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National Disability Strategy: ‘once in a generation plan’ has been seen before
The UK government’s National Disability Strategy and £1.6 billion in funding was announced recently with great fanfare. Politicians hailed it as a landmark initiative, but on closer inspection, the document is not quite as innovative as advertised – many of the elements contained in it were first considered decades ago,Continue Reading
Cornwall’s Family Foraging Kitchen CIC receives National Lottery funding enabling ongoing wild food education and support for the local community
Rame Peninsula’s social enterprise, The Family Foraging Kitchen, has been awarded National Lottery funding as a part of the Community Fund Scheme. This fund, extending over two and a half years, supports The Family Foraging Kitchen to deliver wild food and heritage craft education to the region, as well asContinue Reading
The loss of our local radio station
What has happened to the erstwhile, much-missed Exmouth community radio station? Having undergone two changes of identity recently, there is not even a mention of Exmouth in the name any more. The station has become a poor man’s clone of local commercial radio, with adverts every few minutes, some ofContinue Reading
Picnic in the park
“Forum helps bring the community back together” Picnic in the park press release EVENT: Picnic in the ParkDATE: Sunday 8th August 2021TIME: 12:30pm – 4pmLOCATION: Saltash Road Recreational Ground, Callington Callington Town Forum CIC, now under new directorship, are excited to bring their first community event to Callington in 6Continue Reading
The 15-minute city approach to post-pandemic house building
The next big challenge facing the building industry will be meeting the demands of the public for homes that fit in to post-pandemic living with greater homeworking and emphasis on lifestyle rather than location, it is claimed. Dan Grimshaw from Bath and London-based Beam Development says the ‘15-Minute City’ principalContinue Reading
‘Beat’ to be rhythmic and dynamic, on time!
Astral Beat debuted encouragingly in a six furlongs dash when fifth (of 16!) at Newmarket and I’ll look no further for the winner of a 14-runner Restricted Novice Stakes over a similar distance on the pristine Newcastle tapeta today, when Callum Shepherd again rides the William Knight-trained Cotai Glory colt.Continue Reading
Western Power Distribution joins national week of action to support what3words ‘Know Exactly Where’ summer campaign
Western Power Distribution (WPD), the company responsible for the electricity pylons and power lines, has joined the emergency services to encourage the public to download the what3words in case of emergencies. The #KnowExactlyWhere summer safety campaign raises awareness of the free what3words app and how it can be effectively utilisedContinue Reading
‘Account’ should look better after this ‘Final’ analysis!
With Josies Kid scratched Final Account also ticks enough boxes and rates a serious betting proposition in the fourteen-runner Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Thirsk today and I’ll be extremely disappointed if PauL Hanagan doesn’t steer this twice-raced Adaay colt into the winners’ enclosure for in-formContinue Reading
Why COVID cases are now falling in the UK – and what could happen next
After two months of soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, numbers have again started to fall – and to the surprise of many, fall quite dramatically. New cases peaked at 54,674 on July 17 before falling to 23,511 on July 27. They rose slightly to 27,734 on July 28, butContinue Reading
COVID: the beta variant is surging in mainland Europe – should the UK be worried?
Most of the world, the UK included, is currently grappling with the delta variant of the coronavirus. But in parts of Europe there has also been a resurgence of an earlier variant of concern: beta (B1351). First discovered in South Africa, it has since dispersed globally, but hasn’t yet gainedContinue Reading