2. Listed buildings are considered to be of special historical or architectural interest of national importance. Listing doesn't mean that the building can't be altered or extended - it often can, but the local council will have more control over what changes are made to it and may refuse permission for alterations if it doesn't think they're appropriate. Listed building consent is required to make alterations and while some home improvements, such as internal redecoration, can usually Read more [...]

2. Listed buildings are considered to be of special historical or architectural interest of national importance. Listing doesn't mean that the building can't be altered or extended - it often can, but the local council will have more control over what changes are made to it and may refuse permission for alterations if it doesn't think they're appropriate. Listed building consent is required to make alterations and while some home improvements, such as internal redecoration, can usually Read more [...]

The son of Lope De Vega, who had won his only previous start at two in a warm Newmarket maiden, had been touted for the 2,000 Guineas, only to fail to please in his early spring work. Stoute will now aim for bigger targets again.“I was very impressed with the way he quickened. He has just taken a long time to come to himself this spring and only did his first piece of impressive work last week,” the trainer said. “We came here thinking he might want a mile and a quarter. It was pretty impressive Read more [...]

A judging panel comprising broadcaster Fred MacAulay, award-winning writer Denise Mina, Creative Scotland's Jenny Niven, Dundee Honorary graduate Danny Wallace and literary agent Ed Wilson will decide which novelist will win a publishing deal with Cargo Publishing and £10,000, the largest cash prize for unpublished work in the UK. Anna Day, director of Literary Dundee, said: "The Dundee International Book Prize is a vital part of our work, and a key way in which we celebrate and champion new voices. "This Read more [...]

Newly-listed Stride Gaming (LON:STR) revealed the progress it made as a privately run company as it unveiled a 173% rise in revenues and a move decisively into the black in the first half. The company, which raised £11.2mln from its IPO on May 19, reported net gaming revenues of £11.7mln and earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation of almost £3.6mln during the six months to February 28. The shares, listed at 132p, rose 3% following the results and were changing hands for 198p at 11.30pm. Read more [...]

28 May 2015 | By Iain Withers Pre-tax profit triples in first-half to March Register for free to keep reading <!-- Try Building for Free, click below and take two minutes to register with us to gain further access to building.co.uk (excludes some subscription only content) --> Click the button below and complete the registration form to gain access to the latest news stories. Already registered? If you are registered for newsletters Read more [...]

Clatworthy was born in 1928 in Bridgwater, Somerset, into impoverished circumstances. His father, Earnest, worked as a railway clerk at Bridgwater Station and young Robert, an only child, grew up in a nearby cold-water terrace house with an outside toilet.Such was Clatworthy's dexterity and innate aptitude with his hands that he developed an early artistic ambition, nurtured first at the local West of England college of Art in Bristol, which in he entered in 1944, then at Chelsea School of Art and Read more [...]

Douglas Elliman PhotographyThree apartments at New York City’s sold-out Walker Tower have just hit the market for a combined $60 million. Together, the three apartments–Units 18A, 18C, and 18D–encompass just under 10,000 square feet and span the full 18th floor and half of the 19th floor, according to the listing agent, Michael Graves of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, who shares the listing with Vickey Barron, also of Elliman. The sellers are Kevin Maloney and Elliott Joseph, principals Read more [...]

Sainsbury's has topped the list for cheapest supermarkets for the first time this year. The nationwide retailer was in the number one spot of The Grocer magazine's weekly chart with 33 items totalling £56.40. Morrisons and Asda were hot on their heels with totals of £56.88 and £56.91 respectively. Tesco weren't even close to the top spot with a combined total of £58.62, the Mirror reports. It's thought that the wide range of products available on offer in Sainsbury's was the reason Read more [...]

Comments (0) A campaign has been launched to save a former open air school used to teach children with debilitating illnesses and bring it back into community use.The former Western Park Open Air School in the city, was classified as a Grade II- listed building by English Heritage when it closed in 2005.It has remained unused ever since.The school was opened in 1930 for children with debilitating illnesses, including tuberculosis, and was based on a idea that Read more [...]