News - Powered by Yahoo NewsTHE HIGHWAYMAN: Top 10 Summer Festival
Some years ago, after spending several enjoyable mid-July days in beautiful Jasper National Park in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, I drove to the city of Edmonton, Alberta (about 200 miles to the east), fully expecting to find a hotel room there without any difficulty.
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It's a steal! Highwayman Dick Turpin's historic cottage is put for sale at £350,000
Turpin lived in the pretty house, pictured, in Hempstead, Essex, for years and ran a legitimate butcher's business from the outbuilding behind.
Tue, 01 May 2012 08:46:39 -0700 - (including garden where he held ...
DarrylWebber published Adam Ant coming to Southen
The dandy highwayman himself, Adam Ant is coming to the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Saturday, July 28.
Wed, 09 May 2012 01:36:27 -0700 -
OBITER DICT
?C ome down to Kew in lilac time; it isn?t far from London?. The invitation is in a poem by Alfred Noyes (1880-1958). He is better known for ?The Highwayman? in which the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor. And a highwayman comes riding, riding up to the old inn door.
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The Post commented Homes developer appeals over refusal for demolition of pu
A DEVELOPER whose plans for demolishing a pub in Kingswood were thrown out by the local council has appealed against the decision.
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Today in History - Wednesday, April 25, 201
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 116th day of 2012. There are 250 days left in the year.
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This Day in History - April 2
Today is the 116th day of 2012. There are 250 days left in the year. 1974: Portugal's bloodless "Revolution of the Carnations" ends 48 years of rightist dictatorship.
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Culture works togethe
I didn?t bring my shoe horn with me Friday night to the opening of the new Mariposa Folk Foundation (MFF) office, but I could have used it to get in. The MFF moved its office back to Peter Street from its Mississaga Street spot across from the new library building.[...]
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A Titanic crewman told of orders for speed in 1912 - Almanac April 25, 201
A new Auto Kids Wash was opened on Dorney Park's season opening day in 1987.
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:12:24 -0700 -
Hal E Chester: Producer of cult hit 'Night of the Demon'
Hal E Chester had two careers in film, first as an actor and then as a producer. As a teenager he featured in several films in the series dealing with the escapades of an unruly group of juveniles known as "The Little Tough Guys", having made his acting debut on Broadway as one of the "Dead End Kids" in Sidney Kingsley's play Dead End (1935). He was known as Hally Chester in those days, but in ...
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