How DO you cast a vote if you’re blind on the Isle of Wight?
All votes should be equal. Learn how people with sight issues exercise their democratic right to vote. In short, it’s hard – so much so a judge rules it a ‘parody of the electoral process’
If people have accessibility issues, be that with mobility or sight, you might be wondering how they’ll be assisted at polling stations on election day and whether the local authority will be ensuring they can vote independently and in secret.
Local authorities have to ensure that people with accessibility issues are able to use polling stations and Isle of Wight council has told
The mountainous area of Gangwon Province is covered with snow on Sunday (May 2, 2021). - Yonhap via The Korea Herald/ANN
SEOUL, May 2 (The Korea Herald/ANN): Unseasonal snow fell on parts of Gangwon Province over the weekend, an unlikely event for May, when early summer weather is typically seen across the country. It is the first time in 22 years that it has snowed in South Korea in the month of May.
The Korea Meteorological Administration said Sunday that up to 18.5 centimeters of snow blanketed Gangwon Province from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. An influx of strong wind from the east concentrated a pack of rain clouds in mountainous regions within the province, the weather agency said.
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Rare kumara flower delights Northland woman
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The special kumara flower in Gillian Lovell s Kaitaia garden. Photos / Supplied
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She first saw one some 30 years ago, but the unexpected appearance of a purple kumara flower was still a special event for Kaitaia woman Gillian Lovell.
The flower didn t last long, she said, but was spectacular before it began to collapse.
Gillian s nephew, Kevin Matthews, said purple and gold kumara were very rarely seen flowering - the commercial yellow variety did so more regularly - but could produce blooms under stress, such as might be caused by a sudden change in weather.