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The decision to end deer hunting in Epping Forest 'buffer land' was welcomed by campaigners five years ago this week.

A group of rain-soaked cyclists crossed the finish line in Winnipeg on Friday afternoon. It marked the end of Spirit of Hope, a five-day bike ride in support of Habitat for Humanity.

Looking back How the new dining building could look at the Royal Gunpowder Mills under the PGL plans from five years ago It is five years ago since the future of Royal Gunpowder Mills was decided, only for a late intervention to force a second vote. There was drama as controversial plans for the transformation of a heritage site were approved, before four councillors ‘stood’ and forced a second vote. At a district development meeting of Epping Forest District Council, seven councillors voted for proposals that would see a new children’s activity centre built at the Royal Gunpowder Mil...

Just a coincidence or a call-back to borks of Windows past? Richard Speed Tue 2 Feb 2021 // 12:07 UTC Share Copy Bork!Bork!Bork! Even after a year of readers sending in photos taken of error screens they've seen out and about for The Reg's Bork column, the infamous Windows "Blue Screen of Death" has remained a mainstay. However, have you wondered why blue is the colour? Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer took to his YouTube channel over the weekend to give us his view on matters. Firstly, "I never once heard the term 'blue screen of death' at Microsoft," he recal...

ZIP folders were originally a Microsoft engineer's side hustle until bosses figured out he worked for Microsoft Also: Edge on Apple arrives in the Dev Channel, HealthBot goes to the cloud, and Chile to get an Azure Region Richard Speed Mon 11 Jan 2021 // 21:04 UTC Share Copy In brief Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer uploaded another Windows war story to his YouTube channel over the weekend, this time concerning the history of the handy zip folder functionality that has been a feature of the Windows shell over recent decades. Plummer said that having made a few d...