I have lived in the village for a few years now, and I remember joining the fight to get broadband to the village when I moved in. We are relatively lucky in Overseal, compared to some of the surrounding villages as we are able to get relatively fast broadband speeds. However ever since I moved [...]
A very remarkable needlework sampler has turned up in the village. It seems that the sampler was discovered in an attic in Birmingham and as the word Overseal is clearly mentioned in the text it has eventually found its way home. A sampler came to be a standard piece of tapestry or cross stitch used as a [...]
The invading Danish Viking army spent the winter of 873-4 in Repton and the earliest pagan Danish burial site in England is at nearby Ingleby. The Danes had been ravaging England for years and gradually all of Northern England fell under Danish Viking control; on a map this would approximate to all of the area [...]
Apologies for anyone that noticed that the website was either down or displaying a rather abrupt message that it had been ‘hacked’. During the past 24 hours several websites that I operate have been effected by the same group of Egyptians who have been causing issues and disruptions. Luckily I have able to put back what was [...]
Who can have failed to have heard of the drug “Tamiflu” over the last few months? How many of you are aware however, that one of the key ingredients in Tamiflu is the common herb Star Anise – well known to lovers of Asian, and particularly Chinese food . This star shaped herb is mainly [...]
Note: This article was originally published in January in another publication. This subject brings back distant memories of life in the nurse’s home during my training in Nottingham, where each night when I looked out of my window I could see rows of shoes being aired on the windowsills- as no-one wanted to keep them [...]
Sinusitis is a relatively common condition caused by inflammation of the sinus cavities in the bones of the face, as a result of viral or bacterial infection. It can be acute or chronic – and typically results in headaches, raised temperature, nasal congestion or obstruction, loss of taste and smell, green or yellow nasal discharge, [...]
If have shopped online recently at Argos, and purchased items online then you need to read this and take appropriate action. Last week the story broke that the high-street retailer, Argos had been compromising customers’ security by sending their credit-card details – including the vital 3-digit security in unencrypted emails. This story continues to grow [...]
I love it when a plan comes together. Over three years of planning and at last the milepost is in and the faceplate went on this morning. Three years you ask? First the post was rescued, we then contacted the Milepost Society for advice (I kid you not, such a society exists) and then found someone with the ability to [...]
Migraine is a severe headache, often with nausea and vomiting and usually felt on one side of the head. These attacks can last up to 72 hours, and may be made worse by movement, noise and light – hence the need to lie down in a darkened room. Migraine may start with food cravings or [...]
