Monthly Archives: February 2012

Land sale: Council cancels controversial listing

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Rotorua District Council and real estate company Ray White have agreed to cancel their listing arrangement for selling a surplus council-owned property in Horohoro to end any claims of a potential conflict of interest. The Rotorua District Council is selling a piece of land in Horohoro that is on the market for $1.2 million. It was listed on the Ray White Real Estate (formerly Coopers) website with council chief executive Peter Guerin's wife Toni Guerin, named as the estate agent in charge of Read more [...]

Byker Wall homes in Newcastle reopened after renovation

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23 February 2012 Last updated at 17:31 GMT The Bolam Coyne flats avoided demolition because of the estate's grade II listed status Part of a well-known Tyneside housing estate, derelict for more than a decade, has been reopened after a multimillion-pound renovation. Bolam Coyne is a group of 17 flats that form part of Newcastle's grade II listed Byker Estate. Since 2000 all Read more [...]

Highlights of the Brighton Fringe Festival 2012

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Brighton's iconic pierTweet ShareHighlights of the Brighton Fringe Festival 2012Date: 23 February 2012Theres a mixture of polished jewels and rough diamonds scattered throughout the Brighton Fringe this year. The events listed in the 60-page brochure and on the festivals website are divided into eight sections. Each of these has some fantastic and indeed challenging highlights. Comedy seems to be the largest category with a line-up that includes Gina Yashere, Mark Steel, Jimeoin, Nick Helm, Read more [...]

Property listing divides council

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Some Rotorua district councillors are defending a decision to appoint council chief executive Peter Guerin's wife as sole agent to sell a million dollar rural property. While some councillors have criticised the move as a conflict of interest, others are now defending the Rotorua District Council's position. A council property at Horohoro, on the market for $1.2 million, is listed on the Ray White Real Estate (formerly Coopers) website with Mr Guerin's wife, Toni Guerin, named as the agent in Read more [...]

SUNY Potsdam Black History Leap Year series has events from next Monday …

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POTSDAM -- The SUNY Potsdam Black History Leap Year series will stretch from Monday, Feb. 27 to Monday, March 5, and is aimed at extending the observation of Black History Month to the following month and beyond, as its events spur more exchanges. All listed events are free and open to the public. Here's the schedule: • Feb. 27: renowned fiction writer, essayist, journalist and television commentator Touré, to present two lectures about "post-blackness" in Kellas Hall Room 106 at 1 and Read more [...]

Company In Chesterfield Faces Turmoil After Share Dealings Are Suspended

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OTHER STORIES BIG NAMES MARK REOPENING OF CHESTERFIELD LIBRARY - Poet Roger McGough and writer Berlie Doherty are just 2 of the big names who will be helping to celebrate Chesterfield Library's re-opening More... ROYAL RETURN FOR CORONATION QUEEN EDNA - 60 years after stealing the limelight as Ashover's Coronation Queen, Edna Halksworth, 74, is to play a high profile role in celebrations marking the Diamond Jubilee. More... HSE AIM TO REDUCE DEATH Read more [...]

Syrian leaders listed by UN for crimes against humanity

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The United Nations has drawn up a list of the most senior officials in the Syrian regime, including, it is claimed, President Bashar al-Assad himself, who it says should be investigated for ordering "crimes against humanity" and other gross human rights violations.The sealed report prepared by the UN-appointed independent international commission of inquiry on Syria has been handed over to the UN high commissioner for human rights.While it accuses both parties to the conflict of torture and Read more [...]