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BBC News
6 hours ago
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- BBC News
Bilston's Swan pub could be demolished for Lidl car parking
A Wolverhampton pub which closed four years ago could soon be flattened for car Swan on Bilston High Street is surrounded on three sides by car parking for the neighbouring Lidl store and other retail supermarket has applied for permission to demolish the building, which the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) said was built in submitted to City of Wolverhampton Council this week show an extra 12 parking spaces would be created if permission were to be granted. Camra's website said the former Banks's pub previously avoided demolition when the surrounding area was redeveloped in 1992, and finally closed its doors in October demolition plan is currently open for public consultation on the city council website. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Fort Indiantown Gap announces June training exercises
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. (WHTM) — Fort Indiantown Gap announced Saturday that they will hold several training exercises in June and you might hear some loud noises as a result. The National Guard training center in Lebanon County will hold demolition training, grenade training, mortar training, and artillery training this month. The base said the training activities could 'result in increased noise levels. Demolition training will be June 1-5 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. and June 7 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m; grenade training is set for June 8 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. and June 17 to 18 between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.. Mortar training is scheduled June 23-27 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and artillery training is June 27-30 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices For more information on the base, visit their website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Edinburgh fire station with 'structural issues' could be demolished and re-built
Plans have been submitted to demolish and replace an Edinburgh fire station due to structural issues related to RAAC. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has submitted plans to the council which would see its Liberton station demolished and replaced with a two-storey building with additional modern operational requirements. It would also include office and sleeping accommodation to support the local area as well as a multi-purpose room for community use. READ MORE: Huge Edinburgh crowds gather as famous actor spotted filming in city centre READ MORE: Robbie Williams shares backstage clip hours before Edinburgh Murrayfield gig The facility, built in 1976, is said to be beyond its intended design lifespan and structural issues linked to RAAC have been identified as well as asbestos in certain locations. The SFRS, in a design statement, said the station is "critical" to the delivery of operational response across Edinburgh and the wider area. The modern replacement would include individual rooms in place of dorms, decontamination spaces and additional equipment stores for specialist requirements. Plans also reveal how the building will consist of two elements - the appliance bay which houses the fire vehicles and the adjacent accommodation which is the administrative, preparation and deployment area for the station. The design statement adds how the current setup provides inefficient access between equipment storage and staff preparation areas for attending emergencies. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. They also say the current station provides challenges for contamination control, saying: "Cleaning and contamination control areas are accessed independent from the rest of building. Control should be more effectively managed within the same building. "Areas such as the dormitories and the gym in current design do not reflect present day norms for work conditions and safety. Individual bedrooms need to be provided and will result in an increase from 40 sqm to85 sqm. "A gym with adequate activity spaces for safe use of the equipment will increase in size to 60 sqm from 24 sqm. Likewise appropriate shower and changing facilities as well as purpose-built storage for equipment and administrative facilities will substantially increase the required building gross internal area from existing." The planning application can be viewed in full on the council's planning portal here.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Croft Castle: National Trust plans to demolish farm buildings
The National Trust has put forward plans to demolish four farm buildings on a castle estate in the structures are said to be "redundant" at Croft Castle and apparently built since charity said the plan was prompted by damage to a neighbouring threshing barn, which holds "significant heritage value for the Croft estate", from a fallen tree last plans stated: "The planned removal of the four modern agricultural buildings surrounding the threshing barn will enable its careful restoration and help preserve its historical integrity." Bat checks planned The buildings are listed as cattle sheds; a Dutch barn (a timber structure used to store hay); an implement shed (a building used to store equipment); and a silage clamp, which is a structure used to store crops and make are all part of the Home Farm near Leominster, which is north of the Grade I-listed castle and neighbouring church, and they are not normally accessible to visitors, the application charity said they should not be seen as part of the "curtilage", or the area around the neighbouring heritage-listed buildings, and it said listed building consent would not be required for added removing the structures "will better reveal the traditional buildings in the vicinity" and enhance the would be checked for the presence of protected bats and birds prior to demolition, documents Council is expected to decide on the application by 8 June. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CBC
2 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Victoriaville mall demolition to start in July
A south-side Thunder Bay landmark is coming down this summer. Demolition of Victoriaville mall — which opened in 1980 — will begin in July, the city said at a media event on Thursday. The work is part of the Reimagine Victoriaville project, which will see Victoria Avenue reopened to vehicular traffic between Brodie and Archibald streets. "You'll start to see the contractor mobilizing to the area next week," Aaron Ward, manager of the city's engineering section, said at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the project on Thursday. "The first thing they're going to be doing is putting up their construction fencing and their staging areas off of Archibald Street, as well as off of Justice Avenue." Following that, temporary access to area businesses will be set up, Ward said, with the demolition beginning in mid-July. "They're expecting the entire mall structure will be down in two months, or two months and a week," Ward said. "Come end of summer, the entire area will be open to the air again." Ward said traffic will once again be able to drive along that section of Victoria Avenue by October 2026, and the overall project, including streetscaping and landscaping, should be done by June 2027. "It's invigorating," Thunder Bay Mayor Ken Boshcoff said. "I think this, also, is part of the community spirit." "People can feel the the uplift of all these types of projects that are going on as they all come together," he said. "You can see the community strengthening in the new prosperity." McKellar Ward Coun. Brian Hamilton — Victoriaville is located in the McKellar Ward — said revitalization of the city's downtown areas is a priority for city council. "This is a big component of the south side revitalization," he said. "This is like six years in the making." ""As long as I've been on council, this has been a big and important project for me, but not just for me, for actually the residents and the adjacent neighbourhoods."
