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Ashwellthorpe village. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Archant Proposals have been lodged to change plans for a bowling green to tennis courts as part of a controversial scheme to build homes in a Norfolk town. In 2011 plans were approved by South Norfolk Council to build 31 homes, a village centre, bowling green, sports pitch, village green and car park in Wood Farm, The Street, Ashwellthorpe.More 300 people had objected to the new build but it was passed unanimously by the council. You may also want to watch: Now, plans have been submitted to replace the bowling green with two tennis courts.The courts would be surfaced in black asphalt enclosed by a 2.75m high green fence.The documents say that it is "believed that there is a greater need, and consequently likely to be greater use, for tennis courts".Despite falling outside the village's development boundary officers said the development will boost local services.The scheme has been put forward by Peter Muskett. … [Read more...] about Change of plans for controversial housing scheme in Norfolk

Ayan Mukerji directed Brahmastra is all set for a Banaras leg of shooting. "Cameras for the Ranbir Kapoor , Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy starrer film is set to roll at the end of this month in the city, preparations for which have already begun," inform sources. He was in Varanasi again earlier this month (BCCL/ @ayan_mukerji) "During their nearly 20-day schedule, the film will be mainly be canned in the Ramnagar Fort and parts of it inside Chet Singh Fort for security reasons. The sets of the film are already under preparation inside the Ramnagar fort. Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy are expected to shoot for the film in Varanasi," add the sources. Ayan, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj earlier this year where they launched the logo of the movie (BCCL/ Pankaj Singh) The director, Ayan Mukerji, some time back had shared pics of Varanasi on his Instagram account from his recce in the city, enjoying a boat ride. His post read, … [Read more...] about Ayan Mukerji all set to shoot Brahmastra in Varanasi

Lifestyle / Health by Megan McEachern May 9, 2019, 12:05 am Sign up to our Weekly newsletter Increasing numbers of single women and those in same sex relationships are turning to IVF and donor insemination to conceive a baby, data suggests. A new report from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) shows a steep rise in the last decade across the UK in women outside heterosexual relationships seeking help to have a child. Between 2016 and 2017, IVF and donor insemination for women in female same-sex relationships rose by 12% to 4,463 cycles, while there was a 4% rise among single women to 2,279 cycles. Treatments for surrogates rose by 22% to 302 cycles. In 2007, just 351 IVF treatments were for single women with no partner, but this jumped to 1,290 in 2017. In 2017, 671 cycles of fertility treatment (including IVF and donor insemination) were for women aged 40 to 42 with no partner, while 278 were for those aged 43 to 44. A further 191 treatments … [Read more...] about Increase in single women seeking fertility treatment

Thirty years after it opened in an old camping trailer parked along Interstate 15 in Fallbrook, Nessy Burgers has finally found a permanent home. On March 3, the popular roadside attraction moved into a brick-and-mortar location just across the parking lot from its old trailer parking spot at 3235 Old Highway 395. The new walk-up restaurant was designed to resemble the trailer, with a green awning-style roof and its signature sign on top bearing a smiling Loch Ness monster holding a hamburger in its pectoral fin. The new venue is twice the size of the old one, has public restrooms, a concrete patio with expanded and covered seating, and additional space for parking. There’s also a self-serve soft-drink fountain, a point-of-sale ticketing system to speed up orders and extra kitchen space, which has allowed owner Charlie Webster, 73, of Fallbrook, to add a couple new items to the menu. But for all the hoopla surrounding Nessy Burgers’ new permanent digs, customers say the … [Read more...] about After 30 years in trailer, Nessy Burgers now in permanent digs

If you were a Republican Senator today, would you rather risk losing your Senate seat because the base was angry with your failure to pass an Obamacare repeal and replace plan, or because you did pass it but blew up the insurance system? See my op-ed at CNBC.com … [Read more...] about The Republican Senators’ Cassidy-Graham Conundrum