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XX Notes: Time the Great Healer
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… “Studied and deliberate cruelty.” This is how Conservative MP, Sir Charles Walker, described the ongoing government response to the pandemic on…
The Worplesdon Witness February 2021
Jan Messinger with her monthly round-up of news from the parish of Worplesdon. Businesses’ temporary closure due to Covid The shop at The Christmas Bakery at Rickford and Fairlands post…
Pushing Pedals: ‘Nothing Compares to the Simple Pleasure of a Bike Ride’
This is the first of what is intended to be a regular column on local cycling. The vision of Guildford Bicycle User Group (G-BUG) is to make cycling in the…
Effingham Eye: Covid Jabs, Unusual Parish Meeting and Threat to Neighbourhood Plan
Chris Dick writes about: a local flood, a parish meeting like no other, lack of vaccination centres and another half-decent wildlife photograph. With more forecast, snow has already caused flooding…
Life in Solitary: Can You Smiz?
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Let’s All Get ‘Smizing’ Behind the Face Masks I’ve suddenly realised that smiles have effectively been banned from public places now that the law…
Schwesterlich News: Schadenfreude Sums It Up
The next in our regular exchange of news to and from our twin town of Freiburg in south-west Germany. They are open letters between Penny Leube, co-chair of Freiburg’s Anglo-German…
XX Notes: Debenhams – Once Iconic But Not Immune
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… Weymouth: sun, sea, sand and… Debenhams. Every summer, until the age of 12, I visited my relatives on the Dorset coast…
Comment: Effingham Doublespeak – Its Ignored Plan Is Really Respected
By Chris Dick What is the point of a Neighbourhood Plan? They take a lot of determination, time, and hard work by those who really care about their community, but…
Ash Aspect: Volunteers Work Hard To Alleviate Pandemic Suffering
By David Reading Around 100 active volunteers are working flat out in the Ash area to help families hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The local Coronavirus Support Group works…
Life in Solitary: Are You an Ignoranus?
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Logical Lockdown Lingo I’ve got a new word for our ever-expanding lockdown language. Ignoranus – one who is a bit of an arse for…
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