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BBC News
02-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Sheffield residents' concern over recycling unit expansion
A recycling site in a Sheffield suburb will be expanded despite objections from local city council has granted permission for a new processing plant at Beeley Wood Recycling Village in Middlewood, and the site can also increase its operating centre's owners, Blue Phoenix, recover minerals and metals from incinerator ash and turn the matter into construction Blunkett, who lives on the nearby Wadsley Park Village development, said: "We just feel like we've not been listened to, we have major issues with noise and dust already. We need them to be good neighbours." Blue Phoenix have managed the site since 2008, and plan to redevelop it in two phases after consent was to the application submitted to Sheffield City Council, the first phase "seeks to enlarge the existing site by incorporating an additional 1.35 hectares of land located to the east".They also propose to increase the height of the existing and proposed new stock piles from the previous approved eight metres, up to 12 metres, and to increase the amount of incinerator bottom ash (IBA) being processed through the site from 200,000 tonnes per annum to 300,000 second phase is a new processing plant facility, and then the demolition of the existing processing plant on site. The applicant added that the development would create two additional full-time jobs. There were 71 written objections to application, including from a number of residents of Wadsley Park Thompson said: "I think when we first moved here it was peaceful but it's got noisier and noisier."The dust that comes across from the big ash pile is a health concern, our youngest daughter has breathing issues so we worry about whether it might be safe and we've had no reassurances."Mr Blunkett, 44, attended the council committee meeting to voice his objections. He said: "The piles of ash are already getting higher and higher, the machines seem to be getting more industrial and there are more HGV trucks passing through."Mr Blunkett's highlighted the "noise pollution" as his biggest concern."We're at the same level as the site across the valley so the sound is amplified, it's like an ampitheatre. You're sat out in the garden or walking to the car, you hear these huge bangs."Chris Rowan, 64, was concerned about the environmental impact of the expansion."It's slap bang in the middle of a residential area, we're above the River Don here and we have salmon coming back. It feels like the wrong place, there are so many redundant industrial waste grounds in Sheffield; why expand here?" In granting the application, the council accepted that an increase in the height of the stockpile would see a "relatively minor visual impact" affecting a number of receptors over a considerable area. The committee concluded that the expansion represented "a useful addition to the waste treatment capacity".The BBC has approached Blue Phoenix for comment. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Associated Press
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
YOGA RETREAT ‘FROM THE CRYPT' AT BUFFALO BILL'S HOUSE - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS FILM LOCATION
Special Packages Available Weekend of May 16th - 18th PERRYOPOLIS, PA, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 / / -- Want to master your down dog and get your tuck on at the same time? Buffalo Bill's House, the real film location for The Silence of the Lambs, the five-time Academy Award winning film, is hosting its first-ever Yoga Retreat, the weekend of May 16th-18th. Buffalo Bill's House owner Chris Rowan and Zak Bellante of Death Comes Lifting, a local community-driven health and wellness studio, have joined dark forces to bring this evil conjoining of exercise and cinephilia with Yoga Retreat packages available now: Top-Tier Weekend Pass What's included: - Two night stay at Buffalo Bill's House - Two intimate meditation and yoga classes in the morning and evening with Zak of Death Comes Lifting - Two healthy meals per day (Lunch & Dinner; light breakfast fare; coffee & tea available) - Movie (title TBD) & Bonfire Nights Top-Tier Weekend Passes are $995 per room/double occupancy/two guests per room. Check-in is Friday, May 16th @ 9am ET through Sunday, May 18th @ 5pm ET. (All Top-Tier weekend pass holders receive all the benefits of the single day pass holders.) Precious Day Pass What's included: - Guided Tour of Buffalo Bill's House with owner, Chris Rowan - Three standard yoga classes with Zak of Death Comes Lifting - Healthy lunch & snacks provided per day (coffee & tea available) - Daily activity (Games, river & yard access, house amenities) Precious Day Passes are $249 per person for a single day ticket. Following times are available: Friday, May 16th 10am – 5pm ET Saturday, May 17th, 9am – 5pm ET Sunday, May 18th, 9am – 5pm ET To book a pass for the Yoga Retreat from the Crypt, please click: About Buffalo Bill's House Buffalo Bill's House, the boutique accommodation and film location, features a beautiful, three-floor, four-bedroom Queen Anne Victorian home situated on two acres of lush riverfront property. Nestled in a bucolic town in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, just 26 miles south of Pittsburgh, Buffalo Bill's House is a private rental where booked guests get exclusive use of the entire house with only the party they have booked, maximum eight guests at a time. For a unique experience that can only be found at Buffalo Bill's House, guests can book a stay at this one-of-a-kind private rental. IMAGES Available Upon Request. Dawn Williams Buffalo Bill's House, LLC +1 646-510-5232 X LinkedIn Instagram YouTube TikTok Other Legal Disclaimer:
