Man CLEARED after ‘record’ John O’Groats to Land’s End drive claim

A boy racer who boasted that he had set a new record for driving the 837-mile journey between Land’s End and John O’Groats has been cleared of criminal charges.  Thomas Davies claimed to have made the 841 mile journey from the furtherst southwest and northeast corners of the UK in nine hours and 36 minutes … Read more

Driver is CLEARED of criminal charges after he ‘set record’ for John O’Groats to Land’s End drive

A boy racer who boasted that he had set a new record for driving the 837-mile journey between Land’s End and John O’Groats has been cleared of criminal charges.  Thomas Davies claimed to have made the 841 mile journey from the furtherst southwest and northeast corners of the UK in nine hours and 36 minutes … Read more

Grandfather, 88, becomes oldest person to cycle 874 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats

A grandfather has become the oldest person to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats but had to do it twice after realising he wasn’t not old enough the first time. Grandfather-of-five Laurence Brophy, 88, from Pencoed, South Wales, holds the record after he completed the gruelling 25-day cycle which totalled 874 miles.  He first took on … Read more

Former London nanny buys petting farm in John O’Groats

A former nanny with a dream decides to move to one of the country’s most remote parts in order to look after a petting farm, in Channel 5’s Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country, tonight.  Cara, 43, bought the petting farm for £210,000 and made the move from London to John O’ … Read more