The Sunday Post (Inverness)

10 smiles Of The week

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▼ feline FABULOUS

Tomorrow is Dress Up Your Pet Day, so pop your pooch in a puffer or your kitten in a knit, and don’t forget to snap a few photos.

▼ A TURN UP FOR The books

After a 20-year decline the number of independen­t bookseller­s in the UK has risen for the second year in a row. Finally, a story with a happy ending.

▼ sweet OR salted?

It’s National Popcorn Day this Saturday. How corny.

▼ hedging YOUR bets

Roadside hedges help tackle pollution, according to a new study. They’re not just for chatting over, then!

▼ watching The detectives

Get through January with some top telly. The new series of True Detective starts tomorrow night on Sky Atlantic.

▼ TASTE Of scotland

A butcher is making haggis, neeps and tatties cupcakes. Hooray.

▼ Tree-mendous

Recycled Christmas trees have been given to elephants, meerkats and

chimpanzee­s at Colchester Zoo, turning leftover festive foliage into playtime fun.

▼ GROWING in POPULARITY

Planting your own vegetables is set to be a big trend for 2019, according to the Royal Horticultu­ral Society. It will be

trowel and error for some.

▼ it’s A birdie

A 6ft rheas bird has been adopted by a local golf club after groundskee­pers failed to capture it. Nicknamed Linford due to its cunning speed, the flightless bird is thought to be an escaped pet.

▼ my Left feet

Australian PM Scott Morrison had to laugh off a Photoshop fail by aides after they airbrushed out his old trainers for a clean, white pair. Unfortunat­ely, they also gave him two left feet.

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