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I have discovered a fantastic holiday retreat on the island of Cyprus. AURA HOLIDAY VILLAS, www.auravillas.com I have had the opportunity to visit the villas on a number of occasions and can say without contradiction they fit the bill perfectly what ever you want in a holiday. There are 8 villas, which were built in 2005, each have their own private garden and pool and the villas are fully equipped with DVD player, CD HiFi, Satelite TV, dishwasher, washing machine fridge-freezer, cooker etc. The villas are a family run affair with Yorgus (George) and his Scottish wife Fiona being in charge of the daily running and bookings. Fiona has lived in Cyprus for over 16 years…

So my highs this year, i have two. Firstly, marching in London side by side with the Police in February, thou not part of the Police force, i felt well proud being there. Secondly, finding this site (thou some others that maybe a low point). I have found several very good friends on here, even got some phone numbers, spoken to them r/t. This once again makes me very proud and i feel honoured. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: The one low of this year, some of the malevolent creatures who have turned up on this site, when they believe they can win an argument over the Police. This greatly saddens me, thou none have won their cases on here, an…

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3140573.html Shoppers at a supermarket were stunned to see Easter eggs on sale - four days after Christmas. The Sun reports customers burst out laughing as staff put out "Easter Treats" displays of daffodils and chocolates on Monday. Stephen Roland, 31, said: "I couldn't believe it. Selling Easter eggs three or four days after Christmas is ludicrous - particularly when Easter is in April next year." Cadbury's Creme Eggs, Easter Chicks and chocolate bunnies were on sale feet away from cut-price Christmas crackers and wrapping paper at the Tesco store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. A Tesco spokesman said that their stores all over Brit…

If only....... "A classic Bugatti car, which gathered dust in a Tyneside garage for almost 50 years, may fetch up to £3m ($4.35m) when it goes under the hammer." If I were a billionaire I'd make sure I bought the above. How classy & how gorgeous is it! And yes, the insurance & upkeep on it would be astronomical no doubt but it would be very much worth it. Absolutely stunning. Any billionaires reading who would like to give me a belated Christmas present, you know where I am!

My New Years resolution is to always be polite and kind to GND, never to be rude to her, and always say nice things about her. Commencing 0000:01 on the 1st January 2009.(ending 000:02 on the 1st January 2009)

Has our wonderful New Labour Government taken leave of its senses... yet again? Britain is preparing to receive foreign terror suspects from Guantánamo Bay so that Barack Obama can shut it down, The Times has learnt. (Times-on-line) Government sources say that Britain now supports moves to rehouse the detainees, despite previous refusals to help President Bush. A Downing Street official said that a process to deal with the detainees was being put in place and that decisions “would be for the Home Secretary to decide on a case-by-case basis” The issue is the subject of intense negotiations within Whitehall. The Foreign Office appears much keener on the idea th…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1103560/Police-force-slammed-spending-10-000-hippie-nonsense-head-massages-stressed-centre-workers.html How to waste £10,000 quid - just give them a break every now and then so they can rest their poor little necks etc etc.

This subject is already being discussed in New Years Resolution. To avoid duplication, I am closing this thread and moving the above post to that thread. Penbwlch2009-01-01 17:57:02

Posted on behalf of Brian. Hello In years past there was a sort of tradition around here for a bit of back-slapping to take place every now and then. Much like the Emmys, Tonys and Oscars but with more kudos. A bit more like the Honours, but without the stuffed brown envelopes. For one reason or another these fell by the wayside, but I have been poked out of my lair to announce that the Brians are back! It may be easier if you searched the forum to find exactly what I mean, but in essence they are the Forum Awards for 2008. There are no cash prizes and they don’t entitle you to drive a flock of squirrels through the streets of Southampton nor do you …

I returned home from taking my dog out for a walk this morning to find a large package covered in brown paper on my kitchen table. My youngest daughter said that a neighbour called Dr Amad had left it for me. There was a card attached to it with a Christmas card sellotaped to it and a message in it from him. It said "a present from Pakistan. Thank you for all your help in 2008". I knew what it meant. I had helped Dr Amad, a retired GP and complete technophobe, over the past year setting up a computer in his home, loading software onto it, getting him on-line and helping him learn how to use it. He offered me money every time and I told him I would not dream of taki…

Happy birthday mate, at the age of 100, your still in Police force, i must say, the police must be desperate. :lol:

Oh my word... http:///uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ANTDkfkoBaI Backlash2008-12-28 20:00:12

So, the red carpet is being hoovered, the drums getting ready to roll and the sparkling grape juice is being warmed to room temperature, ready for the announcements of this years Brians. We were hoping to get an available professional to present them, but Jonathan Ross’ phone was constantly busy and I didn’t want to leave a message. To get to this stage there has been lots of work done (by others I hasten to add) with nominations and decisions and such-like. However, none of it would have been possible, nor necessary, had it not been for the input of the ever growing membership. In 2008 we have increased traffic on the forum by around 40%, and that's even with …

Another New Year's Eve is here. It doesn't seem that long ago that the last one was here though! . And if you're lucky enough not to be working, what's the plan for tonight? If you ae uinlucky enough to be working, condolences & I hope the night isn't too stressful . My plans are out on the town with a group of 6 or so friends. We're not going out until 10, () the reasoning behind this is that at least by going out late we will only be 'merry' by the toime the clock strikes 12. So I am all glammed up & hoping that my eyelashes don't freeze together tonight! It is freezing & there has been frost on the ground nearly all day here . Happy New Year guys…

As many of you may know, I can only ever post on this forum from work (as I don't have a net connection at home). As today is my last day prior to moving to London, I have no idea when I'm going to be online again (dependant upon net availability at Hendon) so I thought I'd take the opportunity to say that I hope you all have a great new year, take care and hopefully I'll be back sometime in 2009 (although I'm still around until they send me home from work later today)! Ta ta for now!Welshy2008-12-29 14:23:42