The painting titled Monkseaton Beach with a view towards Whitley Bay and the Spanish City, dated 1920, is to be sold by city auctioneers Anderson and Garland as part of its three-day Country House Sale on September 4, 5 and 6.
The firm’s picture specialist John Anderson, said: “We don’t often get examples of Blakelock’s work […]

NHS software supplier iSoft’s future could be decided by auction after it deferred making a decision on whether to accept an improved offer from Australian rival IBA Health.
IBA Health had its initial bid of £142m accepted by iSoft shareholders, but directors advised against the deal after German e-health company CompuGroup entered the fray with a […]

Livestock will make a welcome return to the pens at Skipton Auction Mart on Monday (August 27), as the mart was given the go-ahead from midnight on Wednesday to resume trading as a collection centre and stage slaughter-only markets.
It’s good news for both the mart and the region’s agricultural community, who have been at a […]

Thieves forced a window and stole high value jewellery and ornaments in a raid on house in Surrey.
The objects included 18 Royal Doulton figurines worth £4,500, and a neck collar pin with a Swarovski crystal.
Police have now issued a photograph of a stolen ring in the hope that it would be recognised and encourage someone […]

A lost L S Lowry fairground scene, hidden in a private collection for more than 50 years, will be auctioned this winter, months after another of the artist’s fairground paintings set a new world record for his work.
The Fairground, worth an estimated £1m, will be sold at Sotheby’s in December along with an iconic Lowry […]

Two Lochs Radio in Wester Ross has become the first local radio station in the UK to offer its advertising spots for sale through online auction site eBay.
The volunteer station serves the communities around Gairloch, Loch Ewe and Loch Maree, and at certain times achieves a listening figure of 70%.
However, station manager Alex Gray says […]

A conman who tricked thousands of pounds from eBay customers was jailed today for committing fresh offences on the internet auction website.
Phillip Shortman was given a two-year sentence at Newport Crown Court in south Wales after admitting five counts of deception and asking for a further 32 offences to be taken into account.
By not sending […]