Monthly Archives: April 2014

Irn-Bru tycoon sells £1.25m home after Bru-haha

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IRN-Bru mogul Robin Barr has put his historic mansion up for sale for £1.25 million after losing a legal battle to stop houses being built next to it. The head of Scotland’s AG Barr soft drinks dynasty had fought plans by Aberdeen FC chairman Stewart Milne’s property firm to build almost 60 new homes in fields near the B-listed house.Mr Barr, 76, who retired as chairman of the company which makes Irn-Bru in 2009, has lived in the property for almost 30 years.His Read more [...]

Sex chat hotline mistakenly listed instead of hearing-impaired service on …

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Users of the Covered California website, attempting to sign up to the scheme before the 31 March deadline, were given the option of calculating the cost of health coverage, including a line for those with hearing impairments.But the number listed was wrong by one digit, CBS Sacramento reported, and did not connect to the insurance company.“Welcome to America’s hottest talk line. Ladies, to talk to interesting and exciting guys free, press one now. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you. Read more [...]

Event organizers owe City of Memphis hundreds of thousands of dollars – WMC

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MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – As the Memphis Police Department faces an officer shortage and more cuts, the WMC Action News 5 Investigators uncovered more than half a million dollars in unpaid tabs by some of the Bluff City's premiere event organizers. When major public events happen in Memphis, organizers hire extra police officers to keep you safe. But the police department is having trouble getting some event organizers to pay up. WMC Action News 5's Kontji Anthony obtained a list of Read more [...]

Architect John Lloyd Wright home for sale – U

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A La Jolla home designed by John Lloyd Wright – a son of the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright -- is back on the market, this time listed for $2.15 million.According to real-estate web site Zillow, the three-bedroom, three-bath home at 1641 Crespo Drive was last sold on Dec. 27, 2000, for $1.095 million.Zillow also cites that the home was previously listed for sale at $2.25 million in August of last year. The price was then reduced twice, first to $2.15 million last October and then to $2.075 Read more [...]

Irn-Bru boss puts £1.25m mansion up for sale

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IRN-Bru mogul Robin Barr has put his historic mansion up for sale for £1.25 million after losing a legal battle to stop houses being built next to it. The head of Scotland’s AG Barr soft drinks dynasty had fought plans by Aberdeen FC chairman Stewart Milne’s property firm to build almost 60 new homes in fields near the B-listed house.Mr Barr, 76, who retired as chairman of the company which makes Irn-Bru in 2009, has lived in the property for almost 30 years.His Read more [...]

Huntingdon war memorial is given Grade II listed status in honour of the First …

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LISTED: Huntingdon's Thinking Soldier war memorialHuntingdon’s historic war memorial has been given a Grade II listing as part of the First World War centenary commemorations.Up to 500 war memorials a year for the next five years will be protected by being listed in a project by English Heritage.Huntingdon’s Thinking Soldier memorial, sculpted by Kathleen Scott, widow of the polar explorer Captain Scott, is one of the earliest to be listed.A crowd of around 3,000 people gathered when the memorial Read more [...]

HIGHLIGHTS-Top trading house executives speak at commodity conference

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 2 (Reuters) - Global commodities trading is undergoing profound changes as banks pull out from the sector while trading houses adapt to new regulations and expand into physical assets.Top executives and co-owners of some of the world's largest trading houses discuss new trends at the FT Commodities Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland this week.The following are some of their comments made on Wednesday at the event. For selected comments from Tuesday, click on .PIERRE LORINET, Read more [...]