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Local elections were held yesterday, with the results as expected by many. All Towns have elected or re-elected the sole candidate standing for election. Shineshore is the only Town to have not yet announced their results, but it is assumed that as elsewhere the only candidate – in this case Lord Centurion Alastair – has been elected…

The Emperor and Crown Princess address the quiz teams. Yesterday evening, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor hosted a fundraising quiz night at Carshalton Methodist Church. Emperor Jonathan I set up a quiz evening in a hall next to Carshalton Methodist Church as a means of fundraising for the construction of a cultural centre being built…

Exhibits in the Imperial Museum of Austenasia. The sign on the wall gives information about the items on display. Austenasia’s first museum has opened in the town of Lichtenstein. The Imperial Museum of Austenasia, founded and administered by Lord C. Hengest Crannis, Duke of Grantabridge, contains a large number of items from across the world…

After expanding to become Austenasia’s largest Town only a few weeks ago, New Richmond has once again grown with the addition of two new houses. Flag of New Richmond Joseph Nobilissimus Caesar and his immediate family have moved from their former home in Saint Josephsburg to a new house several miles away. The former has…

Those standing for Representative in next month’s local election have been confirmed. All incumbents are standing for election, with some at present only being Acting Representatives due to their Towns having joined the Empire after the most recent local elections in November last year. In no Town is there an opposing candidate standing for election,…

Emperor Jonathan I, Emperor Mother Margaret, and Emperor Father Terry celebrated Independence Day with a meal out at a restaurant. The sixth anniversary of the Austenasian Declaration of Independence has been celebrated across the Empire, while local elections have been called for next month. His Imperial Majesty the Emperor and his parents celebrated Independence Day with a…

Saint Josephsburg, the recently acquired territory of the new Town of New Richmond. The Crown Dependencies of New Richmond and Shineshore have become Towns, a day after New Richmond was ceded land from Ashukovo. New Richmond and Shineshore are the first Towns of the Empire to be established outside of Great Britain, the former an…

The online application form for Honorary Subjectship. The two hundredth Honorary Subject was yesterday registered with the Secretary-General. Honorary Subjectship is a completely titular affiliation to Austenasia which carries with it no rights or duties whatsoever. The status – which was created in November 2008 – is granted after applicants register online via a form…

The religious views of all subjects and residents of Austenasia have been asked in order to update the Empire’s data on religion within Austenasia. Said data was last updated just over a year ago, with several new Austenasians since having joined the Empire and some having changed their religious views since then. Just under half…

A copy of the Codex Jonathanus in Parliament Hall. What has been described as “one of the most extensive pieces of legislation” in the history of small nations was adopted today as the long awaited Austenasian civil code came into force. Known as the Codex Jonathanus, the civil code is an amended version of the…