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Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
'Oldest working petrol pumps in country' found A set of rusty petrol pumps owned by a 65-year-old mechanic are thought to be the oldest working set in the country. Battling against the rise of modern supermarket stations buying and selling fuel for much less than he can, owner Bernard White has done everything in his power to keep the old relics working. The same pumps have stood on the forecourt of...
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nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A set of rusty petrol pumps owned by a 65-year-old mechanic are thought to be the oldest working set in the country. Battling against the rise of modern supermarket stations buying and selling fuel for much less than he can, owner Bernard White has done everything in his power to keep the old relics working. The same pumps have stood on the forecourt of Laurel garage in Ramsbury, WIltshire, since...
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Keith Robinson's blog (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
On Monday I mentioned the service of dedication to the new Council at Salisbury Cathedral. Here is a link to the sermon by the Bishop of Ramsbury I hope you’ll take a look. It’s a very hopeful message for Wiltshire, rooted in confidence about the people who live and work here. On Sunday we have the 10-kilometre run in Beckington. There are more than 150 runners, not bad for a village. So...
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Keith Robinson's blog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
In Friday’s blog I mentioned the Choral Evensong at Salisbury cathedral yesterday afternoon, on the theme of ‘Wiltshire Council and its communities’. Anne and I attended and really enjoyed the service. There was a good attendance by councillors and some officers. The Bishop of Ramsbury gave a thoughtful and inclusive sermon – I hope to arrange a link to it shortly, watch this...
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Keith Robinson's blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
This morning I’m meeting people from the Regional Improvement & Efficiency Partnership who are coming to talk about the programme which I lead about ‘community empowerment’. The programme has been running for 12 months or so and it’s timely to check on progress – which events and initiatives are working and which should be reviewed. Most of the chief executives in...
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nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 24/06/2009
A county's crime rate has fallen to a 20-year low after a crimimal family was jailed, a chief constable has reported. Five members of the Johnson gipsy family were each jailed for up to 11 years for a string of raids on stately homes, including Britain's biggest domestic burglary, which netted them up to 80 million pounds. Another 10 members of the gang received sentences for raids on business premises...
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