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WELSHMAN Kevin Evans was top dog on price yet again at Skipton Auction Mart’s first online working sheep dog sale of 2021, selling three fully broken dogs for a combined £35,600, while his father David established a new world record price of £6,100 for an unbroken pup. While none of the top-notch Evans trio was able to get near the £20,000 all-time world record price he established at Skipton last autumn with a red bitch, Henna, almost four-years-old, all three dogs at the latest sale ...

MILLBURY POLICE LOG Monday, Jan. 11 3:36 p.m. Identity theft, Lincoln Avenue exit 5 p.m. Fire alarm, Cronin Brook Way Tuesday, Jan. 12 12:40 p.m. Larceny – CVS pharmacy, Canal Street 2:24 p.m. Serve harassment order, Millbury Avenue Wednesday, Jan. 13 3:41 p.m. Harassment order, Highland Avenue 5:52 p.m. Assist other police department, Route 146 7:42 p.m. Harassment order, Highland Avenue Thursday, Jan. 14 8:33 a.m. Accident, Grafton Road 3:57 p.m. Medical emergency, Main Street 4:08 p.m. Lar...

George H. Gurley wrote a general interest column for the Kansas City Star three times a week for ten years and was the book review editor for a number of years. He later wrote a regular column for the Lawrence, Kansas Journal World. He has two books of poetry ( Home Movies, Raindust Press and Fugues in the Plumbing, BkMk Press and a collection of columns with Peter Simpson ( Press Box and City Room, BkMk Press). His poems and short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Poetry an...

UK water sector joins UNs Race to Zero ahead of COP26 Water UK, the trade body representing all major companies in the sector, has been named as an official partner for the UNFCCCs Race to Zero Campaign, which was set up to inspire a holistic and ambitious approach to the global net-zero transition. Between 2011 and 2019, gross operational emissions from the UKs water sector fell by almost 45% - but work must be accelerated to meet net-zero by 2030 Race to Zero was launched last year as part of...

An imaginative visualisation of how Tithe Barn could be restored. - Credit: Hallam Land The site was first identified in 2006 with the developers arguing that “the release of greenfield land for housing will be required to meet growth requirements of the district”.   They argued, too, that “Chatteris is the right location for a proportion of the districts growth requirements and that the application site is suitable to meet those requirements.   Tithe Barn, Chatteris, which will underg...

The historic property will now become a home. "We would like to take this opportunity to thank our thousands, yes many thousands of guests, who have stayed with us for the past, almost twenty years, and also those in the decade before we took over," Wherry said in a statement with partner, Marie Harland. The hotels name came from Peter Simpson, who previously owned and ran the hotel before selling it to Wherry for $2.85 million in 2002. Simpson had paid $209,750 in 1987 and restored the pr...

The wife of legendary mortgage broker Aussie John Symond has splashed a pretty penny on a stunning mansion in Sydney’s east. LOOK INSIDE THE HISTORIC HOME.

The wife of legendary mortgage broker Aussie John Symond has splashed a pretty penny on a stunning mansion in Sydney’s east. LOOK INSIDE THE HISTORIC HOME.

The wife of one of Australias richest men has splashed out $12.5million to buy a boutique hotel.  Amber Symond bought the heritage mansion at Potts Point in Sydneys inner city to turn it into a private residence. Ms Symond is married to John Symond, leading Australian mortage broker and founder of renowned property business Aussie Home Loans.   For the past 30 years the property was an exclusive hotel for wealthy visitors to take in the sights of Sydney. Constructed from earthy red-bricks wi...

The wife of legendary mortgage broker Aussie John Symond has splashed a pretty penny on a stunning mansion in Sydney’s east. LOOK INSIDE THE HISTORIC HOME.