From Shute Road to the farmland between Catterick Garrison and Colburn, the way people live, work and access services here is set to change dramatically.

Here are the major developments set to change Catterick by 2027, what they involve and what they could mean for residents, soldiers and businesses.

Catterick’s £21m town centre revamp on Shute Road

The most visible change is the multi‑million‑pound redevelopment of Catterick Garrison town centre, focused around Shute Road and Coronation Park.

Planning permission has been granted and demolition work has already taken down a number of existing buildings on Shute Road, allowing construction to begin.

The redevelopment, being delivered by contractor Willmott Dixon, is expected to be completed by late 2026 or 2027.

At its heart is a new town square designed as a civic space for events and everyday use.

A new community and enterprise building will provide offices for small businesses, co‑working areas, rooms for community groups, food retail, and space for activities linked to Coronation Park.

Plans also include major upgrades to Coronation Park, with improved play areas, a skate park, sensory and reflective spaces, woodland planting and community gardens.

(Image: NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL)

Integrated Care Campus: new health hub for military and civilian communities

Alongside the physical town centre changes, a flagship Integrated Care Campus is being built in Catterick Garrison.

The project is funded by the NHS and Ministry of Defence to bring together GP, community health and care services for both the military and civilian population of Catterick and wider Richmondshire.

Health officials say the campus will replace outdated facilities with modern, purpose‑built clinical space, helping to cut duplication and improve access to care for thousands of patients.

It is designed to make it easier for Army families and residents to see the right professional in one place rather than travelling between different sites.

Undated handout computer generated image (CGI) issued by the Ministry of Defence of Catterick (Image: Defence Medical Services Crown copyright/PA Wire)

Colburn Grange: up to 450 new homes between Catterick Garrison and Colburn

Just to the west of Catterick Garrison, on land between the garrison and Colburn, a major new housing estate is being proposed.

Developer Keyland has submitted outline plans for up to 450 homes on roughly 20–21 hectares of agricultural land north of Catterick Road, on a site branded Colburn Grange.

The masterplan shows a new neighbourhood with a mix of housing types, green spaces and walking and cycling connections into existing communities.

Residents and campaigners have raised concerns about the number of houses, the impact on roads and services, and the loss of open countryside.

The application is now with North Yorkshire Council, and if approved could see construction begin during the second half of the decade.

A computer generated image of the Colburn Grange development.

What this could mean for Catterick by 2027

By 2027, Catterick Garrison’s Shute Road area is expected to look very different, with a new town square, community and enterprise hub, improved park and better walking and cycling links replacing older buildings and car‑dominated streets.

The integrated care campus should be operating alongside those changes, giving the town a modern health facility that serves both the Army and wider community.

If the Colburn Grange estate is approved, the first phases of up to 450 homes could also be underway, bringing new families into the area and raising fresh questions about traffic, services and the balance between military and civilian life around the garrison.

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The non-binary, newly-elected Green MSP, who uses they/them pronouns, is currently in the UK on a student visa.

A newly elected MSP is applying for a visa renewal to allow them to work in the UK for longer. Dr Q Manivannan, one of two transgender Green MSPs elected this week, is in the process of applying for a graduate visa.

The non-binary politician, who uses they/them pronouns, is in the UK on a student visa but said they will also apply for a global talent visa to allow them to remain in the UK for the duration of their parliamentary career. But some social media users have said their right to work in the UK could be under threat due to their student visa status.

Dr Manivannan said: “Every MSP from every party represented in the Scottish Parliament unanimously voted to allow everyone with the right to live here to stand in elections, including new Scots on visas like me. I am a Commonwealth citizen and am currently on a student visa which will expire later this year. Having passed my grant-funded PhD and viva, I am able to work full-time.

“I am in the process of transitioning to a graduate visa which will allow me to stay in the UK for a further three years. At the same time, I am also applying for a global talent visa, recognising my contributions to the country, which will allow me to stay in the UK for the entire of my parliamentary term and beyond.”

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The MSP, originally from the Tamil Nadu region of India, said the Home Office can be “dehumanising” towards migrants, and that they will seek to change that in their time serving as a politician in the UK. They said: “I am proud of my heritage and who I am. I am also proud to be a voice for all my constituents, including migrants and people on visas who are often shut out of our national debate.

“I am also proud to have been awarded and recognised for my local work in arts and culture, academia, and human rights in Scotland — serving our people during my time here. Scotland is home, in every way. The Scottish Greens want to build a fair and humane system that treats people with dignity and respect rather than the current Home Office system that is costly, difficult, and often dehumanising. With my election, I seek to represent that goal.”

A Scottish Parliament spokesperson said: “It is the responsibility of individual candidates and political parties to ensure that all relevant qualifications for standing for election are met. There is no role for the Parliament in carrying out checks on candidates who are elected.”

Green Party co-leader Gillian Mackay previously said the party would do “anything we can do to support Q” in their renewal process, though she believes it is “unlikely” they will be rejected in their visa renewal. The Home Office was approached for comment.

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Bilateral anophthalmia affects around 1 in 100,000 births

A Salford couple are raising money for some special adaptations for their son who was born without eyes or an optic nerve.

Beth Fair-Lawton gave birth to her second child, Rudy, at the beginning of 2025. “We didn’t know anything was amiss when I was pregnant – everything was fine with the birth,” she told the M.E.N.

“But I noticed he wasn’t opening his eyes. I kept asking the midwife to look but she kept brushing me off, saying it’s normal for C section babies to not open their eyes at first. I was just told they would eventually.”

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But Beth said she had a ‘gut’ feeling that something was off. An eventual scan days later revealed that Rudy had been born without any eyes or optic nerve, known as bilateral anophthalmia, which affects around 1 in 100,000 births.

Further genetic tests showed Rudy has a mutation of one of his SOX2 genes, which is little researched but may be behind his condition and his moderate hearing loss, Beth said.

“Everyone I know who has got pregnant since has asked at their scans to check the baby’s eyes. Their lenses do show up on the ultrasound. It’s not mandatory to check this on NHS scans, even though I’m pretty sure it’s a vital organ,” she continued drily.

“There were times when he was a new-born and we were referred to different hospitals and asked if he had undergone a vision test. I had to keep explaining that he doesn’t have any eyes.

“Knowing beforehand wouldn’t have changed anything for us, but being prepared would have saved us a lot of heartache and a very hard, confusing start to his life.”

Now 16 months old, Rudy has some developmental delays and has frequent hospital appointments and private therapy sessions to manage his condition. He also wears conformers, temporary plastic shells which maintain the shape of the socket and help his face to develop – while giving him the option to wear prosthetic eyes later in life.

“He has started to get up on all fours, he’s hilarious, constantly smiling, the cuddliest boy ever,” Beth said. “He loves to clap and sway and listen to music.

“If he’s been elsewhere, he puts his hands out and feels my face as if to check it’s me. He loves the sun on his face, as soon as he goes outside he will notice it. So he is reaching these milestones, just at his own pace.”

Beth and her partner Andrew are hoping that funds raised through their JustGiving page will help fund adaptations for Rudy, including a new Braille typewriter, an adaptation for a laptop that Rudy can type on at school, a vibration plate to help build his muscles, and adaptations for his hearing aid ‘so we can all watch TV together’.

“Anything on the NHS, you can’t get until he is classed as officially developmentally delayed,” Beth said. “I don’t want to just wait and see. He’s been in private therapy since last summer and there’s no way he would be where he is now without it.

“He has around four appointments a week alongside classes and therapy sessions. My partner works full time but I haven’t even thought about going back. We just about get by financially and are hoping to get him into nursery this autumn.”

Beth said that it had been a hard period for the family but described Rudy as an ‘amazing’ little boy. “It’s about the little wins that to other people might be nothing but to us make it worth it even on the hard days,” she said. “The first time he learned to clap, the first time he sat up on his own.”

Beth said she loved talking about Rudy and didn’t mind answering questions – but wished other could be more understanding of his condition.

“You either get people who are really curious, or people who don’t know what to say so they look away,” she said. “You get people who come up to look at him and other people who usher their children away.

“I wish there was more understanding that, yes it is hard, but with asking questions and talking about it, it’s not a scary thing.”

Anyone wishing to donate to their fundraiser can do so here.

William Gallas has instructed Chelsea’s owners to resist the temptation to appoint either Andoni Iraola or Cesc Fabregas as the club’s next permanent manager.

BlueCo are once again embarking on a search for a new head coach after parting company with Liam Rosenior last month, who ultimately spent just 106 days at the helm.

Chelsea had hoped to persist with the man they hired to replace Enzo Maresca in January, at least until the end of the season, but called time on an experiment that badly backfired on them.

Iraola, who will leave Bournemouth in the summer upon the expiration of his contract, is among the favourites to become the new boss.

Former Chelsea midfielder and two-time Premier League winner Cesc Fabregas, currently enjoying a stunning start to his managerial career at Como, is also prominent in the betting odds.

Gallas, however, believes a seasoned winner is required to transform the mood of the club and has championed the credentials of Diego Simeone, the long-serving Atletico Madrid boss, who would be be capable of ‘creating a dressing room of warriors’.

‘I think it all depends on what you are looking for,’ Gallas told Boyle Sports when asked who Chelsea should appoint next.

‘For the long-term, you can bring in Cesc Fabregas because he is doing well with his club at the moment.

‘He is young and able to speak to a young squad. He’s doing a good job. In the long term, he can bring Chelsea back to the positions where everybody wants to see Chelsea.

‘If you are thinking about the short-term, to have success straight away, they need that experienced head to guide them like Diego Simone and with his personality he can win things very soon with Chelsea.

‘Maybe the Chelsea players need him too because we need to see more warriors and soldiers in the team after what they’ve shown us.

‘I think you need that type of manager who is a little bit more harsh on the players.’

Whoever, ultimately, replaces Rosenoir, their priority should be addressing the recruitment strategy that has ignored the importance of complementing promising youngsters with players with experience under their belts.

‘I have spoken about the problem for many years and I think the people who are in charge of recruiting players, some of them need to be doing a better job,’ added Gallas.

‘They need to understand how important it is to bring experienced players into your squad, especially in your defensive line but also in midfield or in attack. You need experienced players in every line of your team.

‘At centre-back, you need experience in the middle of the backline. As a centre-back, you need to have one player who can control, who can speak to his defenders, who can speak to his midfielders and take the pressure on his shoulders.’

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Durham County Council’s planning committee voted to turn down the application from Unity Living in June 2025, warning that the extra purpose-built student accommodation was not needed.  

But the developer, which said its bid to transform Durham’s Hallgarth Care Home into 48 studio bedspaces would ease local housing pressures, appealed the council’s decision.  

Now, a planning inspector has approved the plans. 

The former Hallgarth Care Home will be converted into studio bedspaces for students. (Image: The Northern Echo)

In its ruling, the government said: “The proposed purpose-built student accommodation would not harm the objective of creating, or maintaining, a mixed and balanced community.”

Unity Living said the development would also meet the needs of the increasing proportion of disabled students studying at the university.  

The planning inspector also agreed with the developer’s statement that the facility would provide additional choice for international students, those who are neurodivergent and students who require accessible accommodation. 

A previous proposal to convert the building into 69 apartments was refused in November 2023 and later failed at appeal amid concerns that there are more students than permanent residents in Durham City.  

Unity Living warned that any further setbacks with the development would impact the wider city area.

“It is clear that such an outcome would have wider implications on the city and county as a whole, given the key role played by Durham University in the local economy, as well as the cultural and heritage offer of the City,” an appeal statement added. 

But the city’s parish council had repeatedly objected to the plans for the site near the university, labelling the development “unacceptable” and adding that it would have “no benefit” to the city or its residents.  

(Image: City of Durham Parish Council)

During the initial planning process, the council and other objectors raised concerns about the amount of shared housing in the area, adding that the proposed scheme would harm the objective of creating a mixed and balanced community. 

Mary Kelly Foy, City of Durham MP, also objected. 

“Given that this area already has issues with the number of people moving through the streets at ‘unsociable hours’, it seems that the introduction of a PBSA would only exacerbate this issue and have an impact on their quality of life,” the Labour MP said. 

A public hearing to discuss the appeal was held at Durham Town Hall in March. 

But the planning inspector ruled in favour of the applicant. 

A decision report added: “Several representations raised concerns regarding the loss of the use of the building as a care home. However, the building was last used as a care home in 2023, and has since remained vacant.”

TOTTENHAM 1-1 LEEDS: Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s penalty ensured that Roberto De Zerbi is still looking nervously over his shoulder after Mathys Tel went from hero to zero

Mathys Tel went from hero to villain as Tottenham wasted a huge chance to push themselves towards safety.

Tottenham forward Tel scored a sensational opener to put Spurs on course for a third straight win which would have put them four points clear of West Ham in the drop zone.

But Tel gave away a second half penalty for a reckless challenge on Ethan Ampadu which allowed Dominic Calvert-Lewin to smash home a penalty to snatch an equaliser.

It nearly got even worse as Tottenham keeper Antonin Kinsky made a sensational save from Sean Longstaff deep into injury time to stop them snatching all the points.

Tottenham home games have been pretty torturous for their fans this season – and this had a real element of make-or-break about it. Their Premier League survival would certainly not be decided with still two more games to go but victory would go a long way to keeping their heads above water and pushing West Ham closer to the drop.

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For once, there felt less pressure in the stadium and that was in partly because of a huge favour from their bitter North London rivals Arsenal. Arsenal’s win at West Ham not only meant Leeds were mathematically safe but it also meant Spurs had a real chance to climb away from danger.

The one uncertainty was how Leeds would approach the game with Daniel Farke’s men knowing the pressure was off with their Premier League status in tact. Tottenham started with lots of pressure and intensity but it was Leeds who actually had the best early openings.

Tottenham forward Tel inexplicably played the ball across his own penalty box, Kevin Danso made a brilliant last-ditch header to stop the ball reaching Leeds wing back James Justin.

Brenden Aaronson’s cross found Leeds defender Joe Rodon and his header was well saved by Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky. Tottenham began to turn the tide as Richarlison’s shot was well saved by Leeds keeper Karl Darlow and then Rodrigo Bentancur headed a big chance wide.

There was a massive sigh of relief from the home fans after Destiny Udogie clearly pulled back Leeds striker Calvert-Lewin only for VAR to rule it was offside otherwise it would have been a stonewall penalty. But just as the nerves were beginning to creep in, Tottenham changed the mood just after after half time.

Pedro Porro’s corner was only half cleared by Jaka Bijol and the ball fell invitingly for Tel on the left edge of the penalty area. Tel had enough time to control the ball, take a step forward and then curl a stunning 20 yard shot into the top corner.

That was his first goal since January and suddenly the roof came off Tottenham’s stadium as the home fans breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Tottenham only got their first win of 2026 two weeks ago and, after back-to-back wins at Wolves and Aston Villa, you could finally feel the upward momentum under Roberto De Zerbi.

Tottenham could have got a second soon after when Randal Kolo Muani crossed for Richarlison and the Brazilian slashed wide at the near post.

When you do not take your chances, football can come back to bite you. Sure enough, Tel’s reckless challenge caught Ethan Ampadu and, after a lengthy VAR check, referee Jarred Gillett gave a penalty.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin stepped up and smashed home to level it up and give Leeds’ travelling fans even more reason to celebrate.

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