Nature Notes: The bountiful oak

THIS autumn there is a bumper crop of acorns and walking under a mature oak we find ourselves crunching underfoot dozens of the thousands of acorns littering the ground below. The oak is truly a most bountiful tree, an essential link in the ecosystem directly or indirectly supporting a vast …

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Isle of Wight road reopens after chaotic closure

A temporary road closure, suddenly introduced on Thursday night so a problem with a manhole cover on Fairlee Road could be fixed, has now been lifted. The major road into Newport has fully reopened, according to contractor Island Roads this morning (Friday). Last night, just yards from ongoing Southern Water works, …

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ALL THE INFO | CELTIC (A)

We travel down the M8 this Saturday as we pitch up at Parkhead for the first time this season. Opponent Lowdown Celtic sit four points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership, with just one defeat in their opening twelve matches. The Hoops’ foray into European competition hasn’t been …

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