Holyrood: how vaulting ambition turned into a Scottish tragedy

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The controversy surrounding the new Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland, is discussed. There is particular concern about the escalating estimated costs of this building.

Edinburgh, Scotland

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Unveiling gets a mixed reception

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There have been mixed reactions to plans for the design and content of the Millennium Dome which is to be built in Greenwich, London, England. Lord Peter Palumbo, former Arts Council Chmn, has expressed fears that the exhibits will not stand the test of time, while theatre impresario has stated his opposition to the concept of the Dome. Right Rev Gavin Reid, Bishop of Maidstone and chairman of the Archbishops' Advisory Group on the Millennium, has expressed reservations about the planned spiritual content of the Dome.

Greenwich, England

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Will the Earth move anyone?

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There have been significant challenges associated with establishing the Earth Centre, a development on a 400-acre site where two coal mines once operated just outside Doncaster, England. There have been particular difficulties with funding, and it has been necessary to scale down the original plans. The centre has now opened, but some facilities and attractions are not yet operational. It consists mainly of a water purification plant which recycles water into ponds to sustain plant life.

United Kingdom, Mining & Extractive Industries, Mining, Pollutants produced & recycled, Bituminous Coal and Lignite Mining, Coal, Coal Mining, Doncaster, England

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