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Hardy’s Monument at Black Down

Standing high above the Dorset coast, overlooking the town of Weymouth and the isle of Portland is “Hardy’s Monument” built in 1845 on the highest point of Black Down.

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Europe’s busiest runway gets busier…

Gatwick Airport, London, has installed new software for Airport Collaborative Decision Making, a concept that means all vendors, airlines and the airport itself sharing information for safety and efficiency. The result is an increase in the airport’s capacity on its single runway—up to 55 flights an hour

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Scotland’s vote may help ax high flying tax

The infamous British Air Passenger Duty, which can add as much as $450 to airfare for a family of four flying trans-Atlantic to or from Britain, may have met its match in the Scottish vote against independence earlier this fall.  

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Londonist: Anglo Saxon London Map: Updated

Londonist again. For you who enjoy gleaning a sense of what came before in places you visit, have a look at Londonist’s Anglo Saxon map of London. In their words, “a map showing the London area in Anglo Saxon times (roughly speaking, 500-1066AD). It’s pieced together from many resources, showing our guess at the roads, rivers, forests and marshland that characterised the region. The main purpose was to highlight the many villages, hamlets and farmsteads whose names are still part of modern…

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Europe’s busiest runway gets busier…

Gatwick Airport, London, has installed new software for Airport Collaborative Decision Making, a concept that means all vendors, airlines and the airport itself sharing information for safety and efficiency. The result is an increase in the airport’s capacity on its single runway—up to 55 flights an hour

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Londonist: Anglo Saxon London Map: Updated

Londonist again. For you who enjoy gleaning a sense of what came before in places you visit, have a look at Londonist’s Anglo Saxon map of London. In their words, “a map showing the London area in Anglo Saxon times (roughly speaking, 500-1066AD). It’s pieced together from many resources, showing our guess at the roads, rivers, forests and marshland that characterised the region. The main purpose was to highlight the many villages, hamlets and farmsteads whose names are still part of modern…

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