Joe Crowley / BBC Kate Pryke is campaigning to prevent new housing being built in a village where sewage facilities are over capacity On the edge of Buckingham in southern England, the quiet and leafy village of Maids Moreton, dotted with thatched cottages, is at the heart of a dilemma. There is a plan –...
The Kremlin has rejected claims of potential Russian involvement in alleged arson attacks at properties connected to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, calling them “ludicrous”. It comes after media reports that UK security officials are investigating a potential link following three incidents earlier this month. In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday: “London...
A council said it had taken a loss on the sale of a former leisure centre site in order to keep a promise not to build student accommodation on it. Plans have been agreed to sell the old Clifton Hill leisure centre site, in Exeter, to a company that builds affordable housing for older people....
Developers have been ordered to stop work at a site in Devon where 1,200 homes are set to be built. Teignbridge District Council issued a temporary stop notice to Vistry Homes relating to the development at Wolborough, on the edge of Newton Abbot. Residents said they were concerned that groundworks being carried out at the...
Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service North Devon Council The site is located at Bynsworthy, off the A39 An application for 450 homes near Barnstaple has been submitted to North Devon Council. Developer Wessex Strategic Ltd has made plans to build the new properties in Bynsworthy, off the A39. It comes after a previous application...
Alex Green BBC News, South West Google Six fire engines have been sent to the scene in the St David’s area A fire has broken out at an electrical substation, leaving hundreds of homes without power. Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said it had received multiple 999 calls about a blaze off Fore...
Daniel O’Donoghue BBC North West Investigations BBC Judith Robbins fears bankruptcy after her holiday lets were reclassified as second homes A woman who manages holiday lettings in a seaside resort has said she faces going out of business after the flats were declared to be “second homes”. Judith Robbins runs eight self-catering units in one...
A pair of vacant properties in Hollywood, CA started making news 10 days ago after residents complained a large group of squatters had taken over the homes and were creating a nuisance in the neighborhood. “They cut the fence and lift it,” said Jennifer Martinez, a neighbor. “I’ve seen a lot of trespassers have drugs...
“It was 5 in the morning, and my wife and children were still sleeping when I saw three bulldozers coming from a distance on the village’s main road,” said Raed Srour, 45. “When they approached, I could see that they were accompanied by several military jeeps, and I understood that it was an occupation demolition...
Emir Nader BBC World Service, London Alaa Daraghmeh BBC Arabic, West Bank BBC Jumaa Zawayda was ordered by Israeli forces to leave his home On the night Israeli forces entered Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and began ordering its 20,000 Palestinian residents to leave their homes, 66-year-old Jumaa Zawayda said he would...
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing hot water or heating when their old type of electricity meter goes out of action. Energy companies have said it will be “very, very difficult” to replace all Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters with smart meters before the old technology is switched off on 30...
BBC Chris Greenwood is a snagging inspector who helps new-build house owners find problems after moving in A new-build house inspector, known as a snagger, is urging owners to check their property thoroughly after picking up the keys, as he has found some strange things in people’s homes. “Finding things like sandwiches, food waste and...
Two part-built terraced homes have been destroyed by a blaze, firefighters have said. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it received multiple calls at about 18:30 BST on Sunday to reports of buildings on fire at a housing development in Prince Maurice Road, Plymouth. Crews said the houses were “well alight with flames issuing from...
Dozens of firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a factory in Birmingham that has led to a power cut affecting nearly 400 homes. Fifteen fire engines with about 75 crew members were sent to the single-storey industrial premises on Warwick Road, Sparkhill, at about 07:15 BST. West Midlands Fire Service said the blaze was...
Footage shows the damage caused by a hailstorm in Fremont, Nebraska on Thursday, leaving homes and vehicles with smashed windows. This happened after the US National Weather Service issued a warning for “hail up to softball size” and damaging wind gusts of up to 86 mph (138.4 km/h). Read full article at source...
