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Peterborough launches Dinosaur City tourism campaign celebrating prehistoric past
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (916+ words) The city-wide campaign includes exhibitions, live shows, fossil activities and family events across Peterborough this spring and summer. Peterborough is set to "roar into life" this spring and summer with the launch of Dinosaur City, a new city-wide tourism campaign…...
Rutland Set to Welcome Home Sea Dragon Fossil
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (347+ words) Major plans unveiled to bring historic ichthyosaur to Rutland County Museum Rutland is poised to take ownership of the famous sea dragon fossil, as Anglian Water says it is "very close" to signing over the prehistoric find to the county....
Antique books returned to Leeds library - 50 years after being borrowed
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (298+ words) The two texts by a 19th Century geologist turned up in a charity shop Two antique library books by an esteemed 19th-century geologist have been returned to Leeds Central Library 50 years after they were due back. Volumes I and II of…...
Dinosaurs spotted in Newcastle
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (164+ words) They're featuring as part of a new exhibition Two dinosaurs have caused a bit of a stir in Newcastle today. The four and nine metre long models have been seen arriving at the city's Life Science Centre. They're due to…...
Dinosaur charity run to return to Weymouth beach
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) One of Dorset's favourite events, "Chase the Dinosaur', is returning to Weymouth to kick off the February half-term Weymouth is preparing for a prehistoric takeover as organisers announce the return of the popular Everybody Chase the Dinosaur event, set to…...