We assist Councils to force BIDs (Business Improvement Districts) into towns in order to raise more revenue out of the businesses. — This is appalling. But at least we now know. We force BIDs onto towns to extort money from local businesses. It is hard to believe there are still naïve local businesses who think a BID is created to support them or help their local town. Remember the good old…

Planning application Washingborough Ref — 22/0362/FUL —

Hosted by Jamie Oliver at Jamie Oliver HQ — You are going to get to try some very authentic Ukrainian food. — Jamie Oliver No more beautiful way to speak out against the war than through food. — Alissa Timoshkina After drinks on arrival, shown to our tables, Jamie Oliver welcomed everyone and explained Cook…

One month on from Putin’s attack on Ukraine, slowly slowly in Kyiv, life is returning to normal, if can count as normal the outskirts of the city shelled, people who fled are returning to the city, markets are open, coffee shops are open, roasteriers are functioning. Dating from…

With added bitterness of Putin’s war crimes. — No surprise Nestlé refusal to pull out of Russia, Nestlé ranks as one of the world’s most evil corporations.

One month on from Putin’s illegal war on Ukraine, atrocious war crimes, there are still Western corporations trading in Ukraine, among them retailer M&S. Subway Burger King Nestlé M&S Renault Total The response from M&S when challenged: M&S does not operate stores or have any employees in Russia. Our…

Let’s just assume the Russia’s theories on their war crimes are lies and until they or their pro-Putin pals in the West produce direct evidence to support their conspiracy theories we can ignore their hustle and focus on documenting their crimes for accountability. — Eliot Higgins, Bellingcat This is not…

Shameful comments by Mayor of Paralimni Theodoros Pirillis, refugees from Ukraine are not welcome, they will harm the tourist industry. — Countries bordering Ukraine are welcoming refugees and their pets with open arms, no ID no papers, free health care, free to work, stay of three years. Who would the Mayor rather welcome, Russian oligarchs to launder their dirty money, drunk tourists? War criminal Mafiosi thug Vladimir Putin has…

Wicked Leeks published by Riverford superficially looks interesting, but too often articles by writers who are not knowledgeable on the subject. The worst are the lifestyle features, the column-filling garbage we find in Sunday supplements. In a recent Wicked Leeks an article on eating out in Sheffield under the general…