The 31st January 2015 saw large crowds gathered at Bridgwater Docks to watch the launch of a refurbished 73ft Second World War Motor Torpedo Boat MTB219. In February 1942 the 219 was one of a pack of five Motor Torpedo Boats which attempted to attack the German battle cruisers: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen as […]
A sudden snowfall caused major travel disruption for people in many parts of the UK on Boxing Day, with some unfortunate persons having to sleep overnight in their cars whilst others took refuge in nearby churches and homes. South Yorkshire was no exception! The snow started to fall around 19:00 hours and by 20:00 many […]
As part of its ever-increasing part in supplying free bibles and gospel literature to advance the Word of God, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church recently teamed up with the Souls Redemption Ministry Church in Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria to provide them with additional bibles to enhance their vibrant church community. Mr. Charles Oparocha, an active […]
On a bitterly cold afternoon a Peterhead Fish factory explodes into a ball of fire close to the town centre. At 1435 on Saturday 17th January a plume of thick black smoke was seen rising hundreds of feet over the cloudless skyline of Peterhead, Scotland. Further investigations by the RRT revealed that one of the […]
Rapid Relief Teams from Warrenpoint, Londonderry, Dublin and Belfast in Ireland were honoured to provide assistance at yet another charity marathon in the region. The event was called Tollymore Trail marathon 2014 (TTM14). It was located in Tollymore Forest Park in the Mourn Mountains in Northern Ireland. The nearest town is Newcastle. CONTINUE TO READ….. […]
Saturday 19th July 2014 saw the Bristol PBCC band perform a number of songs for the elderly at Woodlands Manor Care Home. Woodlands Manor is a family owned care home that was opened in 1994. Nursing Care is provided for 40 physically frail people in personal rooms all furnished to a high standard, many of […]
At around 6:30pm on Tuesday 2nd November, eight fire crews from three counties attended a fire at a detached house in Woodgreen, Fordingbridge. Around 70 firefighters fought the blaze as it ripped through the building destroying everything in its path. Villagers from the close-knit community could only watch in horror as the flames tore through […]