Blackpool fritters away £4000 for a loo 'fit for the queen'

And she may not even use it. Several people I have spoken to recently say that Britain could be a third world country in a few years time, and one of those people I spoke to worked in UNESCO in Paris. Yet, there is one person, one of the many in this country, who...

Reuters Second Life Correspondent Removed From Duty

This is a very funny article by Paul Carr, and worth reading if you ever thought (or currently think) that Second Life is lame. But I am posting it here primarily because it contains the news that there was a full time reporter from Reuters posted to cover the Second Life...

12 BNP Members on Bail After Distributing Leaflets "Inciting Racial Hatred"

TWELVE British Nationalist Party (BNP) members have bee arrested and released on bail on suspicion of distributing material under the Incitement to Racial Hatred Act.  The incident happened in Liverpool City...

Founder of sports car firm dies

Great Great British cars. I like how the name came from the founder Trevor." Founder of sports car firm dies TVR went into administration in December 2006 The founder...

'Wife calls me from the grave'

"A MAN believes his wife is calling him from beyond the grave - on a mobile phone. Frank Jones claims he is being visited by the spirits of wife Sadie and son Steven at home in Thornton, near Blackpool. Sadie...

Snow Storms Hit UK

Snow storms blanket parts of the UK. "Severe weather and heavy storms have been battering much of the UK, causing disruption and delay for travellers. Durham police have launched a rescue operation after at least...

Three Cork women jailed for drugs trip (comedy of errors)

"Three women from Cork who drove to Dublin on 'a day out' to collect €140,000 worth of cannabis have been jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Nicola Duggan from Dublin Street in Blackpool, Vivienne O'Donovan from Farranferris Green in Farranree, and Niamh Tracey from...

Osborne delights Tories with tax pledges

At last the Tories are hitting the right buttons. Lower taxes, lower taxes and more lower taxes. How do they pay for this? Cut waste and tax the very wealthy. "Wealthy foreigners living in Britain and paying...

Public To Advise On Lancashire Mental Health Services

Lancashire bucks the trend of the UK in closing down mental health hospitals and building private housing on the vacated grounds. They are building four brand new hospitals and they are asking the staff and patients what they need... "People in Lancashire are to be consulted...

Althorp opens for free on Diana anniversary

EARL Spencer's Althorp House and grounds will open its doors for free on the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. Earl's estate confirmed that it will mark the anniversary with a special free...

'Please Help these Special Children'

''My heart goes out to these Special People, they really do deserve a better chance in life. They are disadvantaged from birth. They are segregated and moved to other districts and due to this they have no...

Petrol misery at the pumps

''The suspected contaminated fuel was allegedly sold by some service stations, including supermarket chains Tescos and Morrisons, mainly in the southeast of England. My sympathy goes out to the drivers who...

Beacon

''How would you like this magnificent landmark in your front garden? If this was in my garden I would want to put an ornamental stainless steel attractive fencing around it. I would replace any broken panes of...

City Children Think Cows Lay Eggs

''Food being the most important item to human life as well as water, it surprised me to learn how uneducated children were in this subject. Schools should be providing this topic from an early age. Food could...

Experts invited to Tender on Racecourse

''Here is your chance for something good to be made in this wonderful open 118 acres space, located in the heart of Northampton. The home of the Northampton Balloon Festival and countless other sporting...

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