Barnsley Council have just lavished £32,500 of taxpayers’ money on a big new clock on the side of the Civic building. The only problem, just a minor one really, is that no-one appears to be able to recognise it as a timepiece, let alone actually tell what time it is! That’s because it is ‘art’. Nuff said. The ‘clock’ is …
Fools with time on their hands?
Julie Strange received a letter from the DVLA addressed to her son. As her son, aged 19 years, had died in October 2006 after having been hit by a train, Mrs Strange was quite naturally upset but put the incident down to a clerical error. She rang the DVLA and explained the situation. More letters arrived from the DVLA addressed …
Scottish Bishop becomes World Champion
Ian Bishop is the new World Porridge Making Champion, taking the title at the fifteenth attempt. In fact, he has competed in every one of the championships held so far and has slowly progressed from lumpy porridge maker to world champion. Mr Bishop was presented with the Golden Spurtle by by Miss Scotland, Stephanie Willemse. Sounds very Scottish!
D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
After months of speculation, Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are all set to divorce. The couple, speaking through their PRs (as usual), made the announcement on Wednesday. Madonna and Ritchie were married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands and have two sons, seven year old Rocco and David Banda, whose adoption from Malawi was approved in …
Handy for someone
Here’s a couple of sites for those who have, or are thinking of starting, their own websites, a handy CSS Cheatsheet and a list of Webmaster Resources.
Gerard Depardieu’s son dies at the age of 37 years
Guillaume Depardieu, son of actor Gerard Depardieu, has died at the Raymond-Poincare hospital near Paris following complications related to pneumonia. He was 37 years old. Guillaume, also an actor, flew back to France on Sunday after contracting pneumonia while filming in Rumania.
Financial markets on the up
The financial markets throughout the world have reacted favourably to the various rescue packages currently being put in place to deal with the worldwide financial crisis. Share prices in Asia rose by 13% and Sydney by 5%, following on from an 11% rise on Wall Street on Monday. European governments are putting up €1.7 trillion to protect the continent’s banks …
Taking good care of the non-existant
According to the Royal National Institute of Blind People: ‘Blind and visually-impaired people are able to play many sports, but not squash.’ Which is presumably why Dudley Council have spent £5,000 on signs in Braille at Halesowen Leisure Centre to advise squash players which sports shoes are acceptable and about safety on court. There also signs directing the non-existant players …
Death of ‘rocksteady’ pioneer
Alton Ellis, known as ‘the Godfather of rocksteady’, has died at the age of 70. The Jamaican-born singer moved to Britain in the 1970’s and had a number of hits, including ‘I’m Still in Love’ and ‘I’m Just a Guy’. He was a leading pioneer of the ‘rocksteady’ sound, which came out of Jamaica in the 1960’s. Ellis was diagnosed …