Plan to build next to Grade II* listed building in Haywards Heath

Mid Sussex District Council has been told to approve a building plan tonight (July 30) which has received 26 letters of objection. An application has been made to build a two storey house with a separate garage on land Northeast of Grade II* listed Sunte House, in Birchen Lane, Haywards Heath.The application has received a barrage of objections from residents who have noted the following reasons for objection; harm to the setting of a Grade II* listed building, proposal will erode Read more [...]

Living in a small commmunity: Chatham – The 800 mile commuter

The Grade II-listed Chatham Memorial Synagogue exteriorIt is not unusual for a small community to have a wide catchment area. But it is doubtful whether any can match the monthly 800 mile-plus round trip that Chatham Memorial Synagogue events co-ordinator Jo Freeman makes from Scotland to Kent to run the monthly Shabbat morning service and social events. Mrs Freeman, who is in her 60s, moved to Scotland in 1994 but remains emotionally attached to the Grade II-listed synagogue in Rochester. And having Read more [...]

Young sculptor short-listed for prestigious prize

The work of a young Eastbourne sculptor is being displayed as part of an exhibition showcasing some of the finest up-and-coming artists from across the UK. Queenie Clarke, a former Ratton pupil who studied at Camberwell College of Arts, , was one of just 12 young artists shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Woon Foundation Art and Sculpture Prize.Despite missing out on the top prize, Queenie has been given the honour of having her work put on display at BALTIC 39, a contemporary Read more [...]

Meth lab not included: two homes from Breaking Bad in Albuquerque listed for sale

Susan C. Feil and Alicia Feil Peterson of Coldwell Banker Legacy list another house that appeared in the series finale in Albuquerque's North Valley for $2.65 million. That home is where the show's main character, Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, threatened his former business partner with two fake assassins. "Breaking Bad" follows former high schoolteacher Walter White as he manufactures meth with a former student, Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul. The show ended in 2013, but tourism Read more [...]

House from Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ is a fixer-upper listed at just $110000

This is where the doves cried. Click a photo for a slideshow.You'll never be able to buy Prince's own legendary Purple House — because he tore that down a decade ago. But a mere $110,000 will buy you the house from Prince's "Purple Rain" movie.  As the price hints, it's a fixer. The house, built in 1913, is about 1,300 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths at 3420 Snelling Avenue in Minneapolis' Longfellow neighborhood. The listing notes a "newer boiler in 2010" — which is Read more [...]

Toshiba scandal puts focus on Japan’s cut-price company audits

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's years-long practice of inflating its profits has raised questions among accounting experts about whether low fees paid by Japan-listed companies to their auditors mean they do not spend enough time scrutinizing company accounts. Toshiba chief executive Hisao Tanaka and a string of other senior officials resigned last week after an independent inquiry found the company had padded its profits by $1.2 billion over several years, in one of Japan's biggest corporate Read more [...]

Record Setting 2014 Hennessey Venom GT Listed For Sale

A once in a lifetime opportunity has arisen – recently listed on duPontREGISTRY.com is the record setting 2014 Hennessey Venom GT. Back in February 2014, Hennessey Performance took this very Venom GT to the runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Before coming to a halt at the end of the runway, the supercar hit a speed of 270.49 mph. This 1,244 bhp Venom GT has a carbon fiber body built around an aluminum chassis that, when combined with all mechanical Read more [...]

Row over £300k funding of chicken restaurant in listed building

A row has broken out over Haringey council’s decision to award a chicken restaurant £300,000 in grants and loans – and allow a listed building in Tottenham to be used for the premises. The authority’s planning committee gave permission on Thursday, July 23 to convert the Grade II listed Tottenham Old Fire Station into a ‘healthy’ project called Chicken Town. Chicken Town has also been awarded a grant for £90,000, together with a £210,000 loan from the Opportunity Read more [...]