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Astrologer Lynne Ewart predicts what’s in store for you this fortnight

CAPRICORN DEC 21- JAN 20 It’s time to get organised as the cosmos is about to shift shape, offering a clearer run at your goals.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705709 AQUARIUS JAN 21-FEB 18 It feels like you’re waiting backstage, getting things done and dusted, preparing for new chapters linked to a cherished aim.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705710 PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20 Tides are turning, with a new era coming around career, duty and status. Faraway faces and places could feature.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705711 ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 As December unfolds, ideas that previously seemed impossible now feel do-able. Never say never!

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705700 TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 The cosmos says ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’, so persevere with that longterm ambition, You can do this!

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705701 GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 Mercury aids talks and opens doors for you, for twosomes and for teams. A new name seems to feature.

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DEC 15-29 ...from the 21st onwards you are born under Capricorn, the mountain goat, built for steady, determined progress. Goats often triumph where others flag. You are most at ease when you are not dependent on others, building your own security, but you create a solid network around you and those sparkling eyes reveal a good sense of humour.

■ Famous Capricorns celebrating this fortnight include Carol Vorderman, Annie Lennox and Jane Fonda (both pictured)

CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 There’s a considerable spotlight coming around security and wellbeing. A ‘wait’ could prove to be worthwhile.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705703 LEO JULY 23-AUGUST 23 Who or what do you love? The cosmos makes quite a shift this December, suggesting an important commitment is ahead.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705704 VIRGO AUG 24-SEPT 22 At the very roots of your world something is stirring, and it could lead you into a new domestic chapter.

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LIBRA SEPT 23-OCT 23 Routines could start to change, and something you’ve hoped for, involving grants or permissions, could become possible.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705706 SCORPIO OCT 24-NOV 22 Financial matters are extra prominent, with plans afoot that could sweep away old hassles and usher in a fresh start.

■ For a weekly update call 09044 705707 SAGITTARIUS NOV 23-DEC 20 Huge cosmic shifts are underway with an all change chapter that could alter a title or address, bringing a cherished wish to fruition.

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My daughter has just moved to a new house and, believe me, with three children and a menagerie, including gerbils, it was inevitable that some things would get mislaid or left behind! As their old house was unoccupied for a while, they were able to nip back to collect things. Just after the big move, I went with my granddaughter Molly to check over her old bedroom and the gerbils were still there. I opened their cage and they were very still, in fact as solid as a rock! Molly started to cry... “Nana they aren’t dead aren’t they?” she sobbed. I tried to find a heartbeat or even a pulse but they don’t have wrists like us do they? So I had to admit to Molly that they had gone to gerbil heaven. I carried them carefully into the garden, looking for a quiet spot to lay them to rest. “Over here Nana so they get all the sun,” called Molly.

We sadly dug a small hole and started to lower the gerbils into their grave, when suddenly they both shook themselves, jumped out of our hands and ran off! Apparently because the house was cold they’d curled up and gone to sleep but the warmth of the sun had revived them! Now we’re on the look-out for escaped gerbils! On another note,

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I’ve always been in love with

Bill Roache (Ken Barlow). I’d just joined Corrie when I was asked to go to a very prestigious awards night at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. At my table were Bill and Thelma Barlow (Mavis) plus other cast members and ITV bosses. Bill lwas dressed in a white tuxedo, white shirt, black tie and trousers.

When the main course arrived (meat, potatoes, green beans and gravy) I was chatting away to Bill, when all of a sudden I had the most awful nervous twitch which caused my wrists to flick both hands holding my knife and fork towards Bill’s face. Meat, potatoes and gravy landed on his forehead and proceeded to drip down his face as if in slow motion. The whole table stopped and stared at which point Thelma (slightly inebriated) said, “Don’t worry this will help,” and threw her white wine over him. She then rubbed it in, turning everything grey! I was in tears and feared it would be the shortest job I’d ever had, when Bill took my hand, kissed it and said, “Darling girl no worries at all it’s one of the most exciting nights of my life.” He then went on stage to accept an award with Barbara Knox (Rita) with incredible dignity!

Corrie’s dishy Ken (Bill Roache) ‘I tried to find a heartbeat or a pulse, but they don’t have wrists like us, do they?’