Blackpool is ready for its Strictly comeback! Resort’s Tower Ballroom undergoes £1.1m refurb

The Blackpool Tower Ballroom is one step closer to reopening its doors and welcoming back Strictly Come Dancing after undergoing a £1.1million refurbishment.  The iconic ballroom, located in the Grade 1 Listed Blackpool Tower, is hoping to re-open on June 21, providing the Government’s latest road-map out of lockdown goes to plan. The venue, which … Read more

Fears Boris Johnson could fall foul of ‘Tory paper trail’ over flat refurb

Downing Street fears a Tory paper trail could leave Boris Johnson exposed over the murky funding of his grace-and-favour flat refurbishment, it was claimed today. The PM and Carrie Symonds face handing over emails and phone messages relating to the controversial makeover for their No11 residence after the elections watchdog dramatically announced an investigation. They … Read more

Fears Boris Johnson could fall foul of ‘Tory paper trail’ over flat refurb

Downing Street fears a Tory paper trail could leave Boris Johnson exposed over the murky funding of his grace-and-favour flat refurbishment, it was claimed today. The PM and Carrie Symonds face handing over emails and phone messages relating to the controversial makeover for their No11 residence after the elections watchdog dramatically announced an investigation. They … Read more

Did Allegra Stratton mislead the Press pack over refurb? Labour demand inquiry

Did Allegra Stratton mislead the Press pack over refurb? Labour demand inquiry into whether PM’s press secretary ‘knowingly misled’ journalists Former journalist was Mr Johnson’s press secretary from October until last week  Labour’s demand came after No 10 spokesman declined to deny PM’s loan  That claim appears to run contrary to what Miss Stratton said … Read more

Liz Truss blasts Dom Cummings over ‘tittle-tattle’ claim that PM’s flat refurb may have been illegal

Liz Truss says Dominic Cummings’ bombshell claim that the £200,000 renovation of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat may have been ‘illegal’ is ‘tittle-tattle’ – but does not deny that Tory donors originally helped fund it By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:07 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 10:47 BST, 25 April 2021 … Read more

Liz Truss blasts Dom Cummings over ‘tittle-tattle’ claim that PM’s flat refurb may have been illegal

Liz Truss says Dominic Cummings’ bombshell claim that the £200,000 renovation of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat may have been ‘illegal’ is ‘tittle-tattle’ – but does not deny that Tory donors originally helped fund it By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:07 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 10:17 BST, 25 April 2021 … Read more

Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie plant to get hot through £500,000 refurb

Winter is Coming! Game of Thrones lovers Kit Harington and Rose Leslie plan to turn up the heat in their £1.75m Suffolk home with £500,000 refurb By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:08 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 10:24 BST, 4 October 2020 They bared all … Read more

Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie plant to get hot through £500,000 refurb

Winter is Coming! Game of Thrones lovers Kit Harington and Rose Leslie plan to turn up the heat in their £1.75m Suffolk home with £500,000 refurb By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:08 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 10:24 BST, 4 October 2020 They bared all … Read more

Grenfell building firm decided refurb project ‘didn’t need a fire consultant’ two years before blaze

Grenfell Tower building firm decided refurb project ‘didn’t need a fire consultant’ two years before blaze that killed 72 Grenfell contractor Rydon decided refurb project ‘didn’t need a fire consultant’    Simon Lawrence was involved in revamp between June 2014 and October 2015 He says not hiring fire safety consultants was standard practice for Rydon work  … Read more