Helmont Homes have been given the go ahead to build on several sites that were previously declared as being of historical significance, such as the Edwardian Folly on the outskirts of Dorking.
"Green belt land is so much cheaper than all this bro...
MARYLEBONE - LONDON:- Engineers engaged in the construction of the controversial Princess Diana Memorial Fountain extension, today admitted that the project is unlikely to be completed in time for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The original plans...
PHOENIX (PoooWatch) - According to commercial real estate mogul, Dr. Onzipay Amegay, the high-walled restroom stall is quickly becoming a rarity in the modern workplace. It's also becoming more common for executives to move out of their stalls and s*...
The City of Fort Worth has decided to delay construction on the Henderson Street Bridge. Residents from all over Tarrant County, at least a part of it anyway, filled the room as the City Council made the announcement. The residents understandably w...
NATCHEZ, Mississippi - Scientists are mystified at the discovery of an Egyptian pyramid and sphinx which were recently uncovered by a highway construction crew seven miles outside of the Mississippi town of Natchez.
USA Sunup interviewed Sherman R...
London's Hackney Marshes is basically a swampland. It always has been.
For many decades nothing was built on it other than the odd wooden changing room sheds for amateur league football players to get into their kit before playing their matches on the wide expanse of the marshes at weekends.
I grew up in Hackney myself. The goalposts during matches played on rain soaked days would sin...
A group of San Francisco workers are furious after being turned away from a building site near the city.
Leo K. Plebiscite and a group of colleagues were told to leave the site of the new office development at Alameda during their lunch break yest...
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Citing a lifelong concern with security as a possible explanation, local man Tom Gallant has explained that he is unable to prevent himself from judging the quality of nearby buildings and items even when social norms would pre...
Japan: Rescue workers are franticly attempting to rescue hundreds of American and French tourists who were caught in a horrifying building collapse.
The tower, built in Kooriyama (Fukushimma, Japan) was constructed entirely from 950,000 Sumo wrest...
'Do you own twin tower blocks in a city center that are scientifically impossible to be brought down by any number of airliners crashing into them? Have a third smaller tower block also needing dynamiting? Then call us at WTC Demolitions Inc, on FreeFone 911911911.
Yes, siree, we are the experts in demolishing even the biggest and highest buildings in the world, and if over 3,000 people just ha...
Roscoe Hereford, a local man most famous for his continual anger and temper tantrums, has built a new house using all natural materials. The "green" house was composed of compost...that is, natural bricks.
Home builder and owner Hereford said "my...
Bob Dylan famously sang 'Times they are a-changin' and he was correct.
Las Angeles - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were celebrating the opening of a new Taco Bell by wearing sombreros, when they were mistaken for two nails and hammered into the drywall of a nearby construction site.
Summer time (a week) up here in Alaska has come and gone. Our local Village Council, in it's finite wisdom, saw fit to drag about 10 people per village from the 5 villages in our region to "Qualify" us as Alaska Roadside Flaggers.
Then in a fit of Nepotism, only the immediate relatives of the Village Council members got to work the 2 year construction job in my village.
Minneapolis -- For gluing two pieces of wood together, there's Elmer's white glue, or Gorilla Glue. For plastics, there's Superglue. For construction purposes, there's Liquid Nails. But what kind of glue do you use for harmless p...
ROGERS, AR - The WalMart Corporation today announced they are beginning construction on exclusive apartments, condominiums and offices to be located atop their popular super stores.
A study released today by Refreshment magazine claims that Milwaukee has a Monopoly in a very selective area: 'The People Who Say Bubbler' Market. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to honor the news with the announcement of the construction of a huge bubbler adjacent to Calatrava's addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum.
SOUTHERN PODUNK, AL Residents of Southern Podunk will finally have the opportunity to experience all of the conveniences of big-city living when the Rensfield Development Company (RDC) opens the doors of its new residential high-ri...