To fix this the Royal Observatory decided to set a standard time that everyone could set clocks to. This was called Greenwich Mean time(GMT). GMT became the only official time used in the UK ...

Herstmonceux Observatory, formerly owned by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, has been owned by Queen's University in Canada since the 1990s and leased to the Observatory Science Centre.

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 ...

Residents have described their "shock" at waking up to discover an 80ft-long mound of rubbish blocking the only road to their Staffordshire village. Jeremy and Tammie Roney, who own the Mercia ...

Youngsters can now tire themselves out at a popular Staffordshire tourist attraction's newest feature. Amerton Farm has unveiled a new soft play area as it continues to bounce back from a storm ...

A Staffordshire school was placed in a lockdown after an ex-pupil entered the site. The former student went on the Chase Terrace Academy premises in Burntwood on today (February 4) at around 12noon.

(WXYZ) — Tucked away in the woods of Lake Angelus in Oakland County is the historic McMath-Hulbert Observatory, and it's in need of a new owner. We were shocked to ...

An image of the solar system orbiting the Sun is seen at Solaris, Israel's new solar observatory, in Isfiya. (photo credit: Idan Media/GPO) Israel has just launched its first-ever solar ...

Police are investigating who is responsible for dumping a pile of rubbish on a Staffordshire road. The huge pile of waste was found early on Monday morning by residents. It measured 2m (6.5ft ...

Chief Fire Officer for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Rob Barber said: “It is pleasing to see that overall incidents are down and in particular house fire injuries and small outdoor ...

The former tennis courts at the Lea Hall Miners Welfare Centre were among land which was sold Four social welfare sites in Staffordshire paid for with the help of miners' earnings are among dozens ...

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