Thousands of homes are proposed in Dacorum s Local Plan, including near Markyate.
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Thousands of acres of Green Belt land on St Albans doorstep are at risk from development.
The new Local Plan proposed by Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) threatens to destroy over 850 hectares (2,100 acres) of countryside - the equivalent of 1,214 football pitches - with 16,000 new homes.
Green Belt land is threatened at Berkhamsted, Tring, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Bovingdon and Markyate under DBC s development blueprint for the period up to 2038.
But countryside charity CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) Hertfordshire says the plan has been calculated on outdated data from 2014, and fails to take into account the redevelopment of existing retail and commercial sites in the borough.
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Is Wellington Heath s Best Kept Village sign living on past glories while looking just a little bit tipsy? That s the question being asked by Wellington Heath residents, with village correspondent, Peter Constantine, using the phrase, the drunken sign to describe its strange angle and unkept appearance. Mr Constantine said: Restoration of the village signs at the entrance to the Parish on Ledbury Road and Raycombe Lane had been on the Parish Council agenda last year though no proposals have surfaced so far. The Best Kept Village sign was also discussed as it is looking old and decrepit; a very much faded glory!
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In this multi-exposure picture, the London Millennium Footbridge is illuminated under the stars on a clear night on April 21, 2020 in London. The clear skies created by the new moon coincide with the Lyrid meteor shower, an annual display caused by the Earth passing through a cloud of debris from a comet called C/186 Thatcher.
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We can’t go to bars or restaurants, but for a romantic night out during the pandemic, consider laying out a picnic blanket in a park to count the stars. As an added bonus, your little date could help see if covid-19 lockdowns have impacted light pollution.