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Waterford Wedgewood Latest Victim of Global Economic Woes
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:55:00 +0800
Wedgewood, one of Britain's most iconic brands, became a victim of the credit crunch today when it announced it had gone into "administration" - similar in Britain to Chapter 11...
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Twelfth Night -The Weird and Wacky Folk Tradition of The Haxey Hood
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:41:00 +0800
Nobody is quite sure how the Haxey Hood began but it has been going on between the villagers of Haxey and Westwoodside, in North Lincolnshire, for at least 700 years....
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Happy New Year. Broken Any Resolutions Yet?
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:10:00 +0800
You had such good intentions didn't you. And before you know it you've already lit that cigarette, eaten that brownie, downed one too many beers, spent more on that skirt...
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New Year's Eve in the Mother Ship
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:33:00 +0800
Recently, an English comedian wondered out loud about how Scotland became "New Year's Eve Central". Edinburgh, she said, was the New Year's Eve "Mother Ship". Maybe that's because they started...
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It's All Happening in January Around the UK
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:15:00 +0800
It may be cold, wet and dark but there is plenty happening around the UK throughout the month of January. Take part in some of the world's biggest - and...
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Celebrate Calennig - That's New Year's in Cardiff
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:04:00 +0800
Cardiff is planning a big, city center family friendly New Year's Eve celebration. From about 6 p.m. onward, when the gates around Cardiff Castle open, a host of activities...
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Cause for Holiday Cheer - The Cost of Four Calling Birds Unchanged in 2008
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:52:00 +0800
10 Lords a Leaping get a 3% increase while the cost of 9 Ladies Dancing remains unchanged. And the calling birds stay the same as well.
This year's "CPI" is the...
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Super Bargains at the Top Stores - Get Ready for the Sales!
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:06:00 +0800
It's that time of year, when the UK's major department stores - and lots of other shops as well - clear everything out with mega sales. Not very long ago,...
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Fresh Air and British Eccentrics - Things to Do On Boxing Day
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:29:00 +0800
I once went Beagling on Boxing Day, on an estate in Northern Ireland. The local hunt's pack of hounds was set loose to chase a dragged scent - or trail....
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Another Good Reason for Heading to Orkney...
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:51:00 +0800
...is the superb seafood you'll find along the way.
The Captain's Galley, in Scrabster (north Scotland's port of departure for year round ferries to Orkney) has just been named The...
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