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BBC News
24-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
More Jersey home and business sites needed, says minister
More sites for homes and businesses in Jersey are needed, the environment minister has a scrutiny panel meeting, Deputy Steve Luce said he needed to find space in the next guidelines for the development of the the minister told the panel the growth in population had slowed, so demand for homes in the future could added there was a need for more industrial spaces - which often conflicted with housing due to lighting issues. He said: "Light industrial users have challenges from neighbours. All the fields in Jersey are close enough to some neighbours to give you neighbourly issues."It's not dissimilar with light industry in Jersey where a lot of our light industrial sites are quite close to residential areas - that gives us challenges."
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Plymouth salt and grit bins face removal from current sites
More than 110 bins filled with salt and grit to protect roads and pavements in Plymouth during wintery conditions have been recommended for removal from their current locations. The affected bins have been proposed for review by Plymouth City Council's housing and community services scrutiny council conducted a review of all grit bins last autumn as their locations had not been report has proposed 112 should be removed, with a further 25 under review; while 81 new locations had been agreed, which would leave 449 across - a reduction of 31 in total, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported. The panel said all council bins would be yellow and not different colours to prevent confusion. The report proposed that councillors be banned from using living streets grants to buy additional bins in order to bring the number of them under control after a number had been purchased following requests from members of the bin had been scored based on a number of factors, including if the location was near a school or doctors' surgery, had a history of snow-related incidents or a steep plan suggested that all council-owned bins be clearly labelled, given an ID and only be positioned on roads maintained by the scrutiny panel will meet on 23 July to discuss the topic.
