Fountains will offer a sprinkling of hope as our summers heat up

A decent fountain throws water up into the air to refract sunlight and cool the surroundings, writes Terry Prone

GRAND shrink in the evenings, isn’t there? Autumn has arrived prematurely, this year, with earlier sunsets ushering in chilly nights, followed by darker mornings.

Maybe Mother Nature wants a balance, after the summer of Lucifer, which delivered heatwaves, deaths, and discomfort across the continent. The statistics were grim.