The store in Shrewsbury Road will open its doors to the public on December 10.It will become the town’s second Aldi store, operating alongside the existing shop in Oswald Road, which bosses say is operating at full capacity. There are no plans to close that store.The company says that the new supermarket will create 40 jobs, comprising 25 full-time and 15 part-time roles.Oswestry mayor Peter Cherrington said he was pleased to see more jobs created in the town and was looking forward Read more [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption William Earl Johns went on to create the fictional character Biggles A charity is trying to stop demolition of a hall that was used by air cadets including a pilot who went on to create Read more [...]

Viewing is essential of this rarely available listed former coach house in Warblington. The property, in The Gardens, is set under a slate roof and is full of character with many period features such as an exposed brick fireplace and chimney breast, Gothic style windows, exposed beams, garden well and beautiful stained glass windows.There is parking to the front for several cars, a walled garden with neat lawn and flower borders. Accommodation comprises: entrance hall, sitting/dining Read more [...]

Viewing is essential of this rarely available listed former coach house in Warblington. The property, in The Gardens, is set under a slate roof and is full of character with many period features such as an exposed brick fireplace and chimney breast, Gothic style windows, exposed beams, garden well and beautiful stained glass windows.There is parking to the front for several cars, a walled garden with neat lawn and flower borders. Accommodation comprises: entrance hall, sitting/dining Read more [...]

A village mansion in Balcombe has been ‘re-listed’ to celebrate its role in the history of the Women’s Institute which is currently marking its centenary. The WI movement began in 1915 to encourage women to grow and preserve food in the face of wartime shortages and played an instrumental role in getting village halls built across the country. The Fox Inn And this week the Department for Culture, Media and Sport re-listed Balcombe Place in Balcombe - the home of Read more [...]

A village mansion in Balcombe has been ‘re-listed’ to celebrate its role in the history of the Women’s Institute which is currently marking its centenary. The WI movement began in 1915 to encourage women to grow and preserve food in the face of wartime shortages and played an instrumental role in getting village halls built across the country. The Fox Inn And this week the Department for Culture, Media and Sport re-listed Balcombe Place in Balcombe - the home of Read more [...]

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Under £200k Talygarn Manor, near Pontyclun , is an impressive building, with breath-taking communal areas within the main Manor House. And we've found a few properties for sale there. Talygarn Manor House near Pontyclun The manor house has a varied past. Although there has been a property on the site dating back to the 14th century, the most notable change was brought about by well-known industrialist George Thomas Clark. He bought the house in 1865, and transformed it into a grand Tudor Gothic Read more [...]

November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall falls, taking much of Communist Eastern Europe with it

Communist Eastern Europe – and its most despised symbol – crumbled in late 1989, when East Germans were allowed to enter West Berlin for the first time in 28 years.

The first 180 homes planned for inside the BBC’s former headquarters – a curving 1950s building in White City, London, familiar to generations of television watchers – have been snapped up, mainly by UK buyers. The apartments were so popular that more were put up for sale than planned over the past two months. A further 270 homes will go on sale in April. Prices start at £650,000 for a one-bedroom flat but they will not be ready to move into until the end of 2017. Nearly half the planned Read more [...]