Save your 60p everyone; seems the story didn't make it to the paper.
Probably edged out by VE Day or Blair-must-go stories or something.
Never mind, it'll definitely make it to Sheetlines unless something
really big happens !

John Davies


--- In ordnancemaps@..., "jomidav" <jomidav@b...> wrote:
> Next Monday (9 May) is a big day for fans of the Soviet maps. Not
only
> is the Radio 4 'Blackpool' programme to be broadcast at 8pm but also
> the Daily Telegraph is planning to run a story. Hopefully, Charles
> Close Society and Sheetlines will get the credit for the original
> research (but you never know with journalists!).
>
> Meanwhile, the Times ran a story last Monday (2 May) claiming that
the
> Blackpool maps were not created by the Russians but by the
> illuminations publicity department, which is total tosh ! That
story
> can be seen on the Timesonline website.
>
> However, for the real lowdown on the data sources for the map
content,
> you'll have to wait for the next edition of Sheetlines.
>
> John Davies