A rock music fan says he was stuck in a three-and-a-half-hour traffic jam on his way to Download Festival. The disgruntled man, who travelled to Donington Park from Leeds, said he faced long delays near the A453, just off the M1, by the Moto services yesterday (Wednesday, June 7). The campsites and campervan field for … [Read more…]
When Claire Randall gently placed her hands on a large stone in Craigh na Dun, she traveled from 1945 to 1743, right into a skirmish between the Redcoats and the Scottish Highlanders, including handsome Highlander Jamie Fraser. Over six seasons of Outlander, the hit Starz show based on Diana Gabaldon’s book series, we sat on the edge … [Read more…]
A 2-year-old girl from Orange City died after she was left in the family’s hot car Thursday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The girl’s parents found her unresponsive about 5 p.m. still inside the car and drove her to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased just before 6 p.m., the sheriff’s office … [Read more…]
We have some brilliant paddling pools, splash pads and lidos right on the doorstep in Stourbridge, Stourport on Severn, Sandwell, Walsall, Kidderminster, Willenhall, Stratford upon Avon and Droitwich. What’s more, many of these great facilities are free to visit. Set in beautiful parkland, they also tend to have nearby playgrounds, skate parks, walks, sports pitches … [Read more…]
First lines done well can convince you to read a book. I’ve certainly been won over by my fair share. Sometimes it’s reading the first page at a bookstore to see if you want to actually read the entire book; sometimes it’s stumbling across a first line on the internet and going “I absolutely have … [Read more…]
Southwest Orange County residents had plenty to say about a proposed hotel conversion on Turkey Lake Road at a community meeting Tuesday, May 30. The project, located at 9350 Turkey Lake Road, is bound by Turkey Lake Road to the east, Sand Lake Commons Boulevard to the south, Big Sand Lake to the west and … [Read more…]
Could this be Traralgon’s first $2m house? After its median house price soared by nearly 10 per cent in the past year, Latrobe Valley’s largest town, Traralgon is on track for a new benchmark. A picturesque property with its own football oval and half basketball court is slated to break the suburb’s current house price … [Read more…]
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has confirmed it has received ‘a number of complaints’ over peacocks who made their home on a Bedworth cul-de-sac. In a statement provided to CoventryLive, the Town Hall says that some of the issues raised date back more than two years. The council and Warwickshire Police’s rural crime team, alongside … [Read more…]
Stephen Gladstone, legendary Yale University crew coach who is retiring after this year, acknowledges applause at the Merle J. Smith Consolidated Club at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London on June 8, 2023. Gladstone received a proclamation from Mayor Michael Passero honoring his impact on the sport of rowing. (Lee Howard/The Day) Buy … [Read more…]
On 10 June 1930 the Australians, under the captaincy of Bill Woodfull, speedily finished off their three-day game against Cambridge University. Bradman scored only 32, yet it was his most successful match as a bowler. He took three wickets in each innings with legbreaks – and only 30 more in the whole of his first-class … [Read more…]