[ad_1] Long-debated proposals to create a Windsor Town Council edged forward on Tuesday as a motion to undertake a community governance review into the possibility was approved. At a full council meeting, Cllr Karen Davies (Lib Dem, Clewer East) put forward the motion, which received praise from several councillors including Cllr Wisdom Da Costa (WWRA,…

[ad_1] Support us and go ad-free The University and College Union (UCU) has held a nationwide day of protests at universities. It’s over the ongoing dispute with bosses over pay and conditions, which has seen a nationwide marking boycott. The protests saw support from staff and students alike – and the UCU’s general secretary warned…

[ad_1] If there’s one thing the internet knows, it’s that cats sell. The Scottish painter Elizabeth Blackadder, who died in 2021 at the age of 89, knew it too. Her sinuous, characterful cat pictures, watercolours mostly but also oils and prints, helped cement her place as the nation’s favourite painter. She was an establishment favourite…

[ad_1] This August will see many changes to people’s lives through a variety of new rules, regulations and other alterations. There is a Bank Holiday which will mean changes to the date people will receive benefits payments and people will also see the continued support from the government’s energy price guarantee, however, if you fancy…

[ad_1] A Royal Mail driver has transformed the once litter-strewn alleyway that runs behind his house in Manchester into a plant-filled haven. When Patrick Smikle, 63, moved to the area four decades ago, the “ginnel” was used for fly-tipping. Sixteen years ago, however, he began turning it into a garden, helped by neighbours and friends….