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I run a remote pub & guest house on the NC500 – tourists have driven our regulars away
A LANDLADY who runs a remote pub on Scotland’s iconic North Coast 500 has said the popularity of the route is driving customers away.
Judith Fish, owner of the Applecross Inn, claims the route – dubbed Scotland‘s Route 66 – has brought no benefits to local businesses, as it has turned scenic locations into “one-night stops”.
Judith, who has managed the property – which features seven en-suite guest rooms – for over 35 years, said locals were “never really asked” about being included in the 516-mile route.
She also claimed there was no consultation process with residents of Applecross village, which has a permanent population of just 544.
Instead, Judith says the remote area is becoming overwhelmed with tourists treating it as a road trip stop rather than a destination to stay and enjoy for longer.
She told the Press and Journal: “Originally, I thought it would be lovely for people and businesses across the north.
“We live in a very remote area – we’re five hours away from the likes of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
“There isn’t always a lot to do, and that’s why some people live here. It’s remote, peaceful, and they like it that way.
“For us, we were getting six months of business and not really doing much more than usual.
“The route contributed to us becoming a one-night stop rather than Applecross being its own destination.
“Some locals say we should come off the North Coast 500 altogether, and I understand why.
“But I’m not against it – there just needs to be more responsibility.”
Judith explained that, while she was initially positive about the benefits of an organised route, she has since recognised that the long distances and congested single-track roads are discouraging regular tourists.
She added: “It’s a 500-mile journey, which is a very long distance to travel. People don’t always have time to come back – they’ll be on a strict schedule.
“We do get some who return because Applecross is so beautiful, but it has become more difficult to attract repeat business.
“A lot of the regular customers we used to have have stopped coming because of how busy it gets.
“The traffic has become a real issue here. The roads aren’t made for campervans and motorhomes, and some of them can be terrifying.”
An Applecross local previously revealed the WORST things he’s encountered with motorhome tourists.
But there have been many reports of anti-social behaviour stemming from the parade of campervans and motorhomes trailing up the single-track route.
Robin Pettigrew, who lives in Lochcarron in Wester Ross, stressed he is “not against tourism” but blasted the “gross” behaviour of some travellers.
Speaking to The Press and Journal about Applecross, he said: “There was human excrement all over the place, toilet paper.
“We used to go to the beach regularly to take the dogs out, and it just got absolutely impossible and unsafe to go anywhere near it.
“I’ve got photographs where there’s literally dozens of people camping in the bay area and the place was covered in human faeces; it was disgusting.”
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Who is J’ardell Stirling? Semi-pro footballer playing for John Terry’s 26ers in Baller League
JOHN TERRY selected J’ardell Stirling for his 26ers Baller League side at his first opportunity.
SunSport has the lowdown on the defender looking to take his career to new heights during the exciting tournament.
Who is J’ardell Stirling?
The 26-year-old centre back, J’ardell has featured for a range of semi-professional outfits, including Haringey Borough, Walthamstow FC and Wingate & Finchley.
Having played most of his career in the Isthmian League, the dominant defender wants to try and take his career up a level with a larger platform like the Baller League.
Taken under the wing of Champions League winner and ex-Chelsea captain, John Terry, and playing alongside former Liverpool starlet Jordan Ibe, the 26ers cement themselves as a solid team with a good chance of success in the Baller League.
How to watch Baller League and what are the rules?
- The action starts on Monday, March 24 and will be aired in the UK on Sky Sports.
- It will also be live streamed on YouTube and Twitch.
- Matches are six-a-side on a small indoor pitch – each match lasts 30 minutes, with two 15 minute halves.
- There are certain rule changes with the final three minutes of matches going to 3vs3, long-range goals counting as double and goalkeepers not allowed to use hands.
- Hockey-style penalties – with players running one-on-one – will be used
- 12 teams are in the competition, with six matches weekly.
- Four teams then head to a grand final.
- SunSport will live blog matches every week.
Baller League squads in FULL
26ers – J’ardell Stirling, Bilal Sayoud, Sak Hassan, Kojo Apenteng, Marcel Lewis, Jordon Ibe, Matt Chizzum, Emmanuel Rowe, Justin Dass, Spike Stegel, Vladislav Platinov, Jack Crook.
Deportrio – Bakary Sako, Adam Dawson, Francis Gerald Mapolo, Zach Fagan, Marvin Sordell, Charlie Kuehn, Tommy Scott, Raphael Gas, Alex Dyer, Ruben Singale, Tristan Goodridge, Leo Serri.
FC Rules the World – Michael Ndiweni, Josh Harrop, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Kevin Gonzalez, Oliver Bosworth, Karim Kamhouri, Erghis Pepy, Onuchi Oki, Yusuf Shentu, Alamiji Oluma, Sandro Kamara, Festus Chalet.
M7 FC – Jesse Waller-Lassen, Femi Akinwande, Stefan Ilic, Jean Belehouan, Toby Bull, Sam Fitzgerald, Arjun Young, Ramez Gonzalo, Arin Zaha, Lewis Garcia, Henry Wise, Zion Nditi.
MVPs United – Lorenzo Spinelli, Ashton Peltier, Jake Chambers Shaw, Ross Derham, Josh Misoki, James Canton, Alfie Matthew, Declan McCarthy, Jay Beckford, Joe Edwards, Dwayne Suel, Esteban Salgado.
N5 FC – Owen Locke, Adrian Mariappa, Brian Ly, Charlie Wakefield, Dayo Adekayo, Chris Arba, Imran Kahani, Michael Class, James Alabi, Troy Molunda, Freddie Berrati, Callum Charlton.
Santan FC – Michael Hill, Richard Kesey, Dominic Voss, Erick Kenco, Ranell McKenzie Lowes, Jamell Abou-Bakare, Rico Okinari, David Upu, Abdullah Gervardi, Jack Wilson, David Solidemi, Luka Valentine.
SDS FC – Bruno Andrade, Bayley Brown, Ody Alfa, Cole Da Silva, David Marques Castanho, Calvin Dickson, Big John, Camillo Astreppo, Finley Chadwick, Michael Felibe, Hussein Mahdi, Tyler Edmundson.
Trebol FC – Montel McKenzie, Vani Da Silva, Ciaran Clark, Isaac Modi, Ethan Oke, Reggie, Emi, Ryan Gorwell, Jordan Brown, Shani Omed, Aaron Steven, Nathan Bowen.
VZN FC – Henri Lansbury, Kurtice Herbert, Jerome Sinclair, Remy Mitchell, Montel McKenzie, Florian Kastrati, Michael Olive-Wigan, Barrell Mensah, Ethan McClear, Diego Dombaboni, Jami Kheresi, Luka Barusic.
Wembley Rangers – Domingos Pires, Check Fayum, Ben Long, Stuart Cook, Oliver Cannon, Juan Pablo, Ruben Junior, Luke Gambin, Kaylen Kofi, Braden Shaw, Joseph Diomande, Nabid Eshari.
Yanited – Kadell Daniel, Michael Hector, Mohammed Mahyoub, Remy Clerima, Percy Kiangebeni, Medy Elito, Max Pitman, Harry Cain, Henry O’Shea, Daniel Thompson, Daniel Woods, Pharrel Mensah.
Alexa owners warned their favourite voice features may not work after major speaker upgrade
HOUSEHOLDS with Amazon Alexa devices have been warned that their favourite voice features may be unavailable after a new update.
The latest update is set to bring Alexa Plus – Amazon’s new-and-improved AI voice assistant – into the fold.
It is supposed to be a super-smart version of Alexa, powered by generative AI.
That means Alexa should be able to understand and respond to natural language in a conversational way.
It will also be able to remember your likes and dislikes and respond to emotion in your voice.
For example, you will be able to say things like, “Alexa, I’m cold, and it’s too dark in here,” and it should know to turn on the lights and raise the heat.
However, consumers have been told to stick with the old Alexa if they have any favourite skills they use.
This is because not all original Alexa skills are being ported over to Alexa Plus.
Alexa Plus will be available on an Echo Show 8, 10, 15, or 21 smart display, Fire TV devices, Fire tablets, on the web at Alexa.com, and in the Alexa app.
A handful of early models, like the first-gen Echo Dot, Echo, and Echo Show, won’t receive the upgrade.
Similarly, it won’t work on devices with built-in Alexa, such as Sonos speakers or the Ecobee smart thermostat at launch.
Although it may come to those gadgets in the future.
Owners of non-Alexa Plus compatible devices will be able to continue using the original Alexa.
Right now, Alexa Plus is free to use – but it is only available in the US so far.
It will eventually fall behind a paywall and require a $19.99 monthly subscription or an Amazon Prime membership.
Amazon’s focus is now on the new and improved Alexa, the company’s head of devices and services, Panos Panas, told The Verge.
The original Alexa will continue to be updated, but it is now all hands on deck to build up Alexa Plus.
What is Alexa?
If you've never heard of Alexa, here's what you need to know...
- Alexa is an “intelligent” personal assistant built by Amazon.
- You can find her on several different devices, including Amazon’s Echo speakers.
- Alexa responds to voice commands, and can talk back to you.
- She can perform thousands of different tasks, including telling you about the news or weather.
- But she can do more complex things too, like ordering a pizza or arranging an Uber taxi pick-up.
- To activate Alexa, you need to say “Alexa” to an Amazon Echo speaker.
- Because she’s powered by artificial intelligence, Alexa is constantly getting smarter.
- Alexa will also get more used to your voice, and better understand what you want her to do over time.
90s horror movie bombshell unrecognisable as she’s spotted in LA – can you guess who she is?
A NINETIES horror move bombshell looked completely unrecognisable as she ran errands in Los Angeles.
The actress, who starred in the likes of Sandlot, Yellowstone and resumed her role in the fifth Scream move, looked effortlessly chic in blue jeans paired with a white blouse.
Marley Shelton accessorised with gold chain necklaces and styled her blonde hair into waves for her day out in the US city, padding around in a pair of white trainers.
The California-born screen star, now 50, showed off her ageless look as she went make-up free.
She was seen hopping out of black people carrier with her keys and phone in her hand.
Movie fans will no doubt be left doing a double take over the former singer’s youthful look.
The mum of two often keeps fans updated with her career on Instagram.
The screen star, who rocketed to fame after she played lifeguard Wendy Peffercorn in 1993 flick The Sandlot, was hailed an “absolute smokeshow” after she posted pictures from her 1923 movie.
One fan then wrote: “You look great Marley. I think you’re a beautiful woman and a good actress. I liked you on the Sandlot as Wendy.”
Another posted of the screen queen, who has also starred in Yellowstone, Pleasantville and Sugar & Spice to name a few: “You are literally the most wonderful actress I have ever seen.
“I recognised you from the role of Judy Hicks.”
Marley first played Deputy Judy Hicks in Wes Craven horror movie Scream’s 2011 instalment, before resuming the role in 2022.
She had a long history with the film franchise, previously auditioning for the role of Tatum Riley – played by Rose McGowan – back in 1996.
Yet her Scream moment finally came when actress Lake Bell, 46, dropped out just weeks before filming.
Scream five, released on January 14, 2022, saw the return of Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox as well as Marley, whose character had received a promotion.
Talking of reprising her movie role she told the Daily Dead: “The unique opportunity to be able to reprise a role, especially picking it up 10 years later.
“We played with the passage of time in the plot and I had never had that type of opportunity before.
“So as an actor, it was really exciting, like, ‘Okay, where is she now? How has she evolved? How has she changed? What’s the same? What are the constant through lines for her?'”
She added: “There are all kinds of evolutions that have gone on for Judy. She’s no longer Deputy Judy Hicks, she’s Sheriff Hicks now.
“So I was excited to sink my teeth into just playing her again and, of course, to be able to get to do another instalment of the Scream franchise.
“It was pointed out to me this morning that Judy Hicks is the only character to be introduced in one of the sequels and then make it into a later instalment.
“So I was like, ‘Oh, cool. I’ve got my own calling card here. That’s pretty awesome.'”
OFF SCREEN
Off screen, Marley is married to American film producer Beau Flynn, 55.
The pair said I Do in 2001 and share two daughters.
Marley is active on Instagram and showcased her fondness for fun TikTok dance videos during the coronavirus pandemic.
She also shares insights into life at her stunning home as well as her love for flowers and the LA Rams.
