A Huddersfield historian is appealing for information about the grand villas of Edgerton to help his research for a forthcoming book. David Griffiths, author of the histories of Greenhead Park and Greenhead Hall and an Edgerton resident himself, has long felt the district has not received due attention as a classic Victorian suburb – despite including almost 100 listed buildings and other structures. And when you take the time to look at them they are absolutely magnificent. He said: “Manchester’s Read more [...]

It seemed like an insane gamble: Spend millions upon millions of your personal fortune to build a house that’s so off-the-charts indulgent – $200,000 “candy wall,” $1 million-plus security system, quarter-million-dollar sculptures (plural) – that the Los Angeles Times won’t feel too hyperbolic declaring it “L.A.’s most extreme home.” Then charge $85 million (£57m) for it and let the market have its way. That the market certainly did. The 23,000-square-foot Beverly Hills gargantumansion Read more [...]

HUNDREDS of worried neighbours and councillors have voiced protests over one of the largest proposed housing developments in Burnley and Pendle’s recent history. But development bosses at Pendle Council believe, with a £1.25million sweetener towards new school places and road upgrades pledged, that 500 new homes for Trough Laithe, near Barrowford, is acceptable. MORE TOP STORIES: Man robbed of car and left covered in blood after ‘terrifying’ attack outside Read more [...]

George Clooney has agreed to change the colours of the CCTV system of his Oxfordshire mansion to appease his new neighbours.Residents of Sonning complained after he planted a screen of cameras on and around the £10 million Mill House, calling the installation 'unsightly and intrusive'.Clooney, 54, who bought the property with his wife Amal, 37, in October 2014 after tying the knot in Venice, has now agreed to change the colour of the cameras' protective covers, South Oxfordshire district council Read more [...]

MOST people are usually skint at this time of year, what with just getting Christmas out of the way - but for those with mountains of cash, there are always properties available for purchase. The property market for millionaires is always worth a wee browse, even for those of us who don't have the money to spend and just want to tease ourselves by looking at what's available. This week we are looking at two B-listed properties, kicking off with a stunning Georgian mansion in Kincardineshire Read more [...]

A vandalism plagued former school in Willenhall is set to be demolished – but an iconic clock tower will be saved.Little London JMI School in Willenhall has had the bell from its iconic clock tower stolen, and has been subject to spates of vandal attacks, fly-tipping and youths hanging around the derelict site since it shut its doors in 2007.But development officers on Walsall Council have recommended the planning committee approve a bid to transform the school into offices and Read more [...]

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Last year MPs with constituencies outside London spent £6.6 million on hotels, rentals and "associated costs". In the minutes of an Ipsa board meeting, the watchdog said the funding of MPs accommodation costs were "still viewed equivocally". The Houses of Parliament They said: "This is particularly the case given that many MPs rent a property in London, retaining it throughout the year when Parliament only sits for circa 230 days of the year." However, one MP told the Mail on Sunday: "What they Read more [...]

WHEN Moshira Maddison saw this unique granite period house, she was awestruck by its amazing beauty. Broomlands House, built by the former owner of the Dalbeattie quarry in 1903, is an unusual Edwardian mansion representing one of the finest granite houses in south-west Scotland. Moshira, who moved to the Borders in December 1988, said: “My husband James used to work in Egypt and at the time he wanted to retire early so we started looking for a house in the UK that was a good size with some land. Read more [...]

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