Monthly Archives: April 2012

Paxys sells Australian subsidiary for P3.79b

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Paxys Inc., a listed holding company with investments in the business process outsourcing sector, said Monday it sold its Australian unit for A$84.9 million (P3.79 billion). Paxys said in a disclosure to the stock exchange wholly-owned unit Paxys N.V. signed an agreement to sell 100 percent of its equity interest in Paxys Australia Pty. Ltd. to SmartGroup Investments Pty. Ltd. The Read more [...]

Listed building is damaged by lorry

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Listed building is damaged by lorry 8:10am Monday 2nd April 2012 in News Renewed calls: Weight restrictions should be in place in Newent centre say local residents. THERE are renewed calls for weight restrictions to be introduced on roads in the centre of Newent after a listed building was damaged when it was Read more [...]

Victorian Chop House Company unveils plans for £3.5m new venue in Albert Square

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The owner of two of Manchester's best-loved restaurants today unveiled a £3.5m expansion strategy with plans rejuvenate a landmark city centre building. Roger Ward, owner of the Victorian Chop House Company, has acquired the grade II listed Memorial Hall, in Albert Square, which he aims to transform into a restaurant, function room and boutique hotel. The five-storey building will be developed in two phases, with the restaurant occupying the ground and first floors and a third-floor Read more [...]

Peter Cruddas: I served Samantha Cameron a curry, boasted ex-Tory treasurer

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By Gerri Peev, Political Correspondent PUBLISHED: 23:05 GMT, 1 April 2012 | UPDATED: 06:47 GMT, 2 April 2012 Disgraced Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas bankrolled an event at the Prime Minister’s official country residence and claims to have met David Cameron at more than a dozen private events, it has emerged.Mr Cruddas – forced to quit his post over the ‘cash-for-access’ scandal last week – told undercover investigators he met Mr Cameron for dinner 13 times at private events, Read more [...]

Dicked off: Customer fury at Dick Smith’s $7m sale ‘scam’

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Shoppers at Dick Smith's George street store were in for a disappointment. Picture: Sebastian Servat Source: Supplied DICK Smith's $7 million games sale has been labelled a PR disaster after shoppers left confused and empty handed. Dick Smith acting general manager David White issued the apology this afternoon to disappointed gaming sale customers."Due to the Read more [...]

Malaysian listed as missing

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HAADYAI: A Malaysian from Kuala Kedah is now listed as missing in the bomb blasts that killed four people, including another Malaysian, and injured more than 100 others at Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel. It is learnt that Tan Peng Chan, 39, a restaurant worker was on holiday in the southern Thai city with two other Malaysians. Songkhla-based Consul-General Mohd Aini Atan confirmed that Tan was missing and his parents, together with consulate officers, are checking hospitals here to locate him. Read more [...]

Seaside listings sought

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Print this Article Email this Article Seaside, SouthCoast Media Group's guide to summer, will be published May 25.Notices of "Places to Go" and calendar events occurring between May 25 and Sept. 9 will be listed in that section and will be accepted until April 13. Nightlife venues, recreation spots, galleries, museums, campgrounds and other places listed in "Places to Go" have until April 13 to correct or amend Read more [...]

Dicked off: Customers furious at Dick Smith’s $7m sale ‘scam’

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Shoppers at Dick Smith's George street store were in for a disappointment. Picture: Sebastian Servat Source: Supplied DICK Smith's $7 million games sale has been labelled a PR disaster after shoppers left confused and empty handed. News of the sale was leaked on Friday, with sites claiming it was a games clearance sale due to a staffer saying Dick Smith would Read more [...]

Abandoned to the vandals, the Grade II-listed former military hospital that …

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By Tom Gardner PUBLISHED: 19:45 GMT, 1 April 2012 | UPDATED: 00:09 GMT, 2 April 2012 For decades, it played a vital role treating the thousands of sick and injured who sacrificed themselves during the wars of the 20th century.But now the abandoned former military hospital Nocton Hall, in Lincolnshire, that cared for civilians and soldiers from World War I up until the First Gulf War, has become a constant target for vandals and arsonists.These new haunting images of debris strewn Read more [...]