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Student loan payments set to rocket
By Tom Larsen-Wright
The interest rate on student loans will rise by a third this September, for all students who started university after 1 September 2012.
The rate was previously 4.6%, but rose to 6.1% due to inflation.
Graduates will still be charged an interest rate, which depends on their income, but those currently at university will be charged the full interest rate. Continue reading
A hidden treasure in Lincolnshire
Eleanor Fox visits Kinema in the Woods in Woodhall Spa
Grandparents will remember how the cinema used to be. It was such a treat! Boys would dress up in their finest suits and slick their hair back with bryl cream whilst the ladies would carefully pick out their prettiest petticoats and squeeze into their most exquisite heels. Continue reading
Meet Overdog, the un-rock’n’roll rockers
By Eleanor Fox
Students with a divine passion for music often form bands with strange names and even weirder lyrics to find their place or share their love of audio- be it screaming down the mic or singing operatically whilst furiously playing the violin in unison.
But how many of these bands actually stay together? I think my brother’s Uni band “Back alley abortions” (don’t ask) were jamming for all of three weeks. Continue reading
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 review
By Tom Larsen-Wright
The misfits of the marvel universe are back, an action packed sequel with another nostalgic soundtrack provides a film worth seeing. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 offers an uplifting two hours of entertainment, which is only held back by a somewhat shaky plot, some weak jokes, and a bit too much Hasselhoff. Spoilers beyond this point! Continue reading