While the manufacturer has yet to make any concrete release date announcement, it looks like Sam's Club has recently left cat slip from its bag.Yesterday, Sam's Club started accepting Apple iPad Pro pre-orders. The retailer opened up pre-sales for both Wi-Fi only versions of the productivity-oriented iPad Pro, but not for the only cellular version of the slab. The 32GB Wi-Fi only iPad Pro was priced at $789 while the 128GB version was priced at $949. Both prices are $10 lower than what Apple asks Read more [...]

By Hannah Furness, Arts Correspondent 7:00AM GMT 09 Nov 2015 It was not the most glamorous of beginnings: an inauspicious back room of a Sussex pub growing to a network of very ordinary village halls across England. The founding buildings of the Women’s Institute will now, however, be given their proper place in history, after they are finally listed in recognition of their national importance. Four buildings Read more [...]

LENA Redpath’s stunning upgrade of her historic waterside home took 18 months to complete, but it was worth the wait NOW and again we come across a property that ticks all the boxes – stunning location, history attached to its walls, large rooms and plenty of outdoor space. Croft Downie met all of this, and more, for Lena Redpath when she bought it ten years ago. B-listed, Croft Downie was built on the shores of North Kessock, overlooking the Moray Firth and Inverness, Read more [...]

All 44 of Lutyens's war memorials have now been listed by governmentFinal one to be listed was Gerrads Cross Memorial in BuckinghamshireHe also built classical Arch of Remembrance in Leicester's Victoria ParkHowever, his most famous creation was Cenotaph on Whitehall, LondonTomorrow, royal family, politicians and veterans will gather at memorialListings mean the WW1 memorials will be protected by law from vandalsBy Sophie Jane Evans for MailOnline Published: 13:55 GMT, 7 November Read more [...]

We all now that Chester is full of heritage and character but the city also has more than its fair share of listed buildings where you can enjoy a pint. Three of the country's 11 Grade I listed pubs, the highest grade according to Historic England, are in Chester. The Falcon Inn on Lower Bridge Street and the Bear and Billet on Lower Bridge Street were both listed as buildings of interest in 1955. The Blue Bell, now El Gato Negro tapas bar, on Northgate Street was also listed at the same time. Read more [...]

PUBLISHED: November 7, 2015 07:59 A popular Grade II listed pub in Market Drayton could be transformed into a house. The Coach and Horses in Market Drayton Planning permission is being sought to change The Coach and Horses in Shropshire Street into living accommodation. The application was submitted by Julie Jones to the planning committee at Shropshire Council.The building has been up for sale for more than 24 months with a reduction in price by Read more [...]

Ben Carson       Retired PhysicianAge on Election Day: 65Religion:              Seventh-day AdventistBase: EvangelicalsRésumé: Famous pediatric neurosurgeon, youngest person to head a major Johns Hopkins Hospital division. Founder of the Carson Scholars Fund, which awards scholarships to children of good character.Education: B.A. Yale University. M.D. University of Michigan Medical School.Family: Married to Candy Carson (1975), with three adult sons. The Carsons Read more [...]

Image copyright Historic England Image caption The Fordington memorial commemorates 45 German PoWs The only known free-standing memorial in England that commemorates German prisoner of war (PoW) deaths has been given Grade II-listed Read more [...]

Image caption The gothic arch was built by sculptor Robert Glassby in 1860 A grade II listed monument has been restored to its original glory after it was seized from a drug dealer.The National Crime Agency said it found the 16ft (5m) high gothic Glassby Arch in the garden Read more [...]

Comments (1) Until last year the people of Clifton Village were using the Grade II* listed building as a bank, but it could soon be serving up something altogether more tasty.Plans have been submitted to transform the former Natwest branch in picturesque Caledonia Place into a high quality restaurant.The plans have been put in by Troia UK Restaurants Limited.If planning permission is granted the restaurant would be called The Ivy Restaurant and Grill, would feature Read more [...]