A LANDLORD says it is an "honour" after his pub was chosen to become a listed building. The Wheatsheaf, on Mill Lane, Sutton Leach, has been given the status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The news that the pub is now a protected building deliver as a boost to the town's pub heritage following closures and demolitions of buildings such as the Hope and Anchor on City Road and The Black Horse at Moss Bank. The grade II listing Read more [...]

It has been home to poets and artists, a bishop, a high sheriff, architects and solicitors – and has hosted its fair share of tourists in its 600-year history. Now some of the hidden treasures of one of Wales’ most important country mansions are being opened up as part of the national Open Doors event, which sees historic Welsh buildings opened up to the public. See also: 27 listed buildings and treasures that evoke the charm and history of Wales' past Historic guides The hidden rooms in Aberglasney Read more [...]

A planning application for 40 homes at land north of Birchen Lane, Haywards Heath, has been made. Crest Nicholson has revised the application, which has previously been submitted to Mid Sussex District Council and which is the subject of an appeal. The new application has a reduced number of houses, 48 down to 40, removed access via Birchen Lane, apart from emergency vehicles, and the field to the south of the site will no longer be developed. A spokesperson for Crest Nicholson Read more [...]