A beach at a popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea was plagued by a 50 ton oil spill, and despite continuous attempts to clean up the oil up over the weekend, tourists on Samet island were warned to stay away from the beach.
About 50 tonnes of oil spilled into the sea off Rayong province Saturday morning after a leak sprung in a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc, a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc, the AP reported.
Hundreds of people, including navy personnel, environment officials and villagers were battling to clean the oil from...
Pots are some of the most important remnants of ancient cultures but continue to be vital today. Look at some old ones, handle some replicas and make some new ones. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty.
Admission charged: adults £4, children £1.50, families £10, concessions available.
Many cultures throughout the ages have made wonderful objects out of precious metals and other special materials. Make some bling of your own.Call in when you like and stay as long as you like.
All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free. 10.30am-3.30pm.
Devon County Council has praised a unique mobile phone app aimed at motorcyclists that has helped improve safety for bikers on Devon’s roads.
The i-Biker app was launched a year ago on the iPhone and other smartphones. Since then it has been downloaded more than 13,000 times and it is now free to download.Among the routes that have seen an effective reduction in collisions since the launch of the software are:
On the A3072 Crediton to Tiverton - 9 before and 2 after.
