Stuart,
Click on the Index tab (next to Recent Topics, which is the one you probably use more) (it's the default view when you come into the forum homepage), and click English, and you'll see Announcements as one of the major categories.
Plus, Announcements show up as regular posts/threads in Recent Topics. But like you, I don't read everything, so sometimes a thread or three slip past me.
Or, if it looks like Zup has posted recently, click on his Profile, and you can see all of his recent posts/ Quick way to ensure you don't miss anything important. Assuming of course that everything he says is important, and... well... anyway you'll never miss the critical stuff this way.

Manfred