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BBC News
31-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Upgrades announced for Loughborough car parks
Two car parks in Loughborough are set to be upgraded as part of a £450,000 Borough Council said both lifts in the Beehive Lane multi-storey car park would be replaced, and electric vehicle charging points would be installed at the Southfields Extension car park in Southfield council said it would pay for the lift replacements at the Beehive Lane car park, while the electric vehicle hub would be funded jointly through the business rate pool and by the at both authority-owned car parks are expected to start later this year. The council said the charging hub at Southfields Extension car park would provide electric vehicle charging points for around 10 vehicles at a time, with power provided by a solar canopy which is also set to be installed at the site. According to the council, the project to fund the lift replacements would cost about £250,000, while the installation of the solar canopy and electric chargers would cost about £200,000. Borough councillor Beverley Gray said the lifts at Beehive Lane multi-storey car park were outdated and investment was key to ensure they remained added: "It is important that we continue to invest in our car parks across the borough and these improvements will make a huge difference to visitors to Loughborough town centre."
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Solar canopies planned for Shrewsbury's Redwoods Centre car park
Solar canopies are set to be built on part of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital structures have been earmarked for The Redwoods Centre car park, offering shelter for cars belonging to staff and visitors, while also generating renewable week Shropshire Council informed the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust that prior approval was not three canopies, the longest of which is expected to be 58 metres (190ft) long, will cover roughly half of the car park. The planning officer said prior approval would not be required as the canopies were not covering a permeable surface, so not affecting rainfall added that people in neighbouring properties would not be negatively affected by their design. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
