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Cardboard Bicycle for Sale

Israeli Inventor Izhar Gafni started with a simple question of whether it was possible to make an affordable and workable bike from car…

Started by Hugh

Google Map Maker comes to Britain

From today's D Tel: "Google opened its Map Maker application to Britain today, allowing users to edit information about places that will ap…

Started by pamish

April 1st- No joke!

April 1st. -Bedroom Tax introduced. -Legal Aid slashed -Council Tax benefits funding transferred to local councils and slashed by 10%. -NHS…

Started by maggie

Bone-eating snot-flower worms

When I saw a reference to this species in today's New Scientist my first thought was that this must be related to April Fool's Day.  Howeve…

Started by Dick Harris

Twitter turns 7...here's why I love tweeting.

Do you tweet? Or do you think it's for the bird brains of this world? It was Hugh that persuaded me to open my Twitter account and although…

Started by Liz

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What is this and where in Harringay is it?

Started by Hugh

Winter visitors - bird-spotting

There's a rather cute group of Waxwing around the gardens of Beresford/Allison today. I spotted about 11 of them; staying together, eating…

Started by Laura

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Fancy helping the camera and film team at an arts festival in Hay?

HowTheLightGetsIn is an annual festival of philosophy and music running in Hay from 22nd May – 2nd June. Organisers, the Institute of Art…

Started by Hugh

Postcards wars

Out of my league - this postcard of 748 Tottenham High Rd just bid up to £306 on e*ay. [I didn't say Sold, as who knows if this will turn i…

Started by pamish