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News.com.au
26-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Seaford auction frenzy: Three homes, $1.879m sold, all snapped up by first-home buyers in high-stakes triple sale
There were tears, cheers and a $500 heartbreak as three Seaford homes went under the hammer in a row, and all sold to first-home buyers. The triple auction of 1, 2 and 3/83 East Rd delivered a combined $1.879m result, with the three homes selling for $628,000, $580,000 and $671,000 respectively. Ray White Chelsea director Shane O'Sughrue said the crowd of about 180 created one of the liveliest auction days he'd seen in months, with five to six bidders competing on each property and one buyer narrowly missing out by just $500. 'There was a lot of emotion,' Mr O'Sughrue said. 'One bidder lost by $500 and was gutted. 'One of the vendors actually cried, she was so overwhelmed.' The homes, a three-bedroom renovator, a modern two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, and a rear three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse, were all sold by the same owner, who was looking to fund a new business venture. 'We were thrilled, of course, but it was bittersweet too,' the vendor said. 'You could see how much it meant to everyone. 'We've been in their shoes, and seeing three young first-home buyers walk away with the keys was really special. A real full-circle moment.' The vendor said the properties were held as long-term investments and the sales came together quickly, with no major upgrades beyond ensuring they were clean and presentable. 'We didn't have time for any big renovation,' she said. 'We gave Shane a tight brief and just hoped for the best.' All three homes are located just 2km from Seaford Beach and within walking distance of schools, wetlands, and two train stations, factors Mr O'Sughrue said helped fuel demand in the $600,000 range. 'These weren't luxury renos, but they were neat, coastal, and had outdoor space, and that's exactly what first-home buyers are chasing right now,' he said. The Ray White Chelsea director said buyer urgency had ramped up in recent weeks, with expectations of Tuesday's interest rate cut adding to the sense of competition. 'There's a definite shift, people aren't overthinking it anymore,' Mr O'Sughrue said. 'If something is priced right and well-presented, it gets snapped up fast,' he said. Mr O'Sughrue added that the under-$700,000 price bracket was now 'the hottest part of the market' across Melbourne's bayside fringe. 'When you've got three first-home buyers walking away with wins in one day, you know that segment is flying,' he said.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Beautiful bank holiday blooms and open gardens
It's a bank holiday weekend providing plenty of opportunity for those not going away to get out in the garden. Let's hope the weather is in our favour, as we have a great track record of disappointing weather over bank holidays! I've been busy in the garden trying to ensure it looks its very best for a large group from Winchelsea, visiting on Thursday. The booking was made much earlier in the year, before I knew I was having my knee replacement surgery in April! It is part of a combined visit with another garden in Seaford so I decided to go ahead with the visit. It will be relatively easy, as the group are having tea and cake in the other garden so I just have to let them in and talk about Driftwood. You can see I've tried pruning using a seat to rest my knee in the process. It was quite a successful approach! Garden openings with the National Garden Scheme are beginning to increase in number as we approach June, historically the busiest open garden month of the year! There are 11 different openings to choose from across the county this bank holiday weekend. (Image: Geoff Stonebanks) Here are a couple you might like to visit. Hollymount in Burnt Oak Road, High Hurstwood, near Uckfield, opens tomorrow, Sunday, from midday to 5pm with entry £8. This beautiful, seven-acre garden is centred around water. Streams run down the hill through waterfalls into ponds flanked by luscious planting. A huge variety of plants create interest from May right through until October. Thick jungle borders flank the top garden while the beds further down are full of rhododendrons, acers, irises, day lilies and roses. There are pigs, alpacas, chickens and ducks to see too and the secret garden is a must. 96 Ashford Road in Hastings opens today, Saturday, from 1pm to 4.30pm with entry £4 This is a small (100ft x 52ft) Japanese inspired front and back garden which is full of interesting planting with many acer, azaleas and bamboos. Over 100 different hosta, many miniature ones. Don't miss the attractive Japanese Tea House and courtyard with fish pond along with the new Japanese bridge and pond in the lower garden too. You can find all the details at (Image: Geoff Stonebanks) In a corner of the garden, I have an ornamental angelica which produces large domed umbelliferous flowerheads followed by delicate seed pods. Its ribbed, hollow stems are flushed pink and are traditionally candied for use in baking. As a plant, angelica makes a strong architectural statement, and works at the back of a border or in a wild part of the garden, alongside grasses and flowering perennials. All parts of angelica are highly aromatic and it has traditionally been used for medicinal as well as culinary purposes. It's good for including in wildlife planting as the flowers are attractive to pollinators and the seeds are eaten by birds. Mine was a gift from a visitor several years ago now. (Image: Geoff Stonebanks) One of my all-time favourite plants in the garden is the fern. They are luxuriant foliage plants that come in diverse forms, leaf shapes and textures. There are evergreen and deciduous types (which lose their leaves in winter), ferns for damp soils or for dry soils such as those found under trees. In fact, there are so many different types that collecting them can become addictive. Many of those in my garden, like those pictured growing in a terracotta trough, came from my garden in North London, over 20 years ago now. They are so dramatic, dying away in the autumn and then producing fabulous new fronds each spring that seem to not to be there one minute and next, sprung up in height. A lovely rose my mother bought me a couple of years ago is the King Charles Coronation rose. It is a truly regal looking bloom to celebrate his Coronation and is a fitting choice to represent King Charles's rise to the British throne. Its pink double blooms with ruffled petals create a beautiful effect and will last all summer long. Better still, it is repeat flowering, vigorous, very easy to grow and low maintenance. As a floribunda rose, it produces wave upon wave of gorgeous clusters of medium-sized, double, baby pink blooms that contrast effortlessly against the bushy dark-green, glossy foliage. Mine is in a large container at the back of the house. (Image: Geoff Stonebanks) In the front porch is a good houseplant, also named one of the most popular of all houseplants. It is the peace lily which has elegant white flower-like spathes that stand on tall stems above the glossy tropical foliage. Easy to grow, serene and calming, they even help to purify the air, so no home should be without one. (Image: Geoff Stonebanks) Read more of Geoff's garden at or book a visit between 16th June and 3rd August by emailing visitdriftwood@
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
LI man yelled death threats at 5-year-old elementary kids from his backyard: cops
A 66-year-old Seaford, Long Island man allegedly shouted death threats and profanities at a group of 5 and 6-year-olds playing sports at an elementary school that bordered his backyard, according to authorities and reports. Michael Marron allegedly stormed into his yard Thursday evening and screamed, 'I will kill you,' along with a string of obscenities at the young children participating in after-school activities at Seaford Harbor Elementary School, according to court documents obtained by Newsday. His house borders the elementary school, where over 500 students are enrolled. Marron was arrested Friday and arraigned Saturday at First District court in Hempstead on charges of endangering the welfare and making terroristic threats. The jarring incident prompted immediate police presence at the school during dismissal and caused outdoor activities to be cancelled. Several students had to be seen by a school psychologist for trauma, officials told the outlet. Following his arraignment, Marron denied all allegations, telling News12, 'I would never do that.' Marron has had 'prior incidents and interactions' with the school community, including a previous arrest for firing a BB gun near the school in 2014, the outlet reported. Judge Renta Irwin ordered the alleged loudmouth to be released without bail under the condition he submit to of electronic monitoring and stay away from the school. 'He should be away. He shouldn't be living so close to a school,' Marron's neighbor, Dean Giamundo, told the outlet. He will return to court on June 3.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Public inquiry set to begin into new Exceat Bridge over A259
A public inquiry is set to begin on Tuesday into plans for a replacement road bridge in East Sussex County Council is moving forward with plans for a new two-way bridge to replace the current single lane Exceat Bridge on the A259 between Seaford and inquiry at County Hall in Lewes will examine plans to purchase land required for construction of the new from the authority show it wishes to use Compulsory Purchase Orders (CROs) to acquire the land needed for the project from the current owners. Part of the land needed for the project is already owned by the council, but compulsory purchase of extra land would "enable an early implementation" of the bridge scheme, said the inquiry, which is expected to last four days, will also hear from objectors to the proposed April, the council agreed to "redirect" more than £11m from its Bus Service Improvement Plan to the council had previously considered plans for a like-for-like single lane bridge but cabinet member Nick Bennett said the authority was opting for "something far more substantial that supports the infrastructure for a long time".Opposition councillors had urged the council to instead focus on other road improvement measures such as tackling traffic in Newhaven.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Maryland man arrested on kidnapping charge in Georgetown
A Maryland man has been charged with kidnapping after he took a man in Georgetown and drove him to Seaford on May 3, according to police. The victim said he was taken against his will after he had helped another man to avoid a potential assault by the suspect, Georgetown police said. Michael Stills of Hurlock, Maryland, is charged with first-degree kidnapping, terroristic threatening and offensive touching. On May 3, Seaford police contacted Georgetown police, informing them of the victim at a Seaford Motel 6, an hour after he had been taken in Georgetown. The victim had escaped the suspect's vehicle in Seaford, police said. After an investigation, Stills was identified as the suspect, police said. DELAWARE CRIME: Woman charged with pointing gun at officers investigating Wilmington killing, court papers say On May 6, Dover police had Stills in custody after a traffic stop and notified Georgetown police, who took over from there. Stills is being held on $26,500 cash bail at the Sussex Correctional Facility. This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Maryland man arrested on kidnapping charge in Sussex County
