• Owners of Crooked House pub appeal against order to rebuild

    Owners of Crooked House pub appeal against order to rebuild
    ATE Farms had been issued with enforcement notice for unlawful demolition after fire gutted building The owners of the Crooked House pub in Himley have appealed against an order to rebuild the 18th-century building, which was demolished days after a fire last year.The blaze on 5 August, which is being treated by police as arson, and the subsequent demolition of the famously wonky Staffordshire pub prompted a national outcry. Continue reading...
  • Yorkshire estate known as world’s first nature reserve gets Grade II listing

    Yorkshire estate known as world’s first nature reserve gets Grade II listing
    Eccentric Victorian owner of Waterton Park, near Wakefield, made pioneering decisions to protect wildlifeA Yorkshire parkland regarded as the world’s first nature reserve – which was created by an eccentric pioneering 19th-century environmentalist – has been given a Grade II listing.Historic England said Waterton Park, near Wakefield, was the earliest known example of a landscape designed specifically to attract and protect native wildlife. Continue reading...

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