Monthly Archives: August 2009

What’s happening in your road

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Took a weird phonecall today in a friends home in South Ribble. Some security company wanting to tell them ‘what’s happening in your road tomorrow’.  Sounded interesting so I asked for more.  Said they were visiting homes to advise about the … Continue reading →

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High Speed Train through Preston announced

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Hot on the tail of the Rail Electrification Plan comes an announcement yesterday that the first High Speed Rail link costing £34bn will be on the West Coast Main Line.  No need to get too excited it won’t reach Glasgow till 2030ish so … Continue reading →

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Rail Electrification Plan

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Pete of MIP

The government has released its Electrication Plan with 2 routes given the go-ahead: Manchester to Liverpool and London to Swansea. This effects the north-west as it is planned to re-route Manchester to Scotland trains onto the new route although I’d … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Fringe Report

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Shouldn’t be on this blog but a few August days in Edinburgh.  Six shows, an art exhibition and a few bits and pieces. Our tale as it happened. Best of John Betjemen – St Cuthberts Church – It’s not advertised … Continue reading →

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News and facts on the BBC

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Off topic. According to the BBC website a new build UK house is just under a third of the size of an Australian or American house. Then in the small print it says the UK survey is based on asking owners of … Continue reading →

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Brockholes Wildlife Reserve

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Great news for the Lancashire Wildlife Trust that its application has been approved by Preston council ( I didn’t know it was in Preston)  to build a Visitor and Education centre on the reserve by the River Ribble. I hadn’t previously … Continue reading →

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Earnings of an MP

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Pete of MIP

I was reading some of the fuss from Alan Duncans statement that MP’s are on rations. It isn’t clear if he’s speaking for himself or for MP’s in general. The economy is a mess and over 2 million are out … Continue reading →

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Day Trip to Blackpool – Rolling Stones and Vulcan

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Pete of MIP

I wasn’t going to write but the worst TV programme I’ve ever seen was driving me crazy in the lounge, something about Jam and Jerusalem. Up till then it’s been a good day with full sun and we went to several … Continue reading →

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Miller Park to centre link

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Pete of MIP

It’s a long time since I walked from Miller Park into the centre but I noticed that it is proposed to make a cycle and pedestrian greenway linking Fishergate Shopping Centre with Avenham and Miller Parks.  This includes replacing a  missing bridge. … Continue reading →

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Pre-season transfers hotting up

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Alan Irvine bought Paul Parry from Cardiff and Veliche Shumulikoski from Ipswich in the last 2 days. Both players are 28. Parry is a winger, Shumulikoski a midfielder. Irvine had been saying the midfield must be strengthened so Shumulikoski fits … Continue reading →

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Cost of Plastering

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Pete of MIP

Got a quote from a plasterer to re-board a wall and the ceiling and to skim in our smallest room 18 square metres of plaster. £410.  Sounds a lot although he was recommended by a decorator I know. I thought … Continue reading →

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