Image: Megan Crombie Ciara Purton questions the price of influence Social media is everywhere; it is virtually inescapable. Some brands try to take advantage of this for easy advertising and product promotion– but that doesn’t mean that these products are the best for you and your needs. So, in this time of constant marketing and deceptive brands, who can we turn to for honest reviews of products? Influencers! The modern career that helps both company and consumer! But with [...]

Lauren Griffen and Alona Thomas talk to Karen Hucker about her role as Principal of Bexhill Sixth Form College Karen Hucker has been the Principal of Bexhill College for over twenty years. Karen has worked in education her whole working life and has great amounts of knowledge and expertise when it comes to running a sixth-form college. But who is she and what does she feel about the college? We met Karen in her spacious office one busy Monday [...]

Ellie-Mae Hougham and Tiana Young recommend their top picks for your next movie night 1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) A sci-fi romance comedy.  Directed by Michel Gondry (The Science of Sleep, Tokyo) and set in the early 2000s this movie is a cinematic masterpiece. It is both painstakingly heartbreaking and beautiful. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are the two main stars of this film, their performances are astounding and genuinely moving. This is the type of movie [...]

Mimi Yems on the difficult process of recovering from depression A great sadness of recovering from depression is realising that you will never throw yourself off that ledge. Yellowing face, exhausted from long nights of nothing pressed tightly against the glass, eyes fallen to the ground below. Then your eyes move upward, taking in brilliant orange leaves falling and you simply cannot join them. I am better now, you think, I no longer have an out. Endless days spent [...]

Will Mulvenney investigates why there is a shortage of referees in the beautiful game Referees are undoubtedly an integral part of the game at all levels of the English pyramid. From local grassroots games in parks to topflight Premier League matches, referees have a unique and vital role. But no matter what referees do, players, managers and spectators seem to never be happy with them. Disagreements with referees are rarely constructive and usually end in expletives or even in [...]