The Shutters
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| Originally published | June 26, 2018 |
| Authors | Ahmed Bouanani |
| Genres | Poetry |
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| ID | 1976981 |
About The Shutters
In this collection of prose, prose poems, and verse, The Shutters reconstructs vivid scenes of Morocco and its history, weaving and winding through antiquity, myth, and a fictional present; through . . .
Ukraine war: The Russians fighting for a Ukrainian passport
... It s surrounded by a tall, barbed wire fence and The Shutters are firmly down...
Ukraine war: Curfews and closures mark a Friday night in Kyiv
... They left after a hasty word with the bartender, and as they walked out, The Shutters came down...
Edinburgh pink door woman finally wins paint colour approval
... " I have restored all the windows and kept the cornices and mouldings as well as The Shutters...
Jerusalem: Journalists attacked as Israeli nationalists march in Old City
... Along the route in the Old City, Samir Abu Sbeih pulled down The Shutters of his sweet shop, saying that police had advised Palestinian businesses to do so by mid-afternoon...
Edinburgh pink door woman 'sad' after being forced to repaint
... " I have restored all the windows and kept the cornices and mouldings as well as The Shutters...
'It used to be homeless people, now it's working people'
... Yet the first night we opened we had more than 60 hungry people lined up before we even opened The Shutters...
Elizabeth line: Passengers relish chance to ride new service
... Woolwich was the next stop, where a queue had also built up by 06:00, before The Shutters were raised...
Barnsley ram-raiders steal £100,000 worth of clothes
... The masked gang reversed a van into The Shutters at Dynamite Terrace Menswear on Doncaster Road, Barnsley, last Tuesday night...
Edinburgh pink door woman 'sad' after being forced to repaint
By Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
An Edinburgh woman says she is " sad and disappointed" after being forced to repaint her pink front door.
Miranda Dickson was ordered to change The Colour Last Year after an anonymous complaint to City of Edinburgh Council.
The Local authority ruled that the pink door was not " in keeping with the historic character" of the listed building in The City 's New Town area.
Now Ms Dickson, 49, has painted The Door green after failing to overturn the enforcement notice.
She had started an 18-month revamp of the three-storey Georgian House during the Covid lockdown after inheriting the property from her parents.
She transformed The House after moving back from the US, where she was a global brand ambassador for a drinks company.
The Last task was painting The Front door in December 2021 - But Nine Months later she received an enforcement notice, which said she could be fined up to £20,000 if she did not change The Colour .
She told Bbc Scotland she was stilll shellshocked by the stir which had been caused by her pink door, which is in a World Heritage conservation site.
The Story was picked up by news organisations across the World After it was covered by The Bbc in October.
Ms Dickson said: " I don't understand why it has caused them to be so angry, I can't understand that emotion about The Colour of a door.
" These homes were built as entertainment spaces. They are incredible spaces and I have leaned into The Bones of The Rooms to maximise their beauty.
" I have restored all the windows and kept the cornices and mouldings as well as The Shutters . I have been much more sympathetic than more modern refits.
" And I saw a pink door on Eastenders Last Night , so it really isn't that weird. "
After losing her appeal against the enforcement notice, she was given until 20 April to change The Colour of The Door .
She had to apply for planning permission to change The Colour to green, and said the repainting had cost her almost £500.
" When I started My Vision about The House , I had my mood boards and for me the pink door was the wrapping to that creative vision, " she added.
" The pink door was the external vision to what my internal house is.
" So to be forced to change it has left me feeling saddened and disappointed.
" I'm upset by all the energy and opinion it has caused and I now feel I Am closing a chapter and putting it to bed, although I don't feel peaceful about it. "
The mother-of-two grew up in The House , which belonged to her parents. They ran an independent chain Of Travel agents.
Ms Dickson said she had never been allowed to wear pink as a child - But she started expressing herself with The Colour when she started studying theology and Egyptology at Manchester University .
" I had strawberry blonde hair so my mum never had me in anything pink for fear of it clashing with The Colour of my hair.
" So when I went to university I had everything pink, even pink dreadlocks. "
She still dresses up Every Day , usually with pink nails, pink hair and bright clothes.
Ms Dickson says she feels the same about her house.
" The idea for me was to create a Dream World which was slightly surreal, with each room having a different vibe.
" It has taken a lot of work But I feel I have achieved that now. I love it and it feels like my space. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com