A PUB at the centre of a campaign to bring it back into use has now reopened. The Grade-I listed Old Hall officially welcomed its first customers last night after the new owners completed a £1 million refurbishment. ​ CHEERS: Landlord Chris Button outside the newly-refurbished Old Hall in Sandbach, which has been given a £1 million makeover. Pictures: Wesley Webster ​ ​ ​ ​ The Read more [...]

Tube stations receive listed status 27/07/2011 In recognition of their architectural, historical and cultural importance to the capital, John Penrose, the culture minister, has awarded sixteen London Underground stations listed status. The majority of these, including Covent Garden and Oxford Circus, have been assigned Grade II status, while three others (Arnos Grove, Oakwood, and Sudbury Town) have been given a higher protected status, having been conceived by modernist architect Read more [...]

Police: Freestyle Olympic skier kills self in Utah

Olympic silver medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide. One of the world’s most risk-taking and innovative freestyle skiers, the creator of the one-of-a-kind “Hurricane” called 911 before shooting himself, police said. The 29-year-old had been cited for drunken driving Friday in Hailey, Idaho and had pleaded not guilty.