内容摘要：Zoe Billingham, head of the IPPR North think tank, welcomed the investment but said that while money had been provided to lay the tracks there was "still a question about the ongoing running costs" and the extent to which the new transport networks would pay for themselves.

Zoe Billingham, head of the IPPR North think tank, welcomed the investment but said that while money had been provided to lay the tracks there was "still a question about the ongoing running costs" and the extent to which the new transport networks would pay for themselves.

Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project aims to ensure the long-term preservation of the items.Hazel O'Neill, from Cotswold Archaeology, who is leading the project, said: "We've been going for about a month and we've found some really lovely things."

Ms O'Neill said items ranged from Victorian lead soldiers through to Roman tiles."It's interesting to see what archaeologists did 40, 50, 60 years ago and what they thought was important," she said."It's lovely to look at it again and repackage it so it's available for the people of Gloucester and Gloucestershire," she added.

Volunteers must be over the age of 16 and they will support Cotswold Archaeology staff at the Archaeology Centre in Eastgate Shopping Centre.Between April and November 2024 visitors to Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire were invited to stitch names of women they felt should be celebrated on to a textile display called Virtuous Woman.

During this time, a participant stitched over the Harry Potter author's name. Last week, this covering

The National Trust, who manage the property, said: "The artwork was open to contributions for eight months and closed in November when the piece was finished and put on public display."What lessons can we draw for other high-tech ventures? "You definitely have no choice but to be optimistic," says Mr Dissel.

The grim procedure of winding down the business took over as passwords and laptops were collected while servers were backed up in case "some future incarnation of the business can be preserved".The company had been going in various guises for 35 years. "We didn't want it to go to rust. I expect the administrator will look for a buyer for the intellectual property assets," Mr Dissel adds.

Other former employees also hold out for a phoenix rising from the ashes. But the Valley of Death looms large."Reaction Engines was playing at the very edge of what was possible. We were working for the fastest engines and highest temperatures. We bit off the hard job," says Mr Dissel.