Doris Elaine (Higgs) Dearstine, 72, of Hollywood, MD peacefully passed to be with her Lord on April 23, 2021 at home surrounded by her children.Click for more.
Former archbishop’s aide faces questions over ‘missing’ £300,000
The Charity Commission is examining claims of possible financial irregularities
18 April 2021 • 6:00am
Canterbury Cathedral, one the oldest, most famous, and most important religious structures in the UK
Credit: Allan Baxter/Getty Images
An aide to the former Archbishop of Canterbury faces questions from the charity watchdog over allegations that proceeds from the sale of a £300,000 church property “disappeared”.
The Charity Commission is assessing allegations that two leading bishops “beguiled” elderly congregants to sign over their status as trustees of church properties for “precisely nothing”.
It is claimed that proceeds from the sale of property meant for the benefit of local congregations have allegedly “disappeared without an audit trail”.
The 19 best North-East pubs according to readers PUBS offer more than just pints, they bring people together and have been a huge miss during lockdown. Whether it s a country-side spot with great grub or your village local, the region is home to some world-class boozers - but some have been missed more than others. A choice of top-quality tipples and a menu filled with fantastic food are often a given, but pubs across the North-East and North Yorkshire are also community hubs. With pubs meaning something slightly different to everyone, everyone has their favourite. To celebrate the region s great watering holes, both historic and new who have faced prolonged hardship throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we asked you where you miss the most.
$3 Million Homes in South Carolina, New York and Arizona
An 18th-century townhouse in Charleston, a four-acre artist’s complex in Palisades and a three-bedroom house in Sedona.
By Julie Lasky
Charleston, S.C. | $2.995 Million
A 1790s stucco-covered brick house with six bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom carriage house, on a 0.11-acre lot
Honored by local historical association and preservation groups for its sensitive updating, this property retains its original heart-pine floors, blown glass, hand-carved mantels, decorative ironwork and an ingenious dry-well system that has prevented flooding through centuries of tempests. The system, designed by the building’s 18th-century architect, John Fenwick, has proved to be effective over centuries. There’s an absence of standing water in the basement and gas lanterns have burned in a passageway under the building during the worst weather. (You still need flood insurance if you want to get a m
Think it s cold now? There d be frost fairs on the frozen River Tyne during the Little Ice Age
We ve had some cold weather of late - but nothing compares to frost fairs being held on a frozen River Tyne
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