JEWELLERY and watches were stolen from a house in Millbrook Road, Crowborough. Burglars got into the garage and took a red leather vanity case with silver letters: D A A on the front. The case contained jewellery including a man's silver Longines ...
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I have decided to drive from the northern to the southern tip of mainland Japan, and I have left myself 17 days to work out exactly why. Before I set out, I like to think I know at least some reasons. On my few brief previous visits to Japan (always ...
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Apparently the pot washer took exception to the way I threw a pan in his sink. After a brief, bad-tempered exchange of words, he turned and stuck a flick knife through my arm. There I was in the middle of a busy restaurant kitchen, blood oozing from ...
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Hanging Wallpaper with Hemingway: "If the first piece sticks well, I will say five Hail Marys. There, it is said" The old man had worked for two days and two nights to strip away the old wallpaper and now on the morning of the third day the time to ...
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Sales of do-it-yourself (DIY) “how to” guides at B&Q are up 30 per cent since the start of the credit crunch, indicating that Britons are keen to cut back on tradesmen's fees of hundreds of pounds-plus for small household jobs. To help readers ...
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THE race to develop Scotland's seas into the "Saudi Arabia of marine power" is about to start, with plans for 500 underwater turbines in the Pentland Firth. The Scotsman can reveal that an Australian company is already preparing a serious bid for the ...
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« Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Next » I enjoyed this article a lot. Coming from a DIY family with lots of engineers and mechanics, and seeing a lot of my peers (I'm 25) not being able to do the ...
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