Dorking Police's amateur hobbyists were celebrating yesterday after sweeping the board at the town's Annual Festival.
The force's enthusiasts picked up the top gongs in contests for painting, photography, acting, gardening... you name it: if there...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The city of Anchorage is known for its dog sled races, snowmobiling, snow, Polar Pale Ale Beer, kayaking, snow, rafting, being home to the largest Eskimo igloo in the world, and snow.
It is also home to The Annual Salmon Mating Ritual Festival & Parade. The event is one of the year's greatest celebrations and is attended by every citizen of the city.
But this year a g...
A music festival to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee has been arranged to coincide with the event on the 5th of June, with the Queen rumoured to be making a surprise guest appearance on the main dance stage along with festival headliners The P...
Hello, and welcome to this special edition of our Beginners Guide's.
The chill of winter is upon us, and as those cold, misty nights draw in, so too does the fear of the dark.
Each year we celebrate Halloween, the time when the veil between that which is living and that which is dead is at it's thinnest.
All year we try our best to keep our children safe from the fears and scary reality o...
The Manchester Food and Drink Festival was rocked by an explosion and fireball late last night sending revellers running for safety and leaving three people hurt and dozens more traumatised.
Health and Safety officials have moved in to identify th...
A major survey has revealed that live music events contribute almost £1 billion to the UK economy.
The survey was commissioned by UK Music, an organisation that represents the commercial aspects of the music industry in Britain.
While much of t...
The cause for the disaster at one of Britain's largest music festivals has finally been revealed.
A sub-standard batch of tent pegs, dangerously combined with cheap imported Chinese tent poles, have been named as the 'most likely' cause for a huge...
Scouse psychic Joe Power - The Man Who Sees Dead People - was barracked and jeered throughout his five minute spot at The Assembly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
And, surprisingly - he didn't see it coming.
It possibly didn't help when he as...
The Occult News is reporting that about 50,000 demons have been spotted rampaging around the grounds of Knebworth House near Stevenage, prompting fears that a new Hellmouth has opened.
The demons, many of them pasty teenagers or pot-bellied middle...
The World Gobbing Festival will go ahead as planned on 17/07/09. Below are the entry categories (beginners and foreign gentleman welcome by the way).
Cough and Gob Distance Contest:
Current UK record held by Maurice Heave of Chelmsford, 5.7 metres.
Consecutive Gobs over the Rugby Post:
Current UK record held by Mary Griffiths of Clwyd, North Wales. 57 Gobs of varying sizes and textures.
A large group of pensioners, some in their late 80s, and at least one over 100 years old, gathered in Trafalgar Square today to protest about a lack of government funding for elderly visitors to music festivals.
Los Angeles, California - Jebb Smith was one of Britney's biggest fans until last week when at a Britney concert at The House of Blues he suddenly went blind from all the eye candy Britney was flashing on stage.
CHICAGO, ILLINOISE-(FANGORIA) A decision to bravely face the world can sometimes NOT get the appropriate reception originally perceived. That was the dilemma facing long time tv host of PBS "At The Movies" /Chicago Sun Time...
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The American League topped the National League 7-5 in the "midsummer classic" on Tuesday night capping off nearly a decade of futility for the National League. The AL All-Stars improved to 8-0-1 in the last nine games and secured home field advanta...