Monthly Archives: November 2013

Bidston Observatory may be sold ‘within days’

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Bidston Observatory on Wirral could be sold for development into flats within days. Developers have been given a deadline of November 30 to make offers on Grade II-listed Observatory, which towers above Wirral from its Bidston Hill base. But campaigners – concerned about the potential consequences of development – have called for a delay to the sale. Built in 1866, Bidston Observatory has had several uses, including predicting the tides for the D-Day landings in World War Two. Abandoned in 2000 Read more [...]

Boyle County Public Library events

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Posted: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:01 am Boyle County Public Library events 0 comments Upcoming events at the Boyle County Public Library are listed. For more information or to register, call (859) 238-7323 or visit the “What’s New” page at www.boylepublib.org. Some activities require registration for participation. Today Read more [...]

Assura in £22.4m sale of health centres

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Listed healthcare property firm Assura Group today announced a deal to sell its interests in seven companies. It is disposing of the equity and loan notes it has in the LIFT companies for a combined price of £22.4million. LIFT – Local Improvement Finance Trusts – used combined public and private sector investments to develop primary healthcare facilities that were then let to NHS bodies on long-term leases. Assura, in Warrington, builds and lets GP surgeries and other healthcare properties. It Read more [...]

Holiday Charity Events, Entertainment for 2013 Season

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The holiday saying remains true, it is always better to give than receive and this year during the holiday season it’s not only easier to give back to charities, foundations and other organizations; but it’s fun! Listed below are entertaining events and ways to give what could be the greatest gift given all season for someone in need. Jingle Bell Run, Walk for the Arthritis Foundation The Arthritis Foundation is hosting its annual holiday Read more [...]

Building on Austin Street erected in 1910 scheduled for demolition

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Another one of Denton’s historic buildings is scheduled for demolition, possibly today.The 3,800-square-foot brick building at 210 and 212 N. Austin St. has needed a new roof for years and has other structural problems, according to its owner, Chris Landry.Most recently, the building was home to a furniture restorer but has been vacant since 2010. It was erected in 1910.Landry inherited the building along with a few historic homes on Oakland and Oak streets, and another home on Glenwood Lane from Read more [...]

Royal Mail’s first results as listed company due

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Royal Mail shares have soared since being valued at 330p in last month's initial public offer, which saw 690,000 members of the public pick up tranches worth around £750. At one point they were trading at nearly 600p.Loading article content Looking to the half-year results on Wednesday, UBS expects to see some weakness in parcels due to tough comparisons, pricing increases and a slowdown in e-commerce growth, but it expects Royal Mail to benefit from a strong Christmas. Across the 12 months, the Read more [...]

Immigration detention centres no longer formally report childbirth

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The birth of children and clinical depression are no longer being formally reported as incidents in Australian detention centres, while self-harm events have been downgraded from critical to major, according to new guidelines from the detention service provider Serco. The new guidelines were created in March this year, when the previous Labor government was in office. Incident reports are how Serco communicates with the immigration department about events in detention centres, Read more [...]

Police filing charges against man listed on microchip as owner of dog found …

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Lower Swatara Township police have filed charges against a man listed on a microchip as the owner of a pit bull that was found bound in the Swatara Creek nearly two weeks ago.A construction worker told police he found the dog in the creek the morning of Nov. 11 while he was working on the bridge that carries Vine Street over the creek, Lower Swatara Township police Officer Scott Flowers said.The man, who reported the incident to police about 8:45 a.m. that day, said the dog’s two front legs had Read more [...]

Your guide to the holidays, 2013

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Colin Diltz / The Seattle Times, 2012 Girl Scouts Cassidy Elicker, left, Zoe Kirkland and Avery O'Neil grin as they dance at last year's Burien Winterfest. This year, the community event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 on Southwest 152nd Street, downtown Burien. It's time for twinkling lights, carolers and choirs, sugarplum fairies and Christmas ships, Scrooge and the "Messiah." It's also time for our annual guide to all things happy and holiday. The events listed here will help you find Read more [...]