Entry fee is abolished at Ben Uri

A London art gallery which showcases Jewish-related work will no longer be charging for admission.

As of today (April 19), the Ben Uri in St John’s Wood will be free to all as a result of a preferred partner scheme, whereby a company gives money in return for publicity around exhibitions and publications.

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'Sexing up' rep council

Manchester Jewish Representative Council has formed a committee to brighten its image and entice more young people into leadership roles.

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Blaze wrecks Glasgow deli

One of Glasgow’s two kosher delis was destroyed in a fire early on Wednesday.

The blaze at Mark’s Deli, a store and café in Burnfield Road, was reported to fire services at 00:15. Four fire engines were dispatched to douse the flames — the standard call-out is two.

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KD remembers soldier

Manchester’s King David High has rededicated a plaque in memory of a former pupil who died in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Michael Marshall, who was 19 at the time, survived the war but was killed by a sniper just after a ceasefire was declared. He was on patrol waiting to return from the Sinai Desert across the Suez Canal.

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Residents are driven to complain over school

A planning application for the first Leeds Jewish high school has sparked objections from local residents, primarily complaining about the dangerous driving of parents.

One resident complained of seeing “parents on their mobiles, eating and drinking and having dogs on their laps all while driving as the pupils go to and from the school”.

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