on a jolly note.

Corporation of Hamilton spokeswoman Gina Hook said concert-goers may enjoy performances by the Bermuda Philharmonic Choir with soloist Madree Cross, the Miracle Sunbeam Choir and a theatrical production by Saints in Motion.

"This year's concert is packed with the traditional Christmas carols we all know and love,'' she said, adding there would be asing-a-long segment for the children.

Santa Claus is also expected to put in an appearance at the concert sponsored by the Corporation and the Bank of Butterfield.

In case of inclement weather, the concert will be on December 15.

BHC SEEKING TO CREATE 14 NEW LOTS HSG BHC seeking to create 14 new lots The Bermuda Housing Corporation is seeking Planning permission to create 14 additional lots from land it holds at the east end.

The application covers an area between Old Military Road and Slippery Hill and land to the south and south east of Slippery Hill, said BHC property manager Tudor Smith yesterday.

If the application was successful, he continued, there would be 16 lots, nine of which were already built upon and seven of which were vacant.

The vacant lots were a mixture of woodland reserve and agricultural and there were no development plans for them at the moment, he added.

There were also plans to create a condominium complex out of the Top Square leasehold development, he continued.

The proceeds of the sale would be utilised to provide more appropriate housing for BHC clients and to reduce long term debt, he added.

YEARWOOD SUING BRUNSWICK FOR $1.6M CTS Yearwood suing Brunswick for $1.6m A businessman is set to sue a firm he claims owes him more than $1.6 million.

Frederick Yearwood, a major shareholder in Brunswick Co. Ltd, lodged a writ against the firm claiming the cash.

No-one from Brunswick would speak about the issue yesterday and referred calls to the firm's lawyer Patricia Harvey. She refused to comment.

Mr. Yearwood, when contacted at his home, said: "I am doing this because my lawyer advised it -- I really don't want to talk about it.'' MAN, 26, ARRESTED AFTER DRUSG SWOOP CRM Man, 26, arrested after drugs swoop A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a drugs squad swoop on a car park.

The Southampton man was one of a group of men officers tried to search on Mount Road, St. David's on Wednesday afternoon.

It is alleged the man resisted a Police search and had to be taken into custody.

He was later searched at St. George's Police station and what is believed to be cannabis was found on him. Inquiries into the incident are continuing.

DAB GIVE PLAYGROUND THUMBS-UP PLN DAB gives playground thumbs-up A plan for a children's playground with fountain at Maritime Lane, Sandys, has been given the go-ahead.

The Development Applications Board approved the West End Development Corporation scheme, subject to several conditions.

One condition is that Wedco must receive a separate permit before building.

And another is that the corporation present further details of the fountain.

In other planning news, the DAB approved a plan by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith for a three-storey apartment at Mount Road, St. George's.

CREWMAN IS STRUCK BY APPENDICITIS HTH HOS Crewman is struck by appendicitis A crewman from a Liberian-registered cargo ship was yesterday recovering in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after being hit by suspected appendicitis.

The 29-year-old seaman's ship, the Star Geiranger , en route from Rotterdam, Holland, to Charleston, South Carolina, stopped off in Bermuda yesterday morning.

The sick sailor, who has not been named, was picked up off St. George's by a pilot boat carrying a doctor and rushed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.