Unexploded pre-WW2 bomb found at White Grit

The chief hazard of walking in my favourite part of Shropshire is tumbling down an old shaft left over from the 19th-century lead mining ind...

Many Robots Excel on First Day of DARPA Finals

By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity POMONA, Calif., June 6, 2015 – On the first day of the Defense Advanced Research Project...

Bear's Den: Think of England

To someone whose idea of folk rock is Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull, a lot of modern bands given that label can sound tame. But I like...

1940s Wartime Weekend on the Great Central Railway

Whenever I have got it into my head to visit the Great Central Railway I have caught the train to Loughborough. Until today, that is, becau...

Leicester and England's Vardy once had to be subbed off to get home for his electronic tag curfew

The Hinckley Times wins our Headline of the Day Award, It's a funny old game.

Seasonal Confection

Summer represents a host of memories and a time to conjure up more.  In our family it meant enjoying time in the gardens, softball games, fi...

Craig Murray on Andy Burnham

Anybody who signs a letter “I remain, Your Royal Highness, Your most humble and obedient servant” should not just be debarred from politics,...

A drone at Snailbeach

The old lead-mining site at Snailbeach in Shropshire filmed with a drone. The music is Nothing Else Matters by Apocalyptica.

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