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Things to do in Chester! Chester Student’s opinion on Brexit! Plastic-Free Chester?

71 MPH Winds recorded

in Cheshire! Watch out!

11 February 2019

Created and edited entirely by year 8 students of Kings School, Bishops

Heber and Blacon High School. In collaboration with the Chester Schools

Together programme.

Activities This Month Things to do: Febru-

ary 10

National Cream

Cheese day Febru-

ary 11

National Make a

Friend Day

February 12

National Plum Pudding

Day

February 14

Valentines Day

February 15

National Gumdrop Day

February 16

National Almond Day

February 17

Random Acts of Kind-

ness Day

February 18

National Crab Stuffed

Flounder Day

February 21

National Sticky Bun

Day

February 26

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

m[cuit Day

Sports activities:

On page 4

Things To Do & Days

Out In Cheshire:

Freedome.

Go Ape Delamere.

Jodrell Bank Discovery

Centre.

Fuzzy Eds Salt Cellar.

Brookside miniature rail

way

blue planet aquarium

Tatton park

Dewa roman Experians

North gate

Beeston castle

Crocky trail

Chester Zoo

This newspaper

was made by

Blacon high

school, The kings

school Chester

and bishops blue

coat.

11 February 2019

Cheshire Football

Feed

Football

Terminology

Hat trick - This is

when a single football

player has scored the

most goals.

High status - When

something is ranked

highly in a social or

professional ranking

Transfer - When a

football player moves

from one team to an-

other Junior takeover day 16th

February for Chester city

football club, come and help

support them!

From local to national

Chester city are 8th in their

league and have accumulated 11

wins 9 draws and 8 loses.

In the premier league , despite

their terrible start to the sea-

son , Manchester United are

playing well and have not lost a

single game with their new man-

ager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are

maintaining a high status on the

leader board, with Mohammed

Salah scoring the most goals (16).

Tragic Plane Crash

Tributes to Emiliano Sala

are pouring in after the

mysterious plane crash,

which happened on 21st

January 2019.

The plane took off from

Nantes with no problems.

However the plane lost

contact with the air

traffic controllers (ATC)

North or Guernsey after

asking to descend lower.

The wreckage was found

two weeks afer the inci-

dent in the English

Channel, and the police

confirmed Sala had

died.

Premier League

Transfers…

Marouan Felaini is transfer-

ring from Manchester Unit-

ed to Shandong Luneg, the

price is undisclosed. Also,

Michy Batshuayi is transfer-

ring from Chelsea to Crystal

Palace on a loan. Finally, Laz-

ar Markovic is transferring

from Liverpool to Fulham

11 February 2019

THE PLASTIC PLANET

THE FACTS AND FIGURES

8 million tonnes of plastic enters the

world’s oceans each year.

By 2050, it is estimated that there

will be more plastic in the ocean

than fish.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch co-

vers an area of 1,500,000 square kil-

ometres: that’s more than 60 times

the size of the UK’s land mass.

3,868,818 tonnes of electrical waste

is produced within the EU each year.

The UK goes through 3,408,580,000

plastic milk bottles annually.

Every minute, a truck load of plastic

enters the ocean.

There is more micro-plastics in the

ocean than stars in the Milky Way.

322 million tons of plastic were pro-

duced in 2015—the same weight as

900 Empire State Buildings .

If all the plastic in the world was

made into cling-film, it could cover

the entire planet.

THE PLASTIC PROBLEM

Plastic makes up 90% of all marine waste,

we tend to use them once and then throw

them away: but it finds its way into all the

most beautiful and iconic marine creatures

and landscapes. It has been revealed that

plastic pollution effects 100% of turtles, 59%

of whales, 36% of seals and 40% of seabirds,

of which a million are killed by plastics per

year. Even worse, plastic does not

decompose, so essentially every piece of

plastic ever made is still in our environment,

sitting there for thousands of years waiting

to choke a marine creature and litter our

planet.

WASTE AT THE RACECOURSE

Chester Racecourse is one of the largest

companies in Chester: it has 250,000 visitors

annually, therefore having a lot of influence,

and the smallest of changes could make the

biggest of differences. But with all of those visi-

tors, there is inevitably going to be a lot of

waste. The racecourse sells 900,000 drinks to

customers each year, 70% of which are sold in

plastic. However, products such as straws and

cutlery are made of non-plastic materials.

Angus Wilson, Head of Catering at Chester

racecourse, will tell us more information on how

the racecourse manage their waste and what

the plans are for the future.

“At the racecourse, our recycling and environ-

mental management has not been an area of

particular focus in previous years; however it is

something that I am committed to improving

having done so in previous roles in other organi-

sations, and our focus and commitment will be

improved in the coming years in all areas , not

just with regards to plastic usage. All areas will

receive focus, such as cardboard, glass, and food

waste, and the opportunities to recycle and

manage these areas of waste more effectively.

Most of our waste is collected by the cleaning

contractor and removed as general waste — on

a race day cleaning the site is done very quickly

but due to the multiple types and volume of

rubbish that is thrown around the course, the

sorting of it is a challenge so most does end up

as general waste.

My plan is to look at either a recyclable cup for

drinks, or a poly-carbonate cup that we can use

multiple times by washing although that does

throw up a number of logistical challenges in

how we wash around 40,000 cups a day. These

poly carb cups are five times more expensive

than our current single use plastic glasses so will

have a financial impact on our business which

we need to manage either through ensuring that

we do get multiple use from them and they are

not treated as general waste, or by getting

somebody to take advertising space on them to

in effect pay for them, or to tie in with a local

charity (ideal choice) to encourage customers to

place them in collection bins rather than throw-

ing them on the ground, for which we would

make a donation to that charity. This is a project

that we are just embarking on so we probably

have more questions than answers at the mo-

ment but hopefully will give you an idea of the

challenges that we face, and some of our

thoughts as to how we are going to tackle these

challenges.

Other areas of waste I am looking at are an

external company who will provide recycling

facilities on site at the racecourse. These will

include things such as glass crushers for all our

glass bottles, cardboard balers to deal with card-

board, and a food waste system that will reduce

5 bins of food waste to 1 bin of odourless

powder to be removed.

I have a meeting with the Plastic Free Pioneers

from Chester friends of the Earth next week and

hopefully we will start seeing some

improvements at Chester Racecourse in the

coming months, to start moving forward to

where we should be for an organisation of our

size.”

A Special Feature

11 February 2019

Nasa mission to save us from

Yellowstone volcano

1- Yellow stone intro

2- Location and facts

3- Nasa plan

4– Ups

5– Downs

Sources with images are

all over the page

The Yellow stone caldera is a

super volcano and an immense

one , it is a very popular tour-

ist site , well near the volca-

no. Many people see this

beautiful site as a threat

though because it really is. It

could erupt in any moment

and cost a lot for the repair.

The Yellow stone volcano had had

several eruptions from before

and they all seemed to be in some

sort of pattern , it was last

erupted 640,000 years ago and in

our time period it is way overdue.

It could happen almost any time.

People do keep tract of the heat

and how it is reacting but some

people say it is extremely unlike-

ly that an eruption could happen

in our lifetime. Nasa has the plan

to cool it down. Just dig some

type of foundation and cool down

the lava that is rising.

Nasa had the plan to

save us of course that’s

a great idea! Saving hu-

manity? They could also

get clean energy which

could be used for all

sorts of things if con-

verted. The plan would

involve precise digging

and you would need ex-

perienced. But it would

certainly be better to

be save than worry

about the consequences

of an eruption.

It would cost a whop-

ping $3.6 bn though and

if any foundation or

some type of pipe is

misplaced , it could cer-

tainly trigger an erup-

tion. It could erupt the

volcano faster than in-

tended and it could

cause a global crisis.

Located in the Western unit-

ed states where it is also lo-

cated in the north west cor-

ner of Wyoming. If it erupted

it could easily kill all crops

and stretch all the way to

New York. It would make the

atmosphere toxic and also

the food would go so low that

in an average of 2 months we

would run out. The sunlight

would not reach us as much

because of the gas in the air

covering up the sun and a very

serious winter would start.

11 February 2019

Film review

Caption (left)

These are all the main

characters from the film,

and the main villain:

Thanos the mad titan. An

ogre like brute whose

shadow has been lurking

over the movies for years

now, but if you're not

caught up here's a helpful

reminder. A character not

many people are sure on is

vision. He is a being creat-

ed by Iron man and the Introduction

Infinity War was the film

comic book fans have been

waiting for, for 10 years! And

they were not disappointed!

It managed to give each

character a healthy amount

of screen time in a large ros-

ter. Its even got a place in

the Oscars!

Story

The objective of Thanos is to

catch all the infinity stones,

gems created at the beginning of

the universe, it is said if you cap-

ture all of them you will have the

power of a god. The mad titan

intends to wipe out half of the

universe. He wants a perfect

world, one with no poverty or un-

happiness so if less people are

there, then there is more for

everyone, but the heroes are

having none of this! But the real

question is can you beat someone

who is almost a god?

For

This film is great for those

who have been following the

marvel films for a while as

there was a lot of hype for

this release. In fact people

have even started making

theories for the sequel! Even

looking at trailers!

Against

You can probably expect

why this may be a bad point

but if you have just heard

that there is a new super-

hero film and there are

characters from movies you

haven’t seen you may be

confused and not enjoy it.

9/10

More information

It is the 3rd instalment in

the avengers series, but they

aren't the only people in it as

Spiderman; and the Guardians

of the Galaxy are in on the

mix as well due to their com-

plicated relationship with him

as Gamora (a member of the

crew) Thanos’s step daughter!

Drax another member, had is

daughter and wife killed by

him. He’s in for a fighsty at-

tack!

Gamora’s sister Nebula is al-

so a new found member of

the group. Hulk and he has an infini-

ty stone in his head!

Brexit means Brexit?

This is the first page of a news special! Talking

about Brexit to educate these who may not realise

how much it can effect people

Recently you may have seen in the news or on tv multiple peo-

ple arguing over a subject, Known as brexit. This is a very con-

troversial topic as people tend to have strong opinions on the

subject and in this article we have interviewed two people on

differing sides on brexit. On the for side of the argument

we have whats known as a ‘hard-core brexiteer’ with the in-

ternet username known as bigton_1973 and on the against

side we have a ‘remainer’ who chooses to be anonymous.

We asked people about their

opinion on Brexit:

Question: “how do you feel

about the Brexit negotia-

tions at the moment and

what do you think can be

done better ?”

Answer: “Personally I feel

like the negotiations have

been a failure in represent-

ing the UK’s interests be-

cause Theresa May never

supported us leaving the EU

in the first place and there-

fore has not attempted to

create a brexit deal that the

majority of UK voters want-

ed.”

Question: “How would you

feel about David Cameron

bailing out of the situation

that he started in the first

place?”

Answer; “I think he ius very

foolish as he’s the only one

whop allowed for a Brexit

referendum in the first place

but wasn't willing to deal

with the consequences

Answer: legendary idea from

the country the best thing

about it is that all the for-

eigners are outlands we will

have more jobs and houses

available best idea the coun-

tries' had

For some people Brexit

is good due to article 13

which is a way of copy-

right that can be lethal

to internet culture and

meme.

Brexit can be bad be-

cause millions could lose

their jobs and maybe lose

there house.

Many people who have im-

migrated to the uk may

face deportation

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A Special Feature

11 February 2019

In this article we will

Conclude the brexit

Argument and how to

explain brexit to the

Younger generation.

We

Will talk about how

Brexit effects jobs

and

House prices and how

it will effect the econ-

omy

Also we will talk about

brexit between the

community and how

most people feel about

the apocalyptic mess

that is brexit.

At the minute Brexit

is looking like a

mess. what can we

do better?

Brexit to kids seems like a

shouting match from a big

room. But Brexit in its sim-

plest form means “Brexit

means Britain retaking con-

trol of the laws of this

country and its right to in-

dependence”. Jobs can be

lost at Brexit and house

prices can come down. For

example, the only place in

the uk where airbus make

there planes will heavily im-

pacted by Brexit and might

no go well. Airbus provides

thousands of job to Chester

and the surrounding area.

But house price will go down

after Brexit however

Can we fix Brexit? The

short answer is no but

the way we can go about

it can be beneficial to

the uk. We leave the Eu

is on the 29,3,2019. The-

resa May is under fire

from parliament and her

deal dose not go down

well. A new deal is not an

option for us at the mo-

ment and we have all

been thinking what have

we been doing for 2 year.

Brexit, so what's the deal? [conclusion]

by how much is un-

certain. Brexit is

overall a mess and

there is a lot that

needs changing for it

to work.

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How will Brexit affect the UK?

In this article

We have talked about

how brexit will:

affect transport,

prices,

Shipping trades

and

everyday normal

jobs.

Here are some quotes from

Theresa May on Brexit:

“I have always said that

these negotiations would be

tough - and they were al-

ways bound to be toughest

in the final straight.”

“While both sides want a

deal, we have to face up to

the fact that - despite the

progress we have made -

there are two big issues

where we remain a long way

apart.”

“In plain English, this would

mean we’d still have to

abide by all the EU rules,

uncontrolled immigration

from the EU would continue

and we couldn’t do the

trade deals we want with

other countries.”

There are many

different people who

voted leave on the

Brexit . A Few of them

are:

¬ Matthew Jim Elliot

¬ Dominic Cummings

¬ Boris Johnson

There are many

different people who

voted stay . A Few of

them are:

¬ Adam Afriyie

¬ Lucy Allan

¬ Heidi Allen

In a historic referendum on

June 23rd 2016, Britain voted

to leave the European Union.

After which, the pound fell to

its lowest since 1985. The UK

is considered one of the best

countries to start a business,

but that could change due to

the unknown effects Brexit

could bring.

There are Brexit campaigners

who have optimistic predictions

for Britain and its businesses.

But there are still many scep-

tics who predict that this has

been a big mistake for Britain,

and that it will be seriously im-

pacted by multiple factors.

The European Union exists as a

single marketplace, with no tar-

iffs imposed on trade between

member states. As a result, as

a member of the EU, more than

50% of our recent exports

have gone to other EU coun-

tries, trade which will now be

more difficult.

We are still currently decid-

ing on the deal for leaving

the EU

Books

Series/Book of the week: The Heroes Of Olympus

When a prophecy is spouted, the goddess Hera takes

it upon herself to choose the 7 demigods to save the

world.

Recommended Reads:

Wave Me Goodbye

by Jacqueline Wilson

The Hate U Give

By Angie Thomas

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

Emma

by Jane Austen

These books are based

around Greek mythology and

is by author Rick Riordan Book review

This book is

amazing. I

loved every

bit of it.

It’s very

suspenseful

and thrilling

10/10

Word of the week:

Orrery;

A clockwork model of

the solar system, or

of just the sun,

earth, and moon.

Quote of the week:

“Do what you feel in

your heart to be

right – for you’ll be

criticized anyway.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

New books/series:

The Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha

Lee. Based around mythology

too.

11 February 2019

The future of supercars

Torque-power of the

Engine

Lb-ft.: pound-feet

Road tax– paying for

harming the environment

Road legal– allowed on the

road

The future of cars Will be

much enhanced technology

and bigger and better en-

gines (part of the V series)

and soon more electric cars

will be introduced and so will

self driving cars

Supercars are the fastest type

of car. They can reach speeds of

around 300 mph (which is by the

Hennessey venom F5) but there

are some cars which are really

underrated. Some of these cars

include :the arrinera hussarya,

the Apollo arrow etc. the fastest

road legal car is also a Hennessey

but is a venom GT. The most ex-

pensive car is the Lamborghini

veneno roadster which costs 3.3

million pounds

Fastest car–

Hennessey venom f5

Most used car in the

UK– ford fiesta

Most underrated

car– Apollo arrow

Most expensive car–

Lamborghini veneno

roadster

Car with highest

torque– 2012 Bugatti

Veyron

Oldest car– 1884 de

Dion

Most energy effi-

cient car- Suzuki Ce-

lerio

Smaller image

At the moment, the Hennes-

sey venom F5 is the fastest

car in the world reaching a

whopping 301mph and having

the torque of 1300 lb-ft.

(which is a lot) but will soon

be exceeded. If you own an

electric car as well as saving

the environment, you don’t

have to pay road tax! The

most popular car selling web-

site is CarMax which has sold

100,000 hybrid (electric

cars ) and that figure will be

rising rapidly over the years

1. 2

3 4

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Up and coming movies 2019

Below: IT: Chapter Two

is the sequel to the

movie IT.

The film stars Bill

Skarsgård, who reprises

his role

as Pennywise. James

McAvoy, Jessica Chas-

tain, Jay Ryan, Bill

Hader, Isaiah Musta-

fa, James Ransone,

and Andy Bean portray

the adult versions of The

Losers Club, while Jaeden

Lieberher, Sophia Lil-

lis, Jeremy Ray Tay-

lor, Finn Wolf-

hard, Chosen Ja-

cobs, Jack Dylan Grazer,

and Wyatt Oleffreturn

from the first film as the

younger Losers, respec-

tively.

Above:

Posters for movies

Avengers: Endgame

and The Lion King.

Top 8 movie to

look out for in

2019:

Avengers:

Endgame

Release date: April

25th 2019

Captain Marvel

Release date: March 8th

2019

Aladdin

Release date: May 24th 2019

Frozen 2

Release date: November 22nd

2019

Men in Black: Interna-

tional

Release Date: June 14th

2019

It: Chapter Two

Release date: September 6th

2019

Fast and Furious Pre-

sents: Hobbs and Shaw

Release date: August 2nd

2019

The Lion King

Release date: July 19th

2019

Top 3 picks and why:

1. Avengers: Endgame-

Avengers movies are some of

the highest grossing superhe-

ro movies, and there is no

doubt that this will be one of

them.

2. The Lion King- the original

was one of the most popular

childhood films when it came

out and it still is this is des-

tined to rake it in at the box-

office.

3. Frozen 2– It has catchy

songs, excellent animations,

and is fun for the whole fami-

ly.

11 February 2019

ENTERTAINMENT

Golden globe:

Unlike the Oscars,

the Golden Globes re-

wards TV as well as

film.

The Favourite:

The Favourite is a

2018 period comedy-

drama film directed

by Yorgos Lanthi-

mos and written by

Deborah Davis

and Tony McNamara.

British stars Olivia Colman,

Christian Bale, Richard

Madden and Ben Whishaw

were among the winners at

this year's prestigious

Golden Globe Awards.

Christian Bale provided one of

the night's most political mo-

ments

when he thanked "Satan" for

inspiration for his role in Vice.

Bale played Dick Cheney, who

was vice-president from 2001 to

2009 and is blamed by the film

for many of the world's ills.

A brilliant night for

Brits at the Golden

Globes

British stars Olivia

Colman, Christian

Bale, Richard Madden

and Ben Whishaw

were among the win-

ners at this year's

prestigious Golden

Globe Awards.

Colman was named best

actress in a musical comedy

for her role as Queen Anne in

The Favourite and she gave an

endearingly excited ac-

ceptance

speech that ended with her

holding up her trophy and

sending a message to her fam-

ily: "Ed and the kids - look!

Yay!"

11 February 2019