Brisbane City Council ‘powerless’ to stop demolition of three homes with heritage values

Updated February 08, 2016 16:29:11 Photo: The protesters had to make way for the workers to begin asbestos removal after a police direction about 8:30am. (ABC News: Kathy McLeish) Brisbane City Council can do nothing to protect three inner-city heritage value homes from being bulldozed because a demolition licence has already been Read more [...]

Bitcoin Group delays public listing on Australian Stock Exchange

The Bitcoin Group has delayed its public listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in order to provide further information about the currency to the exchange. The company has been seeking to become the second listed bitcoin entity in Australia. But the crypto currency operators have faced a series of setbacks and have now reportedly had six delays to the listing. Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that involves complex computer processing in order to generate more currency, in a processing known Read more [...]

Battle looms over houses for heroes plan

Now the matter is set for a showdown meeting next month where councillors on the planning committee will have the final say. The idea to build two homes at Bloomhill, near the village, came about after landowners The Chrystal Trust decided to put a vacant field to better use by building homes for veterans. The land was once the estate of Lt George Chrystal, who perished along with scores of fellow officers and men of the 1/9th Battalion Argyll Sutherland Highlanders which was all but Read more [...]

Pressure mounts to strip Sheikh Mohammed’s Dubai venue of 2016 world championship endurance event

The Swiss federation has suggested a boycott, while the Dutch announced on Friday that if the FEI could not wrest back control, it would consider its own measures. A Change.org petition launched on Friday, also requesting reallocation of the championship event, drew more than 2,000 signatures in its first 36 hours.The UAE was suspended for four months last March for horse welfare violations, after a catalogue of doping, horse fatality and falsified results scandals, many exposed by The Telegraph. Read more [...]

Sneak peek inside luxury Derbyshire country house and garden pod

Comments (0) OFFER the asking price and owners of grade II-Listed Park View will “gift” you their beloved £6,000 garden pod.“That’s the deal,” laughed Anton Brooks, who lives in the stunning converted property, nestled within the grounds of Brocksford Hall, in Doveridge.“My wife Marjorie and I love our outdoor bubble. We sit in it quite a lot and enjoy lunch, but we’re willing to leave it in the garden if the buyers don’t negotiate on the price Read more [...]

Gitane Du Berlais stamps class on Listed heat at Naas – Racinguk.com

Gitane Du Berlais stamps class on Listed heat at Naas Sunday 7 February 2016 Gitane Du Berlais made it count from the front to claim the BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase as the 6-5 favourite at Naas.Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh, the six-year-old old jumped pretty soundly in the Listed race over two miles and was not especially hard pressed to deny I'm All You Need by seven lengths.Carrigmoorna Read more [...]

Runcorn warehouse up for auction at £100k

A vacant warehouse in Runcorn town centre is to go under the hammer. The property on High Street is listed with a guide price of £100,000-£110,000. It is being marketed by Pugh Co and will go to auction on Thursday, February 25, at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City FC. Pugh Co said the warehouse comes with planning permission for eight flats and a two-bed house, granted on October 15, and an estimated rental value of £6,600 a year. The auction house said the property has 256sq m of Read more [...]

Tattershall news

Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council has thanked all who helped and supported Christmas events, including the much appreciated Military Wives Choir. The “Light Up with Christmas Trees” project proved a success, with eight businesses taking part plus the small trees added to surround the large tree in the Market Place Square.Over the last 10 months, a condition survey has been carried out for the church wall in Holy Trinity churchyard, which is a listed scheduled Read more [...]