“A poet’s task is to mouth the truth”, so says Alan M Kent, the award-winning poet, novelist and dramatist, in the title poem of his latest book of poetry. On the cover is a photograph of the Bocca della Verita, a large marble mask that is housed in the SantaContinue Reading
Candy Jar is pleased to announce its twenty-second ‘Book of the Month’, The Animal Says…Published with the help and support of Candy Jar’s award-winning partner imprint Jelly Bean Books, this delightful book brings the animal kingdom to life with interesting facts and glorious artwork for young readers. Written and illustrated byContinue Reading
There are real differences between generations – but none of them relate to avocado toast. Shutterstock Generational thinking is a big idea that’s been horribly corrupted and devalued by endless myths and stereotypes. These clichés have fuelled fake battles between “snowflake” millennials and “selfish” baby boomers, with younger generations facingContinue Reading
Nightclubs in Scotland will require vaccine certification for entry soon. Piotr Piatrouski/Shutterstock The benefits of a certification scheme, in terms of a public health intervention, in terms of incentivising vaccination, those benefits outweigh the concerns that still remain. Humza Yousaf MSP September 2 2021 Those were the words of theContinue Reading
Welsh Ultrarunner, Rhys Jenkins, is attempting to set a new world record running from John O’Groats to Land’s End whilst summiting each of the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to help in the fight against child abuse. On 13th July 2021, Rhys Jenkins (33, Penarth, South Wales), beganContinue Reading
The American Ballet Theatre — the country’s national ballet company — has announced it will be returning to the stage in New York City this October, a year after halting indoor performances due to Covid. “We cannot wait to see ABT in the Lincoln Center theaters that are our home,”Continue Reading
Even before the pandemic, Eden Schiano, 19, had concerns about her first year of college. Schiano suffered from anorexia in high school and was uncertain how the fall of 2020 would go as a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University. Being mostly isolated in her dorm quickly took a toll. “IContinue Reading
Bluebird Care Exeter, Exmouth, North, East and West Devon have increased the wages of their Care Assistants by up to 11% as they recruit additional team members following their expansion into new areas of the region. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the homecare provider, Bluebird Care ‘NEW’ Devon,Continue Reading
A young man who was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the skull at the age of 16 has beaten all the odds to reach his 21st birthday. Aaron McMahon of Shanagarry, Co Cork underwent arduous eleven-hour surgery to remove a chordoma tumour at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre inContinue Reading
Horticulturist Giles Palmer hopes to help Westerleigh Group become an industry-leader when it comes to sustainability and the presentation of its gardens. The father-of-two, from Torbay, was recently appointed as Head of Grounds for Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner-operator of crematoria, with 35 sites across England, Scotland and Wales. After a career spanning someContinue Reading