Campaigners fear a plan to build a service station in ancient woods may open the door to similar developments. But their four-year battle has just taken a new twist. Chris Burn reports. “If we fail, we fail the country. It … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Final go-ahead for £37 million Gulliver’s Valley theme park
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WORK will begin on Gulliver’s Valley after the theme park plans were given the final go-ahead by the secretary of state. The approval from communities secretary Sajid Javid MP follows last month’s unanimous vote from Rotherham’s planning board. It is … Continue reading
South Yorkshire’s police force set to lose ‘swathes’ of its expertise
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A YORKSHIRE police force is set to ‘lose vast swathes of experience and expertise’, according to staff representatives, as dozens of ‘exhausted and burnt out’ officers apply for redundancy. The warning from the South Yorkshire branch of the Police Federation … Continue reading
David Crompton decision expected in ‘two to eight weeks’
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A decision on whether it was unlawful for a police commissioner to suspend a chief constable from his job will not be known for weeks. Dr Alan Billings suspended David Crompton after he appeared to justify police questioning of fans’ … Continue reading
Future plans for Rotherham to be discussed
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Rotherham Plan 2025 launched with aims that “will change lives” SPEAKERS spelled out a positive future for the borough at the launch of the Rotherham Plan 2025. Figures from the public, private and voluntary sectors detailed achievements and aims at … Continue reading
Rail firm pulls out of Leeds HS2 project
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The engineering firm handed a £170 million deal last month to develop Phase 2b of HS2 has announced it is pulling out of that section of the project, amid alleged conflicts of interest. CH2M was chosen by HS2 Ltd last … Continue reading
Over 150 South Yorkshire police officers apply for redundancy
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Over 150 police officers have applied to leave South Yorkshire Police as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme. Bosses recently offered officers the chance to leave the force and 154 applied for voluntary redundancy before the window closed. The idea … Continue reading
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner due in court
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South Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is due in court today to defend his decision to force the former Chief Constable out of his job. Dr Alan Billings called for ex-Chief Constable David Crompton to resign in September last year, … Continue reading
Former South Yorkshire police chief David Crompton to take court action over ‘forced removal’
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Former South Yorkshire Chief Constable David Crompton is bringing a High Court challenge over his removal from the force. Mr Crompton was suspended by Dr Alan Billings, the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), following a statement he made after … Continue reading
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