Monthly Archives: July 2014

Lucky escape as falling window nearly hits pedestrian in shopping centre

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Comments (2) CONCERNS have been raised after a window pane fell from a tall building into a busy shopping street, narrowly avoiding a pedestrian below. The three-storey building – the ground floor of which houses Martin's newsagents – is one of the oldest in Brigg. Now, after a near miss for one of the town's residents on market day, Brigg town councillor Ann Eardley is calling on those responsible to take urgent action Read more [...]

Today at the Buxton Festival & Fringe – Tuesday July 22

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Listings for the Buxton Festival and Buxton Festival Fringe for Tuesday July 22. DAILY EVENTSDuring opening hours (closed Mondays) DERBYSHIRE OPEN 2014: Buxton Museum Art Gallery (7) (VA)During opening hours (closed Mondays) TAKEN FROM THE LANDSCAPE: Kate Pheasey (7) (VA)Daily 10:30am to 5:30pm WITHIN THE FRINGE: Buxton High Peak Artists (86) (VA)Daily (except July 25-27) 10:30am to 5:30pm SQUARE ROOTS: The Green Man Gallery (86) (VA)Daily (except July 9-11) 9:30am Read more [...]

Kings Cross bordello for sale

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Mayoral rivals cry foul on Ford Fest event at city park

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TORONTO -- Mayor Rob Ford on Monday invited all his mayoral rivals to the annual event called Ford Fest, while they urged the city to shut the event down.Both the Olivia Chow and John Tory campaigns called on bureaucrats to reject the Ford family's request for a permit to hold the free event in Thomson Memorial Park on Friday, claiming it violated election rules.The city doesn't issue permits, licences or leases for the use of City of Toronto facilities, including squares and parks, Read more [...]

I blamed my wife for our messy house, I was wrong for many reasons

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Clean house, hard hearts. Or something like that. (Amy Joyce) I was building shelves in my garage when a neighbor girl, one of my 4-year-old daughter’s friends, approached me and said, “I just saw in your house. It’s pretty dirty. Norah’s mommy needs to clean more.” “Some people find comments like that rude,” I said. The little girl looked at me with a snarky smile and said, “yup!” What really sucks about what 5-year-olds say is that it’s 100 honest. And indeed, our house was Read more [...]

Picture reveals ‘huge’ progress on restoration of Pontypridd’s famous Grade II …

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“Huge” progress on the restoration of Pontypridd’s famous Lido has been revealed in the week local businesses were invited to learn about sub-contracting opportunities at the site.With a completion date set for next summer, the revitalised Grade II listed Lido will have three new heated pools all differing in size in Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s flagship project at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park.It will also see the construction of new changing rooms, a café, interpretation centre and viewing Read more [...]

For sale: Tiny Wyoming town, listed for $1.5 million

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ALADDIN, Wyo. — Here's a gift for someone who has everything: A tiny town in far northeastern Wyoming named Aladdin.You won't need a genie in a bottle to buy it. Just $1.5 million gets you 30 acres and 15 buildings, including a 118-year-old general store that's still operating.Rick and Judy Brengle bought the town 28 years ago and now want to move on from the full-time job of running it."We bought this place because I had empty-nest syndrome," Judy Brengle Read more [...]

Listed company century for Smiths

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Smiths Group was first floated as S Smith Sons on July 21 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War.It is now one of the top 100 companies listed in London, with a market value of £4.8 billion and more than 23,000 employees in over 50 countries.The firm had humble origins as a south London jewellery shop opened by Samuel Smith in 1851, before expanding into the West End and branching out into timepieces and car parts.It pioneered the use of speedometers, fitting one of them Read more [...]

Listed company century for Smiths

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A global technology firm which started life as a family jeweller and clockmaker has celebrated 100 years as a listed company by opening the trading session of the London Stock Exchange today. Smiths Group was first floated as S Smith Sons on July 21 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War. It is now one of the top 100 companies listed in London, with a market value of £4.8 billion and more than 23,000 employees in over 50 countries. The Read more [...]