Tim Wheeler

Feb 12, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Tim Wheeler

Campaigners have slammed plans to build one of the largest battery storage facilities in Europe on their doorstep as "outrageous". Energy company Statera proposed building 900 storage containers on 26 acres of land in the village of Granborough, Buckinghamshire. Steve Tyler, from Claydons Solar Action Group, said "It's not needed and it's not needed here."Statera argued it was needed to support the rapid growth in renewable energy.

Feb 6, 2024 | chronicleonline.com | Tim Wheeler

Shadevill Elementary School hosted its yearly Brain Brawl Competition on Friday, Jan. 26. The teams prepared for the competition throughout December and throughout January. They were quizzed on subjects that included: current events, History, Geography, Literature, and Pop Culture. The red team dominated the competition, earning the win and having the title as the highest scoring team, by earning 234 points in the first round and 178 points in the second round for a total of 412 points.

Jan 11, 2024 | standard-journal.com | Tim Wheeler

Blue catfish and other nonnative species may be gobbling up blue crabs and wreaking havoc on other Chesapeake Bay fisheries, but that doesn’t qualify for federal disaster assistance. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service has rejected Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s petition asking the agency to declare a federal fishery disaster because of the “explosion” of blue catfish, flathead catfish and northern snakeheads in the Bay.

Jan 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tim Wheeler

The trust that runs a Grade I listed stately home said it was "very exciting" to double as Clarence House in The Crown. Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire was also chosen for exterior shots of the Windsor Castle stables for the series. The sixth and final season of the Netflix drama has dramatised events, including the death of Princess Diana. Mark Herrod from Lamport Hall said the crew "put everything back where it was and we didn't notice a difference".

Dec 15, 2023 | thedailyreview.com | Tim Wheeler

Spurred by slumping striped bass reproduction in Maryland waters, the state Department of Natural Resources is moving to curtail fishing for the popular migratory species during its spawning run next spring. On Nov. 29, DNR proposed emergency regulations that would eliminate the state’s two-week “trophy” fishing season in early May. That’s when anglers have in past years been allowed to keep one fish a day measuring 35 inches or more.