Liberator used to appear eight times a year, which meant that some months saw an issue and others did not. As there was no January Liberator in 1991, it was February that saw Lord Bonkers looking back on Christmas at the Hall. Incidentally, Liberator is now a free online publication, appearing every two months. Christmas Eve To St Asquith's for the Festival of Lessons and Carols. I am sure that I speak for many when I say that I do not regard the festive season as truly having begun until I have heard the tremulous voice of a choirboy singing ...
Sat 6th
15:47
Local elections to go ahead in May come what may the government says - time to go postal
We're off! The government yesterday announced yesterday that the next local elections will be held in three months' time on 6 May. There has been discussion for months on whether they would be held. Whether they should be held before the pandemic is at its end. I am concerned that many people will think it is not safe to vote. That will weaken democracy. The government should ensure that all voters are asked to apply for a postal vote by sending a letter to every household. It should allow people to register for a postal vote online. In the longer ...
Town and parish councils have been updated on highways maintenance ahead of yet another cold snap. The Shropshire Council's current policy is to grit 29% of the defined highway network. The winter weather has led to an increase in demand on highways resources. and is increasing damage to the road network including more potholes. More out of hours staff have been made available. Dear [council] Chairman, Highways Winter Maintenance On the back of the recent spell of snow and flooding our highways service are experiencing an extremely high level of demand. The freezing weather is also taking its toll on ...
Every year, millions of impoverished Africans make their way slowly north towards the imagined Eldorado of life in Europe. About half of them are minors. Hundreds drown in the Mediterranean or else are caught trying to scale the fence of the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla. Countless migrants become victims of people traffickers, or [...]
Fri, 12:56: RT @apcoworldwide: We are proud to support @museumofpr's sixth annual Celebrating Black PR History: Ushering in a New Era of History-Makers... Fri, 13:57: RT @jolwalton: Last day day voting for the @BSFA Awards shortlist round. Be the haphazard algorithm surfacing and submerging literary value... Fri, 15:00: Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell I really enjoyed the ride, especially the Belgian and ?Korean bits. #nwbooks https://t.co/Ws5BgDuJ1z https://t.co/pDlHvMH9qy https://t.co/TBugudcenq Fri, 15:30: First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong, by James R. Hansen Armstrong comes across as a very reserved and self-contained person, not in fact well-prepared or well-suited for celebrity, although ...
The Guardian reports that nearly five months in, only £71m of the allocated £1.5bn budget for householders in the government's green homes grant scheme has been awarded to those seeking help to move from fossil fuel heating to renewable alternatives: Ministers awarded the contract to run the programme to ICF, a large American consulting corporation based in Virginia. Details of the value of the government contract have not been published. The grants were launched with the promise that 600,000 householders would be helped to make their homes more energy efficient and less CO2 intensive. Householders were able to apply for ...
I've already mentioned the Freeport East proposal (coming to a parish near you very soon), and it has now been formally launched, with a rather soft focus video, and lots of talk about jobs, development and innovation. And, I have to say that it all looks very impressive. So, what might it mean for our community, given that a major tax and customs site will be located on the edge of the Parish (we're the teal coloured circle towards the top of the map)? I'll set aside the planning application for the time being. Stowmarket, our neighbouring town is a ...
Sat 6th
09:07
NHS Trust analysis data to 31st Jan - note some mainly rural hospitals still increasing
Data last date 31/1/2021 This table reports admissions into hospital trusts for covid in the order of the number of admissions in the last available week compared to the total number of admissions. The idea is to highlight those trusts which are having a high level of admissions that has grown in the past two weeks. Some trusts serve areas where there is a high level of immunity and hence few
broadcast anniversaries 6 February 1965: broadcast of "Inferno", fourth episode of the story we now call The Romans, and nothing to do with the 1970 story of the same name. The Doctor accidentally sets fire to Nero's plans for Rome, and Nero decides to burn the city down. The time travelers are reunited, the Doctor and Vicki unaware of Ian and Barbara's adventures. 6 February 1971: broadcast of second episode of The Mind of Evil. The Doctor speaks Chinese, but the Chinese assistant attacks the American delegate to the peace conference. 6 February 2008: broadcast of Meat (Torchwood), the one ...
In this Ninewells Community Garden on-line event, Bob Bilson and Peter Christopher will lead a workshop on the pruning of fruit trees and bushes to de-mystify and explain the processes which many amateur gardeners can find daunting. This will be a Zoom-based workshop, with presentation and time to ask questions. It takes place on Sunday 21st February from 2pm to 3pm. More details at www.facebook.com/events/368478337655591
