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Jan 15, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Zaarkacha Marlan |Mel Dearmer |Alex James
A dog's escape from a backyard in western New South Wales has sparked a week-long rescue effort spanning 1,700 kilometres across two states. Martin Geyer and Daniel Loader's Siberian husky Nova escaped from their Coonabarabran home on January 3, after jumping over the fence with the help of a tyre. About an hour later the four-year-old dog was spotted at the local service station, with residents messaging the couple to report they had seen it being put into someone else's car.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Alex James
Simon Edwards took the shop on three years ago [BBC] The owners of a Shropshire carpet shop are raising a glass to celebrate its 100 years in business. Nestled on Shrewsbury's Wyle Cop, surrounded by modern bars, bakeries and shops is A. Evans and Son. Originally owned by a man called Alfred Evans, it was passed down through the family, before being bought three years ago by its current owner, Simon Edwards.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Shehnaz Khan |Alex James
The Three Fishes pub was badly damaged in the crash on the A49 a week ago [BBC]The landlord of a pub that was partially destroyed when it was hit by a lorry has praised the outpouring of support as he continues to wait for news that it is safe. The lorry driver was cut free by firefighters and taken to hospital after the crash on the A49 in Bayston Hill at about 05:30 GMT on 11 November.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Tim Page |Alex James
For farmers like Richard Jones with a crop of pumpkins, the end of October should be one of the highlights of the year. But Mr Jones, who farms at Llynclys Hall Farm near Oswestry, Shropshire, has experienced a pre-Halloween horror show. "The weather has never really played ball with us. The sun has not shone enough, and pumpkins like a lot of sunshine and don't really need a lot of water," he said.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Tim Page |Alex James
Gemma Day is carrying on the upholstery skills learnt from her parents, and the family now wants to share them with others [BBC]Gemma Day and her parents Paul and Wiggy have decades of experience between them, fixing and upcycling upholstered furniture. But Gemma is realistic that an increasing number of people want to do such jobs for themselves, and that her family will not be around forever to do it.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
medium.com | Alex James
Rooster crowed many many times,Woke up from my good old cave. Looked around and found nothing,but a dictionary, my new pillow!Seeking alms, I wandered far,Knocking hopefully at every door. I was hungry, asked for food,Reply came forth, without haste. “Viking is out, go away!”,Afraid of Vikings, fled from the gate. I was thirsty, asked for water,With a bottle full of hope. “Voss is empty, seek another place!”,Puzzled with the hose, fled away. I was naked, asked for clothes,Cotton white, pure and free.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Micaela Hambrett |Alex James
Patty Paul wants a way to warn students considering studying to become a veterinarian of what the job entails amid a major labour shortage. "I don't know how we give them a better understanding of what they might be up against when they graduate," Dr Paul said. Based in central west NSW, the Forbes vet has been at the coal face of the vet shortage gripping the country.
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May 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Hamish Cole |Alex James
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake has hit the New South Wales Southern Tablelands. Geoscience Australia reported the epicentre of the tremor was near Crookwell, north of Goulburn, at a depth of 1 kilometre. The quake has been felt as far as 300 kilometres away at Coolamon in the Riverina, along with Canberra and Orange. There have been no reports of damage so far. Crookwell resident Richard Stevens said the earthquake woke him up when it hit around 6:40am.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
blog.bbr.com | Alex James
British Army Captain-turned-distiller Alex James traces his journey from the UK to Peru and back. In his own words, he tells the story of how he transformed London to Lima from accidental-moonshine-in-a-laundry-room to a bona fide business. FROM LONDON TO LIMA“The washing-machine door clicked, followed by three beeps: my signal to start the distillation. I began to boil up the batch of rum wash and await the flow of heady aromas.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Tim Fookes |Alex James
In short: Paul Newcombe was bitten by an eastern brown snake during a call outHe was in intensive care after the venom spread rapidly through his body. What's next? As Mr Newcombe recovers, he has decided to retire as a snake catcher after thirty years. Paul Newcombe has spent the last four years wanting to retire as a snake catcher. But it was an incident with an eastern brown he was trying to catch that finally forced him to give up the job he loved.
