World Rabies Day

Maine will recognized the eighth annual World Rabies Day on September 28. Rabies is a virus found in the saliva, brain and spinal cord of i...

Low-carbohydrate vs. Low-fat diets for Weight Loss: New Evidence

A new high-profile study compared the weight loss and cardiovascular effects of a low-carbohydrate diet vs. a low-fat diet.  Although many s...

East Midlands Trains says "Watch Your Step"

They do like warning us at Leicester Station, but I suspect the people behind these warnings are lovers of music. A couple of years ago we w...

Homophobic monks make the Fortean Times

Anyone with an interest in unexplained phenomena (or the way that they can ultimately be explained) will enjoy the magazine Fortean Times . ...

Simon Titley

When I discovered that a rock festival featuring Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Pink Floyd had been held at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall, Spalding ,...

Ian Nairn visits Barnsley

Housing shortage: The problem is not councils but builders

Under-pressure Harborough District Council wants an urgent meeting with house builders in the area to ask them: “Can you build any faster?” ...

XTC: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead

A great song by Swindon's finest. The single of this was the first CD I ever bought - some time before I owned a CD player. (I knew it w...

Arts Fresco returns to Market Harborough, 14 September

From the Arts Fresco website: Once a year, on a day in September, Arts Fresco transforms Market Harborough to a magical playground of exoti...