The following are the scheduled meetings of Blyth Town Council for September 2019 Tuesday 3rd September - Community Funding Sub-Committee Tuesday 10th September - Special Environment Committee Thursday 12th September - Planning and Development Sub Committee ( 6:00 pm ) Thursday 12th September - Community Development Committee Except as noted meetings are held at Arms Evertyne House and start at 6:30 pm If you intend attending any of these meetings please confirm with BTC that the dates and times are still correct
Second paragraph of third chapter: Harry backed away from them, diving into the shadows. He could hear rats scrabbling frantically overhead. He heard a distant scream, carried on the winds from the farmhouse. At long last, a project discussed between Tom Baker and Ian Marter in the mid-1970s sees the light of day, with a lot of heavy lifting from James Goss (who as my regular reader knows is my favourite of the current Who writers). Unusually, it is told by the Fourth Doctor in the first person. Goss has done this successfully a couple of tines before - with ...
I recall the time when the Tories relied on overseas voters to win seats like the Vale of Glamorgan. I am not so sure that they will have quite the same level of support from continent-based Brits if they crash us out of Europe without a deal. There has been a lot written about the impact of Brexit on European citizens living in the UK, but we must not forget that there is approximately three million UK citizens living elsewhere in the European Union. And as The Sunday Times reveals, that could lead to some dire consequences, for those dependant ...
Once again we see what a shambles Brexit has become. Boris Johnson seems surprised that the Germans and French weren't bending over backwards to give him a new deal. Unfortunately all his lies are now coming home to roost. How the Conservative Party could put their trust in a man who is a proven and serial liar is beyond me. The UK now seems on course for a no deal Brexit and some people seem to believe that this is what people voted for. No they didn't. Voters were made all sorts of promises by leave campaigners about this been ...
Some things are rather different about elections in North Islington now compared with 1969, but as this report from the 1969 Islington North by-election shows - not everything.
Ken Dodd was working until days before he died in his 90th year. It would be great if we all had a job we loved which 'kept us going'. But we don't so we need to consider new ways of ... Continue reading →
"An impassioned elegy for a fox-hound," according to A.L. Lloyd, who said the Watersons got it from Paul Graney of Manchester. Some of the words - "he's gone where the good doggies go" and "Now some people use guns to kill foxes/And they says that it's far more humane." - suggests the song has a modern hand in it. Now watch Travelling for a Living, a 1966 documentary about the Watersons.
Whilst searching for the of the term origin of 'Yort' a while back (see my posting of 23 07 19 'Formby – What is a Yort?') I happened upon this fascinating document by the Museum of Liverpool & English Heritage on the internet:- Sefton Historic Settlement Study – Merseyside Historic Characterisation Project from 2011 Here's the introduction to the 84 page document:- Introduction to Historic Settlement Study The aim of the historic settlement study was to produce a consistent pro-forma template of information on settlements identified across all the historical townships in all 5 districts of Merseyside as based ...
Sat, 12:56: RT @TheDaiLlew: The Sun: "You can't say nothing these days. It's PC gone mad!" Also The Sun: "OMG A WOMAN DID A SWEAR." https://t.co/M1cGx... Sat, 14:01: RT @frootsmag: Sad to hear of the death of Shirley Hart who, alongside her partner Colin Wilkie, was one of the mainstays of the early Alde... Sat, 14:38: RT @DavidHenigUK: Basic rule of trade policy - if you want a deal with the US or EU you have to accept their terms. The privilege is tariff... Sat, 14:42: RT @FinancialTimes: Tony Barber: The German language is fizzling out in British schools faster ...
Politics and families don't always go well together. Being active in politics, whether as a volunteer, team member or candidate often means spending time in the campaign headquarters. When you have a child with you, that often becomes a barrier that prevents you from taking part. Here in Sheffield Hallam we have Laura Gordon as our PPC and she has a one year old little girl. That has prompted us to take a much more proactive approach to becoming a family friendly campaign HQ. In the clerical room we have a playpen in the corner, with a playmat for newborns ...
A frequently made, plausible-sounding and yet misplaced critique of voting intention opinion polls is over the choice of parties to ask about. These polls list some parties up front and then give an 'other' option, behind which sits other, much smaller parties. Labour, for example, will be in the first category but the Women's Equality Party in the second. Which often leads people to complain that a poll is biased against party X because it is listed in the other section rather than in the main party listing. That sounds plausible: surely putting a party in the second division will ...
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Latest UK general election opinion polls: Conservative lead creeps up as Labour drifts down
Hello! I'm Mark Pack, author of 101 Ways To Win An Election, and the maintainer of the largest database of national voting intention polls in the UK, stretching back to 1943 and which gives the historic context for the latest polls. Welcome to a round-up of the latest general election voting intention figures from each of the polling firms currently active in the UK. Scroll down to the end of this post if you'd like to receive news of new polls by email. General election voting intention polls Pollster Con Lab LD Grn BXP Con/Lab gap Fieldwork YouGov 33% (+1) ...
The spinning, bending and writhing of Labour over Brexit are enough to put a professional contortionist to shame. Having been dragged kicking and screaming to a point where Leaver Corbyn will support a confirmatory referendum, a Labour government remains committed to their own Brexit which would be put to the people in a remain versus Labour Brexit referendum. Such a deal is one of those mythical
Meal Makers is an excellent service provided Food Train. Food Train is an innovative volunteer led grocery shopping delivery service in Dundee and elsewhere in Scotland which brings vital fresh food to vulnerable older people in need. You can read more about Food Train in Dundee here. The Meal Makers service that Food Train also manages is a local neighbourhood food-sharing project that connects people who love cooking, and who are happy to share an extra portion of home cooked food, with an older neighbour who would really appreciate a freshly prepared meal and a friendly chat. By turning an ...
