The project is decades in the making. After receiving $1 million through Congressman Jimmy Panetta it has once again kick-started.
The Justce Walk development has been given the go ahead, signalling the final chapter for the town centre library
Duchy of Cornwall proposes to build 2,500 homes on 320 acres of agricultural land in medieval market town Faversham
The incident, on Friday afternoon (April 12), left an enormous pile of debris on Kirkgate after the derelict building came crashing down. Police rushed to the scene as a cordon was erected and people were urged to avoid the area, before search teams were spotted at the site. Sign up to our free newsletters now Leeds City Council said that the owner of the building will be “liaising with our conservation team on how to proceed”. Here are 14 photos that show the destruction caused by the incident...
A police cordon is in place on Kirkgate in the city centre this afternoon (Friday) following the incident. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Police are currently at the scene of a derelict building which has collapsed in Kirkgate in Leeds. Sign up for our free newsletters today “Road closures are currently in place and people are asked to avoid the area at this time.” We will provide all updates to this developing story as and when we get them in the live blog below:
A former Edinburgh pub, which has lain vacant for the last four years, is being demolished this week ahead of plans to build new homes in the area. Smithies Ale House on Eyre Place was built in the 1980s and operated as a public house until its closure in March 2020. Last year the council approved plans for the demolition of the building and ‘clearance of the adjacent land’ including 22 trees to make way for 11 homes - nine maisonettes, two flats and a shared garden. The planning statement...
Sheffield City Council’s planning officers have given the green light for a development that would see the opening of Fairfield School of Business on Balm Green, only yards away from the city hall and the town hall. A document said that the school had campuses in Croydon, Leicester and Birmingham, and now they wanted to expand and open a Sheffield campus. The fifth floor – which is currently vacant – at The Fountain Precinct is “an ideal” place for the school with its 1607.2 sqm in size. The...
Residents of Faversham, in Kent, have criticised the proposals put forward by the Duchy of Cornwall which they believe will 'swallow up' the town and turn it into an 'urban mass'.
Last Friday (April 12), a dilapidated structure on Kirkgate, caused a dramatic scene when it suddenly collapsed, leaving onlookers shocked. There was a huge emergency services response in the afternoon of April 12, as road closures were put in place by police and search teams were spotted inspecting the damage. Nobody was injured as a result of the incident. Now Leeds Civic Trust has issued a statement on the famous ‘United We Stand’ mural, proudly displayed on the front of the building. A...
Town Centre Securities Plc (LON:TOWN – Get Free Report) insider Michael Ziff sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 141 ($1.78), for a total transaction of £28,200 ($35,691.68). Michael Ziff also recently made the following trade(s): On Wednesday, […]
The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities has issued a 'holding directive' on London Wall West even after the City of London Corporation's councillors signed off on the plan.
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