Fury has erupted in a UK town over plans to build on land that inspired a beloved children’s book. West Berkshire Council’s planning committee has been asked to approve a sprawling development at Sandleford Park West, just outside Newbury. The land was
Asylum seekers flown to Rwanda will stay in a £19-a-night hotel that boasts a football pitch, Wi-Fi and rural views. Images of the hotel the migrants will processed in for the first three months of their time in the east African country
Brits in rural parts of the UK risk being cut off from mobile phone networks in a new move to switch off 3G signal in preparation for the rollout of 5G. Mobile networks have begun shutting down their 3G services – which they
MPs and celebrities have rallied together to call for a ban on the sale of peat in a bid to protect the nation’s countryside. The law could be changed through the new Horticultural Peat Private Members Bill which will be debated in
Archaeologists digging in an empty stretch of Lincolnshire countryside have found a 1,300-year-old hermitage on the site of an even older henge. While both discoveries amazed researchers, the henge has particularly piqued interest after it was found to date to the late
One of the most attractive aspects of the UK is the bevvy of pretty towns and villages dotted around Britain’s green countryside. These villages, sometimes with populations of just a few hundred, are full of variety and sometimes hold deep cultural significance despite
A veteran Tory MP has warned food security and energy must not be competitors in the race to industrialise the countryside. Sir John Hayes warned pylons threaten to “blot” a 87-mile stretch of the nation’s land while reducing space for growing food.
A new poll suggests Labour could beat the Conservatives in a majority of the 100 most rural constituencies in England. The survey, conducted by the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) suggests some shock defeats of big-name Tories in the countryside could
Plans to turbo-charge housebuilding on brownfield sites so the country can tackle the housing crisis without concreting over the green belt will be unveiled this week. New laws will speed up the process for turning shops into homes. It is hoped that
The British countryside has been labelled “racist and colonial” by woke wildlife charities. The claim was made in a report about racism and its impact on the natural world submitted by the Wildlife and Countryside Link. According to the report, the British