Work begins on homes scheme for famous chocolate works site

Long-awaited building work was getting underway today on one of the region’s major regeneartion schemes a major boost for a Yorkshire city. There has been intense speculation over the future of the historic Terry’s estate in York after confectionery production came to an end eight years ago in a huge blow to the city’s traditional manufacturing sector.The site holds a special place in the city’s history and brought to an end chocolate-making in York by Terry’s, Read more [...]

General Motors Company : Saturn Engine in Used Condition Now Promoted for … – 4

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) January 12, 2014 The closure of the Saturn vehicle brand by General Motors in the U.S. has contributed to parts shortages in some areas of the country. The Got Engines company is now selling used Saturn engine inventory to help parts buyers at http://www.gotengines.com/saturn/saturn-reconditioned-engines.html. The arrival of these motors in the company warehouse of engines for sale is creating one additional automotive resource that Internet parts buyers can use when researching Read more [...]

Local developer’s mansion on the market for $3.45M

Heads up to anyone in the market for a house by the lake — Terrence Wall’s place is for sale.Wall, one of Wisconsin’s most influential real estate developers, and a major Republican campaign donor who made a failed run for the U.S. Senate in 2010, is asking $3.45 million for the 6,431-square-foot, two-story, “techno-modern” Georgian-style house of brick and stone in the village of Maple Bluff.Wall’s home is the most expensive listing in the Dane County market right now, and Read more [...]

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20 listed sites ‘at extreme risk’ in Swansea, report says

11 January 2014 Last updated at 16:26 GMT Council-owned Swiss Cottage in Singleton Park is at 'extreme risk' following a fire in 2010 Twenty listed buildings in Swansea are at "extreme risk" according to a report which warns the city council has no money to repair the ones it owns. The authority owns 15 of the buildings while the other five, including the Palace Theatre, are privately owned. Read more [...]

MP calls for new listing system for family law cases to allow journalists …

An MP has called for a change in the way family courts and the Court of Protection are covered to allow greater access to journalists. Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming said courts need to develop a new system of listing cases – many of which are only cited by a letter or number to protect the identity of children or vulnerable people. However, this system prevents journalists from identifying cases of significant public interest unless they are made aware of the nature of a hearing by one of the Read more [...]

Carter’s Grove Sale Deadline Might Be Pushed Back, Listing Price May Decrease

WYDaily.com is your source for free news and information in Williamsburg, James City York Counties. The May 2014 deadline for selling Carter’s Grove could be extended a month if a bankruptcy court allows the historic property’s trustee to lengthen the contract with the real estate agent. A Jan. 23 hearing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Eastern District will review a request to extend McLean Faulconer Inc.’s contract as the real estate agent Read more [...]

The best of 2014’s literary festivals in Asia

Ah, literary festivals. The words once conjured images of staid affairs in which authors mingled with privileged readers, exchanging literary concepts in a linguistic cloud - but times have changed, particularly in Asia. With the region's burgeoning significance on the global scene, the past decade has seen an explosion of "lit fests", all accessible to pretty much anyone who is interested. "It's a cultural window," says Jayapriya Vasudevan, managing partner of the Books@Jacaranda literary agency, Read more [...]

A stake in Transylvania

The Prince, who now jokes that he has "a stake in the country" has a portfolio of four properties that includes a BB (Casa Printului de Wales) in the town of Viscri and another in Zalanpatak.Now Charles, who claims descent from Vlad the Impaler (the real life model for Dracula), has been credited with starting a mini tourist boom in this beautiful area.Lucy Abel Smith, who runs a small travel company specialising in Central and Eastern Europe called Reality and Beyond (realityandbeyond.co.uk/01285 Read more [...]

International Auto Show, Bridal Showcase – The Virginian

The Virginian-Pilot© January 12, 2014Looking for something to do today, Jan. 12, 2014? Hampton Roads International Auto Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St. 385-2000. Uniquely Yours Bridal Showcase, “Wedding Wonderland,” 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Scope, 201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk. www.uniquelyyoursbridalshowcase.com. Walking Tour of Fort Boykin, tour a part of American history since 1623. 3 p.m. at Fort Boykin, 7410 Fort Boykin Trail, Smithfield. Read more [...]