Turbo Man's Cycling Blog (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
My plans for 2010 are coming together, although there is still a lot of uncertainty. But a plan is better than no plan, so these are the events I'm considering for next year: 31 Jan - Hell of the Ashdown Challenge (110km) 7 Mar - Puncheur Sportive (Brighton) 18 Apr - New Forest Spring Sportive 16 May - Cornwall Tor Sportive 13 Jun - Magnificat Sportive (Highclere - Inter Services') (200km) 24-27 Jun...
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
Noah's Ark farm denies allegations, saying it promotes debate between science and religion over evolution Staff and agencies guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 August 2009 13.26 BST A secular group was today demanding that tourism groups stop promoting what it calls a "creationist" zoo, that questions the traditional view of evolution. The Noah's Ark zoo farm , in Wraxall, near Bristol, was accused...
Public Transport Of The Plymouth Area (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
With thanks to David Shepard we can now report that sadly C417 HJN has been scrapped at Henry Flashman's . Dave managed to find out that 6 Olympians have now been scrapped, mainly being the A- THW batch of Olympians that have worked in Cornwall for many years. On his trip up there to collect some memorabilia he also sited A752 VAF , A great shame as these have been on the roads of Devon and Cornwall...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
Noah's Ark farm refutes allegations, saying it promotes debate between science and religion over evolution A secular group was today demanding that tourism groups stop promoting what it calls a "creationist" zoo, that questions the traditional view of evolution. The Noah's Ark zoo , in Wraxall, near Bristol, was accused by the British Humanist Association (BHA) of misleading tens of thousands...
Mother Ivey's Bay (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Well the Summer holidays might be drawing to a close but there remain plenty of things to do locally throughout September for those guests who choose this slightly quieter time to visit the park here at Mother Iveys Bay. Cornwall ’s Crealey is ensuring that the end of Summer Holidays doesn’t mark the end of fun days out with their “Autumn Fest and Scarecrow Convention” which...
Peerage News (Free subscription) | 21/08/2009
Alexandra Elizabeth Savile (nee Farquhar, b 1971), scion of the Farquhar Baronets, and wife of Andrew David Savile (b 1973), scion of the Earls of Mexborough, gav birth to a daughter, Flora Zita Elizabeth, 12 Aug 2009. Andrew is the second son of the Hon (Charles) Anthony Savile (b 1934) and Mrs Savile, of Ware, Hertfordshire, and Alexandra (Alex) is the eldest daughter of Mr Anthony Charles Farquhar...
The Guardian Books Blog (Free subscription) | 19/08/2009
If you're not flying, and don't have to worry about weight restrictions, why not get stuck into some heavy books? Here are a few suggestions to get you started Books are heavy. You know why the University of Massachusetts has a tall library building which only houses books on its ground floor? Because the architects forgot to factor in the weight of the books. We, though, do factor in the weight of...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Why did the Man Booker long-list shun this wonderful debut? A mystery – but one oddly apt for a novel that so plausibly creates an artist's life and shows it blown and broken by gales of passion, chance and fate. Jennet Mallow is a Yorkshire-born painter who, to fulfil her gift, spurns the "self-sacrifice of women" expected in the postwar decades. But, in one dazzlingly written and...
Write Anything (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
XXX Question: What do Telemachus, Alexander the Great, Oliver Stone, Richard Branson, Mozart, Naomi Wolf, Anthony Hopkins, Patricia Cornwall, Eminem and Luke Skywalker all have in common? Answer: They were all protégés. XXXXX John C Crosby of the Uncommon Individual Foundation writes: Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction. I’ll be [...]...
The Daily (Maybe) (Free subscription) | 26/07/2009
Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in. Voting is still taking place for the best blogs about . Voting is also still taking place in my poll on scientific oaths (go right). Blogs I've spotted this week; Gordfolio . Also; (a) Green Diplomat? Also: Montagnard09 Also: Chalkface Also: Anthony Painter Also: Red Republic Also: Gay Cornwall Letters home from a teenage squaddie ( Independent ). Letter...
My Favourite Books (Free subscription) | 19/07/2009
Synopsis When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercises. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission to Cornwall, where Middle-Eastern multi-billionaire Herod Sayle is producing his state-of-the-art Stormbreaker...
Question Darwin (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Away in Looe, Cornwall for a family holiday and some time for reflection and reading. I'm reading a Civitas pamphlet by journalist Anthony Browne, 'The Retreat of Reason' which considers the phenomenon known by its detractors as political correctness (PC) and by those who impose it as the moral law. Interesting writing from someone who does not take a Christian viewpoint, but recognises in PC the kind...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
It's a fair bet that when Barack Obama sipped the 1998 Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs served on his recent visit to Britain, compliments will have been duly showered on his host like confetti. It's an open secret that despite the stigma that sill attaches to English wine, England can more than hold its head high in the sparkling wine stakes. With more than 100 awards doled out this year in the UK's consumer...
Chris Cox Photography (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
Having left Lands End on the evening of the 8th of May surrounded by local bikers, Anthony “ Nugget “ Gorton and his girlfriend Ali Middleton set course for John O’Groats on not only their holiday but to raise money for the Cornwall Air Ambulance and the Ashgate Hospice in Chesterfield. With stops in Chesterfield, Consett in Co Durham and Aviemore before arriving at John O’Groats...
Mr B Productions (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
Here's a little online promo video I have recently produced for Tollgate Farm Family Caravan and Camping park in Perranporth, Cornwall. Check it out if your looking for an excellent family camping holiday: If your looking for a high quality, low fuss, affordable promotional video for your business, charity, local area, or whatever, don't hesitate to contact me at: Anthony Butler mrb@mrbproductions.co.uk...
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