BBC Studios Scotland / Graeme HunterWhen the beloved co-writer of Two Doors Down, Simon Carlyle, died in 2023, the cast…
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Simon Carlyle ‘would have approved’ of Two Doors Down Christmas special
BBC Studios Scotland / Graeme HunterBeth (Arabella Weir), and Eric (Alex Norton) are trying to get their Christmas started in the new episode of Two Doors Down -
Mock turkey and other forgotten festive traditions
“Lambswool – I love the name, it’s an old-fashioned Christmassy-time drink.
“It’s common throughout the UK, but in the Black Country it was known to be made for workers. Managers would give it to workers.”
Still made today but particularly popular in the Victorian period, this traditional festive drink of roasted apples in strong ale would be served in a large bowl called a jowl, the researcher said.
“They had to keep going until it was finished and it’s quite a large bowl and then they’d finish with singing a carol.”
She said “you’d mix it with a bit of” nutmeg, ginger and sugar and if “you didn’t strain it, you would see the apple kind of pulp in the drink”.
Also, people could “have tipples of home-made wines”, things like parsnip wine and elderberry wine, made in their washhouse where laundry was done.
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‘Guernsey Hospice made my mum’s Christmas wish come true’
She added: “The tree, the lunch was beautiful, but it just took the pressure off all of us not having to worry about doing the dishes or cleaning up.
“My mum couldn’t really do much, but she sat there and she watched everything, and I could just…
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‘We want to help other parents with kids in Arrowe Park Hospital’
Samantha makes sure there is gift-wrapped hand cream in the boxes after she said the constant hand washing during hospital stays left hers “sore and chapped”.
The boxes also contain a message of support about how parents or guardians are using…
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Channel Islands pupils perform local musicians’ Christmas song
One student at Hautlieu in Jersey, Tiago, said: “It’s been a great experience getting everyone together and just bringing the Christmas spirit alive has been wonderful.
“It was really catchy, it was a really catchy song and I thought it was a…
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The Ashes 2025-26: England’s Jofra Archer out of tour as Jacob Bethell replaces Ollie Pope for MCG
Replacing Pope with Bethell is the latest stage of long-running speculation around England’s number-three position.
Pope’s highest score in six innings on this Ashes tour is 46, extending his run of eight Tests against Australia without a…
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Channel Islands pupils perform local musicians’ Christmas song
Ross YeatesPupils from Melrose Junior School in Guernsey sang along to ‘Christmas Dream’ A Christmas song created by two musicians from Jersey and Guernsey has been performed and recorded at 18 schools across the Channel Islands.
Pianist Adam Reece…
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Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities | Russia
Two traffic police officers and a third person have been killed in a car explosion in Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee has said.
The committee, which investigates major crimes, said in a statement on Wednesday that an explosive device…
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Banbridge: Communities brought together by cinema
Giles Conlon runs the Banbridge Community Cinema.
He said he has “always had a major passion for cinema”.
In 2024, he set up the non-profit community cinema in his hometown, with the help of Film Hub NI and Newcastle Community Cinema.
Since then,…
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