The Home Office have just released a new and improved passport for overseas caravanners. The new document features iconic images from all over the UK including destinations such as the Gower Peninsula and Giant’s Causeway. Each passport also comes with a range of enhanced security features which includes a second image of the passport holder, holograms and an invisible chip. … More
A Todmorden knitwear company has launched an entire bridal collection made of wool. Co-owner and knitted dress designer Nicola Sherlock-Windle came up with the idea after getting married last year. Nicola explains they are not for everyone: “You have to be a certain type of person who wants something unusual and not the norm.” The company based in Todmorden has … More
24 year old Chris Buck, from America, has beaten off though competition to win Red Bull’s Illume photography competition. He even did it with a second hand camera that he bought when he first became interested in photography 5 years ago. The worldwide competition aimed to find the world’s best sports action shots in BMX, surfing, skateboarding, B.A.S.E jumping, climbing, … More
So electric guitars may not be the worst instrument to carry around with you but that hasn’t stopped Yamaha creating a version which won’t annoy your neighbours and will collapse into a bag. Yamaha’s Silent Guitar was first released in December 2001 and sells 10,000 to 20,000 units annually. The Guitar’s ‘neighbour friendly’ qualities are perhaps its attraction. The instrument … More
Pop star Britney Spears is reportedly planning to tie the knot for the third time. Britney is said to marry her boyfriend and former agent Jason Trawick. The pop star was previously married to Jason Alexander and Kevin Federline (both nuptials in 2004). A source expressed: ‘They’ve decided to have a small, intimate ceremony, not a big media circus. They’d … More
According to the RSPB Northern Ireland, the number of the wading birds has increased this year on Lower Lough Erne in Fermanagh. Populations grew due to the dedicated conservation work in the area. The numbers of Lapwing, Redshank, Common Snipe and Curlew grew according to a survey of this year’s breeding season and even the rare Dunlin attempted to breed … More
A new retirement scheme set up by Lancashire police force is somewhat different. The new scheme is not for the Baby Boomer generation, but rather for those that were born in the late 80s. Confused? The new scheme is actually for retired police horses. The mounted police force in Lancashire have set up a charitably fund to help retired police … More
Improvements in technology have transformed the daily routine of people all over the world. Web-cams help families and loved ones stay connected over long distances and have even helped prevent the death of many ‘long distance relationships’. For one couple in Scotland a web-cam is even allowing them to watch their son get married. Hannah Staddon and Duncan Gray are … More
A Japanese artist has been zipping across the sea in his new creation, a boat shaped to look like a zip. Yasuhiro Suzuki designed the vessel in 2004 and many believed that the model would remain a prototype. That was until this week when the artist caused quite a stir when he took to the waters in a full sized … More
A kestrel who was left with a server headache after being struck by a golf ball has got a swing back into its step. The kestrel was hovering 50ft above the eighth hole at Worthing Golf Club in Sussex when the accident happened. The bird was sent tumbling to the ground and worried onlookers feared the worst. Astonishingly the bird … More