

'Not in a suitable location' – Bridgnorth company's plan to build golf simulator and bar is refused
The application, put forward by Infinity Golf Ltd in March, would have seen a two-bay indoor golf simulator unit constructed in a converted former agricultural building at High Grosvenor Farm near Bridgnorth.The company had applied for a change of use for the unit to allow it to be used for sport and recreational purposes, and the business planned to open its doors to the public in May.Documents submitted with the scheme added that there would also be a 'small bar and refreshment area' contained within the unit - with a premises license already submitted and advertised with the local authority.However
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Probe 'continues at pace' after a woman was struck by van on Little Aston golf course
Staffordshire Police have again appealed for information following an incident where a woman was struck by a grey Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club on Blake Street, Little Aston, at 10.26am on Friday. The woman, aged in her 60s, was injured when a van being chased by West Midlands Police mounted an embankment of the golf course before striking her.The incident happened after two West Midlands Police patrol cars began pursuing the van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, at around 10.15am following reports of suspicious activity in the area. An air ambulance pictured at Aston Wood Golf ClubNow, Staffordshire Police have again appealed
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Investigation 'still ongoing' after woman hit on golf course by van being pursued by police
Staffordshire Police have confirmed that the 'investigation continues' into an incident where a woman was struck by a van on Aston Wood Golf Course on Friday morning. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by the vehicle at Aston Wood Golf Club, in Little Aston, at around 10.26am. The incident took place after West Midlands Police officers in two patrol cars began pursuing a grey Nissan van in Kingstanding, Birmingham at around 10.15am, following reports of suspicious activity in the area. A police cordon at Aston Wood Golf ClubSadly, the Nissan van came off the road and went up the embankment of
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Golf course included in new Sandwell housing blueprint
The nine-hole course at Tippity Green Golf Club in Rowley Regis would be used to build up to 175 new homes as part of changes to the Sandwell Local Plan – a blueprint for where new homes are set to be built across the borough in the next 16 years.The Sandwell Local Plan, a document which sets out where new homes will be built in the borough up to 2041, is currently being reviewed by a government planning inspector having gone through public consultation last year.The local authority said the site had become available as potential for a new estate
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