Brynley Heaven
@brynleyheaven.bsky.social
Serious fun in difficult times * Emerging Lincolnshire * Always thoughtful
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UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
Fleetwood: Time to disinter this from Levelling Up archive because BBC and local media today seem to have forgotten, just an oversight you know nothing sinister
Boris Johnson pledges to re-open Poulton and Fleetwood railway line
He has promised plans for the re-opening of the disused railway line between Poulton and Fleetwood
www.lancs.live
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Fleetwood: Time to disinter this from Levelling Up archive because BBC and local media today seem to have forgotten, just an oversight you know nothing sinister
Diplock Courts?
Ministers plan to scrap jury trials in England and Wales except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply to trials for serious offences such as rape and murder
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Diplock Courts?
What a world
Had a nice flask of tea with Gardom’s Edge carved fibreglass replica today
and since learnt that the actual carved stone is resting directly beneath, which is oddly comforting
and since learnt that the actual carved stone is resting directly beneath, which is oddly comforting
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What a world
Landowners warned off fracking misery drillordrop.com/2025/11/20/l...
Landowners warned over risks of hosting oil and gas sites
Landowners in North Yorkshire who lease sites to oil and gas companies have been warned they could be responsible for the costs of clean-up and restoration.
drillordrop.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Landowners warned off fracking misery drillordrop.com/2025/11/20/l...
Fleetwood line promised by Boris Johnson (remember him?) as Levelling Up (remember that?) still no plan
We need our railway station back, says Fleetwood MP in Commons
MP Lorraine Beavers has made a renewed call for the restoration of Fleetwood’s rail link.
www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Fleetwood line promised by Boris Johnson (remember him?) as Levelling Up (remember that?) still no plan
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quick help sheet for English speakers [credit: Daniel's journey]
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
quick help sheet for English speakers [credit: Daniel's journey]
I'm here for the interiors (via @sarramanning.bsky.social)
Check out this 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in 75 Camden Mews, Camden, London, NW1 9BY, NW1 for £925,000. Marketed by Auction House London, Hampstead
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm here for the interiors (via @sarramanning.bsky.social)
Some compelling ideas here for upcoming British Rail corporate ads
Der Bahn Song
YouTube video by Deutsche Bahn
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Some compelling ideas here for upcoming British Rail corporate ads
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Are we taking bets as to whether people in the EA, Police or both are in on it? And if so if we will ever find out and will anyone be prosecuted and if so successfully and if so will they get any significant punishment?
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Are we taking bets as to whether people in the EA, Police or both are in on it? And if so if we will ever find out and will anyone be prosecuted and if so successfully and if so will they get any significant punishment?
Hits the spot (for once)
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hits the spot (for once)
The Adventure Playground is back
(cue: hair raising accounts of the glory days)
(cue: hair raising accounts of the glory days)
Cleethorpes Pier Gardens wooden play tower plan submitted
The wooden play structures could form part of the regeneration of Cleethorpes Pier Gardens.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Adventure Playground is back
(cue: hair raising accounts of the glory days)
(cue: hair raising accounts of the glory days)
Military flight painted green
Army personnel draw weapons as pro-Palestinian activists spray-paint US plane at Shannon
Three people in court in Ennis charged with criminal damage of US military aircraft at Shannon on Saturday
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Military flight painted green
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Funny how CCTV "for your safety" can be found in every housing estate and on every run-down High Street of post-industrial towns, but when it comes to monitoring massive, repeated criminal activity, no-one spotted it happening.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Funny how CCTV "for your safety" can be found in every housing estate and on every run-down High Street of post-industrial towns, but when it comes to monitoring massive, repeated criminal activity, no-one spotted it happening.
Brickworks not spaceship for new Birmingham City stadium
Birmingham City FC unveils striking chimney towers stadium plan
Twelve chimneys and retractable roof define landmark Powerhouse Stadium
www.constructionenquirer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Brickworks not spaceship for new Birmingham City stadium
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Delia Derbyshire (1937- 2001) UK musician/composer, pioneer of electronic music, working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1960s, she created the arrangement of the theme music for UK science-fiction TV series #DoctorWho
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Delia Derbyshire (1937- 2001) UK musician/composer, pioneer of electronic music, working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1960s, she created the arrangement of the theme music for UK science-fiction TV series #DoctorWho
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
Turns out reggae instrumental Liquidator had a huge afterlife as a football motivator and this passed me by
The Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Trojan Records Official
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Turns out reggae instrumental Liquidator had a huge afterlife as a football motivator and this passed me by
"I never met Reform Leader, Nathan Gill" says Reform UK Head of Policy
Ex-Reform leader in Wales who took pro-Russia bribes 'can't besmirch everyone else', says party's head of policy Zia Yusuf
Nathan Gill was jailed after he admitted accepting tens of thousands of pounds in cash to make pro-Russian statements to the media and European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"I never met Reform Leader, Nathan Gill" says Reform UK Head of Policy
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Skendleby Lincs population 160 has two unrelated bunker complexes, which is something
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Skendleby Lincs population 160 has two unrelated bunker complexes, which is something
In which Zack Polanski leads a walk through Upper Clapton
[looking at print edition framing, you sense Observer struggling to land blows on Green Party leader - NATO on the front page - and not really succeeding]
[looking at print edition framing, you sense Observer struggling to land blows on Green Party leader - NATO on the front page - and not really succeeding]
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In which Zack Polanski leads a walk through Upper Clapton
[looking at print edition framing, you sense Observer struggling to land blows on Green Party leader - NATO on the front page - and not really succeeding]
[looking at print edition framing, you sense Observer struggling to land blows on Green Party leader - NATO on the front page - and not really succeeding]
800 likes and 52,000 views already for this one on Facebook with zero promotion proving that oldies like trains
Portishead preliminaries are really happening [picture: Robert Paul Latham]
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
800 likes and 52,000 views already for this one on Facebook with zero promotion proving that oldies like trains
Found this helpful because honest. An entire cohort built an Aspie identity, only to have the rug pulled ..
The new politics of autism
As contentious claims over rising diagnoses get a presidential platform, Simon Baron-Cohen explains where talk of an ‘epidemic’ goes wrong — and why we need more recognition that autism comes in diffe...
on.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Found this helpful because honest. An entire cohort built an Aspie identity, only to have the rug pulled ..
You have to laugh. Prime Minister proudly boasting that Lincolnshire is equipping high speed rail lines. The catch? For Turkey, not Manchester
£35m British Steel rail contract to create new Scunthorpe jobs
British Steel says the deal, to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer, will
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
You have to laugh. Prime Minister proudly boasting that Lincolnshire is equipping high speed rail lines. The catch? For Turkey, not Manchester
The bunkers are getting much deeper (and larger) and the sentences much lighter. No idea what this means www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/crime/t...
Two sentenced over cannabis farm with plants worth £800,000 found in underground bunkers
Two men caught after cannabis worth up to £800,000 was found in underground bunkers constructed from shipping containers were given suspended jail sentences on Friday (November 21).
www.lincolnshireworld.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The bunkers are getting much deeper (and larger) and the sentences much lighter. No idea what this means www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/crime/t...
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Reform behaving and reacting as if Gill is the end of the story. Very much isn't, though, is it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Reform behaving and reacting as if Gill is the end of the story. Very much isn't, though, is it.
Not tempted to click on this Ad
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November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Not tempted to click on this Ad
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