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  • His initial attack on a canal towpath in Disley, Cheshire, was foiled when Mrs Ross's terrier bit him.

    Archive 2005-11-20 Laban 2005

  • His initial attack on a canal towpath in Disley, Cheshire, was foiled when Mrs Ross's terrier bit him.

    Vulnerable Young People Laban 2005

  • This "art of driving the deer" like a herd of ordinary cattle, is stated on a monument, at Disley, to have been first perfected by

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 385, August 15, 1829 Various

  • Buxton, adjacent to the picturesque village of Disley.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 385, August 15, 1829 Various

  • Miss Boyce had taken the Disley murder so desperately to heart, that until the whole affair was over, and the men either executed or reprieved, she could spare no thought to wedding clothes or cates -- there was curiously little sympathy with Marcella.

    Marcella Humphry Ward 1885

  • For the rest, the clash of motives and affections he felt and foresaw in this matter of the Disley murders, became day by day more harassing.

    Marcella Humphry Ward 1885

  • But after controlling the game comfortably for 79 minutes, all of a sudden County were under pressure and Grimsby grabbed one back when Craig Disley freed Makofo to score.

    WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011

  • Poll Phil Disley on fresh questions for David Cameron over hiring of Andy Coulson Given the state of the real estate market, is it worth being a homeowner?

    The Guardian World News Deborah Orr 2011

  • Poll East coast earthquake reveals faults in nuclear emergency planning | Kate Sheppard Bestsellers from the Guardian shop Phil Disley on fresh questions for David Cameron over hiring of Andy Coulson The end of Gaddafi is welcome.

    The Guardian World News Deborah Orr 2011

  • Craig Disley, a footballer for Grimsby Town who was on a day out in Skegness, said: It looked like the ride had snapped on it's axel and people were stuck on the ride.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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