RESIDENTS in a picturesque Dales hamlet have come together to help reduce the area s carbon footprint and increase biodiversity. Whashton parish, three miles north west of Richmond, in Holmedale, the northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales, has featured in the original television series of All Creatures Great and Small, and attracts numerous visitors all year round, to walk the many and varied paths through the surrounding countryside. However, with climate change increasingly the focus of regional, national and international concern, the parish has started its own small-scale eco-scheme. The Whashton Parish Net Zero Carbon Footprint Project has has two major components. Firstly, a survey has been undertaken to determine the current sources of energy used across the parish. Unsurprisingly, with the parish not being connected to the gas network, the majority of residences use oil as the main source of energy.
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Captain America 4, but will we also get our first Black Superman too?
After months of rumors that Michael B. Jordan was going to be fitted for the blue suit and red cape, the man who once moonlighted as the Human Torch in the Marvel universe addressed the rumors and had an interesting take on the matter.
In an in-depth interview with
The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan threw cold water on the rumors that heâd be the new Black Man of Steel in Ta-Nehisi Coates upcoming Superman reboot which is rumored to feature an African-American lead.
Adrian Spinelli March 11, 2021Updated: March 14, 2021, 6:51 pm
Valerie June performs at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2019. June’s latest album, “The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers,” draws dreamy scenarios. Photo: Bobby Bank, Getty Images
The Chronicle’s guide to notable new music.
NEW ALBUMS
Valerie June, “The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers” (Fantasy)
The fifth album from the Memphis singer-songwriter is more than just a roots music release. Blending the gospel and Appalachian folk sounds June has come to be known for, her latest release brings in imaginative producer Jack Splash (who has worked with Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and St. Paul & the Broken Bones) for a richer treatment of these often psychedelic soul songs. Standout track “Call Me a Fool” features Stax Records legend Carla Thomas on backing vocals and is a perfect example of the dreamy pictures June paints throughout the album’s 14 tracks. She summed up her creati