The props Kevin might have had his own snow sledge in the first film BUT Home Alone 2 introduced us to the Talkboy. Long before Disney’s Frozen favourite Elsa broke children’s hearts everywhere by selling out in shops, the simple voice recorder was the toy that every child wanted to unwrap under the Christmas tree. And no matter how many pictures we can take on our phones, nothing will ever seem quite as cool as sightseeing around the Big Apple with a Polaroid camera. The food How many Read more [...]

Public bodies are still working to “reduce the risk of harm to residents” at a crisis-hit care home set to close in a matter of weeks. The Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CSSIW) is working with Gwynedd council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to help residents at the Plas y Bryn care home in Bontnewydd. North Wales Police are also investigating claims of neglect and poor care at the home, which has been the subject of three scathing reports from the CSSIW in the last Read more [...]

The props Kevin might have had his own snow sledge in the first film BUT Home Alone 2 introduced us to the Talkboy. Long before Disney's Frozen favourite Elsa broke children's hearts everywhere by selling out in shops, the simple voice recorder was the toy that every child wanted to unwrap under the Christmas tree. And no matter how many pictures we can take on our phones, nothing will ever seem quite as cool as sightseeing around the Big Apple with a Polaroid camera. The food Rex Macaulay Culkin Read more [...]

Property tech (proptech) has been on the rise recently as internet savvy buyers, comfortable with the likes of Uber and Airbnb, want an easier way to buy, sell and rent property without dealing with expensive and ineffective estate agents. Here’s our pick of the bunch. 1. Purplebricks We will start with the only company that has gone public on this list, Purplebricks. The online-only estate agent uses “local advisors” to try and smooth the buying and letting process out and can save money by Read more [...]

A long running St Andrews planning saga has taken another twist as the Scottish Government’s planning appeals body said it had no role in dealing with the issue. Fife Council appears to have refused permission for changes to a listed building – without the building actually being listed.David Adie, of 8 Queen’s Gardens in the town has been trying to make a new gate in the wall to the gardens at Southgait Close, applying for listed building planning permission. But Read more [...]

Comments (0) Take a look at the 3 newly listed properties in Elham and Hythe on the market with Laing Bennett. To find out more about these properties call 01303 863393 or 01303 264846.Hythe £325,000A rare opportunity to purchase this detached two bedroom bungalow situated close to the seafront. Living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom. Delightful enclosed rear garden. No chain. EPC RATING = D.Hythe £139,995A well appointed two bedroom first Read more [...]

Even as a relatively new and wide-eyed Londoner, an urgent desire to abscond from the relentless activity and incessant buzz of the metropolis is an all too familiar feeling. It is this longing for escapism that tends to render Bath - both the peaceful city and the vessel for that matter - too tempting to resist.  It was that same desire to switch off from the buzz that led me to The Royal Crescent Hotel Spa, housed in a Grade 1-listed Georgian townhouse less than a 10 minute walk from the Read more [...]

Plans to redevelop a set of shops along Warwick Road have been objected to by Kenilworth Town Council at a meeting on Monday December 21. The buildings along 76 to 84 Warwick Road will be converted into five two-bedroom houses, three one-bedroom flats and four new shop units should the plans be approved by Warwick District Council’s (WDC) planning committee. However, the shop owners were apparently unaware of the plans until they appeared on WDC’s planning website. Read more [...]

06:30 23 December 2015 Rosa McMahon Blickling Hall. Picture: Ian Ward. Archant The most successful ITV drama of all Read more [...]

Redundant public sector site redeveloped into affordable homes for Perth A former UK government building in Perth is being transformed with 62 new homes in a bid to tackle the local affordable housing shortage. Perth and Kinross Council has teamed up with Hillcrest Housing Association to redevelop land previously owned by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Vacant land and property across Scotland which was previously in public sector ownership is being used to add Read more [...]