Allotments

Saturday, August 23, 2025 journalism bath community allotments campaigning dyslexia sovietunion education media lansdown

Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Jean Holmes Finlayson, a respected former journalist for the Bath Chronicle and a longtime resident of Bath, who died last week at the age of 91. Known affectionately as … Read More

Saturday, August 23, 2025 journalism bath heritage community finlayson allotments campaigning dyslexia media uk

Jean Holmes Finlayson, affectionately known as ‘Jeannie,’ a beloved former journalist of the Bath Chronicle and a dedicated community figure, died last week at the age of 91. Hailing from a small town in Southern Illinois, … Read More

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 corbyn rayner allotments housing government greenspaces community gardening mentalhealth development

Jeremy Corbyn has reignited tensions with the Labour government by accusing Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner of facilitating the destruction of England’s treasured allotments. The former Labour leader strongly criticized … Read More

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 allotments planning greenbelt northsomerset roots agriculture community controversy sustainability conservation

After a prolonged and heated dispute, a highly divisive allotment project near Bristol has finally received full planning permission. Roots, a private allotment company, began transforming a meadow in North Somerset into 700 … Read More

Friday, June 13, 2025 allotments eviction bath combedown council community landowner negotiation petition agriculture sport

The 64 holders of the Combe Down Allotments in Bath, a vegetable-growing site with a history dating back to 1894, have been given a stark warning: prepare for eviction by October 31st. The landowner has terminated the lease … Read More