Tragically, the answer to all is still probably ‘about average’. Despite the screamingly obvious dangers of even trying to use your phone while at the wheel, it is still frighteningly common in our county. All of us know someone who does it, who has done it, and many of us would have to admit we have done it ourselves at some point: we might say ‘oh yes, but I was only pulling out of the driveway’, or ‘oh yes, but I was only skipping to the next track on my playlist’, but any one of these tiny excuses is not acceptable.
Controversial East Ilsley workspace plans refused by West Berkshire Council
Concerns over social and environmental effects of Beeswax Dyson proposals
Charlie Masters
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Plans to convert a redundant former agricultural research facility in East Ilsley into a state-of-the-art workspace have been rejected by West Berkshire Council.
Applicant Beeswax Dyson Farming Limited sought permission to renovate barns at Sunrise Hill into modern business units. The proposals were submitted at the end of April last year and were met with considerable objections by villagers.
Until 2015, the complex was owned by the Pirbright Institute, which undertakes animal and agricultural research.
Beeswax Dyson is a land management firm, part-owned by billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson, which has other local interests.