Major fire at listed building reignites

When fire crews arrived, flames had taken hold of the fourth and fifth floors of the building.It took appliances from Strabane, Londonderry, Newtownstewart and Castlederg three hours to bring the blaze under control.Once firefighters left the scene the fire reignited.Celia Ferguson is a trustee of the Sion Mills Building Preservation Trust. For her it's a personal tragedy.She told UTV: "I'm watching the most important industrial heritage building in Ireland burning down. It's just Read more [...]

Albay gov’s mom listed officially among ‘Juaning’ dead

By DJ YapPhilippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines – The mother of Albay Governor Joey Salceda, who died after she slipped on the floor in her house at the height of Tropical Storm “Juaning,” (international codename: Nok-ten) has been officially listed as a disaster fatality as the death toll rose further to 50. The name of Cielo Adelina Sarte Salceda, 89, of Polangui, Albay, was included on a list of Juaning victims by the National Disaster Read more [...]

Looking for Sellers to Make Major Adjustments

Sixteen single-family homes and condominiums have sold and closed escrow in the Malibu area (everything in the 90265 ZIP code) in July. This is down from 26 in June. Thirteen of the homes sold this month were listed as standard sales, one was an REO/bank-owned property and two were reported as short sales. Twenty-one of the closed sales were single-family homes and five were condominiums. See the attached chart for a full report of the July sales per the CLAW/MLS. I was personally involved in the Read more [...]

Jackpot Queen to chase black type

CANBERRA filly Jackpot Queen may line up in the Listed Quezette Stakes in two weeks after bouncing back to winning form at Caulfield. Trainer Matthew Dale made a late decision to run the daughter of Not a Single Doubt in Saturday's Timothy Hunter Hcp (1000m) after she had failed at her previous start at the track."The other day nothing went right for her," Dale said of the filly's seventh to Hot Spin on July 16.Hot Spin franked the form when he won Saturday's Read more [...]

Historic Bretherton building gets design award

Historic Bretherton building gets design award 1:57pm Friday 29th July 2011 Print Email Comments(0) DESIGNS to transform a historic Bretherton building have won a prestigious award. The project to restore and convert the Grade 2* listed Bank Hall into apartments and create some exciting contemporary houses in the former orchard, in Bretherton, won the ‘Housing Read more [...]

Open Houses on Last Weekend in July

This week, a number of owners of single-family homes are opening their doors for a late-July open house weekend. Check out the information by clicking on the photos of the homes.  Also see homes that sold in Belmont in Sold!, our weekly roundup of what properties were purchased in the past week. 30 Holden Road., 2/3 family condominium, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, $375,000. Open House: Sunday, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Listed by Patrick Murphy of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Belmont 143 Read more [...]