Blackburn affordable housing development plans approved

Homes to be built on old school site

The land has become an eyesore with boarded-up buildings and overgrown gardens

Americans are feeling the pain of the affordability crisis: ‘There’s not any wiggle room’

The costs of groceries, housing, childcare, education and healthcare have become intolerable to manyFrozen dinners were useful when no one was home to cook. A fancy cheese or apple roll felt like a family treat. But not any more. “We can’t afford to do those little luxuries any more because they’re just too expensive to feed five with,” says Cat Hill. “There’s not any wiggle room.”The 43-year-old from Hornby, New York, has been hit by both highe…

Blackburn affordable housing development plans approved

Councillors approve the redevelopment of the vacant Higher Croft site, which used to house a school.

No affordable housing in council's own major development

'I am very uncomfortable with the fact that we are not able to provide any affordable housing in a development of this size'