mo 7 ap

1739  Highwayman Dick Turpin was hanged for murder

The weather page has been tidied up and now lives at www.NearTheCoastcom/weather/framlingham

we 2 ap

1967  Secret diarist Adrian Mole was born

This lady doesn't have a drinking problem but she does need your help.

6,592 people visited this site last month ... which was nice.

tu 25 mr 08

1975  King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew

If you ever travel far south on the A12 you'll be pleased to know the road works are pretty much finished at the M25 intersection (there's an overnight slip road closure Thursday) and they've actually made things easier; when leaving the M25 travelling clockwise the slip road now has an extra lane without traffic lights which merges with the A12.

sa 22 mr 08

1982  Lt Colonel Jean Blackwood became the first woman to command a British Army unit

Free Easter egg hunt at the Framlingham Railway tomorrow, here's a good one from the Suffolk cops Pimp My Scooter, and perhaps we forgot to say we do web design?

th 20 mr 08

1987  Towser, a tortoiseshell cat employed by the Glenturret Distillery, died having killed an estimated 28,899 mice in her lifetime

3pm  The third Near The Coast monthly digest has just gone out.  If you'd like to receive it click here.

we 19 mr 08

1928  The actor Patrick McGoohan was born

First it looks like Vlad the Imp might be the victim of a skimmer on the Framlingham Barclays and now a new credit card fiddle in Suffolk.

mo 17 mr 08

1949  Clothes rationing ended in the UK

Police Operation Spring Clean started today in East Suffolk; for the next four weeks there will be extra police patrols with the aim of "catching more offenders and reducing crime" ... now that's thinking outside the box.

th 13 mr 08

1781  Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus

A bit more news from gossip about that Maverick Festival.

An outburst of stolen quad bikes Near The Coast and Tuesday night a house burglary and car break-ins in Wenhaston.

su 9 mr 08

1831  The French Foreign Legion founded

The annotation takes forever but we're slowly building our library on stock photo site Alamy.

tu 4 mr 08

1877  Swan Lake first performed

Last month on average someone visited this site every 2 minutes 37 seconds, which was nice.

th 28 fe 08

2000  After a 100 years the UK's quarantine laws were relaxed at midnight

Have to say we slept though the earthquake and it seems so did Eddie.

we 27 fe 08

1939  Borley Rectory, reputedly the most haunted house in England, burned down

So far on the board three people have said last night's earthquake woke them up.

su 24 fe 08

1923  The Flying Scotsman went into service

This arrived on the mat some days back and is more comms than we've had from our MP or the other major parties.  One of the Green's policies is Rights of individuals to have detailed knowledge of their condition and the range of treatments available, both conventional and alternative.  So good news for aromatherapists then ... in fact anyone who drives out devils.

tu 19 fe 08

1975  Iceland broke off diplomatic relations with the UK over a fishing dispute

Gosh, it was real pea souper last night and a pretty murky start to today but now around midday it's brightening up.

February's pics as prints, mugs and t-shirts at photoboxgallery.com/NearTheCoast

sa 16 fe 08

1937  Nylon patented

th 14 fe 08

1918  The first Tarzan film Tarzan of the Apes released

What a bizarre and lovely four days they've been, frost in the morning and sitting out in the garden by 11.  Back to winter weather now and bet this miniature daffodil regrets sticking her head out.

th 7 fe 08

1965  George Harrison had his tonsils removed

Here's why First Responders fiddle with their phones when they arrive.

we 6 fe 08

1957  Bill Haley and the Comets played their first London gig

A rather nasty little email scam has been targeting Suffolk folk.

fr 1 fe 08

1971 Wireless licenses abolished in the UK

In January we got our first half million hits in a month ... which was nice.

January's pics as prints, mugs and t-shirts at photoboxgallery.com/NearTheCoast

th 31 ja 08

1606  Four of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators including Guy Fawkes were executed

Big Nigel from Suffolk CAMRA wants you to know they are compiling a catalogue of Suffolk pubs.  Pics and anecdotes about pubs now closed particularly welcome.

tu 29 ja 08

1985  Scottish comedian Chic Murray died

... and some new pics in the Bändit Outlaws gallery.

mo 28 ja 08

1969  Barbara Jo Ruben was the first female jockey to win a race in North America

You may recall that board regular Mazda has a brother Andy who served in Iraq with the US Naval Reserve?  Senior Chief Petty Officer Andy L Gray received the US Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal the Sunday before last.  Senior CPO Gray superbly led his team in the successful completion of more than 130 convoy missions enduring small arms fire and attempted improvised explosive device attacks ...

su 27 ja 08

1906  Fire broke out on the River Thames when oil on the surface ignited

The RSPB's web site is still down but One Suffolk came back this afternoon.  Oh, the RSPB are back too now.

sa 26 ja 08

1871  The Rugby Football Union founded

Don't know if it's us but the RSPB's web site seems to have crashed under the weight of this weekend's Big Garden Birdwatch ... but then One Suffolk seems to be down too?

tu 22 ja 08

1972 The UK became part of the European Economic Community

It's gone 1pm and we've sent out the first Near The Coast monthly digest.  If you don't want it just reply STOP and we will.  If you didn't get it and you do want it just click here.

su 20 ja 08

1971  The first ever UK postal strike began

The Free Ads didn't work for this Toyota so now it's on ebaY, maybe this Citroen Saxo will be luckier.  A pic does make a BIG difference though and with the new bulletin board software you can easily add a pic as an attachment.

mo 14 ja 08

2002  Stanley Unwin died aged 90

There's a logo coming but something's not quite right yet.

th 10 ja 08

1985  Sir Clive Sinclair launched the C5 electric(ish) vehicle

You can find out what's been happening Near The Coast without even having to visit this web site.  Sign up for our monthly newsletter and each month you get an email digest of what's been happening - the news comes to you ... and when we become annoying just reply STOP and we will!

tu 8 ja 08

1989  A British Midland Boeing 737 aircraft crashed on the M1 motorway with the loss of 44 lives

There may be an Official Outlaws Gallery on PhotoBox but now there's also The bändit Outlaws.

th 3 ja 08

1938  The BBC started its first foreign language service which was Arabic

We tend not to read those bits of paper from the District Council telling us how clever they are and containing useful bits of advice like Keep the lid of the bin shut at all times.  Derrrh!  And that's why we don't know you can now put in your brown wheelie fruit and veg you haven't grown! and cardboard!

tu 1 ja 08

1660  Samuel Pepys began his diary

For this new year you will be able to buy prints of the home page pics at photoboxgallery.com/NearTheCoast