From the Telegraph 10/11/09 : A motorist who spent two days on a life support machine after crashing on black ice is suing the Highways Agency for failing to grit the road properly. The 47-year-old man, who is a member of the Royal Navy, sustained serious injuries after his car was involved in a three-vehicle collision at Trewint, near Launceston, Cornwall on Jan 21. He spent three weeks in hospital...
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Hundreds of curious onlookers have been gathering on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario to watch tugboats try to free a large ship that ran aground this week. "This don't go all the time so everyone is wondering how they're going to get it out of here and I'm wondering the same thing," said Leonard McLaren, who has come every day for the past three days to see the Canada...
Doing his job : Charles, Camilla resume Ontario tour, praise public support for troops Prince Charles expressed his appreciation of Canada's support for its military after presenting new colours to two Canadian regiments Thursday evening. Aaron Lynett / National Post His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pose for the official photograph with the Royal Regiment of Canada...
The paperback of THE LOVEDAY CONSPIRACY as published by Headline on 29th October. It is the tenth in the Loveday Series and my thirtieth published novel. I still get the same thrill today seeing a novel in print as I did the first time. I could not imagine my world without writing in it and feel very priviledged that so many readers are loyal to me. Even before publication date it reached 8 in the...
By Joanna SchroederUK-based Axon Automotive made its debut at the Sexy Green Car Show in Cornwall last year and they are making headlines again. They have officially debuted their upcoming Axon plug-in hybrid electric city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The element that makes this PHEV stand out is its light weight. The car is made from carbon fiber and it is paired with existing engine...
Well we made it down to Cornwall in one piece, but around Avonmouth my blood pressure must have been sky high, once again it's almost gridlocked by roadworks. I don't know just as soon as one lot of roadworks finish around that area another lot spring up. What was sending my blood pressure thru the roof was the way traffic was being "managed" off of the M4 onto the M5, no filtering just bang...
Ottawa,ONT,CAN - The Ottawa Citizen, by Tony Lofaro -October 3, 2009: -- It was an unlikely sight Saturday, a convoy of 18-wheel trucks adorned with pink ribbons rolling down Ontario’s Hwy. 401... But it was for a good cause... The 40 female truckers in the rigs drove from Cornwall to Cardinal , Ont ., and were part of Convoy For a Cure , a fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation...
Every once in a while an unearthed artefact sheds light on the human side of Cornwall’s mining heyday, none more so than in the case of a Cornish wrestling trophy recently unearthed by contractors working on a highway scheme at Tolvaddon Road, Pool.
Opponents of automated enforcement have become increasingly creative in efforts to thwart speed cameras, as demonstrated by recent events. In Devon, England last Monday, vigilantes sacrificed a blue Volvo 240 to incinerate a speed camera, the Plymouth Herald reported. At around 1am, the Volvo was parked under the camera on Outland Road in Peverell and set on fire. The ensuing blaze fully destroyed...
Following yesterday's sojourn across the United States we'd open our minds and borders with ten great international drives chosen from the " Drives of a Lifetime " list from National Geographic: Traveler . Click next to see our ten favorite international drives from the list, in no particular order. For the rest of the Drives of a Lifetime check out the full National Geographic list . Photo...
I am back on the wagon again after having fallen off for a few weeks..Not in the drink sense I hasten to add.. more in the 'taking time out' sense. Time that has been spent switching off from the normal routine and taking stock of life.. and a escaping to a few favourite haunts. The Custard clan have done a fair bit of mileage over the last two weeks..first to the wild west of Devon and Cornwall then...
OK, trying to remember what we did since Wellington!!! Poor old Connie really was a sickie. Can only imagine it was something she ate as the rest of us remained OK. First she was sick and then after a hot bath she completely passed out on the bathroom floor. Fortunately after a days rest she was just a little washed out. The Wednesday saw us visit our friends the Loos. (OK the Lucinsky’s, but...
Those of us who live on the St. Lawrence River between Ontario and New York State are understandably sensitive to issues of transportation and border crossings. In these summer months when the Horne family operates its cross-border ferry, it’s easy enough to go over to Cape Vincent or Clayton for lunch. Year-round life depends on access to Kingston by ferry. So when about a hundred miles downriver...
Someone please explain to me why Shawn Brant isn't cooling his heels in jail. -- DESERONTO -- Native protesters led by Shawn Brant blocked both ends of the Skyway Bridge near Deseronto Sunday evening, claiming the move was in support of First Nations members in Akwesansne. Traffic is being turned away from the scene by provincial police, meaning anyone looking to cross into Prince Edward County —...
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