All across the country at this time of year, you’ll see many people sporting poppies in support of the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The appeal has been running since 1920 and wearing a poppy is way of commemorating those in the British Armed Forces who have died. The poppy appeal begins at the end of October and you’re likely to have seen poppies on sale up and down the country.

Unless you’ve been living on another planet, you’ll know that the American Presidential election race is well under way, with the Republican candidate John McCain taking on Democrat candidate, Barack Obama for the coveted place at the White House. What you probably don’t know is that bingo is playing a part in all this election stuff…

Great Yarmouth council have called for its residents to make suggestions for the future use of the old St George’s Chapel which is to be refurbished. The 18^th Century building will be preserved and restored but it won’t return to its original glory as a place of worship. Instead, the residents of the borough have had their say as to what to do with the building.

Anyone who caught the first series of Bingo/Lottery hybrid ‘BingoLotto’ which ran on cable channel Virgin 1 recently, will be pleased to know that a second series has been commissioned following a successful debut.

Long, long before online bingo sites stormed the internet gaming world, a number of companies were developing bingo video games so players could enjoy the delights of this great game in the comfort of their own home (albeit without the cash prizes)!

Dead, and still calling bingo numbers at a nursing home. Could it be a voice from the great beyond? Or just a very big mix-up?

Views on gambling differ among the many denominations of the Christian church, and so, while certain groups may frown on bingo, others tolerate it, whilst others openly embrace it.

One bingo company has made a giant boob with the London Underground, after a controversial advert featuring a man attempting to breastfeed a baby was pulled.