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  1. Former bobby on the beat lands top roleRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Warrington Guardian

    ... feel where they live - " Ch Supt Richard Strachan He is replacing Ch Sup Gary Finchett who is moving to the Falkland Islands to head up community policing. Ch Supt said one of his biggest challenges will be continuing to develop high quality ...

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  2. Julie Honoured with MbeRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Carnoustie Today

    ... stationed in London. She has completed tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and Beirut, and detachments to Nairobi, Falkland Islands, Malaysia and Mozambique. She has also helped to raise money for various charities by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and ...

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    Related Topix: Scotland, United Kingdom, World News, United Kingdom, Tayside County, Scotland, Arbroath, Scotland

  3. Falklands' Oil - Time to Defuse the BombRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | South Atlantic Remote Territories Media Association

    Falklands : Falklands' Oil - Time to Defuse the Bomb Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network 04.12.2009 Oil boom, boom, boom has been touted throughout the media world since the transfer of the Ocean Guardian to the Falklands was announced.

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  4. ADULT penguin looks like he wishes he had protective fur coat his young pals enjoyRead the original story

    Thursday | The Sun Online

    ... enjoy. These King Penguins are just a handful of the 400,000 that live in the world's largest colony in the Falkland Islands. The younger chicks - known as woollies - keep their thick coats to protect them from the freezing temperatures while they ...

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  5. Oil exploration for local firmRead the original story

    Thursday | This is Malvern

    A COMPANY based near Malvern has launched a $100 million expedition to locate oil in the South Atlantic ocean, near the Falkland Islands.

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  6. Swansea-raised oil man Colin Phipps predicted Falklands bonanzaRead the original story

    Thursday | IcWales

    ... existence of what he believed was a substantial offshore oil field. Now, 27 years after the UK retook the Falkland Islands from invading Argentinian troops, investors are pouring money into oil exploration there. Because of the high price of oil ...

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    Related Topix: Neath and Port Talbot County, Wales, Swansea County, Wales, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, World News, Powys County, Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, South America, Invergordon, Scotland, Highland County, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Oil & Gas, Energy, Sketty, Wales, United Kingdom

  7. As huge oil reserves are revealed, MY Sun users wonder if our money woes are overRead the original story

    Thursday | The Sun Online

    AN OIL and gas rig is on its way to the Falkland Islands where scientists believe a massive supply of oil remains untapped.

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  8. North Sea firms may reap bonanza in FalklandsRead the original story

    Thursday | Press and Journal News

    ... may have been generated in the area. McGrigors is the only UK legal firm with a permanent presence in the Falkland Islands and partner Mr Farquhar acts for the Falklands company which is setting up the support base for the Ocean Guardian drilling ...

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  9. Falkland Islands oil reserves 'to help British economy'

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Telegraph.co.uk

    The Falkland Islands could help boost Britain's economy thanks to plentiful oil reserves, according to reports.

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  10. Tributes to hero Sunderland soldierRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Sunderland Echo

    ... 2 Company in Munster, Germany, as part of an Armoured Infantry Battlegroup. He completed tours of the Falkland Islands and Northern Ireland, before being posted to train recruits in Pirbright, Surrey. He passed the Platoon Sergeants' Battle Course ...

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  11. Tributes have been paid to Acting Sergeant John Amer from Sunderland, killed in Afghanistan.Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | The Northern Echo

    ... to have worked closely with Sergeant Amer when he was a young Guardsman during a four month tour of the Falkland Islands in 1998; he was again always the centre of attention. "I was therefore delighted, that when I took command of Number One ...

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  12. Falkland Islands Chief Police Officer Paul Elliott makes way for new Director of Community Safety

    Tuesday Dec 1 | South Atlantic Remote Territories Media Association

    Falklands : Falkland Islands Chief Police Officer Paul Elliott makes way for new Director of Community Safety Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network 01.12.2009 Superintendent Paul Elliott leaves the Islands on Friday 27th November having been made redundant just two years into his original three year contract as part of the Chief Executives ...

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  13. Director of Community Safety to Arrive in the New YearRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Falkland Islands News Network

    Falkland Islands Chief Police Officer Paul Elliott makes way for new Director of Community Safety.

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  14. Pulic Meeting Report 24 November 2009Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Falkland Islands News Network

    ... with the head of Hostel. Dick Sawle added that at the moment hostel security was in the remit of the Royal Falkland Islands Police. Norman Clark asked about the status of the Doyle Report. Jan Cheek said it was due to go to EXCO before it would be ...

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  15. Falklands' oil quest takes off with new drilling plans

    Monday Nov 30 | UPI

    The Falkland Islands' quest for potentially vast quantities of hydrocarbons offshore has taken off with an exploratory drilling season after operators raised enough cash to lease a rig from Scotland.

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  16. BC-Today In HistoryRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Ventura County Star

    ... announces his plan for the Reconstruction of the South. 1914 - British destroy German naval squadron off Falkland Islands. 1925 - Adolf Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" is published. 1941 - The United States and Britain declare war on Japan; Japan invades ...

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  17. Sandhurst soldier facing jail after having sex with 'dangerous' schoolgirl, 13, who 'seduced' himRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 30 | Daily Mail

    ... his Queen and country loyally and had even been rendered partly deaf by an incident during a spell in the Falkland Islands, but was 'not the most capable of people', reflected in his failure to progress beyond the rank of Private during almost a ...

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  18. RAF Typhoon, VC10 damaged in 'minor incident' on FalklandsRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Flight Global

    An investigation has been launched after minor damage was found on two UK Royal Air Force aircraft shortly after they had completed an inflight refuelling sortie near the Falkland Islands.

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  19. Argentinian restauranteur, English pub owner relate with their love of soccerRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | LA Daily News

    ... between the the restaurants' staffs. "I know if I talk about the Hand of God, they'll bring up the Falkland Islands," Bea said. "And that'll be it." In a sense, this story about Argentine and English passions is quintessentially Los Angeles. In how ... 14 comments

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  20. 17:50 Estoril Summit Boosts...Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Prensa Latina

    ... ved declarations on regional and international issues, as well reaffirming Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, the struggle against terrorism and rejecting the US blockade to Cuba. mh/abo/asg/leg

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