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Somerset: Funds agreed to protect road from falling into sea (BBC News)

Somerset West and Taunton Council carried out emergency repairs to the sea defences at Blue Anchor, in Somerset, in late 2020 to protect the B3191 and a nearby ...

The £262,280 of outstanding funding needed for the scheme to proceed will also come from the county council. Somerset West and Taunton Council carried out emergency repairs to the sea defences at Blue Anchor, in Somerset, in late 2020 to protect the B3191 and a nearby pub. Work to protect a vital coastal road from falling into the sea is set to go ahead after the final funding was agreed.

Colonel Gaddafi aide cannot challenge PC Yvonne Fletcher ruling (BBC News)

A former aide to ex-Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has lost a bid to challenge a judge's conclusion he was jointly responsible for the killing of police ...

Mr Justice Martin Spencer ruled in November that Mr Mabrouk, who denied any wrongdoing, "clearly assisted in the commission of the shooting", although he was not alleged to have been the gunman. Mr Mabrouk was a member of the pro-Gaddafi Libyan Revolutionary Committee that ran the embassy at the time. A former aide to ex-Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has lost a bid to challenge a judge's conclusion he was jointly responsible for the killing of police officer Yvonne Fletcher in 1984.

Extension proposed to Elsecar conservation area (BBC News)

It will "take in new areas of historic, architectural and archaeological importance", officials say.

The designation of a conservation area recognises "the unique quality of that area as a whole", it added. The conservation area currently encompasses Elsecar Workshops, the former railway line, the Milton Arms and the junction of Fitzwilliam Street and Church Street, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. As part of the programme Historic England undertook an assessment, which resulted in the proposals to extend the boundary of the conservation area.

Shoreham Cement Works future put to public consultation (BBC News)

Shoreham Cement Works in West Sussex stopped production in 1991. The 109 acre site, which includes a former chalk quarry and a 91m (298ft) brick chimney, lies ...

Steve Neocleous of Adur District Council said: "The cement works is an iconic site, but has been disused for too long. A previous plan, put forward in 2015, was to turn the site into an eco-holiday centre. "This is a unique opportunity for Adur residents to have their say on the future of one of the south's biggest brownfield sites."

Crew believed to have broken Black Sea rowing record (BBC News)

Dr Danny Longman, from Loughborough University, Leicestershire, completed the challenge with Roland Burr, Alex Dumbrava and Gregg Botterman. The team covered ...