Global firm opens unique store in Ballymoney

Christie’s Direct, the Ballymoney based global market leader of pet grooming solutions, has opened a unique concept store in the town at Townhead Street. The first of its kind in Northern Ireland, the flagship store hosted an official opening event last week. Stocking unique pet food, pet accessories and country gifts the store is pet friendly and incorporates a coffee shop, seminar venue and pet grooming education centre. Managing Director, Colin Christie, took Read more [...]

Retford: Rampton staff member nominated for Notts Healthcare award

A staff member at Ramption Hospital has been short-listed for an inaugural East Midlands’ Innovation in Healthcare Award. Ilona Kruppa has been nominated in the software and telehealth category for her work on the Electronic Integrated Care Pathway (e-CIP).The e-ICP monitors key events and stages in the patient’s care pathway, providing real-time data on all clinical activity, interventions and outcomes.“The team is thrilled to be short-listed for this award,” Read more [...]

listed villa for sale

FAMILY HOME: Alison Paterson, owner of 54 Kuratawhiti St, Greytown, who bought the property in 1999 with her husband, Gordon. The council lists the house as of historic importance and architectural significance. House of the week: Christchurch Ten DIY home hacks for broke folk NZ house prices among world's highest Read more [...]

Banksy Spy Booth could become listed art in Cheltenham

Comments (0) Banksy's Spy Booth mural in Cheltenham could become a listed piece of art within days. A planning application is expected to be submitted to Cheltenham Borough Council’s conservation team which, if accepted, will make it a crime to remove or deface the artwork. The building on which it is displayed in Fairview is Grade II-listed but the mural remains an unauthorised piece of vandalism and, with the council’s permission, Read more [...]

BDA: Bermuda is a world-class international business centre

Bermuda’s connections with Europe began in 1505 when Juan de Bermúdez first discovered the islands. They were first settled in 1609. In the Age of Discovery, when mariners crisscrossed the Atlantic to search for New World riches, they black-marked the reef-encircled archipelago as a cursed ‘Isle of Devils’. Today’s entrepreneurs and venture capitalists hold no such qualms about the British overseas territory, which is now recognised more for its reputation as a world-class Read more [...]