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Prince Charles turns 60 waiting for throne

Talk about an apprentice. By the time he turns 60 on Friday, Prince Charles will have spent 56 years waiting to become king. Experts, associates and friends say he realized decades ago that he would make his mark as Prince of...

Govt urged to scrap Grocery Choice 'farce'

The Federal Government is being urged to drop its Grocery Choice scheme after the similar FuelWatch initiative was voted down in the Senate earlier this week. New South Wales Nationals Senator John Williams says the Government...

The Prince of Wales receives new season Renaissance Mutton

The Prince of Wales, Founder of The Mutton Renaissance Campaign and Patron of The Academy of Culinary Arts, was presented with the first Renaissance Mutton of the season earlier today. Herdwick mutton from Cumbria produced to...

Labour regain Maesteg seat

Nov 13 2008 by Andrew Harrison, Glamorgan Gazette GLENROTHES in Scotland wasn’t the only by-election success for Labour in the last week. The party also regained a town council seat lost to the Liberal Democrats in May’s local...

It’s official: Conneaut hires new city manager

Schaumleffel is expected to formally begin his duties after Thanksgiving By MARK TODD - Staff Writer - mtodd@starbeacon.com Star Beacon CONNEAUT — An administrator with many years of experience will be Conneaut’s next city...

Black and white together in South Shore

In Grant Park on election night, Barack Obama was giving his victory speech, and I was 2,000 miles away in Washington state watching him on TV, in tears. I wanted to call my father in Chicago immediately, to hear what he had to...

Putting a Face on Diabetes: Diane Lau

We’re continuing our series in talking to people that have diabetes. I think it’s important to see all these great folks who deal with diabetes and learn about how they live a full and happy life despite having this disease....

Cherries extend BBC Solent deal

Bournemouth and BBC Radio Solent have agreed a new two-year radio deal for all first-team match commentaries for the next two seasons. Solent will provide expert commentary and exclusive radio interviews with manager Jimmy...

Neath mayor could get a bodyguard after the value of his chain was revealed

Nov 13 2008 by Anthony O'Connell, Neath Guardian THE mayor of Neath could need a bodyguard after the value of his chain and medallion were publicly revealed at a council meeting. Coun Brian Warlow, last year’s mayor, mentioned...

'Movie music' slur displays artistic elitism

In his review of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's concert featuring Leonard Slatkin's composition "The Raven," a musical representation of Edgar Allan Poe's poems, critic Tim Smith said: "Unfortunately, what underscores the...