Town complains at being largely unaffected by snow
‘It’s a disgrace. It’s not right that I’m still expected to drive to work when people in Scotland have just been sitting at home.’
Posted: Dec 8th, 2010
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New winter driving test to be introduced in time for next summer
‘With a bit of British ingenuity, incessant grumbling and a can of shaving foam, we believe we can simulate many of the conditions that drivers would have to cope with during a snowy spell.’
Posted: Dec 4th, 2010
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Southerners evoke blitz spirit to defy horrific centimetre thick blanket of snow
London’s chirpy cockneys, chinless hoorays, plucky ethnic types and evil middle class do-gooders united as one yesterday to send a defiant message – ‘mustn’t grumble’.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2010
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Council worker not interested in talking about weather
Clerical staff at Manchester City Council were left dumbstruck yesterday when one of their colleagues failed to enter into a conversation about the weather. Dave Hampton, 29, has been an employee of the council for two years and has never previously refused to discuss weather conditions, according to his colleagues.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2010
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Met Office to launch new ‘Volcano’ weather symbol
There was excitement amongst meteorologists today as the Met Office announced the introduction of a new ‘Volcano’ weather symbol. The graphic, a giant ash cloud surrounded by a halo of molten lava, is the first new weather symbol in over seventy years – the last being the ‘Pea Souper’ which was introduced in the 1940s and appeared frequently for the next two decades, before fading into obscurity.
Posted: Apr 21st, 2010
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