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dispersal

2024-08-31 22:38:12 | Reading - local/society
I was misled to be under the impression that the article is about a famous pub to be re-open, but it's a bit complicated.

West London pub frequented by The Clash and Blur approved to re-open
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/pub-latimer-road-the-volunteer-kirsty-allsopp-ariadnes-wentworth-andersen-b1179331.html

It's confusing because too many parties have been involved.
This article is a copy of an article of the Mail. It's a sort of gossip mentions names of celebrities, but it's also referring a meeting minutes.

[quote](summary) A West London pub [..]has been granted permission to open, though only once further key documentation is submitted[unquote]
[quote]In its application for the site, approved by Kensington and Chelsea Council earlier this month[unquote]
[quote]The submission however received three objections raising concerns about the proposal[unquote]
[quote]The Licensing Sub-Committee resolved to grant the requested opening hours[unquote]
[quote]A series of conditions were imposed, including that the pub cannot open until an acoustic report has been submitted[..]as well as a dispersal and external management plan[unquote]
[quote]meetings must be held at a minimum once a year between the premises licence holder, local ward councillors and the SQWNF[unquote]
[quote]Chair of SQWNF, told the committee that while there was just one representation from the group calling for the proposal to either be refused or deferred, this was backed by 51 of its members.[unquote]
[quote]LDRS also reported how the only person to support the recent proposal appeared to be a Wentworth Andersen employee[unquote]

<words>
raft [Collins]A raft of people or things is a lot of them [quote]launched a campaign to keep it open following a raft of noise complaints
revoke [quote]The pub had its licence revoked in 2020
take effect [Collins]You can say that something takes effect when it starts to produce the results that are intended.
submission
grant
both on and off the premises
impose
acoustic [Collins]If you refer to the acoustics or the acoustic of a space, you are referring to the structural features which determine how well you can hear music or speech in it.
dispersal [Collins]The dispersal of a crowd involves splitting it up and making the people leave in different directions.
call for

celebrities:
Kirstie Allsopp
Rachel Johnson
Amber Anderson

I realise that pubs are hubs of communities.
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antics

2024-08-31 11:12:44 | Reading - politics/gossip
If she is addicted to vaping, she should stop the smoking ban!

Rayner the raver: deputy PM spotted behind decks at Ibiza club
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/30/angela-rayner-raver-deputy-pm-spotted-behind-decks-at-ibiza-club

<words>
[quote]Politicians of all stripes have been chasing the “brat” label all summer, but only one has come close to truly pulling off the role.[unquote]
stripe [Collins]Stripe means 'kind' or 'type' in expressions such as 'of all stripes' or 'of a different stripe'.
pull off [Collins]If you pull off something very difficult, you succeed in achieving it. - it appears in Use of English
rave [Collins] [British slang] to enjoy oneself wildly or uninhibitedly
recess [quote]when the parliamentary summer recess ends
antics [Collins][plural noun]Antics are funny, silly, or unusual ways of behaving
flail [quote]His hands flailed wildly, and occasionally swung in time to the music[unquote]
glare [quote]those seeking to avoid the glare of cameras in the foggy smoking area
vaunted [Collins]If you describe something as vaunted or much vaunted, you mean that people praise it more than it deserves.

Hi Ibiza - between the airport and Ibiza town, close to DC10
Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know, 2011 - dance with this music?? may be dance mix
N-Trance, Set You Free, 1992 - classic!
Denise van Outen - she is older than Rayner
Bic lighter

Deputy PM Angela Rayner spotted raving in Ibiza superclub with DJ FISHER
https://news.sky.com/story/deputy-pm-angela-rayner-spotted-raving-in-ibiza-superclub-with-dj-fisher-13205971

This article reminds me Matt Forde!


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punctuate

2024-08-31 08:28:29 | Reading - politics/gossip
A short C1 level reading. A lot of good expressions and words.
It's an interesting byline article. I was amused that the front pages of Telegraph and Daily Mail were the portrait, as the article mentions as apocalyptic.

The lady’s not for returning – but where has No 10’s Thatcher portrait gone?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/30/the-ladys-not-for-returning-but-where-has-margaret-thatcher-portrait-gone

<words>
tight-lipped [quote]aides are tightlipped as to whereabouts - Ah, literally!
Irish Taoiseach (pronunciation) 'tee-shack'
punctuate [Collins]If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. [quote]In a summer punctuated by an election and then riots
triviality < trivial
austere [quote]the slightly austere painting of the former prime minister
commission [quote]when Gordon Brown commissioned it
apocalyptic
tinker [quote]tinkering at the margins
cryptically < cryptic [quote]A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
gilt-framed < gilt [Collins]A gilt object is covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint.
unsettling [quote]If you describe something as unsettling, you mean that it makes you feel rather worried or uncertain.
number-strong [quote]the near 15,000-strong government art collection[unquote] Ah, literally!
rather [Collins][sentence connector]on the contrary [quote]it was not acquired by the government art collection, rather, the £100,000 cost was paid for by an anonymous donor
hight [quote] at the height of her power
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ascertain

2024-08-31 00:37:55 | Reading - local/society
It's good to end culling. It says until 2029, but will be until 2026, I hope.

Badger culling to end in England by 2029, government says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/badger-culling-end-england-2029-government-says

<words>
cull
bovine tuberculosis, bovine TB, bTB
bovine
tuberculosis, TB
ascertain (pronunciation)
herd
toll [Collins]A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time.
eradication < eradicate
the way forward [Collins]If you say that a particular type of action or development is the way forward, you approve of it because it is likely to lead to success.

[quote]It is thought more than 200,000 badgers have been culled in the past decade[unquote]
[quote]a terrible toll on our badger populations[unquote]
[quote]they have chosen to target badgers for slaughter in their tens of thousands[unquote]
Poor badgers! It's not burgers' fault, but the lazy government which has not researched enough.
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