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Plans for a huge new development in Reading now contain no affordable housing after the developer submitted an amended plan. Hermes Property Unit Trust had submitted plans for more than 600 homes on the site of the empty former Royal Mail depot in Caversham Road. Initially, it was proposed the …

Road safety concerns are being raised about plans for a pair of giant LED advertising screens facing the traffic in both directions on Chester’s Hoole bridge. Alight Media has applied for consent to display an advertisement in the form of two screens each measuring six metres in width and three …

A new section of a ‘no stopping’ red route in Reading town centre will go live this month. The double red lines, which aim to help speed up journey times for buses, mean drivers cannot stop along the route and will be fined if they do. The red route, which …

Reading is a vastly changing town. Huge housing developments are popping up all around the town centre, many unused offices are being converted into homes and more projects to build new, better offices are also being carried out. What this means is that the town will look very different over …

Finding a pricey yellow ticket sitting on your windscreen will inevitably place traffic wardens on your list of most disliked people. Everyone knows that sinking feeling it brings to the pit of the stomach, made all the worse when we feel it’s unjustified. However, we should all remember when we’ve …

Plans for a spectacular housing development on a Reading shopping park have been delayed. Aviva Investors, which is proposing an enormous development on Reading Station Shopping Park, had hoped to submit its plans for the scheme by Christmas. However, planning consultant Barton Willmore has now confirmed the plans are due …

Bus bosses have been forced to divert a bus route in Nuneaton town centre due to inconsiderate motorists picking up missed parcels. Due to the sheer number of cars parked around the Royal Mail delivery office off Church Street, Stagecoach has been unable to get buses down there. Traditionally there …

A major bus route serving a well-populated area of Preston has been cut short. Preston Bus service 23 will only operate from the city centre and terminate at the new Aldi across from Sherwood Way during the week at evening peak periods. The disruption has fallen into place with immediate …

Proposals for a new bridge south of Crewe station aimed at easing congestion in Nantwich Road have been adopted by Cheshire East Council. Cabinet members approved a preferred route for the new Southern Link Road Bridge at Tuesday’s meeting, following consultation held over the summer. The new bridge would be …

Shoppers fear the loss of a popular supermarket if a huge development in Reading is given permission. People responding to a consultation on a plan which could see the Reading Station Shopping Park knocked down and replaced with as many as 950 new homes have stated losing the shop would …