1 April 2011 Last updated at 09:11 ET The dockyard dates back to the 17th Century and was closed in 1960 Campaigners are celebrating a "heritage rescue" after buying part of a 19th Century Kent dockyard for almost £2m. The four-acre site in Sheerness, which contains 10 listed buildings, had been earmarked for flats by developers last year, but the plans were turned down. Spitalfields Read more [...]

We always like to stay current with our real estate column—and while simply talking about newly-listed homes each week would rob us of fun topics like oldest and most expensive homes for sale, we definitely like to return to this topic every so often. So here’s some homes that just went on spring sale as we move into April—no fooling! 4243 Johnson Ave.—listed 8 days—$525,000 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 parking (1 attached garage), 1,641 sq. ft. (house), 6,517 sq. ft. (lot) Koenig Strey Real Living A Read more [...]

Civil Defence today revealed the list of 184 buildings, as at 31 March, in Christchurch set for demolition, partial demolition or make safe. Seven of these buildings were listed as critical, based on being more than five stories tall, proximity to other buildings and subsequent risk. These were: - Rolleston Court Apartments, 35 Cambridge Tce - NZ College of Early Childhood Education, 50 Victoria St - BDO Spicer House, 148 Victoria St - Community House, 141 Hereford St - Hotel Grand Chancellor, Read more [...]