Monthly Archives: January 2014

There’s a stately grandeur to this gorgeous coastal home for sale near Swansea

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With its elegant architecture and expansive garden, there’s something of the stately home about Gwerneinon House.Situated in the desirable Derwen Fawr area of Swansea, the generous accommodation is beautifully presented with an array of original features. The property enjoys sea views thanks to its elevated position.This impressive home dates back to the early 1800s. It has been previously used as a children’s respite home, but the vendors have restored the original plasterwork and discovered Read more [...]

Student flat plans for Huddersfield listed building Trinity House

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An imposing listed building in Huddersfield could soon become student flats.Plans have been unveiled to covert Trinity House, a Grade II listed building.The property, on Trinity Street, is currently empty and has been stripped by vandals and thieves, while squatters are said to have been living there and drug users have left syringes behind.The owner, Dr Ishtiaq Gilkar, has applied to Kirklees Council for consent for 32 student flats in four communal clusters.Trinity House is a Grade II listed property Read more [...]

Last ‘little house’ for sale on North End

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Although Jim Woolems owns Woolems Construction, he didn’t build his own house. But the extensively renovated North End home he and wife Eleanor share — a 1949 Bermuda-style house at 205 Emerald Lane — still serves as an example of his professional expertise, as well as Eleanor’s artistic sense.“We’ve lived here for the past three years, ever since we sold 259 Merrain Road,” Eleanor said. “My husband has had his business for 35 years, and he’s so busy with his construction company Read more [...]

UAE: Emmrooz going for more Listed glory

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Preview: UAE, Friday 11.15am GMT Jebel Ali: Jebel Ali Stakes (Listed)  1m2f, dirt THE first of three Stakes races at Jebel Ali this season, the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes has attracted a field of eight but Treble Jig, winner of the race in each of the last two years, is not among them as he now competes in Saudi Arabia.In his absence, the 2011 winner Emmrooz (Dhruba Selvaratnam/James Doyle) has the opportunity to become the second winner of the race and first to regain the crown. He won for the Read more [...]

Godolphin’s steroid horses beaten but promising on return in Dubai

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Controversy was avoided, for now, as the first two Godolphin horses to return from steroid bans were beaten in Dubai on Thursday night. Steeler and Artigiano, suspended for six months last year after being caught up in the Mahmood al-Zarooni scandal, ran promising races to finish close behind the leaders in the two feature events on the first day of the local Carnival at Meydan.Both were promising juveniles in 2012 when they were last seen in public. Steeler, then trained by Mark Johnston, Read more [...]

Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian List Home For Sale (PHOTOS)

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First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Khloe and Lamar listing their house for sale as they head for Splitsville. Divorcing reality TV star Khloe Kardashian and her soon-to-be ex-hubby, LA Clippers player Lamar Odom, have listed their Tarzana, Calif. home for sale at $5.499 million. They bought the ill-fated love nest in 2009 for $3.95 million and are obviously hoping to have some profit to be divided in a community Read more [...]

Emmrooz going for more Listed glory

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Preview: UAE, Friday 11.15am GMT Jebel Ali: Jebel Ali Stakes (Listed)  1m2f, dirt THE first of three Stakes races at Jebel Ali this season, the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes has attracted a field of eight but Treble Jig, winner of the race in each of the last two years, is not among them as he now competes in Saudi Arabia.In his absence, the 2011 winner Emmrooz (Dhruba Selvaratnam/James Doyle) has the opportunity to become the second winner of the race and first to regain the crown. He won for the Read more [...]

Beautiful houses for sale in 2014

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Penny Churchill asks whether the country-house market can continue to bloom in 2014 and finally leave the recession behind? Here we are again. In December 2012, a late flurry of activity in the country-house market had everyone buzzing with excitement in anticipation of a bright start to the new year. But, for whatever reason, the ‘country-house spring' didn't happen in 2013, and it was midsummer before the market finally slipped into gear, although thereafter it kept going all the way to Read more [...]