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BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Developers let off Huddersfield path promised 10 years ago
A housing developer has been told it does not have to complete a footpath promised in plans for an estate built in Huddersfield 10 years Homes built 42 homes on land off Cowrakes Road in Lindley, but failed to construct a pathway which was part of the original application, linking Dryden Way and Wadsworth February this year the developer submitted an application to vary conditions, allowing them to scrap the footpath and plant the site with wildflowers Council planners said the wording of the original application made it impossible for them to enforce the building of the footpath and would instead accept the floral landscaping plan. More than 40 objections to the flower bed scheme were lodged with the council, with residents saying the cost of maintenance of the landscaped area would fall on homeowners via estate management to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, one person commented: "Expecting residents to bear the cost of maintaining an area that serves them no practical purpose is entirely unreasonable."This appears to be a deliberate attempt to evade responsibilities laid out in the original agreement." However, West Yorkshire Police agreed that the path should be omitted from plans as it would be "narrow and unlit" and would "increase opportunities for anti-social behaviour".Jon Beeson, planning manager at Harron Homes, said it was "perhaps regrettable" that the path was not built originally, with the company now wanting to resolve the "legacy issue".He said the path on the estate, which saw building work begin in 2011 and houses built and occupied over the last decade, would have been of "very modest" benefit to a small number of officer Liz Chippendale, said: "There was no dedicated condition explicitly requiring the provision of the footpath imposed at the time of the original decision."The local planning authority are therefore unable to enforce the construction of the footpath and refusing to accept the variation of condition would be unreasonable." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Al Jazeera
02-08-2025
- Business
- Al Jazeera
How a popular Peruvian soft drink went ‘toe-to-toe' with Coca-Cola
There are few countries in the world where Coca-Cola isn't the most popular soft drink. But in Peru, that position is held by Inca Kola – an almost 100-year-old beverage deeply embedded in the national identity. The yellow soda – meant to evoke the grandeur of the ancient Inca Empire and its reverence for gold – was the creation of Joseph Robinson Lindley. The British immigrant had set out from the coal mining town of Doncaster, England, for Peru in 1910 and soon after set up a drinks factory in a working-class district of the capital, Lima. He started producing small-batch carbonated fruit drinks and gradually expanded. When Inca Kola was created in 1935, with its secret recipe of 13 herbs and aromatics, it was just a year ahead of Coca-Cola's arrival in the country. Recognising the threat posed by the soft drink giant, which had launched in the US in 1886 and made inroads across Latin America, Lindley invested in the budding television advertising industry to promote Inca Kola. Advertisement campaigns featuring Inca Kola bottles with their vaguely Indigenous motifs and slogans like 'the flavour that unites us' appealed to Peru's multiethnic society – and to its Inca roots. It fostered a sense of national pride, explains Andres Macara-Chvili, a marketing professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. 'Inca Kola was one of the first brands in Peru that connected with a sense of Peruanidad, or what it means to be Peruvian. It spoke to Peruvians about what we are – diverse,' he says. But it wasn't only the drink's appeal to Peruvian identity or its unique flavour (described by some as tasting like bubblegum, by others as being similar to chamomile tea) that enhanced brand awareness. Amid the turmoil of a world war, Inca Kola would also come to prominence for another reason. Finding opportunity in a wartime boycott At the tail end of the 1890s, Japan had sent roughly 18,000 contract labourers to Peru. Most went to the country's budding coastal sugar and cotton plantations. Upon arriving, they found themselves subjected to low wages, exploitative work schedules, and unsanitary and overcrowded living conditions, which led to deadly outbreaks of dysentery and typhus. Unable to afford passage back to Japan after they'd completed their four-year contracts, many of the Japanese labourers remained in Peru – moving to urban centres where they opened businesses, notably bodegas, or small grocery stores. Denied access to loans from Peruvian banks, as their community grew in number and economic standing, they established their own savings and credit cooperatives. 'Among their community, money began to circulate, and with it they raised the capital to open small businesses,' explains Alejandro Valdez Tamashiro, a researcher of Japanese migration to Peru. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Japanese community emerged as a formidable merchant class. But with that came animosity. By the mid-1930s, anti-Japanese sentiment had begun to fester. Nationalist politicians and xenophobic media accused the community of running a monopoly on the Peruvian economy, and, in the build-up to World War II, of espionage. By the start of that war in 1939, Peru was home to the second-largest Japanese community in Latin America. The following year, one incident of racially motivated attacks and lootings against the community resulted in at least 10 deaths, six million dollars in damage and loss of property for more than 600 Japanese families. Since its release, Inca Kola had been widely sold in the mainly Japanese-owned bodegas. With the outbreak of war, its competitor, Coca-Cola, received a huge boost internationally. The US firm, which for years had used political connections to expand overseas, became a de facto envoy of US foreign policy, burnishing its image as a symbol of democracy and freedom. The soda giant obtained lucrative military contracts guaranteeing that 95 percent of soft drinks stocked on US military bases were Coca-Cola products, essentially placing Coke at the centre of the US war effort. Coke featured in wartime posters while war photographers captured soldiers drinking from the glass bottles. Back in Peru, in the wake of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Coca-Cola halted distribution of its soda to Peru's Japanese merchants, whose bodegas were by now one of the main suppliers of the US carbonated drink. Recognising a brass tacks opportunity to boost sales, the Lindley family – already outselling a fledgling Coca-Cola domestically – doubled down as the main soft drink supplier to the spurned community. With Japanese-owned bodegas forming a sizeable distribution network across Lima, Inca Kola quickly stepped in to fill the shelf space left empty by Coca-Cola's exit. The wartime shift gave Inca Kola an even stronger foothold in the market and laid the groundwork for a lasting sense of loyalty between the Japanese-Peruvian community and the Inca Kola brand. Hostility towards the community intensified during the war. Throughout the early 1940s, a deeply US-allied Peruvian government hosted a US military base along its coast, broke off diplomatic relations with Japan, shuttered Japanese institutions and initiated a government deportation programme against Japanese Peruvians. Despite this, today more than 300,000 Peruvians claim Japanese ancestry, and the community's imprint can be seen in many sectors, including in the country's Asian-Peruvian fusion eateries, where Inca Kola is a mainstay on menus. Taking on a giant – and then joining forces Inca Kola would go on to narrowly outcompete Coca-Cola for decades. But by the late 1990s, the company was mired in debt after a decades-long effort to contain its main rival. Following heavy losses, in 1999, the Lindleys sold a 50 percent stake of their company to Coca-Cola for an estimated $200m. 'You were the soft drink that went toe-to-toe with this giant international corporation, and then you sold out. At the time, it was unforgivable,' reflects Macara-Chvili. 'Today, those feelings are not so intense. It's in the past.' Still, Coca-Cola, in recognising the soft drink's regional value, allowed the Lindley Corporation to maintain domestic ownership of the brand and to retain bottling and distribution rights within Peru, where Inca Kola continues to connect with local identity. Unable to beat the brand outright, Coca-Cola sought a deal that allowed it to corner a market without displacing a local favourite. Sitting outside a grocery store with two friends in Lima's historic centre, Josel Luis Huamani, a 35-year-old tattoo artist, pours a large glass bottle of the golden soda into three cups. 'We're just so accustomed to the flavour. We've been drinking it our whole lives,' he says. 'It's tradition, just like the Inca,' declares 45-year-old food vendor Maria Sanchez over a late lunch of beef tripe stew at a lunch counter not far from Lima's main square. Dining with family and friends in the highland jungle region of Chanchamayo, Tsinaki Samaniego, 24, a member of the Ashaninka Indigenous group, sips the soft drink with her meal and says, 'It's like an old friend.' This article is part of 'Ordinary items, extraordinary stories', a series about the surprising stories behind well-known items. Read more from the series: How the inventor of the bouncy castle saved lives
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Dale Earnhardt Jr. to serve as crew chief in Pocono Xfinity race
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will serve as crew chief for Connor Zilisch's JR Motorsports car in Saturday's Xfinity race at Pocono Raceway, the team announced Wednesday. Crew chief Mardy Lindley will serve a one-race suspension this week because the team had two lug nuts not safe and secure after the Nashville race earlier this month. Advertisement The penalty was deferred, allowing Lindley to be with the team last weekend at Mexico. With Lindley serving the penalty, Earnhardt will be atop the pit box and listed as the No. 88 team's crew chief. It will mark Earnhardt's first time as crew chief in a NASCAR national series event. Earnhardt will be at Pocono as a member of the Prime broadcast crew for the Cup race. His JR Motorsports organization celebrated its seventh victory of the season last weekend with Daniel Suarez winning in Mexico City. That victory was the 95th for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series. Only three teams have topped 100 Xfinity wins: Joe Gibbs Racing (217 wins)m, RFK Racing (138) and Richard Childress Racing (100). Earnhardt made 35 Cup starts at Pocono in his career, winning twice. He had 15 top-10 finishes. Advertisement Zilisch enters this weekend fifth in the series standings. He has one win this season. That came at Circuit of the Americas on March 1.
NBC Sports
18-06-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Dale Earnhardt Jr. to serve as crew chief in Pocono Xfinity race
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will serve as crew chief for Connor Zilisch's JR Motorsports car in Saturday's Xfinity race at Pocono Raceway, the team announced Wednesday. Crew chief Mardy Lindley will serve a one-race suspension this week because the team had two lug nuts not safe and secure after the Nashville race earlier this month. The penalty was deferred, allowing Lindley to be with the team last weekend at Mexico. With Lindley serving the penalty, Earnhardt will be atop the pit box and listed as the No. 88 team's crew chief. It will mark Earnhardt's first time as crew chief in a NASCAR national series event. Earnhardt will be at Pocono as a member of the Prime broadcast crew for the Cup race. His JR Motorsports organization celebrated its seventh victory of the season last weekend with Daniel Suarez winning in Mexico City. That victory was the 95th for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series. Only three teams have topped 100 Xfinity wins: Joe Gibbs Racing (217 wins)m, RFK Racing (138) and Richard Childress Racing (100). Earnhardt made 35 Cup starts at Pocono in his career, winning twice. He had 15 top-10 finishes. Zilisch enters this weekend fifth in the series standings. He has one win this season. That came at Circuit of the Americas on March 1. Pressure is on😵💫New face on the pit box this weekend
Epoch Times
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Campaigners Warn Childhood Is Being Lost to Screens as Outdoor Play Declines by 50 Percent
Campaigners have warned that modern childhood has become increasingly solitary and screen-dependent, calling on the government to create child-friendly playful neighbourhoods. A Over half (55 percent) of parents believe their youngest child plays outside less than they did, while three-quarters (75 percent) say society is less accepting of children playing out than in their own childhood. 'Play is a crucial and innate part of childhood. Play is how children explore who they are, how they relate to others, and how they make sense of the world. It is one of the most powerful tools we have to boost children's physical activity, wellbeing, and confidence. Yet as this report shows, in England we've made it incredibly hard for children to play,' said commission Chair Paul Lindley. Following a year-long independent inquiry, the report said that rising traffic, parental safety concerns, and the disappearance of parks and youth centres have sharply curtailed children's freedom to play outside. Key recommendations include the removal of 'No Ball Games' signs, reduced traffic in residential areas, and the redesign of neighbourhoods to foster child-friendly environments. Related Stories 3/15/2024 8/1/2024 There is also a push for more mobile and accessible play facilities such as play buses and toy libraries. Lindley added that building genuinely playful communities goes beyond improving street design, managing traffic, and reducing crime, it also requires challenging and reversing the increasing societal intolerance towards children playing. Freedom to Play Outside Campaigners for children's freedom to play outside Playing Out A survey by the group last year revealed the growing popularity of the UK play streets movement, which involves road closures organised by neighbourhoods in order to create a safe space for children to play outside. Since starting on a single street in Bristol in 2009, the idea has now spread to over 1,500 street communities nationwide. The Raising the Nation Play Commission's report didn't stop at playgrounds. It called for a shift in how play is valued within education and health care. It urged the restoration of break times in schools and embedding play into the primary curriculum. Schools would be required to develop their own play plans, with staff receiving high-quality training in play-based learning, the report said. Safety guideline notices are seen at a reopened playground at St. Mary's Field in Wallington, England, on July 4, also recommended a national pilot of 'play-on-prescription,' and called for play to be included in the Department of Health's 10-year strategy to tackle obesity and mental ill-health in young people. 'Too many of our children are spending their most precious years sedentary, doom-scrolling on their phones and often alone. 'It is no coincidence that the least happy generation, the generation with the highest rates of obesity and rising ill health, is the generation that plays less and less,' said Baroness Anne Longfield, co-founder of the Centre for Young Lives think tank and former children's commissioner for England. Digital Detox While the commission recognised that digital play can be positive, it criticised the unchecked addictive design of many digital products aimed at children. The report recommended raising the digital age of consent to 16 and prohibiting addictive design features like endless scrolls and streaks in children's apps. It also called for government-endorsed health warnings on apps and a national digital detox campaign. 'The Government's National Play Strategy should include a specific commitment to a step-change in the quantity and quality of children's use of digital devices,' said the report. Last year, campaigners from the children's rights group Us For Them It followed A The symptoms among children aged 13–16 and 16–18 included feeling upset when the phone is unavailable, struggling to control the amount of time spent on the phone, and using the device for longer without feeling satisfied. Government Measures Technology Secretary Pete Kyle has said the government is looking at ways to limit how much time children spend on their phones. One idea being considered is an 'app cap,' which could include a 10 p.m. curfew on phone use. The move is part of wider efforts to encourage more outdoor play and reduce screen time. A government spokesperson said, 'We recognise the vital importance of play and access to nature as part of children's development and wellbeing as we strive to create the healthiest and happiest generation of children ever.' The government says it is already helping through its Plan for Change, which includes turning schoolyards into green spaces, investing £100 million in grassroots sports, and improving access to after-school activities. Schools already have the power to ban phones, and most do. From July, new rules under the Online Safety Act will also force social media companies to protect children from harmful content online. PA Media contributed to this report.
