making women’s work visible – Eastlondonlines

Sarah Ainslie in the dark room in her studio. Pic: Sonal Nain Women in Bethnal Green welcomed photographer Sarah Ainslie into their working lives for her latest exhibition of portraits. Sonal Nain reports I’m inside the studio of an award-winning photographer, having my picture taken against the backdrop of her …

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Southend Airport sale could hinge on easyJet dependance

Parent company Esken last week confirmed the process to find the “right” buyer for the airport had already begun – with a sale said to be in the “interests of all stakeholders”. Airport bosses are confident a sale will “benefit airline partners, customers and the region.” But aviation industry expert …

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Oldham funeral director campaigns for ‘post box to heaven’

Michael Lindup, funeral director and manager of Harold P. Heywood in Failsworth, is pressing to install a special Royal Mail postbox at Hollinwood Cemetery so that Oldhamers can post letters and cards to their lost loved ones. The idea comes after a nine-year-old girl in Nottingham, Matilda Handy, successfully campaigned …

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Former Tenby sorting office development plans deferred

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planners, meeting on Wednesday, March 8, were recommended to back an application for the demolition of the sorting office in the conservation area, replacing it with a 19th century-style four-storey mixed development of 34 residential units and ground-level commercial properties. The application, made by Trillium (RMF) …

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STEVE HARRIS Discusses IRON MAIDEN’s Royal Mail Stamp Collection, The Future, And PAUL DI’ANNO – “He Once Called Me Hitler, Which Some People Were Offended By, But I Thought It Was Funny”

In his first interview in two years, Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris spoke to Louder Sound about being honoured by the Royal Mail, the future of the band, his “other” band British Lion, Maiden’s former singer Paul Di’Anno, and more. In regards to the Iron Maiden Royal Mail stamp collection, Harris …

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