Posts Tagged "guardian-news"
Country diary: St Ives, Cornwall
The procession of bards wends its way through narrow streets in St Ives. From the Guildhall they pass St Ia’s church, whose pillars are garlanded in hops, the lifeboat station, harbour, cafes, ice-cream and pasty shops, art galleries, gift shops, holiday lets and crowds of bemused visitors, en route to the Island, the site of this year’s Gorsedd
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Country diary: St Ives, Cornwall
Feel the heat: Paris Mètro to warm flats
A zero-carbon heating initiative in Paris plans to harness hot air generated by underground travel to warm up nearby homes Warmth generated by sweaty passengers as they commute on the Paris Mètro may be used to heat a block of low-income flats located near the Pompidou Centre in the city centre. This could slash the building’s energy bill and carbon footprint by a third, according to the property’s owner. The temperature in nearby Rambuteau Mètro station stays at a toasty 14-20C degrees all year round thanks to the heat generated by passengers, trains and other machinery.
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Feel the heat: Paris Mètro to warm flats
Country diary: Peak District
In Norfolk I have long grown accustomed to a very patchy distribution in our local swallows. Much of the vernacular architecture has been converted into residences or otherwise made unsuitable for these barn-dwelling creatures.
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Country diary: Peak District
Getting there information for Palestine
How to do the Masar walk along Abraham’s path, plus flights and practical information for Palestine Getting there Jet2.com flies from Manchester to Tel Aviv, from £99 one way. A four-day walk along the Masar ( abrahampath.org/palestine.php ), including guides, home-stay accommodation and meals with families, costs £400pp (or £570 with two nights in Jerusalem and one in Bethlehem). Tours are run by Palestinian operator, the Siraj Center (+972 2 274 8590, sirajcenter.org , email michel@sirajcenter.org ).
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In defence of gap years | Sami Kent
What is so wrong with young people having a go at learning something about foreign cultures?
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In defence of gap years | Sami Kent