Of all the extraordinary bets struck on the exchange, these are the ones that will live on in punting lore For the purists, today's big race at Haydock is the Lancashire Chase. You may never have heard of such a race title, but it exists - it is the official title given to the Betfair Chase as a kind of insurance against the day when the sponsor might withdraw. Personally, I hope that day never comes,...
A Norwegian artist has turned his house into a shrine to Burberry by painting it in the distinctive tartan pattern synonymous with the fashion label. Jens Werner spent thousands of pounds covering the building in the trademark black, tan and red pattern known as the Haymarket check or the Burberry classic check. The 33-year-old decided to turn his home, a former public lavatory building in Larvik,...
Business crime statistics from AXA show that Halifax currently tops the league for overall business crime, with businesses in Wolverhampton most at risk of theft and those in Kilmarnock of arson. The company has this week unveiled its Business Crime Index (details below), revealing that some areas which have been hit hard by the economic crisis such as the North and the West Midlands are suffering...
MoD sorry for soldier medal error RIP Lt Richard Shearer. Royal Navy turns to social media challenges to recruit marine engineers The Royal Navy are right to turn to this form of recruitment as young people simply do not watch the TV in the UK anymore. They are turned off by the constant reality TV shows where washed up so called `stars` get paid vast sums of money to live in an artificial studio...
The sound of carol singers at the door at Christmas is as traditional as mince pies, mulled wine and roast turkey. But one town could be dispiritingly silent this festive season after householders were urged to turn Scrooge and ban carollers. Householders are being handed postcards that warn carol singers will not be welcome this Christmas because many residents are 'uncomfortable' with having groups...
Good news for Lancashire, although reports that he set to also play in a number of Championship games were unfounded: Andrew Flintoff has agreed a new three-year deal to play one-day cricket for Lancashire, ending speculation over his future in the county game after he opted to become a freelance player following the decision to turn down an ECB incremental deal. Said Flintoff: "This contract...
• All-rounder targets same success as he has had with England • 'Hopefully I can help on the pitch and in the dressing room' Andrew Flintoff has signed a three-year contract to play one-day cricket for Lancashire. The all-rounder retired from Test cricket after last summer's Ashes victory but has said he intends to become "the best one-day cricketer in the world" and has now agreed...
With a lipstick sold every three seconds, the idea of a friendly face selling to friends and neighbours is an enduring one My only interaction with an Avon lady came when I was temping in a small office in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. I recall a shadowy character who would turn up sporadically, basket over arm like [...]
Indie band from Burnley are nominated for the Grammys. Hoax or hype? It sounds utterly improbable: an indie band from Burnley called Shakeys Brother have, ahead of any official announcement, revealed that they have been nominated twice for the 52nd annual Grammy awards this January. Shakeys who? Precisely. The Lancashire five-piece with the cavalier attitude towards the floating apostrophe have apparently...
So here's an interesting mystery. How did a town that doesn't exist in reality find itself nestled in an empty green field between two actually real towns in Lancashire, U.K. on Google Maps ? Theories are plentiful, but is seems no one knows the true origins of Argleton -- the town that wasn't there. If you search Google for Argleton, U.K. you'll turn up plenty of results for businesses, real estate,...
On Saturday we drove up to the Lake District to visit Grizedale forest (click on link for more pictures from Flickr), which is between Coniston Water and Windermere. Here are some pictures of our day: As soon as we arrived the girls wanted to play on the park. Mummy, on the other hand, wanted to eat lunch! After lunch we took one of the many trails that lead through the forest. The one we took went...
In response to the Heart Scan Blog post, Fish oil makes you happy: Psychological distress and omega-3 index , Dr. David Grimes offered the following argument. Dr. Grimes is a physician in northwest England at the Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Lancashire. He is author of the wonderfully cheeky 2006 Lancet editorial, Are statins analogues of vitamin D? , questioning whether the benefits of statin drugs...
Robert Lund was jailed for killing his wife in France and dumping her body in a lake A British man serving a 12-year prison sentence for killing his wife in France and then dumping her body in a lake will learn today whether his appeal has been successful. Evelyn Lund, 52, went missing from the farmhouse she shared with her husband, Robert, in the remote village of Rayssac, south-west France, on 29...
With a lipstick sold every three seconds, the idea of a friendly face selling to friends and neighbours is an enduring one My only interaction with an Avon lady came when I was temping in a small office in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. I recall a shadowy character who would turn up sporadically, basket over arm like the witch/queen from Snow White, sending the seven 55-plus ladies into something of a...
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