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Monthly Archives: July 2010
‘Sex And Witchcraft’ Are Latest Problems At The Mount
People living around a beauty spot just outside Guildford town centre have complained the area is being blighted by drug-taking, public sex and witchcraft.
In an e-mail seen by the Surrey Advertiser, a Green Lane resident wrote to Neighbourhood Sergeant Steve Juliff at the start of the week pointing out a number of reported problems over the weekend.
He said evidence of possible witchcraft
Abbey Herb Hunts Stave Off Holiday Blues
English Heritage is offering an antidote to boredom over the school holidays with a medieval herb hunt being held every day at Rievaulx Abbey until August 30.
Pots of traditional herbs will be hidden around the ruins, each accompanied by an explanation of how it would have been used by the Abbey’s inhabitants to treat a range of illnesses and ailments.
“In medieval times, people who got ill
New Light Shed On Life Of Alleged Auldearn Witch
A new book on the Highland’s most famous witch trial - one of the best known and most controversial in British history - throws new light on the life of alleged witch Isobel Gowdie and the beliefs of her time.
“The Visions of Isobel Gowdie” by historian Emma Wilby of the University of Exeter, is the first-ever full-length study of the Nairnshire witch, Isobel Gowdie, has just been published thi
Vinegar Offers Miraculous And Mundane Uses
Research from around the world supports and commends Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, of ancient Greece, circa 400 B.C., for discovering that natural apple cider vinegar is a powerful cleansing and healing panacea for a healthier, stronger, and longer life. He used this elixir for a variety of ills, including coughs and colds.
The recorded history of vinegar started around 5000 B.C. with the B
Scalia: Supreme Court Should Not Be Moral Arbiters
Antonin Scalia believes Supreme Court justices are all too often deciding the nation’s morals from the bench. He thinks the nomination process has turned into “absurd political theater.” And he has grown to loathe the “silly spectacle” surrounding State of the Union speeches.
Scalia offered these insights and many others during an appearance in Montana this week that provided a unique glimpse i
What Do You Know Of The Green Man?
Local people with theories about some of the Derry’s centuries- old street art are being urged to put them forward on Facebook.
Explanations are being sought about the stone carving of the man’s head which features in a new book by Limavady Grammar School teenager Ryan Lusby.
The 16-year-old photographed the mysterious different heads at the entrance to three of Derry’s gates along the Walle
Va. Woman Fights ‘Fortune Teller’ Label
A Chesterfield County, Va., woman claims county officials have violated her religious rights by defining her as a fortune teller rather than a spiritual counselor.
A hearing in Patricia Moore-King’s lawsuit is set for Thursday in federal court in Richmond.
King claims she has been unable to obtain a business license because of the more stringent standards the county imposes on fortune teller
The Summer Boggle Season
Actually, that’s rather unfair. There are big cat sightings all year round and, although he doesn’t want to give his name, the peson who saw the Arlecdon cat last Monday morning seems a very reliable witness. The journalist in me struggles to understand the enthusiasm my colleagues show for this type of story.
There’s a touch of mystery about it I suppose but at the end of the day, if an overg
Complaint About Religious Services At Sandy Beach
Selectmen gave short shrift this week to an anonymous letter they received from Concerned Beachgoers that was postmarked July 20 complaining about religious services being held at Sandy Beach.
The letter, which did not have a return address other than Citizens for Sandy Beach stated it is inappropriate and possibly illegal for the town to be involved in any way, by permitting religious ser