Monthly Archives: April 2015

Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to 4310 – as it happened April 27

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04.45 The Nepal Red Cross distributing tarpaulins across Kathmandu to provide families with emergency shelter 04.25 While the earthquake shifted the earth beneath Kathmandu by as much as three metres to the south, geologists said the height of Mount Everest probably stayed the same. This is how Sandy Steacy, head of the physical sciences department at the University of Adelaide, put it: The main slip was west of Everest, the mountain was not directly above the fault plane In addition, the Read more [...]

Property developer admits making unlawful changes to listed building

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A millionaire property developer has admitted he should not have modernised a Grade II listed building thought to have inspired the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful. Kim Gregory Davies carried out dozens of unlawful alterations at Llanwenarth House, including the installation of a “mosaic-clad jacuzzi”, the replacement of timber windows with “modern” ones, and the removal of staircases, Newport crown court heard. The house, in the Usk Valley, south Wales, was built in the late 16th century, Read more [...]

Alleged stolen bike dealer gets arrested after sale with Portland cop

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Dameion PhillipsMultnomah County Sheriff's Office  A man who claimed he was homeless and living in a tent by a cemetery was arrested after allegedly selling a stolen bike he advertised on Craigslist to an undercover Portland police officer. Dameion Phillips, 30, told police after he was arrested last Thursday that he bought the Torker bike for $50 nearly a week earlier and that his girlfriend had posted the online ad, a probable cause affidavit said. The bike's owner filed a police report Read more [...]

Events, merchant specials listed for initial First Friday effort May 1 – The Banner

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A new season of First Friday events will begin May 1 in downtown Greencastle. Franklin Street will be decked out in honor of Saturday's Kentucky Derby, so visitors are urged to wear their favorite Derby hat to win a prize Friday evening. Featured entertainment on the Franklin Street stage this Friday will be the Lemon Brothers Band, beginning at 7 p.m. while Almost Home/Swizzle Stick grills out food and offers beer tasting. At 9 p.m., War Radio will be playing inside the Swizzle. Other Read more [...]

David Cameron praised by Obama’s former head of small business

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David Cameron has been praised by a former member of Barack Obama’s cabinet for adopting an “innovative and effective” approach to business that has been critical in building Britain’s economic recovery. In a boost to the Tories, who have faced accusations they have moved to the right with plans for a further £12bn of welfare cuts, Karen Mills, the former US cabinet member, endorses the prime minister’s handling of the economy. Mills, who served in Obama’s cabinet as the head of the Read more [...]

Millionaire property developer admits damaging historic country mansion

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Businessman Kim Davies bought Llanwenarth House in Monmouthshire in 2006 and spent £1million on renovationsHe installed a whirlbooth bath with shiny tiles, put up gaudy chandeliers and ripped out antique timber windowsDavies has now pleaded guilty to breaking planning laws by altering the historic Grade II-listed homePoet Cecil Frances Alexander wrote All Things Bright and Beautiful while staying at the house in 1848 By Hugo Gye for MailOnline Published: 16:05 GMT, 27 April 2015 Read more [...]

Developer admits listed manor error

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A millionaire property developer has admitted he should not have modernised the Grade II listed building behind the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful. Llanwenarth House was built in the late 16th century and was given its special status more than 60 years ago because of its national importance. The Georgian-style manor in the picturesque Usk Valley, south Wales, is where Irish composer Cecil Alexander is thought to have written the lyrics to the famous hymn. Newport Crown Court Read more [...]