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Brothers lift funding to bring caravan hoist to wheelchair users
Aug 1 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
Two brothers from Northumberland have won funding to help launch their new invention – an electric hoist which can lift wheelchair users in and out of touring vehicles.
John and Jim Little, aged 68 and 73 respectively, sketched out the idea six years ago after Jim’s wife Carol became …
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Olympic dreams start in caravans
Jul 30 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
He’ll be trying for an Olympic gold for Team GB this afternoon (30 July) – and it was on a family caravan holiday that Tom Daley first decided he wanted to go for an Olympic medal.
The teenage diver said he first thought of wanting to win a medal …
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Campsite owners should benefit from staycation surge
Jul 27 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
More good news for campsite and caravan owners who have seen takings down this summer – new figures suggest a holiday boom in the UK for the rest of the year.
Site owners have already been cheered up this week with the warm weather after a washout start to …
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Court rules on caravan history
Jul 27 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
A senior judge found himself researching and writing on the history of the caravan this week, as the Court of Appeal ruled on a planning dispute.
A dispute involving Bonnie Smith, who lives in a caravan on green-belt land in Berkshire, ended up focusing on the meaning of the …
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Make way for the Olympics – move into a caravan
Jul 26 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
Smart London residents are cashing in on the Olympics by moving out of their houses into caravans to make way for Games officials.
More than 30 households in New Cross and Deptford have moved out of their homes to stay with friends, family or in caravan parks, making up …
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