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Flintham community group saves woodland close to A46  | Updated: 13:34, 09 April 2021 An area of woodland has been saved thanks to the actions of a community group. There had been fears that the woods, off the A46 at Flintham, could be lost to development. But the site has now been granted Asset of Community Value status thanks to the efforts of Friends Of Flintham Spinney Woods. It means the woods cannot be sold without first giving the community chance to bid for it. Woodland protection Fli...

A GROUP of residents has vowed to protect their local pub after recent interest from developers. The Blue Bell, Mount Pleasant, Mickley has been trading throughout lockdown and plans are afoot to open the new ‘Stables Bar’ in an outbuilding as restrictions are eased. The pub, owned by Trust Inns, has been on the market for over a year and has recently had its price reduced. A planning application had been submitted to build three homes on the pub car park, with the sale advertised a...

Travellers Rest IN response to David Wilkinson (no relation to my husband Dave Wilkinson) and his letter “Pub dreams” (D&S Times letters, Mar 26). I was saddened to read the views of Mr Wilkinson regarding the anticipated reopening of the much missed Travellers Rest in Skeeby. Unlike him I do not consider Skeeby as my village, more our village and as such am hoping that Skeeby Community Pub Society (SCPS) are able to successfully negotiate a mutually acceptable deal with the current o...

Baileys Field in Darwen A group of residents fighting to save a field from housing developers will need to wait eight weeks before they find out whether the land can be listed as an asset of community value. The row over the potential development of Baileys Field in Darwen escalated last week, when residents living close to Ellison Fold Way set up a Parkland Trust to try and protect the field, which many people use for recreational purposes. Baileys Field, Darwen The council received...

Plans are underway to “boost the potential” of community life in Warminster. Warminster Town Council have made a series of changes to help revitalise their town centre, as decided upon in a meeting this week. They have requested a Community Asset Transfer (CAT) for Warminster’s Community Hub building, which is located in the Central Car Park. The CAT process allows the transfer of a publicly owned asset, usually land or buildings, to a community organisation at substantially less ...

LOCALS are making a last-ditch bid to save their historic village pub.

“No external alterations are proposed to the building or its curtilage and as such it is considered that the application proposal will have no material impact on surrounding heritage assets,” their agents told the council.  But here is what the public has said about the proposals: the comments are taken directly from the council’s planning portal.  Five Bells, Upwell - Credit: Five Bells, Upwell  Mr John Mytton (Objects)  Comment submitted date: Sat 13 Mar 2021  Every time I have bee...

“No external alterations are proposed to the building or its curtilage and as such it is considered that the application proposal will have no material impact on surrounding heritage assets,” their agents told the council.  But here is what the public has said about the proposals: the comments are taken directly from the council’s planning portal.  Five Bells, Upwell - Credit: Five Bells, Upwell  Mr John Mytton (Objects)  Comment submitted date: Sat 13 Mar 2021  Every time I have bee...

Group fears Outwood pub visited by Dame Judi Dench will be developed into house "To lose our favourite local pub would be heart-breaking, especially in these times when people in rural communities need more local facilities like this than ever before" Updated Members of the group campaigning to save The Castle (Image: Surrey Live - Grahame Larter) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When ...

A CAMPAIGN group has just weeks left to raise £95,000 to save a village’s last pub from closing for good.