A SUPERB two-storey residence, conveniently located within minutes of Mallow town centre and its array of services and amenities, is currently on the market. No 1, Canon Sheehan Place is a spacious four bedroomed semi-detached dwelling which hosts a unique staircase, well-proportioned rooms and a modern kitchen. The owner has gone the extra mile with many top of the range features that make a significant difference to the homes design. French doors to office/playroom is an added bonus and...

However after more than 50 years, this industry is going downhill and expected to plummet further if no steps are taken to halt the decline. Market demand for coconuts has upstaged its production while researchers made a breakthrough by discovering that oil from young coconut fruits has high potential in the pharmaceutical industry. Bagan Datoh action committee chairman for coconut industry development and revival action committee, Burhanuddin Yusof, said the move to meet market demand...

It's department policy, Brodigan said, to take no chances when fires start in the woods, especially when, like Tuesday, winds are high and the National Weather Service had a "red flag" or high fire danger warning in place. Though the school was lost, Brodigan and Gamble both sighed in relief that the fire didn't touch off a major forest fire. Open burning, including burn barrels, is banned until further notice, according to a Forestry press statement. The statement urged residents to be...

The culprit is an insect, the 2-3-inch Douglas fir beetle (aka the fir engraver beetle), which gained a foothold in Gila country during the height of the 2003 drought. This is not the first time the forest has suffered a beetle epidemic, and the forest has always done a good job of rebounding. The bad news is that many Douglas fir stands have suffered 100-percent mortality rates as a result of the beetle influx. Another contributing factor of the severity of the beetle infestation is the...

Police reported that all the timber was being transported illegally. A total of 20 career courses will include aqua-culture technology, poultry breeding, flower and ornamental plant horticulture, fine-arts handicraft and household electricity. Police seize eight tonnes of illegal timber. Lightning strike kills two in Thanh Hoa. THANH HOA Two people died and three others were injured when a lightning storm hit Quang Chieu Commune of Muong Lat District in the central province of Thanh Hoa on...