Statement from Peco as follows: “There is some exciting news for you all especially parents with young children! In January, Pecorama made the difficult decision to sell the famous and much-loved soft play equipment as the space was needed for manufacturing – Model railways have become increasingly popular, and expansionContinue Reading
Review at a glance Ivan Reitman made the original Ghostbusters movies and, for years now, has been nagging his son, Jason, to take the story further. Finally, Jason said yes. Isn’t nepotism adorable? Then again, Jason has a brilliant career of his own and was responsible for feminist masterpiece, Tully.Continue Reading
With just over a month to go until Christmas, Luke Pollard the MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport has started taking submissions for his annual Christmas card competition. He is asking the children of Plymouth to design his yearly Christmas Card. This year’s theme is hope and happiness. Luke will send outContinue Reading
Review at a glance It’s unclear exactly how long Adele and her creative team spent brainstorming her four album covers, which are all photographs of her face in close-up, but perhaps we can read something into the smaller choices within this visual simplicity. On both of the first two, 19Continue Reading
The story follows shy book lover Jane, who is unexpectedly tasked with having to pitch to save her beloved library from closure. All alone in the library, Jane is unsure where to turn…until help arrives in the unlikely form of Lawrence Livingstone, a character from the book Jane’s reading. HeContinue Reading
It makes sense that, until very recently, the best screen depiction of Diana was one where no one really played her at all. In Peter Morgan’s 2006 film The Queen, she is but a hurried figure getting into a car, chased by men on motorbikes. As we watch the RoyalContinue Reading
I am just back from a short walk around the neighbourhood – it’s stopped raining earlier this morning but the wet was still dripping from the trees and the squirrels chasing each other shook loose that one drop that went right down my neck… I enjoy this time of yearContinue Reading
Almost a century on, the bright colours and bold geometric shapes of Clarice Cliff’s Art Deco pottery still feel strikingly modern. “You see these pieces and you see the amazing colour, vibrancy and life in them, and then you think: how did this woman in the 1920s live in Stoke,Continue Reading
South Devon UTC has been judged good in all areas by Ofsted last month. The UTC joined Education South West team of schools formally on February 1st 2021, having previously been supported by the Trust from September 2020. Ofsted recognised the high-quality resources in Health Care and Engineering which meansContinue Reading
Review at a glance When the Courtauld Gallery closed in 2018 for renovation, I feared it might lose the atmosphere that made it one of the most unique London museums. I needn’t have worried – it’s looking better than ever, with a perfectly judged renovation by Witherford Watson Mann architectsContinue Reading
