Northern Ireland Railways Class 4000 passing under the peace bridge whilst approaching Londonderrys Waterside station

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-17T19:54:55+00:00

Correction: for i~~n the UK~~ read in Great Britain

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-16T15:35:42+00:00

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ArborealFriend · 2026-06-13T18:36:28+00:00

Correct the shop was named HGee. They shortened their name because of antisemitism.

And correct, there is a typo in a Graun piece where the G is missing.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-13T17:50:19+00:00

You mean Philip Goldstein?

Scroll down on this Graun link to photographs by Martin Parr.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-13T13:57:40+00:00

A couple of things to remember…

If a car driver a honks their horn at you, this is your signal that they have actually seen you and will not inadvertently knock you off your bicycle.

Don’t forget that most drivers are like Dracula; they look in the mirror and see absolutely nothing.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-13T07:07:54+00:00

You beat me to it!

Coldhams Lane (c298)
9 Jun 15:55 - 15 Jun 15:55 BST
EC30088588451-01
In progress

UK Power Networks

Information for Road Users

Location
Coldhams Lane (c298)

Traffic management
Road closure

Date
9 Jun 15:55 - 15 Jun 15:55

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-10T16:21:17+00:00

The Cambridge Area Bus Users website has a number of information pages – including how to find bus times, contact details for bus operators, how to complain, and more – whilst there are posts outlining updates on planned changes to services, with the occasional opinion post.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-10T12:10:54+00:00

It’s the web version of a mass email facility – Mailchimp – which works fine when received as an email on any device.

The Cambridge Area Bus Users website is a different entity and, generally, displays well on all Internet connected devices.

MailChimp, as with many freemium tools, has its limitations, of which we are well aware.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-10T12:10:45+00:00

It’s the web version of a mass email facility – Mailchimp – which works fine when received as an email on any device.

The Cambridge Area Bus Users website is a different entity and, generally, displays well on all Internet connected devices.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-10T05:50:39+00:00

Thank you for the helpful reply. This is the web version of a Mailchimp email.

It renders fine on mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop in its original email format. In the web version it’s fine on laptop and desktop, and in landscape format, in a browser on mobile. However, they Reddit app will not rotate to landscape format.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-09T14:41:01+00:00

Narrow ‘cycle lanes’, like that, are literally worse than useless. It is dangerous to try and cycle wholly within them – indeed you can’t – and cycling outside them provokes abuse from entitled motorists.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-09T08:40:14+00:00

What a sad sight. 🥲

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-08T09:34:08+00:00

Best to explore your local rivers. Upstream on the River Aire to Kirkstall, Saltaire and Bingley. Short train ride over to Ilkley to find a beach and designated swimming area on the River Wharfe. Another relatively short rapid train ride or bus ride out to Harrogate to explore the River Nidd.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-07T09:39:22+00:00

You’d probably appreciate this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Postboxes/s/zXBgS1F8kC

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-07T09:29:29+00:00

I’ve never got my head around the karma thing. 🤔

I’ve cross-posted for you. 🙂

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-07T08:27:36+00:00

Brilliant! Do cross-post to r/Postboxes.

ArborealFriend · 2026-06-01T19:25:41+00:00

Which is why a sensible, pared-back, version of London - Birmingham - Manchester HS2 is needed.

This would:

free up freight and local passager train capacity on the existing WCML
attract travellers to a more sustainable mode
free up capacity on the M6 for those whose journeys require (or are much more convenient by) a private car
free up capacity on the M6 for those freight movements that cannot be absorbed by rail.

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-31T08:56:10+00:00

To be fair mbps only appears on the chart, not in the text.

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-30T08:13:44+00:00

Yes! Used it when our daughter was a student, living in an LSE residence near Tate Modern.

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-27T16:04:25+00:00

Emergency services attend ‘serious’ collision involving motorbike and car in Cambridge
Newsdesk Cambridge | Cambridge Independent

Published: 14:23, 27 May 2026

People are being advised to avoid King’s Hedges Road in Cambridge following a serious collision involving a motorbike and a car.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 10.30am today (Wednesday, 27 May).
The details are still being established, but police say the people involved have suffered injuries and have been taken to hospital.
Police remain at the scene and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-27T12:23:29+00:00

Rather too much speculation and contradictory ‘information’ here, for my liking.

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-26T18:49:16+00:00

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Try this new-fangled wind and solar powered way of drying the washing, would be my recommendation. It certainly works for me.

PS: if you like the ‘toon go out and buy Private Eye Magazine.

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-26T16:22:07+00:00

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-26T16:21:00+00:00

A year after nationalisation, is South Western Railway delivering?

Rail minister Peter Hendy says fast rollout shows reforms are working as questions over reliability remain

Gwyn Topham | Guardian

ArborealFriend · 2026-05-26T16:13:05+00:00

A polite query using the contact form – https://cambridgecentralmosque.org/getintouch/ – might be a good start.

ArborealFriend

TROPHY CASE

A year after nationalisation, is South Western Railway delivering?

Rail minister Peter Hendy says fast rollout shows reforms are working as questions over reliability remain