Monthly Archives: February 2016

Britain’s largest stately home Wentworth Woodhouse sold for £7m

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Meet the Mehajers … (well, not really)

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Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust commemorates 20th year in action with events and a film

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A dedicated Huddersfield charity is commemorating its 20th year. Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust will release a film and host 20 events as part of its 20TimesChallenge to encourage more people to support its work, which has provided crucial research funding for 13 to 24-year-old sufferers of the disease. Taking the plunge on the world’s fastest zip wire, a sky dive and overseas bike rides and treks through the Amazon and the Sahara are some of the events already listed on the Trust’s website, Read more [...]

Inside the abandoned mansion in Sydney’s Mosman

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What was once described as a grandeur masterpiece is now unrecognisable after the prized mansion was left to deteriorate for more than a decade.Set within the exclusive Sydney north shore suburb of Mosman, the heritage listed property - called 'Morella' - now lies abandoned with graffiti covered walls, smashed windows, scattered debris and a crumbling interior.The derelict estate, which is used as a 'hangout' zone for teenagers and squatters, has fallen into disrepair since its last known resident, Read more [...]

Listed building bid launched for vagrants’ cells at Melton’s St Mary’s Hospital site

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Melton Council is seeking to get listed building status for a block of vagrants’ cells at the town’s St Mary’s Hospital site on Thorpe Road. The vagrants’ cells/casual ward is an ancillary building to the 1836 former Melton Union Workhouse.The vagrants’ block was for vagrants, or tramps, passing through the town looking for shelter. At the time it was illegal to sleep on the streets so they either had to rent a room somewhere in the town or, if they had no Read more [...]

No decision on West Lothian homes site

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Councillors were this week wrangling over proposals to build 800 new homes on the site of the former Bangour Village Hospital. The plans were being discussed yesterday (Wednesday) at a planning meeting but no decision was reached and the application was continued. The application included proposals to create 800 new houses, with up to a further 91 being developed from conversions of existing listed buildings. The plans also include a new primary school, access roads, open space and the refurbishment Read more [...]

UAE endurance rides ‘postponed’ as crisis continues

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Four endurance rides in the UAE due to be staged in the next few days were announced as “postponed” on Tuesday (2 February), as worldwide outrage over the horse welfare crisis continues to escalate. And in another surprise move, all remaining rides in Dubai for the rest of the season have disappeared from the calendar of the Dubai Equestrian Club. The Emirates Equestrian Federation (EEF) emailed the postponements to its members overnight on Wednesday, without giving a reason. However, earlier Read more [...]

Historic Bosler House in Denver will be listed for sale

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The Bosler House in Denver's hip Highland neighborhood will be put up for sale with the hope of finding an owner who can restore the historic mansion, which has fallen into disrepair. A court-appointed third party that has served as a caretaker for the landmark-designated house will seek a judge's approval to list the house for sale this week. "This is a difficult situation," Brad Buchanan, executive director of Denver Community Planning and Development, said in a statement. "The sale of this house Read more [...]

NYSE’s July 8 halt pushed trading to other exchanges: US SEC

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Thomson ReutersA trader waits for news while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange following a halt in trading in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the New York Stock Exchange came to a surprise standstill of more than three hours on July 8, trading simply migrated to other exchanges, according to an analysis released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. Trading halted at 11:32 a.m., raising fears that one of the world's largest stock exchanges Read more [...]