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Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day

The new 14-station line cuts the trip between the centre and the coastal districts to 22 minutes. Rides are free for the first week.

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Clara WhitfieldThe quiet bill of a dozen subscriptions Daniel OkaforGive the pavement back to the people who walk on it Priya NandakumarOur notifications are renting out our attention Tomás HerreraWhat we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears
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Business The quiet bill of a dozen subscriptions Small automatic payments rarely feel like spending, yet together they have become one of the least examined lines in the household budget. — Clara Whitfield
Daniel OkaforGive the pavement back to the people who walk on it Priya NandakumarOur notifications are renting out our attention Tomás HerreraWhat we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears Margaret EllisonThe library is the last free living room in town Jonas LindqvistMovement starts in daily life, not in the gym

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  1. University of Wrenhaven's first satellite reaches orbit to watch coastal erosion
  2. Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supply
  3. Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobs
  4. Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finals
  5. Night train linking six northern European coastal cities confirmed for next spring
  6. Five Wrenhaven bakeries bringing back slow-fermented sourdough loaves

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Technology University of Wrenhaven's first satellite reaches orbit to watch coastal erosionThe shoebox-sized satellite, built by students and staff over four years, sent its first signal to the ground station on the university roof shortly after launch. News Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supplyAround 3,200 homes in Netherby are without running water after a large main burst beneath Holloway Road this morning. Bottled water stations are being set up while engineers work to isolate the pipe. Business Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobsThe family-owned baker will add two production lines and a new packing hall, in what it says is the largest single investment in its 94-year history. Sports Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finalsThe Gulls edged Ostbridge Mariners 104-101 after two extra periods at the Harbourside Arena, with the final basket coming with four seconds left on the clock. World Night train linking six northern European coastal cities confirmed for next springNordlys Rail says sleeper carriages will run three nights a week between six port cities, with a stop in Wrenhaven's twin town Velde. Ticket sales are expected to open in the new year. Lifestyle Five Wrenhaven bakeries bringing back slow-fermented sourdough loavesFrom a converted boathouse to a former post office, a new generation of bakers is reviving long-fermented bread, and customers are queuing for it. News Rainy streets: umbrellas, wet pavements and reflectionsWhen the downpour arrives the city changes pace; lights multiply on the tarmac and footsteps quicken. Health Flu jab clinics extend evening hours after record first-week demandWrenhaven's health service is adding late sessions at three community clinics after appointments for the first week of the autumn vaccination programme were fully booked within days. All news