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I think they have but could be wrong; maybe it's the (public) training area? Certainly Avro do nearby! If it's not astro then no way can the game go ahead.

Rooney!!! I'd laugh if it was. Meanwhile in proper football, although the astro might be playable, to prevent the Isle of Man travelling over a decision will be made at Gigg 10am tomorrow and I can't see them not postponing the game - can't guarantee the astro will be frost-free on Saturday...

Plan is Schiphol > Hoofdorp and x-in my hotel, grab some food on the way to cover tea+ supper; then head out into town (Amsterdam) by train; returning from Liedesplien in the wee hours on the N97; the following day gives me more time to "shop around", so if anything's open around 5pm that will...

Thanks, very helpful!

Thinking of an overnight in/around Hoofdorp nr. Schiphol; but the town centre for food etc seems a long way from my possible hotels; apparently Hoofdorp Station's facilities are limited (as opposed to Sloterdijk!!) but I wonder if there's a shop/kiosk around where sandwiches/pasta dishes etc can...

Got one of those plastic bags for charity, so filled it with old but good stuff. "leave it out after 7am and we'll collect it". Still waiting even after ringing them. From yesterday. Which is about as truthful as one of those "peel here" labels. Never yet had one collected - what a waste of...

Here in Bolton it's been the heaviest fall for over 10 years; we haven't had much since the early 2010's but last night's was significant. Trains are bad normally on Sundays, all over the place today and the usual "do not travel" message from Northern. There's also a football match in Liverpool...

Whiz by? I feel the opposite, it seems to go on, and on, and on.... I actually stop going to any shops by about the fifth Dec, save for Lidl, as Lidl has no "musak" so I spare myself the annual torture of having to listen to Xmas music. The 27th is a blessing as New Year festivities take over...

I took a photo from Stalybridge station of the crescent moon with Venus above, looked spectacular even considering the station lights! Unfortunately I can't seem to post the pic the "right way up" despite my attempts to rotate! So if you can copy it and rotate you will see four strange lights...

Yes, I don't think WH Smith and the like can be described as "independent"!! If a business has three or four outlets on/around different stations then that's fine! In my younger days "Travellers' Fare" was - I think - owned and run by British Rail but I don't think that stopped other outlets...

There's a paper shop/teabar/off licence/magazine seller inside Huddersfield which sells a cup of tea for under £1.50, it's tucked away under the scaffolding so many might miss it! Isn't one of the major chains that I know of so it might be totally independent.

Yes, it's far from cheap, the only benefit to the passengers is when changing they don't have to go through the barriers (those darned barriers refuse to accept my local bus pass with rail add-on). last week I wanted a coffee so did just that, through the barriers to Gregg's but the queue was...

Oh yes, that's a hidden secret - the "farm" shop behind the station, David Willan's, wonderful beers and pies!

Think it's relatively easy to do, much of the line and tunnels exist, probably wouldn't run to the old station but terminate still within the town.

...extended to Longridge please! Thinking the sheer amount of new builds could justify the rail or tram returning with a decent P+R.

Euston, to me, is the gateway to the North West and home, on the grounds that under usual conditions it's just over 2 hrs and next time I get off the train I'm a short hop from home. Often avoiding Crewe! But once past either Stoke or Crewe I feel home. On the M6 it's Sandbach services, and...

I suppose, pedantically - especially considering Leeds, is when does the station actually end? Obviously one could say the barriers, but the ticket office and adjacent shops are outside those, I would still call them within the station premises, but the long corridors take you to shops further...

Do the x-channel ferries have an alternative go-to port if one is unavailable due to weather or other reasons? Folkestone?? Margate/Ramsgate? Can they still take x-channel ferries?

Interesting tweet from Northern, made me wonder what businesses are on local stations that, through not using those stations, I might have missed? Bolton now has a new cafe on the concourse before the gates, and one on P1/3, howeven neither have an alcohol licence and IMO the one on the...

It's you that have been inconvenienced by the cancellation of your first train, so you should not be put out by having to wait for the second. Looks like the posts above do confirm that you wouldn't have to wait, but if I were denied the early second part I would pay the excess and claim back...