Elana Katz

Dec 30, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Elana Katz

The period between Christmas and New Year is often regarded as a kind of limbo between celebrations. For many, it’s a break from work, school, the usual hustle and bustle of modern day living. Though there is no official term to describe this time, I have heard it referred to as a ‘magic time’ as it is often marked by a quieter, more introspective energy as people reflect on the past year and prepare for the new one.

Nov 24, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Elana Katz

I consider myself fairly risk averse. I lock my door when I go out even though I live in a quiet Norfolk village. And nowadays, I give myself lots of time to get to the airport, in case anything goes wrong!Most of us prepare for risks when it’s a matter of life or death, or if there could be serious financial losses. Or, as in my case, if an experience has opened our eyes to the possibility of events going seriously wrong.

Oct 31, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Peter Thurlow |Aidan Baker |Anna Damski |Elana Katz

The Budget is the great political confrontation of the year, when MPs crowd the chamber and the great beasts of the Conservatives and Labour lock horns across the despatch box. Though it is an axiom of all budgets, it seems that the nature of what is proposed is not fully realised till a couple of days later. It is only when the smoke and musket fire have gone that those who pore over the figures fully understand what is going on.

Sep 8, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Elana Katz

The chance of participating in an archaeological dig has been a long-time dream, though I had never considered it a real possibility. I grabbed the opportunity when I read the invitation from the Caister Roman Project in an East Anglia Bylines ‘Something for the Weekend’ article last month. The Caister Roman Project was set up in 2009 to encourage community involvement in archaeological discovery and research around the newly discovered Roman town of Venta Icenorum.

Jun 30, 2024 | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Elana Katz

No matter that the new Waveney Valley constituency is formed from five different rural Suffolk and Norfolk seats, all have historically been held by Conservatives with comfortable majorities. But this General Election promises to be very different. The last 14 years of Conservative government have shown the party to be incompetent, unimaginative, lacking compassion, at times displaying a sense of entitled elitism that will likely tarnish their reputation for years to come.