Hobbies Magazines

Write stuff and the gift of the gab of Devizes pupils – Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Write stuff and the gift of the gab of Devizes pupils Wiltshire Gazette and Herald Themes for the public speaking competition were room 101, hobbies and heroes. Overall winners were Hannah Wilson, Toby Kidd, Ezra Bigland, Joe Fishlock, Rhiannon Owen and Finn Burge. The Debbie Nicholls Memorial Trophy for overall excellence was ...

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Interview: Zulfikar Ghose – Newsline

Newsline Interview: Zulfikar Ghose Newsline In this interview conducted via email, Zulfikar Ghose speaks about his life as an author and a teacher, and the art and craft of writing in an ostensibly market-driven literary world.

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Portland rallies to save its sheep – Dorset Echo

Portland rallies to save its sheep Dorset Echo It was feared the only flock of Portland sheep would have to leave the island because hobby farmers Su and Jon Illsley failed to strike a deal over the future of their smallholding at Fancy's Farm, Southwell. The community rallied round them earlier ...

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Egg-chasing is a way of life for Ed – Worcester News

Egg-chasing is a way of life for Ed Worcester News Working on the farm is like a hobby for me.

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Time for Americanisms to take a rain check – Financial Times

Time for Americanisms to take a rain check Financial Times I said I wanted to ride a hobby horse: the dramatic growth of Americanisms in British conversation, public and private. That was agreed, though with some reluctance. Didn't I have anything more interesting to say

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Evangelical Leader John Stott Dies at 90 – The New American

Evangelical Leader John Stott Dies at 90 The New American CBN recalled that with other evangelical leaders of the time, Stott “helped craft the 1974 Lausanne Covenant, helping define the evangelical movement.” In 2005, Time magazine included Stott as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, ... and more

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Agatha Christie ‘one of Britain’s first stand-up surfers’ – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk Agatha Christie 'one of Britain's first stand-up surfers' Telegraph.co.uk The author was an avid bodyboarder after taking up the hobby during a holiday in South Africa with husband Archie in 1922. But it was during a trip to Hawaii that she picked up the art of surfing while standing up, which experts say was one of the ...

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Rare sighting of moth in Kendal – Westmorland Gazette

Rare sighting of moth in Kendal Westmorland Gazette Not only is it an enjoyable hobby , but data collected goes into national databases, and can be used to form policy for organisations such as Natural England. “The thrill of unexpected discoveries like this makes the daily early-morning routine of ...

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Insight wins for snapper – Blackpool Gazette

Blackpool Gazette Insight wins for snapper Blackpool Gazette Laura said: “I enjoy photography as a hobby and spend a lot of time on the beach with my dog so the competition was ideal really.

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‘I should think about retiring from the salmon, but I won’t’ – Borders Today

Borders Today 'I should think about retiring from the salmon, but I won't' Borders Today It's just hobby . I'm fortunate: I'm now well past my retirement age, and I should be thinking about retiring from this job but I won't. I'll die on the landing I reckon.

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