Is Britain becoming a Toothless Nation?

IS IT JUST ME or has anyone else noticed how  many people on our streets have no front teeth, both men and women? This is the kind of thing you see in some third world countries. Saying that I know people who have gone tocommunist China to get their teeth fixed cheaply....

Booze ASBOS from today

This is a good idea, but will it work?What about an ASBO to those companies flogging booze at every known opportunity such as football matches too?I look forward to the first idiot who will receive a Booze ASBO." People responsible for alcohol-fuelled crime and anti-social...

Lawyer's Concerns over Diabetic Drug Rosiglitazone (Avandia)

British Lawyers Leigh & Day are collecting evidence  from people who have experienced side effects from the diabetic drug Rosiglitazone: " An article published in the British Medical Journal 18 August 2009  compared the risk of acute myocardial infarction,...

New Chairman to lead Institute of Advanced Motorists

The new chairman, Alistair Cheyne OBE, wants the Institute of Advanced Motorists to take the lead on driver and rider safety.Let's hope the new Chairman will rise to the challenge and encourage drivers to improve their skills, as we have seen from the numerous Bank Holiday...

4x4 motorist crashes car with toddler on M2

A 4x4 with a woman and a toddler somehow left the M2 in Medway and careered down an embankment. The article does not state how this could have happened, and whether it could have been prevented. It also doesn't state whether the tyres were checked too. " The crash happened at...

Women more likely to be arrested in domestic violence

I find this study really bizarre, as I found when I experienced domestic violence, this didn't happen to me.  The man was cautioned and asked to leave the house immediately (which was a massive relief). The police were really good. How women are being arrested for many...

Watch out for 'Iraq Spam'.

I normally delete these messages, but I thought this one was funny, since the military are supposed to be into  'top security', and shouldn't be 'doing  spammy emails' to any Tom, Dick or Harry. I know they need funds for their equipment etc, but this is...

Save our Art shops!

THREE of my favourite art shops have closed down within the last year, two in West Kent and one in East London.  The loss of one was bad enough but the third was a crushing...

Press line up for a 'Sinister' Notting Hill Carnival'

The conservative press are already lining up for scaremongering  news stories on stabbings at Bank Holiday Weekend's Notting Hill Carnival: " Europe’s biggest carnival is famous for its steel bands, exuberant costumes and Jamaican food. The Notting Hill Carnival’s...

Bartering Day in Marden

A village in Kent has arranged a Barter Day for 5th September at the Vestry Hall in Marden, Kent.This is a good idea, though I have heard of other bartering schemes that have disappeared because they didn't work, maybe because people didn't keep up their promises.It could be...

Motorway Madness- 16 accidents reported by one motorist

The joys of Bank Holiday traffic on Britain's motorways: A woman motorist told me today that she was driving from Exeter to see her relatives and it took her at nine hours to reach Kent yesterday due to 16 accidents on the motorway and a massive accident on the M25. ...

UK: Tory Councillor for 'Panama' resigns

Another Conservative scandal hits Kent headline news, this time it's the turn of Cllr Stephen Broadhurst.Just how many councillors spend more time in another part of the world, than in their own ward? This story is bizarre." "Conservative councillor has resigned after it...

Drink Driver David Bentley loses sponsorship deal with Puma

Tottenham footballer David Bentley has not only been fined two week's wages by his club and lost a lucrative sponsorship deal with sportswear firm Puma, but he has also been banned from driving for 12 months, although this was rather light considering he had a...

Killer motorist chased by lynch mob

Bear in mind that this post comes from the Daily Mail: " "A shocked driver was forced to flee an angry mob who turned on him as he tried to help a dying toddler he had accidentally knocked down in his car. The 45-year old motorist stopped his silver estate after it...

MP says spend more money on pavements

Instead of cutting back on pavement funding, an "   "An MP says East Sussex County Council should spend more money on improving pavements to avoid compensation payouts". " Pavements are being ruined with cars parking on them; the pavements not being...
 

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