People in Patcham have told of their stress and dismay over the proposals for a new distribution centre in Vale Avenue. The scheme was approved on Wednesday by Brighton and Hove City Council despite more than 1,000 objections from residents as well as representation from Brighton and Hove Wildlife Forum, the Brighton …
Read More »Images from across the city this week
Autumn is here, according to the meteorological calendar anyway, and festival season is coming to an end in Bristol. Thoughts are turning to drinks indoors rather than beer gardens, to winter sports and warmer clothes. Having said that, Gloucestershire have created the chance of a very exciting end to the …
Read More »Polling cards fall victim to funding issues
A SURPRISE by-election at Penistone Town Council has faced funding issues – with a decision made to not send out informative polling cards in hope of saving around £5,000. The election next Thursday has been called after Lisa Cork resigned from her position. In the case of a resignation a …
Read More »TUC 2024 Together, unions can secure collective bargaining across the British economy
BRITAIN is ready for change after 14 ruinous years, and it’s up to us now to deliver that change. Services are on their knees after years of mismanagement, and that’s certainly true of Royal Mail, privatised by the Tories and Liberal Democrats in 2014. People across Britain rely on its …
Read More »House for sale – not to let on Airbnb – agent tells planners – Brighton and Hove News
A rebuilt house will not be used as a holiday let, councillors were assured after hearing neighbours’ concerns. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee was told that developer Snaps Holiday Ltd would have to apply for a change of use if they wanted to use a new house at …
Read More »Martin Lewis explains how nearly a million people could get extra £4k with one simple call
Martin Lewis is calling on hundreds of thousands of pensioners to do one thing – and it is completely free. According to the money guru, nearly a million people aged over 66 could get the money by making a single phone call. Speaking on Good Morning Britain (GMB) earlier this …
Read More »‘Oldest postmistress’ to sell former Claverley Post Office
BBC Kay White retired at the age of 93 after working at the Post Office in Claverley for nearly 80 years A former post office once run by a woman believed to be the country’s oldest postmistress is up for sale. Kay White retired in December 2020 at the age …
Read More »Tata Steel’s Port Talbot counting on £500m rescue deal
2,800 jobs could be axed in switch to less carbon-intensive electric arc furnaces By John Paul-ford Rojas and Emily Hawkins Updated: 18:14 EDT, 7 September 2024 A £500million state rescue deal for Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant will be confirmed this week. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will give the Government’s …
Read More »Royal Family have ‘found it hard to keep going’ since Queen’s death
An expert has claimed the Royal Family has faced immense difficulty moving forward since the Queen’s death two years ago. The nation was plunged into sadness on September 8, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II – with her decline in health seeing a frantic rush by relatives to …
Read More »Let’s not forget why refugees are here | Refugees
The article by a Syrian refugee (Brave words, Yvette Cooper – but refugees like me know Britain can’t stop people traffickers, 6 September) echoes my experience with refugees in Glasgow, teaching them crafts for their mental health, and English. Not one of our adult “students” – Syrians, Iraqis, Kurds and …
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