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Jo Beaufoix (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Today Christmas began for la famille Beaufoix as we attended the Fountaindale Christmas Fayre. Fountaindale is a Specialist SEN school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and my sister-in-law, Helen, works there. It provides education for pupils aged 3 to 19 who have severe learning difficulties, disabilities and multiple needs. It’s always a very humbling experience as [...]
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Greenman's Occasional Organ (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
This is the latest from PAIN ( People Against Incineration ) fighting plans of Nottinghamshire County Council/ Veolia for a County Incinerator in Sherwood Forest at Rainworth near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire : Veolia got their sums wrong Serious mathematical errors have embarrassed Veolia, undermining their application for a waste incinerator. When these mistakes are corrected, Veolia's own Carbon...
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The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Becky Adlington from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire has won a second Gold Medal. Adlington, who is 19 and who won gold in the 400m freestyle a few days ago, finished 2.12 seconds quicker than the previous world record. Rebecca Adlington's time was 8:14.10; the previous World Record figure was set in 1989, the year when she was born. The previous Olympic Games record was also shattered by more than 5...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Rebecca Adlington arrived here as the fastest woman in the world in the 800metres freestyle. She will carry a loftier status with her to the blocks in lane four at the Water Cube tomorrow: an unexpected Olympic champion in the 400 metres on Monday, the 19-year-old from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, became an Olympic record-holder last night, setting a European, Commonwealth and British record of 8min...
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The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Today has been a blogging about blogging day, which needs to be done but is a bit dry. So it's good to have a local news story. The UK's first female swimming Olympic Gold Medallist for half a century comes from just down the road from "Wardman Towers" - Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. Mansfield has an Independent Mayor - Tony Eggington, who is now in his second term , so expect some Civic Propaganda...
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Where Worlds Collide (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
I’ve been to some funny places for gigs this year. Last time I saw Mermaid Kiss was supporting Panic Room in a village hall in Gloucestershire. This time it was a working mens club in Nottinghamshire, walls covered in posters for dodgy tribute bands. Seeing the low ceiling I feared the worst for the [...]
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mister pissed (Free subscription) | 16/01/2008
A father who suffers from "manboobs" says he has become a prisoner in his own home after the NHS refused to pay for a breast reduction. Unemployed Lee Jardine, 23, from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has suffered from gynecomastia - or manboobs - for the past 10 years.But his local primary care trust says it will not pay for a breast reduction operation, which would cost Mr Jardine between £5,000 and...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Second from bottom in the Football League and without an away victory all season, Mansfield Town caused a minor shock by winning at Brighton, who sit 37 places above the Nottinghamshire side in League One.
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The Stage (Free subscription) | 07/12/2007
Palace Theatre, Mansfield: Mirroring the script of this year's offering, the spectacle at Mansfield's Palace Theatre is on course to be the belle of the ball in Nottinghamshire's panto season. Read the full review
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clusterflock (Free subscription) | 29/10/2007
Yes, a year or more ago I posted a link to this site, but it could be you want reminding of Quetty Orarna or like portals. Mansfield, Nottinghamshire A well-known song tells the story of the devil's memories of Quetty...
