Nothing for you today, I'm afraid, but, as I've been to see 'A Star is Born' this evening, I thought that I'd offer you a little video from the soundtrack...
The judges were delighted to learn from the Shropshire Star that the director and owner of the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is called Malvern Tipping. They asked if Malvern Tipping worked at tipping quarrying spoil at Malvern before moving to the passenger set up at Bridgnorth.
Liberal Democrats in Cheadle, the former constituency of Mark Hunter and before him Patsy Calton, have selected Tom Morrison as their new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC). Cheadle is one the most marginal seats between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, with only 4,507 separating the two parties in 2017. The seat previously saw a nail-bitingly close victory for Patsy Calton by just 33 votes in 2001. The Liberal Democrats hold the most council seats in the constituency, with nine councillors representing the areas of Cheadle & Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North and South and Stepping Hill. Speaking after his selection, Tom Morrison ...
Sat 3rd
19:18
Shropshire Council is about to consult on new homes and employment areas for Ludlow and the county
Next Wednesday, the council's cabinet is to consider a public consultation on plans for housing and employment development across Shropshire. The plans include a new garden settlement on the outskirts of Bridgnorth and around 8,000 new homes new Shrewsbury. The Shropshire Star has a report. In Ludlow, there is not a great deal of change from existing plans though Ludford will need to provide more land for employment. Plans for Ludlow and Ludford to 2036 The aim is to achieve a delivery rate of around 60 new dwellings a year in Ludlow. That's rather higher than the recent average of ...
High Bridge and the Glory Hole, Lincoln A.G. Macdonell is remembered today, it at all, for his book England Their England and its description of a village cricket match. An old post on Lion & Unicorn (retweeted today because Macdonell was born on 3 November 1895) shows that there was far more to him than that. In particular, he was a Liberal and twice fought Lincoln for the party at general elections: He was also involved in political campaigning at home, standing as the Liberal Party candidate in Lincoln in the general elections of 1923 and 1924. The seat had ...
Crossens Saturday, 10th November, St John's Primary School, Rufford Road, Crossens, from 11am to 12 noon. Churchtown Thursday, 22nd November, BoxTree Kitchen for Queenscourt cafe, Manor Road/Cambridge Road, roundabout, from 10:30am to 11:30am. We will be there to meet you and discuss any Council problems you may have. No appointment necessary. Just pop in.
Second paragraph of third chapter:Moon suspected that Stone could have easily made twice the distance, but he seemed content to glide along at Moon's fastest pace. Moon was just glad Stone didn't press to go faster; he was used to spending most of the day as a groundling, and it had been more than half a turn since he had stayed in his other form so long, or flown this far at one time. By afternoon, his back ached as if he had been hauling rocks all day. At least it distracted him from thinking about the Cordans. Every thought ...
On Politics Scotland this week, Christine Jardine shredded the entire budget red book with a few carefully chosen words and some gestures which would make a very fine gif if any of you are so inclined. You can watch the whole thing from here, 17:42 in.
Responding to the claims from a senior police officer that children as young as nine are being caught carrying knives, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey said: "It is heart-breaking that the epidemic of violent crime is claiming the lives of so many children. "We urgently need more police officers on our streets to restore the community policing that helps to prevent violent crime. That's why the Liberal Democrats are demanding an extra £300 million a year for the police. "But we also need to tackle the root causes of this epidemic to stop it spreading in our communities. ...
[IMG: A delightful Malaysian tea time snack to make with your kids this weekend] These little balls are a gem to make and eat. They are squishy, soft and melt in your mouth. If you like Mochi ( a Japanese style dessert,) you will definitely love this. Loretta Lee... The post A delightful Malaysian tea time snack to make with your kids this weekend appeared first on FeministMama.
Please nominate Rosalind Franklin to be the scientist on the new £50 note Yes, many others are deserving. but Alan Turing already has a (beloved) public statue and Stephen Hawking has much recognition and a film about his life and everything. This is a chance to tip a balance a little away from a racist cis white arsehole to a woman whose work he profited from for his entire life. If you like what you see here (or even if you don't) please consider dropping me a tip: [IMG: Paypal Donate Button] [IMG: Buy Me an uncaffeinated beverage (because I'm ...
Fri, 12:56: Brexit: A View from the Med https://t.co/NH9Yq7w57g @CitizenPatra urges Britain to learn from its mistakes and find... https://t.co/LZTMcP7xrp Fri, 16:05: Why the UK's Brexit negotiation tactics drew a blank https://t.co/i6ZPBGUSh9 Good analysis by @JenniferMerode of ho... https://t.co/8W2bXVPASa Fri, 16:35: There's a parallel universe where the UK realised the day after the referendum that they needed to get Ireland and... https://t.co/T9WsUPnY9G Fri, 18:14: The Widow's Curse, ed. Tom Spilsbury https://t.co/PtSerA5vcf Fri, 18:38: RT @lowflyingrocks: 2018 UD3, 15m-33m in diameter, just passed the Earth at 7km/s, missing by 621,000km. https://t.co/E5h1ZhwNn5 Fri, 19:14: RT @ChairmanYaffle: Another argument for serious spending on ...
Anscombe's Quartet is a brilliant set of four datasets that share similar properties but are actually very different.
The free to download ebook version of Sustainable Energy — without the hot air was issued on the 3rd of November 2008. Ten years have passed since this important and influential science based look at sustainable energy was published. I am sure that if it was not for the early death of David MacKay, he would have built upon this achievement and updated and evolved his position. There have been calls for a collective effort to keep this book up to date, notably from Chris Goodall. This has not gained very much traction but books do tend to need a ...
Sat 3rd
10:47
"If we're serious about this campaign, we have to put Brexit at the front" - Rob Blackie's speech at...
[IMG: "If we're serious about this campaign, we have to put Brexit at the front" - Rob Blackie's speech at the London Mayoral hustings] The London Mayoral hustings was held on 31 October. Four candidates are standing for the Lib Dem nomination. I asked Rob Blackie for permission to publish his speech below. I must confess to being one... The post "If we're serious about this campaign, we have to put Brexit at the front" – Rob Blackie's speech at the London Mayoral hustings appeared first on FeministMama.
When I first started working for the BBC World Service in the early 1980s, the name Oleg Gordievskh resonated round Bush House. He was the senior KGB operative who became disenchanted with the brutal reality of the Soviet Union, as well as of his own organisation, so became a mole for British intelligence. It would [...]
I blogged only last month about a report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which warns that global carbon dioxide emissions must almost halve within 12 years to avoid a catastrophic loss of coral reefs and Arctic ice, intense floods and droughts. Unfortunately, not many of the key world economies are taking this issue too seriously. Of the major economies, Russia, the USA, Brazil and Australia are amongst those whose governments are sceptical about manmade climate change or who are or will be pursuing policies that may make it worse. This is even more concerning of course when ...
This Budget has meant that local government is going to be taking even more of a hit in England. In Scotland, too, councils bear the brunt of SNP cuts. A Lib Dem Councillor in Edinburgh, Robert Aldridge, who, for five years from 2007-12 was the city's finance convener, has written an article for the Edinburgh Evening News about what a total mess the Labour/SNP coalition is making of running Scotland's capital. Their cuts have not been done in a strategic way and, in fact, generate more costs in the future: He set out the problems: As the scale of council ...
From Home-Start Dundee : We are delighted to announce that Gleadhraich will be performing a fundraising gig with all proceeds coming to Home-Start Dundee. Gleadhraich are a celtic rock band formed in Carnoustie in 2010 while students at school. The band is made up of Craig Weir (Bagpipes/ Vocals), Ross White (Guitar/ Vocals), Paul Weir (Percussion) and Graeme Ritchie (Bass Guitar) with a live addition of a backing band which includes saxophone, trombone, accordion, keyboard and fiddle. The band was made Angus' Cultural Ambassadors for 2013/14. At a Dundee performance in 2016 Gleadhraich welcomed Britain's Got Talent winner, Jai McDowall ...
