Sharp rise in sellers listing homes over £500k in last year as number of …

Nearly 230,000 homes were listed in first three months of 2015Roughly half of these fall into the £250-500k categoryThe South East have highest number of properties available to buy By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:44 GMT, 13 May 2015 | Updated: 10:51 GMT, 13 May 2015 66 View comments There were nearly a quarter of a million homes listed for Read more [...]

Sharp rise in properties listed over £500k in last year as number of homes for …

Nearly 230,000 homes were listed in first three months of 2015Roughly half of these fall into the £250-500k categoryThe South East have highest number of properties available to buy By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:44 GMT, 13 May 2015 | Updated: 10:51 GMT, 13 May 2015 8 View comments There were nearly a quarter of a million homes listed for Read more [...]

Community News in Brief: Wednesday, May 13

Scone fest set to be a hit What's the fastest cake in the world? A scone. There may not be any jokes at the Post Box cafe in Ponteland, but there will be lots to celebrate everything the North East loves about scones. The cafe is holding a festival on Friday, May 29, running into International Scone Day on the Saturday, and finishing on Monday, June 1. Foodies are invited to enter their best baking efforts in any of the four categories: cheese, fruit, freestyle and children’s scones. Post Box Read more [...]

Controversial kitchen change at development

Jose Enticknap has been left gobsmacked by a developers actionsdm1501718a Location of kitchens proves controversial Construction company chief adamant there has been no wrongdoing Resident lodges complaint against the council INTERNAL changes to a new housing development have created tension between a developer and neighbouring residents. Developer Bramber Construction Co Ltd has built four three-storey houses in Read more [...]

Second Nepal earthquake kills dozens – as it happened

That will conclude our live coverage for today, thanks to everyone who followed along. All of today's stories can be found on our Nepal page, and we will be back at it tomorrow with the latest developments. As we stand there are massive recovery efforts underway to aid victims of the latest earthquake in Nepal, and those affected by the larger earthquake last month. We are also hoping for good news regarding the US Marine helicopter that went missing tonight with eight people on board. 21.39 Read more [...]

Wynyard Hall could host exclusive events – including Antiques Roadshow – as …

A historic stately home and hotel is expected to host exclusive events as part of its expansion - justifying its place as one of the UK’s premier resorts. Wynyard Hall is looking to attract large-scale events to its Grade II-listed site – including the likes of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow – after securing a new premises licence allowing it to make use of the whole of the venue and its land. The country house hotel has previously been approached by the cult BBC programme as a possible location, Read more [...]

Football – Evans confident on listed duo

Both men were placed on the transfer list and told they were free to find new clubs last week after failing to make an impact in their first season with the Millers.Goalkeeper Loach, hailed as a marquee signing last summer, made just four appearances while Newton featured 14 times.Loach spent time on loan at Bury, Peterborough and Yeovil and clubs have been in contact about signing him."It's not worked out for Loachy, with all the best intentions when we signed him," Read more [...]

Seniors list Sahuaro High School for sale on Craiglist

TUCSON - Sahuaro High School was recently listed for sale on Craiglist for $2,015, with features including several broken bathrooms that smell like e-cigarette vapor, sport facilities that are mostly in need of renovation and several hundred freshmen “slaves” over 2,015 square feet of land.This listing of the school, located at 545 N. Camino Seco, was a part of this year's senior prank.The school listing said the school was up for sale, complete with features mentioned before.The listing also Read more [...]

Atomic Kitten cancel dates on upcoming greatest hits tour

Dates for Atomic Kitten’s forthcoming greatest hits shows have been cancelled – with one of the group apparently confirming the tour has been axed. The Liverpool trio – Liz McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton and Kerry Katona – were set to play a string of dates in the UK and Germany to celebrate 15 years since they released their first hit Right Now. But fans on social media said they had been told the shows were not going ahead and their money would be refunded. Most of the dates – including Read more [...]

Iconic downtown landmark for sale

The iconic, unique Canadian Pacific Railway Pavilion, a landmark in the heart of downtown Calgary, is for sale, the Herald has learned. “We can confirm that CP’s Calgary Pavilion is currently listed for sale, but have no further comment beyond that,” said a company spokesperson in an email. Commercial real estate firm CBRE Limited has the listing for the property located at 201 9th Ave. S.W., which is connected to the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. The listing, at $11 million, says the 39,442-square-foot Read more [...]