It’s clear that 2020 has been a tumultuous year for the film industry, and 2021 is shaping up to be similarly tricky. Covid-19 restrictions around the world are still affecting both film production and distribution. Despite this, whether you are…
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Great Scott! English Teacher plans to be the first woman to pilot an air balloon over K2
By Sam Creed “It stands alone and so has a certain gravitas and beauty about it. It is, I suppose, how we imagine a mountain of our minds to be…. with the opportunity there to fly over it, it wouldn’t…
FEATURE: Inside the Silent Stadium
Covid-19 is keeping the crowds away but one group of people are determined to make sure the masses get their sports fix. Zak Hayes talks to the professionals bringing the action to the fans. The only audible sounds are the…
Back from the brink: Cristian Montano’s story
Cover photo from Port Vale press release. World Mental Health Awareness Day falls on October 10. This year, the theme is “mental health for all”, but for one footballer, regaining his health was no easy task. By William Poole“I had…
FEATURE: Molly Fryo, A rising star.
By Sophie Hayman Imagine for a moment that it’s 2010, and a little girl looks towards her grandparents’ house with a smile on her face. In her tiny hands, she holds a piece of paper, decorated with pens, pencils and…
The Show Must Go On!
By Joel Hale Students at the University of Chester are bringing a play to life despite the pandemic. Tomorrow night, an innovative audio drama called Love and Information will go live on Facebook. Student Claudia Davies, who is studying Drama…
Budding Reporter Shows News Does Not Stop
An eagle-eyed journalism student impressed the professionals when she witnessed a crime and immediately started taking notes. A final-year Journalism BA student, Meghan Edwards, yesterday saw what appeared to be an attack on an emergency services worker. After making sure…
REVIEW: Dogrel, one year on
Imogen Bebb looks back on the release of ‘Dogrel’ by Fontaines D.C. on 12th April 2019 It’s always commendable to hear bands embracing the place they grew up in, and on their debut album ‘Dogrel’, Dublin-based Fontaines D.C. do exactly…
A lost four days, in a hotel, in Amsterdam…
Dr Simon Morrison AKA Dr Disco, looks back at the Department of Music Media and Performance’s recent study trip to Amsterdam during Student Development Week. “The study trip to Amsterdam offered great opportunities to discover much of the history, culture and music…
OPINION: Homelessness: We Must Do Better
By Angela Ferguson It’s hard to fathom that in 2020 we are still seeing people falling through the cracks in society and sleeping rough on the streets of towns and cities across the UK. The sight of people huddled up…