Monthly Archives: June 2013

GC 600, beach repairs in limbo

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NEGOTIATIONS over the funding of the GC600 car race began this week with new V8 Supercars chief executive James Warburton, amid fears this year could be the Surfers Paradise event's last.Minister for Tourism, Major Events and Commonwealth Games, Jann Stuckey, yesterday said the funding for this year's race was part of yesterday's State Budget but she could not commit to 2014 and beyond.She said she would be meeting with Mr Warburton over coming weeks in further negotiations after he met with Tourism Read more [...]

Wath worker short listed for top award

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The Little Land of Big Houses

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An 8,500-square-foot turreted mansion going up on the site of a 5,000-square-foot colonial that itself replaced a 3,000-square foot split-level is not an unusual phenomenon in this two-square-mile town of strictly single-family residences. As Mr. Liau put it: “People are feeling better about the economy and they want to make improvements. It’s just a natural progression.” But as far as his house is concerned, Mr. Liau, who works in the investment office of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Read more [...]

Vancouver housing sales rise 1 per cent in May

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Greater Vancouver’s housing sales volume rose 1 per cent in May amid early signs that the region’s real estate market could be slowly inching back.The number of resale properties that changed hands on the multiple listing service last month was 2,882, up from 2,852 sales in May of 2012, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. More Related to this Story How Canada's housing downturn threatens to shake up real estate commissions Housing slowdown to worsen, cost 150,000 Read more [...]

Council to save Ilfracombe Grade II listed wall

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4 June 2013 Last updated at 16:37 GMT The Grade II listed wall dates back to about 1760 A Devon council has agreed a programme costing more than £1m to rebuild part of a historic harbour wall which is in danger of collapsing. North Devon Council's executive has given the green light for urgent repairs to be carried out on Old Quay Head in Ilfracombe. The Grade II listed Read more [...]

Australia’s Nine beats rival Ten to key rights deal

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By Tim Westcott June 04, 2013 Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment Co has renewed its agreement to televise Test and one-day international matches of the Australian cricket team on home soil. The broadcaster will pay a total of A$450m (US$436m) over five years - equivalent to A$90m ($87m) a year compared to the A$40m ($39m) a year under its present contract. Local press reports said that Nine was forced to increase Read more [...]

3 pre-war houses collapsed opposite Komtar

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GEORGE TOWN: Three abandoned pre-war houses collapsed opposite the iconic Komtar building, sending jittery to residents nearby. The 10.30pm incident on Monday evening in Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong jolted the neigbourhood when the premises' rooftops, wooden columns and concrete walls crashed to the ground. Fortunately no one was injured in the incident which happened opposite the Komtar Walk. A check at the scene today showed the three vacant Read more [...]

Bid to get mill listed fails

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The fight to save a historic mill has suffered another blow after a bid for listed building status failed. Save Wesley Street Mill campaigners took had hoped that their application for the Bamber Bridge building would be taken up by English Heritage .However, the application was turned down on grounds that the mill was “too altered” from its original form.Now the action group are pinning their hopes on the support of member Frank Mills, a civil engineer from Leyland.Campaign Read more [...]

B2Gold Corp. to List on the NYSE MKT Exchange

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 4, 2013) - B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(OTCQX:BGLPF)(NAMIBIAN:B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that its common shares have been approved to list on the NYSE MKT LLC ("NYSE MKT") and will begin trading under symbol "BTG" on June 6, 2013. The Company's shares will continue to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under symbol "BTO" and on the Namibian Stock Exchange under the symbol "B2G". The Company will withdraw its Read more [...]