Celebrating Britishness
With these Plans to create a new national day for the UK. I think they should just have holidays for the individual Saints days, even though the religious origins of it seems to be...
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Madrid Metal Sheds
I blogged about these last year.. but that every watchful Alex over at shedworking has pointed me in the direction of blog that gives some more details about these lovely metal sheds. Related posts:...
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Campaign to Protect Rural England is currently trying to raise awareness of the impact that the major supermarkets are having on our countryside and rural towns and villages. Eating local food can have a...
The Big B & Q Sale
The Big B & Q Sale
OPERA HOUSE WIND TURBINE PLAN
Building a 230ft (70m) wind turbine to supply energy to the Glyndebourne Opera House could spoil the tranquility of the South Downs, conservationists said today. Plans to build the 850kw turbine on Mill Plain,...
Trench warfare
Utility companies dug the equivalent of two million trenches in England and Wales during streetworks last year. Carrying out streetwork on such services as water, gas and electricity, companies dug an average of 12,500...
Bringing home the bacon.
Pigs farmers were heading for Downing Street today to highlight what they say is a crisis threatening the industry. The campaigners, who have the backing of Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs, say farmers...
SIX-LEGGED OCTOPUS DISCOVERED
The blackpoolgazzette reports. I thought it would have lost its other limbs thanks to pollution, but apparently it’s due to a defect at birth. I am happy not to have one in my garden...
