Monthly Archives: December 2013

Tatts December Mare Sale – as it happens

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NANCY SEXTON Weblog: Running the rule over studs and sales Lot 2275; Capistrano Day; "She deserves to make top price today," said Peter Kelly of Emerald Bloodstock shortly after securing the 1999 1,000 Guineas fourth Capistrano Day on behalf of an undisclosed Irish breeder for 60,000gns. Lordship Stud were the underbidders. Sold by birthday boy Jamie Railton, the Listed-winning daughter of Diesis was sold in foal to Bated Breath. She is the dam of five winners, including Read more [...]

Floodlit games pitches planned on bat foraging conservation area

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The council is pressing forward with plans to build two floodlit games pitches in a conservation area used as a feeding area by bats to the dismay of community groups. Community groups have been in discussion with the council since 2011 over the use of disused tennis courts at Bellamy Copse next to the Canons leisure centre in Mitcham - a conservation area used as a feeding area for bats. In July Merton council confirmed their plans to build two flood-lit multi-use games areas at the site Read more [...]

Fairs, festivals, bazaars and bonanzas – Times

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Click photo to enlargeThere's always so much happening the first full weekend in December that it's getting harder each year to decide where to go and what to do. At the top of my list are two craft/artisan fairs I try to get to each holiday season: The city of Eureka's one-day Holiday Craft Bazaar at the Adorni Center on Saturday, and the three-day Humboldt Artisans Crafts Music Festival at Redwood Acres, Friday through Sunday. And if I get the pre-weekend urge to shop -- or just browse -- when Read more [...]

A50 around Uttoxeter listed as part of Government’s £375bn national …

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Comments (1) EXTRA lanes could be added to parts of the A50 and roundabouts removed as part of a multi-billion-pound Government investment. The road around Uttoxeter was among those listed for improvements in the Government's national infrastructure spending plans for the next two decades. Exact costs for this part of the project are not yet known but, in total, about £375 billion of investment in energy, transport, communications Read more [...]

DIARY – Switzerland – Corporate events from Dec 05, 2013

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ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Date GMT Event Title RIC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-Dec 8:45 Zurich Insurance Group Ltd Investor Day5-Dec Roche Holding at Citi's Nordic Pharma Symposium5-Dec Roche Holding at Pharmaceutical Corporate Day5-Dec Roche Holding at Berenberg European Conf5-Dec 18:30 STMicroelectronics NV at Credit Suisse Technology Read more [...]

Man tries to claim ‘abandoned’ homes

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A Cincinnati man has been entering the homes of strangers in southwest Ohio and then claiming them as his own.Robert Carr, 49, is currently staying in the Hamilton County Justice Center, where he’s being held on a $55,000 bond and facing six felony charges for breaking into three Hamilton County homes. But, over at least the past two months, Carr has been trying to take up residence in various homes throughout Butler and Hamilton counties.Carr has filed civil complaints against at least a dozen Read more [...]

Michael Kelly: Green Brigade can’t rewrite history

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Some of the club’s fans are flying the wrong flags, displaying a lack of understanding of their club’s true traditions,writes Michael Kelly PETER Lawwell’s determination to stop the harm being done to Celtic every week by the Green Brigade deserves the support of anyone who understands the history of the club. That knowledgeable group excludes the Green Brigade who have created a false history in which Celtic, since its inception, is portrayed as an institution Read more [...]

Robert Mugabe’s cousin worth £180 million claims wife in Zimbabwe divorce case

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The home the couple shared, not far from Mr Mugabe’s private mansion in Harare, has 43 rooms. The asset register lodged with the court listed more than 40 companies, including engineering, manufacturing and finance firms. Mrs Chiyangwa’s statement in the court filings spells out the extraordinary wealth she enjoyed as a married woman. “I was accustomed to a life of unreserved flamboyance and can state without hesitation that I have, for the past 25 years, enjoyed a Read more [...]