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PREMIUM A swan at Drumpellier Park, Coatbridge, has made a nest from the rubbish in the park. April 23, 2019. Picture: SWNS At last, the season of renewal and birth is upon us, and with it the power of nature to re-energise the mind, body and spirit. And as I get older and more appreciative of my environment I often stop in my tracks to admire the spring blossom on a tree or listen to the sound of morning birdsong. But then it happens. My dream-like state is shattered by the sight of a ru...

PREMIUM A swan at Drumpellier Park, Coatbridge, has made a nest from the rubbish in the park. April 23, 2019. Picture: SWNS At last, the season of renewal and birth is upon us, and with it the power of nature to re-energise the mind, body and spirit. And as I get older and more appreciative of my environment I often stop in my tracks to admire the spring blossom on a tree or listen to the sound of morning birdsong. But then it happens. My dream-like state is shattered by the sight of a ru...

Beatles made history by holding down the Top Five positions on the Billboard 100 singles chart. Coming in at Number One was the groups current single, "Cant Buy Me Love," followed by their cover of the Isley Brothers "Twist And Shout," with the Top Three rounded out by "She Loves You," the bands second U.S. chart-topper. Coming in at Number Four was "I Want To Hold Your Hand" -- the song that broke the Beatles in America along with being a seven-week chart-topper, and "Please Please Me" closi...

The Dunedin Dream Brokerage is currently calling for proposals for their latest initiative, Off The Ground. The Dunedin Dream Brokerage is looking to fund collaborative art projects that activate the places we live and work in and celebrate our diverse community groups, businesses, our unique suburban spaces and natural environment. Perhaps your idea just needs that final push to give it lift. Off The Ground will fund projects that complete, revive and share work that has been suppressed by the...

>> the train hit the trailer pretty much dead center in the middle of the trailer. >> the train lifts the 18-wheeler off the ground and shears off the rear axle. >> the trailer got split in half. it went through the air like a frisbee. stuff was going everywhere. >> the massive collision is caught on camera by benjamin, who also videotapes trains as a hobby. he inherited his love of trains from his father jim who, in turn, got it from his dad. >> when i was small, my father and grandfather would...