TATE ST IVES Tate St Ives announces 2022 exhibitions and events highlights including a retrospective of Barbara Hepworth bringing together some of most important works, and with a special focus on her life in Cornwall For the first time at Tate St Ives, the exhibition is staged across both theContinue Reading
Review at a glance “We have to promise we will never, ever bore one another.” Such is the one condition upon which Claire Foy’s Margaret accepts a proposal from the Duke of Argyll (played by Paul Bettany) midway through the first episode of BBC One’s A Very British Scandal. ThoughContinue Reading
A Syrian refugee supported by Taunton based charity CHARIS refugees features in the Christmas edition of the BBC’s Countryfile programme. Abdullah Al Boukan came to Somerset with his family in 2017 as part of the UK government’s Community Sponsorship Scheme. The programme shows the former Syrian olive grower working atContinue Reading
From Christmas economics to incarceration policy, how well do the various monarchical countries of the Princess Switch series treat their humble citizens?Continue Reading
Christmas is a bittersweet time for George Michael fans. On one hand, it’s the time we all get to indulge in repeat airings of Last Christmas, one of his greatest ever creations. But of course, December 25 this year will mark five years since his tragic passing. In tribute toContinue Reading
T he new Harry Potter Return to Hogwarts trailer for the upcoming 20th anniversary TV special has left fans spellbound, and some a little sad, as it sees the cast of the iconic film franchise reunited again. The scheduled release of the TV special on New Year’s Day is likelyContinue Reading
Staff from St Margaret’s Hospice Care’s shops have transformed their window displays into festive wonderlands to celebrate Christmas. Busy elves from the hospice’s 31 shops have been hard at work over the past few weeks adorning their shop windows with twinkling lights, Christmas trees, baubles, tinsel and festive creatures toContinue Reading
Amateur Photographer magazine runs an annual competition to find the “Amateur Photographer of the Year”. The competition is run over 10 months, each month a different theme is set. Each round is professionally judged and all those who are shortlisted earn points, as do those who make the top 10.Continue Reading
The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing will come to an end on Saturday, but it has been an eventful year with injuries, positive Covid tests and self-isolation periods among the contestants and judges. Here is a look at all celebrities and judges who had to permanently or temporarily pullContinue Reading
During December, Holbeton will be displaying a festive Living Advent Calendar. If you’re not sure what this is, it’s a larger than life Advent calendar that is out in the streets of Holbeton and Ford, for everyone to enjoy.Each evening during Advent, a different house (due to popularity there isContinue Reading
