Monthly Archives: April 2015

Group aiming to make sure the show goes on

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Spilsby Library. A group has been set up to help save Spilsby Theatre following news that the charity responsible for the venue is to disband. Friends of the Sessions House has been formed to support a bid to take over the theatre from The Dandelion Trust.Theatre volunteers met with representatives of The Dandelion Trust last month to discuss transferring the venue to community ownership. Read more [...]

Andrew Lloyd Webber: ‘I can’t afford pre-Raphaelite art any more. Now I’m …

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The CPRE report - Green Belt under siege: the NPPF three years on - concluded that more than 219,000 houses are planned for the Green Belt, 60,000 more than CPRE’s last count in August 2013. It warned that the number of houses planned on protected land has almost trebled since 2013 despite David Cameron’s recent protestations that the Green Belt is sacrosanct. London, Oxfordshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as the wider South West region, are facing the biggest incursions. “It isn’t good Read more [...]

Easter events taking place in the district over bank holiday weekend

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To ensure you have an egg-sellent Easter the Mercury has listed six events taking place in the district this bank holiday weekend. Fowlmead Country Park is inviting families to an Easter Egg Hunt on Good Friday. The challenge is to locate prizes and it will be from 10am until 1pm. Tickets cost £2.50.   An all-day Easter fair is being held at the Charlton Centre’s community shed on Saturday. Children are asked to take Easter bonnets to decorate between 11am and 3pm. The Read more [...]

Rangers First urge fans to back board as club is de-listed from stock exchange …

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RANGERS First have urged supporters to back the current regime after the Ibrox club was today forced to de-list from the stock exchange after failing to secure a new nominated advisor (Nomad). The influential fans group have laid the blame for the de-listing firmly at the door of the previous regime for their “well documented failings in corporate governance and management” of the club. Previous Nomad WH Ireland quit just before the March 6 general meeting which saw a new board sweep to power Read more [...]

Cuba listed on Airbnb for the first time, as US eases travel and economic …

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Until today, Cuba was one of only a tiny handful of nations beyond the company’s reach along with Iran and North Korea. But Airbnb has now moved swiftly to take advantage of an easing of economic and travel restrictions between the US and Cuba announced by President Barack Obama last December.Visitors to the Airbnb site will now find 1,000 properties all across Cuba, of which about 40 per cent are in and around the capital, Havana.  The company said it has spent the last three month signing up Read more [...]

EuroMillions couple could buy 35 of these manor houses with winnings

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Comments (0) The winning EuroMillions couple from around Boston could have their pick of Lincolnshire manors and large country homes .In fact, they could buy a manor house with a £1.5 million price tag some 35 times over.That £1.5 million could buy the couple a Grade II listed hall in the middle of the Lincolnshire Wolds.The Grimblethorpe property has a lodge and four extra cottages, farm buildings, farmland and woodland covering 63 acres in total. Read more [...]

Gumtree: Mongolian Yurt for sale – now you can live the tribe life for £4500

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If you're fed up of city living and want to pack it all in, one Gumtree seller can make your dreams come true. Mongolian Yurts - also known at Gers - have been listed for sale on the online marketplace, with prices ranging from £4,200 to £4,500. A traditional yurt makes cultured, sophisticated life possible on the move. Gumtree Beautiful: Several Mongolian Yurts have gone on sale The portable, circular tents are covered with skins and are used by nomads across Central Asia. But why let them Read more [...]

Sharon community events listed on website

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4/2/2015 - West Side Leader      By Scott Kriska Some upcoming community events in Sharon were discussed at the Sharon Board of Trustees meeting March 24. Resident Bill Bradley proposed the idea of holding a “Greatest Generation Appreciation Day” event on Memorial Day in the gazebo on Sharon Circle. Bradley said he is working through Highland Local Schools to incorporate Sharon, Granger and Hinckley into the event. He explained the event would include music from the Read more [...]

Homes for sale South Wales: Grade II-listed manor house in Dinas Powys

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VIEW GALLERY It's one of the most significant and recognisable properties within the village of Dinas Powys. And this Grade ll listed Georgian Manor House, situated in a most enviable location overlooking Dinas Powys Common, is on sale for £1,500,000. The Mount House was once the home of Major General Lee who generously contributed to the village by setting up a War Memorial in 1935. And, as would be expected of a property of this stature and history, there are numerous features including Read more [...]