“Anyone who reads all six of these books would be enriched and delighted, would be awe-struck by the power of story, and encouraged by what literature can do to set our imaginations free.”
Category: Special Features
CHILD POVERTY AND HUNGER FIGURES SOAR HERE
Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has identified that 33% of local children and young people live in poverty with 27.4% of children in receipt of free school meals.
BREAST CANCER RISK CAN LAST TEN YEARS AFTER THERAPY
Breast cancer: Menopausal hormone therapy risks ‘bigger than thought’ Louise says she won’t stop taking HRT despite the risk of breast cancer. By James Gallagher, Health
TELEVISION: PEAKY BLINDERS
It switches dramatically to Glasgow’s East End, and the imagined rural borders of Tollcross plus the Brigton Billy Boys and their leader, Billy Fullarton, who now features large in some appalling events.
BOOK REVIEW: TWO SOULS
‘Go figure that Henry McDonald’s new book is the real thing. The real thing is what McDonald does. Vivid, authentic and scabrously funny. Good news for readers, bad news for other writers.’ – Robert McLiam Wilson
BOOKS
The Salamanca Diaries: Father McCabe and the Spanish Civil War by Tim Fanning Unique insight into life in Spain before, during and after the Civil