4 d. ago Controversial battery park given go ahead for Highlands following appeal

Local residents had launched a campaign to formally object to the plans.

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5 d. ago Fresh blow to Wimbledon expansion plans after campaigners win right to appeal against court verdict

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Plans to drastically expand Wimbledon have hit a fresh setback after a local campaign group won the right to appeal against a summer court verdict.

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7 d. ago West Dunbartonshire WASPI campaigner slams "gaslighting" over compensation issue

The question of whether women disadvantaged by a change to the pension age has taken another turn as ministers re-consider the issue, with around 6,000 women affected locally.

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7 d. ago Birmingham bin strikes escalate with workers voting 'overwhelmingly' to extend walkouts which could now continue beyond next year's local elections

Unite the union said workers employed by Birmingham City Council will be joined on the picket lines by agency workers who were hired by Job & Talent to perform refuse work.

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1 week ago Campaigners left "in limbo" over plans to revive former Stirling

An MSP has called on Transport Scotland to speed up in support of plans for a path between Stirling and Gargunnock - which would form the first stage of the 'King's Highway' project.

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2 w. ago Migrants and refugees welcome here just not near me! Green deputy leader complains about 600 asylum seekers being housed in her local area

In a recent letter to the Home Office, Rachel Millward complained about Government plans to temporarily use a military site in East Sussex as asylum accommodation.

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2 w. ago Asylum seekers can stay at Epping Hotel, rules High Court judge in major blow to local campaigners

The owners of the Epping hotel fought against an injunction for breaching planning law

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3 w. ago ‘In this ’til the end’: Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner on refusing to quit amid furor over ‘Nazi’ tattoo

Platner’s populist campaign faces backlash over past comments and a contentious tattooOn a recent Monday night, Graham Platner – oysterman, army veteran and Democratic hopeful for US Senate – took the stage in a small Maine town known for its oyster farming to assure voters that he was still in the game to win the Democratic primary, and ultimately unseat five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins.He addressed a crowd of 700, the most that could fit into the school gymnasium in Damariscotta, Maine before organizers had to start turning people away. As is typical for his campaign events, the gruff, plain-talking, flannel-clad, local business owner and former marine dissected the “establishment political system that serves the interests of the ultra wealthy” in front of a captivated audience. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago High Court battle against Gatwick Airport new second runway launched by local campaigners

The Government is facing a judicial review challenge after backing expansion of the Sussex airport

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