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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Proposed self-storage facility on College Highway to restart permitting process at next Planning Board meeting
SOUTHWICK — When the Planning Board meets again, it will hold a public hearing to restart the permitting process for a proposed self-storage facility on College Highway after the developers withdrew its first request once it became clear it had little chance of being approved. The new application for the permit, sought by Southampton-based developers Jim and Ellen Boyle, offers the board a proposal that is a significant departure from its first site plan, which asked for permission to build a nearly 60,000-square-foot, two-story facility between O'Reilly's Auto Parts and Pioneer Valley Trading Co. The new facility proposed has two stories and each is 17,708 square feet for a total square footage of 35,416, according to the architectural drawings submitted by the Berkshire Design Group. On the first floor are 201 storage spaces and 113 on the second floor that range in size from 5 feet by 5 feet to 10 feet by 20 feet, according to the drawings. The portion of the building facing College Highway, which will be painted reddish to resemble a tobacco barn, will have nine doors for the 10- by 20-foot storage spaces. There will be an entrance into the facility with glass doors. The two-story facility uses an 'over/under concept' that would be fully sprinklered, meet all applicable building codes, and will have video surveillance cameras installed that cover every square inch of the facility operating 24 hours a day, according to the building's designers. It will also be built into a gentle slope at the rear of the property and have 10 parking spaces, five in front and five in back, with one designated as handicapped accessible. The facility's front will be a little over 300 feet from College Highway. The Boyles had wrestled with the Planning Board for months during its first request for a permit trying to meet the board's expectations. It came to a head in February 2024, which was when board members and the Fire Department made it clear they weren't satisfied with the proposal. The general complaint from the Planning Board for the first permit request was that the proposed facility would be too big for the 3.17-acre parcel the Boyles own on College Highway. Before that meeting, public hearings for the project had been open since May 2023. After the February meeting, the Boyles had informal discussions with former Town Planner Jon Goddard and other board members and floated the idea of renting out some of the spaces for contractors where they could conduct business. Because that would have changed the use of the building, the Boyles were told they would need to seek a new special permit and start over. Before they formally proposed changing the use, they withdrew the application in February. Goddard said this week that the new plans didn't include renting space to contractors. Also included in the request is the construction of a small office building with a square footage of 437, that would be located at the entrance to the facility. Between the office building and the facility is a wetlands area that will be crossed by the entrance road. The road will be built over the wetlands and a pipe installed behind it to allow water to move back and forth along it. Goddard said the developers will have the responsibility to adhere to state regulations for wetlands replacement. The public hearing will be held at 7:10 p.m., Tuesday, June 24. Read the original article on MassLive.
Daily Mirror
06-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
The Hundred set for 'enormous boost' after ECB decision and new 'silver bullet'
MCC, the organisation of which Nicholas is chair, kept its 51 per cent stake in London Spirit, with Cricket Investor Holdings Limited, a consortium of US-based tech entrepreneurs, snapping up the rest. Mark Nicholas believes the incoming injection of private funding into the Hundred will give the competition 'an enormous boost' and help address the fact it has 'eased off'. The ECB sold its 49 per cent stake in each of the eight competing teams earlier this year, with host clubs then deciding how much of their stake to retain. MCC, the organisation of which Nicholas is chair, kept its 51 per cent stake in London Spirit, with Cricket Investor Holdings Limited, a consortium of US-based tech entrepreneurs, snapping up the rest. London Spirit was valued at £295million, the most of any team, and Nicholas – who was on the board of Southampton-based Southern Brave before moving to Lord's – is excited to see how the investment takes the competition to new heights. 'It's interesting that it seems to have eased off a bit,' he said. 'If you'd asked me at the end of the first year, I'd have said 'eureka'. I was astonished, and the impact on the women's game in particular was fantastic. I can't quite get why audiences have gone down a bit, but I like The Hundred, I like the format, I think it's a bit more nuanced than T20. I am a big fan of it. 'I think it will get the most enormous boost next year. Once these private owners take over and you suddenly get that 'brand feel' to each of the franchises, their own marketing impact and fan engagement modelling, I have no doubt the tournament will be really successful here. 'It will be a great venture. Whether it can be the silver bullet, I don't know, but I think it will be a very strong product for English cricket in the years to come.' Nicholas was speaking ahead of the second World Cricket Connects forum at Lord's, at which franchise cricket will be among the topics debated by a collection of key figures from within the sport as well as external commercial voices. Other themes including the state of the game, women's cricket and 'is cricket cool?' will be up for discussion at Lord's, while Australia captain Pat Cummins will be interviewed as part of a panel surrounding climate issues in cricket. 'This year is a little bit more driven by the business of the game,' he said. 'Last year we had the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Jos Buttler and Brendon McCullum, whereas this year we have gone for big players in the various markets. 'That was to some degree driven by the ICC wanting some input to the event but driven more by our thinking that it needed a different angle this year. 'There are still big names who will be speaking – Kumar Sangakkara, Sourav Ganguly, Andrew Strauss. We really did have some exceptional presentations last time and I think we are well on course to have the same this year.' World Cricket Connects is an initiative dedicated to bringing together cricket stakeholders from around the world to discuss and shape the future of the sport. Through events, discussions, and collaborations, World Cricket Connects aims to foster innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability in cricket.
South Wales Argus
06-06-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Mark Nicholas welcomes private funding into the Hundred
MCC, the organisation of which Nicholas is chair, kept its 51 per cent stake in London Spirit, with Cricket Investor Holdings Limited, a consortium of US-based tech entrepreneurs, snapping up the rest. London Spirit was valued at £295 million, the most of any team, and Nicholas – who was on the board of Southampton-based Southern Brave before moving to Lord's – is excited to see how the investment takes the competition to new heights. 'It's interesting that it seems to have eased off a bit,' he said. 'If you'd asked me at the end of the first year, I'd have said 'eureka'. I was astonished, and the impact on the women's game in particular was fantastic. 'I can't quite get why audiences have gone down a bit, but I like The Hundred, I like the format, I think it's a bit more nuanced than T20. I am a big fan of it. 'I think it will get the most enormous boost next year. Once these private owners take over and you suddenly get that 'brand feel' to each of the franchises, their own marketing impact and fan engagement modelling, I have no doubt the tournament will be really successful here. 'It will be a great venture. Whether it can be the silver bullet, I don't know, but I think it will be a very strong product for English cricket in the years to come.' Nicholas was speaking ahead of the second World Cricket Connects forum at Lord's, at which franchise cricket will be among the topics debated by a collection of key figures from within the sport as well as external commercial voices. Other themes including the state of the game, women's cricket and 'is cricket cool?' will be up for discussion at Lord's, while Australia captain Pat Cummins will be interviewed as part of a panel surrounding climate issues in cricket. 'This year is a little bit more driven by the business of the game,' he said. 'Last year we had the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Jos Buttler and Brendon McCullum, whereas this year we have gone for big players in the various markets. 'That was to some degree driven by the ICC wanting some input to the event but driven more by our thinking that it needed a different angle this year. 'There are still big names who will be speaking – Kumar Sangakkara, Sourav Ganguly, Andrew Strauss. We really did have some exceptional presentations last time and I think we are well on course to have the same this year.' World Cricket Connects is an initiative dedicated to bringing together cricket stakeholders from around the world to discuss and shape the future of the sport. Through events, discussions, and collaborations, World Cricket Connects aims to foster innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability in cricket.
Daily Mirror
06-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'I had £7,000 weight loss surgery in Turkey and I'm worried I'll rip apart'
Chantelle Woolston says the tummy tuck and breast revision was her'biggest regret' and she feels she 'looked better with the fat' Mum-of-two Chantelle Woolston was excited when she booked her £6.9k "mummy makeover" in Turkey, counting down the days until she could board the plane and move towards a future where she felt happier in her own body, reports Surrey Live. Now, however, 46-year-old Chantelle calls it her "biggest regret". Following a successful gastric sleeve operation in Istanbul in 2020, the Southampton-based administrator shifted an impressive 6st 7lbs -seeing her drop from a size 18 to a size eight- but the surgery left her with unwanted excess skin. She shared: "I was looking in the mirror and seeing droopy boobs and rolls of fat. I didn't feel attractive. I wanted to look nice." Deciding to undergo a tummy tuck and breast revision, Chantelle meticulously researched the various options, choosing not to return to the previous clinic as the medical team she knew had moved on. She selected a clinic in Izmir, Turkey, which even threw in a back lift for the all-inclusive price. She shared: "I trawled the internet for places to go. I didn't see any negative on this Facebook group. It was just so positive and they sent me pictures of stunning women. I thought 'bloody hell, can I have that body?'" However, it was only after she'd paid her deposit that Chantelle began to notice some negative comments. Despite this, she flew out in February this year with her husband, Marc, 50, a maintenance worker. But Chantelle felt uneasy and said she felt "rushed" to sign the paperwork to get her into surgery. She expressed: "It was a case of you need to hurry up. It's like a conveyer belt." And things went from bad to worse. "When I came round I was in a mess. I was freezing cold. I thought 'I've made a big mistake'." After spending a week in Turkey, Chantelle returned home. Initially, she was excited to see the results but two months later, she feels unhappy with her healing journey. She is plagued by discomfort, unable to stretch without fearing she'll "rip in half", and is horrified by her "hard as a block" stomach and bunched-up skin. She expressed her deep regret: "I'd built it up so much and I was so excited to go. "I couldn't wait to see the results. I 100 per cent wish I hadn't done it with this clinic. I'm regretful of going with this clinic. I wish I'd researched more. Now I have to tell people I'm devastated with how my body is. I looked better with the fat." "I should have known by the deal that it was too good to be true." Chantelle revealed: "I'm now able to lie on my side in bed and if I have move in bed I feel like I'm going to rip in half. I can't open my garage to park my car - I can't stretch. I have skin that looks like dog ears above my pubic bone. It's like a zip. I have flaps of skin and three rolls of skin sewn up - it's just been sewn up and gathered." She continued: "My stomach is hard as a block. My body has completely healed but my breasts are all crusty. I feel hollow in places." She said: "My scarring is there - it's like a roadmap. I asked for a flat stomach not for three rolls." Despite being told that healing can take between three to six months, Chantelle doesn't believe her results will improve. She has been in contact with the clinic, who advised her to "trust the process" and to "exercise". Chantelle now wants to caution other women before they make the same mistake she did, saying: "Trust your gut." The clinic responded: "While we aim to give patients ample time to read and sign these documents, the pre-operative schedule-including tests and consultations-may create a sense of urgency for some individuals on the day of surgery. Post-operative recovery varies per patient, and swelling, tightness, and temporary asymmetry are common in the initial stages. Get health warnings straight to your WhatsApp! "We advise patients that full healing can take months, and we provide detailed aftercare instructions. Terms like "dog ears" or "gathered skin" often describe normal transient swelling or suturing techniques that improve over time. "However, we always encourage patients to voice concerns during follow-ups so we can assess and reassure or intervene if medically indicated. Our team remains available post-operatively to guide patients through their recovery." They continue: "While phrases like 'trust the process' may stem from managing early-stage expectations, we prioritise addressing concerns with clinical evaluations when needed. We regret that this patient feels dissatisfied and invite her to contact us directly so we can review her case in detail and provide personalised support."
Business News Wales
02-05-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Three New Partners at FRP Amid Annual Promotions
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has added three colleagues to its partnership as it continues to invest in its team across the UK. As part of its latest round of promotions, Thomas Edwards (Cardiff) and Daniel Brecker (Manchester) have been named partners in FRP's corporate finance practice, while Tony Keehan (Brentwood) has been named partner in its restructuring advisory team. Meanwhile, Claire Huartson (Brentwood) has been named appointment-taking director and Mick Naumann (Leigh on Sea) director in the business' restructuring practice. Alexis Ioannides – based in FRP's office in Cyprus – has been made director in its financial advisory team. 96 further colleagues have been promoted across the business' restructuring advisory, corporate finance and financial advisory pillars, along with its central services team. In total, 27 colleagues have been promoted in FRP's London offices, 12 in Manchester, nine in Sheffield, eight in Brighton, seven in Brentwood, four in Cyprus, as well as others across the UK. The announcements come amid a period of sustained growth for the business, as it continues to enhance its national and international coverage and deepen its expertise across key service areas. In the last 13 months, FRP has completed five acquisitions, including Southampton-based commercial finance specialist Hilton-Baird, Newcastle-based WilliamsAli Corporate Finance and valuations specialist GlobalView; as well as launching offices in Northern Ireland and Wales that now give the firm an on-the-ground presence in every UK nation. It has also invested in new service lines, appointing John Nelson as a specialist training director to support the learning and development offering it provides to its national client base and Neil Withington to lead its national corporate simplification service, as well as opening a new office in Bournemouth. FRP now operates across a network of 33 locations in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Cyprus. Jeremy French, chief operating officer at FRP, said: 'These promotions recognise the dedication, expertise and ambition of our colleagues across the firm, who deliver outstanding service to our clients day-in, day-out. 'Our business has seen rapid growth in recent times and we have big plans for the year ahead. Further investment in our people is at the centre of our plans, ensuring we continue to attract the very best talent, create an environment where everyone can achieve their personal ambitions and continue to deliver the quality of service that we are known for.'
