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A few sunny days shouldn’t mean water restrictions

It was hot this week — and right on cue, my drinking water supplier emailed to ask if I'd mind cutting my showers to four minutes. My first instinct was the usual one: another tough choice dodged. But it turns out making us use less isn't the failure of the plan. It is the plan.

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Objectives are important

I feel as though I’ll regret writing this post, but I feel the need anyway. I’m seeing a lot of people who are saying they…

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What would I even stockpile?

Over the weekend, the snow – and the fact that it turned to ice, trapping me (yes, I’m exaggerating) at the top of a hill…

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What we come to expect

I had a remarkable experience at Woking railway station the other day. It shouldn’t have been remarkable at all; it shouldn’t even be the topic…

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39 dwellings

It’s hard to tell just how many tweets there have been about the flooded development site near Whalley in Ribble Valey just off the A59 but it’s fair to say it’s been a quite a few.

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