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No green light for Kirkstall Burger King due to road safety fears

A developer has failed to secure planning permission for a new Burger King drive-thru after road safety fears were raised. Multiple objections were raised to...

Plan to build development of shops and flats in employment zone refused by Bradford Council

A development of shops and flats could jeopardise the future of a Bradford employment zone, councillors have been told. A planning panel refused the development...

Plans for flat in basement bin store area refused by Bradford Council

Plans to turn a basement bin storage area into a flat have been refused – with officers saying the unit would create a “substandard...

Faith groups come together in Slough after riots

Religious groups in Slough have formed a coalition against division and intolerance following riots last month. Slough Faiths Standing Together announced its launch on Thursday...

Renewed calls made for action to tackle dangerous speeding along the A10

Renewed calls for action to tackle speeding along the A10 were made at City Hall on Thursday. It comes following the death of a young...

Fury at Ouseburn pollution levels as councillors take aim at Northumbrian Water over sewage spills

Councillors have accused water bosses of a “shocking disregard for environmental standards” over pollution in the Ouseburn. Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats took aim at Northumbrian Water,...

Bus ‘super stops’ and walking and cycling ‘super routes’ part of 14-year transport vision for Middlesbrough

Bus ‘super stops’ and a series of walking and cycling ‘super routes’ are planned in Middlesbrough as part of an updated integrated transport strategy. The...

Tees Valley councillors demand greater access to Teesworks information

Councillors scrutinising the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) have expressed both scepticism and optimism as they face a “different ball game” in the wake...

An army of volunteers fight hunger and homelessness in Slough

For more than four decades an army of volunteers from Slough and south Buckinghamshire has been feeding people homeless and in need. But it’s only...

Teesworks developers bemoan “politically focused” criticism from public

The businessmen who hold a 90% stake in the controversial Teesworks development described the site as a “dog with fleas” which they had worked...

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