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Property development and investment company Hammerson has confirmed that four major brands are to open at the Highcross shopping centre in Leicester.

HUNDREDS of people are calling for Steve Coogan to host the One Show in character.

Partially-sighted residents and people with mobility problems say pavement cafes can be dangerous PAVEMENT cafes are making it difficult for disabled residents and visitors to go into York city centre. A partially-sighted resident said it is now too dangerous for her to walk down some streets because tables and chairs from pavement cafes almost meet in the middle of the road and are not enclosed by a barrier. And while temporary toilets have been installed for visitors - the council was not able to hire an accessible toilet because there is a shortage. Ninety-nine pavement cafe licenc...

VILLAGERS in North Queensferry are to be have their say in the development and delivery of future initiatives in the village. A charrette to develop an action plan is being formed and will include consultation with local residents, community groups and schools. A report examined by Fife Council's South and West Fife area committee last week said the initiative would lay out a "shared vision and a deliverable land-use strategy" to shape community decision-making and investment. "The overarching Local Action Plan will also ensure a coherent approach is taken to the inter-relationship be...

HOSPICES in North Wales continue to receive less than half of the funding awarded to counterparts in the south of the country. St David’s Hospice in Llandudno, St Kentigern Hospice, St Asaph, and Wrexham-based Nightingale House Hospice are only given 16 per cent towards the cost of running their services every year. That leaves them to secure the other 84 per cent - which equates to millions of pounds – through public donations and fundraising. In comparison, hospices in South Wales collect between 30-40 per cent annually from their relevant health boards, as do those in England. ...