Thursday Morning Breakfast Show Blog

Today is

World No-Tobacco Day, a day to discourage people from using tobacco and to encourage governments to do something, sponsored by the American Association for World Health and the United Nations.

Its’ also What You Think Upon Grows Day, a day to remind people of the power of positive thinking.

Today is Take This Job and Shove It Day.

Finally today is Speak In Complete Sentences Day.

It’s the BARC Rally Extravaganza @ Pembrey 2nd -3rd June 2012

Its a full on motorsport weekend with day and night entertainment

There will be loads going on at this event, The Welsh Sports and Saloon cars will be there (Philip aka st185racer) as well as loads of race and rally cars and at least 4 F1 cars will be making an appearance

Win a pair of tickets this morning on the Breakfast Show

Which of the following were not Formula 1 drivers

A   Nigel Mansell

B    Bob Champion

C   Jackie Stewart

email Kev not or call 01792 893 031 after 07.30

The New Breakfast Show Competition continues after 8 this morning ‘Secret Song’

I've given a very well know song lyric to the children of South West Wales and asked them to read it back to me in whatever style this choose

Can you guess the song -

We play after 8am!

Truth or trash   - 3 news stories one is truth whilst two are complete trash!

Listen out for today's Truth or trash stories just before 07.30

Here are today’s stories       

The city of Hamelin in Germany has an old job going vacant. They’re after a Pied Piper to get rid of the rat problem in the city. They’re a nuisance at the moment because they’ve developed a love of gnawing through cables of traffic lights causing all sorts of chaos.

A tree feller from Canada was hailed a hero after managing somehow to lift a fallen pine tree off his colleague who was trapped underneath, the tree weighed over 2 tonnes but somehow the man was able to lift it enough to set the man free. Experts say this kind of super power can happen when humans are under extreme pressure

A party spiralled out of control last weekend when 16 year old Ashley Timmings sent an invite through facebook, instead of 40 people turning up over 600 youths ended up down the cul de sac trying to squeeze into the 3 bed semi detached property in Devon. Police had to escort the youths away thankfully no damage was reported

Families are set to spend more than £100 per household this summer celebrating the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics and Paralympics, according to research.

A quarter of those surveyed plan to mark both the Queen's 60-year reign and the sporting occasions while half will toast either one event or the other, said the Money Advice Service.

The average spend on jubilee events will be £112 per household and those celebrating the Olympics and Paralympics will spend around £208, it estimated

Around £3 billion will be spent by 23 million households this summer as people either go to watch an event live, celebrate it at home with family and friends or attend a street party.

One house on my road has put up Bunting for Jubiliee 

The owners of a Los Angeles restaurant finally figured out why their electricity bill was so high.

Worker’s at Clinton’s Cafeteria just discovered a fluorescent lamp that has been burning nonstop for 63-years. The light was in a bathroom, and had been covered up by plywood in 1949 when the room was partitioned off for storage.

Apparently, nobody bothered to kill the light, and it’s been burning nonstop since 1949, costing about 17-thousand dollars in electricity bills.

A survey reveals one-third of British pet owners said they would rather go away with their pet on vacation than their immediate family.

Thirteen percent of Britons admitted they would choose their pet over their partner to go on vacation and 10 percent said they would opt to take their pet on vacation instead of their children -- if they had the opportunity.

When the British leave their family behind for foreign travels, 47 percent said they miss the pet most of all while they're away. 

This is my most favourite news stories for years

Workers may need to adopt Mediterranean-style working habits, such as the 'siesta', suggests the author of the Shaping Cities For Health report published in the Lancet today.

Professor Yvonne Rydin, who led the research,said that in order to cope with growing urban populations and rising temperatures, taking time out in the afternoon could be one solution.

She suggests that more flexible working arrangements are needed to combat the ‘urban heat island effect’, which can push temperatures up in a city by 10C.

These include encouraging people to come in early when it is cooler and having a few hours off during the heat of the day.

British people are more likely to pursue their dreams when they're 41 than when they're 29, a new study has found.

More than half of people say that money is the single biggest factor in holding them back fro pursuing their dreams.

Lack of time, family commitments and being stuck in a routine were all also picked out as significant factors behind our inability to embrace adventure earlier in life.

British people are more likely to pursue their dreams when they're 41 than when they're 29, a new study has found.

BRITON'S ARE STILL HUNGRY FOR ADVENTURE

From Sir Francis Drake to Richard Branson Britain has a proud tradition of explorers and thrillseekers and according to a new survey it seems the inhabitants of the island nation still have a thirst for the unknown, all be it a little later in life...

Around four out of ten Brits believe they get more adventurous as they get older

More than 50 per cent believe in the idea of a 'Mid-Life Awakening'

Curiosity, self belief and mental strength are the most important adventurer traits

Two thirds of people believe going on an activity holiday such as safari was an adventure

Half thought outdoor pursuits like mountaineering were adventurous

Over 50 per cent say money is the biggest factor stopping them taking an adventure

Lack of time, family commitments and routine are also barriers for thrillseekers

One in five 18-24 year-olds were inspired to seek out adventure through televisiomn

14 per cent of 18-24 year olds said playing video games was adventurous