Heard a cuckoo for the first time in years yesterday. I turned the money over in me pocket so I should be alright for money this year😉 #cuckoo #stiperstones #shropshire pic.twitter.com/m4K9tlOWMz — shroppiemon (@shroppiemon) May 6, 2022 And I can't remember the last time I heard a cuckoo, yet when I was a child you expected to hear one on any spring or summer walk. The cuckoo is not the only bird that is disappearing from Shropshire. When Malcolm Saville's Lone Pine Club (the thinking child's Famous Five) formulated its rules at its camp on the Long Mynd, the members ...
Passing Merseyrail trains at Aughton Park Station on Merseyrail's Northern LIne to Ormskirk It's a while since I've dropped into the long-running dispute between RMT trade union and Merseyrail, but there's been some recent movement. Here's a link back to a previous posting of mine on this subject:- And the movement? The latest peace deal has been rejected by Merseyrail's RMT members in a ballot. According to the RMT website, there were 217 eligible members in the ballot of which 182 voted i.e. 84%. I often wonder why in such trade union ballots some members choose not to vote. ...
What a set of election results (including the head of the Conservative Party's Lib Dem Unit losing to... the Lib Dems)!
Here's The Hitch answering a question at the University of Western Ontario on 8 March 2005. Unlike many commentators, he saw Putin for what he was right from the start.
After 35 years on Gateshead Council, this was a first for me, and probably a first for Gateshead as well. Last week I attended a council meeting from my goathouse! Fortunately it was online and it meant for a few moments that the Director of Public Health was competing with one of my cockerels to be heard over the ipad! I then put him on mute!
On Saturday a craft market was held in Sunniside so I popped in to have a look around. Stalls selling cakes are a magnet to me. There was one there tempting me to part with my cash. I bought 5 cakes. They cost me 4 boxes of duck eggs laid in the previous few days on my allotment. Forget bitcoin, the currency of the future is duck eggs!
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A week or so ago, I was asked to give a talk about how faith relates to politics and vice versa. I remember when I first came to the UK, I was told to avoid talking about both subjects and therefore I knew that running a workshop in relation to both topics might be a bit tricky! For some, both faith and politics go hand in hand. Our political choices are guided by our religion or faith affiliation. Our beliefs often become our moral compass, which "dictates" in many cases the way we vote, or decide who to support at ...
Some new items available in my Etsy shop now: boho style mug mats, hand painted cards, pretty lined trinket pots for dressing table or desk, malas and more... click on the photo or my shop logo for more information. Set of six crochet coasters and matching holder. Crochet trinket pots in cotton and linen. Handmade malas Hand painted cards
I spent part of my weekend in strangely familiar territory, with leaflets in hand. Honiton feels a bit like Stowmarket, my neighbouring town here in mid-Suffolk. For, whilst the surrounding countryside is agricultural, the town itself is not obviously prosperous – we're not talking "touristy" here. Indeed, a bit like mid-Suffolk, any tourists are likely to heading onwards. And, whilst the Guardian has discovered that a campaign has already broken out – really, guys, was that a surprise? – Liberal Democrat social media is abuzz with people either in Tiverton and Honiton or working out how to get there and ...
Over the last year or so, there has been more than a little controversy over plans for two EV charging points in Mill Street. An early lack of consultation, the locations for the points being marked in the wrong place and a general resistance to parking spaces being used for visitors rather than residents all contributed to the fuss. Electrically powered cars are now commonplace. From 2030, petrol and diesel vehicles will no longer be sold in the UK, though hybrids can be sold until 2035. All new cars and vans be fully zero emission at the tailpipe from 2035. ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 16 MAY 2022 Magdalen Yard Road (Thomson Street to Patons Lane) - closed for one week for Scottish Water mains repair. Blackness Road (Peddie Street to Annfield Road) - 3 way temporary traffic lights from Monday 16 May for 4 days. This includes Blackness Street closure with local access from Annfield Street and Rosefield Place being left turn only for CityFibre Works. Scottish & Southern Energy Networks Glenagnes area Cable Investigation Scheme - rolling overnight (8.00pm to 6.00am) temporary traffic lights on Ancrum Road, ...
