Monthly Archives: September 2014

Grade I listed building in Penzance to be repaired

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6 September 2014 Last updated at 19:39 Market House was built in 1837 A listed building in a west Cornwall town which was badly damaged by water from a leaking roof will be repaired, a banking company has confirmed. Lloyds bank uses Market House in Penzance, but the unoccupied eastern half has been empty for several years. The interior has been damaged by water and windows in the empty half Read more [...]

80000-home garden city vision for Shrewsbury fails to take root

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The town was among 40 listed in a plan by David Rudlin to solve the housing crisis by expanding into the green belt.Mr Rudlin won the Wolfson Prize, the second biggest economics accolade in the world after the Nobel Prize, along with £250,000 for his idea.But Shropshire Council experts dismissed the idea for 80,000 homes over 35 years as taking no account of local circumstances.And the housing minister, Brandon Lewis, condemned the scheme as “urban sprawl” that would build nothing other Read more [...]

Listed thatched cottage worth £350000 collapses into street after cob walls …

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Collapsed: The cottage collapsed when its cob walls caved in. (SWNS)This is the moment a scaffolding shift caused a 500-year-old thatched cottage to collapse into the middle of a road.The listed £350,000 home was undergoing renovations when its old walls gave way, leaving straw and rubble strewn across the street in leafy East Budleigh, Devon.Firefighters raced to the scene after being alerted by a panicked neighbour, but found the house in ruins by the time they got there. [Meet the homeowner who Read more [...]

Our top five family fun events September 5-11

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BIRMINGHAM Museums – First Sunday Free. Tomorrow. Aston Hall, Soho House, Sarehole Mill and Blakesley Hall will all be open to visitors for free tomorrow – because it’s the first Sunday of the month. Normal museum admission prices are £4 for adults, £3 (conc) and free for children under 16. Annual multi-site pass: £20 individual, £30 joint. At The Museum of The Jewellery Quarter, charges will apply for the Smith and Pepper factory tour. Details: www.bmag.org.uk or call 0121 348 8120. Next Read more [...]

Fish and chip shop listed in Good Food Guide

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Its first owner Kathleen Longden ran the shop for 55 years, before being succeeded by family members. Its current owner Sally Shaw bought the shop eight years ago with her partner Andrew Clarke, and they continue to operate it in the same way as when it first opened – even using the original range to cook their traditional fish and chips. Their basic menu includes just cod, haddock, chips, mushy peas and home-made curry sauce. They use only locally-sourced Lincolnshire Read more [...]

Feedback for Weekly Sales Listing Sellers

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Just about every week, I share a group of domain names that are offered for sale by a variety of top domain name brokers in a post called Weekly Brokerage Listings. The majority of the domain names brokers submit are excellent to exceptional, and many of them have prices that would pique the interest of an end user or induce a domain investor to make an offer. In these posts, I offer other domain investors the chance to list one domain name for sale. I think this is a decent opportunity to Read more [...]

ALEXANDER JUSTHAM: How the LSE went from the 17th century coffee house …

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Published: 14:36 GMT, 5 September 2014 | Updated: 15:43 GMT, 5 September 2014 View comments The London Stock Exchange started out as a collection of coffee houses focused around the City where merchants and brokers arranged deals.Nowadays it is a globally focused exchange attracting companies wanting to list and those wanting to trade shares.With the Stock Market Show approaching, Read more [...]

Man buys row of SEVEN grade-I listed Regent’s Park building to turn them into …

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Property tycoon Christian Candy purchased row of houses in Regent's ParkThe seven grade I listed buildings will be converted into mega mansionPurchase expected to set him back almost £100million, says Property WeekThe 50,000 sq ft Regency terrace in north London has planning permissionMr Candy is behind luxury development, One Hyde Park, in KnightsbridgeBy Jenny Awford for MailOnline Published: 11:46 GMT, 5 September 2014 | Updated: 15:43 GMT, 5 September 2014 Read more [...]