Business & Lifestyle from Local Knowledge Doncaster - Apr 2010

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If your business could do with some moreenquiries and would like to advertise yourbusiness services please contact us and we willtry and help. If you have some good news toshare with the business community then pleaselet us know and we will feature it within‘Business & Lifestyle’.

The business section also features our firstNetworking event held on the 26th March. It’sour aim to ‘get the right people’ together in oneroom and generate more business forbusinesses in Doncaster. The next Networkingmeeting is to be held on 23rd April. BOOK NOW!

As the weather picks up, then traditionally theeconomy wakes from its slumber. People starttheir Spring cleaning, they remember they havea garden and look to either move or improve.

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If you just want a new luxury patio or just wantyour garden tidied up ready for the Summer thencontact Country Gardens Residential.

The nicest comment we have ever had, and it’sso good that we are going to use it as ourstrapline was from a lady in Bawtry whosummed ‘Business & Lifestyle’ up quiteeloquently ‘the perfect solution for busy people’.

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NETWORKINGOn Friday 26th March Local Knowledgelaunched its first Networking event held atthe Park Inn Hotel in Doncaster.

Our first event was very well attended.

Starting with informal networking then movingon to ‘table swopping’. Each person had theopportunity to showcase their business to theother businesses around the table.

Further informal networking followed and theneveryone enjoyed a light lunch of soup, pastaand chips.

There was a very positive atmosphere within the room and everyone seemed to enjoy meetingnew people in a relaxed environment.

Special thanks go to the Park Inn Hotel forhosting the venue, for their teas and coffees, and their superb service.

The next Local Knowledge Networking event is to be held on Friday 21st May at 12 noon at the Park Inn Hotel in Doncaster. BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW.

Next event, 21st May, Park Inn Doncaster, formore information contact Graham Dobson at:[email protected]

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“Informal and enjoyable, see you next time” Peter Garbutt, Country Gardens

“Really enjoyed the event, will recommend to others” Linda Walton, Alpha Debt Recovery


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Nick Skelton, partner at Doncaster-basedCrozier Jones, Chartered CertifiedAccountants, outlines what employers need toknow.

Employers...the form-filling starts hereIf you are an employer the end of the tax yearmarks the start of the form-filling season! Here’sa reminder of important deadlines for sendinginformation (and money!) to HM Revenue andCustoms (“HMRC”).

19 April 2010 (22 April for electronicpayments) - Interest will run on any 2009/10PAYE, NIC, student loan and CIS deductions notpaid over by this date.

19 May 2010 - Employers’ year end returns (P35and P14s) due for submission.

31 May 2010 - Employees must be providedwith their P60 (certificate of pay and taxdeducted).

6 July 2010 - Submission of P11Ds and P9Dsfor 2009/10 which show details of expensespaid and benefits provided to employees anddirectors. Employees must also be given a copyof their P11D/P9D by this date.

19 July 2010 (22 July for electronic payments)- Class 1A NIC for 2009/10 on most benefitsprovided to employees must be paid. Interestruns from this date on late payments.

19 October 2010 (22October for electronicpayments) - PAYE settlement agreementliabilities for 2009/10 are due, together with Class 1B NIC. Interest runs fromthis date on late payments.

Electronic filing

All employers (regardless of the number ofemployees) must file their end of year returns(P35 and P14 (P60)) electronically. This is thefirst year that electronic filing of online forms iscompulsory for smaller employers.

Penalties

From May 2010 HMRC may impose latepayment penalties on all employers, regardlessof size, who fail to make their monthly orquarterly (an option available to small employersonly) PAYE payments on time.

No penalty will be imposed for the first latepayment but subsequent breaches may attractpenalties from 1% to 4% depending on thenumber of late payments a year. A furtherpenalty of 5% may be charged if any amountsare still outstanding after 6 months and thenagain after 12 months.

If you are in any doubt about your individualposition you should contact your accountant forguidance. Anybody who would like to talk to meor one of my partners can email me [email protected] or telephone(01302) 738382.

PAYE-Time’s UpFrom May 2010 employers who fail to pay their 2010/11

PAYE liabilities on time and in full may face penalties.

Nick

www.crozierjones.co.uk


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NETWORKINGYou are invited to a NEW MONTHLY NETWORKING EVENT in Doncaster brought to

you by Local Knowledge. It is a business networking event in a relaxedenvironment. This is an ideal opportunity to meet other businesses in the area and

help each other grow.

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In recent years the Government has repudiatedits contract with tax payers by increasing theState Pension age from 65 to 68 for men andfrom 60 to 68 for Women as follows:

The State Pension age for women born on orafter 6 April 1950 will increase gradually to 65between 2010 and 2020, so from 6 April 2020the State Pension age will be 65 for both menand women. Between 2024 and 2046 the StatePension age will increase for both men andwomen. This increase will be gradual, happeningover two years every decade.

The current proposed changes will mean that:

The State Pension age for men and women willincrease from 65 to 66 between April 2024 andApril 2026.The State Pension age for men andwomen will increase from 66 to 67 between April2034 and April 2036.The State Pension age formen and women will increase from 67 to 68between April 2044 and April 2046. And plansare already being discussed to increase the Stateretirement age to 70 and above.

These increases are required due to the fact thatthe State Pension scheme is unaffordable. TheUK worker/pensioner ratio was 2.3 nationalinsurance contributors per pensioner in 1985 andis forecast to have fallen to 1.6 contributors perpensioner in 2025.

In recent years Bernie Madoff made headlinesdefrauding investors via his Ponzi investmentscheme. Ponzi finance schemes use money fromnew investors to pay off earlier investors until notenough new recruits can be found and the wholescheme collapses, with the newest investorslosing everything. The State Pension is paid toretirees by current national insurancecontributors. In my opinion the State Pensionscheme is in the process of failing and it maywell be wise for people to take appropriate stepsso that they are not reliant on it.

As with most goals the sooner you plan for themthe greater the possibility of achievement and tohelp you achieve your retirement goals we arecurrently offering a FREE Investment PlanningConsultation. During this consultation you willlearn:

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We GUARANTEE to improve the costeffectiveness of your financial plans. We do this as we are not happy with the value formoney offered by many in the financial servicesindustry and it is often the case that yourinvestment needs can be met with better valueinvestments that actually outperform the highercharging funds. Our main business aim is toincrease the wealth of our customers, not ourown, or that of the fund management industry.

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It is thought that this year willsee charities experience a 30%reduction in donations frombusinesses and individuals.

With this significant reductionin their income, charities mustreview their income andexpenditure to ensure they cancontinue their essential workThings to consider are asfollows;

1 – Have a detailed look atyour current and projectedincome to identify where youbelieve you may have areduction.

2 – If you have businessdonations speak to thebusinesses as soon aspossible to identify whetherthey will be able to supportyou in the future.

3 – If a company can no longerprovide a donation, would theybe willing to provide a free ordiscounted service to reduceyour costs?

4 – If you rely on fund raisingfrom individual donations andevents benchmark how othercharities are performing. This

could help you prepare for ananticipated reduction.

5 – Try and build up afundraising strategy that couldfocus on the following;

Project your fundraising for 2-3years.

Review areas to see if youmaximise certain areas, ie;events.

Be prepared to put inpotentially 2-3 times as mucheffort as in the past.

Do not overestimate funding asthis could seriously affect youwhen it doesn’t arrive.

6 – If you apply for grantfunding, consider partneringwith a similar organisation tostrengthen future bids.

7 – Challenge your costsregularly. If you normallyalways get printing from onecompany get 3 quotes to see ifyou can get it cheaper. Canyou share costs with otherorganisations to reduce theprice?

8 – Get professional advice.Banks, solicitors, accountants,business advisors andgovernment organisations area great source of advice andprofessional support.

The sooner you assess thepotential effect, the sooner youtake control and reduce it.

If you would like to discussways to improve your charitye-mail me on:[email protected] orcall me on 07723 096 240.

James

Testing times for

Charities

“It is thought thatthis year will see

charitiesexperience a 30%

reduction indonations frombusinesses and

individuals”.

The current economic downturn has seenchallenging times for business and this is havingan effect on the voluntary and charitable sector.


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BLOOMING MARVELLOUS!A woman from Doncaster has achieved along held ambition of branching out intoher own business. The new flower shoprun by Marina Craig has opened in Tickhill- and business is blooming.

The shop, ‘Amorée’ is situated on the corner ofMarket Place and Sunderland Street in premisespreviously occupied by a Christian card andbookshop.

The flower shop is being run by Marina and herbusiness partner Paul Barks.

Marina, who originates from Oxfordshire, hasworked as a florist in her home town of Worksopfor the past 11 years.

She has been married to Steven for 20 years andthey have 2 grown up children.

Marina said “Having worked in the floristrybusiness for a number of years I have beenlooking to forward to opening my own shop.

I was a little nervous at first but lots of peoplehave been into the shop and made me feel verywelcome.

We are able to meet floral requirements for alloccasions. As well as selecting from a widerange of blooms customers have the opportunityto use the bereavement suite at the shop wherethey can discuss their requirements in private.We also make home visits.”

Marina can be contacted on 01302 742727.


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Personal

What’s your best quality?

I care about people and their feelings and have agenuine desire to help.

What’s your worst quality?

I like to be very organized and structured whichcan border on being bossy…. Oh and I getemotional quite a lot!

What advice would you give your teenage self?

Grow out the 80’s perm!

What do people remember about you?

Hopefully the fact I am always chatting, laughingand smiling.

Business

What do you admire in business?

Taking an idea and then having thedetermination and self motivation to succeed.

Who’s the most interesting person you haveever interviewed or met?

There have been so many but the most recentare the ladies who attend YWCA. I was luckyenough to attend their International Women’sDay event and listen to some of the young ladiestell their inspirational stories and how they havecompletely turned their lives around. NickyBirkinshaw and the team do a fantastic job andmy respect goes out to them all.

Q & aEach month Business &Lifestyle ask a member of thebusiness community a series ofquestions ranging frompersonal to business and theirviews on Doncaster.

This month Barbara Butterworth,Business Relationship Managerfrom Enterprise AccountancyServices Ltd answers ourprobing questions.


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What’s the best business advice you havebeen given?

Always set goals, it’s a fantastic feeling whenyou achieve them, listen and constantly assesswhat is a good use of your time.

What are your ambitions?

To continue being successful in my own wayand always believe passionately in what I do.

What’s your secret to success?

Just by being myself, enjoying what I do andbeing nice to people along the way.

Doncaster

Who is your Doncaster Hero?

Michelle Lazenby of LGL Electrical Ltd andAthena Training & Resources. It’s not my story totell but she has overcome adversity to help buildup a fantastic business that was recognizedrecently with a Doncaster Chamber Business

Award, Excellence in People Development.

What would you like to improve aboutbusiness in Doncaster?

Buy local, work together more and pass referralsto each other – help each other grow.

What’s your favourite place to relax inDoncaster?

Having recently moved to Tickhill I amdiscovering the delights of the village, I loveRelish and pottering round Bawtry.

What should Doncaster be remembered for?

The friendliness of people, a good night out andDoncaster Minster and the team of people whogive their time to make it an important landmarkfor Doncaster!

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Tailored advice for business start-ups

The Success Doncaster programme has manycontracts delivering a number of differentinitiatives, each one tailor made to meet yourown individual needs. This month we would liketo focus on Doncaster Motorcycles, a new startbusiness that has received assistance throughone of our strands - Enterprise Champions.

Neil Sawbridge and Kevin Hollingsworth wereboth employees of Cusworth Bikes until it wentinto administration at the end of November2009. With 27 years experience between them inthe motorcycle industry, they felt they wouldmake a good team working together to run theirown motorcycle business.

After approaching Success Doncaster, they werereferred to an Enterprise Champion for up todate help and support on a number of keyissues about starting a business.

Neil and Kevin received advice on marketing andwere also given advice on how to write abusiness plan. They were also advised on howto get a Success Doncaster grant to helptowards the cost of their new venture.

Neil said: “The support that Success Doncasterhas offered to me and Kevin has beenexceptional. Without it we would not be wherewe are now. It has been a challenge and anexperience making the move from employmentto self employment but one that is gratifying anddelivers its own rewards”.

Doncaster Motorcycles opened in January andboth Neil and Kevin hope it will be able to pickup where Cusworth Bikes has left a gap. Theyhave both turned down the offer of alternativeemployment to be able to make this venture areality and are ready to take on the challenge ofopening their own business and seeing it grow.

For more information on Doncaster Motorcycles,contact 01302 364311 or visitwww.doncastermotorcycles.co.uk

To find out how Success Doncaster can helpyou, contact one of our friendly advisors todayby calling 01302 734554, alternatively visit ourwebsite www.successdoncaster.co.uk

Success Doncaster is available to provide support and guidanceto any resident of Doncaster regardless of their background.Help available ranges from support for new and existingbusinesses, guidance on retraining, help with finding a job andadvice on financial issues for individuals and businesses.

In times of economic difficulty it makes sense for people to work together. We at Business & Lifestyle are playing ourpart to help by promoting a new business venture eachmonth in conjunction with Success Doncaster.

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Picture this: You open up the local newspaper or yourindustry’s leading trademagazine and what do you see- your competitor’s product orservice being covered. And ifyou’re thinking, “I want to getmy company in there”, youneed a quick checklist of howyou can get your press releasenoticed.

1. Struggling for ideas or apoint to start? Think of whatyou’ve done over the lastmonth or so. Any newclients, products or solutionscan make good stories.

2. Make sure the press releaseis well written. Don’t usesuperfluous terms.Journalists want to know thefacts in a succinct manner.

3. As a general rule of thumbstick to between 200-300words. Anything more andyour reader could zone-out.Remember, the objective isto grab the attention of theperson sifting throughhundreds of press releases.

4. Spell-check, spell-check,spell-check. It doesn’t give a very professional imagewhen a press release hasgrammatical errors orspelling mistakes.

5. Take a good photograph or invest in a photographer.Releases with pictures havea higher chance of beingpicked up by editors.

6. Spend some time building a good media list that isrelevant to your release. Forinstance, if you’re a kitchenmanufacturer, you might notwant to blanket every singlepublication but insteadconcentrate on your industrytitles.

7. All images should have agood print resolution and atleast 300dpi. The image sizeshould be no more than1MB. You don’t want toclog-up someone’s Inbox.

8. Don’t forget to check picturecaptions, names of peoplequoted in the release and

the release date. Do checkthe word count after anycopy changes.

9. Before emailing it out,ensure all the emailaddresses are in the Bccfield and it is addressed toyour internal email address.

10. Finally, check allattachments and paste therelease as inline text withinthe email. This is in casesome publications blockattachments.

Of course, there’s more to PRthan just a good press release,but it’s a very good place tostart.

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Hyperlipidaemia

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Cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease and stroke)

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Abnormality of blood clotting

Risk of gall stones

Endocrine effects

Oestrogen-dependent cancers(including breast, endometrium and prostate)

Infertility

Menstrual dysfunction

Increased risk in pregnancy

Physical effects

Joint disorders, arthritis, back pain, Varicose veins

Oedema

Breathlessness

Physical activity (possibly linked to bowel cancer)

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Psychological effects

Tiredness

Low self esteem

Depression

Agoraphobia

Social effects

Isolation

Unemployment

Family problems/marital stress

Discrimination

Surgical risks

Poor wound healing

Chest infections

Anaesthetic risk

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Sleep apnoea

Which of the following can beconsequences of obesity?

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You spill something on yourlaptop:

Turn it off immediately.Take the battery out.Open it and turn it upsidedown to allow the liquid todrain out of the keyboard.Leave it in that position for atleast 3 days at roomtemperature.

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You drop your laptop:

If it was off, don’t switch it on,although you will be sorelytempted. Call Mat & Mouseand we can inspect it for you.If it was on, back up youressential data such asdocuments and photographs (if it will allow you to) beforeswitching it off.

Your laptop is more likely tosurvive if it was switched off atthe time. Therefore it isadvisable to not move yourlaptop around too much whenswitched on.

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Bulbs are now racing to catchup and everything is ‘springinginto life’. Fortunately people aregetting out into their gardensand cutting their grass for thefirst time in 2010. The weekendsare now full of people cuttingthis and chopping that andpreparing their gardens for theGreat British Summer. Listenquietly on a Saturday andSunday afternoon for the lowhum of Lawnmowers....

The weather since Christmashas been the coldest for a longtime and although the cold haskilled off many nasty bugs andairborne diseases it haspresented us with a few issuesthat we have not seen for sometime.

Frost, Snow, Cold WindFor the past 3 months we havehad extreme cold conditions forDoncaster. Many of the tenderherbaceous perennials such asPenstemons have taken abattering, as well as tendershrubs such as Fuchsias. Eventhe shrubs that are consideredto be ‘hardy’ have sufferedrecently. Choisyas, Hebes, andeven Bamboos have struggleddue to the combination ofsnow, frost and periods of coldwind. Branches of trees havesnapped off, plants previously

attached to fences or trellishave become unfastened andtrees or shrubs planted towardsthe end of 2009 may have hadtheir roots disturbed due to thefrost.

My advice is to get out into thegarden. Take stock of yourplants and have a quick lookaround to see what looks sickly.Plants like people show signs ofstress when they are unwell. Weget coldsores and spots, and sodo plants (well spots anyway!).Pay special attention to anyshrubs that are not showing anynew buds. Although we are afew weeks behind with plantsbudding you can do a little test.

Take a small knife or one ofyour keys and scrape a smallsection of the branch or woodystem. Try it near the base of theplant. If it shows green the plantis ok. If you scrape it and it isjust dry and brown then itsprobably too late! Also look outfor any shrubs that havecrinkled, crumpled or distortedleaves. This has been causedby long periods of cold wherethe water contained within theplant’s leaves has been frozenand defrosted causing thedistortion. If it looks particularlyunattractive then cut back theoffending growth. If you leave it

eventually the new growth willcause the old growth to witherand drop off.

Snow MouldJust got a bit more space to tellyou about something that I’venot seen for a while and that’sSnow Mould. If you have smallbrown patches on your lawnthat look a little like dog weepatches (but you haven’t got adog) then that’s probably SnowMould. It’s a group of fungaldiseases that turn the grassbrown in patches after aprolonged cold and wet spell.

It looks unsightly but with a bitof work you can get it undercontrol. Give it a light rakingwith a Spring Tine Rake toremove the dead grass andmoss. Spike it with a GardenFork and if it’s really bare youcan spread some multi purposecompost or sand mixed withsome lawn seed to help it onit’s way.

If you require any informationon my article this month or youneed a free garden health checkplease contact me on: 07889 858767 or 01302 865075.

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Hopefully this can signal the end of the need forheating for a while.

Remember to reset all your time controls(hopefully you have adjusted them for B.S.T.)and knock down the room stat a little.

As we move into summer you need to thinkabout any repairs or upgrades you might want todo before autumn.

This is the best time to make those plans. Haveyou had a radiator with a small leak or a TRVthat doesn’t seem to work as it should?

Don’t leave these jobs until you need the systemat the end of the year.

You should adopt a systematic approach tomaintaining your heating. Check for leaks, flushout the system if required and make sure thecleaning and rust inhibiting chemicals are ok.Boiler flue gas analysis can give a good guide asto the condition of the boiler and whether or nota service is required.

As a final safeguard you should run your heatingso the pump gets used once or twice a month(just for ten minutes or so) to ensure the pumpdoes not seize during its shutdown period.

On your Hot and Cold system check for drippingtaps, toilet cisterns that don’t shut of fully or areconstantly running small amounts of water intothe pan. All these things will add up andincrease your water bill.

If you are really up for saving you could install awater butt to collect rainwater for the garden oreven install a small rainwater harvesting systemto collect rainwater that can be used for flushingtoilets, laundry or cleaning the car.

On the financial front there are big changescoming into force this month.

The Boiler scrappage scheme is now gone.Hopefully you have taken advantage if youcould.

The “Feed In” tariffs’ (FIT’s) for the privategeneration of electricity are now in place makingphotovoltaic cells and the like a much moreviable proposition with payback down to aroundten years from twenty.

We have more information about the RenewableHeat Incentive (RHI) which is a similar schemeapplied to things like solar thermal panels for hotwater, heat pumps, biomass boiler plant and thelike.

The RHI scheme will be up and running by April2011 but any projects completed after July 2009will qualify for payment under the scheme.

For business the Carbon Trust interest free loansare still available though the criteria for the loanwill change on 12th April. Loans will be availablefrom £3,000 to £100,000 for many types ofenergy saving schemes. The target saving willbe 2 tonnes of CO2 for every £1,000 of the loanwith payback periods of up to four years.

Do what you can – your grandchildren’s worldneeds you !

If you need any help or advice give us a call ordrop a quick email [email protected] will be happy to help where we can.

It looks like spring is finally upon us, Easter as hasbeen and gone in a somewhat damp fashion.

The daffodils are at last deciding to show their headsand the grass is looking ready for that makeover.

Spring is in the air...

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1. Adopt the “habit” mindset instead of the“diet” mindset

The first step towards losing fat permanently hasmore to do with your mindset than it does withnutrition or exercise. You have to change yourentire attitude about nutrition and exercise.Instead of adopting the mindset of short-term“diets,” you must adopt the mindset of lifelong“habits.”

2. Keep your muscle at all costs The critical factor in turning your body into a“fat-burning machine” is to build and maintainas much lean body mass as possible. Muscle isyour fat-burning secret weapon! Muscle is yourmetabolic furnace. The more muscle you have,the more calories you burn, even at rest.

3. Use a small calorie deficit. To lose body fat, you must be in negative caloriebalance (a calorie deficit). You can create acalorie deficit by increasing activity, bydecreasing calories or with a combination ofboth. The most efficient approach to fat loss isto decrease your calories a little and increaseyour activity a lot.

4. Use exercise to burn the fat rather than dietsto starve the fat

To lose body fat, there must be a calorie deficitand there is more than one way to create acalorie deficit. One way is to decrease yourcalorie intake from food. The other is toincrease the amount of calories you burn thoughexercise. Of the two ways to create a caloriedeficit, burning the calories is the superior

5. Determine your minimal calorie requirementsand never drop below them – ever! One way to ensure that you never go intostarvation mode is to determine the minimumamount of calories you can eat without slowingyour metabolism. Then, use that as your rockbottom calorie number.

6. Eat more frequently and never skip meals Grazing is better for you than gorging. The bodyinterprets missed meals as starvation. By eatingsmaller portions more frequently, you’ll be ableto eat more food than you’ve ever eaten beforewithout being deprived or starving yourself.

7. Don’t stay in a negative calorie balance long When fat loss stops or begins to slow downafter being in a substantial calorie deficit, mostpeople panic and cut their calories even further.Sometimes this works and it breaks the plateau.More often than not, it digs you into an evendeeper metabolic rut. The best thing you can dois to raise your calories for a few days orsometimes even for a few weeks and then returnto a calorie deficit to re-ignite the fat-burningprogress.

8. Make your goal to lose body-fat slowly at arate of 1-2 lbs. per week. The best way to lose fat permanently withoutmuscle loss is to lose weight slowly with a focuson exercise rather than severe calorie cutting.

On a final note my advice is; be patient. Don’t ever confuse weight loss with fat loss andremember that the 8 strategies you have justread are pure ‘fact’! If you want to get startedand need more help please feel free to get intouch for an informal chat and we can discussyour requirements further.

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As Matthew’s mum and dad we are really proud ofhim and want to support him in this venture inraising money for Institute For FoundationalLearning. See www.iflint.com.

Here is his story as told by his proud Mum, Jane.

"Matthew is 6 years old, after watching a 'You Tube'clip of work that his mum’s friend Janet is involvedin, in the Philippines, he said it made him feelsad, he told his mum and dad that he wantedto raise as much money as he could to try andmake the people as happy as he was.

As Matthew’s mum and dad we are reallyproud of him and want to support him in thisventure in raising money for the Institute ForFoundational Learning. See www.iflint.com.

Matthew suggested a fun sponsored walk around LangoldLake, where the children could dress up (even adults - themore daring of course).

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It is truly heartwarming to see that anyone, regardless of their age can make a difference, even in asmall way. Well done Matt. One to watch out for in the future! (Editor).

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Simply go to the site, tick your areas of interestand start stumbling. It is just like channel flickingthe web!

Here is a family-friendly encyclopaedic websitewhich does what it says on the tin!

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From hangovers to floods, and ageing tothunderstorms, this website explains these in astraightforward and engaging manner.

That’s all for this month from the Webster, I amoff now to eat gravy sandwiches on my flyingtrapeze.

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To try and forecast a month ahead forecastershave to use what we call ‘teleconnections’ to getan idea of the most likely weather that far ahead.Our weather is affected by what happens aroundthe equator and tropics with indicators of whatthe Pacific and Indian Oceans are showing.

Terms like La Nina and El Nino may be familiarto you? This in turn can set up weatherindicators further north over the northernhemisphere into the north Atlantic and higherlatitudes. In a seasonal way they can give someindications several months ahead, for example,of the type of hurricane season, more or lessthan usual, or will Winter be colder or milderthan normal.

As an aside this year some forecast centres arepredicting a higher than average number sosomething to remember if you are planning tovisit the south eastern parts of USA and theCaribbean from mid-Summer onwards?

Looking at the various bits and pieces ofinformation that MAY help peer through the fogof long range forecasting and its not showingmuch signs yet of any heat wave!

The reverse really, with every indication that weare likely to see air that has originated from apoint north of the country rather than south of it,perhaps for 50% of the time. The breeze fromthat northerly direction, anywhere between west

through north into the north east could beenough to upset hair do’s now and again butmostly light to moderate in strength. Even frostis likely to feature now and then so bewarebeing too enticed by those displays in gardencentres, pop them in a greenhouse for a littlewhile longer.

As to precipitation then anyone wanting to seesnow is likely to have to get further north thanhere but the Scottish ski resorts seem set toenjoy a late season this year.

Rainfall in the local area is probably going to bearound average or even a touch below for theperiod quoted. Don’t despair though sunshinewill be there on many days and on the 30-40%of the time the air comes from a southerly pointthen temperatures climbing almost into thewarm category.

So all in all a pretty usual and rather mixed bagwith the odds slightly favouring temperaturesspending more time below than above normalfor late April and early May.

Ta-ra, I will try again with the next issue, and inthe meantime please do visit my web site for ashorter range forecasts issued on Monday andThursday each week.

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An eye for the weather ....‘John Holmes’!

Peeping into late April and early May for weather signs in the Doncaster area.

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Business & Lifestyle from Local Knowledge Doncaster - Apr 2010