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Exclusive: 1,680 football pitches of protected natural land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland lost in five years * ‘Desecration of landscape’: the fight over development in areas of outstanding natural beauty * Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day Nature and farmland equivalent in size to that of the New Forest – 604 sq km – was lost to concrete and bricks and mortar in the UK between 2018 and 2023, according to an investigation by the Guardian and European partners. In the same period the loss of some of the most protected and special natural areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, known as national landscapes, reached 12 sq km; equivalent to 1,680 football pitches worth of natural land. Continue reading...

A Feast Of Word And Image

A blend of original poetry and music performed by the poets and musicians who created it. With  a sprinkle of old favourites added. By The Poets of Esnoid, & Read to Write Poetry Group. Poets: Eleanor...

True short storyThere were two men in the café at the table next to mine. One was younger, one was older. They could have been father and son, but there was none of that practised diffidence, none of ...

There aren’t many bands that could make death sound uplifting. Yet this is what James achieved on ‘Moving On’, a song that deals with the passing of frontman Tim Booth’s mother, which he then proceeds...

The Last Corinthians Events London Launch Event Tuesday, June 17th, 7pm at The Devereux, 20 Devereux Ct, London, WC2R 3JJ with Vanessa Lampert, Ian Parks and Mat Riches Nottingham Launch Event Tues…

We are open for submissions We are open for poetry submissions for our next poetry anthology “100 poems for the 21st Century.” However you take this is up to you – the more variet…

The Middlesbrough singer-songwriter has a magnetic stage presence in an intimate setting.

The Rhode Island alternative rock band stay true to founder Kristin Hersh’s singular artistic vision.

The Rhode Island alternative rock band stay true to founder Kristin Hersh’s singular artistic vision.

The Cardiff five-piece bring their punk-infused playfulness to West Yorkshire.

Exclusive: Poet laureate says new book, inspired by wildlife at Cornish garden, is a plea for humans to slow down and reflect