LORD GRADE makes a passionate plea to save independent pharmacies

Down by the quayside at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, where my wife and I are living under lockdown, there stands a stalwart of the community, a sweetly old-fashioned local chemist. The pharmacist’s wooden windowfront sits on a narrow street between the local newsagent and the King’s Head pub. To the casual passer-by, it … Read more

Priyanka Chopra says she felt ‘abandoned’ when her mother left her at boarding school in third grade

Priyanka Chopra Jonas felt ‘abandoned’ when her parents left her at boarding school when she was in third-grade. The Indian actress, 38, spoke about her childhood away from home, and what it meant to look back on that time, in an interview with Elle ahead of the release of her autobiography Unfinished. ‘Being sent away to … Read more

Grade II listed 50ft high water tower built in 1853 is transformed into £595k three-bed home

Fancy splashing out? Grade II listed 50ft high water tower built in 1853 is transformed into £595k three-bed home after undergoing Grand Designs-style conversion The tower was originally built in 1853 and supplied water to the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire  The building’s change of use was subject to protests from a town’s Civic Society as … Read more

Grade II listed 50ft high water tower built in 1853 is transformed into £595k three-bed home

Fancy splashing out? Grade II listed 50ft high water tower built in 1853 is transformed into £595k three-bed home after undergoing Grand Designs-style conversion The tower was originally built in 1853 and supplied water to the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire  The building’s change of use was subject to protests from a town’s Civic Society as … Read more

Grade II listed mansion is up for sale for £6.5million and includes ten acres of private garden

If you’re dreaming of owning a lavish mansion straight out of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton, look no further than this beautiful property, which has just hit the market.   A beautiful stately home has just become available that is sure to satisfy all those period property needs and impress the Ton – and it could be … Read more

Grade II-listed Lamb & Flag pub in Oxford is closing after 408 years

It began serving beer on its current site in the 1600s and survived the Great Plague but the Lamb and Flag in Oxford is set to close for good after being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Grade II-listed pub where JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Thomas Hardy once visited has shut its doors after … Read more

Grade II listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor is for sale for £6.2million

A breathtaking Grade II-listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor has hit the market for £6.25million.   Longlands House was built for John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln, understood to have been one of the first to persuade the Tudor King to annul his marriage to first wife Catherine of Aragon. The six-bedroom property in Henley-on-Thames has a … Read more

Grade II-listed Cambridgeshire pub turned into luxury four-bed house on sale for £900,000 

A Grade II listed former pub converted into an award-winning four-bedroom house has hit the market for £900,000.  The Princess of Wales pub in Little Abington, Cambridgeshire, was built in 1820 but closed in 1963. Locals believe it was possibly named after Princess Alexandra of Wales, the wife of the future King Edward VII, before it … Read more

Myleene Klass praises daughter Ava, 13, for passing her grade 7 cello exam in lockdown

Myleene Klass praised her eldest daughter Ava, 13, on Thursday night after she passed her grade seven cello exam in lockdown. Taking to Instagram, the classically trained musician, 42, revealed that she had accompanied Ava on the piano during the virtual examination. Myleene gushed that she was ‘super proud’ of her eldest child and sweetly called her … Read more

Kate Middleton’s friend Rose Hanbury begs for help to find ‘cheap’ rugs for Grade I Houghton Hall

Kate Middleton’s friend Rose Hanbury has gone all frugal as she looks to do up her 18th century Grade I listed home on the cheap. The wife of David Cholmondeley, 58, who is the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, took to Instagram to ask for help to find some new rugs. The couple – who are worth … Read more