Monthly Archives: March 2012

Online scam turns car sale ‘sour’

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An Otaki man is far more aware of scammers after an experience selling his car online turned sour. Fraud Awareness Week kicked off yesterday. It is estimated that Kiwis lose $448 million to scams each year. Contractor Stephen Pitcher, 28, listed his Subaru stationwagon on Trade Me for $2500 about a month ago. Soon after, he was contacted by a potential buyer overseas who said he would pay more than the car was worth - offering $3000. Pitcher said the buyer told him the only way he could pay Read more [...]

Oxford listed among top 10 cities

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Oxford listed among top 10 cities 3:40pm Monday 19th March 2012 in News Oxford has been named one of the 10 ‘Micro European Cities’ of the future. Foreign investment publication fDi magazine ranked European cities on their potential to capture future investment and expansion projects. Oxford was ranked No 1 for human resources, and within the Read more [...]

Report: UFC expected to announce Calgary event

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The octagon is returning to Canada. UFC president Dana White and UFC director of Canadian operations Tom Wright are expected to announce the UFC's Alberta debut at a news conference on Wednesday, according to several reports. The event will be held in Calgary and will likely take place on July 21 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. A UFC media guide already listed the event as UFC 149 pay-per-view in Calgary. THe UFC is hoping to make two other stops in Canada this year, with events in Montreal and Toronto. Read more [...]

Short sales could be a life raft for drowning Long Valley homeowners

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WASHINGTON TWP.‑ As the recession drags on and foreclosures remain a real threat to many, a growing number of homeowners are under water and reaching for a life raft known as the short sale. In a short sale, a mortgage holder agrees to sell a home at market value while canceling out any remaining mortgage debt.  The short sale is for homeowners who can't make payments on their mortgage which is more than the market value of their home, a condition known as being Read more [...]

Listed buildings being damaged by criminal behaviour

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According to research, thousands of the UK's listed buildings are being damaged by criminal behaviour, with metal theft the most common crime [19 March 2012]. The research, conducted by Loughborough University, Newcastle University and the Council for British Archaeology, showed that up to 70,000 sites may have been affected by crime in 2011. Dr Simon Hurley, English Heritage's Chief Executive spoke of the irreparable damage being done to the sites. He said: "Whilst heritage is not necessarily Read more [...]

Bales Faced Losing Two Houses as He Fought 6700 Miles Away

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A world away from the isolated camp in the plains southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, where U.S. soldiers seized homemade bombs and weapons caches in nighttime raids, Robert Bales’s other life was crumbling. The Army sniper’s home in Lake Tapps, Washington, where wife Karilyn once made Impossibly Easy taco pie and watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with his young daughter, was to be sold for $50,000 less than what they’d paid. They’d already defaulted on another home, scheduled for public Read more [...]

Community events list, 3/19/12 – Scranton Times

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CLIPBOARD Abingtons Guest speaker: Families Helping Families, March 28, 6:30 p.m., Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., District Justice James A. Gibbons speaking about matters related to magisterial court jurisdiction, including truancy, underage drinking, drug use and possession; 587-3440. Dunmore Board meetings: Dunmore Board of Education meeting, Wednesday, 6 p.m., high school cafeteria, public work session, today, 6 p.m., board room. Greenfield Twp. Bunny Read more [...]

Council set to sell historic Backford Hall to developers

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A GRADE II listed council-owned hall in a Chester is set to be sold off to developers. Cheshire West and Chester Executive has agreed to sell the historic Backford Hall to the Cheshire-based Jones Homes. But the sale of the historic former council offices will be conditional on the approval of a planning application by the authority’s planning committee. The company has tendered up to £5.4million, conditional on planning permission and the percentage of affordable housing involved. The Read more [...]