Ben East

England

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The 14-mile Thames crossing delayed by 66 miles of paperwork

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ben East

On Monday, there were plenty of congratulatory pats on the back as the Silvertown Tunnel welcomed London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) vehicles along its short route under the Thames. But, for a moment, set aside the Teslas, e-Transit vans, and even the bus carrying bicycles speeding through the new 0.8 mile tunnel between Newham and the Greenwich Peninsula.
The 14-mile Thames crossing delayed by 66 miles of paperwork

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben East

Decades of dithering and bureaucracy within Britain's broken infrastructure system has left vital projects stuck in purgatoryOn Monday, there were plenty of congratulatory pats on the back as the Silvertown Tunnel welcomed London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) vehicles along its short route under the Thames. But, for a moment, set aside the Teslas, e-Transit vans, and even the bus carrying bicycles speeding through the new 0.8 mile tunnel between Newham and the Greenwich Peninsula.
The net zero plans threatening British fishing

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Ben East

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
The net zero plans threatening British fishing

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben East

"OK, a very small EV boat doing a short journey might be all right," says Fishburn. "But as soon as a boat of any kind of size comes under more load because of bad weather, they'll just run out of battery after a few days and need to be rescued - unless they have a big diesel generator to charge it. "In which case, why not just have the diesel power in the first place? It's ridiculous, particularly as electricity and salt water are a very dangerous combination to start with.
Horses really can get depressed

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben East

Wondering 'why the long face?' Researchers at Aberystwyth University might have the answer (and it involves a video game for equines)It's a beautifully warm spring day in Wales. Lambs are gamboling in the fields overlooking the sparkling blue sea that makes up the Ceredigion coastline while horses contentedly trot around the paddocks, arenas and stables that make up Aberystwyth University's Lluest Equine Centre, high above Cardigan Bay.
In brief: Taking Manhattan; The Horse; Twist – review

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Ben East

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In brief: Taking Manhattan; The Horse; Twist - review

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Ben East

Taking ManhattanRussell ShortoSwift Press, £20, pp416This follow-up to Shorto’s excellent The Island at the Centre of the World takes as its starting point the moment the Dutch colony New Amsterdam became New York in 1664. This was an English takeover that occurred, surprisingly perhaps, through negotiation rather than violent confrontation. Through these events, Shorto sees – via new translated sources – the birth of the first modern, multi-ethnic, capitalist and secular city.
The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

1 month ago | outdoorlife.com | Ben East

Share This story, “Journey of the Outdoor Life Girl,” appeared in the July 1973 issue of Outdoor Life, when Hardy was 80 years old.
The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ben East

This story, “Journey of the Outdoor Life Girl,” appeared in the July 1973 issue of Outdoor Life, when Hardy was 80 years old. On a September morning in 1914 a pert and pretty 21-year-old girl from Spokane, Washington, put her horse into what hundreds of onlookers regarded as a somewhat hazardous climb. Gladys Hardy was tackling the ascent of 37 steps that led up to the door of the capitol building at Salem, Oregon. At the top of the steps Oregon’s Governor Oswald West and Salem’s Mayor B. L.
The London Eye changed the capital forever

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben East

And even though it's been through a number of sponsorship name changes (does anyone actually call it the lastminute.com London Eye?) and is now owned by a privately-owned global entertainment consortium charging £30 for a 30 minute ride - it still feels like it represents the capital rather than being a tourist honeypot. Whisper it, but back when The Millennium Wheel opened 25 years ago, it was just £7.45 for the same ride.