I went into the Harborough Museum today to see the Hallaton Helmet. BBC News explains: A "bling" Roman helmet found in a Leicestershire field offers a tantalising glimpse into a world in flux, experts have said. The artefact, lavishly decorated with silver and gold, was uncovered in 2000, along with 5,000 coins, near the village of Hallaton. It has gone on display in Market Harborough with previously unseen artefacts after further study revealed new insights into its decoration, construction, and historical period it was made in. The helmet has been dated to the mid 1st Century AD, a crucial time ...
Aid worker deaths: Davey calls on government to suspend arms sales to Israel Royal Mail proposal to cut second class deliveries: Another slap in the face London Lib Dems response to Khan economic announcement Worst hit rivers for sewage dumps revealed as Lib Dems call for new Blue Flag status Rennie responds to CalMac boss stepping down Aid worker deaths: Davey calls on government to suspend arms sales to Israel The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, following the deaths of seven aid workers including three British nationals in an Israeli air strike ...
We join John Rogers on a walk from the 18th-century Novo Cemetery to Hawksmoor's St Anne's Church, Limehouse, via the Regent's Canal and then two historic locations in Poplar. John has a Patreon account to support his videos and blogs at The Lost Byway.
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Gridlock in Ludlow today as Shropshire Council allows traffic lights on two main roads and closes an...
"Andy," the bus driver shouted as I was being walked past the long traffic jam by Mel the Collie. "It's utter chaos. It's taking an hour to get around town." He was driving the vital 722 park and ride service which has a 30-minute schedule. "Who on earth allowed three sets of roadworks in Ludlow on the same day," he asked. The answer to his question is Shropshire Council which is spending millions on transforming the way it works but not on, it seems, the way its highways team works. The roadworks on Foldgate Lane and Sheet Road have been ...
Let us start with some generally accepted facts: So: hope at last? You would think so. And there are two prominent Labour facing think tanks pondering and publishing on this very topic: the IPPR with "Transformed by AI" and Tony Blair Institute's "Accelerating the Future". With Labour currently forecast to enjoy a 300 seat majority,Continue reading "If AI solved Baumol's Cost Disease, that would be GOOD"
An author got herself a tonne of publicity earlier this week by posting some very unpleasant, disrespectful and insulting comments on social media. She basically dared the Police to arrest her under Scotland's new hate crime legislation. There was never a chance of that happening. The threshold of what actually counts as a hate crime is pretty high and Police Scotland confirmed that no action would be taken against this person. Perhaps an unintended consequence of this fuss is that it drives a coach and horses through the claims of many on the right that this new law is going ...
This story dates from last summer, but I don't think Cllr Brian Long received the acknowledgment he deserved. As the Eastern Daily Press reported, the Conservative addressed a meeting of West Norfolk Council that was considering Heacham, where the water has been classified as 'poor' since 2021 and bathers are urged to avoid the beach. He said: "When I spent my summers down at Northrepps and Cromer beach as a child, you could visibly see pipes that came out of the cliff side, staining all the way down and going straight into the sea," he said. "Nobody was monitoring anything. ...
It was inevitable really that Boris Johnson's promise of levelling up the poorest areas of the UK was going to fall foul of poor administration, political favouritism and bad local choices. There was always going to be an inadequate amount of money at a UK level to come anywhere near meeting the ambitions set out for the scheme, while given the paucity of resources available to local councils, any programme that relies on an expensive five stage bidding process and match-funding was going to struggle to get off the ground. Combine that with local political leaders cherry-picking prestigous investments over ...
Harris Education & Recreation Association's Dundee Time and Place class is delighted to be part of the History Tellers project this Spring. Come along to its free (but ticketed) event at the Corso Street Sheltered Lounge at 37 Blackness Avenue on Saturday 6th April 11am to 12 noon. Local history as told by the Dundee citizens who lived through the early years of the last century. Lots of audience participation if you would also like to supplement the piece of history discussed. So come along and share your memories of Dundee! All are welcome - book at
