Abandoned Grade II-listed home that was once owned by local historians left to …

A Grade II-listed home in Moseley, Birmingham, has been left to decay after it was abandoned eight years agoBuilt for a local butcher in 1916, the English detached home's former owners left it after they went bankruptIt was also once occupied by a local historian, and campaign groups are concerned a piece of history will be lost By Corey Charlton Published: 11:26 GMT, 12 August 2014 | Updated: 12:52 GMT, 12 August 2014 Read more [...]

‘This city has a great future ahead of it’

I’m sorry that protesters campaigning against the closure of the 50-metre pool feel that the council has ignored their views. We’ve made it clear for months that the current facility at Fairfax Street (costing Coventry taxpayers £2,000 a day to run) is no longer fit for purpose. When we published proposals earlier this year for a new water park to replace Fairfax Street we were asked to look at the feasibility of building a 50-metre pool, and this is what we’ve now done. But unfortunately Read more [...]

Xperia Z3 Compact appears at the FCC and gets snapped again

Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact draw closer as handsets leak again Sony Xperia Z3 Compact leak hints at a promising full HD display Sony Xperia Z3 Compact leak points towards higher power The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is certainly getting around. Just the other day it was spotted in Russia and now it's popped up in America.The pint sized phone appears to have been spotted on the FCC database by Phone Arena. As usual with the FCC the listing doesn't reveal a huge number of details, but two versions of Read more [...]

Listed IFA boss: how we are taking advantage

The pace of consolidation in the IFA market is set to speed up markedly, according to the chief executive of listed IFA AFH Financial Group, who believes that the post Retail Distribution Review world is too much for many.Alan Hudson told FTAdviser that in addition to the normal stream of IFAs retiring, many younger partners are seeking the support of a larger network.He said that while some businesses got through RDR “the principals of those businesses Read more [...]

Lundin Petroleum Acquires Interest in PL674, Offshore Norway

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2014) - Lundin Petroleum AB (TSX:LUP)(OMX:LUPE) (Lundin Petroleum) through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements to acquire a 35 percent interest in PL674. Lundin Norway will acquire a 15 percent interest in PL674 from Petrolia Norway AS and a 20 percent interest of a carve out area of PL674 from E.ON. The effective date for both transactions is 1 January 2014. Read more [...]

Schenectady exploded house was owned by city, own demo list, but gas never …

Schenectady The city owned the Paige Street home that exploded Sunday afternoon and had it slated for demolition — but the natural gas utility was never shut off.City building inspector Eric Shilling said Monday the two-story wood frame home at 310 Paige St., which exploded around 3:05 p.m. Sunday likely as the result of a gas leak, was one of the several hundred properties the city has taken through foreclosure since 2012.But he said there are no city rules in place that direct Read more [...]

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.: Update on Kurdistan Operations

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2014) - ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. ("ShaMaran" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SNM)(SNM.ST) refers to the recent press release by the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company ("TAQA"), operator of the Atrush Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reporting that it has suspended its operations at the Atrush Block. As a result of recent developments and escalating instability around the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, TAQA has suspended operations at the Atrush Read more [...]