Archive for the ‘England’ Category

Parking in London too Expensive?

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Parking in London can be a costly exercise. Whether you are looking for a one off parking space or a long term place to park your car near your office, using local authority or commercial car parks can cost an arm and a leg. It needn't be so! www.yourparkingspace.co.uk is a ...

Do you want to own a football club?

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Football fan Will Brooks had a dream to own a football club.  He did however realise that to get the cash, he might need to get one or two people on board with him - or even 50,000!  Will set up a web site myfootballclub.co.uk to achieve his aim.  The idea ...

The hottest chilli in the world

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

England is not noted for Chilli, but a grower in Dorset (south west England) has produced a chilli known as the Dorset Naga that literally blows the top off of the Scoville scale with a measured 923,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units). This is substantially hotter than the hottest of the ...

Player gets booked three times in World Cup match

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Croatia defender Josip Simunic set a new world cup record when he got booked three times in the match between Croatia and Australia.  Normally when the second yellow is shown, it is followed by a red as the player gets his marching orders.  However, in this case, English referee Graham ...

The first plane home…

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

"I hope England are on the first plane back from Deutchsland. I'm from the People's Republic of Mancunia. I'll have to leave if they win it. The country will be full of cockneys going on about it for years." Primal Scream bass player Mani.