Villagers Rally Against Plans for Massive New Data Centre Near Corsham Sunday, July 6, 2025 corsham datacentre westwells neston environment flooding noise biodiversity planning opposition Communities surrounding Corsham are coming together to oppose proposals for an enormous new data centre development. Ark Data Centres Ltd, already operating four facilities on the former MOD Corsham site and planning a fifth, … Read More
Keir Starmer’s Troubled Start: Backdown on Benefit Cuts Marks Difficult Beginning for New PM Wednesday, July 2, 2025 keirstarmer labour welfare universalcredit pip ukpolitics sirjohncurtice budget opposition government Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is enduring what political experts are calling one of the most challenging beginnings for a newly elected government in recent UK history. Just weeks after his Labour Party’s decisive victory … Read More
'Dad Raises Concerns Over Government Plans to Cut Disability Benefits' Tuesday, April 22, 2025 advocacy disability benefits government proposal opposition community support employment poverty Mark Blaker, a parent carer from Wiveliscombe, has taken action to oppose the government’s proposal to cut disability benefits. His son, Joe, who has learning disabilities, is one of approximately a million disabled … Read More
Controversy Surrounds Approval of Bath City Dump Wednesday, April 9, 2025 bath dump city approval opposition campaigners local environment recycling controversy The approval of a new city dump in Bath has sparked disappointment and frustration among local residents and environmental campaigners, who feel ignored and disregarded by the decision-making process. Despite objections from … Read More
Controversy Surrounding Plan to Flood Farmland Monday, November 18, 2024 farmland controversy edf salt marsh opposition biodiversity council flooding conservation planning conditions The controversial plan by EDF to flood hundreds of acres of farmland near Kingston Seymour, North Somerset, has been met with strong opposition. The proposed conversion of agricultural land into a salt marsh has sparked … Read More
Fierce Opposition to Salt Marsh Plans in North Somerset Village Monday, October 21, 2024 somerset village salt marsh edf hinkley point c community farmland proposal opposition conservation The community of Kingston Seymour in North Somerset is up in arms over EDF’s proposal to convert vast stretches of local farmland into a salt marsh in order to compensate for fish mortality caused by the Hinkley Point C … Read More