Blogs

  • Hugh’s views: Butterflies and dragons

    25th September 2024

    The year started quite promisingly with a single peacock and a small tortoiseshell on my allotment…

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  • Lily Tibbitts’ Student Life

    23rd May 2024

    This July, it will be ten years since I started writing for the Ambler (apologies to…

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  • Hugh’s views: Flowers and frogs

    23rd May 2024

    At the end of March, Morrisons wild flower meadow was cut back despite very difficult wet…

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  • Lily Tibbitts’ Student Life

    4th April 2024

    It’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of cities. There’s too much noise, too…

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  • Lily Tibbitts’ Student Life #144

    8th February 2024

    One of my university friends is from London (I don’t hold it against him – mostly)…

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  • Lily Tibbitts’ Student Life #143

    21st December 2023

    Recently, I was running a writing workshop for kids all about climate change and the local…

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  • Lily Tibbitts’ Student Life #140

    13th April 2023

    I recently saw a news article about the effects of the cost of living crisis on…

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  • Harry McQuillen: Age of Insecurity #137

    2nd December 2022

    The Christmas parade and celebrations were a joy. So many people, so much energy and so…

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  • Harry McQuillen’s Age of insecurity

    6th October 2022

    There is nothing like a period of ill health to make any of us feel below…

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  • Age of insecurity

    26th May 2022

    Top of our news column is Ukraine and Russia. Trying to return a country to its…

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