PUBLISHED: 17:41 20 May 2019 Beth Sharp The Greater Exeter Strategic Plan area. Picture: LDRS Archant Possible locations for more than 57,000 new homes will be revealed next month. A document, which details sites in East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and Exeter put forward by landowners for new housing, is due to be published in June. The list of sites comes as part of the The Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP) - a masterplan which will affect where people live, work, shop, enjoy leisure and travel for next two decades.A call for sites for the Greater Exeter area ran from February 27 to April 10, 2017. It provided an opportunity for agents, developers and landowners to promote land for housing or economic development within the Greater Exeter area through the planning process.More than 700 submissions were received and will be published in the Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment as part of the consultation on GESP draft policies and site … [Read more...] about Possible locations for new Devon villages set to be released
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Iran travel warning for dual nationals
UK 17 May 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48314799 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case The Foreign Office has hardened its travel advice for Iran, advising British-Iranian dual nationals … [Read more...] about Iran travel warning for dual nationals
Fears grow for New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi kidnapped in Syria in 2013
A New Zealand nurse working for the Red Cross was captured by Islamic State (IS) in Syria more than five years ago, and there are now public pleas for any information that could help bring her home. Louisa Akavi speaking to media in 1996. Photo: Getty Images The fate of 62-year-old Louisa Akavi, kidnapped by armed gunmen in 2013, remains unknown - weeks after victory was declared against the violent militant organisation. She was born in Rarotonga, brought up in New Zealand and was based on the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington, before she went to Syria. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has broken its silence after many years, calling for information that could help to locate Louisa and two ICRC drivers, Alaa Rajab and Nabil Bakdounes, both Syrian nationals. It said following the fall of the last territory held by Islamic State, it feared there was "an extra risk of losing track of Louisa". But it said it remained hopeful it could instead open new … [Read more...] about Fears grow for New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi kidnapped in Syria in 2013
MUST READ: Updated Brexit travel advice for British expats living in Spain
THE British government has advised British residents in Spain to check their passport before travelling post-Brexit. In a letter to Brits, the UK also warned that healthcare may not be readily available with an EHIC card in other European countries. The letter reads: “It is always important to make sure your passport is valid for travel, but be aware that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, you will need to have at least six months’ validity remaining from your date of travel. This is not quite as straightforward as it sounds!“If you last renewed your passport early, extra months may have been added to the normal 10 years’ validity and these will not be counted as valid. To double check your passport would be fit for travel use the quick passport checker (https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/check-a-passport). “After the UK leaves the EU there may also be some changes to access to emergency healthcare while travelling.“If the UK leaves … [Read more...] about MUST READ: Updated Brexit travel advice for British expats living in Spain
Paul Kimmage: ‘My name is Ailbhe. I have been kicked out of Tulla United for two years now …’
"President Paddy McCaul, CEO John Delaney, ambassadors Ray Houghton and John Aldridge, plus staff from the technical section of the FAI will be in Clare for the week, during which time they will visit a selection of clubs . . . On Tuesday July 12, the FAI group will visit Lees Road summer camp, Lifford, Coole FC, Mountshannon Celtic, Lough Derg FC, Bridge United and Tulla, where the official opening of the club's new astroturf facility will take place. The day will conclude with a social evening in Tulla." The Clare Champion, June 30, 2011 There's a photo of The Kid on the Tulla United website on the day the Men in Suits were paraded through the town. He's sitting on the grass with some pals, drinking pop and eating sweets with a big toothy grin on his face. He was seven years old that afternoon and had been taken to The Cragg by his mother, Antoinette, for the grand unveiling of the club's new all-weather pitch. Astroturf meant nothing to The Kid. He wasn't born when Ray Houghton put … [Read more...] about Paul Kimmage: ‘My name is Ailbhe. I have been kicked out of Tulla United for two years now …’