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Ellis Palmer

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Television Presenter at BBC

Journalist. ♿️ user. Sometimes on yer telly. Powersports at @GreenbankSports and @GBPowerHockey. Cat dad. Parlo català. Views own.

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  • May 20, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

    A new bus gate in a city centre has started operating with drivers warned to obey the changed layout. Buses now have priority in both directions on Corporation Street between Marsh Lane and Heatley Streetin Preston near the university campus. Lancashire County Council said it hoped the move will "increase the reliability of public transport" in the city. Buses, Hackney taxis and cycle users will be allowed to go through the bus gate, but private-hire taxis will not.

  • May 19, 2024 | msn.com | Ellis Palmer

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  • May 19, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

    Action needs to be taken against unlicensed taxis in a seaside town, an MP has said. Chris Webb, the new Blackpool South MP elected in the recent by-election, has taken aim at companies whose taxis operate without a licence. Mr Webb said there had been a "massive increase in unlicensed and uninsured taxi drivers picking up jobs here". The government said it had published updated guidance on the issue for licensing authorities in England.

  • May 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ellis Palmer

    Just one home for social rent has been built in a seaside town in the last decade, housing charity Shelter claimed. Nearly 1,000 social homes in Blackpool were sold or demolished between 2013 and 2023, with 923 homes removed from social rent, according to its research. Shelter said thousands remained on the waiting list for social housing. The town's council said it had built more than 700 new homes "for affordable rent" in the last ten years.

  • May 14, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

    There has been just one new social home built in a seaside town in the last decade, housing charity Shelter claims. Nearly 1,000 social homes in Blackpool were sold or demolished between 2013 and 2023, with 923 homes removed from social rent, according to its research. Shelter says "urgent action" is needed, with thousands on the waiting list for social housing. The government says it is improving social housing supply, with 172,600 new homes for social rent since 2010.

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12 Jun 25

RT @GBPowerHockey: Raffle prize donations request for the BPHL 2025 Finale in Liverpool 🟣 https://t.co/Wm9BoLU1Mb

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11 Jun 25

Urgh, so frustrated that, as a disabled customer, I’ve been left without energy in my switch-over from @BritishGas to @UtilitaEnergy… Unfortunately, this is why many vulnerable customers don’t switch energy suppliers… So much stress and anxiety

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1 Jun 25

RT @TouchlineX: 📸 - Luis Enrique is wearing a shirt of the 'Xana Foundation', this foundation provides families of children who are impacte…