Ikea’s BoKlok homes go on show
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 31, 2008
{related}Ikea,LiveSmart@Home,BoKlok{related} A new generation of pre-fabricated homes were unveiled today in Gateshead, Tyneside.
Ikea pioneered the BoKlok concept homes in Scandinavia, which some commentators believe could help resolve the UKs affordable housing crisis.
The British firm Live Smart @ Home has the exclusive rights to build the homes in this country.
A two-bedroom show apartment [...]
Town and Country gets charity status
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 28, 2008
Related ItemsTown and Country gets charity status Tunbridge Wells based Town %26amp; Country Housing Group has been granted charitable status by the Charity Commission marking the final part of the group%26#39;s restructure.
The majority of housing associations have charitable status because of the nature of their work and for financial reasons.
The new status could potentially save [...]
Your Homes Newcastle offer cash for clean homes
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 28, 2008
Related ItemsYour Homes Newcastle furniture service gets acclaim Annual report proves YHN is more than a business Newcastle welcomes asbo powerTenants who leave their properties and gardens tidy and clean could receive up to %26pound;150 from Your Homes Newcastle (YHN).
YHN, which looks after Newcastles 31,000 council homes, is starting an End of Tenancy Incentive scheme [...]
Wooden acting drains lavish Tosca of its magic
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on January 28, 2008
Tosca
(out of 4)By Giacomo Puccini. Conducted by Richard Buckley. Directed by Paul Curran. Canadian Opera Company. To Feb. 23 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231
Friday night’s opening of a new production of Giacomo Puccini’s beloved Tosca by the Canadian Opera Company proved that opera-goers must constitute [...]
Ujima’s demise under inquiry
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 27, 2008
Related ItemsHousing Corporation holds inquiry into Ujima Housing Association collapse St Mungo’s get green light for Brent homeless hostel Housing associations score a result but could do betterLeeds looks to historyCampaigners rally to rescue troubled UjimaDCLG aims to get personal on housingNew Housing Corporation centre aims to tackle youth homelessness New social housing watchdog Housing [...]
living It’s curtains for stark attic bedroom
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on January 27, 2008
Bleak! This attic bedroom served as digs for a student. Now it’s time to fix it up as a guest room. The Star asked two interior designers what measures they would take to convert this basic room into an inviting space for a [...]
Environment Where greenliness is next to . . .
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on January 27, 2008
Think of it as the Darchei Noam’s new green yarmulke a row of solar panels and a reflective, white membrane covering the synagogue’s new roof.But here, it’s a symbol of the congregation’s commitment to the environment, as well as God.It’s a Jewish value to heal the world and take care of the planet, says Tamara [...]
living Forgo pantry for counter space; turn den into storage
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on January 27, 2008
After much soul searching, rather than a bungalow, Ken and his wife decided to buy a condominium for their retirement years.Their 1,253 square-foot condo is yet to be built and Ken wonders about laying hardwood flooring throughout the suite.Interior designer Dolores Pian [...]
columnists Smythe the Lesser haunting Leafs
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on January 24, 2008
There will be a few more miniature winning streaks before the Leafs’ curtain finally crashes down. For one thing, their fans haven’t suffered enough. It’s still only January.And no matter what changes the team might make, there’s only one thing that can be done that will make a genuine difference. And I was just about [...]
Making a memorial for life
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 21, 2008
In the aftermath of the Second World War, with cenotaphs springing up the length and breadth of the country, Lytham St Annes looked to another means of commemorating its war dead by providing homes for disabled ex-servicemen
As war memorials go, theres a certain poignancy to commemorating the sacrifice of fallen heroes by providing a [...]