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Just a good night's sleep...

01-09-2005 20:06

First they said they were planning new fly routes. "Only for day-time use". Then they started flying over night. Many flights... Local residents in Leicestershire have been campaiging for the last year and a half, trying to get a proper night sleep, as Nottingham East Midlands Airport keeps expanding and leaving communities surrounding the airport in the dark over future plans. In July, Steve Charlish of the campaign group DEMAND, who lives 26 nautical miles from the airport, said in the Observer scheduled flights could be as high as 65 per night, leaving him with not much sleep. The campaign groups seem to grow in strength, getting support from local MP's Edward Garnier QC, Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke, Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell, Alan Duncan, Keith Vaz and Nicky Morgan. Recently Belvoir Brewery in Old Dalby launched 'Nightcap', a beer to support the campaign efforts.

A large public meeting is to be held on September 23, from 7.30pm, at Kibworth Grammar School, Kibworth, Leicester.

Links: DEMAND website | Download DEMAND poster/flyer | Support DEMAND | Sign the petition | Map showing flight routes | New Civil Aviation Bill | Many articles about the campaigns | Nottingham East Midlands Airport website

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Bust the Bins - Oxfree strikes again

01-09-2005 19:43

The second weekly recycling of Oxfam's unwanted stuff grows on past success

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UK IMC should organise around Bio-region

01-09-2005 15:13

It makes sense to me for Indymedia to move out of the state constructs of 'state' and 'region' by redefining ourselves as part of a bio-region we reconnect ourselves to the ecology on which we depend.

I found a map of bio regions which i will attach

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Indymedia based around bioregion

01-09-2005 15:01

It makes sense to me for Indymedia to move out of the state constructs of 'state' and 'region' by redefining ourselves as part of a bio-region we reconnect ourselves to the ecology on which we depend.

I found a map of bio regions which i attach

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on yer bike manchester

01-09-2005 13:57

sunday 11th september "on yer bike"

a whole day dedicated to celebrating the bicycle.

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Green Councillors slam Norther Distributor Road preferred route as a 'hodge-podg

31-08-2005 20:59

The Norwich and Norfolk Green Councillors have studied a report published by Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet, in which the County gives its preferred route for an Northern Distributor Route (NDR). The Greens see the proposal as a combination of the worst of all worlds - and they predict it will lead to a new wave of active opposition to the road.

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German woman prefers three days jail to paying anti-nuclear fine

31-08-2005 11:28

Train carrying nuclear waste in "Castor" caskets.


A young German woman is spending the second of three days in jail because she refuses to pay a 70 euro fine and 77.30 euros court costs for blockading a nuclear waste train in 2003. Ulrike Laubenthal is calling for people to turn up to stop a similar waste train through France and Germany to a dump in Gorleben, northern Germany, on 5 November.

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Ryanair website calls noise restrictions 'nonsense'

31-08-2005 09:58

This is taken from Ryanair's website.

 http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/notices.php?notice=050825-noiseissueEN

UK Government Proposals on Noise Restrictions will Deprive you of Low Fare Flights

The UK Government is currently proposing to increase noise restrictions at Stansted Airport, which threatens the growth of low fares flights for UK consumers. This is at a time when Ryanair and other low fare carriers are investing billions in quieter aircraft to reduce noise disruption.

We want our passengers to be aware of this nonsense regulation by the Government which, if implemented, will reduce your choice of low fares destinations and inevitably increase air fares.

You can write to the UK Department for Transport at
 nr-stagetwo@dft.gov.uk. Please feel free to personalise your response.

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You say you want a revolution?

31-08-2005 00:15

Indymedia Unplugged
I postulate that the function of dreams is to prepare us for space, and that is why they are a biologic necessity.
- William Burroughs

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HELP! S.O.S. from the US! Our president is insane!

31-08-2005 00:08

The American president (insane usurper) is vacationing while a major US city is destroyed by global warming propelled hurricane.

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badgers due to be killed in wiltshire.

30-08-2005 13:36

badgers are due to be trapped and killed for the fifth year running in the devizes area by DEFRA in a scandlaous and technically illegal "scientific experiment" . volunteers required to survey and monitor setts.

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Seeds in Iceland are growing

28-08-2005 17:26

Finnally Icelandic people pluck the courage to stand up and resist themselves!!

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Neath Against The Nukes

28-08-2005 12:05

Neath against the nukes meeting in Neath!

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Free and Environmentally friendly electricity by Hamster Power Stations

28-08-2005 10:57

Elvis charging a mobile
If you ever wanted your hamster doing something useful and productive instead of distracting and destructive, modify his enthusiasm to run into powering a nightlamp or your mobile phone.

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US moves to strike "Respect for Nature" from UN "core values"

28-08-2005 08:46

The Bush administration does it again!

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East Oxford Revels in Oxfam Throw-aways

25-08-2005 20:39

Residents of East Oxford met in unlikely circumstances tonight when the donated items put out for rubbish collection by Oxfam were unpacked and given away on tables. No-one has yet taken responsibility for the action, but it is not believed to have originated within the NGO.

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Protest at Lydd Airport expansion-Aug 27th

25-08-2005 12:25

A new coalition- Keep the Marsh Special Alliance is holding a demo outside the Lydd Airport road entrance on Sat 27th Aug.

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GENETIC MODIFIED TESTFIELDS DESTROYED

23-08-2005 16:27

Again testfields have been destroyed in the Netherlands. At least 3 out of 8 testfields didn't survive the weekend of the 23-24th July.

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Can't Stand the Heat! - Climate Club Night

23-08-2005 12:11

Feeling hot under the collar? Join the party to stop global meltdown. Local DJs play an eclectic mix of music & there'll be climate themed cocktails, free face-painting and climate inspired (optional) fancy dress. Get out your scuba gear, come as a gas guzzling 4x4 or a homeless polar bear...just a few ideas - be creative!

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EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns

23-08-2005 04:30

We are building an "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since October, and it's time to put the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.