Lucky Beaches: The First Lucky Beaches Interview
Purple Revolver
'Unless you treat it as a hobby and you've got another job that brings in the bread, you're fucked. Everyone I know who's doing music is just giving it away for free' On the future of the record industry and culture at large, Luke hypothesises. …

David Measures
Telegraph.co.uk
Shortly before his death he completed another book, called A Hidden Surprise, about hobbies, the birds of prey. David Measures married, in 1963, Christine Cummins, also an artist. She survives him with their daughter and son.

What's On Tuesday 9th August
Fleetwood Today
OFFICIAL HOBBY LEAGUE CLUB. Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon. All ages, player duels, tuck shop on site. Marton Methodist Church, Midgeland Road, Marton. 6 to 8pm. Also Saturday, 5.30 to 8.30pm. Details, (01253) 695334. CLEVELEYS WRITERS SHORT STORY AND POETS …

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No such thing as early retirement for butcher Alf
Halifax Evening Courier
In his younger days, Alfred was a member of Halifax Tradesmen's Harriers; he was also a keen pigeon fancier, but had to give up the hobby when he and his wife moved to the Waterhouse Homes, Harrison Road, in 1971. For many years he belonged to the …

PIAS Warehouse Update
ClashMusic.com
… Emfire, F. Comm, Fabric, Faith And Hope, Fantastic Plastic, Fargo, FatCat, Feraltone, Finders Keepers / Twisted Nerve, Fingerlickin', Flock, Free Range, From The Basement, Full Time Hobby, Goldsoul, Gronland, Groove Attack, Halftime, Hassle ,Heron. …

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Beehives set up at Oldbury Power Station
BBC News
Safety engineer Paul Burrowson said: "It has been great to bring one of my hobbies to the workplace and I hope this project will be a success." In June one reactor at the power station was switched off and the other will operate until the end of 2012. …

Stock car driver a champ just 18 months after major crash
Bourne Local
Dan said: “I didn't believe I would be able to go back to my hobby of motor sport. “I had a major car accident and was incredibly lucky to be still here and able to move. “Now a year after my accident, I have been able and fit enough to go back into my …

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24th Chelmsford Amateur Radio Foundation Course
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
… out-stations and ensuring there was always tea and coffee available. It has truly been a team effort and one that has invigorated the hobby in Mid-Essex. The full set of PowerPoint training slides is available for free download on the club's website.

Million-pound property sales on the rise
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Elegant public rooms intertwine with functional areas including office and hobby rooms, and the upper floor provides two separate wings to the front and rear. There are currently eight bedrooms with scope for more. At the rear lies a self-contained …

Wernlas Collection chicken breeders in Ludlow retire
BBC News
Shaun and Sue Hammon started the Wernlas Collection near Ludlow, originally as a hobby, 25 years ago. Today the collection includes more than 60 different breeds. The business, which employs three full-time staff, hatches some 15000 chicks each year, …

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