Monthly Archives: August 2014

iPhone 6 cases listed ahead of handset’s unveiling

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With the iPhone 6 widely expected to be formally unveiled in the coming weeks, the first iPhone 6 cases have been made available for purchase.With the currently unconfirmed phone one of the most eagerly awaited devices of the year, the newly surfaced iPhone 6 cases have offered a potential glimpse at the phone’s dimensions and revised form factor.Accessories manufacturer Spigen is responsible for the premature unveiling, with its collection of iPhone 6 cases listed – most likely Read more [...]

KPMG and EY win major listed company audits

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KPMG AND EY have won out as the latest batch of major listed company audit tenders has been decided. FTSE 250-listed Pennon Group, which provides water and sewerage services, has chosen EY to run its £1m audit. Another £1.3m in non-audit and advisory services were paid to its auditor PwC last year. Pennon, which was looking to appoint a new audit committee chairman, has kept Gerard Connell in place for a further year and brought forward its audit tendering Read more [...]

Trust being set up to secure future of Landbeach’s Tudor tithe barn

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11/01/14 Landbeach Tithe Barn at risk - Landbeach, South Cambridgeshire11/01/14 The Grade II Listed Building, The Tithe Barn, opposite No. 2 Waterbeach Road, Landbeach. Picture: Keith HeppellA trust is being set up to save a village’s hidden architectural gem for future generations.Landbeach’s Tudor tithe barn was at risk of being sold for housing after the repair bill was estimated at £100,000 but it is hoped the new organisation could access much-needed grant funding.The Grade II-listed building, Read more [...]

Number of UK houses worth £1m or more rises by 49%, latest figures show

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The number of homes across Britain valued at £1m or more has increased by 49% over the past year, according to figures published on Tuesday. Living in a road of £1m-plus homes is no longer a badge of exclusivity. The property website Zoopla, which compiled the data, found that there are 3,744 streets in London where the price of homes is on average higher than £1m, and 10,613 across the country. It estimated that 484,081 households can now claim to be property millionaires. The true price Read more [...]

Number of houses worth £1m or more rises by 49%, latest figures show

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The number of homes across Britain valued at £1m or more has increased by 49% over the past year, according to figures published on Tuesday.Living in a road of £1m-plus homes is no longer a badge of exclusivity. The property website Zoopla, which compiled the data, found that there are 3,744 streets in London where the price of homes is on average higher than £1m, and 10,613 across the country. It estimated that 484,081 households can now claim to be property millionaires.The true price Read more [...]

Listed Bradford building could be demolished to cut crime at problem hotspot

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A LISTED building could be knocked down in a move designed to cut crime at a problem hotspot where a "staggering" number of offences have been committed. Plans have been submitted by Bradford Council for the partial demolition of the crime-ridden former Roman Catholic chapel at Bowling Cemetery, Rooley Lane, Bradford, to make way for the creation of a memorial garden. The derelict Grade II listed chapel, built more than a century ago, has been vacant since 1987 and has become Read more [...]

Controversial Wolverhampton nightclub to reopen

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The former Uberra and Canal Club on Broad Street will now be called The Boatyard and bosses say around 25 jobs will be created.The site was the scene of one of the city’s worst late-night attacks in recent years when 23-year-old Tom Kirwan was stabbed outside in the early hours of July 8, 2012. The 23-year-old factory worker later died from his wounds and last month five people were jailed for their part in the brawl in the lead-up to the killing.The Grade II-listed building closed Read more [...]