Sandbanks residents at war over £250m plan to build ‘soulless’ block of 119 flats on Victorian hotel

Millionaire residents of Sandbanks are battling developers over plans to build a ‘soulless’ block of flats on the site of an historic hotel where inventor of the radio Guglielmo Marconi established the world’s first wireless communications.  Almost 5,000 letters of objection have been lodged against the £250million development, which if approved by planning officers, would … Read more

Sandbanks residents at war over £250m plan to build ‘soulless’ block of 119 flats on Victorian hotel

Millionaire residents of Sandbanks are battling developers over plans to replace a historic hotel, where inventor of the radio Guglielmo Marconi lived, with a ‘soulless block of flats’.  Almost 5,000 letters of objection have been lodged against the £250million development, which if approved by planning officers, would see the Haven Hotel at Poole Harbour, Dorset, bulldozed … Read more

Furious residents at war with developers over plans to demolish £300k home to build a CYCLE PATH

Developers are demolishing a ‘perfectly good’ house which is less than 20 years old to make way for a cycle path.   The £300,000 four-bedroom private home is set to be destroyed to create a cycle route to a new ‘affordable’ housing development. The move has prompted outrage from neighbours who say plans to flatten the house … Read more

Furious residents at war with developers over plans to demolish £300k home to build a CYCLE PATH

Furious residents are at war with developers over plans to demolish £300k four-bed private home to make way for CYCLE PATH through their suburban cul-de-sac The ‘perfectly good’ £300,000 four-bed house is in a leafy Cardiff cul-de-sac Plans to flatten the home are to build a cycle lane for ‘affordable’ houses nearby Residents in the … Read more

Toyboy husband of Phil Collins’ ex-wife bonded with the musician over a love of World War II history

The toyboy husband of Phil Collins’ ex-wife has revealed he bonded with the musician over a shared love of history. Thomas Bates, 31, who is married to Orianne Cevey, 47, told how he chatted with Phil, 70, about the history of World War II the first of three times they have met. Speaking to The … Read more

War bassist Morris ‘B.B.’ Dickerson passes away at 71 years of age

War bassist Morris ‘B.B.’ Dickerson passes away at 71 years of age after years of battling an undisclosed illness By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 23:13 BST, 4 April 2021 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 4 April 2021 The music community is in mourning this weekend, after bassist Morris ‘B.B.’ Dickerson, an original War founding member, … Read more

Joe Cole revives Harry Palmer for a TV remake of Cold War spy thriller The Ipcress File

Has this Peaky Blinders star got the specs appeal to play Sir Michael? Joe Cole revives Harry Palmer for a TV remake of Cold War spy thriller The Ipcress File – which catapulted Caine’s career By Padraic Flanagan For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:39 BST, 4 April 2021 | Updated: 00:40 BST, 4 April … Read more

Sanjeev Gupta gearing up for war over steel empire

Sanjeev Gupta gearing up for war over steel empire: Liberty Steel tycoon enlists a ‘barrage of lawyers’ to defend business after lender’s collapse Gupta’s GFG Alliance, which owns Liberty Steel in the UK, is holding emergency talks to secure new financing and save 5,000 British jobs  Swiss bank Credit Suisse has petitioned a winding-up order … Read more

Russian military analyst warns European or world war possible in month as tensions rise in Ukraine

A European or even World War could be triggered in four in Ukraine after Russia dispatched 4,000 to the disputed border with its neighbour, warns an independent Russian military analyst.      It comes as social media footage footage shows suspected large scale Russian military movements in regions close to rebel-held eastern Ukraine and annexed Crimea. With … Read more

Duchess of Cambridge’s fashion designer at war with conservationists over studio plans

The Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite dress designer Alice Temperley, 45, (pictured) is in a dispute over plans to build a studio in the garden of her mansion in Somerset The Duchess of Cambridge‘s favourite dress designer has become embroiled in a dispute with England’s leading heritage organisation over plans to build a studio in the garden … Read more