In recent years there has been a tremendous amount of building going on in Manchester. It’s all around, all the time, and as I walk into the city centre for lunch with Peter several times each week we get to see the new buildings appear step-by-step. Yesterday we saw this curious structure in Spring Gardens, … Curious building techniques
Last night MPs voted to ban smoking in all pubs, clubs, restaurants and other enclosed public spaces in England. The ban should start from summer 2007.
The Independent newspaper reports that a dangerous rise in temperature is now unavoidable. We are on course for ‘a rise in global mean temperatures to two degrees above the level before the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century,’ the article says. The two degree threshold was set down by scientists from around the world … A critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable
This morning, both The Independent and The Times have stories about profits being down in Manchester’s gay village. Income has fallen by 20-25% they say.
The Guardian Technology Blog reports that Opera 9, which is currently a technical preview, has support for BitTorrent.
I went up to Microdirect — the computer shop — with Miss Noodle and her man. Opposite, this hideous multi-storey car-park has appeared on the corner of Upper Brook Street and Hathersage Road, as part of the ongoing development of the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
I found a recipe for pissaladiere (French onion tart), on the side of a bag of Dove’s Farm Pasta Flour.
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