Hoylake lifeboat museum given boost by building sale

10 February 2011 Last updated at 07:45 ET The Victorian lifeboat station will be turned into a museum Plans to turn a former Wirral lifeboat station into a museum have moved closer to being realised after campaigners acquired the building. The old Hoylake lifeboat station, owned by Peel Holdings, was recently sold to a local businessman who will now lease the building to the group. Read more [...]

Homes From $400000 to $3.7 million Up For Sale

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New-build Maiora 27S superyacht for sale with YPI

Packed with the very latest operational and entertainment technology, cruising at speeds of up to 28 knots, offering one of the largest Fly Bridges in its class and scheduled for delivery this June, the latest incarnation of the celebrated 27 Series - the Maiora 27S - is now listed exclusively for sale with YPI Brokerage. “The Maiora 27S adds the final touch to an important family of yacht signings,” says YPI Group CEO Bertrand Vogèle. “Following on from the AB 166 and the AB116, Read more [...]

Housing Inventory Posts Unusual Decline

By Nick Timiraos Click chart to see housing inventory data and price cut information for metro areas. The number of homes listed for sale fell in January, an aberration from previous years that have seen a big jump in listings. Industry analysts have been expecting an uptick in for-sale signs as banks begin to process the large backlog of foreclosed homes that have piled up over the past year. Meanwhile, more traditional sellers typically list their homes after the holiday lull Read more [...]

KOSDAQ to list more small firms

By Kim Da-ye A KOSDAQ executive said Thursday that the tech-heavy bourse would allow firms with revenue as low as 2 billion won to be listed if transparency in their management meets certain criteria. “We are looking for small, yet clean companies. We would let not just mid-size venture firms but also highly transparent small companies to go public,” Park Sang-jo, president of the Korea Exchange’s KOSDAQ market division, said in a meeting with journalists in western Read more [...]

Singapore oil exploration device maker to list TDRs

Taipei, Feb. 10 (CNA) Technics Oil Gas Ltd., a Singapore-based provider of oil and gas exploration equipment, will list its Taiwan depositary receipts (TDRs) on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market Feb. 25, underwriter Polaris Securities said Thursday. The listing will make Technics the first foreign company to issue TDRs on the OTC market in Taiwan, the underwriter said. The Singapore firm secured approval from Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission for the TDR listing in early January. Read more [...]

RIM PlayBook Wi-Fi Version Listed for $500

<!--[if !IE]><![endif]--> Research in Motion has been tight lipped so far about the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet pricing. Three months ago, Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, stated that PlayBook would be competitively priced and would cost under $500 (Rs. 22,770 approx.). Now comes a confirmation of the BlackBerry PlayBook price. CrackBerry was tipped with listing screen grab at Office Depot, a U.S. based online retailer for office products. As per Read more [...]

Town purchases two properties to assist with improvements to Beckwith Street

Posted Feb 10, 2011 By Jeff Maguire Email    Print   Tweet This EMC News - The Town of Carleton Place is continuing its policy of purchasing properties in the downtown area with a view to improving parking or enhancing the streetscape.The latest acquisitions are timed to dovetail with a major improvement project planned this year for one of the main north-south thoroughfares in the central business core, Beckwith Street.Council recently approved the purchase of properties at 19 Lake Read more [...]

Copper Thieves Targeting Oakland County

Deputies: Watch For Suspicious Behavior Around Unoccupied Homes, BusinessesROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- Oakland County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for groups of thieves who have been stealing copper piping.The crooks have been mainly targeting unoccupied buildings.In the past three months, sheriff's deputies took 45 reports of stolen copper throughout the county.Deputies at the Rochester Hills sub-station have already charged one man after catching him breaking into a business in January.Other Read more [...]