Monthly Archives: July 2013

A second bid has been launched to turn a Grade II listed building near …

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A second bid has been launched to turn a Grade II listed building near Coventry Cathedral into student flats. A planning application was originally submitted to the city council at the start of the year to transform Bayley House, in Bayley Lane, into student accommodation, but was withdrawn. However the owner of the building, Jas Jaspal, has returned with a second application which would convert the space in to living accommodation for up to 18 students, with en-suite bedrooms and two kitchens. Heritage Read more [...]

‘Infamous: Second Son’ listed for April 2014 release

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Infamous: Second Son will be released next April, according to a leaked retail listing.North American retailer Gamestop is listing the game for April 1, 2014, having previously advertised the game for February.Image gallery - Infamous: Second Son screenshots: Copyright: Sony The new launch date, which is yet to be confirmed by Sony, falls on a Tuesday, which is the traditional day on which games are released in North America.Sony has previously confirmed that the game will be released during the Read more [...]

Megos partner faces tax auction sale in Norwich

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Norwich - A tax auction sale of a commercial building at 59-61 Broadway is scheduled for Saturday at noon to satisfy about $35,000 in back taxes and escalating legal fees caused when the owner twice received court extensions that delayed the auction by nearly six months.The building is owned by Bishop Taylor, a business partner of Norwich businessman Zane Megos, who is listed in a mortgage foreclosure document on the property as Taylor's "agent and representative." Megos faces several Read more [...]

What’s on and where just a click away

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By Andrew Patterson Having a centralised website that details almost every event happening across the country makes perfect sense. With discounted airfares now the norm, the ability to take advantage of festivals, concerts and a myriad or other events outside of your home city or town has never been easier. Start-up internet events directory Eventfinda has successfully created a business model that creates a win-win for Read more [...]

MoD spends £325m sprucing up its offices: Huge sum spent while soldiers live …

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MoD has forked out £285million running its state-of-the-art main officeCosts come amid a £5billion freeze on military housing improvements By Ian Drury PUBLISHED: 00:57 GMT, 29 July 2013 | UPDATED: 00:57 GMT, 29 July 2013 More than £325million has been spent running plush Ministry of Defence offices while soldiers and their families live in dilapidated homes.Defence chiefs are forking out huge amounts of taxpayers' money on lavish offices with marble and stone floors, a fully-equipped Read more [...]

Mutual fund raise voice against top-brass salaries, promoter payments

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NEW DELHI: Nudged by Sebi towards investor activism, mutual funds have begun opposing listed companies' proposals that are skewed in favour of their promoters, such as high salaries and unreasonable payments to group entities. After collecting money from investors, mutual funds deploy the same into various asset classes including stocks and thus get voting rights equivalent to their shareholding in the key business decisions of listed companies. According to latest voting disclosures, many Read more [...]

Are sports TV rights on an even playing fied?

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The European Court of Justice has rejected an appeal by Fifa and Uefa that would have overturned the UK’s decision that World Cup and European Championship finals matches cannot be shown exclusively on pay-TV. The EU’s TV Broadcasting Directive, as amended by Directive 97/36 (which added the relevant Article 3a), allows Member States to select particular events “of major importance for society” that must be available on free-to-air TV. This prevents the granting Read more [...]

Garden studio provides range of possibilities at Grade II listed cottage in …

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A beautiful Grade II listed detached cottage, part of which dates back to the 17th century, is for sale for £339,950. Priory Cottage in Duke Street, Stanton, includes orginal features, a fine exposed timber frame, red- brick fireplace, and some original windows.At the same time the cottage has been improved in recent years to provide modern day efficiencies.The entrance porch is currently set up as a study, while the sitting room has a brick fireplace and gas ‘living Read more [...]