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A glittering cast of celebrities have been endorsing a new resort in Spain that offers shared ownership for as little as pounds 24,000. Cricketer Sir Ian Botham, world champion runner runner Steve Cram and Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell can all be seen singing the praises of Desert Springs holiday resort and golf course in Almeria in south-east Spain on YouTube.

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Gem at the Heart of Jewellery Quarter ; Alison Jones Takes a Look at the Stunning New Apartments and Offices in St Paul's Square Which Go On Show to the Public This Month

"I think we have got a very good product in the best location," says Chris Rosier, one half of Chord, the development team behind St Paul's Place. His somewhat modest assessment is accurate.

Grade Ii Country House Steeped in Historic Status ; Alison Jones Reports On a Timber-Framed Home, with Medieval Origins and Many Historical Features

It was the Parker family who built what is now Longdon Hall near Tewkesbury, back in Medieval times. They were an important family - Thomas Parker was the Abbott of Tewkesbury from 1390 and 1412, and the timberframed home, parts of which date back to -tus.

Manor Green Showhome Opened Up for Viewing ; There Will Be Plots of Interest with a Second Phase of Homes at Manor Green. Alison Jones Reports

Strutt and Parker were celebrating the swift sale of four barn conversions and a house plot at Childs Ercall, Market Drayton, last within four months of their launch. recession and with encourgaging signs that signs that the property market is continuing to recover, they are anticipating that buyers will take a similarly keen interest in the second phase of homes.

A Barn Project with Glorious Potential ; Ty Mawr Barn Is a Huge Conversion Project but for Anyone with the Vision and Know-How It Is a Wonderful Opportunity. Alison Jones Takes a Look Around

Jacobean Manor House with Charming Features ; the Manor House in Stretton-On-Dunsmore Is in Need of Refurbishment, but has Many Appealing Features for the Discerning Buyer

A Jacobean manor house is being offered for sale in Stretton-on- Dunsmore in Warwickshire. Simply called The Manor House, it dates back to the 16th century but has additions built during the 19th century.

A Second Chance at Dovedale Park

Documents Are Vital As Dcor for Selling Homes ; Propertyexpert Getting a Property Ready for Market Is Much More Than Just Decorating and Staging Rooms to Draw in Potential Buyers, It Is Also About Locating Key Documents Vital to a Sale, According to a Leading Residential Property Solicitor

A Glass of Bubbly for Site Visitors

McCarthy and Stone are currently holding a visitors week at two of their purpose built retirement developments this week. Gracewell Court in Hall Green and Lorne Court in Moseley will be welcoming potential purchasers with a glass of bubbly while they look round the show apartments today, tomorrow and Saturday.

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Nature's Route Into the Kitchen ; Chefs and Farmers Are Forging New Relationships - and It's a Win- Win for Diners, Says Richard Mccomb

t may not be the best way in the world to make money. In fact, Daren Bale calls it a "good way of watching fresh air go by".

Fletch Back Inside ; Classic Tv Sitcom Porridge has Become a Play - and It's Coming to Birmingham. Graham Young Reports

Everyone has their favourite television comedy, but few people have the insight of author Mark Lewisohn. When the BBC first published his definitive 800-page Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy on October 8, 1998, it included some personal lists.

Ronnie Barker's Big Act to Follow

Shaun Williamson has taken on some challenges in his time. But none, perhaps, as big as filling the boots of comedy giant Ronnie Barker in the new stage version of Porridge.

A Hint of Panto Gives the Miser an Exuberant Air ; Theatre Reviews

The pantomime season may be over, but a flavour of it lingers on in Hamish Glen's lively production of Moliere's 1668 classic. It is chiefly embodied in a remarkably broad comic performance by Andy Gray, a renowned exponent of pantomime in his native Scotland. And the Belgrade's own resident dame, Andy Hockley, has not been packed away with the Christmas decorations but contributes a cameo appearance to each act, as a financier and a magistrate respectively. This new version by David Johnston...

Back in Tune ; Season Bursting with Home-Grown Talent

We begin with a look back, remembering the high-powered season of all six Nielsen symphonies shared by the CBSO and the Halle Orchestra exactly a year ago, and given in both Birmingham and Manchester. For that achievement both orchestras have been given ITV1's South Bank Show's prestigious Classical Music Award (the last which will ever be bestowed), with CBSO chief executive Stephen Maddock and Halle music director Mark Elder (once principal guest conductor of the CBSO) receiving the award f...

Strauss's Magnificence Personified ; Classical Reviews

CBSO Symphony Hall Richard Strauss's monumental Alpine Symphony was magnificently performed. About a hundred players were involved both on stage and off. They bowed, plucked, blew, banged and rattled - on everything from Wagner tubas to a hecklephone and wind-machine - as if their lives depended on it. With Andris Nelsons as our guide it was as if we had trekked up and down the alpine peak ourselves. He ensured we lived every minute of the journey.

What Price Top Sounds? Nothing at All! ; Jazzdiary

It never amazes me the quality of jazz music that is on offer at absolutely no charge. We are very lucky indeed, and nowhere are we luckier than in the Symphony Hall foyer every Friday evening between 5.30pm and 7pm.

Banding Together ; Birmingham Group Little Sister Talk to Andy Coleman About an Obsession with Playing Spoons

The song says that 'sisters are doin' it by themselves' but when Birminghambased female folk quartet Little Sister lost one of their founding members they thought their time was up. "We thought we were finished," says 26-year-old violinist and flautist Laura Mattison from Kings Heath when singer, cellist, and guitarist Katy Bennett quit last August.

Win Tickets to See Jools Holland at the Jam House ; Birmingham Post Competition

The legendary jazz and blues music maestro Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are coming to Birmingham and we have a pair of tickets to give away to three lucky Post readers. Performing at leading living music and dining venue, The Jam House, virtuoso performer Jools, who is musical director at the popular city centre nightspot in St Paul's Square, is returning on Wednesday, March 10, to play an exclusive gig that will showcase his incredible talent.