The Alarm
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| Origin | Rhyl |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Members | Mike Peters |
| Dave Sharp | |
| James Stevenson | |
| Nigel Twist | |
| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| New Wave | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 803648 |
About The Alarm
The Alarm are a Welsh alternative rock/new wave band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, The Toilets, in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture.
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... After The Alarm was raised officers found the school boy lying on his back with his stepfather, Graham Patterson, and a neighbour beside him...
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... Police Scotland said The Alarm was raised on Baberton Mains Avenue at about around 22:25 on Friday...
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Breydon Water: Norfolk lifeboat crews rescue 18 people and three pets
The coastguard has rescued 18 people who were stranded overnight, including a baby, two dogs and a rabbit.
The Mission , on Breydon Water in Norfolk, took place after two cruisers ran aground in Low Tide . It involved two lifeboats and a helicopter.
Eleven people were winched by the helicopter, while the rest of The Group - including The Animals - were taken off The Other cruiser by boat.
Low tides meant they all had to spend The Night on the water.
According to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI, and the Hemsby lifeboat, The Alarm was raised on Saturday Afternoon .
Both cruisers had become stuck on the mudflats on The River Yare due to an ebbing tide.
Local marine engineers notified the coastguard after trying to reach the occupants of the hire boats.
The Low Tide meant a rescue of the holiday-makers was not immediately possible, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI service said. The Mission began at 04:50 GMT on Sunday.
Hemsby lifeboat service used its flat-bottomed vessel, used to navigate shallow waters of the Norfolk broads, to carry out a rescue of six people.
Three men and Three Women , one of whom was pregnant, a six-month old baby as well as The Animals , were taken off one stricken cruiser.
Coxswain Daniel Hurd said the cruiser's engine had broken and The Boat was listing (leaning), meaning " those on board were in some danger".
" I'd say they were extremely lucky, " said Mr Hurd, when asked about The Level of danger they were in.
The Group , from Hastings in Sussex, were taken to a nearby yacht station. They had been on a weekend Break In Norfolk.
A rescue helicopter was despatched by Humber Coastguard after it became clear crews would be unable to reach the 11 people stranded aboard The Second cruiser, due to the tides.
People were winched two at a time and taken in groups of six and five to a nearby rugby field.
Hemsby Lifeboat remained in the area on standby in order to keep the waterway clear while the helicopter winch took place.
No-one needed hospital treatment, the lifeboat services said.
Source of news: bbc.com
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