Monthly Archives: April 2015

Bude couple bought Princess Diana Di Beanie Baby at boot sale without …

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Leah Rogers, 20, and Ryan Flanaghan, 22, bought bear in Bude, CornwallThey realised it was one of 100 1st edition Princess Diana Di Beanie BabiesRange created in 1997 to raise money for Princess Of Wales Memorial TrustCouple listed bear for £20,000 on eBay and hope to raise money for house depositBy Steph Cockroft for MailOnline Published: 09:58 GMT, 18 April 2015 | Updated: 07:11 GMT, 19 April 2015 Read more [...]

No Government reprieve for ancient Shropshire tollhouse

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PUBLISHED: April 19, 2015 07:59 The Government has dashed hopes of a reprieve for one of Shropshire’s ancient toll houses. The old gatehouse in Oswestry The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has thrown out an appeal against a decision by English Heritage not to give the Gate House, in Oswestry, listed building status.Oswestry Town Council had hoped to protect the building on Shrewsbury Road to prevent it from being demolished to make way Read more [...]

A hidden trail in the busiest space

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The Birmingham Post's 'Hidden Spaces' series – which showcases rarely seen aspects of well-known buildings – has inspired a photographic exhibition at New Street Station. The special feature, which returned for a second year over Christmas, tells the story of the city’s most inspiring and unusual buildings and the people behind them. Now, the images have gone on display at a special exhibition in the concourse at New Street Station , which runs until September. The exhibition, featuring Birmingham Read more [...]

Shortlist for Angus Book Award revealed

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Pictured is Matt Whyman, last years Angus Book Award winner who took first place with his novel The Savages. Reading for this year’s Angus Book Award is now under way in the county’s secondary schools. Now in its 20th year, the festival began in 1996 with the aim of promoting reading for enjoyment among teenagers in Angus.It gives both committed and less enthusiastic readers the chance to engage with new, rewarding Read more [...]

Chelsea 2015: Cedric Morris irises return

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Morris (1889-1982) was acclaimed as both an artist and a plantsman. He ran the East Anglian Art School with his partner Arthur Lett-Haines for more than 40 years and was an avid gardener who bred irises to award-winning standard. From the early Forties onwards, he was raising 1,000 seedlings a year by hand-pollination; sifting and assessing them for vigour and form and using his artist's eye to produce painterly colours, including pioneering soft pinks and muted yellows. His painting Iris Seedlings Read more [...]