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29 days ago

Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court

The Whitehaven coalmine’s planning application has been withdrawn, bringing an end to a process that…

34 days ago

Angela Rayner told to call emergency Cobra meeting and send in private firms to break Birmingham bin strike as rubbish piles up and giant rats move in

The Tories are demanding action from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner over the deepening industrial dispute that has left large parts of England's second city looking like bomb sites.

54 days ago

Fears for historic villages in green belt as Labour scraps rules against 'unrestricted sprawl' and blocks campaign groups from objecting

Fresh planning guidance issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has made clear that significant green belt safeguards don't apply to villages.

3 months ago

Battle to stop super prison: Villagers launch legal bid to challenge Angela Rayner's decision to force through plans for a 1,700 capacity jail on green belt land

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary approved the building of a jail holding 1,700 prisoners near Chorley in Lancashire.

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