We can feel proud of our engineering achievements, everything from the gadget for getting things out of horses hooves to cast iron village pumps. But there is always some smart-reared country that feels it has to go one better. Ignoring the diesel emissions thing where […]
Money laundering had a very practical application 700 year ago. The outbreak of the Black Plaque around 1349 understandably caused great concern. Traders were nervous that the disease could be transmitted through handling money. Plague wells were established where an existing well was designated as […]
For those who cannot recall the last time something went bump in the night, Monday 2nd May deserves a mention. Air France has joined the Russians in trying out our defence readiness by switching off the communications link to air traffic control and have a […]
They say it’s nice to go travelling but so much nicer to return home. If the travels involve Singapore then the return home is tainted, for the UK has become a vast litter bin. Whereas Singapore is renown for its litter free environment; dropping litter […]
The latest progress update on the Burghwallis Neighbourhood plan can be found here. Although the plan has been inspected and given a green light to proceed to the next stage the government have moved the goalposts on neighbourhood plans. The DMBC are having to review […]