Bradford on Avon

Boondoggle in Bradford on Avon

Today I earned extra points with my son and his friends. Being half term, I drove them to Midsomer Norton (yes it is a real place not just fiction!) because it is the most 'wickid skate park'. This is an hour or so from home. I dropped them off with fodder (they are teenagers) and drove 10 miles to Bradford on Avon for a lovely walk along the... more

More Muzzling of Christianity in Britain

Pretty soon Britain will just go all the way and ban the Bible. A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had concluded that the adverts by Healing on the Streets (HOTS) - Bath, were misleading. more

England: „Gott kann Heilen"-Werbung verboten

A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had concluded that the adverts by Healing on the Streets (HOTS) - Bath, were misleading. It said a leaflet available to download from the group's website said: „Need Healing? God can heal... more

Bath Christian group's 'God can heal' adverts banned - -- - BBC News

A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had concluded that the adverts by Healing on the Streets (HOTS) - Bath, were misleading. It said a leaflet available to download from the group's website said: "Need Healing? God can heal... more

Sharron Davies in tears as care home can be built next door

Decrease font size Increase font size Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies TV presenter Sharron Davies broke down in tears yesterday after failing to stop a care home being built next to her £1.1million mansion. Mum-of-three Sharron, 49, joined neighbours trying to block the multi-million pound centre for 63 elderly residents at the bottom of her garden... more

Petition against Bradford-on-Avon rail ticket office closure

A petition with 1,200 signatures has been presented to Parliament in protest at the proposed closure of a Wiltshire railway station booking office. The office at Bradford-on-Avon station is one of 675 in England and Wales earmarked for closure in the rail value review, the McNulty report. Chippenham Liberal Democrat MP Duncan Hames supports the... more

Tearful Sharron Davies loses care home planning battle

Toughest challenge yet for Sharron Davies "I am a hard working single mum who has bought this beautiful family home in this lovely place - but that dream has now evaporated." She claimed that planners would have refused the plan if it wasn't for a care home. "That means it should not have been approved," she said. more

Christian Group Banned From Claiming God Can Heal Illnesses In UK

Preparing for our church prayer meeting for tonight. This article from UK BBC seems surreal. A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had concluded that the adverts by Healing on the Streets (HOTS) - Bath, were misleading. more

Britain today: Speed may be behind train crash

Britain today: Speed may be behind train crash Published on Saturday 4 February 2012 12:00 A FREIGHT train engine which derailed on the west coast main line at Bletchley may have been going too fast, Network Rail has said. The line was closed for more than 12 hours, causing major delays. Rail passengers have been warned to expect further delays... more

Swimming star Sharron Davies reduced to tears by planning row

Sharron Davies, the former Olympic swimmer, claims she has been reduced to tears by a planning row surrounding her new family home - even before she has moved in. The television star said her life in a £1 million new house has been ruined by the dispute over a care home being built at the bottom of its garden. more