Mavisbank House to be bought by Midlothian Council

10 January 2012 Last updated at 16:59 GMT Mavisbank House has suffered decades of neglect and was gutted by a fire in 1974 An architecturally renowned Georgian country house has been saved after suffering decades of neglect. Mavisbank House near Bonnyrigg will be bought by Midlothian Council which will then transfer ownership to a Preservation Trust. Mavisbank house was designed Read more [...]

ANI allots bulk of sale proceeds for acquisitions

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday, ANI said it shall be spending $15 million of the $30.450 million raised from a share sale on the acquisition and development of banana plantations, the development of rice and vegetable demonstration farms and the purchase of banana freezing businesses in Mindanao. ANI said it will likewise spend $5 million on the purchase of a two-hectare lot along the South Luzon Expressway and the construction of a warehouse with cold storage Read more [...]

Whyte: Listing adds to bureaucracy

(UKPA) – 3 hours ago  Rangers chairman Craig Whyte argued there was little benefit for the club to be listed on the stock market after trading in their shares was suspended.Rangers paid the price for failing to submit audited accounts within six months of the end of their financial year when the PLUS Stock Exchange suspended trading at noon on Monday. However, Whyte responded by saying he was considering withdrawing the club from the market after the first anniversary of his takeover in May.In Read more [...]

Ramona Street home no longer ‘historic’

Chris Pickett's Ramona Street home was built in 1895, but on Monday the City Council agreed with Pickett that the Queen Anne-style house isn't technically "historic" and should be erased from the city's Historic Inventory. The council voted unanimously to remove the home at 935 Ramona St. from the inventory, making it possible for the family to remodel the home without conducting lengthy environmental reviews. In doing so, the council overturned a decision by the Historic Resources Read more [...]

Councillors finally agree a future for former Wellbrae Primary School building

A former Forfar primary school that has lain empty since 2008 is set to be developed into 16 flats.    Send link Angus firm Taylor Shepherd have been given the go-ahead to develop the 133-year-old C-listed Wellbrae Primary School building by councillors. The plans have not been without objections from the community, with much of the concern related to the destruction of the building's lantern-style Read more [...]