"Anne Burgess" wrote in message
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Has the date got anything to do with these reports?



.... item originated at 1145 *yesterday*/31st March.

If someone tried to pass this off as an 'April Fool', I doubt that
many of us in rural areas would have noticed the difference from the
rest of the year :-(

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023