Patrick O'Hagan
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Aug 25, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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The Gurkha families in Reading fighting for their pensions (opens the original)
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Now aged 87, Indumati Thapa's life revolves around a group of similarly widowed women. Her husband, a former Gurkha who fought alongside the British in south east Asia, died in 2020. He left her a pension, but Gurkhas who retired before 1997 receive far less than their British Army counterparts. Theirs are based on Nepalese living costs, not those of towns like Reading, where thousands of Gurkhas retired to. Indumati says her pension is so small she has to rely on the generosity of friends, and
Reading Festival granted music extension despite noise concerns (opens the original)
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Reading Festival has been given permission for music on its main stage for a fourth day despite residents' objections. More than 100,000 people typically attend the August bank holiday weekend event and organisers Festival Republic will be able to use the main stage on Thursdays between 17:00 and 23:30 BST from 2027. Associations representing hundreds of residents opposed the change over potential disruption and increased noise affecting those living nearby. Managing director Mevin Benn told Rea
How do we keep our schools cool in the hot weather? (opens the original)
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Another week, another heatwave, bringing further frustration for parents left wondering if their child's school will close again. A Berkshire primary has told us that one day in the most recent heatwave the temperature reached 32C. Not that hot you may think, but that temperature was recorded at 06:30, long before any pupils had even arrived. So what to do as our rising temperatures come up against generations of classrooms built to keep heat in, rather than out? Some schools think we may even h
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