Leicester Politics (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Tonight Michael Portillo on This Week gave a view already made the point made by John Redwood in his excellent blog that the Quantitative Easing pump up of £25,000,000,000 is being put in place to make sure the Government does not run out of money ahead of a Spring election. What is becoming more certain is this form of funding for Government is not sustainable and whichever party runs the Country...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In response to Councillor Richard Brett ( Letters , 4 November), refuse collectors in Leeds did not resort to strike action lightly, but because they saw their income and livelihood threatened. Despite eight weeks of the strike, with the mess piling up on our streets and bins overflowing, the refuse workers have the backing of the majority of the city: a concert to raise money for the striking workers...
Good Food Shops (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Cheese shop in Nottingham has a good selection of cheeses and also some interesting delicatessen items including Mrs King's Pork Pies - as sold in Borough Market and which some say are the best in the country. Local cheeses included Cropwell Bishop Stilton (including the smoked variety), white Stilton with Ginger and Mango, and Sage Derby. There was a good selection of blue cheeses including Barkham...
Biker Ted Diaries (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
The original event of the Gate to Southwell dates back to 1109, and was revived back in 1981, becoming an annual event for many local Morris dance teams. In the year of Our Lord 1109, someone decided to build a “Mother Church” at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Obviously money was required for such a grand plan, so people were invited from all over the Diocese to walk to Southwell and donate...
Surface Gallery (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
This November Surface Gallery proudly presents Part 1; new work from a newly formed studio group Sixes and Sevens, an umbrella organisation supporting a number of artists committed to hosting diverse art events and collaborations throughout Nottingham and the East Midlands. They are animated and thought-provoking young artists on the brink of their professional careers who cannot be pinned down just...
Hope Springs (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
From theartsdesk.com Detail of a crocheted lioness by Shauna Richardson Matthew Andrews Worries that London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad had fallen at the first hurdle – as it seemed when the proposed Olympic Friend-ship, carrying a cargo of British artists and philosophers around the world, was scrapped – can be assuaged. The organisers of the London Olympics have, in fact, turned their...
The Gamesblog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Nottingham's wonderful games festival is getting a new look this year. We wanted to know why... Last week, I mentioned the GameCity festival among my top five must-see events for the rest of 2009. Since its inception four years ago, it's been the UK's most diverse and interesting videogame shindig, attracting amazing international names and offering a huge range of bizarre and fascinating sessions,...
HouseRefer (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
2 Double Bedroom Luxury Furnished Apartment for rent in the heart of the City Centre NG1 postcode - GBP600 per month bills are not included We are private landlords so there are no agency fees
A Cloud In Trousers (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Remembrance is one of those human actions that we do in quiet moments. Remembering friends and family who are no longer with us. Remembering those who sacrificed themselves to a cause that hoped to change the world. Remembrance for what may have been if they had not volunteered. Memorials should be there as a motivation to remember. Sometimes remembrance is provoked by seeing something you see everyday...
Ryan, the Hawiian Lion's blog (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Hurrah! It's half term at last! This is the very first half term of my 2nd Sixth Form year; Year 13! So...Looks like I need to plan a few things to do over this half term, do you not agree? Well, my girlfriend, Megan should be coming to my house on Friday evening/afternoon, so before she comes down that morning I'm going to go into Nottingham, to the Nottinghamshire Recruitment Centre of the RAF to...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
East Midlands rivals Derby and Nottingham Forest have been fined by the Football Association and warned about their future conduct following their Coca-Cola Championship clash earlier this season. read more
Lobbydog (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Another East Midlands Labour MP is to announce they are standing down today – that makes six. They are Pat Hewitt, Leicester West, David Taylor, North West Leicestershire, Mark Todd, South Derbyshire, Alan Simpson, Nottingham South and Bob Laxton, Derby North, who announced he would quit earlier this week. Later this morning Paddy Tipping, who has been around since 1992, will announce he will...
Ryan, the Hawiian Lion's blog (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Arthur. Things to do, before I kick the metaphorical bucket. Move out of Nottinghamshire. Go to a live concert See a comedian performing live Watch all 6 Star Wars films consecutively in a day Drink 18 cups of tea/coffee in one day Run/Jog for 2 whole miles. Non stop Go fishing Get my driving licence Ride on a motorbike Walk 15 miles in one day Change a car part Eat nothing but cereal for a whole day...
The Bureau Of Sabotage (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
And so, back in t' north, and thankfully while I was away the earth was last seen spinning on its axis. One strange and slightly worrying moment on the way down to the big smoke was the transfer from coach to train at the new East Midlands Parkway station, which like all stations with "Parkway" in their names is in the middle of nowhere, to wit bang opposite Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station;...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Six men and four women held as hundreds of activists, threatening to close site down, expected to converge Ten people were arrested today near the site of one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations – hours before hundreds of climate change protesters were expected to converge at the plant. Activists from three pressure groups – the Camp for Climate Action, Plane Stupid and Climate...
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