× OFFICERS investigating cannabis cultivation in Barnsley have recovered more than 5,000 plants in the last year, new figures have revealed.
The most recent find was at a commercial property on Market Street in the town centre on Tuesday, where more than 650 plants were seized by officers from Barnsley Central’s neighbourhood team and tasking team.
Various investigations have yielded hundreds of cannabis plants, particularly those deemed to be Albanian operations - which bosses told the Chronicle has led to 2,091 plants being taken off the street in the last 12 months.
A series of stings around the town centre took place last June, where several Albanian nationals were taken into custody and certain hallmarks of such operations were identified - such as high-value equipment, modification to properties such as diverting electricity, and a liveable kitchen, living room and bathroom otherwise surrounded by rooms housing cannabis cultivations.
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Rendering of proposed six-story, 18-unit building at 15 Middlesex St., Bradford.
Despite concerns over a lack of parking, the Haverhill City Council gave approval last night to the construction of an 18-unit apartment building on the site of the former Arthur Sharp Hardware store on Middlesex Street near the Roma Restaurant.
Developer Alan Sfeir petitioned the Council to approve three zoning ordinance waivers for his riverfront property plan. Those included allowing 18 units on the quarter-acre site which is only zoned for five, allowing a 91-foot-tall building where there is a height restriction of 55 feet and allowing 18 parking spaces rather than the required 27. Adding to the parking issue, the developer previously agreed to a stipulation he provide access to the Mayor James J. Fiorentini Bradford Rail Trail including providing spaces for public parking.
Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902
Men sleeping in Green Park.
In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still the largest in the world. In a book that became to be known as The People of the Abyss he described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets.
It was said that about half a million people were living in these awful and terrible conditions in Britain’s capital city. London took the photographs that illustrated his extraordinary book (between 1900 and 1916 the American writer took more than 12 thousand photographs).
City of London starts to reopen as Government eases lockdown restrictions What is city talk?
The City of London Corporation has today (12 April) announced a string of events across the Square Mile, which will mark the reopening of some of its most iconic institutions and businesses, including non-essential retail, outdoor hospitality and leisure.
As the Government’s roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions in England reaches its second step, Lord Mayor of London William Russell and Policy Chair of the City of London Corporation Catherine McGuinness will be showing their support for local businesses. This will include visits to the Royal Exchange, One New Change, Bloomberg Arcade, Bow Lane, Middlesex Street and Petticoat Lane, which are set to reopen this week.
This Cambridge Neighborhood Is a Take-Out Food Paradise It seems every section of Cambridge is loaded with restaurants, but the endless options for to-go food in this part of the city makes it a must-visit area By Marc Hurwitz •
Updated on January 12, 2021 at 3:17 pm
Marc Hurwitz
Quick, when someone mentions Cambridge, which areas do you think of first when it comes to dining out?
Central Square certainly comes to mind, as do Harvard Square, Inman Square and the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue between Porter Square and Harvard. But have you ever ventured beyond Porter Square, heading toward the Arlington line?