Archive | December, 2009

Climate change – the butterfly effect – Sunderland Echo

31. December 2009

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Climate change - the butterfly effect Sunderland Echo Topsy-turvy weather caused chaos for wildlife this year, and experts fear 2010 will be no better. The warning comes as National Trust ...

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New course on North Devon coast kicks off next week – Devon 24

31. December 2009

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Devon 24 New course on North Devon coast kicks off next week Devon 24 The 10-week programme is the next informative instalment from Coastwise North Devon, an award-winning local group that champions the coast and its wildlife . ... and more

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Ping pong gong – Glasgow Evening Times

31. December 2009

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Glasgow Evening Times Ping pong gong Glasgow Evening Times Television wildlife presenter and cameraman Simon King, who appears on the BBC's Springwatch and Autumnwatch series, also gets an OBE. ...

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TEACHER SET TO CYCLE 5000 MILES IN NATURE RESERVE CHALLENGE – Community Newswire

31. December 2009

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TEACHER SET TO CYCLE 5000 MILES IN NATURE RESERVE CHALLENGE Community Newswire "The RSPB was there when I wandered lonely as a teenager, not realising that other people shared my obsession of watching birds . ..

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Golfers desert doomed Handsworth golf course ahead of closure – BirminghamMail.net

31. December 2009

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Golfers desert doomed Handsworth golf course ahead of closure BirminghamMail.net If no one comes forward, Hilltop will be maintained as a public open space for walkers using the Sandwell Valley wildlife and nature corridor.

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Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart and Status Quo included on New Year’s honours list – Liverpool Echo

31. December 2009

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Telegraph.co.uk Star Trek's Patrick Stewart and Status Quo included on New Year's honours list Liverpool Echo TV wildlife presenter and cameraman Simon King, who appears on the BBC's Springwatch and Autumnwatch series, also got an OBE.

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Bath trio in New Year’s Honours – Bath Chronicle

31. December 2009

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Bath trio in New Year's Honours Bath Chronicle Mr King-Smith, whose real name is Ronald Gordon King-Smith, has written more than 100 books and is also the vice-president of the Avon Wildlife Trust. ...

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Wildlife TV presenter is made OBE – BBC Bristol website

31. December 2009

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Telegraph.co.uk Wildlife TV presenter is made OBE BBC Bristol website An architect, a TV wildlife presenter and a young volunteer all feature in the list of Bristol people honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list. ...

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Crowds gathered to see Ludlow Hunt parade through town – Ludlow Advertiser

31. December 2009

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Crowds gathered to see Ludlow Hunt parade through town Ludlow Advertiser How cold-hearted these people must be to assume the hunting act is about anything more than care for the welfare of our wildlife . ... and more

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‘We like it, we like it, we la la la like it’ – Mirror.co.uk

31. December 2009

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BBC News 'We like it, we like it, we la la la like it' Mirror.co.uk OBEs also go to children's author Dick King-Smith, and TV wildlife presenter and cameraman Simon King, who appears on the BBC's Springwatch and Autumn watch ... New Years honours list includes OBEs for Status Quo's ageing rockers The Guardian New Year Honours List: Status Quo celebrates gong Yorkshire Evening Post Hardworking Quo rockers recognised for decades of gigs and charity work Aberdeen Press and Journal BBC News all 157 news articles

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