The Waggoner Ranch is the largest contiguous ranch in the United StatesIts listing marks the end of a decades-long courtroom battle among the heirs of cattle baron W.T. Waggoner, who established the estate in 1923The estate includes the 510,000-acre ranch spread over six North Texas counties, with two main compounds and hundreds of homesAlso included are about 20 cowboy camps, hundreds of quarter-horses, thousands of heads of cattle, 1,200 oil wells and 30,000 acres of cultivated landThe Read more [...]

Lorries thundering over speed bumps in Kennington are comparable to a small earthquake, according to residents. Robin Beresford, 75, of The Street, Kennington, claims that heavy vehicles travelling over the speed cushions along Ulley Road and The Street are slowly but surely destroying his Grade II listed home. He says that as a result, cracks have started appearing in his walls and roof, objects in his house move and his windows vibrate. Robin Beresford with his neighbour Read more [...]

A group of enraged residents, who say they were only consulted once about the plans, have started a campaign aimed at protecting the future of Middlesbrough, which they say is increasingly becoming known for "boarded up houses, alcohol, drug addiction and crime".The group, Hands on Middlesbrough, said they were sick of their town being described as the "next Detroit" and wanted to "protect our heritage and green space before the Blade Runner legacy becomes our reality". Nowhere, they claim, is this Read more [...]