The Golden Globes 2019

The Golden Globes 2019

The 76th Golden Globes award ceremony took place in Beverly Hills on Sunday night.   Yes, it’s that time of year again, Awards Season. Where stars from the world of acting and music award each other for their contributions over the past year. However, this time it’s Hollywood’s greatest stars take centre stage at The Golden Globes. The Hosts The 76th awards was co-hosted by Sandra

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British Festival Season

British Festival Season

It’s festival time once again!  A quick look at some of the best festivals  2018 had to offer us. July and August are traditionally the time of year for different types of festivals up and down the U.K., from best known Music festivals such as Glastonbury to downright bizarre Cheese festivals in small Villages in England.   Glastonbury music festival   Glastonbury is probably the best

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Read A Book For ‘World Book Day’

Read A Book For ‘World Book Day’

Robyn Bolger | Reporter Thursday March 1st is a celebration just for the bookworms of the world- World Book Day! It’s a day to sit back and enjoy a nice, relaxing book.  Or it’s a day to re-read your favourite books and celebrate. Looking for a book to read for World Book Day?  Look no further as below are 2 quick reads I recommend. 1. ‘Never

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Repulsive Racism or Merely a Mistake?

Repulsive Racism or Merely a Mistake?

Faith Sindick | Reporter The Swedish multibillion pound company H&M has apologised over advert that has put the world in disarray. The advert features an 8-year-old black boy wearing a jumper saying, ‘coolest monkey in the jungle’ with some claiming that the jumper is insensitive and racist. Others say that it’s a child wearing a normal kid’s jumper. Consequently, the last week has seen the public

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The Unique Christmas Traditions Around The Globe

The Unique Christmas Traditions Around The Globe

Faith Sindick| Reporter In Scotland we have a vast range of Christmas traditions from giving and receiving gifts, kissing under the mistletoe to believing in Santa for us then to discover he doesn’t even exist! We, as a country, have created these traditions that go back decades (yes, even before the time of our parents!)Though around the world, different customs have also been established. Some slightly

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Review: I Have No Secrets

Review: I Have No Secrets

Robyn Bolger | Reporter ‘I Have No Secrets’, written by Penny Joelson, is a book which, in my opinion, is written from a very unusual and intriguing angle – from the perspective of a 14 year old girl, Jemma, who was diagnosed with severe cerebral paralysis and is unable to speak. When she was young, she was put in foster care as her parents couldn’t take care

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