Starting university is both a daunting and exciting time in a person’s life. It’s often the first taste of independence, offering the freedom to explore new identities and reinvent oneself. Unsurprisingly, this transformative period has been a popular subject in literature for centuries. The university novel captures this pivotal stage,...
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Almost 17,000 students secured a place at university through clearing in just one day of lines being open this year, a 1.8% increase from 2024. Clearing has become an increasingly popular pathway into higher education. 5,840 applicants applied directly through clearing this year, bypassing the main UCAS application cycle entirely....
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Students in Leamington who crave Pret A Manger but don’t fancy coming to campus will soon have reason to celebrate, as the popular chain is set to open its first Leamington branch this summer. The new store will be part of an expansion of the Morrisons petrol station on Old...
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A mobility scheme which would allow UK and EU youths to live and work in each other’s countries may finally be on the table, after being blocked for over a year. Proposals for such a scheme were first tabled in April 2024 but, despite growing international interest, the plans were...
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British boarding schools have been romanticised for generations, with countless children dreaming of joining their favourite fictional institutions alongside beloved characters. Whether it’s heading down to Cornwall to join the girls at Malory Towers, or journeying north to the windswept Scottish Highlands to walk the halls of Hogwarts, these stories...
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Warwick District Council has called for urgent action to tackle the ongoing problems caused by pigeons nesting under railway bridges in Warwick and Leamington Spa. The council has written to Network Rail, who are responsible for managing the thirteen rail bridges in the area, about their concerns, highlighting particular concerns...
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Public ceremonies and exhibitions will be held across Warwickshire to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, which brought an end to the Second World War in Europe. A ceremony in Royal Leamington Spa will head up the local event programme, which also includes commemorations across the local area,...
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Ireland is now the UK’s largest provider of European Union students, with numbers having grown since Brexit. According to new data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the overall number of EU applicants to UK universities since Brexit has declined by more than half, with only 75,500 applying for...
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In 1503, Leonardo da Vinci began work on one of the (if not the) most famous paintings in the world: Mona Lisa. Da Vinci’s painting was acquired by the French King, Francis I, after he died in 1519, having spent the last years of his life in the French court....
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Despite what many fairy tales might tell you, not all stories end with a Happily Ever After. In fiction and reality, finding love (let alone the mythologised True Love) is much harder than simply going into the woods and finding a long-lost princess. Even outside of this genre, love conquering...
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More than forty years ago, Terry Pratchett introduced us to Discworld. A world that may sound and smell like our own, but looks completely different. A world that (as the name suggests) is shaped like a disc and is carried on the backs of four elephants, standing on the shell...
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