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CNA
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - CYC – celebrating 90 years of heritage brand excellence
CNA938 Rewind Play In 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro finds out about the history and staying power of heritage brand CYC, a clothing firm best known for its custom-made shirts and corporate wear. Mrs. Fong Loo Fern, Managing Director of CYC, will talk about how its story began in 1935 when it was founded by Shanghainese tailors Chiang Yick Ching, and his wife Mdm Foo Ah Neok. Celebrating CYC's 90th birthday during SG60, Fong will also discuss how Singapore's fashion and tailoring trends have evolved through the decades, and how CYC pioneered a combination of Western technology with Eastern craftsmanship in their designs. CNA938 Rewind - How Pangdemonium is exploring the ghost town Singapore, Michigan In 'Culture Club', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the cast of the new Pangdemonium production 'Singapore, Michigan'. Actors Shrey Bhargava, Shu Yi Ching and Zane Haney discuss their roles in this play about two Singaporeans and an American on a quest to find the ghost town of Singapore, Michigan. What begins as a light-hearted adventure soon evolves into a journey of unexpected truths and existential reflection. Written by playwright Chong An Ong, the cast will also talk about the issues that resonated with them in this production. 30 mins CNA938 Rewind - CYC – celebrating 90 years of heritage brand excellence In 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro finds out about the history and staying power of heritage brand CYC, a clothing firm best known for its custom-made shirts and corporate wear. Mrs. Fong Loo Fern, Managing Director of CYC, will talk about how its story began in 1935 when it was founded by Shanghainese tailors Chiang Yick Ching, and his wife Mdm Foo Ah Neok. Celebrating CYC's 90th birthday during SG60, Fong will also discuss how Singapore's fashion and tailoring trends have evolved through the decades, and how CYC pioneered a combination of Western technology with Eastern craftsmanship in their designs. 33 mins CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Beat insomnia without pills Struggling to get a good night's sleep? Insomnia affects many Singaporeans and costs the economy billions every year. Hui Wong hears why pills aren't always the answer and how cognitive-behavioural therapy can help you reclaim restful nights—naturally and effectively with Julian Lim, Lead Psychologist and Co-Founder, Somnus Sleep Wellness 16 mins
BBC News
4 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
£300k plan to restore boat pond and fountain in Port Sunlight
A major £300,000 restoration is planned for a boating pond and fountain which have been dry for five years.A planning application to revamp the Grade-II listed Boating Pond and Sea Piece Fountain in Port Sunlight Village on Merseyside has been submitted to Wirral Sunlight Village Trust (PSVT), the charity responsible for the 19th century industrial worker village, commissioned in-depth technical surveys and research and has applied for listed building consent approved, work is set to be completed by autumn 2026. PSVT chairman Andrew Bowden said the pond and fountain held a "special place in the hearts of both local residents and visitors". He said it was not just about physical repairs but also preserving a vital part of Port Sunlight's heritage and ensuring the "feature continues to bring joy for many years to come".The model village was created by William Lever for soap factory constructed in the early 1930s as part of the landscape design of the Diamond opposite Lady Lever Art Gallery, the Boating Pond was a key Lever's vision. Serious structural issues with the pond's concrete basin and stone walls were found in 2020, resulting in significant water leakage. Additional safety concerns and potential environmental contamination led to the pond being emptied in has also discovered that the appearance of the Sea Piece Fountain has changed over the decades from a light green colour to charity wants to restore it to its original "historically accurate" plan also includes replacing the concrete basin to prevent future leakage and creating an area of "crazy paving" around the boating pond with resin bound charity said this would improve accessibility and replicate the original pumping and filtration systems would also be and visitors are urged to share their memories, mementos and photographs. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
4 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Oswestry's 15th Century mansion to house holiday lets and shops
A 15th Century merchant's house is set to be transformed into a tourism centre, shops, and small holiday Mansion, which is Grade I-listed, was bought by Oswestry Town Council in 2023, after it had fallen into authority was given nearly half-a-million pounds in grant money to carry out urgent structural repairs. It is now due to apply for a full grant of nearly £3m, under the Framing the Future Project."We think that it was built as a substantial merchant house, and we think that it might be linked possibly to the wool trade - because we know Oswestry was a real hub of the wool trade in the medieval period," said project manager Samantha Jones. It is hoped the work will remove it from the UK's Heritage at Risk project will see community and commercial spaces created on the lower floors, with holiday accommodation on the upper the holiday lets, Ms Jones said: "We know that we're not going to make money off Lwydd Mansion, but what we need to do is earn a little bit of a return to cover the costs of maintaining the building, going forward." Oswestry town clerk Arren Roberts, said safety was a priority that was considered."One of the things we need to make sure is about fire safety - it's a timber frame building," he explained."One of the options that we're looking at is to have accommodation on the top floor so we need to make sure people are safe in the building." 'Maintain it for the future' The team also plans to relocate the tourist information centre into the building. "We're going to work with local artisans... to create some really high quality bespoke items that we can sell that have Llwyd Mansion as the inspiration," said Ms Jones."We've got a conservation architect team on board and they'll be helping to advise us on what we do to restore the building."It's really important not to just to do the restoration project but that we maintain it for the future." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CTV News
12 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Rebuild set to begin at Vittoria Trattoria after six-years of delays, setbacks
A major milestone is now underway at the fire-ravaged site of Vittoria Trattoria along William Street in Ottawa's historic ByWard Market. Thursday, June 19, 2025 (Tyler Fleming/ CTV News Ottawa) A major milestone is now underway at the fire-ravaged site of Vittoria Trattoria along William Street in Ottawa's historic ByWard Market. Owner Domenic Santaguida says underground connections to city infrastructure is nearly complete, clearing the way for a full rebuild of the popular Italian eatery, more than six years after fire gutted the heritage property. 'Right now we're doing the sewer and water services,' said Santaguida. 'The water service has been put in. That needs to be tested and chlorinated. There's new provincial regulations. We are waiting for the city to free up a crew. Hopefully, they can get here next week to close up the hole so that everything can be back to normal for Saint Jean Baptiste and Canada Day.' The April 2019 blaze caused more than $2 million in damage and destroyed the original location of Vittoria Trattoria. Since then, the old brick facade and faded signage have remained. Santaguida says interest rates and red tape, including about $600,000 of development fees, have hindered much of the progress on the construction. 'Our total investment here will be about $7 million which will be mostly borrowed money,' he said. 'I don't have that floating around in my pockets, so we decided to wait until things stabilize a bit.' The new property will include a larger space than before, including a new restaurant, a leasable space in the basement and a 14-unit 'boutique hotel' with short-term rentals upstairs and a terrace on the roof. A four-storey expansion that more than doubles the buildings original footprint. Despite the setbacks, Santaguida says he has never wanted to quit on the ByWard Market. 'We have another restaurant in the south end, but its not in my nature to give up,' he said. 'My grandmother worked with us, started in 1990 at age 80, and she worked until her 90s. She lived to 100. But she wanted to continue on, so we've tried to continue on in her memory.' The new build pays tribute to that legacy. The original stonework has been restored by Santaguida's late father, a bricklayer by trade. And Santaguida notes all his children are now involved in the business. 'We hope to bring a unique piece of architecture and something they'll be talking about and will last another 100 years. This building is over 100 years old as it is,' Santaguida added. While the rebuild is now officially in motion, Santaguida is also thinking about what it means for the wider community. 'We're hoping to bring back some draw… with new businesses that have opened up in the last year or so, it's driving people back down,' he said. 'Ottawa Tourism is doing a good job getting people into Ottawa. The City of Ottawa perhaps needs to do a better job overall, just marketing to our own citizens. Getting people to kind of rediscover the market.' Santaguida says if everything goes according to plan, Vittoria Trattoria will reopen in spring or summer 2026, right as the city wraps up a major revitalization of the Market and converts William Street into a pedestrian-only corridor. 'So, we're hopefully going to time things perfectly that the street will be redone and will be open at the same time,' Santaguida added.
Times
14 hours ago
- Times
Is it time to hang up on these great red relics?
I n Parliament Square this week, I had to jostle to pass a queue. Reaching the front, I saw what it was for: a red telephone box. But no one was actually making calls. Instead each tourist took their turn, leaning against Gilbert Scott's design classic while a friend snapped a picture with Big Ben in the background. This is, I suppose, why this particular telephone box remains. But it was an empty shell. It didn't even bear the once traditional central London wallpaper of escort calling cards to save its dignity. Presumably that business has gone on to mobile phones too. It had all the melancholic pointlessness of a giant panda being played sexy music by its keepers in the hope it will finally reproduce, or some new scheme to shore up Venice. Sometimes even the noblest of heritage cannot be saved. Just let them die in dignity.
