Monthly Archives: September 2015

OMI wins library restoration

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OMI Architects has been appointed to design the repair and conversion of a grade 2-listed former library in Tuebrook, Liverpool. The £3m project is the subject of a funding bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. If successful, the building will be transformed into a new community centre offering childcare, rentable meeting space, hot desking space, heritage activities, an events venue and Read more [...]

Downtown’s Capitol 6 theatre building listed for sale

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Although stories are no longer being told in film at the closed Capitol 6 multiplex theatre, another chapter is unfolding now that the high-profile downtown property is up for sale. The site bordered by Yates, View and Blanshard streets is ripe for redevelopment, suited to a project with ground-floor commercial use topped by condominiums, said Ty Whittaker, one of the listing agents with Colliers Read more [...]

Grade II-listed Porthledden in Penzance built for a real-life Poldark on sale …

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Grade II-listed Porthledden, in Penzance, offers some of the most breathtaking views in the south west of EnglandStunning 12-bedroom clifftop home was built at the turn of the 20th century by local mining captain Francis OatsHe later used his influence to champion the cause of Cornish miners - just like Ross Poldark does on BBC showNow, after a 10 years of restoration work, the sprawling family home has been put on the market for £3.5millionBy Stephanie Linning for MailOnline Published: Read more [...]

The wonder of Weston Park

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Weston Park is an impressive Grade I listed feather in the Midlands’ cap that over the centuries has played host to a plethora of royal visitors and heads of state. Former guests to the grand house have included King George V’s daughter Mary, the Princess Royal, who honeymooned at the spot, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, who was a regular visitor, as well as US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin as recently as 1998 as part of the G8 Summit. Set in 1,000 acres of Capability Read more [...]

Gateley posts hike in revenue in first year as listed company

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Law firm Gateley Holdings reported a sharp hike in revenue in its first full year as listed company. In the year to 30 April, the company reported an 11.5% year-on-year increase in revenue to £60.9m, while earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortisation surged 28.4% to £11.3m. The London-listed company, which raised £30m during its initial public offer in June 2015, said over the last 12 months it had advised on more than 250 corporate deals with a combined value in Read more [...]

Around 200 witnesses listed for double murder trial

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A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Co Down man who has been accused of murdering two women. The jury of seven women and five men were given little or no background to the case, except that 67-year-old Leslie Ross, of Meganlis Park, Dromore, is charged with murdering Michelle Bickerstaff (47) on April 21, 2012, and 50-year old Margaret Weiss on August 31, 2007.Around 200 witnesses are listed to give evidence. His Lordship Mr Justice Burgess warned the jury against Read more [...]

Deal Or No Deal? Noel Edmonds Puts Grade II-Listed £3m Country Home Up For Sale

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If you ever wanted to buy the home that Mr Blobby built then now’s your chance, as Noel Edmonds is selling his £3m country home. Better yet, the Grade II listed country home is also close to the Deal Or No Deal studios - meaning you might see the banker as you pick up your morning paper. Edmonds, 66, bought Fieldgrove House - which is located in a private setting in the quiet hamlet of Bitton near Bristol - with his third wife Liz in 2007. And at £3m, the TV veteran is selling for £1m more Read more [...]