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The contractor has begun construction of speculative business units totalling 106,000 sq ft of grade A space for developer Opus North and Bridges Fund Management
The units will be arranged in two terraces and will range from 5,500 sq ft to 12,000 sq ft
as well as three detached units ranging from 10,000 sq ft to 22,000 sq ft
With access and infrastructure works now complete
delivery of these units has now started and is expected to complete this autumn
Appointed agents for Harrogate 47 are CBRE and Gent Visick
Located on a 45-acre site near J47 of the A1(M)
the low-carbon scheme is looking to attain BREEAM Excellent rating
said: “Our plan is to develop sustainable units that will be highly attractive to a range of regional or national occupiers looking for cost-efficient
We are delighted that construction can now begin on the units.”
North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for open to business
said: “This is a very welcome investment in mixed use business accommodation in North Yorkshire
“It’s in a prime location to boost employment in the county and encourage economic growth across a range of sectors
“We look forward to seeing the development take shape and hearing about the businesses that will eventually occupy the site.”
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Contractor Bowmer & Kirkland topped out on the 368 BTR apartments last April and has now handed it over for occupation
completing phase one of the £300m regeneration scheme
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Flood warnings for the River Don at Stainforth and Fishlake have been issued by the Environment Agency tonight
The government agency says levels have risen on the River Don due to “persistent rainfall and melting of snowfall throughout yesterday and today.”
At 7.30pm (Mon 6 Jan) the level of the River Don at Fishlake measured 6.43 metres and rising
while at Kirk Bramwith near Stainforth it measured 7.14 metres and rising
areas most at risk at Fishlake include: Trundle Lane
flooding in areas adjacent to the river is said to be possible through this evening (Mon 6 Jan)
The flood warning area covers the area bounded by River Don
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: “We are closely monitoring the situation
Please put your flood plan into action and take care when near washlands and low-lying land
Avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses
and do not drive through floodwater.”
A flood alert remains in place for the Lower River Don Catchment as a whole
the 20-room Cliffemount will also have a pub and restaurant
The original Cliffemount Hotel was demolished in October last year
with the project managed by surveyors Silverstone Building Consultancy
contractors will be focusing on groundwork in preparation for the next phase of the build
The two year build time is partly due to the strict building and design standards that must be adhered to throughout
in order to try to obtain Passivhaus certification
Cliffemount will also be the only hotel to have individual accreditations for its pub and restaurant
managing director at Cliffemount commented: “In 2022
our family purchased the former Cliffemount Hotel with a very clear vision of building a sustainable hotel that would have a positive impact industry wide
“A lot of work has gone into making it achievable
that vision is finally starting to become a reality
“We are so grateful that we have had support from local residents
The positivity around the project is so refreshing and encouraging
and it reinforces that what we are doing is right for the community.”
site manager at Stainforth Construction said: “As with all construction projects of this scale
there is a significant amount of groundwork that needs to be done prior to any physical structures being put in place
and filling the ground to the required site levels
“Piling preparations and works will then begin
foundations and below ground drainage.”
Rileys is taking 11,000 sq ft at 123 Albion Street
the chain’s 14th venue and its first in Yorkshire
the Hatfield Colliery site will also have a country park
Supported by Pegasus, plans for the ‘pro-development’ neighbourhood include more than 200 homes on the former Hatfield Colliery site.
The former mining town lies north east of Doncaster
Stainforth’s 2035 vision includes open spaces
Doncaster Council approved the plan at a meeting on 21 November
chair of the Neighbourhood Plan group at Doncaster Town Council said: “Adoption of the Stainforth Neighbourhood Plan is a significant achievement for the local community
“The Pegasus Group team stood out among the consultants we’ve worked with due to their professionalism
senior director ‑ planning at Pegasus Group commented: “Over the last four years
we have worked hand in hand with Stainforth Town Council to build the NDP and support an important community-led regeneration programme
“Through this project we have addressed complex issues from transformation of the former pit site
to plans for listed buildings such as colliery headstocks
“Our multidisciplinary approach has enabled us to advise across planning
to enable the best possible outcome for Stainforth residents.”
The developer’s plans to build an 18-storey
164-apartment block in the South Bank area will be reviewed by Leeds City Council on Thursday
following a viability assessment that concluded the project will only be possible if no affordable housing is included
If you are wishing to pay on the day via cash
Gate 6: Disabled/Pushchair access.
Limited number of spaces in Car Park B at a cost of £5 per car
Parking is NOT available in Richard Dunnes Car Park
The Team Shop will be open from 12:00pm and will close at 5:30pm following the match.
The Retail Pod will be in place behind the Stainforth Construction Stand
We have pre-match entertainment alongside performances from our official Cheerleaders
will be open to all spectators from 2:00pm
Why not check out our new facility and grab a drink pre-match
There will be a Raffle Ticket given to all who purchase drinks on matchday before kick off (except Southbank)
The prize is 2 x Harry’s Bar Hospitality tickets for next home match
The winning ticket will be drawn post-match by the Man of the Match in Harry's Bar
The winner must be present to claim the prize
The Bullettes and Luvabulls will be performing at half time
You will be able to vote for your ASN Doors Hitman of the Week on across the club's Social Media platforms
There will be a Happy Hour in Harry's Bar to celebrate the grand opening
so head there post-match and meet the man of the match
Please Note: Only the Stainforth Construction Stand is open for this fixture
Under-17s must bring a form of ID as proof of age
Purchase your tickets by CLICKING HERE – alternatively
call us on 0333 323 5075 or visit the Team Shop
Located behind the Stainforth Construction Stand
Food/Drink can be purchased from behind the Stainforth Construction Stand and in Harry's Bar
You can still purchase via http://store.bradfordbulls.co.uk/
site by fluidcm.co.uk
design & build construction projects and partner with some of the UK's best loved high street brands
The firm are based in Shipley and the deal will see their branding on and across the Main Stand until at least the end of 2024
Bradford Bulls’ Commercial Director Joe Pitts said:
“We are delighted Danny and the team at Stainforth Construction have taken on naming rights for the Main Stand at our famous stadium.
local business and we are happy to be working with them for the next three years which is a big boost for the club heading into 2022.
“I am looking forward to seeing how this partnership can be of mutual benefit and having their branding visible to our fantastic supporters for what is shaping up to be an exciting season – thanks to Stainforth Construction for their support!”
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Re-elected Doncaster North MP Ed Miliband has been appointed energy secretary in Kier Starmer’s new Labour government
Mr Miliband has been appointed to cabinet as the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero after being re-elected to serve Doncaster North following July’s general election
The former Labour leader held his constituency seat after taking more than 51% of the vote
Mr Miliband said: “I want to thank the voters of Doncaster North for putting their trust in me to be their MP
“It is an honour and privilege to be elected as your representative
I will seek to represent you to the best of my ability.”
Turnout for the Doncaster North constituency, which includes the Stainforth and Barnby Dun ward
and the villages of Fishlake and Sykehouse
Dave Bettney (Social Democrats) 1,960 Glenn Bluff (Conservative) 7,105Catherine Briggs (Party of Women) 452Frank Calladine (British Democrats) 1,160Christopher Dawson (Yorkshire Party) 1,059Jonathan Harston (Liberal Democrats) 1,045Andy Hiles (TUSC) 212Ed Miliband (Labour) 16,231 ELECTEDTony Nicholson (Green Party) 1,778
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In this interview with the LSE Review of Books Blog David Stainforth discusses his new book
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when a few days later a small A5 parcel popped through my door from Gordon
trying to work out how one of Gordon's big coffee-table books could fit inside such a small parcel
the words of my review already forming up in my head
in fact it was a book almost devoid of pictures and in their place were only words
(most reviews can just be cobbled together off Amazon)
I won't go into too much detail about Gordon's book
only that it is a very personal account of an epic ascent of the Fiva route on the east buttress Trollveggen in Romsdal with his twin brother John in 1969
These two relatively inexperienced nineteen year olds attempt an ascent of the Fiva a few days before the Apollo landing
and maybe a little bit too much self-confidence and bravado
The story is a simple one - one climb and its descent - well told
of a classic mountaineering book of the past
which I suppose is slightly damming praise
Unlike many such books it's empty of any amateur psychological delving
and instead we are give a boy's-own tale of adventure gone awry
being a book written from the viewpoint of a 19 year old full of the romance of mountains
Gordon does a great job of painting the Fiva and the Trollveggen in all their dark and dank glory
The face is the third main character in the book and
having spent over a month perched on the Troll wall looking over at the Fiva route
by which I mean I know that anyone stupid enough to go anywhere near it probably has a 50/50 chance of dying
From that vantage point the Fiva has all the ambiance of a grotty Welsh gully that has been used to illegally dump a million tons of building waste and then bombarded with cluster bombs day and night
which Gordon reminds us means (in the words of Tom Patey) "Under suspended sentence of death"
Gordon chose to write his story 40 years after the event in the first-person which I felt detracted from the story a little at first
perhaps of the older climber looking back at his naive and ambitious younger self
I was also a bit perturbed by the size of a book that details just one rock climb
meaning you're literally with Gordon on every pitch
after all there are only so many descriptions at hand to describe a piece of wet and grubby rock
And yet these two things - the first-person and minute by minute account - means that the reader is as blind as the leader to what is happening
and you get a very real sense of what it is to climb such a face; the mountain unfolding bit by bit; that unique excitement and terror of new ground - the end coming closer with each move
but always to far away to believe you'll ever get there
And at times I was unsure if they would actually make it to the top
and as an epic climb this one really delivers the goods
they got as near as you can and write a book about it
Perhaps I've had far too many epics like Gordon's but I found the low hum of tension a little tiring as the book drew on
perfectly mirroring an actual climb like this
Perhaps Gordon has done too-good-a-job of recreating such a climb
the big pay that indescribable moment when it does come to an end - that 'made it' moment - is all the sweeter for all that 'might never make it' below
Gordon's writing can sometimes seem a little clumsy
'hand holding' the reader and I was unsure who the book was aimed at as I felt it would only appeal to climbers (I may be wrong)
as most non-climbers would just be as lost as they were with so much climbing
Yet there are many explanations of terms for the non-climbers which breaks up the flow and felt a little forced at the beginning
Never-the-less he's taken on a tough job of filling a whole book with one climb and minimal character development or history but ultimately he conveys the horror
the love and the salvation of big face climbing
and it's a book all novice climbers should read so as to avoid his mistakes
Winter nights are all the excuse you need to hibernate with a good outdoor book
or preferably several - and 2024 was a great year for inspiring new titles
Here's our pick of the books we've most enjoyed over the last year
Kevin Woods set out to climb all 282 Munros inside a single winter season
This self-published book is both a gripping read and an inspiring visual record of Scotland's..
lyrical biography of an unsung heroine of countryside conservation hits the shelves at a time when monumental national decisions on land use and planning are once again high on the agenda
the BGS Landslide Response Team received reports of a landslide affecting the railway near Hatfield and Stainforth station
The landslide occurred in a spoil heap at Hatfield Main Colliery and distorted a large section of train line along the Doncaster to Goole and Doncaster to Scunthorpe lines
Train services in the region were significantly affected and this section of the line was closed until July 2013
The landslide was first reported in the media on 12 February
We have been carefully monitoring the track near Hatfield colliery at Stainforth since Saturday afternoon (9 Feb) when a train driver reported a ‘rough ride’
Unfortunately conditions have deteriorated and it is no longer possible to run services through the area
We anticipate that there will be disruption to services between Doncaster and Goole and Doncaster and Scunthorpe for some time
the media reported that the landslide continued movement and it was likely that that would the case for some time
Hatfield Colliery landslide and the railway lines
Current land use includes large areas of artificial ground in the form of colliery spoil
The sequence of Ordnance Survey (OS) historical maps (1854
1948 and present land use) shows that previous land use was dominated by agriculture before the 1930s
The historical OS maps also provide a further indication of the nature of the alluvial deposits
The 1933 OS map shows an increase in industrial activity
including the construction of extensive railway sidings
The existence of land drains and borrow pits near a tile kiln just south of the site suggest locally high clay contents in these alluvial deposits
Hatfield Colliery landslide February 2013: changing land use around Stainforth 1854–2012 maps
There is a close relationship between rainfall and the occurrence of landslides
Smaller landslides often occur during or shortly after periods of heavy rainfall
Large landslides often require much more time and successions of rainfall events before slopes become unstable
as water can take considerable time to percolate to greater depths
12 February 2013: interpretation of the landslide morphology in its early stages
The morphology of the slope strongly suggests a rotational mode of failure
Along the crown of the slope extensive tension cracks were observed that gradually grew in size as the landslide progressed its downward movement
A slope like this can be viewed as a large pendulum that slowly moves into a more stable position
there is still considerable surface water visible at the top of the slope
This water will slowly seep through the tension cracks (shown as red dashed lines) into the landslide and continue to facilitate movement
The white arrow indicates the main direction of movement of the landslide
The position of the railway line is at the ‘toe’ of the landslide (white dashed line) — the exit point of the main shear surface is right in the centre of the railway
Continuing movement of the landslide caused further displacement of the track
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAID) included the Hatfield Colliery landslide in its report Class investigation into landslips (Report 08/2014)
Railway deformation at Hatfield Colliery landslide
Photo taken on 18 February 2013 from the bridleway bridge to the north-east of the site (now only accessible from the south side)
Photo taken on 1 March 2013 from the station to the south-west of the site
looking north-east towards the landslide toe
Photo taken on 6 April from the bridleway to the north-east of the site (now only accessible from the south)
Photo taken on 6 April from the bridleway bridge to the north-east of the site (now only accessible from the south side) showing vegetation clearance and providing an indication of displacement magnitude
BGS has added a ‘Slope failure’ category to its landslide type in the National Landslide Database
This allows us to capture the recent increase in landslides occurring on artificial ground
something that is clearly of interest to the public and infrastructure asset managers
The landslides team at the BGS has studied numerous landslides
memoirs and sheet explanations and provides data for our National Landslide Database
Landslides are classified by their type of movement
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This item has moved to the National Archives as RAIB has published its report describing this accident. See Report 08/2018
At about 05:45 hrs on Thursday 11 January 2018
a car collided with a freight train which was standing on the down Skellow line with its rear wagon partially blocking Stainforth Road automatic half-barrier (AHB) level crossing
The car driver suffered minor injuries in the collision and their car was severely damaged
Despite the presence of the train at the crossing
Stainforth Road AHB level crossing was open to road traffic when the collision occurred
This meant that its road traffic signals were not illuminated and its half-barriers were in the up position
At the time the accident occurred it was dark
The crossing is not illuminated and its rural location means that there are no ambient light sources nearby
The design of this crossing results in the requirement for down trains to cover a distance of around 28 metres to clear the road surface after the re-opening sequence has been triggered
For trains travelling close to the maximum permitted line speed of 50 mph (80km/h)
the time needed to clear the crossing is well within the approximately seven seconds required for the re-opening sequence to be completed
or where trains stop with the rear wagon close to the crossing and blocking the road
the crossing can potentially re-open to road users while such a train is still on it
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David Stainforth will discuss his new book Predicting Our Climate Future: what we know
and what we can’t know - how climate science works and why you should absolutely trust some of its conclusions and absolutely distrust others
It requires us to question what we know and how we know it
The subject is important for society but the science is young and history tells us that scientists can get things wrong before they get them right
can we judge what information is reliable and what is open to question
During the event the essential characteristics of climate change which make it a difficult issue to study will be highlighted
A series of challenges in the study of climate change across multiple disciplines will be presented and the audience will be taken on a journey through the maths of complexity
philosophical questions regarding the origins and robustness of knowledge
and the use of natural science in the economics and policy of climate change
David Stainforth worked on ocean modelling
studied for a Masters before working as a renewable energy consultant
He then pursued research on computer models of the atmosphere before joining Professor Myles Allen to develop the climateprediction.net project
He then pursued research on climate science
climate modelling and climate decision making under deep uncertainty
He is currently a Professorial Research Fellow in Grantham Research Institute
Kathryn Brown was appointed as the first Director of Climate Action for The Wildlife Trusts in 2022
and internal work programme on climate change mitigation and adaptation
a UK charity that looks after some 2,300 nature reserves. Kathryn has worked on climate change policy and evidence for nearly 20 years
she was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal in the New Year Honours List for her services to climate change research. Before moving to The Wildlife Trusts
she was Head of Adaptation at the UK Climate Change Committee
managing the Secretariat to the Adaptation Committee
and leading the production of the UK’s third independent assessment of UK Climate Risk and analytical work on progress in adapting to climate change
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He handles any issues in the fields of engineering
energy and the environment that hit the headlines
He has degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics
He has worked on a number of high profile stories including mobile phones and cancer
as well as the issues around preprints and publicity
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We’re pouring money into computer models – but could they lead us astray
Predicting the future lies at the heart of responding to climate change. We want to know what things will look like if we take certain actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – and what they will look like if we don’t. The difference between the two provides the basis for weighing up the various climate policies that might be on the table.
As models become more complex they look increasingly realistic, so it’s tempting to believe the predictions will be goodEve will no doubt capture the ears of governments and other funders, but is the rush to build bigger and bigger models the best use of resources to guide our response to climate change?
Basic science is enough to tell us that temperatures will continue to rise, and that this will lead to impacts in all parts of the world, from Italy to Australia – so we can already reliably predict the existence of the threat. But this doesn’t tell us how high to build flood defences or how to make changes to agricultural practices. Nor does it give detailed predictions of local changes that would make the arguments for climate policies personal and relatable.
Read moreThere’s no doubt that the latest climate models are outstanding achievements of computer-based science
They don’t represent all the stunning complexity of Earth’s many interlocking systems
but they’re not perfect representations of the real world
How do we know how high to build those flood defences
we have to relax and accept that we have incomplete information
Instead of trying to make our responses just right for the climate of the future we should seek out resilient and flexible solutions
remedies that will be robust in a wide range of possible climate outcomes
be designed to enable them to be easily extended if that becomes necessary
but they can tell us what climate change might look like in a world that’s different
Well-designed experiments could use them to get information about the scope of effects different responses could have
Give me £1bn for modelling and I wouldn’t be able tell you what’s going to happen
but I would get a better grasp of the uncertainties and the range of plausible futures
Knowledge of this range would help us design climate-resilient infrastructure and usefully set the context for debates
If all we knew was that a particular policy would increase the intensity of UK heatwaves by 2 to 4C
while another would increase them by 3 to 10C
then even though the uncertainties are large
the information is still a useful basis for making decisions
The risk is that investment in ultra-high resolution models could actively undermine society’s response to climate change
They might encourage us to plan for highly specific scenarios rather than maintaining the flexibility to deal with a vaguer range of outcomes
we should treat simulations for what they are – not versions of reality
The best possible future might be created by exploring many possible worlds
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Network Rail has revealed details of the scale of the technical work being undertaken to repair the railway close to Hatfield Colliery
The line was severely damaged when a spoil heap became destabilised in February
The spoil heap adjacent to the Doncaster to Wrawby rail line failed early in February resulting in a slip of 1.4m tonnes of spoil material
The landslip moved all four tracks vertically by five metres and laterally by 15 metres
in both granular form and a fine slurry-like material which is formed during the washing and coal fines reclamation
The material which blocked the railway was supporting a 200,000m3 cell of MRF
was falling in the direction of the railway lines which made the removal much more complex and prolonged
said: “This has been one of the most complex recovery operations in recent years
around one million cubic metres of material needs to be moved – that includes the slipped material itself and also enabling movements to create storage such as bunds and dams
“We have made excellent progress moving the material and also moved the water main in order to create a space to which the MRF is being moved
We have bought new land at Ashfields to create new tipping sites
That land has been stripped of topsoil which will be used for landscaping once the tip is complete
“We have to move approximately sixty thousand cubic metres more spoil before the work to reinstate the track can begin in the coming weeks
A section of around five hundred metres of all four lines will be replaced
including switches and crossings and the associated signalling and power supplies
Even then there will be more work to complete while trains run past the site.”
to grow and expand the nation's railway network to respond to the tremendous growth and demand the railway has experienced - a doubling of passenger journeys over the past 20 years
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a car collided with the rear-most wagon of a stationary freight train at Stainforth Road Automatic Half-Barrier level crossing
The crossing’s warning equipment was not operating and its half- barriers were raised when the car approached and entered the crossing
the driver of the car suffered scratches and bruises but their car was damaged beyond economic repair
The train was at a stand because its brakes had been applied by the locomotive’s vigilance device
This occurred because the driver of the train did not respond to the device’s audible alarm in the time period permitted
probably due to the high level of ambient noise in the locomotive’s cab
The car driver was not alerted to the presence of the train by the crossing’s warning devices because the design of the level crossing’s control circuits had permitted it to re-open to road traffic while it was still occupied by the train
The car driver did not see the wagon with enough time to take effective avoiding action
This was because the train was unlit and unreflective and also because there was no ambient light near the crossing
The crossing’s control circuits dated back to its original installation in 1974
The control circuits had not been modified to incorporate later features which prove that trains are clear of a crossing before it re-opens
This was because a retrospective modification of this type was not mandated by relevant standards and guidance and also because the crossing’s circuits had not required modification during the life of the crossing for other reasons
The crossing had not been renewed or replaced prior to the accident
because Network Rail had assessed it as still having useful working life left
The level crossing risk assessment process used by Network Rail did not identify and address the risk of the original design of control circuit remaining in service without it having later design features intended to improve safety
The first recommendation relates to an assessment of the risk at other level crossings where there is the possibility of it re-opening to road users with a train still present on the crossing and the development and implementation of mitigation measures
The second recommendation concerns the revision of the current standard relating to the design of new remotely monitored level crossings so that this requires them not to open to road users while a train is present
No motorist wants to encounter an obstruction on an unlit road after dark
Large animals or fallen trees are to some extent a normal part of rural life
looming out of the darkness on a level crossing in the early hours of the morning
must have been a truly terrifying experience
over a minute before the car approached the crossing
The driver of the car that hit this train was lucky to escape with her life
This is not the first time in recent years that a motorist has encountered a train on a level crossing without any prior warning
the signaller was able to raise the barriers with a train approaching because an old-fashioned design permitted it
The resulting collision cost the life of a passenger in a car
The situation was similar at Stainforth Road: the level crossing equipment was over forty years old and the way it was configured meant that the automatic barriers would rise even though the rear end of a train was still standing on the crossing
RAIB’s report on the Moreton-on-Lugg accident recommended that Network Rail should enhance its level crossing management processes so that the risk posed by such historical designs could be better understood and more effectively managed
this is another example of a latent condition in an old design which presented a risk to the safety of the public
I urge Network Rail to redouble its efforts to identify such conditions
to assess the risk they create and to consider ways of reducing risk to road users
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