Boston Brilliance!
A grand, new festival is coming to the small town of Boston. Lights, colour, artwork and so much more! 8 iconic landmarks will be illuminated with breathtaking colour projections and light displays, to celebrate the town’s unique history and heritage. The festival is free for all, on Friday 14th and Continue Reading
SELCP – Council Partnerships
SELCP is a partnership between East Lindsay, South Holland and Boston councils. Though it is wonderful that they are bringing these communities together, what does this mean for the future of Lincolnshire? SELCP’s aims are to improve their communities, for example in 2022 Boston was voted the “most unhappiest place Continue Reading
Boston’s Bigger Picture…?
The Arts Council England according to GOV.UK ‘champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives.’ This year, our beloved town of Boston is benefitting but by how much and why? Arts Council England states that ‘for the next three years until 2026, we’ll invest: £458.5 Continue Reading
Diggins’ Disco
Ron Diggins, the man credited with being the inventor of the mobile disco, is having an exhibition dedicated to his life’s work at Boston Guildhall in his hometown. This will take place until 11th January 2025 in celebration of his legacy there will also be dance sessions. Diggins, the man Continue Reading
Sutton-on-Sea Celebrates Light Waves Festival
Late afternoon on Saturday, 26th October, the Light Waves festival took over the high street of Sutton-on-Sea. The event, which involved a Fire Garden, Lantern Parades and much more, saw crowds of around fifteen hundred people from across the country- drawn in like moths to the light (which rather fittingly Continue Reading
WARREN PEACE
Watership Down: Richard Adam’s timeless classic, crafts a story through survival and freedom. British animated films were hard to come by in the 1970s. These films weren’t your typical animated Disney films – an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and The Beatles Yellow Submarine – nor did they come Continue Reading
Michael Rosen EXCLUSIVE interview
The Young Journalist Academy was given the exclusive opportunity to interview Michael Rosen about his book ‘The Missing’ and find out about the creation of the book and the stories behind it. Michael was appearing in Newark as part of the 2024 Newark Book Festival. Our team of reporters headed Continue Reading
Is Difficulty Becoming a Gimmick in Gaming?
Difficulty in video games is often in the hands of the one playing. It has developed over time from the retrospectively challenging platformers and isometric 3D RPGs populating the market of the 80s and 90s, such as the Mega Man franchise or Final Fantasy III, that gave gaming a reputation Continue Reading
Criminal behaviour and mental illness: a closer look
A complex relationship We all know that criminality is a way of life for some individuals and is normalised for them. Many factors contribute to criminality, such as peer pressure, social and economic inequality, adrenaline and observational learning. However, these factors can easily be looked into, and the psychology behind Continue Reading
Sidney McFarlane MBE
Mr Sidney McFarlane, a father of three, a trained engineer with a British firm, had been brave enough to come to England from Jamaica in 1955. He was one of thousands of Caribbean people who answered the ‘Mother Country’s’ call for assistance during and after the Second World War. Once Continue Reading