Bespoke builders PJ Livesey reveal high value homes plan in Didsbury village

The PJ Livesey Group doesn’t back down from difficult, even painful projects. It is an attitude that has led to the specialist developer restoring and converting historic Grade I and Grade II listed buildings into stunning modern homes over the past 35 years. The firm restored, converted and sold the former London Asylum within two years. More recently, it has been selected to deliver the conversion element of the prestigious Terry’s Chocolate site in York – creating large luxury apartments Read more [...]

Darlington, Cleveland and Durham listed in drink-driving ‘postcodes of shame’

A LIST of drink and drug-driving ‘postcodes of shame’ features Darlington, Cleveland and Durham in its top 20 Research released today (Thursday, November 27) reveals the UK postcodes with the highest rates of drivers with drink and drug-driving convictions on their car insurance policies. Darlington is ninth in the list, compiled by MoneySupermarket, while Cleveland appears at number 14 and Durham at number 17. The list - topped by Llandrindod Wells, Blackpool and Read more [...]

Holiday events listed – Baxley News

Next, the Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce annual Celebration of Light Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:00 p.m. The route of the parade has been reversed this year and line up will be on Azalea Road (near WalMart). Parade applications are available at the Chamber. Prizes for the best float will be awarded in the following categories: Churches; Civic Groups; and Individual/business. The entry fee is $20.00. Call the Chamber for more information at 367-7731. Immediately Read more [...]

Man finds lost dog for sale on Craigslist, woman arrested – WGN

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, WTKR reports. 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 lead in the search for his beloved pet. “It blew me away. Until now, Read more [...]

What this Virginia woman did to a stranger’s lost dog landed her in jail

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman was arrested Sunday after police said she fraudulently took in a lost dog, listed it on Craigslist and attempted to sell the animal. The owner of the three-year-old Siberian Husky named Nikita said the dog escaped for his yard in Chesapeake on Saturday morning around 10 a.m. But, just when Nikita’s owner started losing hope, he said he found a lead in the search for his beloved pet. “I would have never thought anyone would do that.”“It Read more [...]

Virginia man finds his lost dog listed for sale on Craigslist

Jessica Colleran VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman was arrested 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, Va., on Saturday morning around 10 a.m. But, just when Nikita’s owner started losing hope, he says he found another lead in the search for his beloved pet. “It Read more [...]

Protests to travel by steam train

THE campaign group Save Rothley, set up to oppose an application for housing development, is sending its first batch of letters of objection to Charnwood Borough Council on a Great Central Railway train. The group is made up of residents of Mountsorrel and Rothley and is protesting against an application to build 175 houses in West Field Lane, Rothley. A spokesperson for the group told the Echo: “Our first batch of letters of objection will be transported from the Grade II listed Rothley station, Read more [...]

Introducing Event Tracker, your complete Staten Island community calendar …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The holiday season — where everyone is making plans, and checking out fun things to do — is the perfect time to introduce Event Tracker —SILive's brand new community events calendar. Head over to SILive.com/events on your desktop or mobile device and browse or search through just about anything happening on Staten Island, from fairs and festivals, to museums and music. It's the ultimate tool for checking out all that Staten Island has to offer. And that's where the Read more [...]

Quindell shares fall as former broker raises concerns

“Quindell has met or exceeded its quarterly adjusted operating cash flow targets in the first nine months of the year. However, the events over the last few weeks have greatly reduced our visibility on Quindell’s ability to deliver on these goals.” The analysts also said that David Currie, Quindell’s interim chairman, should carry out a review “focusing on wide-ranging topics such as the rationale for the current group structure, appraisal of the current accruals process… Read more [...]