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Buy fresh and seasonal produce at the Farmers’ Market on
Wednesday 26 February from 12.00 – 16.00 hours, and be sure to visit the [...]

The Farmers’ Market has been postponed for Friday 6 March and until further notice.

As the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread, questions have been raised about the potential impact on food supply and availability and on livelihoods around the globe.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is currently one of the world’s most pressing issues and one that is increasingly shaping government policies. To help provide policy support and information to member [...]

Autumn Ray's goal: 59 national parks before she turns 40 in four years

How the beloved figure has become a lightning rod in a heated environmental debate

Museum closures and event cancellations abound as officials rush to contain the new coronavirus' spread

The ‘greatest pandemic in history’ was 100 years ago – but many of us still get the basic facts wrong

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British Auxiliary Units were trained to sabotage the enemy in case of German invasion

The 15th-century edition of Hafez's "Divan" will be sold at Sotheby's next month

Built nearly 4,700 years ago as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the structure underwent more than a decade of on-and-off restorations

A collection of 14 restored wooden statues, including a two-ton William IV, will be shown at the Box Museum in England

Two sites preserve around 50 footprints, a discovery that highlights the richness of prehistoric life on the island

The pint-sized institution, which opened last year, is filled with 1,000 feline-themed knickknacks that journeyed with their owners from Ukraine

After abdicating the British throne, Edward was appointed governor of the Bahamas, where he temporarily lived in a lavish home in Nassau