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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Island crews hailed for ten-hour rescue operation
Rescuers have been praised after venturing far out in heavy seas to bring a yacht crew to the safety of St Helena. The ten-hour operation began when a call for assistance was received from the yacht Benguela, 80 miles north of … Continue reading
Posted in News, Yachting
Tagged MV Extractor, Saint Helena, sea rescue, St Helena, yachting
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Alonzo walks it to win mountain bike challenge
Alonzo Henry has won St Helena’s first ever mountain bike competition after snatching the lead on a challenging section of the course. He and Rémi Bruneton were the first pair away from the start at Millennium Forest, with the Frenchman … Continue reading
Hotel plans win support from ExCo
A large hotel could be built on Jamestown’s Waterfront. Executive councillors gave approval for the idea to be explored as a future option – after endorsing a separate plan to convert numbers 1, 2 and 3 Main Street into four-star … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism
Tagged East India Company, Jamestown, Saint Helena, St Helena, tourism
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Lost chance to save the giant earwig: they got there too soon
If only things had been different back in the 1960s, Dave Clarke of London Zoo might now know what it was like to have a three-inch-long earwig wriggling in his hands. But they weren’t, and half a century on, the … Continue reading
Oh no, earwig go…
Takeshi Yamada, a collector of strange creatures, is the proud owner of what appears to be a St Helena giant earwig – a specimen made more valuable by last week’s news that the species is likely to be officially declared … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, News
Tagged Bugs on the Brink, Dr Roger Key, extinct, giant earwig, invertebrates, Saint Helena, St Helena
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Pictures bring back the holiday fun
The summer holidays have come to an end for UK school children but one last gallery of images should bring back happy memories of the 2014 Reading Sports. Click here to flick through 68 pictures – cheerful and cheeky – … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Sport, UK Saints
Tagged Reading Sports, Saint Helena, St Helena, St Helena Association
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