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Developers finally submit plans to convert fire-ravaged hospital near Duston into homes

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Long-awaited plans to demolish a fire-gutted former psychiatric hospital near Duston and replace the site with flats and houses have been submitted. Irish firm WN Developments took over the St Crispin’s Hospital land in 2009 and announced major plans to bring it back to life. Hilary Harman and Seamus Neville, owner of development company WN Developments, pictured at the site back in 2012 when the firm first announced plans to build "luxury appartments" there. Read more [...]

Events for Gamers enters 2016 with more events than ever!

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We're super excited to bring so many new events to the calendar this year. Last year was an incredible achievement with over 250 unique events, but now we're looking to hit the 300-event milestone in 2016! We've also been increasingly covering events on the site's social networks, so be sure to join them!Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eventsforgamersFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/eventsforgamersYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/eventsforgamersGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/+EventsForGamersEvents Read more [...]

Health Briefs

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GEORGETOWN Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Tidelands Health, but some take place at different locations. Call the numbers listed for more information or visit www.tidelandshealth.orgChronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. 866-647-9396 or visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPSChronic Disease Self-Management workshop | 1:30-4 p.m. every Monday, Wachesaw Conference Center. Free. 843-520-8490 to registerSmoking Read more [...]

Stop the Rot: Percy Street terraces to be restored by council

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A row of empty Grade II-listed Georgian town houses in Toxteth are to be brought back into use as part of a move to ‘Stop the Rot’ of unused properties in the city. Eight homes, on the corner of Percy Street and Upper Parliament Street have been empty since 2008 - with their beautiful, but boarded up, exteriors slowly fading. However, Liverpool City Council have revealed their plans which could see the buildings restored and brought back into residential use. Constructed of hand made brick Read more [...]

Wartime evacuee costume pulled from Amazon Italy amid sensitivities over refugee crisis

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The outfit touched a nerve as Carnival celebrations got under way in Italy, where it is common custom for schoolchildren to wear fancy dress during the pre-Lenten festivities that run through February 9. The "Wartime Refugee” costume was was displayed for sale online alongside a host of other fancy dress options, like Batman and Elsa from Walt Disney’s animated film “Frozen.” Complaints that children might consider dressing up as refugees instead of Pinocchio or princesses poured in after Read more [...]

What’s new at the York Home Show

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The Home Show pictured in 2015 at the Utz Arena. This year, the show will feature plenty of new elements.(Photo: Submitted)The annual Home Show put on by the York Builders Association has a lot to boast this year.The event is heading into its 48th year the weekend of Jan. 29. More than 150 exhibitors will showcase their products and services for people interested in building or remodeling their homes over the course of a weekend. And kids even have a place to hang out while their parents ogle Read more [...]

PICTURES: This Grade II listed Georgian house could be yours for £2million

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Comments (0) DATING from around 1790, and originally the local rectory, Beaumont House is a fine seven- bedroom Georgian house in the hamlet of Beaumont-cum-Moze, near Thorpe-le-Soken.Having only changed hands twice in the past 70 years, its rare Grade II listing reflects the fact that it retains its original character and fine period features to a quite exceptional degree."We had been living in the area for four or five years, and with three young daughters Read more [...]

Inside St Paul’s Studios: a painters’ workroom home

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Talgarth Road in west London is one of the capital’s busiest, dirtiest thoroughfares. With three lanes of traffic thundering to and from the M4, it’s easy to miss the row of eight Arts and Crafts-era houses when driving past Barons Court station. For architect Marius Barran and his wife Veronica, living in one of these historic homes, built in 1891 as artists’ studios, is worth the inconvenience of the busy road. Veronica first spotted the house online when the couple were looking to move Read more [...]