Published:
11:53 AM May 21, 2021
Updated:
12:57 PM May 21, 2021
Sir James Dyson and his family have been named as number four on the Sunday Times Rich List.
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Norfolk-born inventor Sir James Dyson and his family have been named as number four on the Sunday Times Rich List.
The list revealed that there are now a record 171 billionaires in the UK, with Ukranian-born Sir Leonard Blavatnik topping the pile as the richest person in the country, and knocking Sir James off the top spot in the process.
The number of billionaires jumped by 24pc, in stark contrast with the wider economic turmoil of the pandemic which saw millions enter furlough and the rate of unemployment lift to its highest in almost five years.
GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be.
He d just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, he d seen many other students do the same.
Seeing the success of Shawano s Dollars for Scholars program, which had been raising money for scholarships for high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education since 1993, he thought Gresham students, too, could benefit from a program like this.
So, in 2001, Klopke started sending letters to people in the community he thought would be interested in starting a fund, and holding meetings.
Before Klopke and the group even started asking for donations, he remembered, a farmer who lived just north of town handed him $100 or $200 out of the blue, simply telling him to use this to get the fund going.
Little Massingham Manor was once owned by farmers, acquisition by the RAF during WW2, then sold to nuns to run as a retreat, so it begs the question who will take over this fantastic property next?
In Norfolk, Ben Rivett of Savills in Norwich is handling the sale of Little Massingham Manor, an impressive Arts-and-Crafts country house set in 63 acres of mature gardens, grounds, woodland and parkland in an unspoilt rural location, close to the picturesque village of Great Massingham in tranquil west Norfolk.
He quotes a guide price of £3.5m for the imposing country house, which enjoys the distinction of being situated between two excellent pubs, The Dabbling Duck at Great Massingham and the Rose and Crown at Harpley.
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A five-bedroom manor house known as The Castle in Norfolk has gone on the market with a guide price of £750,000 - giving you the chance to live like royalty.
The stunning property, which was built in the early 19th century to look like a castle, is located in Holt, a Georgian market town four miles away from the picturesque coastline - and has the same asking price as that of a detached house.
Gaining its nickname due to its regal exterior, which features mock turrets, flag pole and stone walls, it boasts extensive gardens - along with the option to buy more land - and is fit for a king or queen.