This is the time for Muslims to show their Britishness

Posted by on Jul 3, 2007 in Uncategorized | 13 comments  I like this letter in today’s Times. It made me think that this is the time for Muslims to show their Britishness: As a Muslim myself, I believe that it should not be unreasonable to expect the British Muslim communities to come out and march under the banner of “not in my nameâ€?, openly renouncing such acts of terrorism as a repudiation to the true Islamic faith. It seemed...
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Villagers train as traffic cops

Posted by on Jul 3, 2007 in Uncategorized | 7 comments Villagers in Norfolk are being trained as traffic cops to advise police on “real, and not perceived” speeding areas. Of course road safety is important, but I’m pretty sure that parish councils already know their hot spot problem areas. Eight villagers in Hopton have been trained to use speed guns for the trial scheme and will report the offenders to police. Police...
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Chip fat fuel championed by MacDonald’s

Posted by on Jul 3, 2007 in updates | 7 comments You could one day be driving a car fuelled by chip fat, just like MacDonald’s plans to do with its delivery vehicles in the UK. This has thrilled my Euro-MP Robert Sturdy, who is a firm believer in biodiesel, and hopes it will boost rapeseed production in the region too which will also be to make the fuel. I remember Robert telling me about a German MP who is a farmer...
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The missing – Elizabeth Swann

Posted by on Jul 3, 2007 in updates | 5 comments It is now 33 years since Elizabeth Swann went missing in early 1974. At the time she had been staying with a brother in Birmingham. Elizabeth said she had accepted a receptionist job in Gloucester and that she intended to hitch-hike there to take it up. She has not been heard from since.  She was 23. Her family are still desperate to know that Elizabeth is safe and well. Even if...
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