My personal vocabulary 3. My personal vocabulary 2. My personal vocabulary 1. Historic British port known as 'Little White Town' changes welcome signs after complaints it's racist. AN HISTORIC British port known as "Little White Town" is set to change its welcome signs after residents complained they were "racist".
The town of Bideford in North Devon takes its moniker from an 1855 book that references its distinctive bleached homes. But the nickname has now been interpreted by some as a "racist slur", and councillors have voted to get amend the signs accordingly. Conservative group leader Dermot McGeough tabled a motion to remove it, reading: “Following a number of complaints from parishioners, I propose that the words 'Little White Town' are removed from all signs within the town and at the town entrances.
"The wording 'Little White Town' can be perceived as causing a racist slur and not politically correct. "Therefore this issue should be rectified immediately. If this wording is not removed, the town council could be classed as a racist white supremacist.Dermot McGeough, Bideford council leader This is personalised for you. Exclusive Latest. Yale (mythical creature) Heraldic image of a Yale.
The yale or centicore (Latin: eale) is a mythical beast found in European mythology and heraldry. The name might be derived from Hebrew יָעֵל (yael), meaning "Ibex". The yale was first written about by Pliny the Elder in Book VIII of his Natural History: he describes the eale as a creature found in Aethiopia "the size of a hippopotamus, with an elephant's tail, of a black or tawny colour, with the jaws of a boar and movable horns more than a cubit in length which in a fight are erected alternately, and presented to the attack or sloped backward in turn as policy directs. " The creature passed into medieval bestiaries and heraldry, where it represents proud defence. The yale is among the heraldic beasts used by the British Royal Family. Donna M. Medieval Bestiary: Yale. Don't miss guitarist Earl Slick — best known for his seminal work with David Bowie and John Lennon — at Quay Arts on Friday. Legendary American guitarist Earl Slick – best known for his seminal work with David Bowie and John Lennon – talks about his career, performs extracts from songs and takes questions from the audience at Quay Arts on Friday.
The talk/performance will be followed by an audience Q&A and then photo opportunity and autographs. The event is being put on by Quay Arts and hosted by Cowes man Andy Barding, who has been Slick's tour manager and is author of a number of books about Bowie. Slick was initially hired by Bowie to replace Mick Ronson as lead guitarist for the Diamond Dogs tour in 1974 (the live album David Live was recorded during this tour). Slick also played lead guitar on Bowie’s Young Americans and Station to Station albums. Slick went on to work with former Mott the Hoople frontman Ian Hunter and then with John Lennon, and Yoko Ono. Earl Slick returned to working with David Bowie on several occasions including playing at Bowie's final UK gig at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2004. Festival celebrates Botanic Garden's new Rising Path.
The new festival of talks - Sorted!
- which runs 25-27 September - brings together artists and art historians, botanic garden experts, scientists, historians, curators, horticulturalists, researchers and writers from Cambridge, Oxford, the RHS, the Natural History Museum and more, Sorted! Will explore how we sort and organise the natural world. Each day of the Festival is themed to provoke and shape discussion: Sorted! By Science and Art, Tuesday 25 September, 10.15am - 3.00pmSpeakers: Dr Sam Brockington; Dr Chris Thorogood; Hettie Ward; Charlotte Brooks; Dr Lauren Gardiner; Dr Sara Lodge The theme for Sorted!
Sorted! Life in the UK. The United Kingdom (UK) is a welcoming and friendly place to live, and it is a fun place to study English!
Improve your English, make new friends, try new food, and spend your weekends visiting our famous cities and attractions. Jump to: Eating in the UK It is easy to find good food in the UK and we have some of the world's top restaurants. Lots of cheap restaurants, and food markets, are available for students on a budget. Traditional British food includes fish and chips, full English breakfast, Sunday roast dinners, Yorkshire pudding, cornish pasties, cream tea, pies, haggis, local cheese, and of course plenty of tea and cake. Supermarkets are good places to find cheap options for lunch and snack, to reduce the cost of living.
Weather in the UK Does it always rain the UK? Learn more about the weather in the UK. The Times Magazine.