Roads listed after £5m repairs boost

Roads in Fylde and Wyre will benefit from repairs over the next nine months after highways chiefs were handed an extra £5m cashpot to prevent and fill in potholes. A £141,000 scheme to improve skid resistance on the A585 at Kirkham between Ribby Road and Fleetwood Road and to strengthen Peg’s Lane near Ballam will take place before the end of August.Improvements will also be made to the A583 Kirkham bypass from the dual carriageway to the traffic signals at Freckleton Read more [...]

Historic Hawthorne mansion in Concord offered for sale for the first time in …

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8 Houston dream homes for sale

Most of us will never be able to spring for that $8 million mansion, but it sure is fun to dream about it. Take a peek inside these custom mega homes with fountain pools, wall-to-wall windows, wine cellars, and in some cases, luxe decor that is just a little much. After you check out the slideshow above and want to look at something a little more budget-friendly, you can search for local homes in any price range here. Read more [...]

Fourth of July events

text size Updated: Thursday, June 26 2014, 06:27 PM CDTIf you're making your plans for July 4th here are some of the places you can find fun and fireworks.The Sertoma Club will hold its celebration at Seville Square in Pensacola from eleven to six-thirty.Fireworks follow at nine.At the Destin Harborwalk, the party starts at seven with fireworks at nine.   Fort Walton Beach Landing starts at 4 with fireworks at 8:45. And in Milton, Riverfest starts Read more [...]

A list of Independence Day events throughout Western Pa. – Tribune

Here's a list of Independence Day happenings in communities across Western Pennsylvania. Events are Friday, unless otherwise noted. Avella: Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, 401 Meadowcroft Road. Old-fashioned summer games, open-hearth cooking demonstrations and a pie-eating contest. Noon to 5 p.m. Beaver County: Fireworks at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver rivers, 9:45 p.m. June 28. Visible from points in Rochester, Monaca, Bridgewater and Beaver. Read more [...]

Wimbledon men’s final tickets listed for £17000

Wimbledon: Heather Watson out after Kerber defeat Last updated Thu 26 Jun 2014 Sport Wimbledon Tennis Andy Murray Tickets for the men's final at Wimbledon are being listed for as much as £17,000 online, around 115 times the face value. Ticket retailer Viagogo said tickets for the men's final on July 6 are currently listed between £1,704 and £17,045, and the highest price paid so far is £1,850. The most expensive Read more [...]

Matt Schaub lists Houston house for sale for $4.29 million

Former Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub may now be getting locked in to quarterbacking the Oakland Raiders this coming season, but he still has some unfinished business here in Houston, namely his family's three-story home which just hit the market. The former Schaub home in Tanglewood is now on the real estate block, listed at $4.29 million. That price tag gets you over 10,000 square feet, five bedrooms, six bathrooms, plus three half-bathrooms, all on about Read more [...]

What Mark Carney’s measures mean for London house prices

London property prices are at insane levels. It’s something we’ve covered in depth. But both Bank of England governor Mark Carney and chancellor George Osborne have been reluctant to do anything to stop it. Instead, they’ve both been saying: “not my fault, guv”. Osborne insists it is the job of the Bank to keep the housing market in line. Carney has in turn passed the buck right back to Whitehall, blaming a lack of supply. It’s obvious that they both want the boom to continue Read more [...]