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St Patrick’s Festival 2021 kicks off today.

If time travel was possible, here’s what I’d tell my younger self. Never say any of the following: I can’t, I mustn’t, I’d never succeed, what will people think? Sometimes, we doubt ourselves and impose our own limits. But it’s not just lack of confidence which can deter us – the absence of role models also holds us back. Visibility is key. So it is always inspirational to see other women topple barriers, leading by example. No one can underestimate the impact of Kamala Harris’...

‘Lockleaze retains that strong community spirit and pride’ By Estella Tincknell and Gill Kirk, Thursday Mar 4, 2021 When the original Lockleaze estate was developed in the years immediately after the Second World War, it was a time of hope and of determination to build for new generations. The prevailing national and local feeling was that, after a lengthy period of isolation, fear and uncertainty, people could finally relax a little, come back together and be optimistic for a better ...

13 Best Things To Do In Charming New Castle, Delaware Mar.1.2021 When I first wandered down Delaware Street in historic New Castle in early 2020, I thought that I was stepping into Brigadoon, that mythical village in the Scottish Highlands that comes alive every hundred years. New Castle, however, is perhaps the most purely American place -- with four centuries of U.S. history. Today 21st-century inhabitants actually live and work in the town’s stunningly preserved buildings -- the real es...

In May 2019 we formally launched Inspiring Generations, the first comprehensive philanthropic campaign in the history of the university and the largest ever to be launched on the island of Ireland. Other key flagship projects of Inspiring Generations include the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute that will transform cancer patient care and the new E3 Institute in Engineering, Environment and Emerging Technologies that will find balanced solutions for a better world. The response to...

Date Time A new collaboration The University of New England (UNE) will establish a new Business Innovation Hub in the centre of Armidale by mid-2021, as a part of a commitment stronger more purposeful community engagement. Armidale Regional Council (ARC) will provide the former Armidale War Memorial Library building which UNE will renovate to locate UNE’s SMART Region Incubator (SRI) in the CBD. The SRI will be responsible for running the day-to-day operations the new facility and will offer ...

From thrift stores to toy rentals and libraries, save money while saving the planet too 1 of 12 Children’s toys, books and clothes often come at premium, but they grow out of them so quickly. Not only is this hard on the wallet, it’s also bad for the environment, with scarcely used baby gear adding to ever-growing landfill piles. Here are some options in the UAE where you can enjoy good-as-new quality preloved, second-hand or borrowed kids’ stuff, which is both sustaina...

A former reading room which was also used as a youth hostel in the 1800s has come up for sale in Necton near Swaffham.

It’s been another busy week for developers who are working on ambitious projects for Reading.

A building at Royal Berkshire Hospital is “in urgent need of repair”, with the roof beginning to leak.