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Path damaged and forced to close in Oxford park
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (150+ words) A path in Oxford University Parks has been damaged and forced to close for at least a week, as it is 'unsafe' for walkers. Mesopotamia Walk in University Parks is a path along a narrow island that extends over 700m between…...
New Station Quarter square named in honour of Shropshire pit girls
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (546+ words) A new public square in the heart of Telford Town Centre's Station Quarter has been named 'Betty Harris Square' following a public vote involving more than 1,000 residents. The square, located between The Quad digital skills hub and the new Telford…...
New public square honours Shropshire's 'pit girls"
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (545+ words) Telford & Wrekin Council said it wanted the square's name to reflect the area's industrial heritage and opportunities being created for future generations A new square has been named in honour of women who worked in Shropshire coalfields. The area in…...
York landmarks that were built faster than York Station Gateway scheme
1+ week, 2+ day ago (725+ words) THE Yorkshire Museum, hotels, theatres, and even the station itself are among the York buildings that took less time to construct than the current Station Gateway project. Construction on the Station Gateway scheme began on October 16, 2023, and is expected to…...
1960: Britain's first traffic wardens begin patrolling London
1+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) The London Borough of Westminster introduced 40 new traffic wardens onto the streets, helping to ease congestion and make sure drivers were obeying the rules. Clip taken from News, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 19 September 1960. Explore more and follow BBC Archive....
Undercliff path to be shut for 4 weeks as 'essential' work completed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (176+ words) A section of an undercliff path will be shut for four weeks. The Saltdean undercliff path will close from the Brighton and Hove City Council boundary from September 7. Lewes District Council said the closure will allow essential sea defence maintenance…...
Derry: Fears historic building on Pump Street after roof collapse
1+ week, 5+ day ago (706+ words) The damaged Georgian building on Pump Street dates back to the 19th Century There are fresh fears for a storm-damaged historic building in Londonderry city centre after part of its roof collapsed and engineers warned that the rest "will fall at…...
Northampton town centre car parks to partly close for two months
1+ week, 6+ day ago (401+ words) Two town centre car parks will be partly closed for two months while archaeological investigations take place. The "essential works" at Upper Mounts and Newlands Car Parks in Northampton are being carried out in preparation for the Greyfriars regeneration scheme....
Tyne and Wear Metro photography captures candid moments
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (197+ words) Mallo Tardiveau spent many hours travelling on the system between 2024 and 2026 - as the new Metro trains replaced the old ones - meeting people and taking their pictures. The last original Metro train completed its final journey in June after 46 years in…...
Yorkshire street so dangerous it was walled off with locals locked inside
2+ week, 4+ day ago (657+ words) Blackfriargate, Hull city centre(Image: Hull Live ) The plague cast a long shadow over Europe and beyond throughout much of the medieval era, and Hull was far from immune to the death and devastation it brought. While the catastrophe first…...