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• Botched Spanish church makeover leaves cherubim looking startled

  01-08-2024 15:42
  
  Professional restorers want explanation for changes in Soria, which have been likened to ‘Monkey Christ’ workProfessional restorers in Spain are demanding explanations after a historic church in the north-eastern city of Soria was given a bold makeover that has left the building’s cherubim looking startled and local heritage lovers up in arms.The attentions lavished on the Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Mirón, which was built in 1725 on the ruins of a romanesque and
  
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• The new town I grew up in radically improved life for my family. Labour is right to champion them | George Clarke

  01-08-2024 13:10
  
  In Washington, Tyne and Wear, we found space, security and community. It shows the power of good planningGeorge Clarke is an architect and television presenterI was born in Sunderland in the 1970s, and my mam and dad lived in a small flat in an old brick Victorian terrace just a short walk from Sunderland general hospital. At that time, all the shipyards and coalmines that employed thousands of people were closing and a once-thriving industrial town was on the decline.Just eight miles away from
  
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