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Smugglers and ghosts at The Mermaid Inn

October 29, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Mermaid Inn in Rye is believed by many to be haunted. It certainly is a very old inn – with parts of it dating back to 1156 – and may well also have been used by smugglers. Rye was a booming harbout town in the 12th century and was held a Membership of the […]

Are there ghosts at Turton Tower?

October 28, 2011 by Andrew 3 Comments

Turton Tower is a Grade I listed building as well as a scheduled ancient monument. It will open to ghost hunters for the first time this year; after refusing access to Most Haunted over concerns that filming equipment would damage the property. It is believed that the de Lathom family occupied Turton Tower around the […]

The ghost at the Lower Buck Inn, Waddington, shows its face to photographer

July 14, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Lower Buck Inn is a very old English inn. It’s been the village of Waddington, right at its heart, since 1760. Nearby is the church of St Helen which was has parts – still in use – that date back to 1501. Local legend has it that inn was haunted and so a group […]

Earn £60,000 a year as the Wookey Hole wizard

July 13, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Last year, Wookey Hole had a run a way PR success with a £50,000 job offer for a witch. The witch was to live in Wookey Hole Caves and entertain tourists. The legend of the Wookey Witch states that she lived in the naturally formed caverns, terrorised the locals but was the turned to stone […]

Ghost hunters and others cost Cornwal Council £340,000

April 6, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Cornwall Council has revealed that it has answered more than 2,000 questions from members of the public under the Freedom of Information (FoI) requests. BBC Radio Cornwall are responsible for digging the information up and producing the news story that puts ghost hunters and exorcists centre stage. It costs Cornwall Council around £150 to deal […]

Coventry ghost caught on camera – is Lilley Close haunted?

March 28, 2011 by Andrew 2 Comments

Lisa Mannging, partner and two children moved into the end-terrace house in Lilley Close six months ago. Now their dog is dead, their landlords, Whitefriars, have had a priest bless the house, have been told by a medium that their home is a portal and a priest is encouraging the family to wear crucifixes. There’s […]

White Witch refuses to find time to die

March 23, 2011 by Andrew 9 Comments

Here’s a good news story. Dot Griffiths is better known as Madam Morgana and her home in Stantonbury, England, is also known as the Dragon’s Lair. The great grandmother was at one time so sick with stage 3 endometrial cancer that doctors said she only had hours to live. What was Madam Morgana’s response? She […]

Did the Super Moon reveal three UFOs over St. Osyth in Essex?

March 23, 2011 by Andrew 3 Comments

It’s the night of 19th of March 2011 – the Super Moon – and a paranormal researcher is in his freezing back garden with a video camera. He’s there to capture some footage of the moon. Instead, he captures three strange lights. It was about 11pm and freezing cold but it was so light outside […]

The Super Moon strands five ships

March 21, 2011 by Andrew 1 Comment

The Super Moon on the 19th of March, when the Moon was the closest it has been to the Earth for 19 years, is likely to have caused a series of nautical accidents off the coast of the United Kingdom. The moon affects tides, and in the Solent, between the Isle of Wight and the […]

York’s Precentor’s Court photograph shows ghostly face

January 4, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

A photograph taken near York Minster, in Precentor’s Court, seems to show a ghostly swirl of mist. Some people say they can see a face in the shapes. The photograph was taken by a man walking is dog in November 2010. Interestingly, the dog seemed unhappy at the time. Paul Simpson, who took the picture, […]

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