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T&A page designer Tim Quantrill has long been interested in environmental issues - but he's no green saint!
Posted at 12:42pm Thursday 24th April 2008
No smoke without ire
When the smoking ban came into force there were dire warnings of what it would do to the income of pubs and clubs and other places where people gather socially.
Posted at 2:54pm Wednesday 9th April 2008
Drivers paying the penalty
There's been a welcome sight in the last couple of days of yellow penalty notices sprouting on the windscreens of cars parked illegally in the pedestrian zone next to the New Victoria hotel in Bradford city centre, a habit that been allowed to go unpunished for quite a while.
Posted at 2:01pm Friday 4th April 2008
Taking stock on my blogging year
A year on from the start of this blog and it's time to take stock of how I've been doing in my efforts to live a greener life.
Posted at 11:52am Monday 3rd March 2008
A brewing tradition we should be proud of
Local food and drink is the freshest and best, preferable to the stuff shipped around or stored in chilled warehouses for days or weeks and treated with chemicals. And it is all the rage now with country of origin, food miles and getting reconnected to the land important for many shoppers.
Posted at 12:21pm Friday 22nd February 2008
Red for danger
Red is the new amber. And as amber was the new green that means drivers are shooting through traffic lights, roadworks signals and pedestrian crossings like they are not there.
Posted at 2:28pm Monday 4th February 2008
Never forgetting tragedy in Flanders' fields
I’ve just got back from a holiday that managed to combine most of my passions - good beer, travel, family history and a bit of birdwatching. You don’t get much better than that. All I needed was warm weather and it would have been perfect!
Posted at 7:07pm Friday 11th January 2008
Cutting the carbon in 2008
Well, I’ve made my New Year resolution and you won’t be surprised to hear that it’s all about cutting my carbon footprint - in a serious way.
Posted at 1:03pm Thursday 8th November 2007
Crazy beyond be-leaf
Leaves on the line may not get as much press as they used to these days but leaves on the pavement may soon be taking over from them.
Posted at 1:00pm Friday 19th October 2007
River is a corridor for wildlife
The Aire Valley may not be the prettiest of the Dales but it certainly has its charms and there's no doubting some fantastic vistas open up of the hills and meadows as you travel along it either by car or train.
Posted at 11:41am Tuesday 4th September 2007
Posted at 2:44pm Thursday 26th July 2007
Get in touch with the wild species among the concrete
Green or Obscene - the mileage counter
Posted at 2:09pm Friday 6th July 2007
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