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BBC News
06-08-2025
- General
- BBC News
Plans for large solar farm near former colliery revealed
Plans for a new large solar farm near a former colliery in Leicestershire have been said the 76-acre site on fields off Heath Road, in Bagworth, and Merrylees Road, in Thornton, near Desford Colliery, would produce energy to power more than 7,500 homes a planning application submitted to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council said a consultation exercise had found feedback was positive but concerns had been raised about farming land being approved, construction would take about 24 weeks and the farm would be operational for up to 40 years. The site across three fields is situated near Bagworth Heath Woods - a country park that previously formed part of Desford Colliery but is now made up of woodland, grassland, heathland, lakes and ponds, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Feedback invited Planning documents submitted by Renewable Connections Development said dioversity at the farm would be boosted by barn owl boxes, bird nesting boxes, beehives, log piles and small, buried rubble piles for reptiles, amphibians and company said a four-week public consultation held earlier this year revealed concerns over arable land being lost and construction people acknowledged the need for renewable energy and the biodiversity site is in an area with 13 other solar farms, arrays, renewable energy stations, wind turbines and clay are able to submit views on the plans on the council's website until 28 August.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NHS urged to retain Victorian frontage at new centre
NHS health bosses have been urged to preserve the historic frontage of a Hinckley hospital in its proposal for a new £10.5m medical facility. The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board plans to build the day case unit on the existing Hinckley and District Hospital, in Mount Road. The leader of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has now written a letter to the board expressing his "deep disappointment" the Victorian frontage will be demolished as part of the plans. The board said it was unable to retain the frontage due to clinical requirements of the development but planned to include some materials from the current building. The new facility is designed to deliver services including gynaecology, urology and plastic surgery and will be linked to the new community diagnostic centre at the site. A planning application to demolish the entire hospital was submitted to the borough council earlier this month. In his letter, council leader Stuart Bray said he "warmly" welcomed improved NHS facilities in the town following decades of campaigning but urged the board to "look at the plans again" and offered to hold discussions. He wrote: "Having now seen the plans for the new day care centre, I want to express my deep disappointment that they include the demolition of the Victorian cottage hospital which has stood on Mount Road for centuries and is part of my hometown's heritage. "I cannot believe it is not possible to retain the older parts of the frontage of the hospital and develop the new modern facilities that residents deserve, behind the Victorian facade. "Many people have contacted me to express concerns over your plan. I know these concerns will not be new to you as I believe such concerns were raised as part of the public consultation." In a statement the board said: "The option of retaining the Victorian frontage of the hospital unfortunately would have meant that the business care objectives and clinical requirements for the development of the new facilities would not be met. "The proposed materials do include reclaimed bricks from the current building and we consider that the heritage impact of the scheme will be outweighed by the benefits to the public. "We are also working with a local historian on plans to display images inside and outside of the new building, charting its long history." A public consultation period is under way on the council's website and will run until 13 June. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Plans submitted to create £10.5m medical unit Preparation work to begin for new hospital unit Go-ahead for multi-million pound diagnostic centre Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
BBC News
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Hinckley gears up for St George's Day activities
Morris dancers, stilt walkers and a parade are among the traditional events planned to celebrate St George's Day in a Leicestershire has been hung across Hinckley town centre for the event on Saturday 26 April, which promises to provide entertainment for all ages. The programme includes performances by Tom the Tale Teller, the Bakanalia Morris dancers, a stilt-walking St George and dragon and a new play, Two Women Meet in Heaven, which dramatises a meeting in the afterlife of Hinckley writers Charlotte Brame and Elizabeth have been warned to expect road closures when the scout parade leaves St Mary's playground at 13:15 BST and heads to St Peter's RC Church. Cat Stilling, events coordinator for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, said: "The St George's Day celebrations are a hugely popular event each year. "The celebrations offer something for all ages to experience while enjoying the town's shops and bustling market stalls."There is plenty for the kids to do, whatever their interests, but the adults will be kept occupied, too. "There is lots going on and we look forward to seeing you."
