Andy Hudson

Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables

There’s no way to stop climate change without consuming less.

The Brompton SUV

Something to aim for next year!

I wonder if a driving ban is a deterrent for someone who was driving unlicenced anyway. How about for unlicensed drivers the driving ban time is added to their jail time?

A rainy Sunday spin - Eddie Harris

There are some days I get ready to go out on the bike and sit on the stairs wondering if it’s really worth the close passes, the aggression. Some days I don’t bother and get unready. Sometimes a rest from it is needed, but I hope you don’t give up for good.

Unfortunately it does. Steadily getting worse year on year - the pandemic seemed to give it a boost for some reason. I find myself seeking out quieter routes, byways, even if they add significant distance.

But did you not retire to the wonderfully heated waiting room, where free tea and cakes were being proferred as compensation for the inconvenience?

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Congrats! I think they sold out quite quickly!

If I didn’t live dahn souf I’d choose Edinburgh for the Mogwai support.

Relaxing with some Shirley Horn this chilly Sunday evening 💙🎶🎼🎵🎹🎤

Disappointed you didn’t do the Swindon Half Marathon today - but it’s far better that you saved a life!

I’ve just had to look up what all this talk of rapture is. I’ve pinched myself and I am awake…

I must admit to finding these “Where’s Clippy” puzzles very difficult!

This week’s musical interlude from Sassy’s vinyl collection… The incredible Cannonball Adderley.

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Serious chocolate envy going on here!

I’ve listened to a few albums - what a clean, precise sound he makes, at times so delicate!

Again??! (Enjoy)

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms.

Chemicals going into food chain, water, waterways with deadly outcomes.

Corporations boost profits.

Regulators failing to protect health and the environment.

Then I’ll start with Happy Moods! I’m looking forward to this journey into the world of jazz!

Oh this is soooo good! I’m definitely going to be listening to some of his pieces over the next week!

This week’s jazz artist from my vinyl collection.

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Yeah, I know what you mean. Don’t get me started on all the fake stuff we’re getting because of AI!

Sorry, don’t know about cicadas, but this reminds me of a book I read a couple of weeks ago where it mentioned the Adam and Eve stones at Avebury and put them in the Cove! Almost threw the book out of the window.

And yet residents can still drive through the boundaries 100 days a year without charge!

Yeah, just wish it didn’t feel like life was looong game of bloody snakes and ladders! Lol.

I’ve just made myself a little sad wondering where all the time has gone!

I hope you’re right. Oxford is not a city suitable for private cars. Hard to believe that less than 30 years ago there was two-way bus traffic on Cornmarket!

Buses on the High Street, Oxford. Photo by Roger Close.

Oxford is to get a congestion charge of £5 per car per day, starting this autumn. Charges will be levied for driving past one of six camera sites. The decision, intended to accelerate bus services and encourage cycling/walking, was taken at an Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting this morning.