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Festival is cancelled due to expected high winds

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A popular Christmas festival has been cancelled due to expected high winds. Businesses, children and shoppers had been preparing for the St Nicholas Festival in Whitley Bay on Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5.But North Tyneside Council has made the disappointing decision to cancel the event due to high winds forecast this weekend. Stallholders had been expected to gather in the town centre from Friday lunchtime, with a children’s lantern parade Read more [...]

New plans for housing at old monastery site

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Fresh plans to redevelop the former Greyfrairs Monastery in Uddingston have been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. It’s proposed to convert the listed building into nine flats and build 20 detached houses on the surrounding ground.A report by architects LBG Waterston on behalf of Townfield Construction Limited stated: “It is the intention to restore the property to its former grandeur.” The monastery building, off Blantyre Farm Road, has a picturesque Read more [...]

Christmas at Hard Days Night Hotel

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FAQs What is Bdaily? Bdaily is a regional business news website, covering content in the North East, North West, South East and Yorkshire. We deliver a daily email bulletin directly to your inbox, featuring the latest news and event listings in your area. On the site we have a main news section, where our journalists publish breaking business news throughout the day.  In addition we have a members’ news section, where our members can upload their own stories using the self-publishing Read more [...]

Yorkshire schools £100m construction programme put on hold over listed …

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THE FIRST major school building programme to be launched in Yorkshire since Building Schools for the Future was axed five years ago has been put on hold because one of the sites is subject to a listed building application. The £100m scheme will see seven schools in West Yorkshire being rebuilt under the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building programme - aimed at the buildings in the worst condition.However work is now on hold because of a bid to give Read more [...]

Don’t miss the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s Christmas Carol Concert

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Thanks to Amy for sharing details of this charity Carol concert. Ed Hose Rhodes Dickson, the Island’s largest independent estate agency, are proud once again to be supporting the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s Christmas Carol Concert at The Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes on Friday 11th December 2015. Following the success of last year, the event looks set to attract even more interest this year, and raise even more funds for a very worthwhile Island-based charity. The evening full of Christmas Read more [...]

Housing plans for old surgery building

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A former doctors’ surgery in Mansfield could soon be converted into housing if plans are given the go-ahead. The large building, known as Innisdoon on Crow Hill Drive, has stood vacant for more than three years after the practice relocated to bigger premises.The Grade II-listed property was originally a home when it was built in 1904. The applicant, Hunter Property Ltd, based in Berkshire, is hoping to convert it into six self-contained houses with a mix Read more [...]

House plans proposed for Grade II-listed Southport school

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A Southport Grade II listed former school building could be converted into flats and houses. Sunnymede Primary, on Westcliffe Road, Birkdale , closed in 2010 and has been vacant ever since. Plans were submitted to Sefton Council to refurbish the school into six apartments, with the former head teacher’s house and outbuildings being demolished to make way for seven new houses. The application was submitted by Schemeglobal Properties, in Southport , who have also applied for listed building Read more [...]

The 66 Labour MPs who voted for bombing in Syria listed

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MPs debated whether to extend British bombing of Isis to Syria for ten hours on Wednesday. Late in the evening they voted to support the Government's motion. Labour MPs were given a free vote and allowed to vote according to their views. Most Labour MPs opposed the bombing, in line with their party leader Jeremy Corbyn, the majority of the shadow cabinet, and the vast majority of members. 66 Labour MPs however voted with David Cameron in support of intervention. Their names are below. The Read more [...]

The British Standards Institution can help your business

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The UK's first management systems quality standard, BS 5750, was published by BSI in 1979. In 1987, it was superseded by the ISO 9000 series of international standards. Today ISO 9001 is the world’s most successful standard, having been adopted by more than one million organisations in 178 countries. Multiple industries: the BSI's clients account for 77pc of the FTSE 100 On a day to day basis BSI equips businesses with the tools to turn standards of best practice into habits of excellence. According Read more [...]