Suffolk County Council says the decision will bring "considerable" additional costs to the authority.

Local authority to challenge solar farm approval

Controversial plans to run cables for an off shore wind farm through a popular Devon resort have been voted against by local councillors. Braunton Parish Council unanimously voted to object to a proposal to bring cables for the project onshore at Saunton Sands and build a new sub-station in East Yelland.

Locals object to Devon wind farm cable plans

Plans to build a solar farm the size of 86 football fields in Kent have been rejected as "insane". Developers of the installation on "high-grade" farmland near Sittingbourne were told by a councillor the panels should instead be placed on roofs and car parks. Supporters pointed out the site -...

Council rejects solar farm plan branded 'insane'

Major plans for a fish factory, eel farm, restaurant and visitor centre look set to be given planning permission. Severn and Wye Smokery's plans for the Pine End Works site to the north of Harbour Road, near Lydney Harbour, will be debated by Forest of Dean District Council on 13 August.

Fish factory plans likely to be approved

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Coroner Paul Marks said the death was accidental with the cause confirmed as chest injuries.

Farmer dies after being run over by his own Range Rover

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Beachgoers have been warned to take care after an increase in incidents involving weever fish on the Lincolnshire coast. National Coastwatch Mablethorpe said five people had been stung in recent days. Spokesperson Malcolm Drewery said: “If you stand on one, it’s very, very painful.”. The charity recommended wearing...

Weever fish warning after people stung in resort

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Portions of Vineyard Wind's damaged blade that have been hanging from the turbine for nearly a month plunged into the ocean early Sunday morning amidst heavy winds in what the town of Nantucket described as a "controlled detachment." The latest development at the wind farm 15 miles southwest of the...

Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Continues To Crumble As Company Announces Removal Plan

Officers investigating the crash are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to come forward.

Biker who died in crash 'will be hugely missed'

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

Lauren Harris stabbed David Mark Wilcox to death, and her accomplice bludgeoned him with a bottle.

Woman jailed for murdering man who loved her

Staff from an animal sanctuary have rescued a cat and six kittens abandoned without water on the hottest day of the year so far. Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Brentwood, Essex, said the animals were found nearby on Sawyers Hall Lane on Monday at about midday when the temperature had reached 32C (90F).

Kittens 'dumped' in box on hottest day of the year

A multimillion-pound water park attraction in North Yorkshire has been granted a licence to serve alcohol from 08:00 every day, despite some objections from local residents. The application for the Alpamare site in Scarborough was approved at a meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s licensing sub-committee on Tuesday. One objector...

Water park allowed to serve alcohol from 08:00

Laura-Jane Seaman was "begging staff to help her" before she died, an inquest hears.

Mother died after neglect by hospital - coroner

A council in West Yorkshire has started imposing fines in a bid to clamp down on the illegal use of domestic log burners. Wakefield Council brought in new measures in December to allow environmental health officers to issue fixed penalty notices to stop “excessive smoke emissions”. It came...

First fine issued for illegal use of log burners

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Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova on Tuesday said U.S. safety officials have allowed them to resume limited construction on an offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast where a turbine blade shattered last month. Vineyard Wind, owned by Avangrid AGR.N and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, was ordered to stop power...

Vineyard Wind Cleared to Resume Limited Offshore Turbine Installs

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 Members of a gang who murdered a man by throwing ammonia in his face as part of a violent campaign to control the drugs trade in a community have been told they must serve minimum jail terms of up to 33 years.Newcastle Crown Court heard how Andy Foster, 26, died in what a judge described as a “cruel and terrifying” attack at his home in Wrekenton, Gateshead, in August 2023.On Friday, leader of the drugs gang Youssef Wynne, 40, of Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, was jailed for life by the judge, Mr Justice Dove, who ordered him to serve at...

Gang jailed for life for ammonia chemical attack which killed 'gentle, funny, caring' man

A large fire at a recycling yard that caused mainline train services to be disrupted was caused by a discarded battery, according to a fire service. Eighty firefighters were called to Sackers scrap metal recycling yard at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, on Thursday. Once the fire was under control later...

Discarded battery started recycling yard blaze

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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Fears solar farm will look like 'ocean of panels'

Villagers are calling for plans for another big solar near them to be blocked by Cornwall...

Fears solar farm will look like 'ocean of panels'

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