Barnet Council aims for efficiency by replacing committees managing community project funding. Council Changes Funding System after Scrapping Area Committees Barnet Council wants to change how community funds get used. Area Committees used to decide how to spend this money, a change David Floyd wrote about. These committees handled the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL).…
Council submits plans for seventeen houses in Dores village, Loch Ness-side. Homes include flats and houses with local design elements. Highland Council Proposes Seventeen Homes Near Loch Ness in Dores Highland Council plans to build houses near Loch Ness. They submitted a proposal for about twenty new homes. These homes will rise in the village…
Rashid Harif, 24, from Peckham, jailed for breaching a slavery risk order. He possessed cannabis and gave false details. South London Man Jailed for Associating With Intoxicated Teen Girls Rashid Harif, age 24, is from Peckham. He has past drug convictions and was found with young, intoxicated girls. Authorities feared child exploitation and issued a…
Groups meet to discuss modernizing the Tarka Line and extending it to Bideford. Aim to improve service. North Devon Rail Alliance Plans Future Line Improvements Rail groups will meet in Barnstaple on March 7. They plan to improve the North Devon line, also known as the Tarka Line. The goal is to modernize the current…
Plans propose demolishing Hurst Lodge School to build a ten bedroom mansion with luxury amenities and staff housing. Ascot Hurst Lodge School Faces Demolition For Large Mansion Build A real estate firm wants to tear down Hurst Lodge School. The school is on Bagshot Road. They want to build a large manor there. It should…
Plans to demolish The Alderman pub are approved for Harold Hill’s redevelopment project on Chippenham Road. Alderman Pub Demolition in Harold Hill Approved by Council Hey, listen to this news. They plan to tear down the Alderman pub. It’s on Chippenham Road. The council approved this at a meeting. It happened last Thursday, February 27.…
Dolphin’s Caribbean Cuisine is opening soon, offering a new restaurant and bar experience in Reading. Caribbean Restaurant to Open in Reading at Former 7Bone Location The old 7Bone Burger place is getting a new tenant. 7Bone moved in October 2023. They now operate at Phantom Brewing. The old spot will soon be Dolphin’s Caribbean restaurant.…
Post Office apologizes to Ken Tooby after a 2024 investigation found Capture system problems at his late wife June’s branch. Post Office Apologizes to Widow of Shildon Postmistress June Tooby June Tooby had problems with the Post Office in the 1990s. She thought the Capture computer caused shortfalls at her branch, and ill health caused…
A burglary gone wrong hid a dark truth After a man was killed with a hockey stick, his family was ripped apart. Hockey Stick Murder The Truth That Destroyed A Family Police went to a house in Lisburn. They thought it was a simple burglary. Glass was broken everywhere. Paul Gault, 34, was upstairs, dead…
Cwmbran secures a share of £1.5 billion to improve local areas following funding allocation by ministers. Cwmbran to Benefit from £1.5 Billion Levelling Up Funding Boost Cwmbran is getting some money! It is in Torfaen, Wales. Five Welsh towns will share the funding. Ministers announced this new plan. It helps neighborhoods that need it. Barry…