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THOMAS the Tank Engine and friends stopped by West Somerset a decade ago to visit excited families. More than 4,000 people enjoyed ‘A Day Out with Thomas’ on the West Somerset Railway in July 2011. Emily, two, met the Fat Controller and Thomas with grandparents David and Nina Cameron Thomas gave young fans a ride from Minehead station while other tank engines from the children’s book written by author Rev. Wilbert Awdry came to the platform. Engines Henry and Gordon hauled trains ...

We all need to stand up and call out misconduct We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 22, 2021 — 10.00pm Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. WORKPLACE CULTURE Brittany Higgins’ story is sadly still far too common (“Confronting the toxic culture in Canberra”, The Age, 18/2). We still see it across many settings – sporting clubs, businesses, care institutio...

Heavy snow came down over Stroud and Gloucestershire last weekend and residents were quick to make the most of the change of pace to lockdown life.  Families made their way to the hills for sledging, to Minchinhampton and Rodborough Common for walks, and, most importantly, built a whole host of spectacular snowmen. Weve put together some of our favourite snow sculptures, some of which give Michelangelo a run for his money. Steve Hinder created this mammoth snowman in Bussage, which w...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 22:04 UTC Londons Carnaby Street is pictured above on Saturday under the national lockdown. What if the days did not, after all, start to grow longer after Christmas? Well, yes, of course they will (wont they?) but I feel a dark, oppressive foreboding which makes spring seem very far away. Why is this? I sense that I and some others have now become the targets of a worrying wave of spite, censorship and intolerance, very like the McCarthyite frenzy in 1950s America which swept ...

Egmont Magazines is celebrating the 75 th anniversary of the Thomas & Friends brand with the release of a limited edition gift pack of its popular, officially licensed magazine. In issue number 791 of Thomas & Friends, the titular hero takes a special trip to the capital, while the issue itself will come accompanied by a seven-piece play-set that includes Thomas, Percy and a carriage. Readers can explore London alongside Thomas with the London Eye, bus, phone box and Fat Controller figurines al...