Ruairidh Paton (Green Party) has been duly elected with 1059 votes For the full results click here If you are passionate about the future of the borough and want to make a difference then think about getting involved in local politics Drivers are being urged to follow the regulations as penalty charges for parking and traffic violations are set rise across the capital for the first.. Bibi Khan MBE was among more than 50 inspirational women to attend a special International Women’s Day event at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday night.. reflects upon our flag-raising event to mark Commonwealth Day at George Meehan House yesterday (Monday 10 March 2025) Sign up to HPX now we'd like to know more about your visit today Unfortunately we are currently having issues connecting to our feedback service By InYourArea Community · 30 April 2025 Written by events co-ordinator Laura Hindley We will be hosting a brand new family-friendly 5k walk to mark Nurses’ Day 2025 and to raise funds for St Ann’s Hospice May 11 in partnership with the Trafford Centre The walk will begin and end at the shopping centre The nursing staff here at St Ann’s work day and night caring for patients at both hospice sites and in the local community often going above and beyond and ensuring their loved ones also receive the support they need As the new build site in Heald Green nears completion help St Ann’s kit out the nurses’ break room by taking part in the spring walk The trail will take in woodland and canals along the way before finishing once again at the shopping and entertainment destination This is a lovely new fundraising event we are running here at St Ann’s and what a wonderful way to mark Nurses’ Day Our nurses go above and beyond to care for our patients and their families and it’s important that we acknowledge and mark their hard work So join us if you can for a fantastic walk around Trafford it’s a great way of getting out and about while raising funds for St Ann’s Hospice Those taking part in the walk can raise money for the hospice through sponsorship and they can also support the nurses by wearing a Team St Ann’s t-shirt or dressing in blue – fancy dress is welcome All finishers will receive a medal for their achievement and a goody bag courtesy of the Trafford Centre Those who can’t make the Nurses’ Day walk are also welcome to complete their own walk Gather your friends and walk your own 5k route of your choosing – you’ll still receive a medal Entry includes: Entry into the fully marshalled 5k circular walk a goody bag courtesy of the Trafford Centre (Trafford Centre walk only) a fundraising pack with fun ideas and tips a friendly events team who support you with your fundraising and on the day You can learn more information and sign up for the walk by visiting the St Ann’s Hospice website, www.sah.org.uk St Ann’s Hospice provides holistic care to patients with life-limiting illnesses - comprising inpatient care day therapy and supportive outpatient services from its sites at Heald Green The teams at the hospice also provide a range of community and outreach services to patients including care in the place they call home via a Hospice at Home service available in Salford and Trafford the hospice’s Community Specialist Palliative Care Team in Salford and the homelessness palliative care service in Manchester A 24-hour telephone advice line is available to patients carers and healthcare professionals in Salford Our hospice building in Heald Green is 150 years’ old and through our Build It Together appeal we hope to raise the final £2million we need to build a new hospice next door to our current building LoadingDaily Email Updates {{contentTitle}} Officers investigating a robbery at a convenience store have released images of a man they are looking to trace A man walked into the premises in St Ann’s Well Road before stealing alcohol shortly after midday on 14 April he returned and began filling up a bag with multiple bottles of alcohol a store worker intervened and tried to push the man out of the store the man shrugged her off before leaving the store without making payment for the items “This was an upsetting incident for the shop worker and we are determined to track down the person responsible “We believe the man in this image will be able to assist our investigation and I’d ask anyone who recognises him to come forward as soon as possible.” If you recognise the man please call 101 quoting reference 25*215470 •  Lady Bay footpath to close for a year for Waterside Bridge works A plan for nine homes at St Ann’s Chapel in the Tamar Valley has been granted planning ‘permission in principle’ by Cornwall Council. The application (PA25/01365) has been made by Petroc Court Developments Ltd to build on the site beside existing housing estate All Saints Park. Planning agent Christopher Montagu argued on behalf of the applicant that the greenfield site “is suitable considering the adjoining developed context; the site will provide safe access to the highway network”. Also, with new government housing targets, more homes would need to be built than are drawn up in existing Cornwall’s existing development plan, the Local Plan. The site is currently an agricultural field, but part of it has been used since 2010 to store mobile catering equipment, caravans and vehicles. Comments Tel: 01822 613666[email protected]Follow us Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 fully accessible Changing Places toilet has opened in St Ann’s Well Gardens this week is designed for people who are unable to use a standard accessible toilet and need the assistance of carers the toilet will be open between 10am to 6pm during the summer This site has been installed thanks to grant funding provided by the government with support from Brighton & Hove City Council Picture: Inside the new Changing Places toilet at St Ann's Well Gardens St Ann’s Well Gardens isn’t the only space getting new facilities Picture: The Changing Places toilets at St Ann's Well Gardens Cabinet member for Environment and Net Zero said: “I’m so happy to see these new facilities at St Ann’s Well Gardens and Preston Park “Changing Places toilets are a lifeline for so many people and their families – it’s vital we make sure our parks and open spaces are accessible for everyone “Toilet facilities the city can be proud of is a priority for us Residents and visitors deserve excellent facilities which are open all year round and that’s what we have been delivering." Find out where our public toilets are, their opening times and what facilities they have. The latest stage of our public toilet refurbishment programme will get underway next week with a revamp of the facilities at Goldstone Villas in Hove set to begin on Tuesday 16 July Work is scheduled to begin in June on the major refurbishment of the MacLaren Pavilion at The Level open for longer – our refurbishment programme continues St Ann’s Allotments in Nottingham is one of 50 fascinating gardens chosen to feature in a brand-new TV show – Monty Don’s British Gardens They feature in Episode 3 (North Wales to Norfolk) which will be broadcast on 24 January at 7 pm on BBC2 Monty Don’s British Gardens is also available to watch on BBC iPlayer Monty Don’s British Gardens sees Monty travelling around Britain from the north of Scotland to the furthest tip of Cornwall to learn what gardens can tell us about the country’s people and history – and asks if there is such a thing as a ‘British garden.’ He sees how intensely personal British gardens can be and how they reflect some of the greatest passions as well as some real eccentricities “Monty Don was keen to feature St Ann’s Allotments as a rare example of Victorian detached town gardens in the heart of a city He visited the site with a film crew in September 2023 and spent the day exploring three distinctive allotment gardens and meeting the dedicated individuals who tend them “With over 550 allotment gardens at St Ann’s He ultimately selected three gardeners who each bring their own unique vision and approach to allotment design These allotments reflect the gardeners’ creative flair as well as their horticultural skills “The episode will showcase how our gardeners have transformed their plots into personal sanctuaries for relaxation it is immediately evident that they are nurtured with exceptional care making them truly special places and valuable assets to St Ann’s Allotments “Being included among some of Britain’s most fascinating gardens is testament to St Ann’s Allotments’ importance as a unique greenspace and heritage site.” Monty Don said of his new show: “It is an insight not into how we British garden but how we think and live.” St Ann’s Allotments is one of the oldest and largest collections of Victorian detached town gardens in the UK is made up of 670 allotment gardens spread over 75 acres just 1.5 km away from Nottingham city centre in St Ann’s The site is English Heritage Grade II* listed and a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation St Ann’s Allotments has been managed by Hungerhill Developments Ltd as part of The Renewal Trust since 2008 The Renewal Trust led a consortium of partners to bring the derelict site back from the brink with a £4.5 million restoration and conservation programme and has gone on to consistently and successfully secure additional funds for the site with increased costs and a withdrawal of funding from Nottingham City Council proving too hard to overcome Hungerhill Developments Ltd is transferring the lease back to Nottingham City Council at the end of January The Renewal Trust is committed to celebrating and promoting St Ann’s Allotments and its gardeners’ stories – locally This includes bringing high-profile events and visitors including the world-famous photographer Rankin and the Birmingham Royal Ballet as well as BBC Gardeners’ World – and now Monty Don in his new role presenting Monty Don’s Great British Gardens Activities will include joint patrols by the police and the council’s ASB and waste enforcement teams The Week of Action will involve key services across the borough including the council’s Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) as well as other services such as Bring Unity Back Into The Community (BUBIC) and Community Payback There will be a Central Engagement Hub situated in a different location within the ward for two hours each weekday giving opportunities for residents to discuss any issues or concerns they have with council staff Following resident feedback from previous Weeks of Action we will also be organising hubs at different times throughout the week to give more residents the chance to engage A full timetable for the hub in St Ann’s ward is below: Monday 27 January: West Green Road (outside Sainsbury’s Local 333 West Green Road) – 11am-1pm – Licensing Parking & Waste EnforcementTuesday 28 January: Tottenham Seventh Day Adventist Church (255 West Green Road) – 1pm-3pm – Community SafetyWednesday 29 January: Kerswell Close (at the junction with St Ann’s Road) – 11am-1pm – Anti-Social Behaviour EnforcementThursday 30 January: Milton Road Community Centre – 4pm-6pm – Anti-Social Behaviour Estates Management and Housing RepairsFriday 31 January: Chestnuts Park Community Centre – 1pm-3pm – Community Safety and Parks Haringey Council coordinates the Week of Action to take place on a bi-monthly basis with each one targeting a different area of the borough Previous Weeks of Action have been held in Bruce Castle The next Weeks of Action are scheduled to take place in Alexandra Park (March 2025) and Bounds Green (May 2025) Cabinet Member for Resident Services and Tackling Inequality Haringey residents are reminded that a borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) will come into effect for a three-year period from this Thursday (1 May.. A three-month closure order has been enforced at Rothbury Walk Estate to curb anti-social behaviour (ASB) A local mosque has been spreading seasonal goodwill and showcasing the fantastic community spirit in Haringey during Eid-al-Fitr and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan By InYourArea Community · 23 April 2025 volunteers and supporters are gearing up for one of the hospice’s more adventurous challenges of the year The Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge taking place on Saturday June 7 will see a number of experienced and amateur hikers take on a picturesque challenge while also raising funds for St Ann’s Hospice Volunteer in the Being You Centre at St Ann’s Joan Hargreaves is taking on the challenge because she is “aware of how important it is to raise much needed funds for the hospice in these very difficult financial times” “I also foolishly thought it would be a challenge for me I have never done anything like this before I am doing it with my friend who has done many midnight walks with me in memory of my lovely best friend who died in the hospice,” Joan said Assistant practitioner at St Ann’s Hospice Rachel Bridge is also taking part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge along with a number of other members of the Rehab Team at the hospice “I am always up for a challenge especially seeing day to day how St Ann’s support and cares for patients with life limiting conditions,” Rachel said “I value the importance of fundraising for St Ann’s and I try and find ways to be as supportive and available as I can be I love walking but I’ve not climbed any peaks in preparation I have been trying to go on as many walks as I can in between working Joan and Rachel will be trekking through the stunning Yorkshire Dales conquering the peaks of Pen-y-ghent (684m) all while proudly wearing their #TeamStAnns gear Laura Hindley said the Yorkshire Three Peaks is an exciting day out for supporters of St Ann’s Hospice “Join us for the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge this summer and Ingleborough feature some of the most beautiful scenery in all of England We cannot wait to welcome those taking part on the day to raise much needed funds for St Ann’s Hospice!” Laura said The three peaks hike is a professionally guided tour with Qualified Mountain Leader(s) certified in mountain first aid This challenge is over 24 miles (38.6km) round trip route including over 1500m (5,000 feet) of elevation St Ann’s Hospice has set a sponsorship target of £250 and those taking part will receive fundraising support to achieve their goal from the team at St Ann’s There is a £30 registration fee to sign up – this covers the cost of the guides/tour. To learn more, visit: www.sah.org.uk/events/yorkshire-three-peaks-challenge/ Nottingham City Council (NCC) has announced the insourcing of St Ann’s Allotments bringing the historic site back under direct council management after nearly two decades under the stewardship of Hungerhill Developments Ltd (HDL) The decision follows financial difficulties faced by HDL which led to the organisation serving notice to terminate its lease agreement is one of the oldest and largest collections of urban allotments in the UK has played a significant role in Nottingham’s history providing local residents with green spaces for cultivation HDL was established in 2007 as a special purpose vehicle to secure Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) for a £4.5 million restoration project The organisation was granted a 30-year lease by the council as part of this initiative The lease agreement also included a financial contribution from the council to support maintenance efforts a 2017 revision reduced this financial input while introducing increased rent and additional hedge-cutting responsibilities for NCC the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and broader economic challenges created operational pressures for HDL the organisation sought revised financial terms and a new business model that would allow them to continue operations independently HDL opted to serve notice to break the lease initiating a six-month transition period that concludes on 31st January 2025 the council reviewed three potential options: The council determined that direct management was the most viable and sustainable option avoiding ongoing financial burdens and operational redundancies The decision includes the establishment of a dedicated revenue budget “This decision ensures the long-term preservation of St Ann’s Allotments while integrating the site into our existing portfolio of green spaces,” said Councillor Sam Lux Executive Member for Carbon Reduction & Culture “It also provides stability for tenants and users of the site ensuring that vital community spaces remain protected.” The transition will involve the transfer of three existing HDL staff to NCC under TUPE regulations ensuring their employment rights and pension options remain protected The council has also committed to maintaining existing service levels while reviewing operational efficiencies Concerns regarding security and anti-social behaviour have also been acknowledged with the council pledging to implement appropriate safety measures through its Greenspace & Natural Environment Service While insourcing is the immediate solution the council has not ruled out exploring alternative operating models in the future The aim is to maintain financial sustainability while ensuring the site remains accessible and well-maintained for local residents By InYourArea Community · 16 April 2025 Rekha Senapati was honoured in the Popular Choice category of the Inspiring Indian Women Awards held in London Rekha has been a volunteer with St Ann’s for ten years when she joined to help out with flower arrangements in Little Hulton Rekha was honoured for her community and social work at the awards ceremony held in Houses of Parliament she fundraises for the hospice and organises many events through the Little Hulton Volunteer Fundraising Committee The Inspiring Indian Women awards acknowledge efforts made by individuals who have contributed to local community and society immensely Rekha was presented with a Trophy for her work Rekha said she was “absolutely shocked” when she was told that she had won the award “I have done a lot of things for the community over the last 25 years Rekha has previously volunteered with many charitable organisations She began volunteering with the National Deaf Children's Society then the Royal Society of protection of Birds Sure Start and in 2015 she joined St Ann's Hospice She raised £2,000 during Covid times for the hospice She is one of the core members of the organising committee at the Little Hulton hospice and has since organised the Summer Fair an Afternoon Tea which have raised thousands of pounds for the Hospice Congratulations to Rekha on her well-deserved award from all at St Ann’s Hospice The by-election is taking place after Tammy Hymas stepped down as a councillor you must be registered by 11:59pm on Tuesday 25 March 2025 you must do so by 5pm on Wednesday 26 March 2025 and for a proxy vote by 5pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025 The list of election candidates for the by-election will be published by Monday 17 March Visit our website for more information. The number of votes for the St Ann’s by-election has been announced on Friday Westminster has a new tradition on Friday mornings: analysing council by-election results such contests rarely make for good reading for Keir Starmer with Labour now losing votes to every other parties across the country Two council wards were of particular note this week Tameside in Greater Manchester saw Reform storm to victory with 47 per cent of the vote with Labour’s share collapsing to just 25 per cent But it was another contest in the nation’s capital that caught Steerpike’s eye For on the same night that Labour was shedding votes up north they were losing a safe seat down south too – in David Lammy’s backyard of Haringey the Starmer army suffered a landslide defeat at the hands of the Greens Eco-warrior Ruairidh Paton triumphed here with 55.4 per cent of the vote Already a subscriber? 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Log in A solo show missing a sense of its only character It’s easy to hit a note of mournful solitude in a solo show—perhaps all too easy especially when that solo show takes place in a big Set against a bleak cement wall (meant to represent a handball court but whether because I am not an athlete or because that kind of public handball court is much rarer in the US I got that piece of information only from the script) on a stage strewn with detritus representing both literal trash and memories written and directed by Irish theatrical impresario Enda Walsh is a journey through the fractured consciousness of Grace (Kate Gilmore) expressed almost entirely through song (the music is by Anna Mullarkey) Grace is surrounded by phantoms: murky and fragmented videos representing memories; voices from the world that surrounds her Many of the voices in both present and past jeer or bully others give elliptical glimpses at her memories of family or lovers but precious little of it is positive in any case The memories often get violently erased in a very literal way with the image painted over or scratched out homelessness is never unraveled; she simply is a fragile pouring her heart into song but remaining largely abstract and aimless The combination of Mullarkey’s wistful music and Walsh’s command of the production elements builds a striking environment and creates a mood The problem isn’t that the snippets of memory don’t combine into a linear narrative–they don’t and they need not; as Walsh’s program note says the abstraction and strangeness come from the events and scenes passing through Grace’s troubled and bleary mind But the pieces don’t combine into a feeling of personhood “I hope what it does have at its center is a real sense of this character and what she wants.” While the videos (by Jack Phelan) give us something of where Grace has come from it’s intentionally muddy; the images are scratchy with desaturated color and intentionally oblique angles and I did not get the sense of family structure and relationships that the script delineates But how she’s surviving and what she wants which makes it hard for the theoretically redemptive ending to have much impact Mullarkey’s moody songs are musically intricate and rich and Gilmore performs them with raw intention but the lyrics have the quality of dark nursery rhyme; they’re full of affect and imagery but not interiority The whole thing feels like an elaborate music video sequence displaying the songs to great effect but with only a gesture at narrative or character as a way of keeping visual interest while we list I wanted more humanity and more of Grace’s agency in the mix Katie Davenport’s set continues to evolve new meanings throughout the piece as the elements mirror Grace’s oscillation between past and present from the dangers of the menacing world to the safety of home Gilmore embraces the physical environment with gusto and crawling into bits of it in unpredictable ways Adam Silberman’s lighting enhances mood with a variety of instruments and palettes shifting from follow spots to stark house lights Jack Phelan’s just out-of-focus videos capture the vague And Helen Atkinson’s striking sound design brings in the menace that Grace feels all around her But it’s hard to build a successful solo show that so thoroughly resists both narrative coherence and interiority There’s an opacity to Grace that makes her story feel generic rather than particular; she’s an archetype of a damaged woman Grace may find a “room of her own” in the end but it feels like retreat rather than claiming space And without a sense of who Grace is in the world why should we care whether she retreats from it Ann’s Warehouse + Abbey Theatre + Irish Arts Center Scenic Design Katie Davenport; VIDEO: Jack Phelan LinkShow Details & Tickets Enter your email address below to get an occasional email with Exeunt updates and featured articles Ruairidh Paton won a landslide victory to become a councillor in Haringey News | Politics Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice Labour has lost a north London by-election to the Greens as the party continues to struggle in polls in the capital On Friday, Ruairidh Paton won a landslide victory to become a councillor in Haringey The Green candidate was elected with 1,059 votes to Labour’s 589 in the St which was a traditional Labour stronghold in Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s constituency The local election was called following the resignation of councillor Tammy Hymas who quit over council budget cuts blamed on a shortfall in central Government funding Mr Paton said: “In this campaign we spoke to more than 2,000 residents and we heard the same story time and again and feel abandoned by politicians who don’t care about them “We’re going to build something different.” Reform also ousted Labour in a landslide win in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Thursday night. Allan Hopwood became the party’s first elected politician in the city - receiving 911 votes to Labour’s 489 to take the Longdendale ward council seat Next month there are polls in 24 of the country’s 317 councils as well as some mayoral authorities Some 1,650 seats will be contested on 14 county councils There will also be mayoral elections in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Hull and East Yorkshire and Greater Lincolnshire on May 1 Elections to all 21 county councils had been due to take place but last month the government announced they would be postponed in nine areas so that local authorities could restructure and merge Parliament to vote on granting Government control of British Steel Reform will 'eat into old Labour vote' says Nigel Farage after by-election win Netflix’s Adolescence and an airport in Pakistan Past AXA Startup Angel winners share their tips It will be the first large set of voting since Labour's landslide victory at the general election last year and it is expected to indicate how voters are reacting to Sir Keir Starmer’s government. VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin David Beckham extends olive branch to son Brooklyn amid 'family feud' Pregnant Jesy Nelson reveals plans for future in message from her hospital bed after surgery Pregnant Jesy Nelson reveals plans for future in message from hospital Members of the team here at St Ann’ embarked on a trip to evaluate suggested furnishings and fabric textures for the new hospice building in Heald Green Members of staff who attended were from various teams across the hospice including clinical We attended a site visit at Shackletons Contract Furniture for Care Homes & Senior Living in Dewsbury It is important that staff from various sectors across the hospice have a chance to test and evaluate any suggested furnishings to ensure they will be of the best benefit for patients and family It was beneficial to get a taste of the potential furnishings on offer so we could get a better idea of what we are looking for and other staff members were able to take patient comfort into account when assessing the furnishings It’s not just off the shelf stuff that we are buying most if not all furnishings will be custom made to ensure the best fit for patients and families in the new hospice seeing the process of it being made was really good We were also able to understand other aspects such as fire and safety control of the furnishings on offer so it adds another layer of health and safety It is incredibly important to create the right environment for patients in the new hospice We looked at making sure there is enough space in each area as you don’t want people invading your personal space and it needs to look nice because it is new and exciting A man has been arrested after a fire in a Nottingham home around 1.15am on Tuesday (18 March) and became concerned for the safety of a man who was inside the property with a knife A fire had been lit inside the flat and three officers suffered smoke inhalation while attempting to rescue the man Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service attended and had partially put out the blaze when a suspect attempted to run from the scene A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson and criminal damage A number of residents were evacuated from their homes “This incident required a large number of emergency services personnel to bring to a safe conclusion “It is thanks to their skill and professionalism that no one was seriously hurt “Investigations alongside our fire service colleagues are ongoing and anyone with information should get in touch without delay.” By InYourArea Community · 9 April 2025 members of the St Ann’s Hospice clinical team including myself stepped foot into what will be the new inpatient unit in Heald Green My name is Emma Dixon and I am Director of Clinical Services at St Ann’s Hospice We were all invited onto the site to visit the new inpatient unit to visualise what the patient rooms would look like It was the first time any member of staff from St Ann’s stepped foot into what will be the new hospice building’s inpatient unit We were guided around the construction site by Project Manager Lee Haughton of Caddick Construction who are overseeing the project It was absolutely incredible seeing the sheer size of the patient bedrooms To actually walk through the corridors was just immense We’re so grateful for everything Lee and Caddick are doing it is going to make such a difference to our patients and our staff The St Ann’s Hospice Build it Together appeal seeks to raise £2m for the new build through community effort The hospice has now reached its £1.5m milestone with a final push being made to raise the last £500,000 to oversee the construction of the new building The new St Ann’s Hospice in Heald Green is on track to be opened by the end of this year A planning application for permission in principle to build nine homes in St Ann’s Chapel has been discussed by Calstock Parish Council. The council decided it had “no material considerations to object” to the application at its full council meeting on Tuesday, March 4, but did nonetheless note some reservations. The planning application will be decided by Cornwall Council at a later date. The parish council stated: “Whilst the parish council can find no material considerations to object to this application, it is noted that – in line with Cornwall Council’s Interim Policy Position Statement – no evidence has been submitted that demonstrates the proposal meets local housing need and is deliverable. “There are also concerns about the pressure on local infrastructure: in particular the sewage system and water run off and contamination of land. The site is also close to a working quarry.” The development proposal is for up to nine bungalows, ranging from one to three bedrooms with parking and modest gardens, according to the application’s heritage statement. Permission to build on the land adjacent to All Saints Park is being sought by Petroc Court Developments Ltd. This is for outline permission, while the second stage of the planning application is to approve the detailed design. This application seeks to build on part of a larger site off Old Mine Lane where planning permission was refused in 2019 for outline permission for 21 houses. The Cornish World Heritage Site Office opposed that application and is repeating its opposition to this latest application, saying: “Whilst the scale of development has been reduced the impacts upon the WHS still remain of concern in that it represents the further creep of development that has occurred on the adjacent plots and that has had a deleterious impact to this section of the WHS landscape.” They say, if permitted, “it would substantially lower the ability of the local planning authority (Local Planning Authority) to resist further development here, as has been aptly demonstrated by the recent and ongoing developments directly adjacent to this site.” Consultee NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board regards the proposed development as having a significant impact on the services of GP practices within the local area and is asking for “appropriate levels of mitigation” for the development. NHS Kernow is looking for agreement on a planning obligation towards the provision of additional capacity for the Tamar Valley Health site in Gunnislake as they say, the cumulative impact of development in Callington means a lack of capacity at the local health centre. Revised targets in the National Planning Policy Framework issued in December 2024 are putting additional pressure on local authorities, with housing targets in most areas doubled, and Cornwall Council unable to “demonstrate a five-year housing land supply”. Tel: 01579 342174[email protected]Follow us Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd. | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 We use cookies to enhance your user experience By continuing to visit this site you agree to our use cookies Walking and Cycling Improvements along St Anns Well Road Works to construct the new cycle lane began on Monday 10 July This follows in-person and online consultation events including progression through the Traffic Regulation Order process The scheme is expected to be complete by summer 2024 Works on cycle lane are now complete (early September 2024) with a snagging process underway until the end of September See the PDF plan of the works the Government has worked with Nottingham City Council to develop a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan which sets out our long-term approach to developing comprehensive local cycling and walking networks across the city St Ann’s Well Road has been identified as one of the priority routes as it serves the north and east of the City where cycling provision is currently lacking compared to other areas Improvements to cycling provision along St Ann’s Well Road were made during the Covid-19 pandemic recognising the significant rise in the number of cycling journeys during that time This scheme aims to build on the changes that were introduced and to provide a step change in cycle infrastructure provision along the St Ann’s Well Road corridor The St Ann’s Well Road Cycling Corridor scheme is expected to deliver a number of benefits including: Active Travel England (ATE) is the government’s executive agency responsible for making walking wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyone to get around in England This scheme is being delivered using grant funding from ATE’s ‘Active Travel Fund’ (ATF) which is a capital investment programme set up to: More details about the ATF programme can be found on Active Travel England’s website here in order to improve the cycling provision along this corridor it will be necessary to make a few changes to the existing parking restrictions and traffic calming features along St Ann’s Well Road including: A 2-hour (no return within 1 hour) limited waiting bay operational 8am – 8pm Monday to Saturday adjacent to no’s 259-265 A 2-hour bay currently exists at this location we are proposing to shorten the bay to allow the cycle facilities to continue along the more narrow sections of St Ann’s Well Road The restrictions will also be relaxed on Sundays allowing motorists to park in this bay for as long as necessary a new 10-minute parking / loading bay (no return within 30 minutes) on Shelton Street for the use of nearby businesses A proposal was put forward to close the southernmost Northumberland Close Spur Road / St Ann’s Well Road junction however following comments received during the consultations Maps of the planned scheme are below – because of the length of the proposed scheme Each map has an image and a pdf that can be opened and zoomed into St Ann’s Cycling Corridor Plan Section A St Ann’s Well Road – Cycling Corridor Consultation Plan – Section ‘B’ St Ann’s Well Road – Cycling Corridor Consultation Plan – Section ‘C’ Related news No related posts available at the moment Roadworks bulletin every Fridayand monthly project updates Enter your email address below to sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences CHARITY PARTNER: St Ann's Hospice is the charity partner of this year's Stockport Business Awards St Ann’s Hospice has been named the official charity partner of the 2025 Stockport Business Awards The Stockport Business Awards was founded and organised by CN Chartered Accountants with the aim of celebrating business excellence within the Stockport Borough and continuing to grow the business community in the area It was announced that St Ann’s Hospice would be the charity partner for 2025 during the official launch evening of the awards Capital Partnership Fundraiser at St Ann’s Hospice Liz Greenwood commented: “We are so proud that St Ann’s Hospice has been named as the Charity Partner for this year’s awards “St Ann’s has been part of the Stockport community for more than 50 years and has cared for thousands of people from the area impacted by life limiting illnesses It is really special for us that the Stockport business community are coming together to raise money for our new hospice “The new hospice at Heald Green is under construction now and will be an incredible new purpose-built hospice All of the money raised at the Stockport Business Awards will go towards making this hospice a reality and get us another step closer to opening the doors later this year This building will ensure we can care for people in our community for generations to come,” she said “CN Chartered Accountants is delighted to choose St Ann’s as this year’s Stockport Business Awards charity partner The dedication to the Stockport community over the 50+ years through the amazing work from the charity has touched the lives of so many in the area (and beyond) including myself and many client’s and businesses we work with at CN Group “We are proud to share our support for the work of St Ann’s and contribute to the ‘Build it Together’ new build project to enable enhanced care and facilities for the hospice and supporting services.” Louise Lamaris marketing manager at CN Chartered Accountants – organisers and founders of The Stockport Business Awards commented “I recently visited the site of the new hospice - to see the difference the new project is going to make, it is clear the patients and their families are very much central to the exciting new plans. If you are a business within the Stockport area, join us in celebrating the success of local businesses, enter the awards, showcase your business and help support St Ann’s – contact me on louiselamaris@cngrp.co.uk.” she said To learn more about the 2025 Stockport Business Awards, click here This Edinburgh Fringe hit enacts the impossibility of everyday life–on literal treadmills Dominic Weintraub of Pony Cam in Burnout Paradise The metaphors in Burnout Paradise could hardly be less subtle: here we all are on the treadmill of our day-to-day routines overfull with the mundane tasks it takes to successfully “adult”–feed ourselves wrangle all the endless paperwork generated by modern life—and then with everything else we want to fit around the edges under the category of “leisure.” Actually Hugo Williams–four fifths of the Australian performance collective Pony Cam–are literally running on treadmills as they symbolically perform said tasks (or analogous versions thereof that can be performed while running on a treadmill in the middle of St and serving the audience on-demand Gatorade The treadmills are labeled with rough handmade placards: Survival and each of the four on the treadmills will get a ten-minute slot to attend to each category They tell us the rules up front: They’ve assigned a “mega-task” to each of these buckets They need to complete all four tasks within 40 minutes or the audience is entitled to their money back They’re also trying to beat a group record for greatest collective distance run on the treadmills during the show And they’ve only succeeded about 25 percent of the time in the performances completed thus far (The show was presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer; I saw the second performance in New York.)  that task is to cook and serve a three-course pasta dinner (yes someone running on a treadmill has access to kitchen tools and an induction burner; yes they swear that they’ve done extensive safety testing) it’s completing a grant application from start to finish and submitting it before the last of the time countdown—with the application projected on a screen overhead (And they are ruthless in their accounting; at the performance I saw internet hiccups caused some lags at the end but no forbearance on the time clock was extended.) For Performance each will perform an act related to a childhood memory–a song a full dance routine (all of these have their moments of exquisite cringe; the jazz routine performed by Bird was perhaps the high point though Strom’s musical stylings were a close second) there’s a whiteboard on the props table containing a giant list of smaller tasks ranging from small acts of personal hygiene like shaving or brushing teeth to social niceties like wrapping a gift or playing a game of Bingo to things that feel so out there in context that it’s hard to imagine achieving them–Deer hunt all the objects required to complete the smaller tasks including the ingredients for the pasta meal which is served to two members of the audience Since the performers can’t leave their treadmills audience members start to be enlisted from the beginning to fetch and carry The first request is simple—two volunteers to eat the meal being cooked (though those wary of audience participation should be warned that the diners’ opinions will be asked later) Then there’s grabbing items from the prop table: the dinner ingredients; the banana needed for Leisure to “eat fruit” or the Rubik’s Cube that needs to be solved Then Admin starts needing help with the grant application–suggestions for an outdoor performance the audience’s role keeps escalating on the other ones: suddenly it feels like half the audience is taking and submitting photos sitting down on the stage for a game of bingo or putting on costumes to trick or treat at a cardboard door The tasks get sillier and sometimes actively mortifying for the audience member participating–but by then It’s chaotic and splashy and overwhelming and silly But it’s nonetheless built on a foundation of real emotions: on the one hand the “runner’s high” of thinking you’ve cracked the code of doing it all; on the other (The show introduces each performer with a graphic that includes their current stress level.) And while there’s something serious at the root of it and the performers enact their tasks with utmost sincerity–even the most ridiculous elements–the overall tone also embraces the absurdity of the whole endeavor (And they cap it off with a little pop of joy in the form of a treadmill-based dance number that you may recognize from a music video a while back.) Perhaps the best thing about Burnout Paradise is the way it makes a collective of its entire audience Pony Cam’s mission is to devise performance works that create transformative communal experiences and there’s no question they did that here I’m not sure this particular configuration of St Ann’s was the best way to experience the show–it felt like a lot of time was spent just moving audience members into and out of the seating risers–but we were all in it together from the audience members volunteering their nonprofit affiliations to the grant proposal to the trick-or-treaters to all of us batting birthday balloons around the seating area but the indefatigable performers did not–and neither did the audience The final finish was a nail-biter; I won’t tell you how it came out but I doubt anyone would have asked for their money back anyway–at that point we were sharing responsibility for the outcome Cast includes Created and performed by Claire Bird LinkShow Details & Tickets By InYourArea Community · 15 January 2025 former member of the Chaplain Team at St Ann's Hospice The first contact I had with St Ann’s Hospice was four decades ago when I was invited as a pastoral assistant to attend a clergy training day in Little Hulton because I thought a hospice was a very sad place I was convinced it was a very happy place filled with lots of laughter and smiles I didn’t hear much from St Ann’s until years later I came to Gatley seven years after my ordination and I was asked immediately if I would like to be a volunteer chaplain at St Ann’s I visited inpatients and helped to conduct Services of remembrance and thanksgiving I was beginning to think about retiring from the hospice I got a letter through the post asking if I would like to become a regular donor to the hospice and it seemed to fit the bill I could continue that connection with the hospice I have so many happy memories volunteering with St Ann’s My husband used to always tell me that I didn’t come to St Ann’s to work and staff and often it wasn’t religious at all but more so about their grandchildren or holidays they had or were having and when the patients got to know me better if they had any deeper questions they knew it was alright to broach those subjects with me When I was volunteering with St Ann’s I felt I was able to offer something to patients that they might not be able to access if they didn’t have a minister of their own If they wanted to talk to somebody about life and death issues then the fact that I was available along with the whole chaplaincy team was helpful so they could ask those hard questions There were times when I came in late at night and stayed through the night with families sitting with their loved ones at the end of life They just felt that it was reassuring to have a member of the Chaplaincy team with them not only within the hospice but with their own family concerns By InYourArea Community · 12 March 2025 The major importance for the interior design of the new St Ann’s Hospice building in Heald Green is creating a comfortable welcoming environment for patients and families My name is Sarah de Freitas and I am the creative director of AXI Studio who are spearheading the design of the new hospice building We want to create a welcoming environment for all who use the hospice Both the patients and the families are going through difficult times so we feel that the comfort of the space needs to be on par with how they feel at home The biggest driving force for us is to tick all the boxes for the various needs of the patients and families If people are going through a tough time in the moment or are feeling upset then we need to create spaces where they can have a moment to themselves creating spaces that are like little pockets of privacy is so important It’s also important that we create spaces for people who may not have as many visitors and would prefer to have more people around maintaining that balance by having spaces that create interactions is so important to us The look and feel of the textures and materiality needs to be different from anything you see in a hospital which is often not the case in these types of environments it does have a clinical side to it but again people are spending a lot of time here We don’t want stock white walls with big fluorescent lights that you see in a lot of clinical environments AXI and St Ann’s have decided on light soft woods to add texture and a premium feel to the space This helps with the feeling that people aren’t entering into a sterile hospital environment a lovely client and we have thoroughly enjoyed the experience so far We’ve done a lot of commercial work so it is nice to know that this project will impact people’s lives quite significantly Other sites in the UKGo to Schroders GlobalSchroders CapitalProviding access to a board range of private asset investment opportunities Cazenove CapitalAdvising high net worth individuals Find out moreActive OwnershipFunds & 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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Hundreds of much-needed new homes for London have moved a step closer to completion with the “topping out” of 240 homes on the former St Ann’s Hospital site in South Tottenham Not-for-profit housing association Peabody and development partner The Hill Group marked the milestone on Friday 28 February Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development and representatives from the London Borough of Haringey including its leader Councillor Peray Ahmet The first homes are expected to be completed this summer with the final development finished in 2031 The project is set to deliver up to 995 homes overall along with new green spaces and commercial premises The homes will be built around a larger Peace Garden which is being restored and tripled in size to increase biodiversity The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew is helping with the transformation and cycle routes to Harringay Green Lanes station will be preserved and converted into workspaces and commercial spaces The project won a Housing Design Award in 2024 for its masterplan Peabody was appointed by the Mayor of London in 2023 to redevelop the site future phases are set to include a convenience store Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development said: “North Gate Park is a fantastic example of how we can create much-needed new homes while celebrating and preserving the rich history of London’s neighbourhoods This impressive development will deliver nearly 1,000 new high-quality homes – 60 per cent of which are genuinely affordable – and a range of amenities I look forward to seeing North Gate Park come to life as a thriving new neighbourhood in north London By NOTICEBOARD · 4 December 2024 FUNDRAISING: Host Gary Neville with Louise Pinney St Ann's Hospice physiotherapist; and co-host Emma Neville Written by chief executive Rachel McMillan We had a fabulous night at the Great Mancunian Ball last weekend hosted by husband-and-wife Gary and Emma Neville raised £565,980 for the St Ann’s Hospice Build it Together Appeal All funds raised by the event will go towards the construction of a new hospice in Heald Green replacing the old site which is over 150 years old was designed and planned by industry-leading events company Taylor Lynn Corporation (TLC) with support from Truth Creative and the team at St Ann’s Hospice The venue was transformed to include an international 18-piece party band and a scheme of state-of-the-art intelligent lighting The night kicked off with a live recording of the award-winning The Overlap presents Stick to Football podcast featuring Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher discussing all things football and Manchester Guests were then treated to an exquisite three-course menu curated by Hessian Fine Dining The evening included presenter Sally Lindsay and St Ann’s Hospice ambassador Lee Boardman coming to the stage to share their personal stories of the care their families received at St Ann’s Hospice An auction during the night featured items such as a chance to play five-a-side football against the cast of Stick to Football the use of private box at Old Trafford donated by Noel McKee and dinner for ten with Take That legend Howard Donald The whole event has been incredible and Gary and Emma and everyone else who has supported us to bring this ball to life For them to help us raise an astonishing £565,980 for the new hospice is truly extraordinary It means the absolute world to us here at St Ann’s and brings us even closer to our fundraising targets to build our new hospice Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission The children’s old nursery is a rectangle of floor empty save for an enormous rust-colored Persian carpet An even bigger expanse of that same carpet masks one long wall The effect is warm if not quite cozy — the space is a little too abstract for total comfort The only hint of a cherry tree is a single geometrical white blossom at the center of the carpet’s pattern on both the wall and the floor When Lyubov Ranevskaya enters — in billowy rust trousers and a silk blouse covered in white and pink blooms a manifestation of the flowering trees — she kneels and puts her hand to the woven image “The orchard is exactly the same as it was then How much you think Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard has changed in the production now at St Ann’s Warehouse — a warehouse-to-warehouse transfer coming from London’s Donmar — might depend on how much intimacy you already feel with the play the extent to which its characters and its moment-to-moment flow of action are already accompanying you in detail as you settle in among the rugs Director Benedict Andrews has adapted the text with a heavy push toward contemporary British rhythms and mores and the ensemble gets the street-clothes-with-a-nod-to-character treatment Their resting positions are seats in the audience where each actor returns when not in a scene you might mistake plenty of them for ticket-buying Brooklynites romantic soul and cash-poor aristocratic matriarch of Chekhov’s doomed country estate in joggers and a tired old T-shirt featuring a cat in Groucho glasses and sockless loafers of a man with money who’s trying to decide how much to perform his wealth Ranevskaya’s 17-year-old daughter Anya’s (Sadie Soverall) fuzzy sweater has cherries on it The not-quite-still-a-boy she’s got her eye on the radically minded “eternal student” Pyotr Trofimov (Daniel Monks) wears glasses and flannel and goes barefoot but one truth of the trend emerges: In both its purer and its more affected forms directorial minimalism forces an audience to listen to a play and whereas Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset ultimately reveals itself as not exactly worth the fuss Chekhov’s final great play — even peppered as it is here with horseshits and fuckwits — swings straight into the sternum like the spiritual wrecking ball it is Andrews and his actors find Chekhov by abandoning the paraphernalia of the writer’s universe and groping While it may not be entirely beginner-friendly this Cherry Orchard is in fact deeply faithful to each unfolding beat of the 1904 play which Chekhov famously insisted was a comedy despite the absolute emotional kneecapping it delivers seeking out the funny and the weird right alongside the painful and pathetic The Cherry Orchard premiered the same year Chekhov died Ask any Russian and they’ll tell you it is and within its folds live characters who stretch from mere provincial quirkiness toward the existential absurd with his constantly squeaking shoes and the pistol he carries around in his pocket “can’t decide whether to drink my coffee or blow my brains out.” The total wild card Charlotta Ivanovna (Sarah Amankwah fully embracing the role’s Everest of oddity) was raised by carnies and has no birth certificate Why do I even exist?” she asks a mute cosmos between the magic tricks she performs for the gentry People like this have begun the walk toward Beckett and Ionesco but Chekhov can still sense worlds crumbling and see clowns meandering haplessly through the waste a distant sound rings out across the sky,” reads Andrews’s version of the play’s most famous stage direction “Like a string snapping in the ether.” We may still struggle to dissociate Chekhov from oversimplified ideas of the real — from couches and curtains and birches and believable falling snow — but the plays themselves transcend it That breaking string is happening in the souls of a family in an entire social order about to come crashing down Andrews clearly sees parallels in the present, though it’s hard to believe that our current aristocracy — devoid of poetry and nuance, heirs not of Ranevskaya and Gaev but of Lopakhin, the businessman intent on chopping down their orchard and subdividing the land for dachas — is headed all that gently or swiftly into that good night But these familiar monsters loom in Chekhov too especially in a speech that Trofimov gives a building tidal wave of rage against the powerful architects of the world’s misery Andrews goes all the way there in his adaptation as Monks drives himself almost to tears ranting about everything from immigration and deportation to “education and employment” to — the audience cheers — “so-called government efficiency.” Is it too easy Perhaps a bit — but this is who Chekhov’s fierce the sad self-delusions of the character are equally present “We’re above love,” he insists to her and to her mother but both women can see right through him and so can we Poor boy — so determined to cure the world The flow of Andrews’s stage action is so casual and intentionally unrooted that the show absolutely must depend on the heat and hurt generated by the connections between its actors smiling bewilderment without ever disintegrating into ditziness — makes a mature heartsore Gaev is a gem (in a perfectly modernized gesture Andrews has the teenagers of the play cringe and squeal “Uncle pleeeeeeease” whenever he starts to babble and the shrinking effect on him is funny and pitiful all at once) the ancient servant who regrets the freeing of the serfs and who alternates between dignified paeans to the old days and mumbling streams of profanities And Akhtar digs deep into Lopakhin’s gnawing class anxiety: He’s always itchy The Brits have access to some tools to show social distinction that we lack — or think we do — and it’s immediately telling when Lopakhin and the servant Dunyasha (Posy Sterling) chat with each other in broad matching accents That’s the character’s tragedy right there — though I wished Andrews had made more out of his relationship with Ranevskaya’s adopted ward Lopakhin and Varya are pushed together throughout the play will never be able to break through the part of Lopakhin that still idolizes the very nobility that oppressed his family for generations Andrews takes the character’s lifelong obsession with Ranevskaya to an explicit place — too explicit — but doesn’t give Varya’s story equal weight or interest but the riches to be gained in such a plainspoken As are — and this is where I feel Chekhov cracking a smile — its eccentricities a child (Kagani Paul Moonlight X Byler Jackson) enters the stage and starts to sing a song but the effect is totally destabilizing — at once hypnotic He’s playing a character that does exist in The Cherry Orchard and who does indeed wander onto the stage and recite poetry we’re invited both to listen closely and to see anew Already a subscriber? Sign in By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice and to receive email correspondence from us Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Two Mill writers face off over Manchester’s festive future Dear readers — when a headline in The Guardian dismissed the Christmas markets in Manchester (and everywhere else) as “overpriced tat” this week it kickstarted a heated debate in The Mill office it’s an argument that rears its head annually when Manchester’s mock-chalets are dragged out of whichever storage unit they’re kept in and into Piccadilly Gardens A Mill reader survey two weeks ago was resounding: 65% of you said you hoped the markets would not return for 2025 The arguments against are many; overpriced bad for local businesses (this one is debated) and prone to clog the city’s streets to the point they’re barely usable.  In today's festive edition of The Mill two writers go head to head whose only experience of celebrating Christmas was so unsuccessful it put her mother in a stress-induced coma a man so rich in festive spirit he’s been known to wear a reindeer onesie in July.  Editor’s note: Today’s edition is paywalled halfway down including a cameo from Gary Neville at the English National Opera’s Holden Gallery party but if you want to read the full edition you’ll need to sign up While it’s important to us that the Mill remains accessible to all readers which is why we continue to put out two free editions every week it’s our 3200 paying members who fund our journalism and keep The Mill in operation So why not have yourself an early Christmas present From today’s sponsor: Light Lab — a free family-friendly exploration into light and colour — is coming to the Science and Industry Museum this Christmas Between Saturday 14 December and Sunday 5 January come along to discover how to bend block and move light with fun experiments and challenges If you would like to reach over 50,000 Mill readers in Greater Manchester, contact daniel@millmediaco.uk  beginning in June 2025 with a collaboration between ENO and the Hallé a reader sent us a copy of a hand-delivered letter that had arrived through their front door in their lavish neighbourhood in Bowdon “As we prepare to embark on a new chapter abroad we wanted to take a moment to personally share some exciting news…” wrote Pamela and Shepherd Ncube who announced they would be converting their £1 million home into a children’s home while they were away Do the Ncubes have a burning social mission to help society’s most vulnerable Or have they noticed a recent report in Private Eye estimating that private providers of children’s homes can charge local authorities an average of £5,000 a week per placement The Ncubes didn’t respond to our deadline of Wednesday this week to respond to our questions they quietly withdrew their planning application from Trafford Council’s online system.  Our take: The fact that a home that was valued at £1,080,000 in 2017 is considered to be more profitable run as a children’s home rather than, say, renting it out or selling it, is just the latest example of how badly things have gone wrong with the care system. This week, education secretary Bridget Phillipson said that the private care system leaving too many children feeling forgotten announcing a huge crackdown on big private providers of children’s homes The story is often framed in this context: huge corporations extracting massive profits from cash-strapped local authorities an accountant and analyst of the care system said the 10 largest providers only account for 26% of all children's homes in England If we’re really going to get serious about tackling this scandal both small and large private providers of children’s homes should be scrutinised 💰 Darren Henley, the chief executive of the Arts Council, says the investigation into Sacha Lord’s company, Primary Events Solutions, is ongoing. For the uninitiated, the Arts Council launched an investigation after The Mill revealed that the company obtained £400,000 in emergency funding despite not performing many of the functions it said it did in its application “Nothing has changed from the statements we’ve given beforehand,” he told The Mill at an event yesterday evening is synonymous with “an abysmal trading performance a sustained track record of governance failures and a ‘back pocket’ board and a total disregard for the shareholders” in a less-than-glowing letter written to shareholders 📰 The High Court says there has been a “dramatic reduction” in the number of outstanding legal claims against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group for alleged phone hacking and other unlawful activity with celebrities and public figures including Andy Burnham having settled with the company without admission of liability 🚂 Denton has been revealed as the least used train station in the country over the last year with people only getting off or getting on at the station 54 times between April 2023 and March 2024 Cue a hoard of train enthusiasts eager to get the experience board one of the only two services leaving the station each week: to Stockport (8.42) or Stalybridge (9.16) 👮 Popbitch reports Reach PLC has banned its employees from using emojis on company calls after a disastrous online presentation where employees flooded the screen with thumbs down and angry face emojis whenever the company’s digital chief Frogs on the windowsills; frogs on the side cabinets; frogs in the back bedroom though these she keeps outside in the pond Nan would take us to the Christmas markets at Westwood Cross an out-of-town shopping centre in southeast England she would comment on how the markets were getting earlier and earlier before someone would say: “You think that’s early it’s good to get your Christmas shopping done early when you’re eight years old and you’ve got a busy festive schedule I knew what I wanted: I was into Man United And I knew what my brother wanted: he was two years older and into making money (he liked The Apprentice and was also just odd) I don’t need to describe the Westwood Cross Christmas markets to you; beyond saying that they’re exactly the same as the Manchester ones only much smaller and in much drearier surroundings. But I will say that they gave me an affection for all Christmas markets, even the ones described as “overpriced tat” in The Guardian this week I look out for the frogs — like the ones me my brother and my cousins would buy for my nan every year a family of frogs that spawned at the same rate Already have an account? Sign in Already have an account? Sign In Share this story to help us grow- click here Hélène Binet's intense photographs of Nicholas Hawksmoor's London churches feature in a new exhibition at St Anne's Limehouse – just one of the approaches used to speed the restoration of the church in time for its tercentenary On 14 September, an exhibition of striking black-and-white photographs by Hélène Binet of London’s seven remaining Hawksmoor churches opened – appropriately enough – in the baroque architect’s muscular St Anne’s, Limehouse, completed in 1730. Commissioned for the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, Binet’s intense photographs focus on light and shade, geometry, layering, scales, texture and materiality. It is hoped to hold an exhibition next year drawing on the rich archives of celebrated Limehouse-based charity Stitches in Time, founded as a community project in 1993 to create 50 tapestries for the millennium. This would act as a productive catalyst to further links with the 40% of the local community that is British Bangladeshi, helping to bring its representatives onto the campaign board, assisted by local MP Asana Begum. Welcome progress is already clear, with the great east window designed by Charles Clutterbuck in the 1850s due to go back in situ later this year – one more step in bringing the ‘cathedral of the East End’ back to life, and ensuring its long-term future. The Hawksmoor6 exhibition at St Anne’s, Limehouse will be open for Open City week, starting Saturday 14th September through to Saturday 21st September 10am–4pm excluding Sunday, then open late on Friday 20th until 8am. Thereafter the exhibition is open Fridays and Saturdays 10am–4pm. It will include a pop-up display of work by 20 Bartlett students exploring urban regeneration and architecture at Limehouse and St Anne’s. Sign up to receive regular briefings, updates and our weekly newsletter – all designed to bring you the best stories from RIBAJ.com Sign up to receive regular briefings, updates and our weekly newsletter – all designed to bring you the best stories from RIBAJ.com Works complete on first phase of new cycling and walking improvements in St Ann’s Works are now complete on a project to create a safe segregated cycling route and make wider improvements to junctions footpaths and pedestrian crossing facilities along St Ann’s Well Road This scheme was delivered using grant funding which Nottingham City Council successful bid for from Active Travel England’s ‘Active Travel Fund’ (ATF) – Active Travel England (ATE) is the government’s executive agency responsible for making walking In total £2.55m of external funding was used to complete this project The improvements delivered by this project include: This route now adds to the safe, segregated cycle network around the city, with the east-west cycle route – where cyclists can now travel safely from University Boulevard across the city to London Road / Fisher Gate – as well as a new scheme on Porchester Road also in progress Offering local people the option of safer low-carbon journeys will also contribute towards Nottingham’s Carbon Neutral 2028 goal as well as improving local air quality Nottingham City Council Leader and Executive Member for Strategic Regeneration said: “I’m pleased to see another new safe cycling route on St Ann’s Well Road as we continue to work to develop and join up our cycle path network in the city centre “We were also able to resurface footpaths along St Ann’s Well Road and upgrade pedestrian crossings as part of this project making the whole area safer for everyone to move around.” said: “I use the new protected cycle paths frequently Having kerbs and yellow lines help me to feel much saver Looking forward to these protected paths linking up and improving with more protection around junctions to stop cars cutting in front.” St Ann’s is also one of the areas taking part in the Travel Well pilot scheme, using funding from Active Travel England to put on free local events to help people get more active in their everyday lives. Residents of St Ann’s, along with other neighbourhoods taking part including Bilborough, Bulwell, and Strelley can find out what’s happening near them here. with the project expected to receive a final approval from the Council at its Executive Board meeting on 22 October A major scheme to connect safe cycling routes in the city centre with wider improvements for cyclists and pedestrians has been completed Nottingham City Council has completed a £5.7m project to make a busy area in Bilborough and Leen Valley safer for pedestrians and cyclists The wooden half pipe will be the first phase of a bigger skatepark project SKATERS in the Tamar Valley will soon be riding a new half pipe with funding for the work all agreed. Members of Calstock Parish Council have unanimously supported a £29,000 payment for the building of equipment to go in at the St Ann’s Chapel Playing Field. A spokesperson for the local council said: "We are delighted to be able to confirm that with funds in place, the installation of a new half pipe can commence. “Dave Childs from Rampchild designed and built the previous half pipe which was a very popular piece of equipment and we are looking forward to working with him again. “We would like to thank the community members, led by Ben Dance, who have advised on design and technical details". Ben Dance was one of a group of teenagers who campaigned for a skatepark back in the 1990s, and who put together plans for the original half pipe at St Ann’s, which was removed in 2018 due to being deemed structurally unsafe. Now a father himself, Ben has led a new generation of skaters in the push for its replacement as part of a wider skatepark scheme. “It is very exciting that we are now moving forward. We’ve got an estimated start date of within the next four to six weeks, and from there we will have an opening date,” he said. “We know it will be highly popular, based on the use of the previous set up, and very much suitable for all ages, all skill levels and all disciplines. With Saltash Olympic skateboarder Lola Tambling pencilled in to officially open the new half pipe sometime in the spring, the community is excited about what’s ahead, says Ben. “This will be phase one of a bigger skatepark and we’re looking forward to seeing it open and to adding to the project as we go along.” Tel: 01579 342174[email protected]Follow us we are delighted to share with you a list of Mass times from parishes across the diocese You can explore this information by the time of the Mass if you already know which parish you would like to attend you can scroll further down the page to search by geographical location and parish name Please click on the black arrow to expand the information St Mary (Our Lady Assumed into Heaven) York Lane BL3 5QJ (Carols 7.30pm followed by Nativity Mass 8:00pm) BL5 3SE (Carols 7.30pm followed by 8pm Mass) St Mary (Our Lady Assumed into Heaven) St Mary’s