Buy that sledge - you'll be using it next year.

Due to Global warming, scientists predict that we're in for very cold weather in the winter for years to come.

Sounds contradictory - it's not - so be prepared for next year.

Here Steve Connor explains it all

It's all to do with the rapid melting of the ice in the Arctic which causes the sea water to be cooled because it no longer has ice to protect it.

This leads to changes in the wind direction bringing ice cold north wind down to the British Isles from the Arctic.

The graphs in the printed paper are very persuasive.

When will the public start to believe that this is the disaster we had better be aware of.

The economic crisis will be like a kitten's 'wap' that one barely notices as compared with the swipe coming from a Massive Polar Bear that sends us reeling several yards.

Enough to give you screaming nightmares.

And so it should.

Ulverstonians take note and prepare.

Time to toughen up.


This will be a crisis to end all crises .

Worse still; energy supplies are due to be very unreliable by 2015.

If ever communities need to work together - it's now.

Hopefully we will return to a time like the last war when we took care of each other and the stiff upper lip was evident.

The trouble now is that the enemy is not obvious and is not easily identified. We will see it develop from within.

In the war time , it was clear to everyone who the enemy was. We then worked together to fight back.

Now it is very unclear and what is beginning to happen may well get worse.

People in our midst will take advantage of others. Thieving could increase. The privileged could take care of themselves leaving others to cope as best they can.

The future could lead to us having real friendships where these are based on trust and working together - it could be a time of enjoyment as we help each other cope.