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Rural England Under Attack: First Boles, Now McDonalds

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Planning, Mcdonalds, Rural England, Somerset, British Countryside, Countryside, Nick Boles, UK Lifestyle News
Margaret Heffernan

Britain has no difficulty building great and beautiful things: castles, gardens, theatres, orchestras, the National Health Service, the BBC. Why do we have such difficulty protecting them? In our protest against McDonald's, our greatest hope that it is the threat to the traffic that will persuade local authorities.

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Night Skies Leaves UK Without Starry Eyes

PA | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Light Pollution, UK Tech, Stars, Rural England, UK News, Pollution, UK Environment, UK Night Skies, UK News

The UK's night skies are still "saturated" with light pollution, campaigners warned on Wednesday, after a survey suggested half the population cannot ...

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Government's Planning Reforms 'Could Hit Allotments'

PA | Posted 07.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rural England, National Trust, Allotments, Planning Reforms, Green Belt, Andrew Stunell, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Government's planning reforms could put the "grow your own" boom at risk by putting the squeeze on suitable land for allotmen...

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High Speed Rail 'Economically Flawed'

PA | Posted 18.09.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Iea, Conservative, Rural England, Hs2, Trains, High Speed Rail, Andrew Leadsom, Richard Wellings, Transport, UK Politics News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Government's proposed £32 billion HS2 high-speed rail project is "economically flawed", according to a new report. The sc...

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