Jos Biggs has not been at all well this week. Take care please Jos !! It’s been a funny old week, and one I don’t care to repeat. I felt a bit quiet on Tuesday morning, and by Tuesday afternoon I decided I needed to put my feet up for a bit of a rest. By Tuesday night all hell had broken loose - there was no part of me that didn’t ail in one way or another. I realised that I needed medical soothing and comforting, assisted by whatever pills the doctor saw fit to prescribe. The problem was that I could no more have driven to the surgery than I could walk on water. And as I was 99% certain that what I had was a ‘breakthrough infection’, which is what they call it when you get Covid despite being vaccinated, I couldn’t ask anyone to take me. I waited until Thursday, when I felt a good deal better, and rang the Medical Centre. That afternoon Ernesto the doctor rang back. The only trouble with that was that by then I had completely lost my voice! However, he seemed to make some kind of sense out of my croaking and coughing, and prescribed a whole bagful of pills and potions. Enter my sainted neighbour Di, who fetched my pills for me and suggested that I eat something, and did I need any shopping? Fortunately I had shopped on Monday, so I had plenty of food in the house. Also, if you don’t eat it’s amazing how far the food stretches! I did manage to down 2 muffins, a slice of toast, a mashed potato and a chocolate. It all tasted foul, which is why I tried the chocolate - it also tasted foul! But I know I’m on the mend - today (Saturday) I ate a sausage, and it tasted of - sausage! Nevertheless I am going to isolate; I wouldn’t want to infect anyone else and put them through what I have just come out of. I am so glad that I’ve been double vaccinated, so only affected mildly! I’m hoping to rejoin the human race on the 26th, see you then!

From. Judi Bedford-Keogh Best Catch. Well look who we bumped into today out on deliveries. Ethan handed over €100 to Simon from Coles of Andalucia, Estate Agents, from his batch of calendar sales. Simon will contribute €120 from his own pocket to Walk for Life. So a total of €220 going to help this fantastic local charity. Thank you for asking Ethan to help you Simon.

From. N332. From 24 October fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in England from countries not on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test on or before day 2 of their arrival in the UK. These tests are more cost effective and offer faster results. Full details of the announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lateral-flow-tests-to-be-introduced-for-vaccinated-international-arrivals?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_source=bb311050-383a-47b8-a663-4932dca49f42&utm_content=daily