FROM being a lifeline to the elderly to a necessity to young families struggling to make ends meet (with multiple jobs in the gig economy or on zero hours contracts) bus provision is an issue which should be a priority for candidates in the current election. Many organisations from Age Concern, through the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) to the Regional TUC are calling for urgent action to address the present disastrous situation caused by privatisation and deregulation - passenger numbers have plummeted, prices risen (55% over inflation) and routes shrunk - one pensioner told me that from having four busses an hour there is only one now - not much fun if you have gone shopping in central Keighley, missed your bus and have to wait another hour on a freezing January afternoon! All due to bus companies being able to dictate prices, routes and timetables - while trousering profits underpinned by public subsidy - our taxes!
Marske Hall and its grounds are on the market for £2.5m. A PLAN to convert listed buildings on an historic Yorkshire Dales estate linked to most modern thoroughbred racehorses into a luxury aparthotel and wedding venue has been met with a wave of opposition. National park planners will next week consider the proposal to transform the 17,000sq ft Marske Hall, which has been laid out as ten apartments for decades, into an exclusive hotel, featuring 20 “very high quality” studios, a gym, sauna, shop, and wine tasting rooms, while the sawmill and kennels in the grounds would become events spaces. It is also proposed to utilise the gardens and woods for activities such as archery, bowls and croquet.
Marske Hall and its grounds are on the market for £2.5m. A PLAN to convert listed buildings on an historic Yorkshire Dales estate linked to most modern thoroughbred racehorses into a luxury aparthotel and wedding venue has been met with a wave of opposition. National park planners will next week consider the proposal to transform the 17,000sq ft Marske Hall, which has been laid out as ten apartments for decades, into an exclusive hotel, featuring 20 “very high quality” studios, a gym, sauna, shop, and wine tasting rooms, while the sawmill and kennels in the grounds would become events spaces. It is also proposed to utilise the gardens and woods for activities such as archery, bowls and croquet.
Image: CPRE, presented at a Lancashire County Council meeting A trio of controversial silos will remain in place at a hazardous waste tip in Skelmersdale after councillors were told that the facility operated better with them than it would without. The 12 metre-high units were installed at the Whitemoss Landfill site two years ago as part of a government-approved extension of the plant, which specialises in disposing of ash and dust generated from waste incinerators. However, the previous operator of the business – off White Moss Road South – did not seek planning permission for the storage towers, which should have received separate approval from Lancashire County Council before they were erected.