Second public exhibition over controversial plan for 700 homes on Bradford quarry site

A SECOND public exhibition is being held over plans to build 700 homes on a quarry site in Bradford, after calls from the community. The Marshall family, which owns the Bolton Woods quarry, submitted outline plans for the 70-acre site in November. They are looking at alternative uses for the quarry, which supplies Yorkshire stone, as it is coming to the end of its life as a quarry and its long-term future is “economically unviable”. Dozens of people dropped in Read more [...]

AM Castle & Co. Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Continued Listing Standards

OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A. M. Castle Co. (CAS) (the “Company”), a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services, and supply chain solutions, today announced that on January 21, 2016, the Company received written notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that it is not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01B of the NYSE Listed Read more [...]

Sculptures in Bletchley and Milton Keynes listed as Grade II by Historic England

Comments (0) Two sculptures in Milton Keynes have been listed as Grade II by Historic England, as part of an initative looking at post-war sculptures.Octo, by Wendy Taylor, was commissioned by Milton Keynes Development Corporation for the square outside Norfolk and Ashton Houses and the request to list it was made by Milton Keynes Forum last summer when there was a threat to remove the reflecting pool, which is an integral part of the composition.Although the Read more [...]

EnteroMedics Reports Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

<!-- Paragraph before: ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM), the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders, today announced that, in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), its Board of Directors has approved inducement Read more [...]

Post War Public Art listed in the UK

Our daily round-up of news from the art world Postwar Public Art Listed | 41 sculptures created for Britain’s civic spaces in the aftermath of the Second World War have been given Grade I II listed status, while a major exhibition at London’s Somerset House will draw attention to the astonishing number of 20th-century public artworks that have disappeared or been damaged since their installation. The list of works getting Historic England’s seal of approval throws up few surprises: artists Read more [...]

Community event cancellations; submit your listing

Here is a list of events that have been cancelled this weekend.Only events submitted to Action News are listed. Check back as new listings are added.If you have an event to add to this list, use the form on this page to submit the information.SAT TESTING:- Bonner Prendergast Catholic High School: SATs are canceled at BP for 1/23/2016- Carlisle: Makeup to be administered on Feb. 20- Fort Washington: Makeup to be administered on Feb. 20- Pocono Summit: Makeup to be administered on Feb. 20- Pottstown: Read more [...]

On the Market: Everglades Island house listed at $12995 million

Leaving snow and sleet in their wake and moving from ship to shore, Edward and Ruth Hennessy bought their house at 500 Island Drive on Everglades Island in 1991.“We used to come to Palm Beach to visit,” Edward Hennessy says. “We had our boat at the Australian (Avenue) dock for many years, so we knew a bit about Palm Beach.”The climate here was an indisputable draw, he adds.»PHOTOS: 500 Island Drive“When I was retiring and moving from New Jersey to establish a residence here, we had enough Read more [...]

Chichester sculpture given listed status

A statue which was built in Chichester in 1963 is among 41 sculptures around the country to be given listed status. The Symbol of Discovery by John Skelton, located on the corner of East Row and Little London, is one of the post Second World War sculptures now under special protection.The 41 sculptures, most listed at Grade II and some Grade II*, were designed to bring England’s public spaces back to life after the Second World War as the country began to repair its Read more [...]