Monthly Archives: November 2014

Village Couple Patrick and Gillian Kettyle Murdered In ‘Sustained’ And …

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A middle-aged couple died in a "sustained" and "violent" attack in their home in the middle of the night in a leafy rural village.The husband and wife, who police believe are Patrick and Gillian Kettyle, were stabbed to death in the quiet Surrey village of Fetcham.Lithuanian builder Viktoras Bruzas, who was wanted on suspicion of the murder, has been arrested, Surrey Police said tonight.Police search an area near where a knife was found in a road Read more [...]

Grade I-listed Kelham Hall conversion ‘will create 80 jobs’

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27 November 2014 Last updated at 17:43 The council says the move will save about £420,000 a year in running costs A Grade I-listed Nottinghamshire hall used as council offices for four decades will be transformed into a hotel, spa and conference centre. Kelham Hall near Newark, home of Newark and Sherwood District Council for 40 years, was built in 1863. It was sold to Kelham Hall Limited Read more [...]

Man finds his lost dog listed for sale in a Craigslist ad

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Virginia Beach, VA (WTKR) — A 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman was arrested on Sunday after police say she fraudulently took a lost dog, listing it on Craigslist and getting caught attempting to sell it. The owner of the 3-year-old Siberian Husky named Nikita says she escaped from their yard near Taylor Road in Chesapeake on Saturday morning around 10:00 a.m. But, just when Nikita’s owner started losing hope, he says he found another Read more [...]

LISTED BUILDINGS: rules and regulations

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Comments (0) LISTED buildings may be filled with character and charm, but owners are subject to some restrictive regulations.  The laws and regulations which limit what you can change about a listed property, some of which date back hundreds of years, may surprise. They include:  If you live in the boundaries of a church, you may be liable to pay for repairs to the church as well as your home under chancel repairs laws, dating back Read more [...]

Saundersfoot residential development launched at the former Cambrian Hotel

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A new residential and retail development has been launched at a former Saundersfoot hotel.It includes eight town houses, four apartments, a coach house and two retail units situated at the village’s listed Cambrian Hotel, which ceased trading in 2006.Originally The Milford Arms, the earliest known public house in Saundersfoot, the building was transformed into The Cambrian Hotel in 1845. It is a town landmark, as the place where the Picton Castle rents were collected and where planning meetings Read more [...]

Crime writer PD James dies aged 94

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Crime writer P.D. James has died aged 94. The novelist, who wrote a string of books about detective Adam Dalgliesh, sat in the House of Lords for many years as Baroness James of Holland Park. She spent 30 years working as a civil servant before becoming a full-time writer. In a statement, James's publishers Faber Faber said: "This is a very sad day for us at Faber. It is difficult to express our Read more [...]

Crime writer PD James dies aged 94

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Crime writer P.D. James has died aged 94. The novelist, who wrote a string of books about detective Adam Dalgliesh, sat in the House of Lords for many years as Baroness James of Holland Park. She spent 30 years working as a civil servant before becoming a full-time writer. In a statement, James's publishers Faber Faber said: "This is a very sad day for us at Faber. It is difficult to express our profound sadness at losing PD James, one of the world's great writers and a Faber author Read more [...]

Detroit’s young gentrifiers face a daunting task in buying $500 homes …

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“Having to kick people out takes all the fun out of owning a house.” Oren Goldenberg, a 31-year-old filmmaker based in Detroit, could have bought a $500 house at the Wayne County tax auction this fall-- but having to evict a homeowner turned him off. Goldenberg had been burned before. He had made a previous purchase in the yearly tax foreclosure auction. His coup turned less appealing as he was confronted with the reality of removing the owner and then-occupant from her home. Goldenberg sold Read more [...]

Listed buildings of Brixton: The stunning Gothic facade at 308-312 Brixton Road

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Located half way up Brixton Road towards the Oval, this stunning Victorian façade remains one of my favourite pieces of Brixton architecture. The building dates back to 1842, with the northern gable documenting its 1879 rebuilding. Dominated by  series of red sandstone piers and ornate wood fittings, the Victorian Gothic frontage is wonderfully detailed. Close by is another striking Victorian building in the shape of the Eagle Printing Works, but this recently suffered the loss of its Read more [...]

Tethys Petroleum Limited: New Executive Chairman and Board Committee …

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GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Nov 27, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys" or the "Company") (TPL)(TPL) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has unanimously resolved to appoint John Bell as the new Executive Chairman of the Company, with effect from 26 November 2014. Following the appointment of John Bell as Executive Chairman, the Executive Read more [...]