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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Jobs or Livelihoods?
For a long time I’ve felt that school has been too much training for ‘jobs’, and not enough preparing young people for adult life. It felt like that when I was a school, and doesn’t seem to have changed for my children. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economy, Engineering, Environment, Events, News, Social & Community, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged college, creativity, Derby, Derby College, education, employment, engineering, graduate, ideas, livelihood, Lucy Care, portfolio career, unemployment, university, working ideas
24 Comments
Transport solutions – what are they?
I’ve just been queuing out of town along Uttoxeter New Road. Actually that’s not quite true. I was on my bicycle, so when there was space between the queuing vehicles and the kerb I moved up in ‘my’ lane on … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, News, Social & Community, Sustainability, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged Buses, car clubs, car sharing, cycle hire, cycling, Derby, Derby City Council, intergrated transport, intermodal, Julian Huppert, keystyle, Local Plan consultation, Lucy Care, modal shift, Planning, public transport, queues, transport, walking
1,660 Comments
River Derwent Longbridge turbine coming on stream
After many months watching the progress of the works to install a turbine across the Longbridge Weir in the centre of Derby, earlier this week I joined other members of the public to see and hear more. Construction of the new turbine is complete … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Liberal Democrats, News, Planning, Social & Community, Sustainability
Tagged city council, Derby, Derby City Council, Derwent, electricity, energy, engineering, Environment Agency, fish ladder, fish pass, fossil fuels, Green, green electricity, green issues, kaplan, lib dem, liberal democrats, Longbridge Weir, Lucy Care, Planning, River Derwent, sustainability, sustainable development, turbine
1,828 Comments