More than 110,000 people have so far been through the gates of one of Australia’s longest-running festivals, deemed “more important than ever” this year.
Now in its 38th year, the festival at “Woodfordia” — a makeshift town that comes to life…
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New Year’s Honours for North East knife crime campaigners
“It’s really wonderful, to me it’s recognition for the Forum Music Studio and everyone behind it.”
Campaigner Gill Castle, from Alnwick, received a BEM for services for people living with stomas.
In 2023, she became the first person fitted with a…
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NPR’s Book of the Day : NPR
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re revisiting interviews with this year’s nominees and winners of some of the biggest prizes in literature. Karen Russell’s…
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle latest staff exit takes major U-turn
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle latest staff exit takes major U-turn Prince Harry and Meghan Markle crushed any more oncoming commentary regarding their latest staff exit as they released a statement clarifying the…
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Visually-impaired players call for better inclusion
RNIB/Louise MeekeLouise Meeke says a visually impaired gamers’ group is a huge social boost for her and a place where players can recommend games depending on their level of vision Gamers in a group for blind and partially sighted players have…
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Number of Norfolk and Suffolk officers fired for misconduct rises
In 2023 Norfolk Police investigated four alleged offences of gross misconduct, with all found proven and four officers were later dismissed or would have been if they had not resigned.
In 2024 the force reviewed 16 cases, with 14 found proven and…
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Wantage racehorse charity to expand provision for SEN children
HEROS retrains horses that, for a variety of reasons, no longer have a role in the racing industry. Some have retired, others are injured or were never fast enough to compete.
The charity assesses each horse’s abilities and trains them in skills…
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Chief Guide from Peterborough made OBE in King’s New Year Honours
Girlguiding’s Chief Guide has been appointed OBE in the King’s New Year Honours.
Tracy Foster, from Peterborough, has been involved in Girlguiding since she joined the Brownies aged seven and has served in many commissioner roles in East Anglia.
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Peterborough’s Katharine of Aragon event attracts top historians
Mr van Uden said: “My thinking behind the programme was to get some new and younger voices as well, we’ll do more ‘in conversation’ talks and we’ve got a BSL-signed event [British Sign Language] make it more accessible.
“We’ve also got a talk…
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Sophia Morrison commemorated by Tynwald
During her short life, plagued by ailing eyesight and hearing, Ms Morrison went on to edit the biannual journal Mannin and inspire the first Manx Dialect Theatre shows in the early 1900s.
Both were attempts to encourage the island’s cultural…
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