Berryhill fields seen from above (Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel)
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Campaigners have written to all 43 city councillors calling on them to save a beauty spot from development – again.
The Save Berryhill Fields Action Group wants Stoke-on-Trent City Council to keep the open space protected from house-building as it draws up its new local plan, which could see up to 21,480 homes built across the Potteries by 2040.
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Books on the Hill in St Albans.
- Credit: Matt Adams
The next phase in the government s roadmap out of lockdown will see the re-opening of non-essential shops for the first time in months.
From next Monday, April 12, we will once again be able to visit bookshops and boutiques, gift shops and game shops, and have actual face-to-face conversations with real life retailers.
Ahead of their grand re-openings, we spoke to some of the city s independents to find out how they feel about welcoming customers back into their stores.
The Dressing Room in St Albans High Street.
- Credit: Matt Adams
There is no indication that the new United States Joe Biden administration has any plans to dial back US militarism in the Middle East or anywhere else. In fact, the contrary is the case.
In February, NATO made the decision to expand troop numbers in Iraq almost ten-fold, from 500 to between 4000 – 5000.
Much was made of the January “reduction” of troop numbers in Afghanistan while Donald Trump was still president. It suited Trump’s propaganda spin to make it appear that the Afghanistan war was winding down.
In fact, while US troop numbers decreased to 2500, the number of paid mercenaries increased to almost 18,000. And these numbers don’t include troops from Australia and other US allies.