John, King of Scots, better known as John Balliol (his Dad founded Balliol College, Oxford) became King of Scotland on this day in 1292.
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The Laundry nearly wins an award but doesn’t, however we do have (almost) famous customers which must count for something
COLLECTION CREW OF THE YEAR… WELL ALMOST
Yesterday, the Laundry West-End collection team (Bob, Osei and Erick) were to be found sipping Champagne in suits in The Savoy, a world away from their usual get up of high-vis vests, drinking Benjys coffees in the Laundry truck. The event was the letsrecycle.com [...]
Today (did you know that John Peel’s favourite biscuit was the fruit shortcake?)
As well as being the anniversary of various stuff (English troops occupy Acadia, Nova Scotia in 1710, Angora (Ankara) becomes Turkey’s capital in 1923, Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ’s burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages in [...]
Playing golf in the street will get you in trouble
On this day in 1901 Benjamin Adams was arrested for playing golf on Sunday. This happened in New York, which has clearly not always been such a hot-bed of hedonism. In fact playing golf in the street is currently against the law in albany, New York.
In this country it is still [...]
The history of Valentine’s Day
No one really knows how Saint Valentine’s day come about, so here’s a few theories.
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