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By Letters to the Editor Letter Dean Russell is being urged to stop developments like Ascot Road happening in Watford. Right picture: Lynda Bullock/Watford Observer Camera Club A recent leaflet circulated by local Conservatives states that they are opposed to high rise developments in Watford and this statement has the full backing of our local MP Dean Russell. If this is true, can the MP confirm in this paper that he will join our mayor Peter Taylor and the elected members of the council in fighting the Tory government’s terrifying ...

EVEN with the uncertainty facing the housing market in light of the coronavirus, there is a huge gulf in the prices of houses between Herefordshire and London. The cost of owning a home, or even a flat, has rocketed over the last two decades as London is often considered as one of the most popular places to live in the world. If you can afford it, the lifestyle London offers can be a compelling attraction. The pace of life is a lot faster than in Herefordshire, just one of the lifestyle differences. Increasing demand has pushed up prices in the capital and the difference in what you c...

Plans for 209 riverside homes in Reading are rejected An artist's impression of the 209 homes developers want to build in Vastern Road, Reading Plans to build 209 homes next to the River Thames in Reading have been rejected. Berkeley Homes applied for planning permission to construct a two-bedroom house, six blocks of flats and a riverside cafe on a vacant site in Vastern Road, that was once occupied by a Victorian power station. According to the plans, the largest block would be 11 storeys tall and contain 78 flats. To make way for the development, the company planned to demolish th...

Major works to convert a junction into a roundabout will get underway next month - and will feature the full closure of two busy roads. To deal with an influx of hundreds of new homes on Abbey Barn Lane in High Wycombe and improve safety, developers Berkeley Homes agreed to build a new three-arm roundabout at the Abbey Barn Lane and Heath End Road junction. There have been a number of crashes over the years at the junction, which is often used as a cut-through to east Wycombe from the M40. Heath End Road is a national speed limit road, as was Abbey Barn Lane until the section approachin...

Supermarkets and retail parks are among dozens of sites listed within Watford Borough Council's draft local plan Residents and businesses in Watford have just over a month left to make comments on plans that will help shape future development of the town. Public consultation of Watford Borough Council’s draft local plan for 2021-2036 is in full swing, with dozens of sites the council deems appropriate for redevelopment listed within the plan. Among the sites earmarked for residential or commercial development are stations, garages, car parks, and community centres, along with retail p...