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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
The road closures in Dartford for two upcoming sporting events
Two sporting events will see road closures in Dartford this summer. The 16th Bridge Triathlon will take place on June 22, with closures in place from 4.30pm until 4.30am the following day. The affected roads are the A206 Bob Dunn Way, which will be closed eastbound, and Marsh Street North, which will be closed at the entrance to the estate. Alternative routes will be available via Burnham Road, Victoria Road, Hythe Street, Westgate Road, Home Gardens, East Hill, The Brent, London Road, St Clements Way, and Crossways Boulevard. Access to Marsh Street North will be maintained via Rennie Drive. The 1st Sprint Bike Tri Cross will be held on August 10, with closures in place from 6am to 10am. This event will affect the Fastrack network, known as Fastrack, The Bridge, and a section of Marsh Street North. No diversion route will be required for Fastrack, as the route is for Fastrack buses only. Access to Marsh Street North will be maintained via Rennie Drive. The orders will become effective on June 22 and August 10. The restrictions and prohibitions will apply only during the times specified and will be indicated by traffic signs. Exemptions will be in place for emergency vehicles, statutory undertaker vehicles in connection with emergency repairs, and any vehicle acting under the direction of event organisers or a police constable in uniform. The full public notice can be found on the Kent County Council website. Want to find out all the latest planning applications, alcohol licensing applications and planned road closures near you? Then search the Public Notice Portal. The Public Notice Portal is owned and operated by the News Media Association, the voice of UK national, regional, and local newspapers in all their print and digital forms. NMA members include nearly 900 local and regional news titles which reach 40 million people across the length and breadth of the country each month. Many of these publications have served their communities for centuries and remain the most reliable source of verified news and information. Created by local news publishers and supported by the Google News Initiative, the portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Bromley warning over new conservation area planning applications
A number of planning applications have been submitted for properties in conservation areas in Bromley. The proposed developments are in Chislehurst, Penge, and Petts Wood, and involve significant changes to the buildings. The applications have been submitted under various regulations, including the Town and Country Planning Act and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act. In Chislehurst, a property at 23 Holbrook Lane is set to undergo substantial changes. The plans include the demolition of a conservatory, and converting a garage into a habitable room. Part one- and two-storey front and rear extensions are also proposed, along with a new hipped roof incorporating a loft conversion with two side and rear dormers. These changes fall within the Chislehurst Conservation Area, where any alterations should preserve or enhance the area's character or appearance. Also in Chislehurst, St Nicholas Lodge on St Pauls Cray Road is set for a single-storey side extension, replacement conservatory, and elevational alterations. Similar to the Holbrook Lane property, this falls within the Chislehurst Conservation Area. In Penge, a property at 147 Victor Road is seeking permission to replace its front timber door with a composite four-panel front door. This falls within the Alexandra Cottages Conservation Area. Back in Chislehurst, 13 Green Lane has submitted an application for the replacement of a demolished rear garage. The property is within the Chislehurst Conservation Area. Finally, in Petts Wood, 36 Birchwood Road is planning to demolish its garage and rear conservatory. The proposed construction of a single-storey rear extension, first-floor side and rear extension, and loft conversion including two rear roof dormers, seven roof lights, and elevational alterations falls within the Conservation Area. The planning department of Bromley has stated that as these are householder applications, in the event of an appeal against a refusal of planning permission, which is to be dealt with on the basis of written representations, any representations made about these applications will be sent to the Secretary of State with no further opportunity to comment at the appeal stage. Members of the public can view these applications and associated documentation at Observations should be submitted in writing to the Assistant Director of Planning at the Civic Centre within 21 days of the publication of the advertisement. Want to find out all the latest planning applications, alcohol licensing applications and planned road closures near you? Then search the Public Notice Portal. The Public Notice Portal is owned and operated by the News Media Association, the voice of UK national, regional, and local newspapers in all their print and digital forms. NMA members include nearly 900 local and regional news titles which reach 40 million people across the length and breadth of the country each month. Many of these publications have served their communities for centuries and remain the most reliable source of verified news and information. Created by local news publishers and supported by the Google News Initiative, the portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. Public Notice Portal Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in your local area
The Guardian
15-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Lords examine new amendment to data bill to require AI firms declare use of copyrighted content
A new amendment to the data bill that would require artificial intelligence companies to disclose their use of copyright-protected content has been tabled, after MPs voted to remove an earlier version on Wednesday. The amendment by cross-bench peer and former film director Beeban Kidron will be a fresh challenge to plans to let artificial intelligence firms use copyright-protected work without permission. It circumvents the financial privilege grounds – meaning there is no budget available for the regulation – on which its predecessor was rejected.. The new wording states the government 'may' make enforcement provisions rather than 'must', and gives no detail about how the government could enforce them. It will be put to peers in the House of Lords for debate on 19 May after the earlier version of the amendment passed by 272 votes to 125 in a debate on Monday. Lady Kidron said: 'We have accepted the speakers ruling on the Commons financial privilege and replaced the original amendment with another that would still offer transparency. 'We very much hope that the government will accept it because it is in line with the review that they have proposed and the transparency that they have repeatedly said is a key to the outcome. But what it offers the creative industries and UK AI companies is a clear timeline, and a mechanism by which licensing and not stealing can become the norm.' Owen Meredith, chief executive, News Media Association said: 'This new amendment removes any potential direct spending implications for enforcement – which was the Commons' objection to the previous drafting – and would ensure copyright owners receive clear, relevant, accurate and accessible information about how their work is accessed and used, but gives the government flexibility over exactly how this is achieved. 'The entire creative industries, the voting public, and multiple parliamentary reports and debates have given a clear view to the government that action now to ensure rights holders are better equipped to enforce the existing law, with the proportionate application of transparency, is a progressive way forward. It's time to act, not just 'listen'.' In Wednesday's debate, the data protection minister, Chris Bryant, told MPs that although he recognised that for many in the creative industries this 'feels like an apocalyptic moment', he did not think the transparency amendment delivered the required solutions, and he argued that changes needed to be completed 'in the round and not just piecemeal'. He added that the sooner the data bill was passed, the quicker he would be able to make progress on updating copyright law. The government's copyright proposals are the subject of a consultation due to report back this year, but opponents of the plans have used the data bill as a vehicle for registering their disapproval. The main government proposal is to let AI firms use copyright-protected work to build their models without permission unless the copyright holders opt out – a solution that critics say is unworkable.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lewisham office-to-flat conversion among latest planning applications
A Lewisham office building could be transformed into nine flats. Plans have been submitted for the change of use of the ground and first floors of 12 Barmeston Road in the Culverley Green Conservation Area. The building, currently used as offices, could become nine flats if permission is granted. The application also includes proposals for associated bicycle and bin storage. In Blackheath, a planning application has been submitted for the construction of an outbuilding in the rear garden of 3 St Austell Road. In the Forest Hill Conservation Area, Flat 4 at 82 Honor Oak Road has applied to replace its windows. A similar application has been submitted for 1 and 15 Effingham Road, as well as for a property at 63 Effingham Road in the Lee Manor Conservation Area. The latter property is also seeking permission to construct a rear roof extension and install two front roof lights with a slate roof covering. Meanwhile, Unit 16 at Titan Business Estate, FFinch Street in the Deptford High Street and St Paul's Conservation Area has applied for a change of use from commercial/storage to a gym. And at 162 Inchmery Road, an application has been submitted for the construction of a dormer roof extension with four roof lights to the main and outrigger roof slopes, as well as two roof lights to the side. All applications can be viewed on the Lewisham Council's planning website or by making an appointment. Representations or objections to any of the applications should be made in writing within 21 days from the date of the notice, March 5, 2025. The contact address for written objections or representations is Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU. Want to find out all the latest planning applications, alcohol licensing applications and planned road closures near you? Then search the Public Notice Portal. The Public Notice Portal is owned and operated by the News Media Association, the voice of UK national, regional, and local newspapers in all their print and digital forms. NMA members include nearly 900 local and regional news titles which reach 40 million people across the length and breadth of the country each month. Many of these publications have served their communities for centuries and remain the most reliable source of verified news and information. Created by local news publishers and supported by the Google News Initiative, the portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. Public Notice Portal Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in your local area
The Guardian
25-02-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Make It Fair
Don't steal our creativity The imagination of the UK's creative industries powers the British economy and shapes how the rest of the world sees us as a nation. The creative works of British artists, authors, journalists, illustrators, photographers, film-makers, scriptwriters, singers and songwriters are being scraped from the internet by tech companies, big and small, to build and maintain AI products that have the potential to reshape our world. But most of those companies are taking British creativity without permission and, crucially, without payment. Without fair reward, our creative industries simply won't survive. The government must stand behind its creative industries. It's time to fairly compensate the creators. Read the Guardian view on AI and copyright here. --- 'MAKE IT FAIR' UK creative industries launch copyright fightback against global tech firms' AI Models Hundreds of news brand titles to run a campaign today as the government consultation ends The UK's creative industries have today launched a bold campaign to highlight how their content is at risk of being given away for free to AI firms as the government proposes weakening copyright law. A government consultation seeking views on the copyright issue closes today. The 'Make it Fair' campaign was developed to raise awareness among the British public about the existential threat posed to the creative industries from generative AI models, many of which scrape creative content from the internet without permission, acknowledgement, and critically, without payment. The impact on creative businesses and individuals throughout the country – who collectively generate over £120 billion a year towards the UK economy – will be devastating if this continues unchecked, or worse still if the government legitimises this content theft. On 25 February, which is the last day of the government's consultation, regional and national daily news brands are running the same cover wrap and homepage takeover. The campaign cover wrap states: 'MAKE IT FAIR: The government wants to change the UK's laws to favour big tech platforms so they can use British creative content to power their AI models without our permission or payment. Let's protect the creative industries – it's only fair.' Weekly titles will run the campaign throughout the next week, with the aim of appealing to the British public to write to their MPs and back the creative industries. Launching the campaign today, Owen Meredith, CEO of News Media Association, said: 'We already have gold-standard copyright laws in the UK. They have underpinned growth and job creation in the creative economy across the UK - supporting some of the world's greatest creators - artists, authors, journalists, scriptwriters, singers and songwriters to name but a few. 'And for a healthy democratic society, copyright is fundamental to publishers' ability to invest in trusted quality journalism. The only thing which needs affirming is that these laws also apply to AI, and transparency requirements should be introduced to allow creators to understand when their content is being used. Instead, the government proposes to weaken the law and essentially make it legal to steal content. 'There will be no AI innovation without the high-quality content that is the essential fuel for AI models. We're appealing to the great British public to get behind our 'Make it Fair' campaign and call on the government to guarantee creatives are able to secure proper financial reward from AI firms to ensure a sustainable future for both AI and the creative industries.' Launching a music industry campaign to coincide with the 'Make it Fair' campaign, Ed Newton- Rex said: '1,000 UK musicians released a joint album today, recordings of empty studios, calling on the government to change course or risk empty studios becoming the norm. The government's proposals would hand the life's work of the UK's talented creators - its musicians, its writers, its artists - to AI companies, for free. The government must change course and make it fair.' -Ends- Notes to editors: The Make it Fair campaign will have various spokespeople available for interview on the day. Please contact laura@ for more information. If you wish to get a copy of the artwork, please speak to paul@ The copyright consultation in short: On 17 December 2024, the UK government launched a consultation process on copyright and AI. The government is trying to decide whether to let tech companies use content without permission unless the creators specifically say 'no'. Creators argue this puts the burden on them to police their work – which would be both costly and time consuming – and that tech companies should pay for using their content and work. The UK creative industries, which includes artists, authors, journalists, illustrators, photographers, film makers, scriptwriters, singers and songwriters, generates around £120 billion a year towards the UK economy. As the government progresses towards an AI Bill, the government must take the consultation responses on board before making a final decision on proposed legislation. The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is responsible for the bill. MPs are currently debating provisions added to the Data Bill which – in contrast to the government's plans – would make existing copyright law enforceable in the age of AI.
