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Metropolitan Police officers are using a disused Cold War nuclear bunker for hostage training.The BBC bunker they don't want you to know about
14th November 2010 11:24
Who knew that, 10 storeys beneath a Worcestershire hill, the corporation is ready for Armageddon?
Read More | Source: The Independent
With the threat of the Cold War looming in the late 80s the UK government made plans to hide underground and Burlington was born, but a German Democratic Republic bunker existed which dwarfed Burlington.
See amazing photos of the Six Flags theme park which was shut down by Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.Long story behind the 'shortcut to Wales'
19th August 2010 12:37
As Brunel’s Great Western Railway marks 175 years, David Clensy ventures down into the labyrinth of shafts, culverts and pumping drains that allow more than four million people to travel safely through the Severn Tunnel each year.
Read More | Source: This is Bristol
Secret Subterranean London
12th August 2010 21:09
Explore the secret labyrinths beneath the streets of London by torchlight, the Illumini Event 2010 by Jane Webb.
Read More | Source: Nettleden.com
Rudloe Manor the "focal point" for UFO reports
5th August 2010 18:19
The military site which sits directly on top of a network of secret tunnels in Corsham has been dubbed Britain's Area 51 by UFO investigators since the mid-90s.
Read More | Source: Nettleden.com
Neston quarry firm bids to allay fears
14th January 2010 14:58
A family-run quarrying business is holding a public consultation on January 28 to allay the fears’ of residents in Neston who think the area will be ruined by the reopening of Park Lane Quarry.
Read More | Source: This Is Wiltshire
Shocking video of Biological Warfare Trials, live bacterial clouds were blown across Lyme Bay without the publics knowledge!New Burlington Website
26th November 2009 10:08
Nettleden.com have launched a brand new mini-site which aims to be the ultimate online source for Burlington information, photos and videos.
Read More | Source: Nettleden.com
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.Leafield Engineering fire
11th February 2009 16:00
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.
Read More | Source: Nettleden.com
Fire in underground storage site
11th February 2009 15:04
An emergency operation is under way at an underground storage site in Corsham, Wiltshire, after a fire broke out.
Read More | Source: BBC Wiltshire
Today's youth drawn to urban exploration
3rd January 2009 20:16
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.
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.Inside Europe's strangest 'theme park'
22nd December 2008 00:17
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...
Read More | Source: Daily Mail