Cheryl Cole (left) and Michelle Keegan who plays the character of Tina on set at the Rovers Return after filming a TV sketch in Coronation Street. In the storyline, Cole heads to Corrie to the Rovers, looking for her childhood friend, barmaid Tina, and aiming to take her up to Newcastle to celebrate Christmas, but things do not go according to plan.
Ghostly image
A quick-witted teenager captured what appears to be the ghostly image of a misty white figure during a visit to a country park.
Cameron Hamilton used his iPod Touch to record the fleeting image while visiting Nottinghamshire County Council’s Rufford Abbey Country Park with friends.
Staff think he might have captured images of the ghostly White Lady of Rufford who, according to legend, is believed to be the spirit of ill-fated Arbella Stuart. Cameron, 15, from South Drive in Bilsthorpe, Notts, said his belief in the supernatural has been bolstered.
Blowing the whistle
Residents who report dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets are to be given the proceeds from £75 fines handed out by council wardens.
Stafford Borough Council hopes the reward scheme will tap into anger among responsible dog owners at the inconsiderate actions of others.
Under the initiative, which is similar to a scheme launched by a north London council in 2009, residents who gives details which lead to a dog owner being prosecuted or given a fixed penalty notice will receive £75. News of the initiative in Stafford comes days after it emerged that cash rewards of up to £1,000 are being offered by Derbyshire Constabulary and West Midlands Police to Christmas and new year revellers who “shop” drink-drivers.
Quick and clean
A British-made electric motorcycle capable of 150mph is taking to the wide open roads of the US this week.
Agility Global promises a 100 per cent green alternative to the conventional petrol-guzzling bike with its Saietta, which means thunderbolt in Apennine Italian, and which can go from 0-60mph in 2.3 seconds.
The company was founded by former marine Lawrence Marazzi who, after returning from Afghanistan, went back to his roots in Formula 1 and aerospace design.