Railway Eye (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road Exciting news from Labour Party HQ in Victoria Street! Eye understands that following the success of Transport secretary Lord Adonis' whirlwind one-day whistle stop tour of England's 10 worst stations in Labour constituencies, the party's Election 'Grid' now includes the following: Andy Burnam, Secretary of State for Health to visit the top 10 hospitals...
Shield Wall (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
'Good Samaritan' Battered By Bike Gang 9:58pm UK, Wednesday November 18, 2009 Rob Cole, Sky News Online Police have released a shocking picture of a "good Samaritan" who was beaten up trying to stop a group of youths stealing a bike (There they go again,"group of YOUTHS" - I wonder if that means a group of black youths - as they have not issued a description I would say we can take...
them apples (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
During the height of the beef crisis in the UK during the nineties, beef joints including the animal's bones were banned. You couldn't buy proper roasting joints anywhere. All beef was sold off the bone, and that was that. My dad had other ideas, and wasn't about to be scared off by a minor inconvenience such as CJD. He knew people, he worked in the trade. One weekend, for some family get together...
The Lichfield Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Parents in Lichfield and Burntwood are being urged to ensure their children are safe during Halloween. With a variety of events across the region and many children trick or treating, West Midlands Ambulance Service has urged parents to keep a close eye on youngsters. A spokeswoman said: “We appeal to any parents of children who are planning on [...]
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
The West Midlands Safari Park near Bewdley in Worcestershire, UK is home to three white lion cubs, who have just been dubbed ready for the public eye. Visitors will get to feast on their cuteness, and with only about 30 white lions in existence, they'll get to see a very rare sight indeed. Check out a video of the cubs at play after the jump. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Ethical Pulse (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
London lights up at Christmas! Visit some of the best lights in the world, go open-air ice skating, see The Nutcracker ballet, take in a pantomime or watch the spectacular New Year's fireworks off the London Eye. If you're feeling very brave, join the morning swim in Hyde Park's Serpentine on Christmas Day (or maybe just watch). Our chemical, allergy and toxin free apartment is available for short...
The Many Musings of Dave! (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
Another short thought on daytime TV today from me. I have been watching the BBC’s daytime soap Doctors for a while now. Now, it’s tough making a daytime soap, as its restricted on content and racy material even more-so than it’s evening soap counterparts, and the writing and acting talent isn’t really in the market for daytime output. But that notwithstanding, Doctors is pretty...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
The campaign to protect the Queen's English starts here. Readers have contacted The Sunday Telegraph in droves with examples of bad grammar spotted up and down the country. It's enough to make signwriters quake in their boots. The call to arms – or at least the headlong rush to dictionaries and grammar books – was prompted by our report two weeks ago about Stefan Gatward's campaign to restore...
200 Weeks (Free subscription) | 21/08/2009
Senior officers in West Midlands Police in Birmingham, presumably with an eye on current fiscal restraints & budget cuts, agreed for a group of offenders to to their community payback work clearing the gardens of one of the police stations in Birmingham. During their lunch hour the ‘cons’, including burglars, drugs dealers & muggers, were allowed [...]
Veg Plotting (Free subscription) | 13/08/2009
On Monday I took a trip up to Malvern to see Patient Gardener for a good old natter and to do a little garden visiting together. Naturally my first garden visit was Helen's own hallowed plot. Goodness knows why I left my camera in the car whilst I got the full tour. You'll have to take my word that her garden's looking on top form at the moment and it made a great start to the day. Next time, I promise...
Blue Soup (Free subscription) | 13/08/2009
Today, a colleague and I were up at the crack of dawn – before dawn in my case! – trying to disguise dark under-eye circles and scurry to London’s Euston station for a super-early train to the West Midlands. We weren’t looking forward to the meeting as it was, well aware that the team we were [...]
Wayfarerjon's Photo Reflections (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
Chives in a Herb Garden, Herefordshire We found a herb garden in Hereford that was a delight to the eye and smelled heavenly. At home I share in the cooking and am learning to use herbs. We have our own bed of herbs in our garden and I find that the addition of chives enhances the flavour and lifts the dish into another realm altogether. If we abide with Jesus and 'practice the presence of God' we...
Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
It’s Monday and it’s time for another Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is sick of cronies running our cities our state and our country! WCNews at Eye On Williamson on more GOP shenanigans - Republicans, hypocrisy, the stimulus, and more Carter “nuttiness”. Off the Kuff notes that as Texas’ unemployment rate continues to [...]
Three Wise Men (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
It's Monday and it's time for another Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is sick of cronies running our cities our state and our country ! WCNews at Eye On Williamson on more GOP shenanigans - Republicans, hypocrisy, the stimulus, and more Carter "nuttiness" . Off the Kuff notes that as Texas' unemployment rate continues to rise, we are now in the position...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
• Starbucks will start offering wine and beer at one of its Seattle stores next week with an eye toward expanding their offerings nationwide. [ NYP ] • Highbrow foodies are much more interested in low-end foods than before, and the economy is the likely culprit. [ NYT ] • The Queens cop who blew the whistle in the Abner Louima case has allegedly been stealing doughnuts and sandwiches...
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