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Hartlepool ghost attacks teenager and throws him out on to the street

July 10, 2009 by Andrew 4 Comments

A family in Hartlepool rushed to St Paul’s Church after their 13 year old son was found huddled outside their locked front door.

Daniel Wilkins claims that he was alone in the house, listening to music when he was pulled upright, dragged across the living room before being thrown out onto the street.

The teenage said the ordeal lasted for five minutes during which time the entity – which wasn’t seen but who’s heavy breathing made it sound male – first tried to get the boy into the kitchen.

Beverley Wilkins found her son outside the locked front door after returning from collecting her 5 year old son from school. They tried to re-enter the house but where chased out by constant banging and knocking.

Goddess of the North – naked goddess carved into England

July 2, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Goddess of the North – Northumberlandia – Telegraph Plans have been approved to allow a 400 metre long naked, green goddess to be built from over two million tonnes of earth and tower 112ft into the sky in Shotton. The Telegraph reports on how the project was first vetoed by Northumberland County Council in 2006 […]

The ghost of the Duchess of Lauderdale photographed at Ham House?

June 30, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

In June of 2009 Elaine Della Camera and boyfriend Colin Iles visited the historic building and heard a growl while they were touring the lower floor. Although she could see nothing out of the ordinary at the time, Elaine turned around and took a picture.

The picture shows a ghostly shape. Iles believes his girlfriend has captured evidence that the ghosts of the Duchess of Lauderdale and her dog are roaming the mansion.

Mysterious Incan artefact surfaces in rural English village

June 26, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

An auction house running a valuation day event was surprised when a rare 400 year old pottery flask was brought in.

Incan artefact – Express and Star
Incan artefact – Express and Star

The owner of the 16th century artefact, believed to originate from Peru, hails from Shenstone, near Lichfield, a small Staffordshire village.

Charles Hanson, who manages the auction house, told press; “We don’t know how the vendor acquired the object,” but there is speculation that the owner’s grandfather may have brought it home after decades of travel in the late 19th century.

The flask is in good condition, with some minor wear around the rim, despite travelling so far and pre-dating the reign of Henry VIII.

Most Haunted ghost hunter to fight for new role in Derby City

June 22, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The historian Richard Felix has announced he intends to stand for the Labour Party in the next series of Council elections in Derby City.

Richard Felix came to widespread attention as a ghost hunter through UK Living’s Most Haunted TV series.

Felix told press, “I’ve been incredibly lucky to make a career doing what I love but I’m a local boy and it’s time to give something back to the city.

Photograph of Kent’s Cavern Ghost

June 18, 2009 by Andrew 1 Comment

A tourist visiting the most ancient inhabited site in the United Kingdom may have captured the image of a ghost on camera. Simon Howard’s photograph at Kent’s Cavern in Torquay, Devon, shows what looks to be a face formed from an eerie mist up against the side of cave paintings. Archaeologists have been working in […]

The haunted Ship Inn and other ghosts of Acaster Malbis

June 14, 2009 by Andrew 3 Comments

Acaster Malbis is a village less than ten miles away from the historic city of York. It is thought that the village’s name may come from a Roman settlement. The word ‘castra’ means ‘camp’ in Latin and perhaps Malbis relates to the land-owning Malbis family who lived there.

The Ship Inn

The new owners of The Shop Inn by the River Ouse have reported a number of ghostly incidents. It is thought that the pub is haunted by Bob the Stoker, a regular of the inn until his death. The fire in the pub has been reported as lighting itself – despite having four pints of water poured on it. The nickname “Bob the Stocker” was give to Bob, who died 50 years ago, because he would sit and constantly stoke the same fire.

The new pub manager, Alan Deans, told local press that a lamp has also been known to fly off its shelf in the bar.

The Ship Inn’s owner, Carol Temple, has also admitted to press that she has had her own ghostly encounter, “I had bent down to get something out of a cupboard and I felt a cold shiver, so I stood up and turned around and I saw a grey figure coming past me – it was only about a foot away from me.

Stratford Ghostfest

June 10, 2009 by Andrew 1 Comment

Ghost hunters Fright Nights will bring the four day Ghost Festival to Stratford-upon-Avon and feature ghost walks, investigations, paranormal workshops, psychic fairs and séances.

The commercial organisation will sell tickets to these events from between £9 and £29 pounds.

One of the United Kingdom’s most haunted sites – the Falstaff’s Experience – will feature in the event. Fright Nights has organised celebrity medium and exorcist, Ian Lawman, will be sent to the Falstaff’s Experience to try and contact John Davies and other spirits. Most Haunted viewers may remember John Davis as one of the most violent spirits the TV show encountered.

Buddha statues plundered by English thieves

June 2, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

On Friday the 22nd of May two Buddha statues where taken from the waiting room of the holistic therapy salon College George.

The holistic therapy salon, situated on New Street, has no increased its security measures and local police are investigating the theft.

Both Buddha statues are gold. The larger statue featured the Buddha in a lying down position while the second statue depicts a standing Buddha.

Are the Slough and Langley Observer headquarters haunted?

May 30, 2009 by Andrew 1 Comment

Investigators from Southern Paranormal were invited to spend the night looking for spirits in the 14th century building owned by the Slough and Langley Observer in Datchet Road.

The team discovered the presence of a possible two spirits in the building. The first ghost encountered by the newspaper reporter and Southern Paranormal is described as a large man, dressed in rough clothes and who carries an aura of importance.

Female members of the paranormal investigate group agreed that the presence seemed unwilling to communicate with them. The man is believed to have lived around the 14th century and be called Egbert.

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