Issue 242
July/August 2026


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Sep 5, 2026

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Taking a ride on Carlisle's magic roundabout

ANY SUFFICIENTLY advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,' wrote British futurist Arthur C. Clarke in 1968… read more>>

Editorial Comment

ONE OF THE benefits of a change of inhabitant at No 10 might be, one must hope, a rather more robust response to the regular dose of national insult meted out from the White House.and its ageing occupant… read more>>

A Smart Search Box can produce better sales results at minimal cost!

THE IMPORTANCE of accurately searching online content of an organisation's website could not be overemphasised as it could help enhance further interests in the business and eventually increase the overall revenue… read more>>

Which way for the Arts Council's new leader?

When David Hockney headed for California in the 1960s it was not only sun, swimming pools and sex that attracted him, but also the colour, playfulness and youthful energy of the USA, a far cry from a grey, post-war Bradford… read more>>

A future Small Town of Culture?

ALTHOUGH it’s disappointing that Berwick-upon-Tweed hasn’t been shortlisted to be UK’s Small Town of Culture 2028, it always has been in a class of its own, with its own royalty even. Competitions like this aren’t just about the money, about which more later; they focus attention and interest… read more>>

Come on in, the water’s lovely – or it soon will be!

WHEN YOU HAVE a vision, embrace talent and engage the local community, wonderful things happen… read more>>

A homecoming comes home to Linlithgow

I'M IN THE ROSE Garden in Linlithgow close by the Palace, in the shadow of The Green Man. Not the leafy-faced figure of English folklore, symbol of spring and rebirth, but John Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow, first Governor General of Australia. Cast in bronze, now corroded, he's a lively verdigris… read more>>

A prayer for Middle East peace

YOU WILL PROBABLY have read how, in late June, a former Prime Minister of Israel, Edward Olmert, threatened to take Israel's government to court if they didn't alter their policy on the West Bank. I wept. No truly. Bingo. A break at last in the seemingly never ending madness… read more>>

Here, Elsewhere – and in Fife

DURING JULY, Fire Station Creative in Dunfermline is hosting Here & Elsewhere, a major exhibition of new work by the Edinburgh-based visual artist Ingrid Bell… read more>>


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