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When Sandown (briefly) became the city of the future

22nd September, 202022nd September, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp, pedestrianisation, roads

What have Ridley Scott’s neo-noir thriller Blade Runner and a hand-knitted tea cosy got in common? That’s right! Pedestrianisation! Watching

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Roads and transport Trees 

The world’s loneliest tree… and its ironic fate

31st December, 201227th February, 2015 Matthew Chatfield 3 Comments desert, driver, drunk, niger, tree

A recent post on Damn Interesting drew the Ranger’s attention to a tree he’d vaguely heard of, but of which

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Having a Barclays

23rd August, 2011 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment cycling, london

By guest contributor HM the Cat mu·se·um feet The feeling of prostration you get having walked gently through a whole

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The vexed question of memorials… and an alternative suggestion

10th November, 20075th September, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

Roadside memorials… it’s a complicated subject which causes some awkward conflicts of interest. In summary, bereaved relatives want to have

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Roads and transport 

Thoughts on Falling Off a Bike

12th August, 2007 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment cycling

By The Hampshire Ponderer Not much of a machine by modern standards; only four Sturmey-Archer gears modestly tucked away in

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Roads and transport Spiders 

New highway code entry discovered: spider lane!

1st May, 200710th November, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments graffiti, roads, spiders

Check out these great photos from one of the Ranger’s favourite reference sites: Nick’s Spiders: Nick writes: Lariniodes sclopetarius… is

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Roads and transport 

Newt mitigation measures cost

11th November, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment

The Sun today roars in defence of the beleaguered taxpayer – it seems that a Great Crested Newt relocation programme

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Roads and transport 

Roads, damned roads, and statistics

17th September, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment

The Weymouth & Portland, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism has an impressively long name, and the Ranger suspects from

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Isle of Wight Legal matters Roads and transport Wildlife & countryside news 

Trespass with a Vehicle (Offences) Bill

17th March, 200630th December, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments 4x4, iwcp, offroading, vehicles

The Ranger recently revisited Westwood Woodland Park, where his glamourous career began. It was the scene of many struggles with

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