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The State of UK Broadband

As part of the Digital Economy Act 2010, Ofcom has a duty to report on the state of the UK's telecoms infrastructure every three years. Consequently it has now published the UK Communications Infrastructure Report 2011 that reports on fixed ... (more)

North Norfolk Wind Turbine Needs Support

North Norfolk farmer John Mack (& son David) need your supportive comments for their Genatec wind turbine planning application. Consultation closes on 6 September, so you'll need to be quick - but there is an online form that should only ... (more)

First ever 50-mile Cycle Ride

Dan managed his first '50 today, at an average speed of around 17.5 MPH. He sat in Dad's slipstream for a lots of the way, but put in a steady speed all the way. Here is a video of Dan in the last mile of the ride (mile 52, actually ... (more)

Battery Case for the iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 has a pretty decent battery life on standby, but it's not so good if you use its GPS sensing a lot. This will happen when you use map-based applications such as Google Maps or CycleMeter, where GPS-based tracking is virtually constant ... (more)

Art View: Great Technology Re-use

It is pleasing when a tried and tested technology finds a use in a substantially different environment, and especially when you say "That was so obvious!" upon hearing it. This is the case for me with the Art Project powered by Google at ... (more)

UK Crime Maps for England and Wales

Crime maps for England and Wales are now available at www.police.uk. All you have to do is enter your postcode. There is also a version for the Met Police: maps.met.police.uk. In the early days of this service you may have to be patient ... (more)

Islabikes Family Activity Day 2011

Isla Rowntree of Islabikes Ltd is inviting you, your family and friends to the annual ‘Islabikes Family Activity Day’ on Saturday 26th March in Ludlow, Shropshire. Like last year’s event the day will be filled full of children’s ... (more)

Mini Tour of Britain

North Norfolk Wheelers is hosting a charity club ride on 25 September 2010, starting at Holkham Hall (any time between 1PM and 2PM, at the gates) and finishing at Splash Leisure Centre in Sheringham - a distance of 19 miles (30km). Entrants ... (more)

Satmap Active 10 GPS with Bike Mount and Half Price Maps

This GPS unit with Ordnance Survey mapping is quite expensive (£320 on offer from Wiggle), but with the whole of the country available at 1:25000 scale, that's a lot of detail at your fingertips. It has a USB interface and is powered ... (more)

Top Gear Test Track Found

Here is the 'secret' Bedfordshire track that Top Gear used for performing their truck-driving antics in early November, 2008. It is conveniently placed close to Lidlington railway station, so you don't even have to drive there! You can see ... (more)

Car Hire

There is a car and van hire firm in North Walsham, called Trevor Charles. They have reasonable prices and a small fleet of clean vehicles of various sizes. From their website: Established for over 22 years, we are a business which prides ... (more)

Cycle Speedway: Under-16's Championships

Eaton Park, home of Norwich Cycle Speedway Club, hosts the British Under 16 Team Championships on Saturday 10th May. There will be nine teams from across Britain contesting the title and the racing gets underway at 12.00 ... (more)

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is almost a playground, but is naturally built on steep slopes so care must always be taken. Google Maps has a satellite view of Corfe Castle. (more)