Salisbury International Arts Festival diary – Day One

The Festival spans the fortnight from 23rd May to Saturday 7th June. It’s a mix of theatre, literature, dance, circus, comedy, music, film and family events. Highlights will include a production of Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare’s Globe, talks by popular broadcasters Peter Snow and Kate Adie and comedy from Mark Steel. Classical music is represented by conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner among others and the American jazz singer and songwriter Madeleine Peyroux will perform Read more [...]

Davenport moves to condemn historic Gold Coast house

The city of Davenport is moving to condemn a severely dilapidated, but historically and architecturally significant house, in Davenport's historic Gold Coast neighborhood in hopes of saving the property.The locally landmarked home at 510 W. 6th St. is owned by Gordon Muller who was an "urban pioneer" when he moved into the neighborhood in the late 1970s.In recent years, though, the property has deteriorated, causing the city's inspection services department Read more [...]

Fire crews battle to save A-listed Glasgow School of Art

Fire crews believe up to 70% of the contents at the world famous institution have been saved after working with the school staff to identify key artworks to salvage from the flames.The blaze broke out at a busy time in the school's calendar with students preparing for their end-of-degree shows.The fire is understood to have started when a projector exploded in the A-listed building's basement.Click or slide through to see firefighters tackling the blaze Read more [...]

Still gives listed duo an option

Hatters boss John Still believes transfer-listing both David Martin and Solomon Taiwo will allow them to pursue other avenues before pre-season training starts. Both have a year left to run on their contracts at Kenilworth Road, as Still said: “If Dave’s disappointed and wants to play regularly, I think he might have to look at other options.“He’s still got a year with us, who knows what happens? I just want him to feel that I’ve given him another option to Read more [...]

Still gives listed duo an option

Hatters boss John Still believes transfer-listing both David Martin and Solomon Taiwo will allow them to pursue other avenues before pre-season training starts. Both have a year left to run on their contracts at Kenilworth Road, as Still said: “If Dave’s disappointed and wants to play regularly, I think he might have to look at other options.“He’s still got a year with us, who knows what happens? I just want him to feel that I’ve given him another option to Read more [...]

Travel companies foresee good revenue as sports tourism picking up

MUMBAI: Jaydeep Raval, 34, is an ardent Formula 1 fan who is busy planning his trip for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix scheduled in November 2014. "Passion for this sport drives me to spend the money and watch the event live where the excitement and thrill is at a different level altogether," says the Ferrari fan who will travel with a group of four like-minded F1 fans. Raval is talking to travel companies to get the best deals for the races. "Incidentally, it was a travel package ad which triggered Read more [...]

Memorial Day events 2014

Memorial Day weekend is a busy one in eastern Idaho. Here's what's happening.If you are aware of an event that is not listed here, please email us at newsdesk@localnews8.com.Field of Honor, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Idaho Falls. Click here for details.Field of Honor, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Idaho Falls. Click here for details.Flag ceremony, 8 a.m., greenbelt Veterans Memorial, Idaho Falls.American Legion service, 8:30 a.m., Fielding Memorial Park, Idaho Falls.Foothills to Freedom Run, 8:30 a.m., Read more [...]

‘American Horror Story’ estate for sale

Returning to the Multiple Listing Service in haunting fashion is the Alfred F. Rosenheim estate, a Los Angeles historic-cultural monument with a pedigree steeped in Hollywood horror.Listed for sale at $5 million, the landmark property gained notoriety on the FX series “American Horror Story,” where it served as the setting for the show’s first season. However, its legend in film and television history, which dates back Read more [...]