A businessman bidding for Manchester’s historic London Road fire station is the son of a man beaten to the punch by its current owners 30 years ago. Colin Shenton, of Manchester-based property developer Shenton Group, says he’ll make a multi-million pound cash bid for the prime property - and make part of the landmark open to the public if he’s successful. His dad David, who died in 1989, lost out to Britannia Hotels tycoon Alex Langsam when the building was last up for grabs in 1985. Mr Shenton, Read more [...]

Imagine that you’re walking down a crowded city street, and a piano falls from the sky. As dozens of people turn to watch, the piano crashes down right in the middle of the street. Then, without a second to lose, every person who witnessed the event is strapped to a lie detector and recounts exactly what they saw. They all tell precisely the same story, down to the letter. Is there any doubt that the piano fell from the sky? This is the principle behind the blockchain, a powerful and widely Read more [...]

While Marina Hyde’s article (Faster, higher, dearer: TV carve-up reveals new Olympic vision, 2 July) was, as ever, highly entertaining, it only had a loose relationship with the facts. The Olympic Games have not been “placed behind a paywall”. The Games are a “listed event”, meaning that, by law, they must be shown on free-to-air (FTA) television. The International Olympic Committee also stipulates its own commitments that at least 200 hours of the summer Games – the equivalent of over Read more [...]

Exciting plans to transform an iconic building into a centre for heritage, arts, culture and community use are taking shape. The long-cherished dream of rejuvenating Kirkintilloch Town Hall is closer than ever to reality, with a planning application due to be submitted next month. East Dunbartonshire Council will also be progressing its bid for support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) - potentially taking the secured funding tally to more than £2.1million. Read more [...]

Comments (1) A NORTH Lincolnshire pub could be saved from demolition after a bid to have it listed as an "asset of community value".It closed in January 2014, with developers hoping to demolish and redevelop the site of The Flixborough Inn, on Flixborough High Street.However, Flixborough Parish Council believes the site is of significant value to the community and could be used as a youth centre or internet cafe.Parish councillors have requested it be listed Read more [...]