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flook  Nettleden goes mobile
Polish your nuclear head lamps and fire up your social-engineering circuits, Nettleden has teamed up with flook to help you discover the secrets beneath your feet.
Thu 04 Feb 2010
 


YouTube  Lyme Bay Trials Exposed
Shocking video of Biological Warfare Trials, live bacterial clouds were blown across Lyme Bay without the publics knowledge!
Mon 07 Dec 2009
 


Nettleden  New Burlington Website
Nettleden.com have launched a brand new mini-site which aims to be the ultimate online source for Burlington information, photos and videos.
Thu 26 Nov 2009
References: Burlington


Vice  Beijing's Secret Underground City
In 1969, Chairman Mao commanded the construction of a second Beijing beneath the surface of the original city, designed to accommodate all six million of its then inhabitants.
Fri 20 Nov 2009
 


BBC News  Wartime tunnels to be auctioned
A network of underground tunnels used as a hospital during World War II and a wartime look-out point is to be sold at auction.
Sat 17 Oct 2009
 


Nettleden.com  Leafield Engineering fire
Fire crews from Corsham, Calne, Chippenham, Devizes, Malmesbury, Melksham and Cooper Avon worked together to control the blaze with assistance from the Wessex Mine Rescue Team.
Thu 12 Feb 2009
References: Monks Park Quarry


BBC Wiltshire  Fire in underground storage site
An emergency operation is under way at an underground storage site in Corsham, Wiltshire, after a fire broke out.
Wed 11 Feb 2009
References: Monks Park Quarry


BBC News  Bat groups and cavers across the UK have
Bat groups and cavers across the UK have been asked to report suspected cases of an illness that has killed bats in the US.
Sat 03 Jan 2009
 


Lehigh University - US  Today's youth drawn to urban exploration
A new trend of exploring abandoned factories, sewers and tunnels provides a sense of validation to the industrial employees who dedicated their lives work to the companies.
Sat 03 Jan 2009
 


The Times  1960s: Cold War cabinet headquarterters
Documents detailing Government plans to rule from an underground bunker have been revealed.

At the height of the Cold War in the 1960s ministers were briefed on the location of a secret rendezvous.
Sat 03 Jan 2009
References: Burlington


Daily Mail  Inside Europe's strangest 'theme park'
A secret underground base offers a terrifyingly realistic reminder of Soviet occupation.

A pistol-wielding guard, his snarling alsatian, a blinding spotlight in my face...
Mon 22 Dec 2008
 


Mirror.co.uk  York target for Cold War nuclear attack
A top secret semi-submerged nuclear bunker was built in Acomb, York, as a refuge against nuclear attack. It was operational until 1991 but is now a national monument managed by English Heritage.
Sat 20 Dec 2008
 


The Times  Nuclear bunker in Hampshire for sale
Built as a reservoir in 1905, the site was taken out of use in 1962. Later, it was incorporated into Britain's cold-war nuclear protection plan. It was converted into a bunker in 1990, with room for 3.
Tue 09 Dec 2008
 


BBC News  Plea to end dangerous sewer hobby
Severn Trent, which supplies thousands of homes in the East Midlands, claims a small number of people have started exploring the sewer network.
Mon 24 Nov 2008
 


BBC News  Secret London tunnels up for sale
A network of secret tunnels built in 1940 as deep air-raid shelters 100ft under central London has gone on sale. The current owners, hope the sale could attract offers of about £5m.
Sat 18 Oct 2008
 


The Independent  Urban sports: The space invaders
Forget free running – the buzz of sneaking into empty hospitals and factories is the latest high-adrenalin cult. Jerome Taylor takes a tour with the Urban Explorers
Sun 12 Oct 2008
 


Seattle Times  Underground bunker becomes Swiss Hotel
Tourists in Switzerland can soon sleep in the world's first "zero-star hotel," a former nuclear bunker. Organizers said the price per night will be between $9 and $13 if the hotel gets full approval.
Sun 12 Oct 2008
 


Wales Online  Dewstow - The secret garden
When John Harris decided to investigate a tunnel near his home, he discovered a labyrinth of subterranean gardens which had been lost for more than 50 years.
Sun 21 Sep 2008
 


Daily Mail  The Doomsday Bunker
It sounds like something out of the BBC drama Spooks – but the Ministry of Defence's secret command centre deep beneath Whitehall lacks the glamour of a TV set.
Tue 16 Sep 2008
 


Swindon Advertiser  What a totally pointless hobby
They call themselves urban explorers. Actually they're trespassers, a bunch of hare-brained pests with a limited mental age and unlimited arrogance.
Wed 21 Feb 2007
 




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