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Ever wonder how many other patients your local GP now cares for? Recent figures show that could be up to as many as 3,000 other people. Amid worsening staff shortages, the number of fully qualified GPs has fallen from 29,320 in 2016 to 27,372 last year, as more and more doctors are opting to reduce...

All in the month of MARCH Save the Date – National Day of Reflection & Great Daffodil Appeal 2023 World Water Day is 22nd March Remembering Sir Christopher Wren First crossing of Antartica Referendum and bombs ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, March) down the...

It was: 300 years ago, on 8th March 1723 that Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, died. Best known for designing St Paul’s Cathedral. 125 years ago, on 16th March 1898 that Aubrey Beardsley, British illustrator, died. His black ink drawings, influenced by Japanese woodcuts, contributed to the development of Art Nouveau. 100 years ago, on...

For the third year running, Marie Curie will lead the National Day of Reflection on Thursday 23rd March. It is a day for everyone to remember loved ones who have died, and to support people who are grieving. There will be a minute’s silence at noon, a nationwide network of Walls of Reflection, and a...

We take clean water for granted. After all, when did you last turn on the tap and expect filthy water to come out? But sadly, bad water is still a daily reality for billions of people. The United Nations wants to help them by ensuring that everyone can access clean water by 2030.  It is...

It was 300 years ago, on 8th March 1723, that English architect Sir Christopher Wren died at the age of 90. Best known for designing St Paul’s Cathedral, he was also a ground-breaking anatomist, astronomer and physicist. A founder of the Royal Society, Wren served as its president from 1680 to 1682 and was highly...

The first land crossing of Antarctica was completed 65 years ago, on 2nd March 1958, by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Vivian Fuchs. The team of 12 men travelled 2,158 miles from Shackleton Base to Scott Base (via the South Pole) in 99 days, using six vehicles. The journey – nearly 22 miles a...

Fifty years ago, on 8th March 1973, the citizens of Northern Ireland voted in a referendum to remain within the United Kingdom. That same day the IRA carried out its first bombing in Britain since World War II, planting car bombs in London. One person died, and about 200 were injured. Many nationalists and Roman...

All in the month of FEBRUARY Ukraine – one year on Discovering the double-helix of DNA Remembering the Munich Air Disaster The unlikely patron saint of television Looking back on the space shuttle Columbia ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, February) down the years. Here...

It was: 175 years ago, on 21st Feb 1848 that the Communist Manifesto was published in London. It was written by Karl Marx, with the assistance of Friedrich Engels. 150 years ago, on 7th Feb 1873 that Thomas Andrews, Irish/British shipbuilder and businessman was born. The naval architect in charge of the plans for the...

On 24th February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine without warning. Ukraine had been part of the Soviet Union 1922-1991 and even before that had been overshadowed and often overpowered by its larger neighbour. In 1932 millions of Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death in a famine, contrived by Joseph Stalin. This genocide, or Holodomor, is commemorated every...

The Munich air disaster took place 65 years ago, on 6th February 1958, when a plane carrying the Manchester United football team (known as the Busby Babes), plus support staff and journalists, crashed while attempting to take off from a slush-affected runway at Munich-Riem Airport. Altogether, 23 people were killed, including eight players. The Elizabethan-class...