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12 Antiques That Will Skyrocket in Value in 2026, According to Experts  Country Living Magazinesource

Please enable JavaScript to properly view our site.Before you toss out, give away or donate your costume jewelry and other items while decluttering, make sure they’re not worth more than you think. Younger generations of collectors are snapping up everything from Tonka toy trucks to vintage Trifari jewelry.Before you toss out, give away or donate […]

While your kids might roll their eyes at the thought of inheriting the oversized 19th-century French Renaissance carved solid walnut cabinet that’s been in the family for 150 years, don’t assume they’re rejecting all heirlooms. That mid-century atomic coffee table in your living room or swung vase in the corner cabinet? They’ll snap those up […]

7 collectibles interior designers look for when antique shopping  Homes and Gardenssource

  Court A man who was landed with charges relating to the importation and sale of sperm whale teeth has been sentenced for wildlife crime offences. Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce, Tevita Laaki, from Grove, has been sentenced for multiple wildlife crime offences. The 50-year-old, of Mayfield Avenue, was told to complete […]

  Court People Wantage A man from Grove has been charged in connection with the illegal importation and sale of sperm whale teeth. Tevita Lavaki, 50, of Mayfield Avenue, will appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (June 29) in connection with wildlife crime offences between August and September last year. He is charged with four counts of acquiring, offering, keeping, and selling the teeth of sperm […]

  Court Crime Wantage Police have welcomed the conviction of a soldier caught with more than £18,000-worth of sperm whale teeth. Lance Corporal Tevita Lavaki pleaded guilty last week to breaching wildlife regulations by having the whale teeth for sale. Police had launched an investigation into the Grove man after Oxfordshire Trading Standards was tipped […]

  Crime Abingdon Didcot A man has been arrested on suspicion of importing and selling whale teeth. TVP Rural Crime Task Force said £18,350 of sperm whale teeth were seized from an address in Grove. Officers were assisted by the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU). This is believed to be the largest seizure of sperm […]

  Court Crime Wantage A Catering Corps lance corporal was advertising sperm whale teeth for sale on Facebook, a court heard. Tevita Lavaki had whale teeth worth more than £18,000 when his home in Grove was searched by the police last September, Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday (June 29). The 50-year-old soldier’s illegal sideline selling […]

Festival of Lights at Woodlands Church – The Woodlands Christmas Light Walkthrough Experience 2025 Join us for a heartwarming and illuminating Christmas celebration as we gather to honor the birth of… We're hosting a Holiday Food Drive to support the Montgomery County Food Bank and help feed children, families, and seniors this season.  Will you join us? […]