Monthly Archives: October 2012

Grade-II-listed folly ‘haunted by the ghost of Charles I’s executioner’ goes …

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Local legend says folly is haunted by John Mayne who lived in a nearby cave in the 17th centuryFolly was built in 1769 by former owner of Dinton Hall, Sir John VanhattemWas used to store fossils and some are incorporated in the limestone walls By Phil Vinter PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 26 October 2012 | UPDATED: 14:56 GMT, 26 October 2012 A haunted ruin where the ghost of King Charles I's executioner is said to roam at night is going under the hammer for £75,000. Almost 250 years old Read more [...]

House Hunt: Open Houses in Levittown Oct. 27 – 28

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If you're looking to buy a home in Levittown, attending an open house first is a great way to begin your search.Click through the image gallery to see a sampling of homes in town that are currently up for sale. Prices and house info are listed under each picture. Listings are provided by AOL Real Estate.If you are a homeowner or real estate broker and want a home included in House Hunt, you can log into Patch and add it to the gallery.Here are our featured homes for this weekend:44 Tower Ln.  -  “Move Read more [...]

Maximize Small Spaces to Help Sell Your Newport Home

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Currently there are 246 homes listed for sale in Newport, according to AOL Real Estate. That's a lot of competitors if you are trying to sell your home!  The numbers alone are intimidating, but what do you do if your house is less than brand new and is being shown while you are still living in it? What if you have a small home with awkward spaces and tight corners? Shoppers have plenty to choose from so you should take action to make your home as appealing as possible while your realtor is showing Read more [...]

China wants to stop profiteering at temple sites

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BEIJING (AP) — China is telling tourist-favored Buddhist temples: Don't let money be your mantra.Authorities announced a ban this week on temples selling shares to investors after leaders of several popular temples planned to pursue stock market listings for them as commercial entities. Even the Shaolin Temple of kung fu movie fame was once rumored to be planning a stock market debut — and critics have slammed such plans as a step too far in China's already unrestrained commercial culture."Everywhere Read more [...]

Full listing of local events

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What's on when and where in W4 Full listing of events in Chiswick   If you know of an event that isn't listed let us know by sending details to editor@chiswickw4.com     How events get featured on this site We will list most Chiswick events in our calendar for free. If you know of an event that isn't listed let us know by sending details to editor@chiswickw4.com Read more [...]

Wichita-area Halloween fun

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With Halloween just around the corner, candy will be up for grabs in abundance in and around Wichita through Wednesday. Take a look at planned events — from family-friendly to frightening, some of which offer hayrack rides, live music and spooky elements. Find fun at local venues — including the Sedgwick County Zoo, Crown Uptown and Old Cowtown Museum — as well as area churches and more. Some events benefit local charities. Events are listed chronologically. Zombie Mob Walk at Wichita State Read more [...]

Northeast Cobb Open Houses

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There are eleven Open Houses to tour in the Northeast Cobb area. Featured homes range in price from $179,900 for three-bedroom Craftsman style home on Etowah Drive to $567,500 for a four-bedroom executive home on Cranmore Chase. Click on a picture in the photo gallery to see a listing description. Click on an address listed below and get directly linked to AOL Real Estate for complete listing information. In addition to helpful home buying tips, maps and contact information for the listings you Read more [...]

Zillow Adds Foreclosed Homes to Website

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Houses held by lenders that may be headed for foreclosure are coming out of the shadows.Zillow (Z), the online real estate company, said Thursday it has added information on 1.8 million pre-foreclosure and foreclosed homes to its site. The company said the homes have yet to be listed for sale and are unavailable on multiple listing services or other websites.Visitors to Zillow.com and users of Apple mobile devices can search for both pre-market and for-sale homes in their area, the Read more [...]

Work to repair listed building in Ludlow

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25 October 2012 Last updated at 16:02 GMT The stone mill wheel was pulled off on Saturday 14 July Work to repair a listed building in Shropshire damaged by vandals will begin on Friday. A stone mill wheel was pulled from The Buttercross, a Grade I listed building in the centre of Ludlow. The impact from the wheel falling caused a crack in the wall of the building, which dates Read more [...]