Bristol News: what’s on this spring
This is from Visit Bristol: New events and openings Colston statue redisplay at M Shed Museum – NEW DISPLAY From…
Axbridge News: Friends of King John’s Hunting Lodge announce spring talks including one on The Matthew – the ship that sailed from Bristol to Newfoundland, North America in 1497
By Harry Mottram: The Friends of King John’s Hunting Lodge have published the latest issue of their newsletter Retrospect with…
Rapscallion Magazine Book Review: a ‘what if’ novel full of gossip, candid observations and earthy humour from Mary Morrissy about Norah’s life without James Joyce
It’s a neat marketing ploy to pitch a creative project with a famous name attached, such as the play An…
Axbridge News: As Somerset Council hike the cost of road closures – community events like the carnival, the Axbridge Pageant 2029 and Santa in the Square are under threat
By Harry Mottram: A few years ago, Axbridge’s Blackberry Carnival would take place without too much interference from officialdom. A…
ICSM Business – second Chinese construction giant receives winding-up petition which could cause a ‘Lehman Brothers’ moment creating a second ‘2008 Credit Crunch’
By Harry Mottram: China is the largest economy in the world after the USA but the two largest property and construction…
Axbridge News: when Somerset workers made bombs to destroy the Nazi grip on Europe during World War II
By Harry Mottram: I wrote this article for the Bridgwater Mercury in 2015 when the old Puriton ROF site was…
Axbridge News: The former Royal Ordnance Factory site at Puriton is confirmed as Tata’s £4bn electric car battery location – but the debate on what should power cars continues
By Harry Mottram: back in the 1970s an ex-boyfriend of my sister in law used to work at the Royal…
Rapscallion Magazine Book Review: it’s Dellarobia against the world in a story of butterflies, scientists and sheep farmers
Flight Behaviour by Barbara KingsolverOne part environmental lecture and one part rural domestic drama, Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour gets stuck…
Axbridge News: Somerset County Council agrees on its budget after acrimonious debate with the fate of Cheddar’s Recycling Centre still in doubt
By Harry Mottram: On February 20th, 2024, Somerset County Council finally agreed on its budget for the coming year with…
Axbridge News: ‘everything Axbridge’ at the Annual Assembly Meeting as the Town Council announces date and agenda – with everyone invited – including the police
By Harry Mottram: It’s essentially a house meeting when a family comes together to hear from each member – what…