Never one to stay out of the limelight for long, multi-millionaire property landlord Fergus Wilson is raising people’s hackles again. He and his wife Judith acquired national fame for having created one of the country’s most successful buy-to-let empires, reaching 900 properties and worth at its peak an estimated £250m....
Planning
Plans for a visitors centre and cafe at a new arboretum in Soham have been described as “terrific” by councillors. The proposals to convert and extend a former engineering workshop to create the new centre off Eye Hill Drove have been approved by East Cambridgeshire District Council. How the visitors...
Organisers of a new festival in the “heart of the Kent countryside” have pledged to deliver a family-friendly event and not “some crazy rave” in people’s backgardens. The Knockholt Fest – a one-day food and music festival – is set to take place on Saturday, August 5. Knockholt Fest is...
A local authority has reiterated it is still opposed to the proposed site of the Lower Thames Crossing. Gravesham Borough Council discussed the scheme last night (June 20) at a full council meeting as the official six-month examination into National Highways’ application for a development consent order started. Proposed northern...
Published: Tuesday, 20th June 2023 Residents are invited to line the streets and cheer on Armed Forces personnel as they march through Rochester this Sunday (25 June). Following on from Medway’s Armed Forces Day event at the Great Lines in Gillingham on Saturday, 24 June, Medway will continue to celebrate...
Published: Monday, 19th June 2023 Run the newest parkrun route along the Thames Path. Are you local to Thamesmead or Woolwich? You can start your weekend right by heading down to the newest location on the parkrun map where you can walk, run or jog a 5k route. Parkrun is a free, weekly run or walk for people of all abilities. In collaboration with Parkrun, Peabody, Berkeley Homes and Woolwich Exchange, the Royal...
Poor and disjointed access to medical care is causing people in one part of Kent to die prematurely. That’s the gloomy image being depicted of a town by one councillor who says residents are facing “a complete car crash” in healthcare treatment with some “hopelessly behind the curve”. The Memorial...
Peterborough has been left off the newly expanded list of Ontario cities being granted strong mayor powers by the provincial government because the city’s population is roughly 17,000 people short of 100,000 and isn’t expected to hit that six-figure target any time soon. But Mayor Jeff Leal believes the city...
Fears that the UK’s largest solar power generation scheme would have ‘no end date’ will be raised in a report. Members of South Kesteven District Council will not decide whether or not the Mallard Pass project receives permission to install solar panels within a 2,000-acre site, 800 acres of which...
Hounslow Council is today marking Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution. Published: Thursday, 15th June 2023 Organised by environmental charity Global Action Plan, Clean Air Day is a single-day international initiative that encourages everyone to consider what actions can be taken tackle the problem of...