Monthly Archives: September 2015

Deadline for plan to renew Plumpton’s Grade II listed level crossing

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Tomorrow (September 18) is deadline day for Plumpton’s historic, Grade II Listed level crossing. This Friday (September 18) is deadline day for Plumpton’s historic Grade II Listed level crossing.Network Rail wants to replace the historic railway gates at the level crossing with a modern ‘drop down’ barrier complete with lights, sirens and new signs. The plan met with anger from the village and the parish council with more than 70 people attending a demonstration last Sunday. Read more [...]

Man Booker Prize 2015 shortlist: Grim and gloom make the cut

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The final list of nominees or the shortlist of the Man Booker Prize is out. All six tales share a common dark theme. There might be a fair bit of humour present in these novels but most dwell on grim challenges faced by the protagonists while being starkly different from one another.The list features American author Anne Tyler's A Spool Of Blue Thread, Jamaican author Marlon James's A Brief History Of Seven Killings, British author Sunjeev Sahota's The Year Of The Runaways, Nigerian author Chigozie Read more [...]

Fifty Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan puts Grade II listed Cotswolds cottage …

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By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 11:06 GMT, 16 September 2015 | Updated: 18:00 GMT, 16 September 2015 74 View comments He's earned a fortune thanks to his role as brooding hero Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise.And Jamie Dornan is seemingly hoping to up-size since the 33-year-old actor has put his Grade II listed Cotswolds cottage Read more [...]

Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan puts Grade II listed Cotswolds cottage up …

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By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 11:06 GMT, 16 September 2015 | Updated: 20:53 GMT, 16 September 2015 96 View comments He's earned a fortune thanks to his role as brooding hero Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise.And Jamie Dornan is seemingly hoping to up-size since the 33-year-old actor has put his Grade II listed Cotswolds cottage Read more [...]

Jamie Dornan ‘puts Grade II listed Cotswolds cottage up for sale for £500k’

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By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 11:06 GMT, 16 September 2015 | Updated: 11:36 GMT, 16 September 2015 2 View comments He's earned a fortune thanks to his role as brooding hero Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise.And Jamie Dornan is seemingly hoping to up-size since the 33-year-old actor has put his Grade II listed Cotswolds cottage up Read more [...]

Arson-hit former Leeds school to be transformed in homes scheme

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WORK has started on an £8m scheme to transform an arson-hit former West Leeds primary school building as part of a development of dozens of new homes. Leeds based developers Rushbond Group and Advent Development will convert the Grade II listed old Upper Wortley School building on Ashley Road into 13 two and three bedroom loft houses.A further 36 new family homes will be built in the grounds of the school, which has stood empty for almost ten years. Arsonists struck at the Read more [...]

Sheffield’s Old Town Hall withdrawn from sale

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A campaign group set up to save a crumbling Sheffield landmark has hit out after the listed building was mysteriously withdrawn from sale. The Old Town Hall in Waingate was listed for sale at £2 million just over a week ago as a ‘residential development opportunity’ – but is now no longer for sale despite having apparently attracted several enquiries. Valerie Bayliss, chair of the campaign group Friends of the Old Town Hall, said: “Exactly the same thing happened a year Read more [...]

Arson-hit former Leeds school to transformed in homes scheme

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WORK has started on an £8m scheme to transform an arson-hit former West Leeds primary school building as part of a development of dozens of new homes. Leeds based developers Rushbond Group and Advent Development will convert the Grade II listed old Upper Wortley School building on Ashley Road into 13 two and three bedroom loft houses.A further 36 new family homes will be built in the grounds of the school, which has stood empty for almost ten years. Arsonists struck at the Read more [...]