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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans for former Leyburn care home to be turned into 24 flats
A former North Yorkshire care home is set to be turned into 24 affordable Lodge in Leyburn has been vacant for almost a decade after care home residents moved to Kirkwood Hall in the scheme, the building would be converted into 13 one-bedroom apartments and 11 two-bedroom flats would be managed by housing association Broadacres, which said it would rent out the properties at affordable rates. Plans have been submitted by Brierley Homes, North Yorkshire Council's housing development company. The proposal will go before the planning committee on Thursday, when it is recommended to be approved, according to the Local Democracy Reporting far, there have been no objections to the scheme, with the civic society describing the project as a "welcome addition to the availability of affordable housing in Leyburn".In his report for councillors, planning officer Jonathan Smith said that for the building to continue as a care home, a substantial programme of works would be required to upgrade the premises to meet the required added: "Satisfactory and up-to-date care homes and care facilities currently exist in the area."The proposal would be a community asset, seeing the reuse of a redundant building being converted into affordable rented accommodation for local needs that has received no community objections."The scheme represents a well-designed, sustainable reuse of a redundant community asset in a highly accessible location." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Eater
23-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
A Las Vegas Cultural Hub Closes Indefinitely Due to Fear of ICE Raids
A beloved weekend destination for street food, live music, and bargain finds went quiet over the weekend. Broadacres Marketplace, a sprawling open-air market in North Las Vegas, temporarily closed on Saturday, June 21, citing safety concerns within the local immigrant community amid a wave of federal immigration raids. The market said the decision was made 'out of an abundance of caution and concern' for its vendors, customers, and staff, many of whom are immigrants or second-generation U.S. citizens with family members who are immigrants. With no set reopening date, the closure displaces more than 1,100 small business vendors — most selling food and goods central to Latin American culture — and underscores the deep unease spreading through immigrant communities as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramps up operations in Nevada. Since 1977, Broadacres and its vendors have served the communities of North Las Vegas — which is home to 41 percent Latino residents, according to 2024 Census data — and the larger Southern Nevada community. Open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the swap meet is home to food vendors, like Birria de Res Zacatecas, Pupuseria El Cordero, and Las Enchiladas de Mama, who sell everything from handmade pupusas and birria tacos to mango chamoy snacks. Shopping is often accompanied by the sounds of Norteño Mexican folk music and big traditional banda bands. In the announcement, Broadacres informed sellers and customers that the decision to close was predicated 'with fear and uncertainty at its highest level ever among the immigrant community in Las Vegas.' The announcement continues: 'We don't want any of our customers, vendors, or employees to be detained at our business or for us to be a beacon of shopping and entertainment while our federal government is raiding businesses and detaining its people.' The marketplace does not yet have an estimated date of reopening. Since early June, cities like Los Angeles have seen large-scale immigration sweeps by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting undocumented immigrants, as well wide-spread protests by locals against the raids. Las Vegas has also seen intensified ICE operations in recent weeks: In May, federal immigration enforcement agents apprehended multiple people outside Las Vegas Immigration Court near downtown after they attended their scheduled hearings, shortly after the Department of Homeland Security moved to dismiss their cases. Although Las Vegas had previously been designated a 'sanctuary jurisdiction' by the Department of Homeland Security, the Metropolitan Police Department re-entered a partnership with ICE under Section 287(g), allowing local officers to hold undocumented individuals for up to 48 hours beyond their release date for ICE pickup. Nevada's two Democratic U.S. senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, posted on X about the Broadacres closure. 'Instead of focusing on criminals, Trump is indiscriminately targeting immigrant communities and pushing places like Broadacres Marketplace to close,' Cortez Masto posted. 'These are innocent Nevadans working hard to build a better life. This president's campaign of intimidation is cruel and un-American.' 'This is devastating and a direct result of the Trump Administration's indiscriminate mass deportations,' Rosen posted. 'Around 20,000 people visit Broadacres every weekend. Going after law-abiding immigrants doesn't just hurt families, it hurts our economy.' Representatives from Broadacres Marketplace did not respond to a request for comment regarding the temporary closing. In the meantime, the Broadacres community — vendors, musicians, cooks, and families — waits. See More:
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mum and son move into new home with son at £19.5m affordable housing site
A young mum, who grew up in Bedale, has moved into a new home with her son at the £19.5 million affordable housing development, The Hatchery. Georgia Hansom and eight-year-old Oscar recently moved into a two-bedroom property at the 88-home scheme, which is situated in the village of Aiskew, close to Bedale. In March, Broadacres Housing Association started welcoming the first residents to their homes on the development, built on the site of a former hatchery and piggery at Blind Lane. The Hatchery features a mixture of one, two, three, and four-bedroom houses. All 88 homes have been made affordable, with 49 for rent and 39 for shared ownership. Ms Hansom had found herself homeless at the end of 2024, and was relying on support from family and friends. She is now able to walk to work (at a coffee shop in Bedale), and Oscar's education has luckily not been disrupted by the move. Ms Hansom said: "I never expected to have the opportunity to live in a new build home in such a nice area and which is such a fantastic size. "It really is gorgeous, and even though people are still moving in, there is a real family feel in our part of the development, so we couldn't be happier." The development came to fruition in a partnership involving Broadacres, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, North Yorkshire Council, and Keepmoat Homes. On April 17, representatives from North Yorkshire Council joined Broadacres chief executive Gail Teasdale and chair Helen Simpson in touring the development and meeting Ms Hansom. Ms Teasdale said: "Georgia is a perfect example of why developments like this are so important, because they provide high quality, affordable housing for local people who grew up in and/or work in the area. "It's fantastic to know that we have been able to provide Georgia and Oscar with a permanent home that they now can now plan a stable future in." Most read: Lasting legacy created to honour Sycamore Gap tree for future generations Person airlifted to hospital after falling from summit of popular beauty spot Maypole dancing among Bank Holiday celebrations at Ryedale Folk Museum Broadacres was able to secure £1.23 million in funding from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's Brownfield Housing Fund, and £6.23 million from Homes England. According to a spokesperson, all 88 homes at The Hatchery will be heated by renewable energy air source heat pumps, and have other energy saving features, such as triple glazed windows. Each home also has a charging point for an electric vehicle.
BBC News
04-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Skipsea homes planned for East Yorkshire coastal erosion victims
A council has agreed to contribute £800,000 to a new housing development for people who have been displaced by coastal erosion in East Yorkshire. The project, consisting of two and three bed houses at Church Farm, in Skipsea, will be developed by Broadacres Housing Riding of Yorkshire Council said the region has some of the fastest eroding coastline in Europe, with some parts losing up to 4.5m (14.7ft) each Barbara Jefferson, cabinet member for heritage and coastal, said the project would aim to help keep residents in their local area, as well as increase social housing availability. She said: "Coastal erosion is a real challenge in the East Riding, where we have some of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe."We're committed to supporting communities facing coastal erosion and taking proactive steps to ensure the long-term security of our coastal regions."The homes will be available for social rent and shared ownership and will be built on the site of empty agricultural council's £800,000 contribution to the development is funded by the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs as part of the Changing Coast East Riding council secured £15m funding for the project in 2022. Helen Fielding, director of development and investment at Broadacres, said: "We are delighted that East Riding of Yorkshire Council have pledged support for this important project."We are working hard to finalise our plans for its delivery and hope to be in a position to make a further announcement in the very near future."These homes are of critical importance to local residents, and we are grateful for the partnership working with the council and other funding bodies that will enable us to deliver them."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
