Monthly Archives: September 2015

Commercial Street massage school loses accreditation, will close; building for … – Springfield News

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Buy PhotoProfessional Massage Training Center, Inc. will close its doors at the end of the year and is attempting to sell the 10,000-square-foot building at 229 E. Commercial St.(Photo: Nathan Papes/News-Leader)Buy PhotoA longtime Springfield massage school located on Commercial Street lost its accreditation and will close its doors at the end of the year. The building where it is located has been put up for sale.Juliet Mee, owner of the Professional Massage Training Center, Inc., confirmed to the Read more [...]

Tobacco Dock, London – Venue Spotlight

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Venue Name: Tobacco DockVenue Type:  Unique historic venue for 10-10,000 attendeesVenue Contact Name: Vicki Coleman – Head of SalesVenue Website: tobaccodocklondon.comTwitter: @tobaccodocklonDescribe the facilities Tobacco Dock London offer for both event and exhibition organisers. 30 stunning spaces with capacities from 10-2500 pax set in unique grade 1 listed building on the edge of the City. Historic architecture is complemented by state-of-the-art technology including 2GB data connection Read more [...]

George and Amal Clooney cause chaos in peaceful village with ‘disgusting’ £10m …

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Building work on George and Amal Clooney’s new marital mansion has been branded ‘carnage’ by outraged local residents who long for the peace and quiet of their sleepy village to be restored.  The silver-haired Ocean's Eleven actor, aged 54 years, was delighted to see his planning application to build a new swimming pool and tennis courts approved. A further application to install CCTV cameras around the mansion sparked objections from residents of the Thameside village Read more [...]

HTC One M9e Listed on Certification Site With Specifications

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HTC at its Tuesday event is expected to unveil two new smartphones, possibly the HTC Aero A9 and the HTC Butterfly 3. Now, a third smartphone dubbed HTC One M9e has been spotted at Tenaa (China's equivalent of the FCC) certification site with some details and is rumoured to be also showcased at the Tuesday launch.The listing (via Mobipicker) doesn't include any images of the yet-to-be-announced One M9e, which is said to be the global variant of the HTC One M9+. According to the Tenaa listing, Read more [...]

‘Pair of goggles’ grade II listed restaurant conversion resubmitted

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A plan to build a block of flats next to a grade II-listed restaurant, with the previous design denounced as resembling “a pair of goggles” has been resubmitted. In May this year, Redbridge council’s regulatory committee voted to reject the plans for the large development in New Wanstead. Developers were seeking permission to turn Wanstead’s The British Queen restaurant into two two-bedroom flats and build another block of eight next Read more [...]

In detail: Scotland’s at risk historic buildings

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FROM Edinburgh Castle to Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland is known worldwide for its wealth of historic buildings. But for every lovingly-restored 17th century cottage or Georgian mansion, there are other, often overlooked structures with equally fascinating back stories. Identifying at-risk structures of architectural value or historical merit and cataloguing their condition is the responsibility of The Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Country houses, castles Read more [...]

Tokyo recommends five more sports for 2020 Games

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TOKYO Five additional sports -- baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing -- have been recommended by the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, it was announced on Monday.Under the proposal, a total of 18 new medal events, nine each for men and women, would be contested by an extra 474 athletes at the Games.Under new rules, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports they want to see contested at the Games, although the final decision Read more [...]

Illegal alterations to Beverley historic buildings ‘out of control’

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Comments (7) ILLEGAL alterations to many of Beverley's historic listed buildings are out of control, leaving the town a shambles, planners have been told.Former property developer John Dawson has accused East Riding Council's planning department of ignoring complaints about unauthorised changes to historic buildings in the town.Mr Dawson, who now runs a historical research company called Ancestry Hunters, has complained about more than 200 alleged illegal alterations.His Read more [...]