Retired Army major, 80, embarks on 100 mile charity row in corrugated iron boat dubbed ‘Tintanic’

Eighty-year-old Major Mick has today embarked on a 100-mile charity rowing trip in a home-made boat fashioned from corrugated iron, curtain hooks and hosepipe.  Travelling just 2mph, retired Army major Michael Stanley, is determined to row the stretch on the Chichester canal in West Sussex to raise money for St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Bosham. The veteran, who served in … Read more

Beach chalet with just a corrugated tin roof on blustery Camber Sands hits market for £215,000

A windswept beach chalet on a remote stretch of the south coast has gone on the market for a £215,000. The isolated wooden home on Camber Sands has just 370 sq ft of living space with a reception room, a kitchenette, one bedroom and a shower room. But if it seems cramped inside, there is … Read more