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Gale warning for Scotland as heavy rain heads north Gale-force winds of up to 100mph battered Britain yesterday as one of the worst storms of the year swept across the country. Wales, southern and eastern England bore the brunt of the weather. Winds reaching speeds of 70mph were recorded in parts of London and the home counties, strong enough to cause property damage and bring down trees and branches....
In The Lotus Eater by Somerset Maugham, a banker chooses bohemian existence on the Isle of Capri over his job. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Capri that may bewitch you too — if you've got the bank. Yesterday, the PDQ TVR got an OMG from 75% of you. That was one of the very few to have snuck through Customs in order to enjoy the pleasures of American macadam, and got itself a hoontastic...
It's the week after Somerset Art Weeks, and I'm feeling shattered. We had a great show and a big thank you to every one who bought my pots. 100 pots sold in 16 days. So it'll be no surprise when I say I've been finding it hard to keep going this week. I just folded over a lump of my pugged clay, when I thought " that looks like a pair of legs" within a flash I had created a new Super Hero...
The government is set to offer the Canadian owner of Vauxhall £500m to keep jobs in Britain (Report, 26 September) while at the same time Mabey & Johnson is the first British company to be convicted of foreign bribery to win contracts ( Report , 26 September). Would someone care to explain the difference? Dr David Swann Sheffield, South Yorkshire • Its CEO lauds Cadbury as a firm with...
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This week Breaking More Waves is off to its last UK summer festival, one of our favourites; Bestival . Whilst we're there we'll be rolling out our DJ alter ego Hojo Hits again to play at the pre Bestival party at Waverley Park in Cowes, Isle Of Wight. For anyone coming expect to hear a fair few tunes from artists we've been blogging about this year. So whilst we are enjoying the festival, we'll be...
I have been on an English road-trip for the past few weeks, encompassing the Isle of Wight, London, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Yorkshire. During the long blue hours of day-dreaming and watching speeding oaks through the windscreen I took the decision that I wanted to adopt a greyhound. Phone calls have since been made and it is likely that soon I shall be the guardian of a beautiful ex-racing...
On Sunday evening, 9th August 2009, a week ago, a BBC documentary tribute was paid to five men who were members of British armed forces and had survived the first world war, the war to end all wars and lived for over one hundred years. Shortly before the programme the last man to have seen action in the Western front, Harry Patch, died, July 25th, aged 111. He had become the third oldest man alive,...
Eotyrannus lengi Hutt, Naish, Martill, Barker & Newbery, 2001 Family incertae sedis ; Saurischia; Sauropsida; Chordata Eotyrannus is the only known genus of tyrannosauroid theropod, with the possible exception of Iliosuchus, to have been found in the UK. It is believed to be an early ancestor (early Cretaceous in age) of the large tyrannosaurids, such as Tyrannosaurus itself, found in North America...
Here is a list of all the counties that Cornucopia will travel to for your wedding, party, corporate function, cocktail party or charity ball. Obviously the farther-flung locations will incur some travelling costs, and possibly accommodation. * Avon * Bedfordshire * Berkshire * Borders * Buckinghamshire * Cambridgeshire * Central * Cheshire * Cleveland * Clwyd * Cornwall * County Antrim * County Armagh...
Speedway European Union All kind of Speedway events, like the British Elite League, the Polish League, and ofcourse the FIM Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup. Elite League Speedway Match scheduled: Last updated: 03-08-2009 Play Time 18:30 until 21:00 Poole vs Coventry :: Elite League Elite League Speedway Date Track . Opposition Comp. Result 01/08/2009 Berwick v Redcar PL 50-40 01/08/2009 Rye House...
If you are a female butterfly enthusiast, does it follow that you are likely to be mad? So thought the relatives of Lady Eleanor Glanville (c1654 – 1709), Lady Glanville took a serious interest in butterflies at a time when this was still considered an extraordinary pursuit, especially for a woman. She was keen entomologist and butterfly collector and lived in Somerset and London. Her family...
Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell on what really went on behind the scenes when he met Tory leader David Cameron. Mike Godley, a protester at a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight, tells us about conditions at the on-going sit-in demonstration . Giles Tremlett in Spain describes the scene of the latest terrorist attack in Burgos blamed on the Basque group Eta. Steven Morris joins children...
Ticketholders for cancelled gathering urged to head to support workers fighting closure of Isle of Wight wind turbine factory When the Big Green Gathering , a festival for environmentally minded individuals to share ideas about tackling climate change while practising a little reiki, was cancelled at the weekend, those with tickets were left with nowhere to go. Now a new festival seems to have sprung...
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