Monthly Archives: August 2014

Concern over future of a Grade II listed pub in Barrow

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The future of a Grade II listed village inn hangs in the balance only months after it was taken over by a new pub chain. The shutters have gone up on the 16th century Weeping Willow, which Suffolk’s Campaign For Real Ale says is one of the oldest buildings in the village.Janet Hannant, who lives nearby said men boarding the pub up were unable to say what would happen to it.“My husband is in a wheelchair and we went over there about once a month,”The previous tenants Read more [...]

Rare listed Derbyshire buildings in auction at iPro Stadium

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Comments (0) TWO rare – and very different – Grade-II listed buildings are to be sold with Graham Penny Auctions Derby. Waingroves Hall in Ripley (below right) and the former Wycliffe Church in Alfreton (right) will go under the hammer on Thursday, September 11, at Derby's iPro Stadium along with dozens of other residential houses, mixed-use properties and land lots from across Derbyshire and the rest of the UK. Andrew Parker, Read more [...]

National Lift Tower in Northampton could become a permanent abseiling centre

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The National Lift Tower in Northampton could become a permanent abseiling centre if plans to change the use of the 127 metre tall building are approved next week. More than 1,000 people have bravely made the descent down the lift tower in St James since 2011, after its current owner, retail consultant Peter Sullivan, was granted temporary permission to use the site for period charity abseiling events.An application for permanent permission is due to go before the borough Read more [...]

Green Hall Stafford retirement home plan approved

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28 August 2014 Last updated at 03:46 The Grade II listed building was most recently used as county council offices Plans to turn a Grade II-listed building into retirement homes have been approved by Stafford Borough Council. Brick extensions added to Green Hall in Stafford in the 1960s will be demolished as part of the development. The building will be converted into eight apartment with Read more [...]

Land O’Lakes golf course listed for sale

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LAND O' LAKES — After the once-upscale Plantation Palms Golf Club closed in April, homeowners and real estate agents alike expressed frustration as the golf course became overgrown.But there may be good news coming soon: the course has been listed for $1.2 million by a Lutz realty firm. Related News/Archive Weeds, frustration grow at shuttered Land O'Lakes golf community 2 Weeks Ago Pasco County school notes 6 Months Ago Theater shooting victim Chad Oulson remembered as devoted dad and neighbor 7 Read more [...]

Listed building in south Warwickshire damaged in crash

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Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused to a listed building in Stoneleigh after a car crashed into it. Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision at Tantara Lodge, which occured on Monday (August 25) at 11.25pm.Officers believe a silver Vauxhall Astra failed to stop at a give way sign from Stoneleigh Road into Coventry Road in Stareton, before crossing both lanes and colliding with a metal bollard and a wrought iron gate at the lodge. Several Read more [...]

Killea house, Letterkenny bank building and four Atlantic view flats for auction

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A semi detached four bedroom house in Killea on a street that runs right up to the Londonderry border will be auctioned at the RDS on September 14. The house, at 7 Kildrum Meadows, Killea, is amongst a catalogue of lots being auctioned by Allsop in two weeks.The current asking price is 70,000 euros.Several Donegal properties are going under the hammer in the RDS, including two flats in the seaside resort of Bundoran, both of which will be offered at the enticing reserve Read more [...]

Housing proposals could mean major change for Kinross

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A major Scottish housing developer is set to unveil plans which could change the face of Kinross. In a bid to address demands for rural living from the workforce of Edinburgh, Persimmon Homes is bidding to create hundreds of new houses.Two major sites have been selected for development, with a new application being put together for the former Kinross High School site.A second development would see up to 260 houses created on land at Lathro Farm, Read more [...]