The Weird and the Wonderful
The fish and chip shop in Bridgwater, Somerset known as the Polar Bear Fish Bar, is being invested by paranormal investigators.
Staff at the chippy contacted BBC News after a series of unexplained events. One worker reported whistling in from the kitchen and another explained how a heavy pot was found on the floor. The BBC sent the cameras in and called in paranormal investor.
In 1820 the building served as a courthouse but today it is a salon owned by hairdresser Harry Browns. “We’ve been aware of an eerie presence in the salon for years but to actually see it on film is very odd,” Mr Browns told UK press who became interested in the story after ghost hunters […]
Experts have been commissioned by Liverpool City Council to investigate CCTV footage which seems to show a glowing white figure prowling the grounds of Croxteth Hall. Some believe that the 400 year old Croxteth Hall is haunted by Hugh William Osbert Molyneux who was the 7th Earl of Sefton. Lord Molyneux was the last Earl […]
The remains of a teenage witch who was sentenced to death and her head removed for being a witch more than 700 years ago are to be given both a Christian funeral and burial. Decapitation was used as a method to prevent eternal life in the dark ages. When the remains of the body were […]
The National Trust is an important and valuable institution. It looks after sites of historic interest in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It rules on important decisions like the Druid Keiller battle.
The National Trust raises money in a few ways. It collects money directly at some locations. However, as the credit crunch bites people travel less and visit those protected and managed locations less. As a result the National Trust collects less donations.
Another key way the National Trust raises money to help protect some of the most important buildings and landscapes in the UK is through memberships.
The credit crunch provides us with some holiday dilemmas. Can we go somewhere nice on holiday without spending too much? Can we go somewhere nice and be responsible, ethical and green? Researching such budget ethical holidays can be hard work but here at In Pure Spirit, we think it is worthwhile as success here is […]
Could the corpse of a sea lion be responsible for a mysterious skeleton discovered on a beach in Croyde, North Devon in the UK? This Is North Devon describes how a member of the public contacted Brauton police after she discovered the strange beast. Described as being the size of a calf but with canine […]
The Church – sometimes known as Cold Christmas church – is believed to be haunted.
The High Peak Estate is an area of moorland protected by The National Trust.
The dramatic Pennne moorland is a popular location for walkers even in the winter and for bird watchers. In particular the moorland around Derwent Edge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to the Mountain Hare, Ring Ouzel, Eurasian Golden Plover and the Red Grouse.
Odin Mine, also in High Peak Estate, is one of the oldest lead mines in the country and has become disused.
The Kinderlow Bowl Barrow is situated in a south-western spur of the Kinder Scout plateau. The Barrow, currently fenced off, is an early Bronze Age (2000 to 1500 BC), burial mound. It is a scheduled monument and protected from damage legally by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
The new City General hospital in Derby has an old problem – a ghost. The hospital, which is about to be renamed the Royal Hospital, is built on the site of the original City General. Staff have reported a black-clad figure in a cloak roaming the wards.
The Sun has been told that there have been dozens of sightings of the apperation in recent weeks.
“Several have seen a male figure cloaked from had to toe in black darting between rooms and through walls – especially in departments near the morgue.
