Reports problems to your local council with Neighbourhood Fix It
The Neighbourhood Fix It website is an effective way to highlight and report problems in your local neighbourhood.
Environment
‘Devastating global warming can be avoided’ — but it depends on your definition of ‘devastating’
The Guardian writes that devastating global warming can be avoided without excessive economic cost but only if we act now and limit the temperature increase to 2C.
The gay-village village-green?
A notice has appeared on the wire fence that surrounds the land at the junction of Princess Street and Whitworth Street. This is the proposed site for a controversial eleven-storey building that, opponents say, will cast a shadow across Manchester’s gay village.
Pollution in our cities — ten tips on how to minimise your exposure
The air in our cities contains a cocktail of airborne pollutants that could be seriously damaging your health. The Guardian offers ten tips on how you can reduce your exposure.
The loss of more trees and historic buildings in Manchester city centre
There has been a big drama lately about the area of land on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street, which is just across the canal from the New Union pub in the gay village.
Fallen trees removed — finally
On 18 January, six trees blew over in the park near where I live. Some of them blocked one of the main paths into the park.
Rushes: high winds in Manchester (video)
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Posts that begin with the word ‘rushes’ contain unedited footage, tests, bloopers and experiments. In this case the footage is pretty much unedited with some captions added. It runs for 9 mins, which may be too long unless you have a particular interest in this subject!
Britain was hit by high winds today and here in the north-west they reached 100 miles per hour. I’ve lived on the 8th floor for more than seven years and have never felt the building shake in the wind the way it did today.
Sadly we lost six more mature trees in the park close to where I live. Some of them forty years old. Four appeared to have gone down like dominos.
In the city centre various streets had been closed off due to falling debris.
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