Rides from Myrtle Beach amusement park for sale

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - If you're looking for a roller coaster or a flume ride, there are some for sale from a former amusement park near Myrtle Beach. More than a dozen rides, including Hard Rock Park's signature Led Zeppelin roller coaster, are now listed for sale by Ital International, a company that sells new and used amusement rides. A flume, water rides, a children's playground and a carousel are among the rides for sale. They are being sold separately or as a package and are advertised as Read more [...]

Senior briefs

Pier 55, formally known as Red Wing Senior Center, is located at 240 Harrison St. All events listed are held at the Pier 55 unless otherwise noted. Phone number is 651-327-2255.Class explains fall preventionFalls and injuries can change elders' lives. Learn about ways to prevent falls in the first place, decrease risk and some exercises that help strengthen certain muscles that support sitting upright at 1 p.m. Monday Nov. 18.The presentation is sponsored by Southeast Minnesota Area Agency on Aging. Read more [...]

Middleton Garden of Remembrance listed as Grade II

Reporter: Amy Westlake Date online: 12 November 2013 The war memorial, perimeter walls and the gallery of the Middleton Garden of Remembrance on Manchester Old Road, Middleton has been listed as Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of English Heritage. The war memorial, which was built in 1927, with the other parts of the garden added after the end of the Second World War, commemorates those from Middleton who lost their Read more [...]

Rides at former Freestyle Music Park listed for sale

The Grand Strand’s twice-failed theme park is trying to unload its rides.More than a dozen rides that used to make up the park -- including the Hard Rock Park’s signature Led Zeppelin roller coaster that still towers near George Bishop Parkway -- is listed for sale by Ital International, which brokers the sale of new and used theme park and amusement rides.A dark ride, a children’s playground, flume and water rides and a carousel are among the Read more [...]

The effect of the BT UEFA broadcasting deal on UK Listed Events

Shockwaves were sent through British and indeed European football last weekend when it was announced that BT Sport had secured the exclusive rights to show both the Champions League and Europa League football competitions in a £897million deal which runs for three seasons from 2015-2016. For ITV, it will mark the end of a relationship which has seen the terrestrial broadcaster show live Champions League football since the inaugural year of the competition in 1992. For Sky, it represents a blow Read more [...]

More than 1000 people leave social housing register in the last year

More than 1,000 people have left the social housing register in the last year – but one applicant has been waiting 36 years for a home. The exclusive figures, obtained by The Bracknell Times through a Freedom of Information request, show that throughout 2012/13, 490 applicants were rehoused in the borough, and other people removed themselves from the list, while 936 new applicants joined the list. As of July, there were 2,698 individuals or families waiting for social housing, down from 4,012 Read more [...]

Plea to make Tilbury war memorial a listed building

Date posted: 13-11-2013LABOUR candidate, Polly Billington, has joined Tilbury residents and community leaders in calling for the town’s war memorial to be included in the proposed thousands of British war memorials that are to be listed. Only 1,300 are listed at the moment but Culture secretary Maria Miller is tripling the number of monuments with the status to more than 3.800. The cabinet minister called on the public to ‘nominate local memorials Read more [...]

Historic Belvedere, next to Greek Club in South Brisbane, destroyed in …

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Religion and Spirituality Events: 11/13

List your events Low-cost, local events happening this week. To be included, your event must be family friendly, cost less than $25 per person and take place in Cecil County as well as adjoining areas within a 20-minute drive. Please submit the event title, time, address to accent@cecilwhig.com. You can also submit to a separate online calendar at cecildaily.com. Once approved by an editor, the event will be listed until its completion date. Read more [...]