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50 days until the Women’s World Cup
With International squads beginning to be announced, the Women’s World Cup 2023 is veering ever closer. There are only 50 days until kick off in Auckland on 20th July. The tournament is set to be the most watched and highest attended in history. Ticket sales have...
Four-midable Chelsea Win WSL Title
Chelsea secured their fourth consecutive Women’s Super League title after winning 3-0 at Reading on Saturday. It is their seventh title in just four years and Manager Emma Hayes’ 13th title in 11 years at Chelsea. A Sam Kerr brace and assist to Guro Reiten, meant...
My Premier League Team of the Season
The 2022/2023 Premier League season has been one of the most exciting in recent times. With an intense relegation battle which could see some of the big names in the league facing the drop. To seeing the likes of Newcastle, Brighton and Aston Villa fighting amongst...
A red signal for Great British Railways: the biggest reform to UK rail in 30 years axed by PM
The largest reform of the UK’s railways since privatisation in the 1990s has been shelved by the government, The Times reports. The plans were announced by the former Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, in 2021, with the intention of fixing the fragmented nature of the...
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New AI Traffic Camera appears on Tavistock Road, Plymouth
The AI camera on Tavistock Road (Picture: Louie Rowe) Tavistock Road, in Plymouth, is the home of a new AI Traffic enforcement camera, used to detect a range of motoring offences. The camera, located south of the junction with Runway Road on the A386, captures images...
Boris Johnson Confirms Second UK Lockdown
On Saturday 31st October 2020, millions of people around the UK were anticipating the annoucement of the second national lockdown after a government report was leaked to the press. The number of COVID-19 cases have been rising dramatically over the recent weeks as...
Covid can’t squash a good community spirit
Covid may have put the kybosh on this year’s Halloween trick or treating as we know it, as it’s been banished this year for many youngsters who love this annual chance to dress up in their creepy costumes and go out after dark to fill their buckets full of sweets. On...
Covid confusion and the bottom line…
Once again, we are on the verge of an imminent national lockdown. Last night it was predicted that the government would announce a national lockdown next week, possibly until 1st December, with the aim of allowing us to enjoy a ‘normal’ Christmas. Too late, once...
Liverpool vs West Ham Preview
JURGEN KLOPP is likely to start youngster Rhys Williams in a new look centre back pairing due to injuries to both Fabinho and Joel Matip. Fabinho was rushed off in the reds less-than-inspiring 2-0 win over Danish side FC Midtjylland and are lacking their Dutch wall...
Castle Gwyrich – get me out of here!
With November just around the corner, and Strictly already begun, it’s only a short hop, skip and a jump away from jungle time. But this year because of Covid, sadly we won’t be heading down under for our annual 3 weeks of the usual jungle...
Jack Whitehall: “We are building our society around the sensibilities of people who get upset the most”
Since coming under fire in the past for ‘insensitive’ jokes toward celebrities such as footballers Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson, as well as, more recently, girl-band Little Mix, comedian Jack Whitehall has discussed his opinions on the current...
A touch of magic in our own homes – West End Does: The Magic of Animation Unplugged Review
Let’s be honest here, it’s been a tough old time lately with a near constant supply of bad news and our entire lives flipped upside down. But within that darkness there have been glimmers of light, and for me, those flashes of brightness have always come from theatre....
‘Up, Up and Away’ – Showstopper: The Socially Distanced Improvised Musical Review
The theatre industry is full of creatives, innovators and inventors and in these strange and trying times where theatres remain closed all over the country, this fact has only been proven. So many people have been going above and beyond to allow theatre to continue to...
‘It’s been tough as I’ve realised how much I rely on theatre’ – Stagey Blog Chat With Kirsty Herrington
Self proclaimed travel enthusiast, bookworm and notebook obsessive, Kirsty Herrington blogs over at From Page to Stage . As well as reviewing independently, she also writes for London Love Culture, Jonathan Baz, Mind The Blog and London Theatre Reviews. I was able to...
CyberPunk 2077 Delayed Yet Again
The highly anticipated video game CyberPunk 2077 has been delayed yet again due to further testing on next-gen consoles CyberPunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red has been delayed by a further 21 days after it was announced by leading developers Adam Badowski and Marcin...
‘It all comes from a place of love for this community’ – Stagey Blog Chat with Charlotte Hutchesson
Office manager by day and blogger by night Charlotte Hutchesson has been blogging at Theatre Scribbles since 2015, sharing reviews and chat on all things stagey. I talked to Charlotte all about why she loves theatre so much and how she has been continuing to support...
Pokemon Sword and Shield: An uncertain present and a dangerous future.
The future of Pokémon: Doomed to DLC? When Pokémon Sword and Shield released in November of 2019, it was met with a somewhat middling reaction from casual and lifelong players alike. Players brought attention to both the good and the bad of Game Freak’s venture into...
Bake off or Bog off?
Us Brits love a national treasure, and over the last 11 years that’s exactly what the Great British Bake Off has become for its hundreds and thousands of disciples. Originally, the GBBO as it’s now fondly known to its fans, first aired on BBC2, presumably because the...
Coronavirus on Campus
Across the UK, as of Thursday, the 15th of October, 43,018 people have now passed away within 28 days of a positive test and 634,920 have tested positive with Coronavirus in the UK. With the UK having a population of 66.65 Million as of 2019, this means that 1 in 104...
Blackwing Pencils – the best money can buy?
Recently, I had become completely infatuated with stationary – more specifically antique, unique and reliable stationary. After doing hours of research into ‘pen and pencil reviews’ (as sad as it sounds), I came across Blackwing, which are touted as...
New Frontiers – a Pokemon Sword and Shield Review
The Main Story:First off, I thoroughly enjoyed the game with all its potential – as a returning and frequent player of the franchise. It ticked all the boxes for me; cool new Pokèmon and a story that got you hooked from the get-go, as much as it is a slow...
Lance Stroll Confirms Eifel Grand Prix illness was COVID-19
The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix took place on the weekend of 9th – 11th October 2020, and saw Racing Point’s Lance Stroll step away from his RP20 car for the weekend due to an illness that he suffered on the Friday night. Nico Hulkenberg was called to replace a...
28 Years Later – Dirt
September 29th marks the 28th anniversary of Alice in Chain’s highest selling album to date, ‘Dirt’. Alice in Chains originally rose to fame in the early 90s, the era of grunge rock, becoming famous following success in bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and...