Blackburn with Darwen's new Mayor aims to be a safe pair of hands thisislancashire.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisislancashire.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PRINCE PHILIP: Flags fly at half-mast as the town pays tribute to 'an exceptional man who was devoted to Queen and country' lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancashiretelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Blackburn with Darwen Council wants to ban the use of Pleasington Playing Fields by the aero-enthusiasts. Chris Boardman, chairman of Blackburn and District Model Aircraft Club, has vowed to fight the prohibition and says officers have misunderstood the new regulations. The ‘shocked’ enthusiasts have used the fields since 1938 but the borough now says their activities are not safe. A council letter last month from head of leisure and sport Claire Ramwell said: “The UK adopted the EU regulations for model flying in 2019 and these came into effect on December 31, 2020. “The council requested the legal department review these new guidelines to make an informed decision as to whether it was appropriate for the flying of model aircraft to continue at Pleasington Playing Fields.
Blackburn model flying club faces ban from Pleasington Playing Fields lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancashiretelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Whalley Old Road development site.. A COUNCIL S ruling Labour group s obsession with housebuilding will destroy all the green space in its borough, a Liberal Democrat councillor has alleged. Cllr Paul Browne made the accusation as Blackburn with Darwen Planning Committee approved a controversial homes development at the second time of asking. Last month its granting of permission for the for 165 houses south of Whalley Old Road in Sunny Bower, Blackburn, had to be rescinded the following day after officials decided that residents and Conservative members claims it lacked a Minerals Resource Assessment were correct. On Thursday the committee approved the scheme after the MRA said: There is no prospect of minerals ever being worked in the future on the application site.”