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Problems with the prostate are very common among men especially as they age. Some men are too embarrassed about their symptoms to talk about it or seek advice, however, it is important for men to be aware of the symptoms linked to prostate disease and to seek advice from their GP at the earliest point.

The prostate gland is a small gland that’s only found in men. It is located between the penis and the bladder and it surrounds the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis).

The prostate gland’s main function is to help with the production of semen (the fluid that transports sperm). It produces a thick, white fluid that is liquefied by a special protein known as prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The fluid is mixed with sperm, produced by the testicles, to create semen.

There are three main conditions that can affect the prostate gland: prostate enlargement, inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis) and cancer of the prostate.

Soldiers in Germany are being encouraged to get fit and not let bad habits creep into overseas life.

A health fair was held in Paderborn Station for three regiments from 20th Armoured Brigade at Barker Barracks on February 13.

Members of 35 Engineer Regiment, 1st Battalion Prince of Wales’s Royal Regiment and 3 Close Support Battalion REME took part in events to combat against obesity, binge drinking and smoking.

Add some weight to your CV, learn a new skill or discover a new hobby by signing up for one of the many courses on offer at the Army Education Centre

42 Education Centre Group will be starting a new term on April 15 and will be offering tons of new courses.

The latest tutors to come forward are going to offer such things as embroidery, guitar lessons, a video workshop and a diet and nutrition course.

The Community Policing Team of 111 Provost Company invites you to attend community drop-in clinics which will be held at these locations:

Bergen Community Centre, Seymour Str, Bergen (next to Slim School), every Wednesday, 1pm to 2pm.

111 Pro Coy Community Police House, Weinberg Estate (near Theodor-Storm Str), Bad Fallingbostel, every Friday, noon to 1pm.

The aim of these meetings are to make you aware of what is happening in your area and for the Military Police to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

For further information contact Sgt Nikki Gordon, tel: 01727 627394, Cpl Aaron Smith, tel: 01738 873045, LCpl Steve Taylor, tel: 01738 873042. Or visit the Facebook group – 111 Pro Coy Community Policing Team.

The very last Model United Nations recently took place at the Rheindahlen Rooms, JHQ, organised by Windsor School and Chris Sholl.

On Saturday, March 2 some 10 schools from SCE and Germany were represented in the final installment of the event.

A lively debate and conference provided a platform for the students to showcase their skills and talents in role as members of The United Nations.

Minaz Hirani is pictured receiving his 12-year certificate from Lt Col Andy Thorne at Windsor School.

Minaz, known as ‘H’ to everyone in and around JHQ, is a great asset to the school as it heads towards closure.

His military background and knowledge of MoD systems is a great help as the school closes and disposes of all equipment.

Merkel: Turkey’s EU bid must be kept ‘on track’

Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Monday that she had hesitations over Turkey’s full membership in the European Union but said the entry process should nevertheless be kept “on track.”

“We are going through an open-ended negotiation process... Although I have reservations on full membership, I certainly want to keep the talks on track,” Merkel told a joint news conference in Ankara with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The chancellor also said that she was in favour of opening a new chapter among the 35 policy chapters in the body of EU law that Turkey has to complete before the bloc’s members can make a decision on full membership.

Merkel, however, urged Turkey to implement the Ankara protocol to extend a customs union agreement to internationally recognise Cyprus, which joined the EU in 2004.

A conservative German politician has been slammed for suggesting that poor people be given the meals removed from sale because they contained horsemeat.

Charities and one Catholic leader said the idea showed an astonishing lack of respect.

Hartwig Fischer, of Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, said last week it would be a shame to destroy the lasagne and other ready-made meals.

“These are high-quality products found in Germany, not health-endangering foods,” he said.

Defence minister Thomas de Maizière has offended German soldiers by suggesting they were addicted to praise and in constant need of approval. Instead, he said they should concentrate on their work.

In an interview with Sunday’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, de Maizière said the German public had become more supportive of soldiers in the Bundeswehr. But he added that many soldiers did not see this, and were desperate for approval.

“They have the understandable, but often exaggerated desire for appreciation; they have perhaps become practically addicted to it,” said de Maizière. “Simply stop craving recognition,” he said. “One does not get the appreciation of others by asking for it, but by working well.”

Thousands turn out for topless tobogganing

While most of us are now pretty fed up with the wintry weather, a group of hardy competitors braved the icy conditions to take part in the annual topless sledging contest in Altenberg, Saxony.

Thousands of spectators turned out to cheer on the skimpily clad men and women as they raced down the 100 metre course in a series of knock-out races, each hoping to win the £1,000 first prize.

Former male model Nico Schwanz came first in the men’s section while Annett Schnädelbach sloped off with the women’s trophy.

“It was freezing out there and you feel like you’re going very, very fast because of the wind whistling through every bit of your body,” said Ms Schnädelbach. “But it was certainly fun warming up again afterwards.”

Systematic egg fraud cracked

OLDENBURG. Prosecutors are investigating around 200 German egg farmers suspected of falsely labelling their produce as organic or free-range, in what has been described as fraud on a massive scale. It would seem that millions of eggs have been sold under false pretences over the last few years, exploiting the willingness of some customers to pay extra for produce from more humanely kept birds. Prosecutors in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, said they were investigating around 150 local farms and some 50 elsewhere. Those under suspicion were largely conventional farms, but some organic farms were also affected. If the suspicions are proven, operation licences from the relevant farms could be withdrawn. Should any farmer be convicted of breaking the food produce and animal feed laws or organic farming laws, they could be fined or even imprisoned for up to a year.

Air-writing glove wins prize

KARLSRUHE. Computer scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) have won a 61,000 Euro prize from tech giant Google for developing an “air-writing” glove that could simplify typing on mobile phones. Professor Tanja Schulz and Christoph Amma from KIT developed a new type of input device that can sense handwriting based on a user’s wrist movements. They hope their invention could soon make the cumbersome typing on the mini keyboards of smartphones obsolete.

Welcome Wednesday staged a Valentine Pamper Special, at Normandy Barracks welfare room on February 13.

A wide range of services were on offer for visitors, with the added treat of pamper gift bags for the first 20 people to come to the morning event.

Hairdresser Natalie and beauticians Trina Burgoyne and Emma Hart were on hand to offer haircuts, eyebrow shaping, manicures and pedicures at special discounted prices, while photographer Lynda Higgs promoted her services and a rep from Neals Yard, Rebecca Cartwright, displayed organic beauty products.

Trophy presentation at William Wordsworth School

The children of William Wordsworth School in Sennelager were in for a big surprise recently when Jim Griffiths, Chairman of the Paderborn Branch of The Royal British Legion, visited them.

Jim called by to present the school with a Fun Run trophy as thanks for their sterling efforts in raising 510,48 Euros for the Branch’s annual Poppy Appeal.

In total, the 2012 Fun Run raised 7,200 Euros which brought the total amount raised by the Paderborn Branch for the Poppy Appeal to approximately 32,000 Euros – a fantastic effort by all those from the Paderborn area who contributed.

A big thank you goes to all the units and organisations who devoted their time and effort in participating to raise funds for such a worthy cause.

A chance for the young people of BFG to voice their concerns about life in Germany, made for a successful Time 4 Action 2013.

The yearly event sees young people at King’s School in Gütersloh, ranging from years 8 to sixth form, meet with BFG professionals, senior members of the Forces community, and school authorities.

The goal is to share their thoughts, concerns and ideas about improving BFG for young people with those in the position of making changes.

Hans Klok who has just finished a run in Las Vegas where he was able to attract the world famous blonde Pamela Anderson as his guest assistant, will be performing across Germany this spring.

His show will be accompanied by his Las Vegas dance troupe, world class varieté acts and of course the mandatory beautiful and sexy assistants.

The show is a tribute to his idol Harry Houdini, who enjoyed great success touring Germany exactly 100 years ago. Hans’ illusions transgress from that age through to modern times, adding his own personal touch to the supernatural; all done at incredible speed.

There is an opportunity for serving members of the Armed Forces and their dependants to join the BFG contingent on this year’s annual International Military Pilgrimage (IMP).

We travel to and from France by sleeper train, courtesy of the Bundeswehr. The cost is very reasonable and the IMP counts as duty, not Annual Leave.

ONCE again in 2012, Wewelsburg District Museum offers public guided tours through its different departments in the English language.

Tours will be held April 15 and visitors can choose between two different tours – one leads through the Historical Museum of the Prince Bishopric of Paderborn, the other guides through the recently newly opened exhibition,  Ideology and Terror of the SS, in the Memorial Museum Wewelsburg 1933-1945.

THE infamous techno mega-party Loveparade is back in Berlin. The street music parade is to be called the B-parade and is to be a festival of electronic music, is to cost the capital nothing and is to be above all else, safe.

Two years after the tragic events in Duisburg and six years after the parade moved from Berlin to the Ruhr industrial area of Germany, the legendary parade is back and has been granted permission to be held in the usual hotspots in the center of the city on June 21.

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FORMER Kingsman Steve Saxton proves that junior rank and disability aren’t barriers to success; securing employment with JD Wetherspoon as a grade 2 shift manager at The Henry Bessemer pub in Workington, Cumbria.

Towards the end of a distinguished 22-year-career, Steve suffered a stroke that left him with serious cognitive impairment: including memory loss, speech impediment and coordination problems.

“The support I had from the Army was fantastic as they gave me over seven months sick leave and rehabilitation therapy from several outside agencies. My run-out date was fast approaching, my confidence was low and I thought what employer is going to want me as I still have a few health issues,” said Steve.

A BFG-based soldier whose body armour saved him from a Taliban gunshot during a fierce fire fight has told how he shrugged off the impact and carried on with the mission.

Brave Tpr Daniel Griffiths, from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG), was shot by insurgents while on Operation EAGLE'S SHADOW, a two-day operation targeting known insurgent 'safe havens' on the edge of the Nad 'Ali district in Helmand province.

The operation's mission was to disrupt insurgents' ability to attack or lay improvised explosive devices against Afghan security forces and soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force.

23-year-old Trooper Griffiths, from Wrexham, had been working to identify an insurgent firing point after another part of his patrol came under fire from AK-47 assault rifles.

Sound is a large space in which all people move, in which they are free and yet to which they are deeply attached. Sound is the origin of all the languages and music that unite each and every one of us. Sound is the largest spirit behind all things.

For this reason, GOP Vareté’s new show, Spirit, opens a further window of sound and acrobatic artistry following the successful SONIDO show. With a fine sense of humour, buzzing excitement and great artistic images of dancing acrobats from all across the globe. Follow the "Spirit" into the large space behind all things at the Münster Varieté Theatre.

The bride oozed radiance, the groom was sharply dressed – but the maid of honour looked decidedly wuff.

Chelsea Mitchell insisted on having pet pooch Coco at her side when she tied the knot with Lance Corporal Colin Mansell last Saturday (February 18).

The couple said their vows in front of some 45 people at St Albans Church on Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh, including their one-year-old black pug.