Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Flooding in North Bedfordshire
There is widespread flooding in areas across North Bedfordshire and surrounding counties, with roads closed in a number of locations following heavy and persistent rainfall.
23 Dec 2020
Beneath the Angel Strain
When the folk song collector Herbert J H Hunt visited Somerset in 1912 he was struck by the survival of the most extraordinary oral traditions.
23 Dec 2020
the North East is going to be left a long way from the HS2 network with little prospect of significant improvements, says report to the region's rail connectivity and competitiveness of the North East's economy.
It was already disappointing for the North East that the proposed "Y shape" HS2's eastern leg was to end between Leeds and York, with services further north operating on the existing East Coast Main Line, which has capacity constraints between Northallerton and Newcastle. The latest assessment from the Government's National Infrastructure Commission into the rail needs of the North and Midlands appears to include options to end HS2's eastern leg at a new East Midlands station near the M1 between Nottingham and Derby, eliminating Leeds from the HS2 network, and leaving Newcastle hundreds of miles from the start of the HS2 fast track. Even if the Leeds link is retained, the report suggests this could jeopardise the viability of promised upgrades to "Northern Powerhouse Rail" services linking Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle. The report identifies further options which remove the eastern leg of HS2 completely - a "regional links" option leaving only a London-Birmingham-Crewe HS2 line, but providing
23 Dec 2020
Government money to fight cold and hunger
Wiltshire Council will be using a Government grant to help ensure 'vulnerable' people in the county are warm and fed this winter.
23 Dec 2020
Happy Christmas Sandgate from Tim
I've been blown away by our community in 2020. Families shopping for neighbours, people volunteering at Community Hubs, collecting for charity, bringing a little light into people's life. Local businesses that have adapted so fast to find new ways to survive and serve.
23 Dec 2020
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23 Dec 2020