Demolition work is due to start on a former shopping centre in Lincoln, amid plans for a multi-million-pound hotel. Lincolnshire Co-op, which owns the former City Square shopping centre, said it was in “advanced negotiations with an international hotel operator”. The retailer is also exploring potential residential uses...

Bulldozers to clear way for city hotel

A new town with "upwards of 9,000 homes" could be built in Essex, a council said. More than 300 sites and several larger standalone proposals were put forward in a "call for sites" as part of Braintree District Council's local plan review. In a report, the council said the suggested...

New town with 9,000 homes could be built

A row of disused garages that have attracted fly-tippers are being demolished, says Bury Council.

Garages hit by fly-tipping being demolished

The pub has been closed for more than a decade and a notice has been given for its demolition.

'Public eyesore' former pub to be demolished

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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

Casa Brighouse has licence suspended after police arrest man for abstracting electricity at site.

Wedding venue closed due to 'serious crime'

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

TV's Beloved 'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas: Nine Years After Her Death

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Major retailer to close permanently in town centre

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Jake Jones had been out with friends when he fell into the River Wye in Gloucestershire in May.

Man, 20, drowned after falling into river - inquest

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

A developer says the plans include affordable homes in an area where prices have "surged".

Housing estate to be torn down for 82 new homes

A court is told the gang supplied drugs with a street value estimated at more than £110,000.

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Police say no arrests have been made as officers appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Woman, 70, dies after collision with lorry

A 91-year-old driver who struck and killed a child with her car in Edinburgh said she was "so, so sorry", a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has heard. Three-year-old Xander Irvine died in June 2020 when a Kia driven by Edith Duncan veered off Morningside Road and hit him and his mother Victoria, before smashing into a charity shop.

Elderly driver 'so sorry' for crash that killed toddler

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Up to 115 jobs are at risk under plans to close a McCain Foods factory in Lincolnshire. The manufacturer said it had launched a consultation into the future of the plant near Grantham. McCain is proposing to end production of a brand of microwave chips called Fries To Go, which...

Chips factory closure plan puts 115 jobs at risk

Community company reopens premises after the former owner applied to turn the building into a house.

Pub saved from closure is village's 'beating heart'

Michael Stokes was a "loving member of the family and loved by all who knew him", a tribute says.

Tributes paid to father killed while walking on M1

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Shopping centre could be demolished for 762 homes

The proposed Chelmsford scheme has been formally submitted after it was outlined earlier this...

Shopping centre could be demolished for 762 homes

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