Phyllis Bentley's Inheritance went through twenty odd impressions, a lit. celebrity in the thirties, biggest "regional" author since Hardy, set a template for popular writers like Catherine Cookson and Barbara Taylor Bradford and now not just unread but largely unheard of.
When it came to buildings, the folk of West Yorkshire favoured banks and chapels; temples to the soul and to commerce; brass and bibles. This fine building was erected in 1898 for the Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Company. ......
You always know you're dealing with English imperialism when someone says broadly positive things and suggests increased economic stimulus and political autonomy.
You aren't going mad but that whole thing made me nostalgic for the completely reasonable responses when there were non-London articles on Citymetric.
What do you do with a town centre in the face of online retail, car dependency, and work from home? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-childr...
Join us for an engaging symposium that explores the critical role of culture in revitalising Huddersfield town centre
Dorset, population 2658. Tanks on the LibDem lawn. bsky.app/profile/robe...
A/the problem with the A1M at Gateshead is that it's supposed to be a strategic road but over the years we've used it as a distributor road, loading stuff that attracts lots of traffic onto it's junctions (metro centre is the most obvious). I expect we've learned from that...
UK Land Estates is developing a 25,000 sq ft store for the national DIY chain on the former Huwoods plot at the Gateshead trading estate, also adding a drive-thru coffee outlet.
Great policy - these vehicles cause a lot of negative externalities
Norway recently implemented a weight tax on all vehicles (including electric!!) NOK 12.5 per kilogram over 500 kilograms. EV lobby groups and big car companies that have been aggressively bloating EV models for years are *very* pissed off about it.
Ekstra avgift innføres for elbiler. Og når elbilene skal bli dyrere, blir alt dyrere.
I've been working on the next instalment of Round About Town 2018-2024. Here's an entry from November 2022 www.themostdifficultthingever.com/2024/09/ive-...
I've reached November 2022 of Another Round About Town. I should have completed it within the next couple of weeks, then I'm not sure what. ...
Well yes but I'm more concerned with the odd foreground items. Is the weird stacked grape candle and cookie picture important? What does the artichoke signify?