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Glass act gains Premier League status

Glass act gains Premier League status

05 June 2017

A window and door company is expanding sales by 30% a year thanks to its patented design – and a phone call from Manchester United.

Plans for 50 homes thrown out

Plans for 50 homes thrown out

04 June 2017

Fifty new homes, a health centre, parking and a school playing field proposed for former boot fair land have been refused.

Third controlled explosion at power station

Third controlled explosion at power station

01 June 2017

Smoke rose up into the air as the third controlled explosive demolition took place at a disused power station.

Fine developers for 'sitting on land'

Fine developers for 'sitting on land'

01 June 2017

Rural campaigners say developers should be fined by the government if they stockpile land, to promote housebuilding in the countryside.

WATCH: Virtual tour of new town centre

WATCH: Virtual tour of new town centre

27 May 2017

A council has released a video giving the public a virtual tour of its regenerated town centre.

Outrage at 235 homes plan

Outrage at 235 homes plan

26 May 2017

People living near a beauty spot say the area will be ruined if a plan for hundreds of homes goes ahead.

Publication of housing plan delayed

Publication of housing plan delayed

22 May 2017

Plans for the future of housing have been delayed due to the election.

Developer pledges thousands to air show

Developer pledges thousands to air show

22 May 2017

A property mogul has pledged thousands of pounds to a town's air show, taking organisers close to their £100,000 target.

Bun Penny luxury flats taken off market

Bun Penny luxury flats taken off market

21 May 2017

Luxury apartments on the seafront site of the old Bun Penny pub still await their first occupants after a contractual dispute.

Student flats branded ‘a disaster’

Student flats branded ‘a disaster’

20 May 2017

Proposals to develop a historic building into student flats have been met with criticism and branded a 'disaster'.

Campaign 'turned views against housing plans'

Campaign 'turned views against housing plans'

19 May 2017

Protests during a consultation on plans to build a 12,000-home garden town affected the “nature, feel and output” of responses, according to a report.

Homes will go-ahead after council misses deadline

Homes will go-ahead after council misses deadline

18 May 2017

A controversial 30-home development has been granted approval after a borough council missed the deadline to object.

College to be demolished for homes

College to be demolished for homes

18 May 2017

Councillors have given the green light for developers to build scores of houses on the site of a former college which has relocated.

Watchdog takes legal action against property mogul

Watchdog takes legal action against property mogul

17 May 2017

The UK's human rights watchdog has launched legal action against a controversial landlord over his ban on "battered wives" 'and coloureds'.

Road firm rolls into Kent

Road firm rolls into Kent

17 May 2017

An asphalt and bitumen company has opened an office in the county after investing more than £1 million over the last two years.

The challenge to meet demand

The challenge to meet demand

16 May 2017

A wine boss says his industry may struggle to satisfy the appetite for English wine as a housing chief says his sector is behind on national targets.

Former bear pit could be lost forever

Former bear pit could be lost forever

16 May 2017

A developer's plans to safeguard an historical site around hundreds of new homes have been branded 'farcical' by campaigners.

Regeneration work set to start soon

Regeneration work set to start soon

16 May 2017

Work could be due to start soon on the £57 million town centre regeneration.

The application that won't go away

The application that won't go away

15 May 2017

A company has submitted second bid for warehouse and industrial development.

Bold plans for former bus station revealed

Bold plans for former bus station revealed

13 May 2017

Plans to transform a town's former bus station have been revealed - and the developer is now asking residents what shops they would like to see built.

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