The UK’s University And College Union Strike Over Changes To Their Pension Fund Is Cancelled

    The UCU are taking strike action due to changes in their pension scheme that will see an average £10,000 reduction per year. Lecturers, academics and researchers from sixty-five universities across the country have been on strike since the 22nd of February with a total of 14 strike days. University UK have claimed that...

March For Our Lives Campaign: Londoners Take To The Streets Demanding US Gun Control Reform

Hundreds of people gathered outside the US embassy in London today calling for stricter gun control in America. The demonstration, set up by students from the London School of Economics together with Amnesty International, is part of the global 'March for Our Lives' campaign that has sparked over 800 protests worldwide. The movement is led...

Volunteer Freedom Fighter Anna Campbell Dies Fighting Alongside The Kurdish YPJ Unit In Syria

Twenty-six year old Anna Campbell is the first British female officer to die fighting alongside the Kurdish YPJ unit in Syria. YPJ is the Women’s Protection Unit that is the all-female brigade of the YPG, the armed Syrian forces of Kurdistan. Campbell was a qualified plumber in the UK and grew up in Lewes, East...

The Tipsy Vegan Review

The Tipsy Vegan is a new hipster bistro that has opened on Norwich’s St Benadicts Street. With the combination of a fully vegan menu, old-fashioned décor and a unique range of cocktails, The Tipsy Vegan occupies a space in the Norwich food market that no other restaurant provides. At a medium price point, The Tipsy...

UEA Netball Team Through To The Conference Cup Semi-finals

UEA’s women’s first division netball team have continued their winning streak beating Coventry in the Conference Cup quarter final match. UEA dominated the first two quarters with Coventry making a brief comeback in the third quarter. The final result was 36-27 to UEA of which was down to goal shooters Franki McLoed and Jordan Rauinbird....

UEAWFC Beat Birmingham City 10-0 Match Report

The UEA Women’s second football team beat Birmingham City today 10-0. The first goal was scored by player Brydie Siryi who is new to the UEA team. Established this year, the team has been a UEA success story winning all their matches except one. This match, the first one in the New Year, was set...

Norwich Cathedral Hosts A Weekend Fundraiser For The Homeless

https://youtu.be/myXdJ3IaVNU It is estimated that thirty-five people are sleeping rough on the Norwich streets each night and hundreds more are moving between temporary accommodations in search of a stable home. With temperatures dropping to below zero during these winter months Norwich charities are taking measures to help these members of the community. This weekend Norwich...

Kneehigh’s ‘The Tin Drum’

Chaotic. Aggressive. Loud. Haunting. The Tin Drum questions the direction that society is heading by reflecting on the past. Based on Günter Grass’s 1959 novel ‘Blechtrommel’ Kneehigh Theatre Company tell the story of Oskar, a young Half German and half Polish boy born into a society that mirrors that of 1930’s Germany. The story is...

Veganuary – Fad Or Facing The Facts?

Veganuary is the latest trend to hit the UK with 20,000 people taking part across the country. The challenge is to go without animal products for a month to reduce the pollution, harm and health hazards caused by a carnivorous diet. The Veganuary challenge can be taken at any point throughout the year but its...

Marjorie Prime Review

Marjorie Prime is a haunting exploration of loss, grief, memory and the complexity of family relationships. The film is set in a near future sci-fi world where deceased loved ones can be re-created into 3D holographic androids known as ‘primes’. The film opens with eighty-six year old Marjorie (played by Louis Smith) who is suffering...