The Nottingham Suburban Railway opened in 1889 and had largely lost its passenger trains by 1916. These ceased altogether in 1931. Goods workings continued until 1951 - the line's southern connection with the rest of the system at Trent Lane had been lost to enemy bombing in 1941. Though it was only three and a half miles long, the Nottingham Suburban railway involved some substantial engineering. In this video, Trekking Exploration goes to look for what remains. The drone footage is good, and a word too for some excellent period photographs of the line.
After a short delay, here are the photos of the Whickham Remembrance Day parade. Cllr Peter Maughan (to my right in the photo above), myself and Cllr Susan Craig laid the wreaths on behalf of residents across the three Whickham wards. In total, 52 wreaths were laid at the Whickham war memorial. You can view the full set of photos of the parade and service on this link.
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – research using both analysis of election results and experiments to look at the impact of the number of candidates on a ballot paper on levels of voter participation. The data is from Brazil and the academics find that: We use election results and experimental data to show that more candidates results in less participation. Effects are apparent even when comparing ballots with two or three candidates and are not assuaged by party labels. Our results suggest that too much choice on election day can ...
Because I am politically neutral whilst I am Lord Mayor I have refrained from commenting until now about the election of Trump as USA President. However, I now believe that we now need to have a wider debate about our relationships with the USA but much, much more importantly with Europe. I believe that Trump is a danger to world peace. He is misogynist, criminal, and pathological liar. His instincts and beliefs go contrary to any concept of civilised democracy, and he is surrounding himself with crazy people who say and believe crazy things. I have no doubt that what ...
Linsey McGoey listened to Trump voters and suggests the Democrats will have to do the same if they are to win power again. "The language of social justice - 'wokeness' if you will - is not about social justice at all but acts rather as an ideological glue binding together a section of the elite that want to keep climbing the ladder of privilege but don't want to see themselves as part of the elite."Kenan Malik reads We Have Never Been Woke by Musa al-Gharbi. Pam Jarvis fears many multi-academy trusts are putting copious amounts of public money into the ...
The Scottish Liberal Democrats conference this past weekend was quite something. It was fantastic to be in a room full of likeminded people and to play a part in some truly compelling debates. We stayed true to that time honoured Lib Dem principle of disagreeing well, as shown by the thoughtful discussions on gender balance in selections and the policy motion, which I brought to conference, on further restrictions around smoking. Both motions were passed after fantastic input from both sides of the argument. However, I wanted to reflect on something particularly close to my heart: the mini-motion I proposed, ...
[IMG: Mike Ross candidate selection photo op] The Yorkshire Post brings the news: The Liberal Democrats have said they are in "pole position" to win the Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election, as they announced their candidate Coun Mike Ross. The Hull City Council leader was unveiled yesterday at a go karting circuit next to the Humber, where he claimed the election is a two-horse race between the Lib Dems and Labour. He told The Yorkshire Post: "I'm very excited to have been selected, it's a tremendous opportunity for the party and for the region. "It's very much about what ...
This BBC film came out in March to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first UK equal marriage. So I am catching up a bit. I started watching it because it was re-shown on BBC1 on Sunday. If you haven't seen it, it is very much worth watching. It's partly a reflection back on the history of the campaign for equal marriage in the UK, and partly an entertaining look at the planning and realisation of the wedding of Adam and Dan of Brighton. Tom Allen is an amusing and articulate host. He traces the history of equal marriage with ...
Fraser's weekly ward surgeries take place later today and are as follows : Tuesdays at 5pm prompt - Blackness Library Tuesdays at 5.45pm prompt - Ancrum Road Primary School All residents welcome - no appointment necessary.
The Guardian writes about two separate reports which have concluded that tax rises in the budget have sapped consumer confidence and will lead to sharp reductions in private sector pay growth next year. The paper says that a survey by S and P Global Market Intelligence showed that consumer confidence dropped this month after households said the outlook for the economy had deteriorated and the prospects for their own finances had worsened: The consultancy said the government had failed to build on the underlying improvement in consumer sentiment seen in the months before and after the general election. Goldman Sachs ...
