At a meeting of Derry city and Strabane District Council’s Environment and Regeneration Committee on Wednesday, April 17, DfC’s North West Development Officer, Paul Mc Naught, said the £5.1 million project would “transform a number of streets adjacent with the historic City Walls”. He added: “It is the Department’s largest investment in public realm project since the completion of the Guildhall Square and Waterloo Place scheme in 2010. “Initial considerations for this project actually started in...
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JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Police are still working to identify the human remains found in the Applegate area. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says the remains were found outside rural Jacksonville on Sunday. Investigators don’t want to reveal the exact location where they were found due to the nature of the investigation. Right now, the situation […]
Plans for a ‘pavilion’ structure and exhibition space in the heart of Sunderland have been unanimously approved by councillors. Proposals went before the latest meeting of Sunderland City Council’s planning and highways committee for a new focal point at Keel Square. The ‘Sunderland Pavilion’ will serve as an exhibition space and centrepiece for Expo Sunderland, a series of events celebrating “innovation and ambition” in the city taking place up to 2026. The plans, submitted by the city...
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:
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...
A Reddit user found a jawbone embedded in a travertine tile in his parents' home. Experts told DailyMail.com that it likely belonged to an ancient human ancestor. Travertine stone quarries in Turkey have been the site of multiple hominin finds. READ MORE:
John and Ally Middleton booked a getaway to Anglesey on Cottages.com in a bid to get some peace and quiet after months of building work at home. It soon turned into their 'holiday from hell'.
Open bin bags line the kerb, lager cans lie discarded beside cigarette butts and plastic wrappers flutter in the wind. This is the reality for those living beside Bristol Downs.
The Iowa City City Council discussed the possibility of becoming a Sister City with another international city at its April 2 meeting. Deputy City Manager Redmond Jones II gave a presentation during the work session portion of the meeting and answered the councilors’ questions about the logistics and benefits a sister city would bring to