One of Britain’s oldest shopkeepers has put his business up for sale after ‘priceless’ antiques were looted from the premises during a break-in. Ninety-seven-year-old George Gillman’s shop in Newton Abbott had the front of his shop shattered and £6,000 worth of goods stolen in the burglary. Mr Gillman, a war veteran, said the jewellery that...
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Hampton Beach Casino redevelopment: New concert venue, 500-room hotel, convention center
HAMPTON — A future facelift of the Hampton Beach Casino could include a 500-room hotel, a new parking garage and nearly double the concert capacity of its historic ballroom. The owners of the Casino say the historic building built in 1899 is becoming harder to maintain as years go by. They say their new project,...