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Portsmouth is building on its nationally recognised outstanding work around learning disabilities by hosting the city's first event to celebrate and teach people about the subject. Portsmouth's learning disability service is inviting people with learning disabilities, their carers and professionals who work in the region to attend a free event on Wednesday 10 October. The event will showcase the services available to people with learning disabilities in Portsmouth and will also feature a series of workshops for learning disability professionals, families and members of the public. Portsmouth's learning disabilities team, which is a joint service run by Portsmouth City Council and Solent NHS Trust, has transformed the way it works with people with learning disabilities in the city. It is one of a handful of services in the country recognised as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, the care watchdog. Anita Godson, founder of Lily and Lime, an award-winning social enter...

Following a sold out and critically acclaimed run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, Paul embarks on an extensive UK tour of his new show, "Image Conscious", which he describes as follows: 'Greetings! It’s my brand new show, baybayyy! Ever considered the unique predicament of the soft-shell crab? I have. What about the numerous problems of organising a suburban orgy? The catering, for example. It's an absolute nightmare!'  and this is what some of the critics said: ‘Absolute textbook Paul Foot comedy gold" Broadway Baby *****  ‘It’s testimonial time for Paul Foot as he returns to Edinburgh with his 10th solo show. The show itself will be a delight for his loyal fans… and will not dent his reputation as one of the most original live comedians’ One4Review ****  ‘As gloriously anarchic as ever" Fest Magazine ****  ‘'Wonderfully crafted nonsense" Three Weeks ****  Paul is a BBC New Comedy Award and D...

I love traditional recipes and someone just posted this one. Worth a try. These are said to have been made by a travelling food seller, Maggie Bridie of Glamis (in the days when the county of Angus was called Forfarshire). They were mentioned by J M Barrie (author of Peter Pan) who was born in Kirriemuir in that county. The original recipe used suet but since that is not always to everyone's taste, you can use butter or margarine. Ingredients (for six bridies): 1½ lbs (700g) boneless, lean rump steak. Lean minced beef can also be used. 2 oz (2 rounded tablespoons) suet or butter or margarine 1 (or 2) onion, chopped finely 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder Quarter cup rich beef stock Salt and pepper to taste 1½ lbs flaky pastry (home made or from a pastry mix packet) Method: Remove any fat or gristle from the meat and beat with a meat bat or rolling pin. Cut into half-inch (1cm) pieces and place in a medium bowl. Add the salt/pepper, mustard, chopped onion, suet (or butter/margarine) an...

Award-winning theatre company Silent Uproar is bringing its critically acclaimed musical cabaret about depression to Hampshire after wowing crowds and critics alike at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. As part of its first ever UK tour, Silent Uproar presents A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) at Bedales Theatre in Petersfield on 2 October; The Spring in Havant on 3 October; West End Centre in Aldershot on 5 October; and Phoenix Theatre in Bordon on 6 October. Written by Olivier award winner Jon Brittain (Rotterdam, Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho) with music by Matthew Floyd Jones (Frisky and Mannish), prepare to laugh, cry and even get a song or two stuck in your head. Influenced by the company’s personal experiences and informed by interviews with people living with mental health problems and medical professionals, it’s a joyful, buoyant, gleeful, slightly silly, sugar coated, unrelenting and completely super happy show! Except for all the bits about depression. Th...

Friends came over and one of them was a vegetarian, so I opted to serve an Indonesia Rijtafel style meal allowing everyone to choose what and how much to have on their plate. For the vegetarian friend I made Telur Pindang or pickled eggs. The recipe serves 6 people for starter or as part of a larger meal. Telur Pindang Ingredients: 6 eggs, hard-boiled and peeled 1 small onion thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced 2 medium ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped 1/2 tsp ginger 1 tbsp dark brown sugar 1 tbsp white vinegar 100ml water Heat the oil in the saucepan and saute theonion, garlic and chillies until the onion is soft (about 5 minutes). add the chopped tomatoes and ginger and cook, stirring, until the tomato has pulped. Add the remaining ingredients, bring the mixture to a boil, stir well, cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Half the eggs and serve on the plate covered with the sauce. Normally...