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HS2 Leeds
10th July 2020
5 mins read

HS2 East: Government urged to help regions rebound by clearing the route for HS2 to build a better, faster, greener rail network in Midlands and North

Political leaders in the Midlands and the North are demanding an early start to HS2 as new research shows the eastern leg of the line could create up to 150,000 jobs. They are pressing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to back his pledge to ‘build better, faster, greener’ by clearing the way for Phase 2b…
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Harrison Clock
4th April 2018
1 min read

Object of the week- The Harrison clock

At first glance, this long case clock may look like nothing more than a rather ornate antique timepiece. But delve a little further into the history of John Harrison’s creation and you’ll find it helped to solve a mystery that had baffled scientists and seafarers for centuries. The 18th century Precision-pendulum Clock No 2,…
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