First discovered in 1848, these are London's best Roman remains and its only accessible Roman house. The remains comprise a late 2nd-century house with a 3rd-century bath house in its courtyard. This is one of a series of short films about notable but lesser known London buildings - Open House Films.
It's fair to say that, traditionally, I've not been a huge fan of the local Conservatives. Indeed, there is some evidence to suggest that I'm not alone - many of the county's Conservative MPs had rather faint, if any, connections to Suffolk prior to being selected, which might lead one to guess that the locals aren't that highly rated within the wider Conservative Party. But, they tend to win elections regardless of the weight of talent available, or the campaigning zeal displayed - Suffolk is that kind of place, I fear. Our own County Councillor, for example, doesn't campaign outside ...
Steve Baker didn't just want Brexit: he wants the European Union to be "wholly torn down". But that is no longer enough for the revolutionaries who have taken over the Conservative Party. Hence this denunciation on The Conservative Woman blog: Baker blames his critics for misunderstanding him, but is sounding more like a Labour frontbencher than the sensible Tory backbencher we thought him to be. It is indeed odd that he positions himself as the champion of the white working classes yet at the same time lambasts them for being 'racists' and not realising how very 'privileged' they are. Baker ...
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The message from this afternoon's data release from National Health England is that we must be careful here in Shropshire but there is no reason to panic. The data have been published as we expect more localised lockdowns, especially in the north of England and the central belt of Scotland. Wales already has many lockdowns. The upwards trend in cases in Shropshire started three weeks ago during Week 38. The essential data for Ludlow is that there have been 12 positive tests during that period. In the previous three weeks, there were no reported positive tests. Across Shropshire there were ...
Thu 8th
17:22
The "Sacramental Procession" & other works of Jean Mayné (1854-1924); & his daughter ...
We went to the M Museum in Leuven at the weekend, and found a carefully pared down collection on display, concentrating more than usually on religiously inspired art. The piece that really caught my attention was this depiction of a sacramental procession in Brussels by Jean Mayné (1854-1924); gorgeous sunshine on the faithful, lots of movement captured by the artist, you can practically smell the incense, all on a huge canvas 4.3 metres long and 2.1 high. Mayné painted it while still a student, in 1878, at the Brussels Academy (where he graduated one place ahead of the now much ...
"A quarter of all England's children's homes are located in the North West, and that London children who go into care are quite likely to be sent far away from home. It seems likely that a big factor in this is property prices. If you were setting up a children's home for profit, would you buy an expensive property in the South East, or a cheap one in the North West? So, children in care are shunted around the country." Bernadette Meaden says we need to stop our children being monetised. Richard Murphy argues that the greatest beneficiaries of freeports ...
Is the government now officially at war with the legal profession? I only ask because of remarks by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, who used her speech to the Conservative party conference to criticise lawyers for doing their job in defending migrants, linking them directly with traffickers who help asylum-seekers to cross borders. Having a Home Secretary who does not rsespect due legal process is quite an achievement for Boris Johnson. One wonders if he has even noticed or, if he has, if he understands the significance of Patel's comments. The Law Society has now written to the Home Office ...
Wed, 15:01: RT @bbcdoctorwho: Two years today since the Thirteenth Doctor crash-landed onto our screens in 'The Woman Who Fell to Earth' 💙💙 #DoctorWho... Wed, 15:03: I don't know about you, but I'm using the Belgian Coronalert app. https://t.co/L8D1RvtXd8 Wed, 17:27: RT @garethharding: This is absolutely bloody brilliant from @TimmermansEU! - Clear, simple language. No jargon or technocratic language.... Wed, 18:18: Chronin vols 1 and 2, by Alison Willgus https://t.co/aMuu2su0tT Thu, 09:30: Whoniversaries 8 October: Tenth Planet #1, Invisible Enemy #2, Eye of the Gorgon #2 https://t.co/yO2ro2Vl3q
I still have not yet recovered blogging groove, as I settle down in my new home, and with family caring issues taking priority. So I am doing a consolidated look-back on the last month's news again. If last time the central theme was the rise of Great Power politics, this time the theme is the ... Continue reading September: the virus strikes back
broadcast and production anniversaries 8 October 1966: broadcast of first episode of The Tenth Planet. The Tardis lands at the South Pole and the Doctor, Ben and Polly are apprehended by the staff of the base; and the Cybermen arrive. also 8 October 1966: the very first regeneration sequence was filmed, for broadcast three weeks later, as William Hartnell transformed into Patrick Troughton; Hartnell's last filming in the lead role just a day under three years since his first. Lovingly reconstructed in 2013: 8 October 1977: broadcast of second episode of The Invisible Enemy. First appearance of K-9!!! The Doctor ...
Shropshire Council has launched its community tree scheme for 2020/21. It is getting quite late in the year so the scheme has been simplified. People and groups can apply for up to ten bundles, each of twenty trees. Four types of bundles are available: lowland woodland mix; upland woodland mix; wet woodland mix; and native hedgerow mix. There is a provisional closing date for the scheme of 14th December 2020. However, applications are processed on a first come first served basis and but the scheme may close earlier if all the available trees are allocated. The tree scheme is part ...
Following last week's debate at Dundee City Council's Community Safety and Public Protection Committee on air quality in the city, as reported in the local media, I have called on Dundee City Council to ensure it acts on promises made to improve air quality in Lochee Road by tackling traffic congestion and reducing emissions in the street. The report before committee included this commitment : "Investigations into potential interventions to reduce both emissions and traffic congestion on the Lochee Road corridor will continue to be explored by the Head of Sustainable Transportation and Roads during the LEZ development process. These ...
Thu 8th
05:11
No backing for Ludlow park and ride improvements from Shropshire Council but promise to look into an...
"There are no current plans for Ludlow park and ride site or connecting bus services, although it is recognised that an overall movement strategy for the town needs to be considered as part of the wider developments recently approved in the town." That was the statement from Shropshire Council leader Peter Nutting at last Monday's cabinet meeting. It was in response to a question from Shrewsbury councillor, David Vasmer, who at my request asked about Ludlow's park and ride while pressing the leader on consultation about the proposed upgrading of Shrewsbury's park and ride service. Although Peter Nutting said there ...
