11 June 2013 | By Michael Haddon One of the UK’s largest housing associations is looking to attract new investors by highlighting the social benefits that come from its work on a ‘social stock exchange’. Places for People has joined on a newly set up exchange designed to open financial markets to investments with a social impact by improving access to businesses with strong environmental and community Read more [...]

• A neglected A-listed art deco swimming pool is set to be revamped • Aberdeenshire councillors plan to spend £300,000 on essential repairs• Closed since 1995, Tarlair facility hailed as “one of the forgotten architectural gems of Scotland”In its heyday, the Tarlair open air swimming pool complex on the outskirts of Macduff was the last word in outdoor leisure.But, since it closed 1995, Tarlair - hailed as “one of the forgotten architectural gems of Scotland” - has Read more [...]

A WROTHAM hotel has been selected as one of the best places in the country for a pint. The Bull, in Bull Lane, was named by The Guardian newspaper as one of its top ten summer pubs. The recently refurbished inn is included in the publication's two-for-one deal this month, which covers 50 pubs across England and Wales. Lygia Deadman, who manages the pub with husband Martin, said: "It's absolutely fantastic. We hadn't applied ourselves – it was a complete surprise. Read more [...]

LISTED COMPANIES will no longer be required to publish quarterly financial information as part of comprehensive changes to the EU's accounting framework. The European Parliament yesterday voted through changes to the EU's Accounting and Transparency Directives, which include the introduction of country-by-country reporting for extractive companies, and the removal of certain reporting requirements for small and micro businesses. The vote represents the final Read more [...]

Listed buildings in a Lancashire borough are to be inspected to see if they are in danger of decay or neglect. West Lancashire Council has received a £19,000 handout from English Heritage to conduct a detailed survey aimed at updating its Buildings At Risk Register.All 600 Grade II listed properties in the borough, both occupied and empty, are to get a visit from council inspectors to investigate what condition they are in.English Heritage believes the survey will Read more [...]