The West
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| First episode date | September 15, 1996 |
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| Final episode date | September 22, 1996 |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Number of episodes | 8 |
| Number of seasons | 1 |
| Networks | Public Broadcasting Service |
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| ID | 2326243 |
About The West
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and featured Ken Burns as executive producer. It was first broadcast on PBS on eight consecutive nights from September 15 to 22, 1996.
Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia
... " Some suffered from burns because it was very hot, and they have been taken to the hospital, " said Rudy Rinaldi, head of The West Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency...
UK temperatures plunge as cold snap disrupts roads
... Further south, a yellow weather warning for ice is in place from midnight until 08:00 for London, the east of England, The West Midlands and parts of south Wales...
Retired teacher's hobby lands her RHS artist-in-residence role
... She said that living in The West Pennine Moors meant she had " endless subject matter" as she was " surrounded by beautiful countryside with plenty of woodland, pasture and open moorland"...
Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war
... US Vice-President Kamala Harris, in a meeting with the president of Egypt, said " under no circumstances [would] the United States permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or The West Bank, the besiegement of Gaza, or the redrawing of the borders of Gaza"...
Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83
... In a statement, Pemberton noted that she " had a varied and notable career in stage, screen and radio" including roles in theatres " from The West End to the National Theatres of England & Scotland"...
UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
... As for snow, there will be further wintry showers for a time around North Sea coasts but into the weekend some rain or sleet and snow showers will start coming in from The West...
Mia Schem: Wounded festival-goer in Hamas hostage video freed
... Among the latest were, who became a symbol of resistance to Israel s occupation of The West Bank while she was a teenager...
Israel Gaza: Palestinian criticises Israeli prison as 30 more freed
... A Red Cross bus carrying the 30 Palestinians arrived in Ramallah, in The West Bank, late on Thursday, as has been customary for each of the seven exchanges...
Budget 2021: English city regions to get £6. 9bn for public transport
England's city regions are set to receive billions of pounds to improve Public Transport in next week's Budget.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will commit £6. 9bn towards train, tram, bus and cycle projects when he sets out his spending plans on Wednesday.
Greater Manchester , the West Midlands and West Yorkshire are among the regions that will benefit.
The funding was welcomed by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham as " an important first step".
Earlier this month, for the region.
Areas set to receive funding include:
Greater Manchester (£1. 07bn): For Next Generation Metrolink tram-train vehicles; new bus corridors at Bury and Ashton-under-LymeWest Midlands (£1. 05bn): For projects including Metro extension, including the completion of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill extensionWest Yorkshire (£830m): Extending The West Bradford-Cycle Superhighway and installing electric vehicle charging stations in Kirklees neighbourhoodsLiverpool City region (£710m): For new and renovated stations in Liverpool and Runcorn as well as an interchange project at St HelensSouth Yorkshire (£570m): Starting a Supertram renewal project and installing a " Dutch-style" roundabout in Barnsley town centreWest of England (£540m): A fully prioritised bus route between Bristol and Bath Tees Valley (£310m): Upgrading Darlington and Middlesbrough train stations, and improving rail links in the regionMr Sunak said: " There is no reason why somebody working in The North and Midlands should have to wait several times longer for their bus or train to arrive in The Morning compared to a commuter in the capital.
" This transport revolution will help redress that imbalance as we modernise our local transport networks so they are fit for our great cities and Those People who live and work in them. "
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will also receive extra funding through the Barnett Formula - a mechanism the UK government uses to allocate additional money to the devolved nations when it spends more in England.
The £5. 7bn is a five-year settlement, and has been increased from The Initial £4. 2bn proposed, the Treasury said.
The £1. 2bn of funding to make bus services cheaper and more frequent is part of £3bn that in March.
Labour's Andy Burnham said The Cash was " an important first step towards a London-style Public Transport system for Greater Manchester ".
But he added: " As welcome as it is, infrastructure investment alone will not make levelling up feel real to The People of Greater Manchester .
" That will only happen when the frequency and coverage of bus services are increased and fares are lowered to London levels, " Mr Burnham added.
Andy Street , Conservative mayor of the West Midlands , said he was " absolutely delighted" to get the funding, which He Said was the largest single transport sum the area had ever received.
" From more metro lines and train stations, to new bus routes and electric vehicle charging points, this cash will help us to continue to build a clean, green transport network that connects communities and tackles the climate emergency. "
'Gaping holes in services'Silviya Barrett, head of policy and research at The Campaign for Better Transport, welcomed the increased funding for trams, trains and " active travel" but wanted the government to end The Process of regions competing for bus funding.
" We Are concerned that the competitive funding process for buses could mean that investment does not reach everywhere that needs it.
" Many areas have bus fares that are too high and gaping holes in services, so they need funding to put their bus service improvement plans in place, " Ms Barrett said.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport, which represents the bus and coach industry, said the fact the full £3bn the government had committed to spending on buses had Not Yet been reached meant the government's " rhetoric is unfortunately not being matched by reality".
It Comes as a new survey shows reliance on cars has reached a 15-year high despite fewer people commuting during the pandemic.
More Than four in five (82%) of 2,652 UK motorists surveyed by the RAC motoring organisation said they would struggle without a car. That is up from 79% in 2020 and 74% the previous year.
More Than half said that there were no feasible Public Transport services in their area.
And people living in cities who have to drive are spending more time at The Wheel , according to research from the Centre for Cities, which found motorists in Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester spend More Than 50 hours a year stuck in traffic.
Drivers in rural areas were also more likely to be car-dependent (87%) than their urban counterparts (77%).
Source of news: bbc.com
