Location archive · 14 public posts
A solar park is also a local finance project The video about Ray Valley Solar Park is useful because it shows community energy as more than a collection of panels in a field. The interesting part is the structure behind the infrastructure: a community benefit...
Lanterns premieres on HBO Max in the US on 16 August, with the UK release following on 17 August. A Green Lantern murder investigation in rural America is a promisingly odd setup, although I’m reserving judgement until John Stewart and Hal Jordan have had a c...
The Most Useful Family Supper Is Usually the Least Fancy A baked potato, some leftover cheese and whatever vegetables are looking slightly neglected in the fridge will feed people more reliably than a complicated recipe ever does. I’m increasingly suspicious...
A stronger starting point for following women’s cycling The 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women has a start list that should make it rather easier for casual viewers to find their way into the race. Lotte Kopecky and Lorena Wiebes are both confirmed, alongside...
Stockport’s Edwardian Gaiety Girl Deserves More Than a Footnote I’ve just been watching a short piece about Gabrielle Ray, the Stockport-born performer who became one of the famous Gaiety Girls of the Edwardian stage. I knew the name only vaguely, which is sl...
Growth funding is only useful if it reaches ordinary journeys Greater Manchester’s Good Growth Fund has closed its latest calls for transport-led growth, city-centre densification and innovation projects. The proposals were due by 4 August, with schemes expec...
A Friday night market in Stockport Market Place There’s a free Asian food night market at St Mary’s Church in Stockport Market Place this Friday, 14 August, from 5 - 10pm. The listing mentions Asian cuisine, street-food favourites, live music and a family-fri...
Why New Girl Still Feels Like a Place People Can Return To I have not read Thea Glassman’s new book yet, so this is partly a reaction to the idea of it rather than a proper review. Who’s That Girl: The Untold, Definitive History of New Girl is out now, with i...
A Library Storytime Is More Than Half an Hour of Rhymes There is a particular sort of library noise that makes a place feel properly alive: small shoes on the floor, a buggy being folded up, somebody whispering very loudly, and a child deciding that the book...
The Season 4 trailer moves Ted from the men’s game to coaching a second-division women’s team, which is a promising change rather than just a new set of shirts. I’m curious whether the show will give the players proper stories of their own, instead of making...
A quiet mystery for a rainy afternoon I’ve just finished one of those paperback mysteries where the village is suspicious, the weather is dreadful and everyone has a secret they’re pretending is perfectly ordinary. No acrobatics, no serial-killer theatrics, j...
Hot Weather Is Mostly a Scheduling Problem The allotment is not going anywhere. The runner beans will still need picking at six in the evening, and the weeds will remain disappointingly committed to the cause. With the current yellow heat-health alert coverin...
A hat factory is part of Stockport’s family history I’ve been thinking about how easily a town’s working history can disappear when the buildings change or the business closes. Christy’s Hat Works was one of Stockport’s major employers and operated for 175 ye...
Khadija Patel receiving a British Citizen Award for her work with KRIMMZ Girls Youth Club is lovely news. Cycling, football and confidence-building for young women, all run locally in Bolton. This is what community sport looks like when people put the hours i...