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Lighting-up times were formerly commonly displayed in national and local newspapers in the UK and announced on national and local radio stations, but the widespread adoption of street lighting has rendered this largely redundant. As a result, most of the previous sources no longer provide them, but may still provide sunrise/sunset times.
The majority of British lightvessels were decommissioned during the 1970s - 1980s and replaced with light floats or LANBY buoys, which were vastly cheaper to maintain: in 1974 at the time of Trinity House's original development project, lightship annual running costs at £30,000 were ten times those of the LANBY. [11]
Light Vessel no. 89 89: 19 Jun 1936: Philip and Son: Nore, Lynn Well: 1974 [49] Became a pub in Bristol, and was broken up in 1995. [48] Light vessel no. 90 90: 25 Sep 1937: Philip and Son 838: South Goodwin: 27 Nov 1954 [52] Sank in a storm in 1954 with the loss of all lives except one. [50] [51] Helwick 91: 1937: Philip and Son 839
Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks during part of the year, typically by one hour around spring and summer, so that daylight ends at a later time of the day.
A song was written to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and was sung alongside the lighting of the Beacons around the UK and across the Commonwealth. Organised by the Commonwealth Resounds, hundreds of choirs joined to sing A Life Lived with Grace. The song was put together after a call for lyrics and subsequent compositions was won by Lucy Kiely ...
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An automated light metro system opened in 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London. Tyne and Wear: Tyne and Wear Metro: 11 August 1980 74.5 km 2 60 1500 V DC OLE: A rapid transit and light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear ...
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