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Looking at Community (all articles) for March 2025
All in the month of March Time for the Great Daffodil Appeal Liberty or death! A tribute to Alexander Fleming Remembering Dave Allen The Gulf of Mexico? Or America? The crisis in our A&E departments And still the potholes grow Watch out for house spiders – some can bite! The latest in flower fashion? Go... (2957 words)All in the month of March
It was: 250 years ago, on 23rd March 1775 that Patrick Henry, a Founding Father of the United States, gave a famous speech at the Second Virginia Convention. He called for America’s independence from Britain, saying “Give me liberty or give me death!” 175 years ago, on 5th March 1850 that the Britannia Bridge linking... (516 words)Liberty or death!
250 years ago, on 23rd March 1775, Patrick Henry, a Founding Father of the United States, gave a famous speech at the Second Virginia Convention. He called for America’s independence from Britain, saying “Give me liberty or give me death!” Henry’s widely praised oratory persuaded the convention, which included future US presidents Thomas Jefferson and... (237 words)A tribute to Alexander Fleming
Seventy years ago, on 11th March 1955, the Scottish bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming died. He was joint winner with Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for discovering penicillin. Fleming was not the tidiest researcher, and his discovery of penicillin came about more or less by accident,... (293 words)The crisis in our A&E departments
Reform the NHS, or half the population could end up in A&E. That is the dire warning of the medical director for NHS in England. Sir Stephen Powis says that the health service must ‘go for broke’ in delivering more care outside of hospitals, if the A&E system is not to face a total collapse.... (179 words)Remembering Dave Allen
Twenty years ago, on 10th March 2005, Irish comedian Dave Allen died – in his sleep, of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome. Allen – real name David Tynan O’Mahony – was best known for his observational comedy, but provoked indignation – sometimes outrage – by highlighting religious and political hypocrisy. O’Mahony was well connected: his father was managing editor... (296 words)The Gulf of Mexico? Or America?
As well as Greenland and the Panama Canal (and perhaps Canada), President Trump wants the Gulf of Mexico. On his very first afternoon in office, he ordered that the name be changed to the Gulf of America. Apparently American Presidents can do these things. And so, the US Board on Geographic Names was given 30... (180 words)And still the potholes grow
It is Spring, and daily it gets easier to walk outside. But not easier to drive. Not on our pothole-plagued local roads. There are currently an estimated million potholes across the UK. And they need a staggering £16.3 billion to fix them. All in all, they are a “national embarrassment”, according to the chair of... (123 words)Watch out for house spiders – some can bite!
When you Spring-clean your home and shed this year, be just a bit careful about thrusting your hand into dark corners. You may get an unpleasant surprise. Noble false widow spiders put a record number of people in hospital last year. They may be less than 2cm long, but they are among the very few... (280 words)The latest in flower fashion? Go chocolate
How do you choose the colour of flowers for your garden? This year, it seems that many of us will pick up on Pantone’s ‘colour of 2025’ for our homes, and plant variations of its ‘mocha mousse’ into our gardens. That means flowers in various soft chocolate hues of burnt browns, complemented by deep maroons... (262 words)
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