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- A swap box for your street · Westmoreland ·
A weatherproof box where anyone can leave books, toys or kitchen bits and take something else: sustainability can be that simple. What matters is a good spot, permission from the owner or the council, and a few people w…
- Help with forms and tech · Westmoreland ·
Not everyone finds smartphones, online bookings or long forms easy. Often a patient half hour is all it takes to help someone. Important: never take over passwords or bank details, go through it together step by step in…
- Your first job · Westmoreland ·
Whether it's a part-time job in a café, delivering leaflets or tutoring: your first job brings not just money but confidence too. Make sure you get a written contract and that your hours fit around school or college. Wh…
- Learning to drive: tips and experiences · Westmoreland ·
A driving licence is a big step towards independence for many, but it takes time and money. Compare offers beforehand, study the theory regularly in small chunks and stay relaxed during lessons. Bikes and public transpo…
- Weekend tips for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Westmoreland ·
The weekend is coming and the question is the same as always: what shall we do? Got an idea for a day trip, a concert or simply a lovely afternoon in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania? Drop your tips in the comments!
- The best walk in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Westmoreland ·
A good walk clears the head and shows your home from a new angle. Which route do you love most in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and roughly how long does it take? Share your favourite loop with us!
- Volunteering: where do you lend a hand? · Westmoreland ·
Lots of things in town only work because people give their time for free. Where do you volunteer in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and where could more helping hands be useful? Tell us about it and inspire others to…
- Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: History · Westmoreland ·
The land that became Westmoreland County was originally the home of the Iroquois (also known as the Haudenosaunee or Six Nations). The Treaty of Fort Stanwix opened up the area to colonist settlement in 1768, even thoug…
- Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Westmoreland ·
Westmoreland County is a county in the southwestern part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 354,663. The county…
- Saint Philip – Founded in 1681 among Antigua's sugar estates · Saint Philip ·
Saint Philip was created in August 1681, when Antigua was divided into five parishes, and was permanently established in 1692. As elsewhere on the island, its early colonial history was dominated by sugar: more than 36 …
- Saint Peter – Twenty Hill, one of Antigua's earliest human sites · Saint Peter ·
Saint Peter is home to one of the oldest chapters of Antigua's history: Twenty Hill near Parham is one of the two earliest and most significant sites of human occupation on the island, dating back to around 1775 BC. The…
- Saint George – Antigua's newest parish, created in 1725 · Saint George ·
Saint George is Antigua's newest parish: it split from Saint Peter in 1725. Yet its shores tell a much older story. Along Winthorpe's Bay, people of the Archaic Age left scatters of flint flakes and shell deposits, the …
- Saint John – Home of St. John's, capital of Antigua and Barbuda · Saint John ·
Saint John, on the northwestern side of Antigua, is centred on the city of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda and seat of the parish's Anglican church. Facing the Caribbean Sea and framed by some of the isla…
- Saint Mary – Jolly Beach, one of Antigua's earliest settlements · Saint Mary ·
Saint Mary is home to the Jolly Beach site, the best-known intact Archaic habitation site in Antigua and Barbuda. Radiocarbon dates show people lived here between about 1775 and 1589 BC – some 3,500 to 4,000 years ago. …
- Barbuda – First settled around 3000 BC by Archaic Age people · Barbuda ·
People first came to Barbuda around 2900–3000 BC. These Archaic Age settlers arrived by canoe and lived as hunter-gatherers; scholars still debate whether they came from South America, the Greater Antilles or the Yucatá…
- Redonda – Sighted by Columbus in 1493, later a guano-mining island · Redonda ·
In 1493, on his second voyage, Christopher Columbus and his crew became the first known Europeans to see Redonda. He named it Santa María la Redonda – "Saint Mary the Round" – after its shape, but never landed. For cent…
- Dibër County – Land of the Kastrioti and Skanderbeg · Qark Dibra ·
In the Middle Ages, Dibër was part of the Principality of Kastrioti, ruled by Gjon Kastrioti. After his death in 1437 the eastern region came under Ottoman rule, but his son Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg went on to reclai…
- Kukës County – Mountain land at Albania's northeastern crossroads · Qark Kukës ·
Kukës County lies in the mountainous northeast of Albania, with the town of Kukës as its capital. It borders Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia, as well as the Albanian counties of Dibër, Lezhë and Shkodër – a locat…
- Korçë County – Albania's largest county on the southeastern border · Qark Korça ·
Korçë County, in southeastern Albania, is the largest of the country's twelve counties by area, covering more than 3,700 square kilometres and home to over 173,000 people. It borders North Macedonia and Greece, and its …
- Vlorë County – Ancient Aulon, where Albanian independence was declared in 1912 · Qark Vlora ·
Vlorë holds a central place in Albanian history: it was here that Albania's independence was proclaimed on 28 November 1912. The city's roots go back to antiquity, when it was known as Aulon and mentioned by Ptolemy amo…
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