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  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Marcus White |Rufus Pickles

    Protesters celebrate farm development victoryMarcus White & Rufus PicklesSave Westridge FarmCampaigners donated more than £57,000 to fight legal battlesProtesters are celebrating victory in a legal battle against plans to build 473 homes on a former dairy farm. The Court of Appeal has confirmed an earlier provisional ruling that planning permission for Westridge Farm near Ryde should be quashed.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Natalia Forero |Marcus White

    Waste plant plan to boost home recycling wins £50mNatalia Forero & Marcus WhiteGetty ImagesHampshire residents will be able to put plastic pots and trays in recycling bins for the first timeMultimillion-pound funding has been approved for a planned waste plant to boost home recycling. The materials recovery facility (MRF) will allow kerbside collections of waste such as glass and plastic trays, Hampshire County Council said.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emily Ford |Marcus White

    Residents hear explosions as fire erupts from manholesEmily Ford & Marcus WhiteUnderground flames could be seen near The Victoria Cross pubResidents have reported hearing explosions after manhole covers were "blown open" by an underground fire. Footage showed flames emerging from a manhole near The Victoria Cross pub in Parkstone, Dorset. The blaze, which was reported at about 12:30 BST, also caused a power cut in and around Ashley Road, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said.

  • Feb 12, 2025 | bbc.com | Steve Harris |Marcus White

    Chief constable vows to end stop-and-search racismSteve Harris & Marcus WhiteDorset PoliceChief Constable Amanda Pearson previously said her force had caused "trauma and harm"Dorset's chief constable has vowed to end racial profiling over police stop-and-searches. The gap in search rates for black and white people in the county was the biggest in England and Wales, according to previously-reported government figures.

  • Feb 9, 2025 | bbc.com | Justin Rowlatt |Marcus White

    Lab-grown meat goes on sale in UK dog foodJustin Rowlatt & Marcus WhiteGetty ImagesDogs in the UK can now eat meat which has been artificially cultivated from chicken cellsDog food made from meat that was grown in factory vats has gone on sale in the UK. Supplier Meatly said the "chick bites" were the first pet food products made from cultivated meat to be sold commercially anywhere in the world.

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