[IMG: Why did I wait this long to have a hair makeover?] "I think that the most important thing a woman can have- next to talent, of course- is her hairdresser."― Joan Crawford Midlife bestows one with Project... The post Why did I wait this long to have a hair makeover? appeared first on Ambitiousmamas.
March 2005 was a momentous month. I travelled twice to London and also to Thessalonica for a big Balkan conference. My Kazakh intern A left my office after a fairly brief stint; she then moved to Florida, took a family break, and is now running a hotel. I had a rare night out in Brussels with Anne at a pub quiz MC'd by none other than Nick Clegg, at that time still an MEP (our team came second). The big cultural news of the month was the return of Doctor Who on Easter Saturday, the 26th. We sent young F ...
[IMG: Proposed Shorncliffe Road Pedestrian Crossing (Extract from site plan)] Proposed new Shorncliffe Road pedestrian crossing site in 2019, I was approached by a local resident about whether there was the possibililty of a new pedestrian crossing across Shorncliffe Road to lead to the footpath entrance to Folkestone West train station. That's a route used by hundreds of Sandgate and West Folkestone residents - school pupils, commuters and others - each day. Currently when you leave the station and walk the footpath towards Audley Road, you end at Shorncliffe Road nearly opposite Audley Road, but with no clear designated crossing ...
News from GWR affecting our local trains this spring. Track renewals affect trains between London Paddington and Bristol or South Wales on Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 MarchTrack renewals also affect trains between London Paddington and Bristol or South Wales as well as Gloucester and Bristol Parkway on Sunday 8 MarchBridge replacement and tunnel work will affect trains between Bristol Parkway and Newport over the Easter period from Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 AprilFurther work affects trains between Bristol Parkway and Newport as well as Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway on the weekends of 25/26 April and 2/3 ...
Claire Young and the Focus Team have been pursuing the health authorities for improvements and more services at Yate MIU. Today we received the following from the NHS commissioning team who decide where more services go. We THINK this is good news, though it is in NHS speak. "As part of our strategies for urgent care, the implementation of a new BNSSG-wide contract for adult community health services from April, and our development of integrated locality services, we are actively discussing opportunities for further development of hubs, including in Yate" We will keep you posted.
The decision to not rush the leadership election has allowed a welcome space for a discussion on the strategy and philosophy of being a Liberal Democrat in 2020. I am a new member having joined just last month. I do not pretend that my views carry any more weight than any other member, and probably less than those who have worked so hard for the party. Nonetheless, the opportunity to contribute ideas to the direction the party should now take was part of the reason I joined. Post-Brexit we have a clean slate. The challenge is to apply the timeless ...
Rear of the Liverpool Road shops on Saville Road. Independent Sefton Borough Councillor for Park Ward (which takes in all of Lydiate), Pat O'Hanlon, has asked me to help her publicise a residents meeting on Thursday 20th February at 7.00pm to be held in Maghull Methodist Church. The meeting is being held with regard to the controversial development site at the rear of the Coronation Road Shops. My apologies as I can't be at the meeting.
Sun, 12:56: RT @PiersatPenn: Dry bones in Ghent Walls made of human bones discovered under Ghent cathedral https://t.co/RQWtfRPiuu Sun, 14:48: Alan in Belfast: A Lament for the Lost Lives of the Troubles (QFT from Friday 11 October) https://t.co/vdSxZKzn7B Sounds deeply compelling. Sun, 16:05: RT @gavreilly: Passing note: the % of your party's candidates which get elected is meaningless. The % of your TDs who were elected "on the... Sun, 18:54: RT @HeadOverFeels: There are still seats available in the back of Program A for the Eccles panel! Come in your pajamas if you have to! #gal... Sun, 18:59: Crowd starts ...
Over on the party website, Conference committee chair, Geoff Payne has provided a helpful rundown of the motions to be debated at the spring conference in York in the weekend of March 13th-15th. Here are his summaries of the motions, which party members can access in full via this page on the party website: F4 – Hong Kong This motion introduces new party policy on the human rights situation in Hong Kong. It calls for: -Extending of the right to abode to all British National (Overseas) citizens -The government to use its relationship with China to persuade Beijing to not ...
Very sad news last week with the death of long-time Liberal Democrat activist and close friend to many in the party, Valerie Silbiger.
Back on January 20th, our President Mark Pack told us about opportunities for members to get involved in running the party. It seems there was a very good response to this, with many members putting themselves forward to be on federal party committees and such like. Those nominated were put forward to the voting Federal Board members, and the following people have been elected to serve: Federal Finance & Resources Committee (5 posts) Louisa Noel Mike Tuffrey Oliver Forder Paul Fox Richard Flowers Federal People Development Committee (6 posts) Abi Bell Barbara Gibson Bess Mayhew Jon Ball Lisa Maria Bornemann ...
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Storm Dennis is dissipating - it will take a while to clean up and we need to help those affected
At least thirty Ludlow homes were flooded yesterday. Mostly on Lower Corve Street and Temeside. One resident Corve Street resident said: "The water when we evacuated was up to the level of our kitchen work top." According to the Environment Agency, the Teme peaked at 5.20 metres. That is only 2cm lower that the highest level recorded in Ludlow on Saturday 21st July 2007. Tenbury High Street is flooded. Reports suggest over 1,000 homes have been flooded across the UK. More rain is falling and will continue to fall most of the week. But river levels in the Teme catchment ...
A lot of the arguments against Brexit are considered to be esoteric because they do not impact on people's lived experiences. Many cannot see how it will affect their own lifestyle or their cost of living. It is in the interests of Boris Johnson's government to keep it that way. The Independent however, highlights a real threat that has the potential to undermine the whole project - possible price hikes and food shortages. The paper tells us that concerned food importers have revealed the "mountain of paperwork" they face under Boris Johnson's hard Brexit, which they say will lead to ...
As today is a school holiday (mid-term), my usual ward surgeries do not take place but I can be contacted at any time at home on 459378 or by e-mail at surgery@frasermacpherson.org.uk. My surgeries resume on Thursday - Blackness Primary School at 6.15pm (in the staff room, ground floor).
Two Fives One Six A Three and a Twelve These are etheric beam locators! The wonderfully colourised Daleks Master Plan Slightly blurry Nine I got what I came for And finished in a room with a thousand other fans watching the latest episode.
