Fire crews respond to report of two houses on fire in Southeast Portland

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - Portland Fire and Rescue responded to reports of two houses on fire in Southeast Portland this morning. Crews found a detached garage fully engulfed in flames at Southeast 104th Ave and Mitchell Street.Smoke was coming from two adjacent homes, and upon entering the homes found a majority of the damage was on the outside of the homes.    Battalion Chief Rich Stenhouse said, "With the potential for there to be up to three buildings involved our crews were going to be very Read more [...]

Banksy mural vanishes from London, appears at US auction

18 February 2013 Last updated at 12:08 GMT The work appeared overnight in May 2009 A Banksy mural painted just before the Diamond Jubilee last year has vanished from a London street and been listed for sale at a US auction site. The image, which shows a young boy hunched over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting, disappeared from the side of a Poundland shop last week. Read more [...]

My house is cracking

A WOMAN claims her listed home is being split in two by the vibrations from huge lorries driving past on a sub-standard road surface. Judy Dinsdale, of Northfield End, Henley, says the number of heavy goods vehicles has increased while the surface of the road has deteriorated. Two large cracks have appeared in the second floor landing of her three-storey house, which is Grade II listed. Ms Dinsdale, who has lived there for 35 years, has been quoted 2,000 to repair the damage. She Read more [...]

Henniker tree farmer denied event business, says he will appeal

Email Print Comments (0) Henniker tree farmer Stephen Forster intends to go to court to appeal a zoning board decision forbidding him to host commercial events on his property. The 3-2 decision came after a contentious hearing that stretched more than five hours and included testimony from other farmers. The board’s ruling on Feb. 7 overturns its own decision in November that permitted Forster to host weddings on his 98-acre farm on Mount Hunger Road, pending Read more [...]

FXPRIMUS Listed in World Finance 100

EBÈNE, MAURITIUS--(Marketwire - Feb. 17, 2013) - FXPRIMUS today announced that it has been listed in the World Finance 100 (2012) Awards, in recognition of exceptional trade execution and customer support services. Other members of the World Finance 100 include Google, Intel, Paypal and Apple. World Finance magazine, the organiser of the Awards, recognises individuals and companies in the fields of finance, business and technology who have led the way in driving their Read more [...]