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Why look at star ratings or price when you can find hotels for foodies listed together? Now, what about another one listing hotels for beer drinkers?

Making an apple press

I bought 3 metres of 6x3 softwood from a timberyard. Cut it into 2 metre long pieces and 2 50cm pieces. This will make a frame. Using a jack, some wood and hessian I will press apples to make juice and then will make cider out of it following the instructions.

I have a number of trees and propose to make about 10 to 20 gallons of the stuff, depending on the crop.

My problem at the moment is deciding on which technique to use to join the wood together to make a frame. I want to do it in such a way that it is easily disassembled for storage when not needed.

132,194 idiots

Last night a BNP candidate got into the European parliament because 132,194 british voters forgot to think. They listened to easy to digest, simplistic drivel and fell for it, hook line and sinker.

Our grandparents who fought and died in the battles against fascism in the 1930s and 40s would be ashamed and saddned.