Monthly Archives: October 2013
Lonely Planet: Yorkshire in top three of world travel list
Every Yorkshireman knows that there is no greater place on Earth to be, but the White Rose county has been singled out by independent travel experts as being among the very top places in the world to visit next year.
Yorkshire is the third best region in the world to visit in 2014, according to travel guide company Lonely Planet.There has been something of a regional renaissance in these parts, Lonely Planet says in the latest edition of its bestselling yearbook, claiming Read more [...]
Bengals safety Taylor Mays listed as out against the Dolphins
The Cincinnati Bengals had just secured a 22-point lead when Marvin Jones' hauled in his third touchdown in the first half. It goes without saying that the New York Jets wanted nothing else to do with the Cincinnati Bengals when the second quarter was close to expiring. Rookie quarterback Geno Smith took the shotgun snap and handed off to Bilal Powell with nine seconds remaining, who cut through the line of scrimmage for a seven-yard gain with safety Taylor Mays dropping Powell to end the Read more [...]
Britain’s most expensive council house sells for £2.96m
The 200-year-old building, which is close to Borough Market in South London, had been valued by Southwark Council at £2.3 million before going under the hammer.The auctioneers said bidding started at £2 million and within five minutes had long surpassed the reserve price, with bids going up by tens of thousands at a time.Chris Coleman-Smith, head of auctions at Savills and the auctioneer who looked after the sale, said: "There was a really good cross-section of people bidding, with eight or more Read more [...]
Council sells home for £2.96m
The house billed as the most expensive council home in Britain has been sold for £2.96 million in an "extremely competitive" auction which lasted a matter of minutes.The 200-year-old building, which is close to Borough Market in South London, had been valued by Southwark Council at £2.3 million before going under the hammer.The Grade II-listed property, which includes two large family homes, was auctioned by Savills to raise money for social housing in the area.The auctioneers said bidding started Read more [...]
South London council home sells for nearly £3m
28 October 2013
Last updated at 17:48 GMT
The buyers will not be revealed until the £2.96m sale completes in about six weeks time
A south London council house has sold for nearly £3m at a property auction.
The property, built in the 1820s and formerly used by Courage brewers, has been empty for years and needs about £500,000 worth of repairs doing to it.
Southwark Council said the £2.96m Read more [...]
Wyoming’s bat may be listed as endangered species
Zee Media Bureau/Salome Phelamei
Casper (Wyoming): Of all the 15 bat species that live in Wyoming, one could be listed as endangered due to the threats it faces outside of the state.
Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the second least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Earlier this month, the US Fish and Wildlife Service had announced a proposal to list the northern long-eared bat as endangered as the populations of the Read more [...]
Adelaide listed at number nine on Lonely Planet’s 2013 Top Cities of the World
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Transfer-listed Ashley Timms can still have a future at Boston United
Dennis Greene says transfer-listed goalkeeper Ashley Timms could still have a future at Boston United.
The former Manchester City stopper was made available for transfer or loan last week after Pilgrims boss Greene questioned the player’s attitude in the wake of the 3-3 draw with Harrogate Town.
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But after Timms showed a positive reaction in training on Thursday, Greene Read more [...]
“Global market activity generally up” says Mark Elliott of IYC
28 Oct 2013
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With FLIBS opening later this week, Mark Elliott, broker and charter agent at IYC shares that “on the heels of a solid Monaco Read more [...]