An abandoned housing estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl' is still home to 20 residents. Eerie photographs taken by urban explorer Kyle Urbex, detail the extent of the derelict conditions inside the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
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An iconic power station is to be bulldozed to make way for housing. The Fiddler's Ferry plant in Cheshire is being earmarked for 1,700 homes, parkland, and new business units.
The eight 374ft cooling towers and 660ft chimney had sat next to the River Mersey for 50 years before the plant was decommissioned last year. A prominent landmark it can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.
But its future was doomed when in 2015 the then Minister in charge of the Department of Energy and Climate Change proposed that the UK's remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025 with their use restricted by 2023.
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It is hoped the new development will play a key part in Warrington's future economy. The move comes after the site was acquired by Peel National Resources and Energy Company - part of the regeneration firm, Peel Land and Property.
The demolition of the site which is between Warrington and Halton, is expected to take about four years and explosives will be used to blow up the cooling towers and chimney. Peel has acquired the station from energy company SSE Thermal ahead of producing a 10 to 15-year mixed-use masterplan for the 820-acre site – one of the largest brownfield sites in the country.
In a statement Peel says: "With its parent company responsible for some of the country’s most transformational projects across the North West including The Trafford Centre, MediaCity at Salford Quays and Liverpool Waters, Peel NRE will now help to mark a new era for Warrington by developing fresh plans to regenerate the former fossil-fuel dependent power station."
As well as demolition proposals will include
An abandoned housing estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl' is still home to 20 residents. Eerie photographs taken by urban explorer Kyle Urbex, detail the extent of the derelict conditions inside the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
Jamie T has shared a new track called ‘Between The Rocks’ – you can listen to it below.The single serves as the latest preview of the south London singer-songwriter’s fifth album ‘The Theory Of Whatever’, which is due for release next Friday (July 29) via Polydor. It follows on from previous songs ‘The Old Style Raiders’ and ‘St George Wharf Tower’.In the breakdown of the high-octane tune, T sings of “how a couple [of] thousand records can turn platinum in a couple of days/ ‘Cause I’m still in that very moment/ I’m just a thousand miles away.”Co-written by former Maccabees guitarist Hugo White (who also produced T’s new album), ‘Between The Rocks’ arrived yesterday (July 20) alongside an official visualiser that’s set inside a church.T recently announced some additional dates to his 2022 UK headline tour, which will take place throughout November.The musician headlined the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury 2022 last month, marking only his second live appearance in the past five years.
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Some lucky holiday makers will be given the chance to win a bucket-list trip to Las Vegas, Thailand or Mexico in this online holiday draw. If the UK heatwave has got you in the mood for a last minute holiday, this Wowcher offer could see you heading off abroad on a once in a lifetime trip.
Showtime’s Your Honor will end after its upcoming season, series star Bryan Cranston said today in an interview on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. Filming on Season 2 has just started, with Joey Hartstone, who was a writer on Season 1, as new showrunner, Deadline has learned. Additionally, I hear Keith Machekanyanga, who recurred heavily as Lil Mo in the first installment, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.
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Naman Ramachandran A wealth of film and TV titles are available at launch on streamer Studiocanal Presents, which is now available as an Amazon Prime Video channel in the U.K.Some 300 films and series from Studiocanal’s catalogue are available at launch, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” in 4K; Brian Helgeland’s “Legend”; Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis”; a digitally restored version of Carol Reed’s “The Third Man”; Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here,” zombie horror “Train to Busan” and Céline Sciamma’s “Girlhood.”Also available are Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell To Earth” and Sidney Lumet’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” award-winners “Manchester by the Sea” and “Room,” seminal titles like Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour” and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” and modern British classics “Submarine” and “Four Lions.” Other recent additions include Sharon Stone classic “Basic Instinct” and John Carpenter’s “Escape From New York.” Studiocanal Presents also offers TV series showcasing the best of Studiocanal and Canal+’s own TV productions, including “Hannibal,” “Spiral” and “All the Way Up,” which broke streaming records upon its launch on Canal+ in France.A variety of new titles will launch on the channel every month, many of which can’t be streamed anywhere else in the U.K. New titles arriving include “Possessions,” “Animal Kingdom” and “The Guard.” After a seven-day free trial the service costs £4.99 ($6) a month.
sentenced to 20 years behind bars for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in his abuse of young girls — but she won’t be doing hard time in high-security. On Tuesday, Judge Alison Nathan recommended that the disgraced British socialite, 60, be sent to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury — a low-security facility 55 miles north of New York City.
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