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New Eurotunnel to link Lowestoft with Amsterdam

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All aboard! New Eurotunnel link will go from Lowestoft

A second Eurotunnel linking Lowestoft with Amsterdam is being planned by the Government, we can exclusively reveal.

Officials have pinned the new undersea rail link to its levelling up agenda for rural Suffolk – and it has the added advantage that we will no longer have to go to France by train.

Costing £80 billion, the new tunnel will be financed by the UK and Dutch Governments, although private sponsorship is possible to reduce the bill to taxpayers.

Planners have identified the Lowestoft side of the tunnel should emerge in the old fish market area, a delightful part of the attractive Suffolk resort that will be a welcome sight for European visitors.

Grand new Eurotunnel entrance in Lowestoft
And the planned Amsterdam entrance

Lowestoft town councillor Lorraine Fisher, 34, said: “The rail tracks and infrastructure is basically at the fish market already, so all they have to do is dig.”

The tunnel will run 213 miles and take just over two hours to complete by fast train.

Tourist bosses in the region are excited about welcoming tens of thousands of European visitors each day, and are said to be working on a marketing campaign.

Meanwhile, Amsterdam officials can’t wait for the evening trains to arrive, packed with English folk looking to explore the city’s famous liberal attractions.

The huge project is expected to take seven years to complete, once approval is given next month. It is a significantly more challenging construction project than the Channel Tunnel, given that it is seven times longer.

A Downing Street insider told the Suffolk Gazette: “We have chosen Lowestoft not just because it is Britain’s most easterly town, but also because it is so lovely.”

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Improving your skills for your career

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If you are looking to advance your career, one of the first steps is to ensure your skills fit the positions you are applying for. Have an understanding of the areas that make you a more effective employee. Knowing more about these areas can help you develop them.

Gaining these skills

If you are trying to grow in your career, you might wonder where you can get the needed skills. One way of getting these skills is to go back to school. Not only will having another degree look good on your resume, but you can also learn these essential skills. If you are thinking about going back to school, you can take out a student loan from a private lender to help cover the cost. With Earnest private student loans, they can cover what your savings might not be able to.

Managing your time

The ability to multitask, manage your time, and meet deadlines allows you to not only improve your employability, but to be more productive while at work. Knowing how to do these things can also reduce job stress and allow you the time you need to work on both career development and other projects at work. There are several ways to improve these skills. You can use applications or software to help you stay on task, make a to-do list, and set reminders on your computer or phone. Try to manage your work schedule carefully and track how much of your time is spent on what. You should determine whether this schedule meets your needs and goals. If you are working while getting your degree, you will be forced to manage your time even better.

Customer skills

Being able to work well with customers allows you to benefit a company since it positively affects the company’s reputation. It also ensures the company receives more customers in the future. Even if you don’t directly deal with customers, these are useful skills to have. Even when working with coworkers having these interpersonal skills will help you immensely. You can boost your knowledge in this area by mimicking or shadowing a coworker who is known for their ability in this area. you might have a manager or supervisor to practice interactions with you. They can also explain how to handle certain situations that might come up in your job. There are also online courses that help you become stronger in this area, and you can even work with a coach.

Working on a team

Being able to collaborate with your team allows you to reach your objectives and solve problems more quickly. Often, working with a group allows you to get much more done than if each person was working on their own. Plus, it allows you to better split up the workflow and make the process smoother. Interpersonal abilities will help you interact and communicate with both coworkers and customers. It helps you be a better team member and you can improve them by observing how others interact and then mimicking them. You can also work with a coach to help you gain even better knowledge in this area.

How I saved an absolute fortune on Black Friday

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Lorraine Fisher, 34
Canny Lorraine Fisher, 34

A Suffolk woman says she has saved herself a fortune on Black Friday – by buying absolutely nothing at all.

Lorraine Fisher, 34, has completely ignored tempting offers to purchase something she doesn’t really need.

Lorraine, from Ipswich, said: “Some of my friends are currently down the shops involved in a mass brawl to snap up a kettle because it has £2.40 off.

“Others are spending all day opening the hundreds of emails they have received from just about every online store in Britain, wondering if they really should upgrade their sofa.

“And the bloke next door has just bought a 72-inch flat-screen television, which won’t even fit through his front door.”

Black Friday offers

She reckons that over the years she has saved herself thousands of pounds by not falling for the annual retail gimmick.

“I tend to buy a new kettle when my current one breaks or develops a leak.

“So I don’t see why I would ever be encouraged to race down to Currys and buy one just because it is part of their ridiculous Black Friday Black Tag Event.”

Consumer experts have also questioned whether some of the “bargains” on offer really are value for money.

Steve Walshe, from the Consortium of Retail Offers, said: “Shops are trying to clear their shelves of old, unfashionable stock in order to resupply with new stuff that will sell for Christmas.

“It’s therefore quite convenient that Black Friday comes along to allow them to do this.”

But shops and online stores hit back, insisting they are doing the eager public a great service.

“Who doesn’t want a brand new, cool kettle?” said the owner of one Suffolk electrical store.

Meanwhile, speculation was growing today that so-called online news sites were publishing any old rubbish about Black Friday to get people clicking on adverts.

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Challenges to the tourism sector in Suffolk

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Suffolk, a county in Eastern England with 700,000 inhabitants, is a popular place for visitors and vacations. However, the last year cost the tourist industry in the county and other parts of East Anglia huge amounts of money.

Thousands of jobs were eliminated as well. Although Suffolk offers a beautiful landscape and an interesting cultural history, the tourists stayed away during the pandemic. Nevertheless, as this article will show, the conclusion drawn from these results is not too negative for some people. Moreover, we inform about why Suffolk is worth visiting.

Restricts travelling

According to Visit East of England, the value of the tourist industry sank from 2.1 billion pounds to 885 million pounds, which amounts 59 percent loss of revenue.

Similar results are visible in Norfolk, where the value of tourism shrunk by 56 percent. The dramatic impact of the last year enhances the major relevance of tourism for employment and the economy. Apart from losses regarding day-trippers and people staying for vacation, jobs in the tourism-related field were cut from 44,498 to 25,840 in Suffolk.

Nevertheless, tourism bosses are optimistic in thinking that the branch can survive the current situation and grow back to its former relevance and scope after the pandemic ends. Since the businesses were able to open at least for half of their regular time, some affected people claim that things could have gone much worse.

Moreover, safety measures and restrictions as well as multiple lockdowns resulted in financial losses, but the survival of many businesses under these hard circumstances can also be seen as positive. The chair of Visit the Boards, Mary Sparrow, argued: “For most businesses, 2020 was not about making profit but remaining in business and a significant majority achieved this – and did so whilst implementing new safety measures to ensure all guests were good to go and safe.”

Financial funds from the government were also given to small businesses to help them survive the difficult situation. Hopefully, Suffolk will be able to welcome many tourists again when the pandemic situation improves.

Tourist attractions in Suffolk

When visiting Suffolk, one definitely needs to stop at Clare Castle. The ruin is surrounded by a beautiful park and testifies the history of Richard de Clare, a Norman conqueror before it became the property of the crown family and slowly decayed.

Ipswich Museum is definitely worth visiting. Among other interesting historical artifacts, it hosts a Victorian treasure chamber that was not used until the twenty-first century.

Next to interesting sites, impressive beauty and interesting history, Suffolk is available for gambling. Luckily, the casino laws are not fairly strict in the UK. Rather, almost every kind of gambling is legal. The possibilities in this sector are endless. Ranging from the most popular aspects, namely horse racing at Newmarket, to playing in land-based casinos and online betting with the best bookmakers. Internet providers for betting cover every form of casino games, such as poker, blackjack and roulette, as well as betting on football, horse racing and other sorts of events. All this can be enjoyed by the comfort of your home, which is another benefit while travelling options are restricted.

Landscape and history of Suffolk

Generally, Suffolk has a lot to offer. Its landscape mainly consists of lakes, rivers and marshland, since the county lies just above sea level. Several heaths and natural reserve areas are perfect for hiking and enjoying the beautiful terrain.

Present-day Suffolk arose from the southern part of the kingdom of East Anglia, which the Angles had founded in the 5th century. The division into Norfolk and Suffolk probably took place in the 11th century, and since then Suffolk’s boundaries have hardly changed, except for the manageable loss of land caused on the coast by the action of the elements.

From 1888, however, there were two separate administrative units, East Suffolk and West Suffolk, which were not reunited as one county until the Local Government Act of 1972. Those aspects can be learned about in the museum of Suffolk. All in all, the county in East Anglia is an interesting area that witnessed historically important events. Its landscape and attractions are definitely worth visiting as soon as the worldwide situation improves.

CSGO gambling explained

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You may have come across the terms ‘CSGO’ and skin gambling quite often, possibly due to the rise of eSports and online gaming.

For anyone who enjoys their own forms of gambling, CSGO skins gambling may actually be worth your time and something you could be interested in, once you come to know more about it. CSGO has become quite the thing these past few years, and while we all love the shooting action that CSGO can provide, it is in the gambling that players can actually maximise their experience and what they have to show for their gaming efforts.

Some of the most successful skin gambling sites such as CSGO Book, have managed to really utilise an active player base and attract all the gamers into gambling their skins and trying out the multiple skins games that are available to try out. Once you have read this article, it may intrigue you too to actually head on over there and check out the reason as to why the CSGO gambling industry is growing, and the reason why each consecutive year, it’s hitting higher records in terms of revenue.

Within this article, we will be taking a closer look at the world of CSGO gambling, in addition to everything you need to know, to have a successful go of it yourself.

What is CSGO gambling?

CSGO gambling is where you use the virtual goods you have collected from your CSGO gaming, to bet on the outcome of actual matches that occur in real-time on CSGO. Whether you choose to gamble with some of the most valuable skins, or rather quite the opposite, the outright winner in the gambling matches will walk away with more than what they initially wagered. 

Of course, CSGO sites have their own unique games and gambling options that allow players to gamble their skins through deposits, with the hopes of winning coins too, making the entire experience even more interesting and entertaining for most players in the CSGO community. The gambling phenomenon has really allowed CSGO to thrive, as it really pushed further the possibilities of players enhancing their skins and goods access within their gaming experience.

What are the most popular CSGO Games 

The most popular games for the community right now, are the following titles:

  • Roulette
  • Coin Flip
  • Skin Jackpot

These games provide players with more opportunities to redeem profit and ultimately enhance their gaming experience within CSGO.

Coin Flip 

The game methodology and mathematics behind the game coin flip is essentially the betting on a 50/50 outcome. While this is very simple and does not require too much thought or mathematical understanding, many skins get circulated through the bets within a coin flip and can therefore help a lot of players to easily gamble and create larger returns of skins than what they originally were able to make. So, while it may seem very straightforward, players enjoy the simplicity of it all the same!

Skin Jackpot 

This has the most adrenaline attached to it when players try it out. Many players use this game as an output and way of pulling in the most instantaneous and large profits all at once. While the odds are not as difficult as multiple casino jackpot games nowadays, the proportions of what players could win, still make it all the more worth it and exciting to play. 

Roulette 

Roulette at CSGO gambling sites are pretty much a rip-off version to modern-day online casinos, and that is the hard truth of it. While there are minor adjustments and simplicities made to make the game more appealing to CSGO gamers, the chips used are of a different arrangement in colour, which makes it a first sight, a different game. Within certain scenarios, red will represent the CT-side, while black is the T-side. 

The payouts for this will depend on the colour of your stake. For example, black and red dictates double your stake, green however will multiply it by 14 in total. Making it the ultimate prize and gamble for the CSGO community. 

Pick a licensed safe site 

While the CSGO community is growing by the day, it is very important that you prioritise your selection of a safe site. Many CSGO sites are fully licensed, secure and have all the appropriate customer support leads to ensure the playing community is taken care of. However, this does not apply to all sites. So, before you commit to depositing your skins in one, make sure you do a full background check, to ensure that the site you are visiting is not fraudulent and can be fully trusted.

Ceefax arrives in Norfolk

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Ceefax

By Ian Bred, Norfolk Correspondent

The county of Norfolk is celebrating the arrival of Ceefax, a new-fangled piece of communications technology.

Locals are glued to their television sets for hours, watching the pages of text information appear quite slowly.

Even though not many people in Norfolk can read, the Ceefax service, provided by BBC East exclusively for Norfolk, is seen as a huge step forward in bringing the county up to speed with the rest of Britain.

Locals can now see news, the weather, and even football results more or less in real-time – although they have to wait for the Ceefax service to cycle through ten pages in rotation before the scores actually update.

“It’s a giant technological leap for a place like Norfolk,” said BBC East head of Ceefax, Lorraine Fisher, 34. “Television has only recently arrived in the county, and now those lucky enough to have a set can enjoy our text-based information service.

“The feedback has been mixed, we admit, as some Norfolk viewers are having difficulty getting to grips with the remote control required to use Ceefax.

“It seems having six fingers is not as useful as it sounds.”

Ceefax service

Local man Bubba Spuckler, who lives in Downham Market with his sister and their eight children, said: “We’ve been gathering around my uncle’s TV and pointing at Ceefax a lot. We have no idea what it means but I am sure there is trickery at work.”

The Ceefax service is being updated by a team of three writers at the BBC’s offices in Norwich.

They simply copy items off the internet, then paste them into the Ceefax software so that it spits out boxy text pages to the local simpletons.

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The differences between trading forex and commodities

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Two of the most actively traded financial instruments are currencies and commodities, since these markets provide traders with opportune conditions to make gains on their investments.

Financial markets are inherently volatile and this causes the prices of assets to fluctuate. Traders can take advantage of this volatility by opening or closing a position according to the climate of the market, in an attempt to profit.

Of course, just as there are opportunities to make gains, there is also the risk of making losses on your investment. But, a developed understanding of the market and a well-conceived strategy will help you to protect your capital.

In order to better cope with abrupt price movements in the financial market, it can be helpful to diversify your portfolio, as different instruments will cope better than others during periods of financial uncertainty.

If you’re considering opening positions in both forex and commodities markets, you’ll need to know the main differences between the two, to best prepare yourself for investment.

Read on to find out more.

The similarities between forex and commodities

Before we look at the differences between forex and commodities trading, we’ll first take a look at their similarities. Firstly, both currencies and commodities are traded on the futures market, which is an auction market that oversees the buying and selling of futures contracts, and confirms their delivery for a date in the future. This enables consumers and producers to limit the risk of losing their capital, since currency and commodities prices can change dramatically in a small space of time.

Additionally, you can use a contract for difference (CFD) to trade in currencies and commodities. When you trade using CFDs you will trade on the value of a contract that you establish with a broker, rather than owning the asset itself. Using an online CFD platform like Skilling, for instance, you can trade in some of the world’s most actively traded currency pairs like the US dollar against the euro (USD/EUR), as well as the most popular commodities like oil, without owning those underlying assets. 

Now that you understand some of the similarities between these financial instruments, let’s move on to the differences.

The differences between forex and commodities

Of course, the main difference between the forex and commodities market is the securities that you will trade in.

The forex market involves the trade of the world’s currencies, like the dollar, the pound and the euro, and these are traded in pairs, known as currency pairs. This means that the value of a currency can be determined by directly comparing it against another.

On the other hand, the commodities market will enable you to trade in goods that naturally occur in the ground or can be harvested. This includes coffee, oil and iron, for example, and these assets are divided into two categories — hard and soft commodities.

Here’s a list of the less obvious differences that will affect the way you trade in these two securities:  

Exchange limits

Currencies are traded over-the-counter (OTC), which means that you’ll use a broker when investing in forex. Commodities, on the other hand, are traded on an exchange and this means that you’ll purchase a share of the asset when you open a position in the market. When trading on the exchange, your investment will be impacted by daily range limits and once you have exceeded these, you can’t open any new positions until the next day.

Regulations

When you trade in one of the financial markets, you’ll need to be aware of the specific regulations that apply. The strictness of these regulations can differ from market to market. For example, the rules that apply in the forex market are fairly loose in comparison to those of the commodity market. Because of this, it’s vital that you research the rules and regulations that could affect your trades before you invest, to avoid being caught out by any unexpected fine print.

Leverage

Since you can trade in currencies using an investment broker, you’ll be able to apply leverage to your trades in order to acquire greater exposure to the market. Leverage enables you to deposit a portion of the value of the whole trade and borrow the remainder of its value from a broker. This means that you could acquire a far larger position in the market than you would have been able to afford, using your capital alone.

Whilst you can also use leverage in the commodities market, when trading in commodities CFDs for example, you won’t be able to acquire as much exposure as you would in the forex market. This is due to the fact that exchange limits are imposed on commodities.

You may now be faced with the decision of which market you want to invest your capital in. However, as we previously mentioned, one of the best ways to invest your capital is to spread it across different financial markets, to hedge your investments against one another.

So, why not invest in both forex and commodities, making your capital do more for you so that you can reach your financial goals.

Six pints a day is the secret to long life, says Derek, 100

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Derek Foster, five pints a day
Derek Foster, five pints a day

Alert centenarian Derek Foster claims the secret to his long life is quaffing six pints of real ale every day.

Derek turned 100 this week and celebrated with a tipple of his favourite Adnams beer.

“I have six pints a day – one in the morning, two in the afternoon and three at night, and that has kept me fit as a fiddle for as long as I can remember.

“If I did happen to feel a little poorly, I would add an extra couple of pints and then fall asleep.

“When I wake up, I’m fine again.”

Derek, of Saxmundham in Suffolk, used to drink his daily quota of beer down his local pub.

But as he is getting on a bit, he tends to stay at home and open some cans.

“It really is the secret of long life,” he explained, glugging on another beer. “But it does give me a bit of trouble with wind.”

Granddaughter Lorraine Fisher, 34, said: “We do his weekly shop. It’s a bit embarrassing because the trolley is basically full of beer.

“Still, it keeps him fit and happy.”

Derek used to work as a taxi driver, but when drinking six pints a day became an issue with the boss, he retired back in 1985.

He then tried his hand at helping out behind the bar of a pub in Ipswich but was asked to leave after spending more time drinking with, rather than serving customers.

He was married for 40 years until his wife ran off with the local coal merchant.

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