The main structure of the largest straw bale building in the UK is nearing completion near Stansted airport. Pioneers of straw bale building in the UK, amazonails of Todmorden, West Yorkshire, are now completing the straw bale walls of the 1,100 sq m (11,800 sq ft)auction room and offices.
The design, with straw bales infilling […]

Marsh Supermarkets has retained a Florida-based auctioneer to sell 27 surplus properties throughout Indiana and Ohio, the auction company said Friday.
“Although these properties no longer fit into the future plans of Marsh, they are located in many prime markets around the region, with some of the locations being no more than a few years old […]

Prices of U.S. Treasury notes rose Thursday after a government report showed that the pace of new home sales fell more than forecast and demand in an auction of five-year notes exceeded expectations.
“There’s real investor demand at these yield levels,” said Dan Orlando, head of U.S. Treasury trading in New York at Deutsche Bank, one […]

A 157-year-old whisky was sold for more than 29,000 pounds on Friday, setting what is thought to be a world record auction price for a bottle of Scotch.
The Bowmore single malt, which was bottled in 1850, was sold at McTear’s auctioneers in Glasgow for 29,400 pounds to an anonymous telephone bidder, beating the distillery […]

Liverpool writer Carla Lane is selling original scripts of her TV series on eBay to keep her struggling animal sanctuary open.
The writer, who wrote hit series The Liver Birds and Bread, said the sanctuary would not be able to continue unless she raised more money.
Animal rights activist Mrs Lane, who famously returned her OBE to […]