'We will not roll over': Plans for 600 new homes on Worsley green land have been thrown out again

Royal Blood are set to return with new music this week – hear a teaser of new material below.The track in question is called ‘Trouble’s Coming’, and will be released on Thursday (September 24).The new music arrives after the band began teasing a comeback last week, sharing a photo of a vintage orange Ford vehicle with the licence plate “ROYAL” and the caption “24.09”.From the evidence of the teaser (which you can watch below), ‘Trouble’s Coming’, which can be pre-ordered on 7″ vinyl and

Councillors are to decide whether to allow 338 new homes to be built on the site of the historic Robertson’s Jam Factory.Tameside’s planning committee is this week due to consider a reserved matters application for redevelopment of the iconic site in Droylsden, which has been empty since 2006.The famous manufacturer James Robertson and Sons produced curds, preserves and marmalades at the Manchester Road site from 1890 until the site was closed with the loss of 200 jobs.The joint application by

Amal Clooney has exited her role as the UK’s special envoy on media freedom in protest.

High-profile human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has resigned from her position as the U.K.’s Special Envoy on Media Freedom.

Amal Clooney has quit her role as the UK's special envoy on media freedom over the Government's 'lamentable' Brexit plan.The human rights lawyer was appointed last year.But in a letter to foreign secretary Dominic Raab, Mrs Clooney said she had no alternative but to resign due to the Government's plan to violate an international treaty by rewriting parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement."Although the Government has suggested that the violation of international law would be 'specific and

Naman Ramachandran Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has resigned from her position as the U.K.’s special envoy on media freedom.Clooney’s decision is in protest against the U.K.’s intention to pass the Internal Market Bill that is designed to ensure barrier-free trade between the four U.K. nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after the Brexit transition period concludes Dec.

And there has been criticism that the plan - part of the Heartlands development for Whitburn more than two miles away to the north - flies in the face of integration policies by sticking affordable homes on the outer edge of the giant development site, in a village with few amenities. Planning permission for the site off Fauldhouse Road had been agreed in principle  in 2006, but the  details  for the site initially suggested 30 homes could be built.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHigh-profile human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has written to UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab to submit her resignation from her post as Special Envoy on Media Freedom.In the letter, revealed by UK national The Guardian, she cites Boris Johnson’s government’s “lamentable” recent actions on Brexit as the key factor.A storm has been brewing this past week in the country over Johnson’s decision to override parts of the UK’s Brexit agreement with the European

hereCampaign group Protect Mirrlees Fields has already gathered more than 3,000 signatures against the proposal via an online petition.Members say they believe the loss of ‘the big field’ would be a huge blow to the communities of Hazel Grove, Woodsmoor and Stepping Hill and Great Moor.Founding member Ruth Hewitt says the 'serene' environment is vital for people's wellbeing, as well as being a haven for all types of wildlife.“Our goal is to ensure this vital green space is protected, not just

Plans to build new homes on a farm outside Lowton have been recommended for approval despite receiving more than 1,000 objections from residents and politicians.The 69 homes planned on land at Thompsons Farm will form the latest phase of the Bloor Homes estate being built at the site off Heath Lane.Wigan council planning officers feel that the mixture of two, three and four bedroom houses, along with two one-bed apartments, will meet local housing needs.Of the homes proposed 17 are affordable

Twitter Tuesday that the brand’s decision to “replace my campaign in China by using my concepts and substituting a local brand ambassador for me, without either my consent or prior notice, was wrong.”Jo Malone, an upscale British perfume brand owned by Estée Lauder, has said that replacing Boyega with Chinese star Liu Haoran in the ad campaign was a misstep.

Green Carpet Fashion Awards, with sustainability at the core of its message, re-creating their annual event virtually in the year of Covid-19 has the effect of dramatically reducing any trace of the carbon footprint it once had. As founder and Creative Director of Eco-Age, the sustainability consultancy behind the Green Carpet Challenge, puts it: 'Arundhati Roy referred to this period as a “portal” - a gateway between one world and the next.