Culture News & Updates
- 24th April 2009
Reuters repors that a series of paintings attributed to a young Adolf Hitler got almost £98,000 on Thursday at auction in Mullocks in the UK, a figure well in excess of pre-sale estimates.
The hammer went down at £10,000 for a watercolour of a pensiv
- 8th April 2009
Scuba divers say that a blast from the oxygen tank blows away cobwebs. Apparently the increased oxygen speeds up the metabolism to increase breaking down poisons.
Not recommended for pregnant women or the elderly is the Prairie Oyster. This uses a whole
- 21st March 2009
Spring 2009 is here!
It is hugely refreshing to see the wonderful array of colours now adorning Sly - every colour you could wish for!
We have introduced lots of new brands in the shop this season, as well as a few favourites we have kept and know you lo
- 21st March 2009
Sharon Clephane of BigPinkHeart has been telling us all about the latest developments. She has been meeting with the Mayor of Leicester - who wants to hear more about BigPinkHeart as one of her own passions is humanitarian causes, and she likes what the
- 13th March 2009
Italian researchers think they've found what remains of a female "vampire" in a
Venice plague pit. The body was buried with a brick jammed into its jaws so that she couldn't feed on plague victims of the Venetian plague of 1576 which claimed the life of
- 4th March 2009
According to Reuters in Paris, there's a new French website where kids can pay older students to do their homework.
It costs just 5 euros on faismesdevoirs.com (domyhomework.com), for answers to simple maths problems, and 80 euros for a full end of ye
- 12th February 2009
Friday 27th February from 8pm to midnight
at the
Voodoo Lounge, Mama Liz, StamfordFour Live Bands!The RuinedBlindfolds AsideSammy's Fatal MistakeLate 90's
Only £3 per person
(16-18yrs admitted if accompanied by adult)
All proceeds go
- 11th February 2009
I hear that the BP Petrol Station in Scotgate had to close temporarily today because it's computer system hiked forecourt prices by 20p a litre. Apparently they suffered a power cut at midday, and when the system came back online it was adding the ext
- 5th February 2009
Equilibrium, one of our top beauty therapists, has recently relocated their Stamford salon to 7 St Paul's Street, just along from Marks and Spencers.
To celebrate their fourth anniversary they've had a complete revamp. Their new premises is warm and
- 5th February 2009
THE SCENT OF FEBRUARY By Ken Rawson
February - the last month of winter and the shortest one. I don t necessarily like it but while we are in the middle of it, there is some joy to be had as a gardener. Scent is something that is heightened in winter, mo