Repair shop’s leather expert tells This Morning of the ‘depth of emotion’ in Holocaust survivor’s eyes after she restored late husband’s treasured box which was all that was left of his home after the Nazis confiscated everything else Suzie Fletcher appeared on This Morning today to speak about BBC Repair Shop Leather expert revealed that … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Builders soar as Crest Nicholson restores dividend thanks to housing market’s recovery By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 3 November 2020 Dividend-starved investors piled into housebuilder Crest Nicholson after it laid out plans to resume its shareholder payouts. Business has rebounded amid … Read more
Housebuilder Bellway restores dividend as the stamp duty holiday lifts summer house sales sharply Bellway’s reservations shot up 30.6% in the first nine weeks from August 1 Chancellor Rishi Sunak suspended stamp duty on home buys under £500,000 The FTSE 250 firm cancelled its dividend after its building sites closed in March By Harry Wise … Read more
A mother has restored a dirty old teddy bear to perfect condition with ‘strip washing’, a method of soaking soft fabrics in a mixture that draws out deeply ingrained dirt. The Australian woman posted in a Facebook cleaning group detailing how she salvaged her dog’s dirt-encrusted toy which had been left outside in the garden … Read more
Seven of Europe’s most impressive ruined castles have been given an extreme makeover. They have been ‘rebuilt’ by a team of designers and architects using the wonders of computer-generated imagery. Scroll down to see these epic ruins – from a beautiful fortified Irish mansion to Vlad the Impaler’s former Romanian abode – travel back in … Read more