area,Shopshire.

SCARLET FEVER ON THE RISE

Its strange to read that 883 new cases of Scarlet Fever across England over pass week .Scarlet fever symptoms -rash,sore throat,headache,fever.Cases have been rising for 6 months to 5,012 since September 2013,although mild in some cases there complications.

LOW FAT FOOD DOUBLE THE SUGAR

We are always told to eat less fat  but its  differcult when low-fat foods  sometimes contain double the sugar. as i found out from reading  this article in sunday mirror -06.04.2014 -page 14 which compares various  low fat supermarket options.why is so much extra sugar a problem is that sugar will convert into fat and you will find you feel hungry again quicker.http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od

TIMOSHA LIKES AC/DC

a youtube clip of a bear dancing  to ac/dc has attacted  metalheads flocking  to KHADZHOKHSKY CANYON ZOO,RUSSIA.The bear in question is a rescued dancing   bear called TIMOCHA.Animal rights  activsts say  this is  sick and  cruel and want to ban vistors.