When I went to the local farmers’ market this morning, after a walk at Stanwick Lakes, I learned of this proposed new development (ref 17/01328/ful East Northants District Council) just to the east of the A6 near Rushden. I’ll be looking at this over the weekend – I think objections (or messages of support, of…
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Preston magistrates court
Yesterday I headed up the M6 to attend a trial in Preston magistrates courts. Appropriately enough, at Keele Services, a Peregrine flew over as I was returning to the car. The defendant, James Hartley, 34, denied a number of offences against Peregrine Falcons on the Bleasdale Estate, Bowland, Lancashire in April 2016. These included the alleged…
Corbyn speech
Interesting – mentions of climate change near the beginning, of fox hunting too and a passage on a green economy towards the end. Not bad, but if Labour were moving on on environmental issues then maybe a quick mention of the Badger cull would have been the easiest way to signal it. Opportunity missed ….
Stormies on the Shiants
Calling Storm Petrels have been recorded for the very first time on the Shiants this summer, an important milestone for the Shiant Isles Recovery Project, which is working to make the islands suitable for these small seabirds to nest. The characteristic ‘churring’ call was heard from burrows, an encouraging sign that the project is working….
Can I travel anywhere with a clear conscience?
Countries are like people – none is perfect and none is absolutely beyond redemption (one hopes). Only in the oldest and simplest of western films (and I like westerns), the most tribal of politics and the most intolerant of minds are people good or bad with no shades of grey in between. You’re not perfect…
Moorland Imbalance (6)
I’ve enjoyed the response of the GWCT to my criticisms of their little booklet: The Moorland Balance, Moorland Imbalance (1), Moorland Imbalance (2), Moorland Imbalance (3), Moorland Imbalance (4) and Moorland Imbalance (5). Their little booklet would be better entitled the Bluffer’s Guide to Moorland Imbalance. And I’m sure we will hear some of the…
Scotland’s gun-toting legal system
It’s always difficult to imagine exactly how the other half live – it’s even more difficult for most of us to imagine how most of the establishment live. I came across an interesting article the other day which, based on Freedom of Information requests, documents the arsenal of weapons held by members of the Scottish…
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High Water, Common Ground
I was lucky enough to attend the world premier of this film on Friday. There were about 100 of us in the Picturehouse at Hebden Bridge. Some of the readers of this blog will remember that Hebden Bridge lies below the infamous Walshaw Moor – and that Hebden Bridge flooded badly in 2012 and on…
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Michael Gove: the Hen Harrier badge? Someone called Amanda gave it to me. She said they keep falling out of the sky outside her kitchen window. Seemed a bit crazy to me. Michael: will you stop going on about Hen Harriers? Michael: I never mentioned them actually.