My last Saturday outing with my camera was to South Kilworth in November 2019. It seemed a good idea to go back there today, because I had managed to miss the two most remarkable buildings in the village. The first of these was the observatory built by the Revd Dr William Pearson (1767-1847), the village's rector for 30 years and a leading astronomer of the day. At first he made his observations from the Rectory - inevitably now The Old Rectory - where he is remembered by a plaque, but the smoke from the fires of neighbouring cottages led him ...
As a benchmark I like to speculate on what our media and MPs might be saying if any left-of-centre leader, say Jeremy Corbyn, had committed even a fraction of the outrages that Prime Minister Johnson has so far survived. In summary, his present misdemeanours are twofold. He has !. broken, possibly repeatedly, the lockdown laws he personally caused to be enacted, and earnestly urged us all follow for the sake of the NHS and our fellows, especially the more vulnerable among us , and 2. repeatedly lied about it to parliament, claiming: first a) there were no parties; then b) ...
In November 2020, I had a breakdown. I was a postgraduate student when the news broke that Covid-19 was worse than we thought, resulting in all classes going online. We all thought it would last a few weeks, have a few awkward Zoom interactions, then it would all be over and remembered as a strange but interesting time. Fast forward 2 years, and it's only now the class of 2020 is finally having its graduation ceremony. Exams had finished come June 2020, which meant from July to September, all postgraduate students were now focusing on dissertations. I was looking forward ...
The Guardian reports that leading analysts have predicted energy bills will stay well above £2,000 for two more years, with prolonged high prices threatening the chancellor Rishi Sunak's loan scheme to help households cope with sky-high gas prices amid the mounting cost of living crisis. The paper says that Cornwall Insights, which predicted the recent 54% rise in the cap on average energy bills to £1,971, said it had increased its forecasts for upcoming changes to the ceiling, which is determined by the energy regulator, Ofgem: It warned that prices staying higher for longer would undermine Sunak's plan to ease ...
From the City Council : THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of Scottish Water ironwork repairs being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Scott Street (between Ashbank Road and Glenagnes Road), Dundee. This notice comes into effect on Monday 18 April 2022 for one day. Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained. Alternative routes for vehicles are available via Glenagnes Road / Blackness Road / Balgay Road / Pentland Avenue. For further information contact 433082. Executive ...
