Monthly Archives: September 2015

Dog Events Across the U.S. This Labor Day Weekend

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Looking for something fun to do this Labor Day weekend? Consider heading out to see beautiful and talented dogs of all kinds at a dog show, agility or obedience trial, herding test, lure coursing trial, earthdog test, or other canine event in your area. Below are just a few of the many AKC dog events happening around the country Friday through Monday, September 4 to 7. Don't see an event listed for your area? This is only a partial list — for more information on these and other dog events happening Read more [...]

Get information on events listed in Labor Day Weekend Watch

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This Labor Day edition of the Weekend Watch is packed with plenty of events as college football fever heats up in the Bay Area! Cal hosts Grambling State while Stanford will play at Northwestern.A Marin county classic, the Sausalito Art Festival runs Saturday through Monday. Ranked by some as one of the best in America, there's amazing art, food, and live music including such big name headliners as Jimmy Cliff, Jefferson Starship and Quicksilver to name a few. General admission is $25, Read more [...]

War memorial gets listed status at hospital

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A war memorial at a Huddersfield hospital has been commemorated. The memorial has been added to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest The Holme, Holmfirth and New Mill Memorial Cross is sited on the NHS Property Services-owned site, Holme Valley Memorial Hospital in Huddersfield. The cross has been awarded Grade 2 listed building status by Historic England, helping to mark the memorial’s significance and celebrate its special architectural and historic interest. Sue Read more [...]

Grade II-listed Eldon Square gates smashed by car

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A grade two-listed gate on Eldon Square was left in ruins on Wednesday after a car smashed into it. The east gate to Eldon Square, Reading, was damaged by the 4x4 Subaru on September 2 at 10.25am. The damage was seen by people in Reading, who took to the Reading Forum to share their thoughts. One commenter, Spiddly, said: "Last night I found that the east gate to Eldon Square had been destroyed after a car had, by presumption, inadvertently crashed into it. "The damage is severe, the fencing to Read more [...]

The Duke of Edinburgh gets listed status

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The Duke of Edinburgh has been awarded Grade II listed status. The pub was built on Ferndale Road in 1936 by the Truman Brewery. Historic England recommended to the government that the Duke join the 20 pubs across England built between World War One and World War Two to be listed this year. The pub is described as “handsome and stylistically restrained, with extensive use of good-quality materials and Read more [...]

France: Marsh Daisy scoops Listed prize for Morrison

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Marsh Daisy: first win since May last year   PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)   Report: France, Friday Fontainebleau: Grand Prix de Fontainebleau (Listed) 1m2f, 4yo+ fillies mares MARSH DAISY registered her first win since last season's Height of Fashion Stakes when brought with a sweeping run by Ioritz Mendizabal, scoring by a length from the favourite Alzubra with Lavender Lane a length and a quarter further back in third. The field were towed along at a good pace by the Read more [...]

Oliver buildings at Barnstaple’s Anchorwood Bank are listed by Historic England

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Comments (0) AN historic set of buildings on the site of a new Barnstaple development have been listed.Historic England confirmed on its website that the buildings, which were the former Shapland and Petter factory, were listed on August 17.The entry confirms the buildings, which can be found at Anchorwood Bank, are now grade two listed due to their architectural, technological and historic interest.The buildings were constructed in 1888 to designs by local architect Read more [...]

Keep on boozing: Pub’s future secure after listed status success

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Friday, 4 September 2015 By Mark Chandler A BRIXTON pub built in the inter-war years has been saved for future generations of drinkers after it was awarded listed status. Ferndale Road’s Duke of Edinburgh pub has been given a Grade II listing by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, a status which means it cannot be redeveloped without permission.It was one of a string of pubs listed thanks to a project by Historic England Read more [...]