In an age where homes in Britain now feature all the mod cons that once were only purchased by wealthier homeowners, such as flat screen TV’s, microwaves, computers, power showers and a host of other home comforts, it is no wonder that now whirlpool baths have become so...
In Bath a memorial stone will be unveiled on 22 May to mark those slaughtered or injured along the roads in the South West of England.I hope there will be more of these memorials round the country. Hopefully it will make people think and take responsibility for their...
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First British Solo Winter Olympic Gold for 30 YearsAmy Williams has won the skeleton Olympic gold medal breaking her own track record. The slider from Bath overcame all the nerves of being the last slider to go and...
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The last British soldier to fight in World War I has died. Harry Patch, raised in Combe Down, near Bath died in his care home in Wales - he was 111. Until last week Patch was one of two vetrens who were still alive until Claude Choules died last week, aged 108....
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Hindu devotees of Lord Shiva are praying on Monday with ritual bath and prayers to celebrate Shivratri. Unmarried women fast on this day to pray for a good husband. It is also believed that the almighty comes...
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Mark and Krystyn are joined this week by Tragically Hip frontman and co-applicant Gord Downie for a look back at the Lafarge Alternative Fuels Project case in Bath, ON. After being denied leave to appeal,...
The Ontario Court of Appeal will not hear an appeal from Lafarge Canada Inc about its alternative fuels application, it said in a decision released on November 26th. The Court’s decision likely means an...
Since mid-October one hundred painted fibreglass pigs have been scattered around the historic city of Bath. They were created by sculptor Alan Dun and each one painted by a different artist including Peter Blake...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 329 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
David Tennat has won great praise and local celebrity status in the UK for his time playing Doctor Who, a very old and succesful series in the UK in which the main actor constantly changes every few years. Tenant has announced he is leaving the show. Speculation will now...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 154 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Tramps - real tramps with long beards who look, well look like tramps should look, are often loved and hated in the same measure and become someone to look out for. This tramp had a large facebook following and...
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Have you ever smelled a Russian? Probably not, according to a piece in today's Pravda. More than a third of Russians take a daily shower or bath, putting them in third spot on a list of the world's cleanliest...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 410 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
British researchers have invented something out of Star Trek: a printer that can print out plastic pieces of itself, that can be assembled into a complete unit...that can then print out pieces of itself. It's a...
created by Rob Walker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 631 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
At least nine people are dead after heavy weekend rainfall caused flooding in Indiana, Wisonsin and Iowa. Streams and rivers were overrun with torrential waters and President Bush declared 29 Indiana counties...
created by Rob Walker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1305 views | 9 recommendations | 14 comments
BBC childrens presenter Mark Speight, who has been missing for six days following the start of an inquest into his fiancee's death, was found last night in a "quiet part" of Paddington station. He had hung...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfter having watched this show this evening, I was astounded at the waste, but certainly subconciously knew it is most likely true of any North American family.Though I...
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