I received an e-mail from Banks at 3.40 pm today informing me that they are withdrawing their current application and are not proceeding with the appeal.

This is not the end, however, as they will be putting in revised proposals ‘in due course’.

So we remain vigilant.

Here is the Banks Letter.

Well, polling day is here at last. If you are reading this before 10 pm and have not voted, please go out and vote. As the saying goes, if you don’t vote, you can’t complain.

This goes especially for the new voters who have reached 18 over the past year. Please go and make your cross. Get into the habit now and make it last a lifetime.

The Northern Echo is calling it a close election with a good chance that the County Council will end up in no overall control tomorrow.

On the ground, the Lib Dems are best placed to challenge, both in seats contested and seats currently held.

But now, dear voter, it is up to you!

I hope to get the Neville’s Cross result details posted here first thing tomorrow.