A developer is seeking planning advice on the construction of a new care home at a former quarry site in Plymouth. LNT Care Developments sought pre-application advice from Plymouth City Council before submitting a formal planning proposal for the construction of the facility at the former Plymstock Quarry. If approved, the home would provide general...
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...
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Gloucestershire cricket has signed a non-binding heads of terms agreement to explore a new site in Swanmoor Stoke on the edge of Bristol. The county club announced in December 2023 that it was exploring options to move from its historic Bristol County Ground, in Ashley Down, Bristol, where it has played for more than a...
ActBlue said that Trump’s order was his latest move to “stamp out all political, electoral and ideological opposition.” President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary fundraising platform, just months before the 2025 election cycle, in which numerous congressional seats are up for grabs. Trump’s presidential...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter Wheatcroft Collection Kevin Wheatcroft wants to create a new home for historic maritime vessels in Appledore A multi-millionaire with one of the biggest collections in the world of World War Two memorabilia wants to build a new home in Devon for historic vessels. Kevin Wheatcroft said he wanted to...
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...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Plans for a landfill site on fields near Kennford on the outskirts of Exeter have been recommended for refusal A decision is expected later on whether a controversial landfill site on the edge of Exeter can go ahead. Devon County Council members are due to approve or reject...
Council planners have rejected an application for a livestock processing facility in Torridge over concerns about neighbouring land being contaminated. Torridge District Council’s planning committee said there was a lack of information on how foul water would be stored and how surrounding farmland and property would be protected. The applicant wanted to convert an agricultural...
Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands Residents queue to unload rubbish during bin strike Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish. There were traffic delays around Woodgate Valley Park on Friday after Birmingham City Council opened a mobile site at 07:45 BST....
A Devon council is being asked to reconsider a planning application for a development near a Viking battle site after previously rejecting the proposals. Torridge District Council (TDC) turned down the plans for 39 properties by Bloody Corner in Northam three years ago, due to concerns over their location. Bloody Corner is thought to be...
The holiday park company Center Parcs has removed links to its old X account from its website after a man who took over the account was contacted by genuine customers. Center Parcs deleted its X account in January, which meant the @CenterParcsUK handle became available. Carl Lennon, an IT consultant, registered an X account with...
The groups have asked supporters to boycott the opening nine minutes of City’s Premier League match against Leicester City on 2 April and remain on the stadium concourse to demonstrate that “football without fans is nothing”. The statement claims that City are yet to respond to the open letter signed by seven City supporter groups...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC The former Living Coasts attraction has been empty for five years The site of a former zoo which has been empty for five years is set to be transformed. A deal has been agreed with ARC Marine, a marine habitat restoration company, to take over the Living Coasts...
Exeter Energy is insisting that publicly-owned greenfield land in Riverside Valley Park is the only viable site for a heat network plant it is proposing to build while failing to explain why it has rejected brownfield alternatives in nearby Marsh Barton industrial estate. The Leeds-based company, which is controlled by 1Energy Group and Asper Investment...