#Steven Banbury

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Latest Haul.....

I got to enjoy a trip to my local book store today. I had to get out and about today to run an errand anyway so I thought I’d enjoy a stop at my local book store while I was out, especially since I ended up right next door anyway. Plus, the last few days at my job has been a little wild so I thought I deserved a little pick me up.

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Rating: 5/5

Book Blurb:

A spooky yet heartwarming adventure about one girl's journey into the land of the undead, and the unexpected family she finds along the way. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and the hit series Wednesday.

On Halloween, it is always wise to expect the unexpected, but no amount of planning could have prepared Eve for that particular night. Fleeing an unpleasant orphanage, she’s saved by someone who she never believed was real…the fabled Pumpkin King himself. Throwing caution aside, Eve accepts the offer to become his daughter and is whisked away to the misty Hallowell Valley—home to witches and vampires, ghosts and goblins, and all that go bump in the night. But just when she believes she’s found her place among the undead, a sinister scheme unearths itself, threatening to take everything from Eve unless she can stop it. From debut author Steven Banbury comes a cozy, magical adventure sure to delight anyone who loves the tricks of Halloween as much as the treats of autumn.

Review:

When a young orphan girl runs away, the last thing she expects is to be adopted by the Pumpkin King and move to a whole new magical place. All Eve has ever wanted was to have a family of her own but after so many rejections because of er night terrors, she's given up and just wants to escape the orphanage. Yet on Halloween during her latest escape attempt she runs into a talking Pumpkin man, the fabled Pumpkin King himself. When he offers to adopt Eve as his own daughter and make her the pumpkin princess, Eve has nothing to lose and accepts. Soon she find herself whisked away to Hallowell Valley, home to witches, vampires ghosts, and ghouls and all sorts of paranormal creatures. Yet not all of them are happy to have her there and if she wants to stay she'll have to convince them that she is meant to be part of the community. With sinister plots against her and her new father, Eve also finds friendship and family for the first time in her life. Can she protect them or will she lose them all? This was such a sweet and adorable read and I absolutely loved the quirky world that was built. The father daughter relationship in this book was so charming and I found myself smiling over how heartwarming this book was. It's the perfect mixture of found family, spooky season, and friendship. It's a wonderful read for fans of the Addams Family and Nevermoor!!

Release Date: September 3, 2024

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Netgalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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Backlog of books to review:

The Spindle of Fate, by Aimee Lim

The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night, by Steven Banbury (probably going to tackle this one next week, on account of It's The Proper Spooky Season)

The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines, by Mo Netz

Sparrows in the Wind, by Gail Carson Levine

I've also been reading a lot of Dorothy L. Sayers and the Brother Cadfael mysteries, but they don't need my support like indie writers or new books do-- they're good, they're popular, and the author is dead. I'm trying to focus on reviewing a) recent middle grade, preferably about people's Very Specific Lived Experiences and/or Spooky Stuff, and b) indie SF/F, adult or otherwise.

These are books I finished recently, but there will be more I want to review soon!

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Ingrid Bergman and Kenneth Williams arrive at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, together with Joss Ackland and director Frith Banbury, before the opening of George Bernard Shaw’s “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion”. The play premiered on 1 February 1971, was transferred to several British theatres until 31 July 1971 and at last, broke box office records for a short-run play.

They opened in Brighton, with Williams in such a raw state of anxiety that he was making mistakes - coming too early on one cue at the dress rehearsal, in front of Beaumont, and missing another altogether on the first night. Bergman chided him, but he felt no anger. She was the one member of the cast whom he liked without reservation. Her fame was so much greater than his that they could never be rivals, and she was earthy and charming. He preserved the card she left in his dressing room before the first night at the Cambridge Theatre in Earlham Street: “Be my next director! Feed out of your hand I would.” […] She had the gift to make him feel, with a look or a few words, as if he was her cornerstone, the true friend whose talent kept her world intact. She was never precious, and she did not pretend to be a great actress, but her sincerity made a word of praise seem worth more than all the critics’ specious columns. Everyone felt this magic. One evening, Bergman invited Williams to supper, with Binkie Beaumont and Clive Dennis, whose pop-star looks pleased the impresario. She served vodka and Swedish meatballs. “I ADORE this woman,” wrote Williams, despite her stumbles and lack of stagecraft, “and will forgive everything from someone who has her sweetness, radiance and generosity of spirit AND WHO PACKS the house as she does.”

Excerpts from “Born Brilliant - The Life of Kenneth Williams” by Christopher Stevens 

On stage: Joss Ackland as ‘Captain Brassbound’, Kenneth Williams as ‘Drinkwater’ and Ingrid Bergman as 'Lady Cicely Waynflete’ 

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SOLD 🎭 The Sound Of Music @ New Wimbledon Theatre 2015 (#152)

Title: The Sound Of Music

Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre

Year: 2015

With ticket for 30th March 2015

Condition: Good condition

Author: Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Director: Martin Connor

Choreographer: Bill Deamer

Cast: Danielle Hope, Jan Hartley, Jessica Sherman, Zoe Ann Bown, Grace Gardner, Steven Houghton, Philip Day, Kate Milner-Evans, Grace Chapman, Cole Emsley, William Keeler, Zach Loizou, Ava Merson-O'Brien, Isabella Taylor, Liberty Wilson, Joshua Warden, Lewis Jamieson, Noah Key, Ellie Botterill, Isabelle Methven, Libby Griffiths, Zaiya Omamori, Madeline Banbury, Tillie Murray, Elena Cervesi, Hanna Zienkiewicz, Mia Long, Luke George, Sarah Soetaert, Katie Sherman, Howard Samuels, Lynden Edwards, Colin Burnicle, Jessica Daley, Martin Dickinson, Lewis Barnshaw

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Ok turns out its cool ! PRODRIVE REDEFINES AN ICON WITH THE P25 25 years since the first Subaru Impreza World Rally Car (WRC) made its winning debut on the stages of the World Rally Championship, the Prodrive P25 recaptures the essence of that very Impreza, while taking inspiration from the 22B arguably the most iconic Impreza. Modern technology ensures the P25 is more powerful, lighter and with better handling. This time it will have a 2.5 litre flat four ‘boxer’ engine producing in excess of 400 bhp, a six speed semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox and, due to extensive use of carbon fibre, a lightweight chassis. The P25 will be produced in a limited run of just 25 cars, all built at Prodrive’s headquarters in Banbury, UK. Peter Stevens, who styled the original Impreza WRC for Prodrive, has defined the design, while the engineering of the car has been overseen by Prodrive technical director, David Lapworth, who was responsible for the original Impreza WRC. The P25 is the idea of Prodrive chairman, David Richards. He said: “The original 22B Impreza is considered the most iconic of Subarus and highly sought after. We wanted to enhance everything that made that car so special by applying the very latest technology to create our own modern interpretation of a car that’s established a place in motoring history.” The Prodrive P25 will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June. Prodrive is now taking expressions of interest and the first of the 25 cars will be delivered to customers later this year. #prodrive #prodrivep25 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd-765tDiQK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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How to talk politics with those of opposing views

For a lot of, the presidential election has been a contentious and tough subject to debate with buddies, household and coworkers.

SAN DIEGO — If election stress is at an all-time excessive, election strife is true up there with it with individuals having opposing views. An skilled says there’s a strategy to have a civil dialogue with out going beneath the belt or having to dam one another.

“It factors out that this nation is de facto cut up down the center,” stated Biden supporter Dee Lambert of Reedsburg, Wisconsin.

Many should not seeing eye to eye in any respect on something political.

“We went backwards and forwards between concern and hope, did not we?” stated Biden supporter Mimi Wuest.

Even next-door neighbors clashing over their presidential picks with massive garden indicators.

“I am nonetheless hoping for Trump,” stated Trump supporter Robert Banbury.

Steven Dinkin, President of National Conflict Resolution Center says the stress between neighbors and members of the family and coworkers is to the purpose the place it is turn into so emotional.

With feelings excessive after a controversial election, how can two opposing views coexist?

“[The] first step is to be actively conscious of your individual physique language and your individual biases,” Dinkin stated.

Dinkin says test your tone of voice, reply respectfully and do not keep away from speaking politics on the dinner desk.

“We have to have interaction within the dialog as a result of if we keep away from the dialog and keep inside our personal silo, it tends to radicalize our personal beliefs, and we’re not uncovered to different views.”

The best way to broach the powerful matters over Thanksgiving through the Coronavirus pandemic coupled with the pressure of shutdowns, job loss, and elevated isolation from lengthy ones? Dinkin says apply makes progress.

“Whether or not my spouse has a distinct perspective or our youngsters have a distinct perspective, we apply the dialogue, and we discuss difficult points and we purposely convey these up, so we all know the way to take care of them,” Dinkin stated.

With votes for president nonetheless be counted, nervousness and anger are rising.

Biden supporter Dee Lambert says she thinks “if Trump wins one other 4 years, I’m carried out.”  

In the meantime, Trump supporter Robert Banbury stated “understand that we are able to conform to disagree, whichever method it goes, I nonetheless imagine within the USA.”

Dinkin suggests signing off social media for a while and do this train for listening.

“One individual begins with their viewpoint and earlier than you reply with your individual perspective, what we train is that you must repeat or summarize what the opposite individual stated to make sure every individual feels heard,” Dinkin stated.

Dinkin additionally suggests taking a while to chill off. “In case you’re too pissed off maybe simply take a step again and do not have interaction within the dialog till every week or two weeks when issues cool down.”

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welcome to port harbour, GASPAR DE LEON, PETRONELLA “PETE” SOK, HARLEY STEVENS, & CATALINA SOLIS ! — with your arrival, our town count goes up another and we couldn’t be happier! please be sure to send your account to the main within twenty-four hours of acceptance.    /    DIEGO BONETA, ELODIE YUNG, INBAR LAVI, & DIANE GUERRERO ARE NOW TAKEN !

(diego boneta, he/him, cismale) is that GASPAR DE LEON walking into shipwreck lee’s? the TWENTY-EIGHT year old OWNER OF BANBURY DOWNS ANTIQUE is known to come through here for lunch. they remind me of A DUAL SIM SMARTPHONE, SUNGLASSES AND WEARING SHIRTS WITH THREE BUTTONS UNDONE. if you ask around, you’ll hear that they have been around for TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS and can be ARROGANT and PROTECTIVE. they live by BIG BEAR POINT, but with the summer rolling in, you’ll find them hanging around the carnival. / sil, 22, gmt+1, they/them  

(elodie yung, she/her, cisfemale) is that PETRONELLA “PETE” SOK walking into shipwreck lee’s? the THIRTY-SIX year old SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR AT RYERSON UNIVERSITY is known to come through here for lunch. they remind me of COLOR-CODED DIARIES, BLACK POWERSUITS, AND A WEDDING BAND. if you ask around, you’ll hear that they have been around for ONE DAY and can be WORKAHOLIC and INTELLIGENT. they live by CHERRY BROOK, but with the summer rolling in, you’ll find them hanging around the carnival. / sil, 22, gmt+1, they/them

(inbar lavi, she/her, cis female) is that HARLEY STEVENS walking into shipwreck lee’s? the THIRTY-ONE year old BARTENDER is known to come through here for lunch. they remind me of SHORT DRESSES AND LAZY SMILES, WILD ADVENTURES BEFORE AS THE SUN RISES, SPONTANEOUS ROAD TRIPS ON SUNNY DAYS. if you ask around, you’ll hear that they have been around for THIRTY ONE YEARS and can be STUBBORN and ADVENTUROUS. they live by CHERRY BROOK, but with the summer rolling in, you’ll find them hanging around the carnival. / j, 21+, est, she/her

(diane guerrero, she/her, cis female) is that CATALINA SOLIS walking into shipwreck lee’s? from what i hear, they are from VANCOUVER, but you’d better confirm it with the THIRTY-TWO year old SOCIALITE. if they swing through shipwreck lee’s you’ll see for yourself, but they can be SELFISH and CHARMING. but they remind me of RED BOTTOM HIGH HEELS CLICKING AGAINST MARBLE FLOORS, CRIMSON LIP STICK STRAINS ON CRYSTAL WINE GLASSES, SILK GLIDING AGAINST BARE SKI. you’ll find them in the cottages by section SECTION NUMBER ONE at friday harbour resort. /  j, 21+, est, she/her

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Maladie de Lyme : Vers de nouveaux tests ADN sanguins

En France, elle fait chaque année 27.000 victimes. Son incidence est en augmentation de 10% en Europe. Ce document élaboré après une réunion scientifique au Banbury Conference Center du Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, une institution de recherche à but non lucratif (New York) discute de l’intérêt de nouveaux tests de détection de la maladie de Lyme avec l’objectif d'un diagnostic plus précoce. De nouvelles techniques, présentées dans la revue Clinical Infectious Diseases qui permettraient de gagner plusieurs semaines. 

Transmise par piqûres de tiques, la borréliose de Lyme est une infection qui peut être polysystémique, avec des manifestations à la fois neurologiques et articulaires. L’incidence des infections à Borrelia burgdorferi, transmises par les tiques (en particulier Ixodes scapularis) a considérablement augmenté au cours de la dernière décennie. Les symptômes incluent la fatigue, la douleur, la perte de mémoire ou de concentration et, chez certains patients, l’arthrite inflammatoire, des douleurs articulaires, musculaires, le lupus…. Pourtant la maladie de Lyme reste mal et difficilement diagnostiquée et donc parfois non traitée. Le diagnostic est complexe en particulier parce que les symptômes peuvent apparaître dans les mois qui suivent ou des années après la morsure et parce qu'ils sont polymorphes et communs à d'autres maladies. Les seuls tests de la maladie de Lyme approuvés reposent sur la détection des anticorps produits par le système immunitaire en réponse à la maladie. Or un tel test d'anticorps unique n'est pas un indicateur de maladie active, mais plutôt un indicateur d'exposition passée ou présente. La nouvelle technique présentée ici pourrait permettre de détecter une infection active par la bactérie de Lyme plusieurs semaines avant les tests actuels. 

De nouveaux tests en vue ? Le principe de ces nouveaux tests est de détecter l’ADN ou les protéines de la bactérie Borrelia burgdorferi dans le sang. Au-delà de la précocité possible du diagnostic, avec ces nouveaux tests, un résultat positif dans le sang indique que l'infection est active et doit être traitée immédiatement, ce qui permet d’initier le traitement plus rapidement pour prévenir les symptômes et les problèmes de santé à long terme. « Ces tests directs sont nécessaires car vous pouvez contracter la maladie de Lyme plus d'une fois. De plus, les tests standard actuellement approuvés (par la FDA notamment) ne permettent pas de distinguer une infection en cours d'une infection en cours d'une nouvelle infection », ajoute l'auteur principal Steven Schutzer, médecin-chercheur à la Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. 

Ces nouveaux tests qui détectent directement l'ADN de l'agent responsable de la maladie de Lyme sont plus précis et plus spécifiques. Les chercheurs appellent à ce qu’ils puissent rapidement être autorisés par les Agences sanitaires. 

D’autant que ce principe de tests directs est déjà largement approuvé pour d'autres infections bactériennes, fongiques et virales (à staphylocoque, streptocoque, candida, grippe, VIH, herpès et l'hépatite, entre autres).

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FA Cup: Yeovil Town boss Darren Way plotting a shock win over Manchester United

Yeovil Town boss and Chelsea fan Darren Way with Jose Mourinho when the Portuguese was in charge at Stamford Bridge. Also pictured is Way’s son Mason

FA Cup fourth round: Yeovil Town v Manchester United Venue: Huish Park Date: Friday, 26 January Kick-off: 19:55 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC One & the BBC Sport app from 19:30 GMT, live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sport and follow text updates on the BBC Sport website.

“I feel very fortunate to be alive today,” says Yeovil Town boss Darren Way. “I’ve had 28 operations on my injuries and I’m due to have more. I’ve got another one coming up after the Manchester United game.”

On 17 December 2008, Way, a midfielder in his third spell with the Glovers, was on his way to collect items for his new home when the van he was a passenger in was involved in a serious collision with another vehicle on the A3088 just outside Yeovil.

He was airlifted to hospital with injuries including a broken left femur, broken left kneecap, broken and dislocated right elbow and broken and dislocated left hip.

Plymouth-born Way spent most of 2009 in a wheelchair and had to learn to walk again, while coming to terms with the devastating end of his playing career at the age of 29.

Darren Way was a passenger in a white van which was involved in a serious accident and was airlifted to hospital

Nine years and one month on, the scars remain and the visits to hospital continue.

Yet Way has since forged a new career for himself in management and on Friday he has Manchester United in his sights, three years after being beaten by the Red Devils in the third round.

The 38-year-old hopes to mastermind one of the great FA Cup shocks by steering League Two Yeovil – the lowest-ranked side left in the competition – to a famous fourth round win over the 12-time winners at Huish Park, a tie you can watch live on BBC One.

“You never know what life will bring you,” Way tells BBC Sport.

‘Car crash taught me a lot’ – Way

‘Crash prepared me for management’

Way’s playing career started at Norwich City and included a stint at Swansea City under Kenny Jackett and Roberto Martinez.

Yet he has spent the most of his working life in the Somerset town of Yeovil – 17 years in total as a player, coach, number two and, for the past two years, manager.

“The only league I haven’t done with Yeovil is the Premier League,” added Way, who was part of the team that won promotion to the Football League in 2003 and first-team coach when they played in the Championship in 2013-14.

However, the Glovers have gone from the second-tier to League Two survival in the space of four years.

Way was appointed manager, following Paul Sturrock’s departure in December 2015, with Yeovil bottom of League Two, two points from safety, before leading them away from the relegation zone.

They currently sit 21st in the fourth-tier, two points above the relegation zone and 86 places below Jose Mourinho’s United on the league ladder.

Gates have dipped and finances are tight, but Way believes the mental and physical hurdles he overcame in the aftermath of his accident have helped shape him as manager.

From Top 40 singles chart to the Championship Yeovil were a Championship team as recently as 2013-14 when they finished bottom of the table after eight wins from 46 games. Defender Nathan Smith is the only Yeovil player who played in the 2-0 defeat by Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup in 2015 who is likely to start on Friday. The Glovers entered the UK top 40 singles chart with the the song, Yeovil True, in February 2004 to mark their FA Cup third round tie with Liverpool, which they lost 2-0. Yeovil did not make it past the first round last season after losing 4-2 on penalties in a replay at non-league Solihull Moors.

“The resilience that I built after the accident certainly prepared me for football management,” he said.

“I was already quite determined and I had a strong willpower before it happened. That increased 10-fold with what I went through.

“I battled against the odds just to walk again.

“To be confined to a wheelchair and not being able to walk is not nice. To only having access to one arm is not nice.”

Darren Way had to learn how to walk again after his accident

Yeovil is a world away from the glitz and glamour of United, who have topped the table of the world’s 20 richest football clubs for the second year in a row.

Way’s squad is made up of young, hungry free transfers, swelled by youngsters on loan from Liverpool, Southampton and Bournemouth, who have yet to break into their respective teams.

Way said: “Being at Yeovil with no head of recruitment, no chief scout, no CEO, no director of football… it’s just me and the chairman doing a lot of the work to keep the club in the Football League.

“I go to work at 6:15 in the morning and I really enjoy it.

“We’re basically an under-23 team in League Two. We’re a development club. We’ve helped develop the likes of Shane Duffy, Steven Caulker, Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend… they’ve all been through our system over the last few years.”

‘A carpet of a pitch? Sanchez can forget that’

Alexis Sanchez could make his United debut at Huish Park after joining from Arsenal, in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The Chile forward, 29, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal worth £14m a year after tax – a figure Yeovil’s players can only dream about.

A 9,000-plus crowd – around one-fifth of the town’s 45,000 population and around one-eighth the capacity of Old Trafford – is expected to fill Huish Park.

“It’s going to be a little bit different for him,” added Way when asked what Sanchez can expect should he play.

“The crowd is going to be on top of the players and he won’t be playing on a carpet, that’s for sure.”

Will Alexis Sanchez make his Manchester United debut at Yeovil?

‘No more shirt swapping arguments’

This is the third time Yeovil have hosted a Premier League club in the FA Cup since winning promotion to the Football League 15 years ago.

Way played when Liverpool beat the Glovers 2-0 in the third round in 2004 and was coach when Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United won by the same score at the same stage in 2015.

He said lessons had been learned from both ties – particularly when it came to swapping shirts with the opposition at the end.

“In both games there were one or two arguments with players about it,” Way added.

“So I’ll just be making sure our focus is on one thing. Our minimum aim is to take United back to Old Trafford for a replay.”

The club shop at Yeovil where half and half scarves are on sale ahead of the tie

Yeovil have made it to the fourth round after wins over League One Bradford City and Southend United, as well as League Two rivals Port Vale.

“Sometimes people don’t dream big enough,” said Way. “We have worked extremely hard against all odds to get this opportunity. What I don’t want my players to do is waste it.

“If we get a result this will be the biggest story ever in Yeovil’s history.”

Mourinho, helicopters and Fergie

Way says it will be a “dream come true” to pit his wits against Jose Mourinho.

The Yeovil boss and lifelong Chelsea fan has met former Blues manager Mourinho before when he and his son, Mason, were invited into the home dressing room at Stamford Bridge.

Way has also become friends with former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who sent a team to play in his testimonial match at Huish Park in 2010.

Ferguson was also in the crowd when United last visited Huish Park in 2015 after arriving by helicopter.

It’s more cider we do down here but I’ve left it with a wine connoisseur to sort a bottle for Jose

Darren Way Yeovil Town manager

“Sir Alex caught me at the lowest moment of my career and I owe him a lot,” added Way, who prepared for United’s visit by taking his Yeovil team to watch Bristol City against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

The Yeovil team stayed in a hotel in Bristol and used Championship club City’s training facilities.

Way added: “Our focus is to make sure we can put on a performance and see if we can create a cup upset.

“This opportunity may never come again in the players’ careers.”

From stacking supermarket shelves to facing Pogba

Four years ago winger Jordan Green was working night shifts at a London supermarket, stacking shelves while playing part-time for Banbury United in the seventh-tier Southern League Premier Division.

Now the 22-year-old is preparing to face the likes of Paul Pogba and Juan Mata – something that seemed a distant dream six years ago after being released by Fulham at the age of 16 for being too short.

Green stood barely five feet tall when let go but has played a key role in Yeovil’s best FA Cup run for four years after a roller-coaster career which has seen him play for nothing for Southern Counties East League side Holmesdale to landing a contract at Premier League Bournemouth.

Jordan Green was working in a supermarket stacking shelves four years ago

“I wasn’t getting paid at Holmesdale but playing for them made me see the fun in football again,” said Green.

“I went on to Banbury and my career took off. I was going from night shifts at Waitrose to playing a few hours later. It was a struggle but I ended up with a trial at Bournemouth and a contract with their under-21 side.”

Green played in the same Cherries team as defender Jack Simpson, who has gone on to play in the Premier League, and travelled with the first team to Chelsea when Glenn Murray scored the winner at Stamford Bridge in December 2015.

He left Bournemouth without playing a senior match but hopes to propel Yeovil to a shock win over United.

Since joining the Glovers in August, Green has scored two FA Cup goals – including an 89th-minute equaliser at Port Vale in the second round as a substitute.

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White Horse Half marathon

Sunday 9th April DNS - I had a sore throat and a cough…. Oh, What a surprise! I was so gutted as I was looking forward to the White Horse half marathon for two different reasons. The first was because it was a local run in Oxfordshire overlooking the white horse and would give me the opportunity to see some of the famous landmarks! And the second reason was that 2 of my friends were coming - Jason Gurney (his first hm but in the end he was not able to come) and Michele Silsbury (from Bristol). I had to wake up at 3am for Cornwall on the previous weekend for Steven’s friend’s wedding and I think this may have triggered the cough that I had. At least it didn't happen before the London Marathon! I will have to re-enter the White Horse half marathon for next year! :() The latest update on my chest illness mystery…… The GP from my surgery referred me to the chest clinic in Horton Hospital, Banbury to see a specialist consultant. Dr Smith, the Chest specialist consultant suggested for me to go for a High Resolution scan to get a better view of my chest. I had to lie on my front on the bed as the “donut” machine moved and took pictures of my chest, giving better images than the X-ray. The interpreter that was with me stood behind the window telling me to breathe in and out for the duration of the scan. I then went back to Dr.Smith for the results after a week, He explained that my chest was all clear. However, he had found something…. a cyst of around 3-4cm in diameter just outside of my lung next to my windpipe. He decided that he would like to conduct further tests. I was obviously quite frightened and wanted someone to be with me to support me. I asked him if it was serious and to give me a seriousness rating of between 1 and 10. He then said that it was nothing to worry about and would be placed as a zero in a rating, yet may require keyhole surgery to get it removed. We don't know if this was causing all of my coughs over the past 2 years. They have booked me in for another scan, which will include dye insertion into my blood to enable the doctors to see clearer test results. The next scan is on Monday, with the results being given to me in a month. The consultant wanted to consult with another specialist before seeing me again. He assured me that I should carry on with the London Marathon! Therefore, I won’t be as fit as I’d like to be for the LM this time! I know I am not fit as fit as before, nor have I done as much training as I did 2 years ago. But, I am still going to give the LM a try, but this time will be much slower and more of a focus on enjoying the atmosphere! :)

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Steven and Janice by Banbury Cross