Gem con bosses get director bans as ruby listed as £11m asset had been valued …

The ruby gemstone had been valued at £300,000 but finally sold for £8,000.Two directors of Shifnal-based Wrekin Construction Company Ltd had reason to doubt the sky-high valuation of the gem but allowed the figure to be included on its balance sheet, turning the firm from a loss-making business into one making a profit.Now, those men – Paul Unwin and Nicholas Ibbotson – have accepted long-term bans as directors.Investigators from the Insolvency Service said Mr Unwin listed the ruby, Read more [...]

Fire destroys listed Scarborough beach huts

9 December 2013 Last updated at 11:55 GMT It is thought some of the damaged chalets could be salvaged About a dozen historical beach chalets have been badly damaged by fire in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The fire started at about 06:00 GMT in one row of the grade II-listed wooden chalets close to the Spa complex in the South Bay. The huts were built shortly before World War One and were given Read more [...]

Host with the most: amazing homes for entertaining

Terrace at The Old Printworks “We have had great dos,” says Richard. “One evening we can drop the cinema screen down and have a film night with 20 people; another we can have 180 people. In the summer we open the bifold doors into the garden, where we have barbecues. The internal levels of the house work well acoustically, so we have had up-and-coming bands playing on one level and 80 or 90 people on another.” The ladies and gents cloakrooms are an adventure too, with Read more [...]

Fancy cars, boats and, oh yes, a waterfront mansion, too – Sarasota Herald

Parked in front of the tony Bird Key home -- with a fountain entryway and bay sunset as a backdrop -- will sit five Aston Martin automobiles, with V12 engines and slick, British-built bodies.Through mahogany doors, potential buyers will be invited to stroll through a foyer with a circular staircase and to pass by a Eurotech kitchen. French doors then will usher people to Act Three: the backyard and the water. There, high-end boats will available for inspection, as the downtown cityscape illuminates Read more [...]

DIARY – Switzerland – Corporate events from Dec 09, 2013

ZURICH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Date GMT Event Title RIC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-Dec 12:45 UBS at UBS Global Media and Communications Conf9-Dec 15:00 Roche Holding Investor Science Conf Call from ASH 201310-Dec 9:00 Aryzta Annual General Meeting10-Dec 9:15 Full Year Schaffner Holding Earnings Presentation10-Dec BB Biotech at CFB Communication European Read more [...]

FCT Minister: Millennium Tower to overtake Eagle Square as Preferred Event …

Senator Bala Mohammed By Senator Iroegbu   The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has stated that the new Abuja National Square, a component of the Nigeria Cultural Centre and Millennium Tower project is expected to displace the Eagle Square as the preferred national event centre upon completion in a few years’ time. Speaking with journalists during an inspection of the multi-billion naira project at the weekend, Mohammed said the National Square is Read more [...]

One Hyde Park London Apartment Listed For £68 Million Pounds

This five-bedroom apartment is listed on RightMove for £68 million pounds. £68. Million. Shiny British pounds. It's in the ludicrously expensive One Hyde Park development in Knightsbridge, London with panoramic views of Hyde Park which accounts for the eye-watering price tag. See more pictures here It's even divided into two wings, the city wing and the park wing. Fancy. Thing is, it's not even the most expensive Read more [...]