REVIEW: The Finding Mum Project at South Hill Park

I’d like to admit that I’m not the most emotional person normally, but during this original and poignant play, written by Keir Buist and directed jointly by him, and Ellie Notley, there were indeed moments when I may have had to wipe away something in my eye. Performed in the …

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Royal Mail amends plans for new Patcham sorting office

The plans would see new storage facilities and a vehicle maintenance facility built on land in Patcham Court Farm. If approved, they would see the current sorting offices in North Road and Denmark Villas knocked down and replaced with housing. In the amended plans, no proposed changes have been made …

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“Believe in yourself” says MSQ’s female pioneer

Seafaring dates back thousands of years and has sometimes been regarded as ‘no job for women’. In some cultures it was even considered unlucky to have female crew. No wonder women found it difficult to break into maritime jobs. Phillipa Cowan In 1989, the then Department of Harbours and Marine …

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