Local villagers have revealed their ‘devastation’ over a planning row which erupted with a former high flying banker who transformed his country seat into a luxury £3 million wedding venue. Green Cow founders Joe and Keeley Evans, from Herefordshire, spent £3m building a luxury events complex on their 1,500-acre Whitbourne Estate, and marketed the venue a year as … Read more
A humble suburban garage that was transformed into a luxury six-bedroom home has gone on the market for £1.25million. The stylish eco-friendly property in Rhiwbina, to the north of Cardiff, South Wales, was built on the spot of the garage sitting between houses on a busy hillside road. The ‘up-and-over’ garage was demolished – and replaced … Read more
Pensioners flocked to Litchfield Cathedral today after it was transformed into a make-shift Covid vaccination centre. Hundreds of people thronged the magnificent 826-year-old gothic edifice to visit temporary nursing stations where they received the Oxford-AstraZeneca injection. Britain’s oldest three-spired cathedral, in Staffordshire, was dubbed ‘the most glamorous vaccine centre in Britain’ by the city’s MP. … Read more
It’s an urban landscaping project that has taken off in style. What was once a 6,000ft (1,830m) long airport runway in Shanghai is now a stunning park containing 2,227 trees, 82 plant species, a beautiful sunken garden, cycle paths, a playground and a bird-watching grove. The project is the brainchild of U.S architecture firm Sasaki, … Read more
A little boy who was mauled by a dog while saving his sister is making an incredible recovery thanks to a team of renowned doctors who have volunteered to treat his facial scars pro bono after hearing his inspiring story. Bridger Walker, six, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, bravely put himself between his younger sister and a … Read more
La Roche is exactly how you would picture a small village in South-West France. Red-tiled roofs, quaint shutters, a cat picking its way slowly across the square towards the mairie in the bright winter sunshine. My wife Penny and I live in what locals call ‘La Maison Toute Seule’ (The House All Alone), hidden at … Read more
EXCLUSIVE – Garage on Kensington’s ‘millionaire’s row’ – which was bought for £350,000 two years ago – is transformed into £1.2million pint-sized eco-home The run-down garage on Lexham Gardens was bought by David Lonsdale and business partner Hadi Sarmadi The pair snapped it up in February 2019 and spent £550k turning it into a stylish, 70sq … Read more
Natalie Portman has been in Australia with her family since September, as she works on the latest Thor movie. While in town, the Oscar-winner is also fitting in some work with luxury fashion house Dior. The 39-year-old is set to star in a new television advertisement for the brand, which is being filmed at Sydney’s Manar apartments, … Read more
With the iconic images of red shirts and a golden trophy glinting in the sun it is easy to be fooled into thinking you have seen England’s finest two hours in all its glorious colour when you haven’t. There is no complete footage of the 1966 World Cup final known to exist other than the … Read more
DIY SOS is set to transform the home where a woman lost her husband and her seven-year-old daughter during tonight’s emotional episode. Caroline Blanchard, from Scunthorpe, reveals on the BBC One Show that her seven-year-old daughter Natasha and 48-year-old husband Paul both died at her home, and she now feels unable to use the rooms … Read more