Quaint Italian town with dwindling population offers up its abandoned homes for 85p

A quaint Italian town has offered up its abandoned homes for 85p – and without the usual need to pay a deposit like the country’s other 1 euro house schemes. Laurenzana, in the southern region of Basilicata, is enticing newcomers by scrapping the usual caveats of deposits and legal fees which can rise to more … Read more

Tennyson’s Lincolnshire is a glorious mix of vast countryside, open beaches and quaint little towns 

An hour’s drive north, past the painted storefronts of Norfolk’s boutique towns, lie the undulating wheat fields of Lincolnshire. The county, butted by the North Sea, has long been overshadowed by its cooler neighbour. While it may not have as much allure as Wells-next-the-Sea or the regal attraction of Holkham, this quiet corner of England … Read more

Armed police search homes in quaint Devon market town

Armed police search homes in quaint Devon market town in manhunt after victim is stabbed as residents are told to stay indoors Armed police spent more than an hour searching for a suspect in Totnes, Devon Witnesses said police, equipped with a range of weapons, searched for suspects A couple of officers were seen carrying plastic … Read more

Couple raffle off quaint two-bed cottage they bought for £150,000 for £5 a ticket 

A couple who spent nearly two years renovating a two-bed cottage they bought for £150,000 are now selling it in a raffle for just £5 a ticket. Katherine Jablonowska and Ryan Mclean purchased the property – now worth £290,000 – in the Llŷn Peninsula, Wales, in September 2018 and began developing it, working 14-hour days … Read more