Steam on the Derwent Valley Railway

A couple of years ago I posted a video of a diesel freight train on the Derwent Valley Railway from the late 1970s: When I was an undergrad...

David Boyle - Clinging On: The Decline of the Middle Classes

Excellent programme on the death of Middle class on Radio 4 right now — Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) February 3, 2015 David Boyle has blogged a...

Wally Herbert on the background to abuse in children's homes

Wally Herbert , a former president of the Association of Directors of Social Services, has written a guest post for Cathy Fox's blog on ...

Greenert: Science, Technology Put Navy on Bow Wave of Innovation

By Claudette Roulo DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 – It wasn’t long ago that unmanned vehicles such as aerial dron...

Tankerville lead mine in Shropshire saved

I did not know the remains at the former Tankerville lead mine in Shropshire were under threat, but this good news story from the BBC gives...

A fly-through of Richard III's lost priory and tomb

Visitors to the new Richard III Visitor Centre in Peacock Lane, Leicester, can see a full version of this video, which was put together by ...

Positive Power Of A Pal

With storms like  Juno and Linus dropping record amounts of snow in the Midwest, East and Northeast this winter and temperatures dipping dai...

Leicester Labour deselects its mayor's leading critic

The Leicester Mercury reports: The former leader of Leicester City Council Ross Willmott has been deselected.  Coun (sic) Willmott is curr...

Hugs and Kisses

Lets make a little Valentine's Day Quilt - Hugs and Kisses Gather up your supplies for a sweet little tutorial later this week. 12 diffe...