Londonist (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
In the second of three posts, we focus on individual exhibits from the weird and wonderful collection of our Museum of the Month - the Grant Museum. This week's featured exhibit is the disarticulated skeleton of a northern bottle-nosed whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus - the same type which swam into London in January 2006. Due to the restricted space in the Museum's current location, only the skull and...
Moonbattery (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
...or, at least not in our birthing center, say the noble souls at this UK facility: Weston General Hospital, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, has a low-risk midwife maternity unit and can only safely admit women with a body mass index (BMI)...
InsureBlog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
It's not enough that the MVNHS© considers newborns "at risk" if their mums are a bit zaftig. Now comes word that expectant mums may not have the opportunity to actually be admitted to hospital (as the Brits say): " Mothers-to-be who have a body mass index (BMI) of over 34, the equivalent of an average woman of 5ft 6ins weighing 15 stone, will be turned away from Weston General...
The Grand Pier (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The story of Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier will start unfolding along the seafront hoardings surrounding the Pier’s building site from next Thursday (12th November). The 180 square meters of hoardings are currently painted white but soon will show a complete time-line of the Pier, following its history from the original opening in 1904 to the present day. Pier Owner Kerry Michael said:...
Made by Milla (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
As part of my new job curating the gallery space here at college i'm delighted to let you know that we are putting out a call for artists to submit proposals to use the space next year. Here's the details: Where: Bath Spa University Gallery, Weston College- University Campus When: 1-12th Feb and 1-26th March (both sets of dates include time for installation) Who: Artists from any discipline that have...
Jay G's Gadgets (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
After reporting about the internet addiction clinic opening in the States in August it’s the turn of the Brits. Yup – we are now the proud owners of our first rehab clinic targeting addicted gamers. The Broadway Lodge, a residential rehabilitation unit in Weston-super-Mare, treats around 400 addicts a year for a range of issues and will [...] Related posts: Take The Internet Addiction Quiz...
Computer And Video Games (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Between "five and ten per cent" know someone addicted to an online game. The UK's first rehab centre for gaming addiction has opened in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Click here to read the full article
Edge Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The UK’s first rehab centre for gaming addiction has opened in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Broadway Lodge treats around 400 patients annually for issues including, drink, drug and gambling addiction, and has adapted its Minnesota Method Twelve-Step abstinence programme for gamers. read more
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Britain's first rehabilitation clinic to treat people addicted to computer games has opened its doors in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Therapists say the surge in popularity of web-based "fantasy world" games such as World of Warcraft has triggered a wave of addiction among adults and children. Suffers spend days at a time glued to their computer screens - going without food, sleep, or any...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Where there is a trendy new affliction, there is an expert with the answer. Thus it is that Britain is now host to its very first "game addiction" clinic in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Broadway Lodge treats about four hundred patients every year for drug abuse, alcoholism and gambling problems, but has recently extended its reach to videogames, adopting the Minnesota Method Twelve-Step program...
Eric The Fish (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Despite claims that the EDL that they are not anti-Islam, just against extremism, the evidence continues to fly in. As we witnessed in Manchester there were anti-Muslim slogans and posters with 'No More Mosques'. EDL members (in conjunction with members of the party they are supposed to be distinct from) have set up a Facebook protest about a proposed Islamic centre in Weston-super-mare. The planning...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
• Obsessed players may forget to eat or sleep • Patient, 23, treated with 12-step abstinence course Addiction to online games is becoming more widespread among vulnerable young people, according to a treatment centre that has begun running abstinence courses in Britain. As games become more visually enticing and the recession leaves people at home in front of computer screens, therapists...
YesButNoButYes (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
From The Sports/Phallic Symbols Desk... Those rascals with the paint have struck again in the cloak of night. In Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, home of the mighty Worle Football Club, pranksters have made their way onto the pitch and proceeded to...
St. Aidan to Abbey Manor (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Trying to pull various things together into 1 place: Mission 21 church planting conference in Bath, November 17-19th Christians Together in a Spiritual Age Churches Together in Somerset day conference with Steve Hollinghurst, Locking Castle (Weston super Mare) at 17th October Mission Action Planning study day , run by the national Anglican MAP boys (Mike Chew, Tim Ireland, Peter Hill) in Telford. They...
Dirt Bike Rider News (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
David Knight will be looking for his fifth win at the Weston Beach Race, which takes place this year from 9-11 October at the normally sleepy Somerset seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare.
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