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Reason north London tube station to close for a year revealed

Kentish Town tube station will be out of service for a year from June 26 2023 (Image: TfL) A north London tube station is closing for a year in June so that essential repairs can be carried out.Both of the 26-year-old escalators in Kentish Town tube underground station are "unreliable" and need to be replaced.

Kentish Town: North London Tube station to be closed for a year

Essential work to replace both of Kentish Town Tube station's 26-year-old escalators starts from June 26, meaning that the station will need to close for up to twelve months from that date.The station's two ageing escalators are the most unreliable on the network, TfL said, and will be replaced with the same state-of-the-art models as those used on the Elizabeth Line.

Religious leaders in UK throw support behind our cost of living campaign

Religious leaders of many faiths have thrown their weight behind our Christmas appeal, saying it is a lifeline for those struggling with the profound challenges of the cost of living crisis.Chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called on people to dig deep to support the On the Breadline Christmas appeal which is helping those in deprivation and distress this winter.

Reason north London tube station to close for a year revealed

Kentish Town tube station will be out of service for a year from June 26 2023 (Image: TfL) A north London tube station is closing for a year in June so that essential repairs can be carried out.Both of the 26-year-old escalators in Kentish Town tube underground station are "unreliable" and need to be replaced.

Kentish Town: North London Tube station to be closed for a year

Essential work to replace both of Kentish Town Tube station's 26-year-old escalators starts from June 26, meaning that the station will need to close for up to twelve months from that date.The station's two ageing escalators are the most unreliable on the network, TfL said, and will be replaced with the same state-of-the-art models as those used on the Elizabeth Line.

Religious leaders in UK throw support behind our cost of living campaign

Religious leaders of many faiths have thrown their weight behind our Christmas appeal, saying it is a lifeline for those struggling with the profound challenges of the cost of living crisis.Chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called on people to dig deep to support the On the Breadline Christmas appeal which is helping those in deprivation and distress this winter.
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London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.(Image: Canva) With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday.As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.(Image: PA) With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday.As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.To get the most up-to-date stats of the Underground, you can use the TfL app or website.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.(Image: PA) With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday.As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.To get the most up-to-date stats of the Underground, you can use the TfL app or website.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.To get the most up-to-date stats of the Underground, you can use the TfL app or website.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.(Image: Canva) With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday.As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.(Image: PA) With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday.As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.To get the most up-to-date stats of the Underground, you can use the TfL app or website.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.(Image: PA) With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday.As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.To get the most up-to-date stats of the Underground, you can use the TfL app or website.

London Underground Service: Full list of TfL Stations affected this weekend

As with most weekends, some stations will be closed or partly closed for TfL to carry out essential work.We've put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don't get caught out and can plan ahead.To get the most up-to-date stats of the Underground, you can use the TfL app or website.
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The Blk Mind Is a Continuous Mind - The Paris Review

In his poem "After Avery R. Young," the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown writes, "The blk mind / Is a continuous mind."These lines emerge for me as a guiding principle-as a mantra, even-when I consider the work of Black poetry in America, which insists upon the centrality of Black lives to the human story, and offers the terms of memory, music, conscience, and imagination that serve to counteract the many erasures and distortions riddling the prevailing narrative of Black life in this country.

Canvey Island car park death may be a targeted attack, police say

The death of a man in a Canvey Island car park may have been the result of a targeted attack, murder squad detectives have said.Essex Police said the man, in his 40s, was found injured in the car park next to Iceland in Furtherwick Road in the early hours of Saturday.Officers were called just before 1.45am and it is believed he had been assaulted near to The Haystack pub a short time earlier.

Happy 2023 from Chaz Ebert and All of Us at RogerEbert.com! | Chaz's Journal | Roger Ebert

Chaz's Journal


Before we embark on 2023, I'd like to take a moment to look back at 2022.In January, we  returned to the Sundance Film Festival, publishing dispatches from our editors Brian Tallerico and Nick Allen as well as our contributors Marya Gates, Robert Daniels and Isaac Feldberg.In February, Barbara Scharres brought us highlights  from the Rotterdam International Film Festival, while  our annual Women Writers Week was held in March, showcasing the essential work of so many brilliant female writers.

'No risk' of Dagenham Heathway station closure due to floods, TfL says

Works to repair the roof at the station are said to be near completion (Image: Freddy Mayhew) Dagenham Heathway Tube station will not need to be closed because of flooding after repairs to the roof, Transport for London (TfL) has pledged.The station had to shut for hours in late August because of floods caused by heavy rain.

The Blk Mind Is a Continuous Mind - The Paris Review

In his poem "After Avery R. Young," the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown writes, "The blk mind / Is a continuous mind."These lines emerge for me as a guiding principle-as a mantra, even-when I consider the work of Black poetry in America, which insists upon the centrality of Black lives to the human story, and offers the terms of memory, music, conscience, and imagination that serve to counteract the many erasures and distortions riddling the prevailing narrative of Black life in this country.

Canvey Island car park death may be a targeted attack, police say

The death of a man in a Canvey Island car park may have been the result of a targeted attack, murder squad detectives have said.Essex Police said the man, in his 40s, was found injured in the car park next to Iceland in Furtherwick Road in the early hours of Saturday.Officers were called just before 1.45am and it is believed he had been assaulted near to The Haystack pub a short time earlier.

Happy 2023 from Chaz Ebert and All of Us at RogerEbert.com! | Chaz's Journal | Roger Ebert

Chaz's Journal


Before we embark on 2023, I'd like to take a moment to look back at 2022.In January, we  returned to the Sundance Film Festival, publishing dispatches from our editors Brian Tallerico and Nick Allen as well as our contributors Marya Gates, Robert Daniels and Isaac Feldberg.In February, Barbara Scharres brought us highlights  from the Rotterdam International Film Festival, while  our annual Women Writers Week was held in March, showcasing the essential work of so many brilliant female writers.

'No risk' of Dagenham Heathway station closure due to floods, TfL says

Works to repair the roof at the station are said to be near completion (Image: Freddy Mayhew) Dagenham Heathway Tube station will not need to be closed because of flooding after repairs to the roof, Transport for London (TfL) has pledged.The station had to shut for hours in late August because of floods caused by heavy rain.
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Today on Pinstripe Alley - 2/22/23

Happy Wednesday, everyone.We're yet another day closer to real baseball on March 30th, and hey, fake baseball to right around the corner on Saturday!At this point, give me the off-brand spring training nonsense.As Milhouse van Houten once said, "Make way for Grapefruit!"
Today on the site, Marcus will review the starting pitcher depth within the Yankees ' organization, Esteban will take on the essential work of grading the best Yankees spring training fits, and Alex will remark on Matt Carpenter's out-of-nowhere 2022 success in pinstripes.

More Than 600 City Workers are Poised to Strike Over Cost of Living Concerns

More than 600 City of Portland employees are planning to go on strike February 2 as contract negotiations between the city and their union, Portland City Laborers (PCL), have dragged on for nearly 10 months.Union members say the city has not kept their wages in step with inflation, effectively giving pay cuts to hundreds of operations and maintenance workers.
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