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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Plans to build 600 new homes near Yarm unveiled
Plans to build 600 new homes near a market town have been unveiled. Developer Taylor Wimpey is preparing an outline plan for the development on land south of Green Lane, in firm is holding a two-week consultation on the plans which include building two to five-bedroom homes, including up to 20% of affordable housing as well as homes to rent. Stockton West Conservative MP Matt Vickers said he was against the "barmy" development and there were already too many properties in the town. Taylor Wimpey says feedback from the consultation will shape the planning application which it intends to submit to Stockton Borough Council in the summer, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Vickers said: "The idea of building yet more housing in Yarm is utterly barmy."In recent years the Labour council has allowed the packing, stacking and racking of thousands of homes on green field sites and created unbearable pressure on our local infrastructure, from roads to schools to healthcare services. "We must ensure Yarm's unique character is preserved."The council said it could not comment on the proposals because it had not yet received a planning application. An exhibition event will be held at Yarm Sports and Social Club on Leven Road on Thursday between 15:00 and 19:00 BST. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Firefighters tackle blaze at Derby's Hippodrome
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a derelict theatre in Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the Hippodrome in Green Lane shortly before 17:00 BST on crews were called and officers from Derbyshire Police are also at the scene, the fire service smoke has been seen in the area and people living nearby have been urged to keep their doors and windows shut. Fire crews were also called to the Grade II listed building earlier this month after a small fire was reported in the theatre dates back 1914 but was last used as a bingo hall before it shut in 2007.
South China Morning Post
19-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Johor-Singapore SEZ gets US$150 million boost from Hong Kong battery maker
The much-touted Johor- Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) has received one of its earliest investors in battery maker Gold Peak Technology Group, with the Hong Kong-listed firm intending to expand production outside mainland China in light of global uncertainties. It is the first company to use a new Green Lane initiative, launched on Wednesday by state government office Invest Johor and United Overseas Bank (UOB), which will allow investors to fast-track their entry into the special economic zone, according to UOB. Gold Peak is investing about 670 million ringgit (US$150 million) to build a new facility combining manufacturing and research and development in Johor under the JS-SEZ, with a letter of intent signed at a conference in Malaysia 's Johor on Wednesday. Daniel Chua, Gold Peak's senior vice-president, told reporters that as the company was starting a new production line for its nickel-zinc batteries in China, the need for an overseas plant became clear. 'This special economic zone presents a very big opportunity for us to scale up our production, and at the same time to address the global market, other than just [the] China market,' Chua said. On whether the move was to sidestep US tariffs on Chinese companies, Chua said: 'Aside from us needing to rebalance our production rather than focusing on just one area, we are expanding outside of China at the same time because of this uncertainty. It certainly will help us to alleviate some of the issues.'
