Published date 2016-03-18 18:59
For one weekend only, Virgin Trains has named Penrith station – ‘Penrith, MarmaLake District’ in an effort to turn the Cumbrian town orange, as it hosts the eleventh Marmalade Awards and Festival.
Month: June 2016
Published date 2016-03-18 19:59
One may expect a creature that darts around its habitat to be capable of perceiving rapid changes as well. Yet birds are famed more for their good visual acuity. Joint research by Uppsala University, Stockholm University and SLU now shows that, in small passerines (perching birds) in the wild, vision is considerably faster than in any other vertebrates .
Published date 2016-03-18 21:59
Mid-way through Julia Bradbury’s much acclaimed new series on ITV – ‘Best Walks with a View’ highlighting the beauty of some of the UK’s most stunning landscapes, the spotlight this week fell on the countryside of South Downs National Park and the iconic white cliffs of South East England.
Published date 2016-03-19 01:59
Published date 2016-03-21 10:59
A group of engineers from the Western Isles have retired together after each working for BT for more than 47 years
Published date 2016-03-21 10:59
Scottish tourism ‘Oscars’ winners revealed in recordbreaking year
Published date 2016-03-21 11:59
Stig Lindberg, who would have turned 100 this year, is one of five iconic designers being celebrated by Boråstapeter in its Scandinavian Designers II wallpaper collection launching in June. Along with Arne Jacobsen, Viola Gråsten and Lisbet and Gocken Jobs, whose designs will be adorning walls throughout the world in summer 2016.
Published date 2016-03-21 11:59
Visa Europe today launches “Cashfree and Proud” on 21 March, a new campaign telling cardholders they can make a Visa contactless payment with confidence and feel liberated from the need to carry cash.
Published date 2016-03-21 11:59
RAC Traffic Watch data shows a total of 16.8m car journeys will be made over the Easter weekend
Published date 2016-03-21 11:59
GATC Biotech takes also the lead in terms of costs of liquid biopsy testing
GATCLIQUID services support early implementation of such assays by providing easy technology accessibility to researchers in clinical and translational medicine