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BerryH
BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
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Google your home town, click news and post the headline and first line of the first article that appears.*

Thai restaurant 'major risk' to public health

A mouse-infested Thai restaurant has been forced to close due to the “major risk” it posed to public health.


* No one will judge you if you choose a different one just because it's funny :laugh:
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  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    Woman charged after allegedly leaving child in vehicle while shopping.

    It happened over the weekend, my town is VERY small, so everyone already had heard about it before it got out to the news. People these days, it's ridiculous, leaving your 2 year old child in the car with the windows up while you shop for 20 minutes, and it was when it was actually sunny and warm up here! :explode:
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    Sexy Bridget driving force in Halifax bridge safety ads‎
    Drivers using the harbour bridges in Halifax have a new sassy, sultry critic named Bridget.

    With only two spans connecting Halifax to Dartmouth, the Nova Scotia capital can’t afford to have fender benders slowing traffic to a snail’s pace. That’s where the imaginary guardian of the bridges comes in.

    “I like a driver who takes it slow,” says the innuendo-filled message from one of two billboards showing Bridget in her best avatar pose.
  • ourmamros
    ourmamros Posts: 21 Member
    Staines-upon-Thames name change confirmed The change of name to Staines-upon-Thames will come into effect at a ceremony next May Continue reading the main story
    The Surrey town of Staines is to change its name to Staines-upon-Thames with the aim of promoting its riverside location and boosting its economy.
  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    Mentally ill Welwyn Garden City hospital patient still missing

    A MENTALLY-ILL man who disappeared while receiving four weeks of psychiatric treatment at the QE2 Hospital ...

    AND

    Oxford University students warned 'no pyjamas in hall'

    Oxford University students have been warned to end the "slovenly practice" of eating breakfast in pyjamas in their dining hall. The reprimand was set out in ...

    (OK so the oxford ones actually had 2 football stories above...but dulltimes, this was the 3rd)
  • VenomousDuck
    VenomousDuck Posts: 206
    3 semis involved in crash cause Interstate closure‎

    ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) – A crash involving three tractor-trailers has shut down a portion of an interstate.

    Northbound I-65 at the Barren/Hart County line has been closed and is expected to remain shut down for 10 to 12 hours.

    Traffic is being diverted off I-65 at Park City/Exit 48 to US 31W and back on at Horse Cave/Exit 58.

    Drivers are being told to expect long delays.
  • WishUponAStarx
    WishUponAStarx Posts: 41 Member
    Delight as Titanic Belfast staircase is opened to the public
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    FUN TIMES!!!:glasses:
  • maria1113
    maria1113 Posts: 508 Member
    Starbucks coffee experience lands in Helsinki airport

    The global Starbucks coffee chain opened its first outlet in Finland at the Helsinki airport Tuesday, after conquering new territory at airports in Sweden and Norway.

    The airport is actually in Vantaa :wink:
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    Timmins forest fire evacuations end

    "Two trailer parks in the Timmins area were evacuated Sunday night due to a nearby fire. Everyone has since returned to their homes."

    A secondary highway is also closed due to this fire as of this morning...hope everyone's okay :S
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Olympic torch arrival in North Wales starts with a party

    For the next two weeks until the Olympic flame’s arrival in Aberystwyth on Sunday, May 27 the Daily Post will preview the route of the torch’s journey and profile some of the 200 or more torchbearers who will carry it.
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
    Miami woman imprisoned for life in drug-murder hit likely to be freed

    I love Miami. :grumble:
  • MsPetuniaPig
    MsPetuniaPig Posts: 74 Member
    ORSANCO Seeks Comment On River Pollution
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    (Erlanger, Ky.) - The public can weigh in on pollution control standards for the Ohio River.

    The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission is the river’s pollution watchdog. It includes representatives from each of the eight states bordering the river, as well as the federal government.

    ORSANCO will have a public hearing on revised standards for wastewater discharge into the river. It will be June 19 at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd., Erlanger, Kentucky.
  • mpmama2re
    mpmama2re Posts: 212 Member
    Rains pound River Forest subdivision


    Residents of River Forest subdivision, located south of Texas FM 359 and a mile east of the Foster High School complex, were keeping a wary eye Monday on continuing deterioration from erosion of a huge Fort Bend County drainage ditch after the dam at the end which controlled water flow into the Brazos River imploded during the weekend thunderstorms.
    The erosion threatens a 135-foot steel and concrete bridge that crosses the ditch on Forest View Drive in River Forest. The ditch is part of drainage program that picks up water at Riverside Ranch subdivision on Texas FM 723, which runs north out of Rosenberg and intersects Texas FM 1093 (Westheimer).

    exciting stuff, :P
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    Colchester Roman circus visitor centre a step closer

    Plans for a visitor centre at the site of a former Roman chariot track in Essex have moved a step closer. The Colchester Archaeological Trust (CAT) has completed the purchase of an old army education building on the site of the town's former garrison. The building is close to the remains of a quarter-mile (400 metre) chariot circus that was discovered in 2004.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    I'm a journalist and one week as an intern on the local paper during my course was enough to put me off for life :laugh:
  • MissC787
    MissC787 Posts: 175 Member
    Homeless Man Sues Bastrop Over Treasure

    The homeless man, who found thousands of dollars worth of gold coins and cash near the Colorado River in a Bastrop park has sued the city.

    Read more: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/video/Homeless-Man-Sues-Bastrop-Over-Treasure20120514-ktbcw-#ixzz1uwmNSNas
  • LifeOnMars_
    LifeOnMars_ Posts: 720 Member
    updated Voter turnout down in municipal elections

    Nearly 40 per cent of eligible New Brunswick voters cast ballots in the municipal, district education council, and regional health board elections - fewer than in 2008. 7:24 AM ET Read 3 comments3
  • rchupka87
    rchupka87 Posts: 542 Member
    SW Ohio roadways may be blocked by oversized trailer loads weighing as much as elephant herd

    MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Officials in southwest Ohio are warning drivers that crews hauling several unusually oversized loads will slow traffic to a crawl on some roadways this week.

    Four massive metal boxes used to produce industrial gases are being transported from the Ohio River near Cincinnati to a supplier in Middletown, about 30 miles away.

    The so-called "cold boxes" measure up to 175 feet long and 19.5 feet high. The smallest weighs 119 tons, roughly the same as a dozen Asian elephants.

    The trailer will travel no more than 5 mph and take a roundabout route to avoid highway overpasses and other potential obstacles. It will be accompanied by state troopers and by power company trucks that can raise utility lines to clear the way as needed.

    The first two-day shipment starts Wednesday.
  • DavidOfOz
    DavidOfOz Posts: 225
    'Bullish' contract talks

    SPECULATION the Federal Government might walk away from plans to close power stations, potentially including several in the Latrobe Valley, has gathered momentum.
  • jonnyman41
    jonnyman41 Posts: 1,032 Member
    It's all go here!!!
    Speed limit reduced outside school
  • heytherestephy
    heytherestephy Posts: 356 Member
    Teen blamed 'crack house' for mother's addiction, court told‎

    — A 17-year-old boy told police he wanted to burn down a “crack house” because he blamed the home for his mother's drug addiction.
  • Salamanda425
    Salamanda425 Posts: 358
    Man shot by friend when prank goes wrong
    ABC2 News - 11 hours ago

    ELKTON, Md. (WMAR) - A man is recovering after being shot by his best friend in a prank that went wrong. Cecil County spokesperson Lt. Michael Holmes says ...
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Chinese airline to cut services to Manila

    State media say a major Chinese airline will suspend some flights to the Philippines to reflect a drop in tourists traveling there amid a standoff between Beijing and Manila over territory in the South China Sea.

    The official Xinhua News Agency says China Southern Airlines will cut its normal schedule of two flights daily between Guangzhou city and Manila down to a single flight on certain days, from May 26 to June 30. The report did not give further details.

    The two countries have been in a standoff at Scarborough Shoal since April 10 when Philippine authorities accused Chinese boats of illegal fishing. The two countries are among six claimants of the shoal area.

    China's National Tourism Administration last week issued a travel safety alert for the Philippines.
  • erinnia
    erinnia Posts: 15 Member
    Nantwich bucks the trend as homebuyers give it stamp of approval

    Housing market booms in Nantwich

    NANTWICH is proving it is one of the most desirable places to live by bucking the regional housing market trend.

    Nothing ever happens here - but a very pretty place all the same!!!
  • brookepenni
    brookepenni Posts: 787 Member
    These are great!!!! But I live in Canberra, the capital of Australia and its where the politicians live and it's sitting week, so no interesting news for us, just political boring stuff...

    So I googled my home town and all top five were related to a stabbing a few days back. Makes my town look dangerous and sad! So I'll just continue reading yours!!!
  • cotso
    cotso Posts: 86
    "Montreal throws its support behind southern Quebec greenbelt" It's about protecting the wetlands and undeveloped lands in southern Quebec. I was sure it would be something about student protesters lol
  • brookepenni
    brookepenni Posts: 787 Member
    'Bullish' contract talks

    SPECULATION the Federal Government might walk away from plans to close power stations, potentially including several in the Latrobe Valley, has gathered momentum.

    Your a Tasmanian!!! Me too, I'm kind of from Launceston, all I could find was a stabbing! Although I did find something about yoghurt and milk supplying Coles Australia wide lol.
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    "Woman bit, terrier mauled during attack at Brevard's dog-friendly beach"

    Not a whole lot exciting happening in Indian Harbour Beach, FL. I love it that way.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    "You too can join U2 service.

    A minister will be swapping traditional hymns for tracks by rock band U2 at a communion service with a difference this weekend."



    I'm very, very amused.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    "You too can join U2 service.

    A minister will be swapping traditional hymns for tracks by rock band U2 at a communion service with a difference this weekend."
    I want to go! I hope the minister wears huge yellow sunglasses :laugh:
  • Foxypoo61287
    Foxypoo61287 Posts: 638 Member
    Doctor warns dangerous bacteria lurking in Florida
    24-year-old woman contracts flesh eating bacteria

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