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Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day
The new 14-station line cuts the trip between the centre and the coastal districts to 22 minutes. Rides are free for the first week.
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Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring opening
Empty trams are now running through the small hours on the 4.2 km Line 2 extension to Northfield, as engineers check brakes, signals and platform edges before passengers board next spring.
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Council backs €48m plan to raise and strengthen the Old Quay sea wall
Councillors have approved a three-year programme to lift the Old Quay sea wall by up to 90 centimetres after waves repeatedly spilled over it last winter, flooding cellars and closing the harbour road.
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World
North Sea grid link to share offshore wind power between five coastlines
A new consortium of grid operators plans a meshed network of subsea cables linking offshore wind farms across the North Sea, so surplus power from one coast can flow to another when the wind drops.
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World
Shipping lines agree voluntary slow zones on North Atlantic whale routes
Member states of an international maritime body have backed seasonal slow-speed areas along whale migration corridors in the North Atlantic, asking ships to cut speed to 10 knots where humpbacks gather.
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Business
Port of Wrenhaven handles record container volumes as Asher Point deep-water berth opens
The port moved more boxes in the past quarter than in any three months on record, helped by a new 400-metre berth that can take the largest ships now calling in the region.
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Sports
Wrenhaven Athletic fight back to win at Larchfield and cut the gap at the top to two points
Two goals in the final 20 minutes turned a flat afternoon into one of the Wrens' best away results of the season, and left the National First Division title race wide open.
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Technology
Eastmoor data centre waste heat to warm 2,000 homes in district heating pilot
Heat pumped from the cooling systems of the data centre on the Eastmoor industrial estate will be piped to nearby homes and a school, in a pilot the council hopes could later cover much of the east of the city.
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Culture
Harbour Lights Festival opens on the quay with three days of free music
Forty-two acts, two stages and no ticket barrier: the city's biggest free music weekend began last night on Old Quay, with organisers expecting more than 40,000 visitors before the final encore.
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Health
New patient guidance system at Wrenhaven General shortens outpatient waits
Coloured floor routes, text-message check-in and screens that show real-time queue positions have reduced average waiting times in outpatient clinics, early figures from the hospital suggest.
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Lifestyle
Six coast-path walks around Greyling Bay, from easy strolls to a full-day hike
Whether you have an hour with a pushchair or a whole day and good boots, the coast path around Greyling Bay has a stretch to suit. Here are six of the best, with distances and how to get there.
- Headline 1: Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day
- Headline 2: Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring opening
- Headline 3: Council backs €48m plan to raise and strengthen the Old Quay sea wall
- Headline 4: North Sea grid link to share offshore wind power between five coastlines
- Headline 5: Shipping lines agree voluntary slow zones on North Atlantic whale routes
- Headline 6: Port of Wrenhaven handles record container volumes as Asher Point deep-water berth opens
- Headline 7: Wrenhaven Athletic fight back to win at Larchfield and cut the gap at the top to two points
- Headline 8: Eastmoor data centre waste heat to warm 2,000 homes in district heating pilot
- Headline 9: Harbour Lights Festival opens on the quay with three days of free music
- Headline 10: New patient guidance system at Wrenhaven General shortens outpatient waits
- Headline 11: Six coast-path walks around Greyling Bay, from easy strolls to a full-day hike
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Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supply
Around 3,200 homes in Netherby are without running water after a large main burst beneath Holloway Road this morning. Bottled water stations are being set up while engineers work to isolate the pipe.
Night train linking six northern European coastal cities confirmed for next spring
Nordlys Rail says sleeper carriages will run three nights a week between six port cities, with a stop in Wrenhaven's twin town Velde. Ticket sales are expected to open in the new year.
Thirty countries deposit crop seeds at a mountain seed archive in a single week
The Hallvard Seed Archive received more than 48,000 samples, including old varieties of wheat, beans and barley from the Asher Valley, as gene banks back up their collections.
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Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobs
The family-owned baker will add two production lines and a new packing hall, in what it says is the largest single investment in its 94-year history.
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Technology
University of Wrenhaven's first satellite reaches orbit to watch coastal erosion
The shoebox-sized satellite, built by students and staff over four years, sent its first signal to the ground station on the university roof shortly after launch.
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News
Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supply
Around 3,200 homes in Netherby are without running water after a large main burst beneath Holloway Road this morning. Bottled water stations are being set up while engineers work to isolate the pipe.
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Business
Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobs
The family-owned baker will add two production lines and a new packing hall, in what it says is the largest single investment in its 94-year history.
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Sports
Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finals
The Gulls edged Ostbridge Mariners 104-101 after two extra periods at the Harbourside Arena, with the final basket coming with four seconds left on the clock.
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World
Night train linking six northern European coastal cities confirmed for next spring
Nordlys Rail says sleeper carriages will run three nights a week between six port cities, with a stop in Wrenhaven's twin town Velde. Ticket sales are expected to open in the new year.
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Lifestyle
Five Wrenhaven bakeries bringing back slow-fermented sourdough loaves
From a converted boathouse to a former post office, a new generation of bakers is reviving long-fermented bread, and customers are queuing for it.
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News
Rainy streets: umbrellas, wet pavements and reflections
When the downpour arrives the city changes pace; lights multiply on the tarmac and footsteps quicken.
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Health
Flu jab clinics extend evening hours after record first-week demand
Wrenhaven's health service is adding late sessions at three community clinics after appointments for the first week of the autumn vaccination programme were fully booked within days.
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Lifestyle
Allotment waiting list shrinks as the council opens 120 new plots in Eastmoor
Some residents had waited more than four years for a plot; new half-size plots and shared beds are helping beginners get started.
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News
Night buses to run around the clock on three Wrenhaven routes from spring
Councillors have approved a 24-hour service on three of the city's busiest bus routes, aimed at hospital staff, hospitality workers and late-night travellers.
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Culture
Painting missing for 60 years found in Millbrook attic and handed to Wrenhaven Art Gallery
A harbour scene that vanished from a council office in the 1960s has turned up wrapped in a blanket under the eaves of a terraced house in Millbrook. Its finder has given it to the city's art gallery.
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Business
Wrenhaven Credit Union opens counters inside branch libraries
Members in four neighbourhoods without a bank branch can now pay in savings, ask about loans and get help with budgeting on the same visit as borrowing a book.
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Business
Fishing boats in harbour: bright hulls and patient nets
From the Mediterranean to the Baltic, frames from the colourful world of boats moored in small harbours.
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News
Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day
The new 14-station line cuts the trip between the centre and the coastal districts to 22 minutes. Rides are free for the first week.
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Technology
Tech showcase: devices from the desk to the stage
From laptops to smartwatches, mixing desks to drones, the technology of everyday life.
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Technology
Solar farms: rows of panels across the fields
From hillsides to plains, from sheep grazing beneath the panels to the view from the air.
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Culture
Morning in Cappadocia: fairy chimneys and balloons overhead
Volcanic valleys, rock-cut dwellings and the balloons that lift off at dawn, told in photographs.
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Sports
Match day at the stadium: stands, turf and floodlights
From a distance football becomes a spectacle of architecture: huge roofs, colourful seats and carefully mown grass.
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News
Lava fountain filmed from a helicopter above a volcanic crater
A column of lava rose from the crater floor, feeding glowing flows beneath a grey plume of gas.
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World
Thirty countries deposit crop seeds at a mountain seed archive in a single week
The Hallvard Seed Archive received more than 48,000 samples, including old varieties of wheat, beans and barley from the Asher Valley, as gene banks back up their collections.
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