New Chard pressure group calls on council to refuse housing plans and save town from traffic misery
A decision on 252 new homes is due in the coming days
05:00, 27 MAY 2021
Congestion in Chard town centre on April 22 (Image: David Bell)
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A newly-formed pressure group is demanding plans for new homes in Chard be refused, arguing they will not deliver the local facilities that were promised.
The campaign comes as developers submit applications for the Chard Eastern Development Area (CEDA). Residents 4 A Better Chard (R4ABC) have published a professional assessment of the 252 homes plans put forward by Persimmon Homes between Forton and Tatworth roads. The report states the application will not satisfactorily deliver a section of the Chard Relief Road, the new schools or GP surgeries or the Holbear neighbourhood centre. The report explains this was all promised in the SSDC Local Plan and the Chard Regeneration Plan. The group says they are not opposed to the development between Forton and Tatworth roads, but they are opposing the non-compliance with SSDC s Local Plan.
LANCASTER - More than 1,000 photos from the historical Boys Industrial School have recently been made public and can be accessed via the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
According to the Fairfield County Heritage Association, the process in scanning and archiving materials from B.I.S. was made possible via grant funding from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB), which was awarded in mid-2019.
Former records manager Kady Wolfe started the process archiving materials, while current office manager Debbie Henry picked up the project after Wolfe moved on to another job, according to the FCHA. Marketing Director Mary Lawrence and Executive Director Tammy Drobina assisted in the process.
Medora makes holidays merry with contests
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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Debbie Harvey won second place in the premiere Medora Christmas Lighting contest. Show MoreShow Less
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Kim Partridge won first place in the premiere Medora Christmas Lighting contest. Show MoreShow Less
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Medora held a drawing contest for local grade schoolers as part of this year’s holiday celebration. Picture from left are Mia Wolfe, Elsie Grant, Sophia Morgan and Medora Mayor Derek Isringhausen. Show MoreShow Less
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MEDORA For the first time, the village of Medora celebrated the Christmas spirit with a holiday light contest.