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Tower block demolition decision to be re-examined 'My plan was to die here, this was my last home' High-rise residents told homes will be demolished South Tyneside Council ...
A decision to demolish an 18-storey tower block and rehouse its elderly residents is to be reconsidered. South Tyneside Council's Labour cabinet had unanimously voted to pull down Durham Court, in ...
Two tower blocks on Merseyside are costing a council £3,000 per day to keep them safe, a senior local authority official has said. Beech Rise and Willow Rise in Kirkby, which have hundreds of ...
Anton Geraschenko, adviser to Ukraine ’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, posted a video on X showing a residential tower block in Kyiv exploding after a Russian drone strike last night.
In total, 160 households here face instant homelessness. After climbing 13 flights of stairs, we meet Chris Penfold-Ivany. 'A catastrophic scandal' He has terminal cancer, and after chemotherapy and a ...
Aftermath of a fire at Knowsley Heights, Huyton, Liverpool. 5th April 1991. (Image: Mirrorpix) Since its unveiling in 1962, a Huyton tower block has experienced a storied and troubled history.
Overheard in a Tower Block review “Tugs at the heartstrings ” Reviews Jun 16, 2025 by Oliver Jones Little Angel Studios, London ...
Tesla is one of the most well-known name in the electric vehicle industry. However, this Tesla isn't electric, in fact, it's powered by a Chevy big block.
A decision to demolish an 18-storey tower block and rehouse its elderly residents is to be re-examined next week. South Tyneside Council's Labour cabinet recently unanimously agreed plans for the ...
A cat has been rescued from a concrete ledge on the eighth floor of a tower block. The cat had somehow become perilously positioned on the exterior wall of the Hanley tower block - with no way of ...
A housing developer will replace the unsafe “high fire risk” cladding of eight Thamesmead tower blocks but residents remain frustrated, feeling the job is only half-finished. Residents of ...
Plans to build two high-rise student tower blocks by Deptford Creek have been refused over fears they would negatively impact views from Greenwich Park and Maritime Greenwich. Greenwich Council ...