June 6th, 2007 → 2:50 am @ News Editor
The History After deciding to branch out from the original family business, F.A. Henshaws, which was established in 1946, John Henshaw first opened the doors at 41 Stockwell Gate in 1977 selling quality fitted bedroom furniture. Due to the large demand for fitted furniture John then decided to open a showroom in Nottingham on Canal [...]
June 5th, 2007 → 2:41 am @ News Editor
Britain’s first 24/7 country channel, Horse & Country TV, will be hitting rural homes in just over a month’s time. The launch date and time has been confirmed as 12 noon on Monday July 2, the second day of the Royal Show. This new Sky channel has been two years in the making, and will [...]
June 4th, 2007 → 9:03 am @ News Editor
Tempt Your Tastebuds At The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival If you think that boats are the only dish of the day at this years annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy (Saturday 30th June – Sunday 1st July 2007), then you would be mistaken. Now in its 14th year, the unique festival encompasses an [...]
June 4th, 2007 → 7:50 am @ News Editor
Students from Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham and Leicester will be able to reclaim the cost of travel if they attend Open Days at the University of Central England in Birmingham next month. UCE Birmingham is offering students with an LS, S, NG or LE postcode a limited number of Open Day travel cost reimbursements on a [...]
June 4th, 2007 → 7:48 am @ News Editor
An ancient Nottinghamshire title fetched £7,250 last Thursday at National property specialist Strutt & Parker’s Feudal Baronies and Lordships of the Manor auction. The Lordship of the Manor of Willoughby in Walesby was among 25 manorial lordships and five feudal baronies that went under the hammer at Ironmongers’ Hall, London, fetching a total of £342,500. [...]
June 4th, 2007 → 7:46 am @ News Editor
THE fastest-growing beverage in the UK is set to challenge wine for the top spot when it comes to this summer’s favourite drink with food. The ongoing rise in the popularity of cider has sparked a new fair-weather trend to match the tipple with a whole host of seasonal dishes in the same way wine [...]
June 2nd, 2007 → 12:31 pm @ News Editor
Whisky with a ‘twist’ usually refers to a dram with a hint of lemon peel. An odd addition you might think, but there are many variations and uses for the ‘water of life’. Whisky dates back almost 1500 years on the west coast, which is home to approximately half the total number of distilleries in [...]
June 2nd, 2007 → 12:22 pm @ News Editor
Bentley Motors, one of the most exclusive brands in automotive history, is confident that it will create a permanent market niche in the city of Barcelona. The company places its confidence in the Quadis Group to open a showroom in the northern section of the Catalonian capital. There, one will be able to find the [...]
June 2nd, 2007 → 11:46 am @ News Editor
Lynne White of Ravenshead raised over £1,000 for the Ravenshead Day Centre by swimming the equivalent of the English Channel, she has been given an award for bravery. Lynne, who is disabled, completed the impressive swim over an eighteen month period. Well done Lynne!
