Market Street Service Station Ltd has applied to sell alcohol from 6am to 10pm daily at Staddons Garage on Budleigh Salterton's High Street. Residents have until January 28, 2026, to submit representations.
Next has submitted plans to transform the vacant Marks & Spencer unit at Cannock's Orbital Shopping Park, proposing a mezzanine floor and new glazing. Read the full planning details.
Walsall Council's planning committee will decide on a controversial two-storey extension in Streetly after objections from MP Wendy Morton and over 130 locals. Read the latest.
Barbican Restaurants Ltd has applied to sell alcohol from 8am to 1am daily at Mama Rumba on Plymouth's Barbican. Residents have 28 days to submit representations.
JD Sports partners with Commercetools and Stripe to let US shoppers buy directly through AI platforms like Microsoft Copilot. The sportswear giant calls AI 'the future of shopping'.
JD Sports unveils AI-powered 'one-click purchases' through ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, starting in the US. The move aims to transform retail for its core 18-24 demographic. Read more.
A planning application for five new flats in the garden of a locally listed Brownhills chapel has been submitted to Walsall Council. Read the full details on the proposed development.
Solihull Council spent £35,437 defending planning appeals last year, a sharp rise from previous years. Discover the cases and outcomes that cost taxpayers thousands.
Fashion retailer River Island is closing nine more branches by January 18, including in Sutton Coldfield. This follows a major plan to reduce its estate from 250 to 122 shops.
Discount retail giant Home Bargains has announced the exact sites for 18 new stores across the UK, with ambitions to grow its estate to 1,000 shops. Read the full list of locations here.
Storage Giant has submitted plans to transform the long-vacant former Bargain Buys store in St Helens into a self-storage facility, promising new jobs and regeneration. Read the full details.
A planning application seeks to turn a four-bedroom house in Solihull into a home for two vulnerable children. The council consultation is open until February 2.
Plans submitted to convert a Nechells industrial unit into a health and wellbeing complex with a spa, snooker hall and cafe, creating 14 jobs. Read the full details.
A full planning application for a new six-bedroom HMO building at 70-72 Heavitree Road, Exeter, has been submitted. Residents have until December 18, 2025, to comment.
The Co-operative Group has applied to sell alcohol from 12am to 11pm daily at its Sherford store. Residents have until January 14, 2026, to submit comments to South Hams District Council.
UK steak chain Flat Iron has lodged plans to open its first Liverpool site in a Grade II listed building on Castle Street, potentially ending a long-running planning saga. Expected opening summer 2026.
A major Plymouth planning notice lists 15 proposals, from cladding replacement to care home extensions. The public has 21 days from Dec 23, 2025 to submit comments. View details on the council portal.
A £15m retail scheme featuring an M&S Foodhall, Aldi and Starbucks drive-through is proposed for Silksworth Lane, Sunderland, promising over 100 new jobs. Public consultation is now open.
Walsall Council submits plans to convert the Leather Museum into a SEND college facility, despite a 3,300-signature petition. Decision expected next month.
Truck Care Haulage Solutions applies to use Buttermilk Farm as a goods vehicle operating centre. Residents have 21 days to submit representations to the Traffic Commissioner.
Budget supermarket Aldi unveils plans for a new £10m store on the edge of Devizes, promising around 40 new jobs and a drive-through coffee shop. Have your say in the public consultation.
Plans to convert a former West Midlands Police training centre in Smethwick into a 76-bed HMO for healthcare workers and professionals are under consideration. Read the full details.
Solihull Council's planning committee has refused a retrospective application for a large home extension in Shirley after neighbours and councillors objected. The homeowner now faces enforcement action.
A former West Midlands Police training centre in Smethwick could be converted into a 76-bed HMO to support key workers. Read the full plans and local regeneration details.
Fashion retailer River Island is shutting 33 high street stores across the UK in January as part of a court-approved restructuring plan. See the full list of closures.
The upmarket fashion brand LK Bennett, a favourite of the Princess of Wales, has filed to appoint administrators, risking its future and 280 UK jobs. Read the full story.
A major West Midlands pharmacy chain could be forced into insolvency after Lloyds Bank filed a High Court application. The business owes locums £670,000 and reported losses of £1.9m.
Urgent reminder for Wolverhampton parents: the deadline for primary school applications is 15 January 2026. With only 43% submitted, late applications risk losing preferred school places.
Wolverhampton Council urges parents to apply for September 2026 primary school places before the January 15 deadline. Online applications are quick and secure.
A proposal to turn a 4-bed semi-detached house on Morar Close into a House in Multiple Occupation for five people has been submitted. The application highlights low local HMO density and aims to meet housing demand.