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We have just had yet another week of the Government manufacturing culture wars and picking fights while ignoring the big issues. Like dealing with climate change, child poverty and homelessness.

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Rev. Munther Isaac’s Christmas Liturgy of Lament in Bethlehem dishes out a searing critique of Western hypocrisy amid genocide in Gaza, writes Mick Hall. By Mick Hall Mick Hall In Context Reverend Munther Isaac’s “Christ in the Rubble” sermon at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in

A sandwich shop on a waterfront will relocate to a new premises ahead of the summer buzz

Wildlife Discotheque... came about when Soundart Radio technician Chris Booth ( DJ Wetherspoon ) suggested to Nathan Carter ( extrastereo ) and Tony Whitehead ( Radio Warblers ), who both have shows on the community radio station, that there might be interest in a club night that made good use of all the vinyl wildlife recordings we have between us.

Floathouse went head-to-head with six other chowders from Tofino and Ucluelet restaurants

More than three years ago the Leader Camera Club was launched, and now has almost 1,000 members from across Wrexham, Flintshire and beyond.

Cellist Doug Gorkoff made the connection and Weeds jumped at the chance to perform a concert he had earlier had to cancel. It was to commemorate 100 years since the birth of Charlie Parker, a pioneer of bebop style jazz with its distinctive rhythm and harmony. Parker started using a string orchestra in recording sessions begun 1949. The album became his legacy. In the KSO version, there is an oboe, harp and French horn. The oboe is a good match for the saxophone, as is Marea Chernoff’s st...