David Corns Energy consumption is ever increasing to keep up with the demands of a growing population. Many believe the increased demand could be met by the extraction of shale gas through the process of fracking which is a technique to recover gas and oil from shale rock. Drilling companies have estimated that trillions of cubic feet … Read more
Roger Hart spent his career in various guises as an environmental health officer in the public health sector. His was a world of lice, bed bugs, dust mites, cockroaches, infestations, mice, rats and muck. Adapting the saying “Where there’s muck there’s brass,” to a more appropriate “Where there’s muck there’s vermin“ sums up the situation. … Read more
Sheffield, from its beginnings as a small market town through to today, is a city with an international reputation for industry, commerce and sport steeped in history. It has a heritage to be proud of and envied by many. Heritage can be seen as a series of stepping stones to where we are today, but … Read more
Sheffield – known as the ‘Steel City’ – has built its reputation on manufacturing, but sadly over the years this has declined. However, looking to the future, Sheffield is determined to re-establish itself as a major centre for the creative and innovative industries. Professor Sally Wade, Chair of the Sheffield Culture Consortium, gave us a … Read more
We take for granted a clean, safe water supply. Infected and polluted water can kill. This was the crux of the account of the typhoid epidemic in Croydon, the outbreak first recorded on 27th October 1937 resulting in 43 deaths and 341 contracting the bacteria. Symptoms include extreme lucidity, delusion, intense fever, loss of appetite, … Read more
Tony was there ringside to see the sparring and the blows. He recalled a period of political history as he described his days in the House of Commons whilst serving as a Conservative MP for Stockport from June 1983 to April 1992 when he lost his seat to Labour. There is no doubt this was … Read more