Month: May 2011

Book Review: The Come-Back Girl, by Katie Price x

Since Katie Price, aka Jordan has been number one on the Sunday Times Bestseller list we thought we would review her latest offering “The Come-Back Girl,” due for release in July of this year.  Graham informs us that if we ever want to be taken seriously as a newspaper we need

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Skating Towards an ASBO

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders are not just reserved for teenagers and old people who have their televisions too loud.  In January this year Charlie the cockerel from Shropshire was issued with an ASBO when his early morning calls disrupted neighbours’ sleep. The latest member of the animal kingdom to be threatened with

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Graham’s Spot the Difference

This week Graham has created a cunning Spot the Difference puzzle.   He has again ranked it as medium, and estimates that it should take the more keen eyed amongst you no more than an hour to complete.  As always winners will be announced with next week’s puzzle.*  Good luck.

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Burnt to a Crisp

On the 7thof May this year the BBC reported a fire at a potato factory in Norfolk.  Ninety fire fighters worked to tackle the blaze which started at 18:00 hours on Friday.  Although around fifty five people were working when the fire broke out, they were all successfully evacuated.  No-one was

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Phantom Penguin Chaser Still at Large!

North Yorkshire Police are currently appealing for witnesses to an incident at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough that occurred in the early hours of the morning on the 25th of April 2011. CCTV images captured an intruder breaking into the penguin enclosure.  The centre manager, Mike Salt told the BBC

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Get the Flock off My Cliff!

On the 3rdof May this year six sheep that had been stranded on a cliff in the Trossachs (Scotland) for a fortnight were finally rescued. Farmer Alisdair Bain, (who also seems to have a band…) called in Trossachs Search and Rescue when it became clear the sheep were not going to rescue themselves.  The

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Badger Strikes Back!

On the 29thof April 2011, BBC Sussex reported the successful rescue of a badger from an empty swimming pool on a farm in Hailsham. The successful rescue of the badger from the pool was carried out by East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service using a dog catcher (a long pole

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Graham’s Word Search

Graham assures us that all serious news reporting sites have puzzles.  As such he created this nifty word search.  He has classified it as medium, and has estimated that it will take the average reader no more than an hour.  As an incentive to persevere we are offering a signed picture

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Say Cheese!

Unless you are into your cheese in a big way then you might not even realise there was a National Cheese Awards.  If you are cheese savvy enough to be aware of the awards themselves, it might still be news to you that this year there is a competition to

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Another Good Reason Not to Exercise

In local news this week we see that West London Council has introduced a £350 tax for fitness instructors to use any number of parks and open spaces within the council’s remit.   This controversial decision has caused mixed feelings amongst park users who question the practicalities of enforcing such

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