Monthly Archives: September 2014

Deadline looms for South Shields FC’s sponsorship draw

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SOUTH Shields Football Club’s innovative main sponsor draw is taking place for a second year. The Northern League club is offering businesses and individuals the chance to become its main sponsor for just £100 – and the draw takes place on Monday.The Shields Gazette is one of the companies in the running to become the club’s main sponsor – and there is still time for others to follow suit.The package is usually worth between £5,000 and £10,000, with the winner Read more [...]

Splashing! Old diving board at former Purley Way Lido site gets listed status

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Comments (0) THE Whitgift Almshouses, Addington Palace, St Mary's Church – all among Croydon's stable of listed buildings. Now, to that roll call, add an old diving board in the middle of a garden centre. The concrete diving board was built in 1935 at Purley Way lido, now the site of Croydon Purley Way Garden Centre, and is all that remains of the original Art Deco swimming pool. Now the structure – one of only three diving Read more [...]

It’s back to glory days for Forth Valley country estate which has been given a …

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WHAT started as a stroll in the country with his family has turned into a huge labour of love for developer Grant Keenan.For years he had walked past the dilapidated Larbert House with his dogs and young family.Each time he was struck by the architecture of the building and imagined how the mansion would look restored to its former glory.Now Grant, 43, who has a wealth of experience in the trade with names like Manor Kingdom, Persimmon and the Gladedale Group, is spearheading the redevelopment of Read more [...]

Let’s move to Dolgellau, Gwynedd

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What's going for it? A beautiful town. Dolgellau might have been theme-parked up to become a Life In An 18th-Century Wool Town attraction, or overrun with Maggie Smiths and camera crews filming another bodice ripper. Instead, tucked under the armpit of north Wales, it goes about its business without anyone noticing it much, its 200 or so listed buildings just the extraordinary everyday backdrop for daily life. Its structural beauty is just the start. Wild Snowdonia attracts walkers, mountain Read more [...]

Blairs make £860k in on son Euan’s Georgian Central London townhouse

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Tony and Cherie Blair sell Central London townhouse for £2.15million Son Euan and wife Suzanne had lived in three-bedroom house since 2010 Blairs' nine-house property portfolio is thought to be worth £30million By Sam Greenhill for the Daily Mail Published: 21:03 GMT, 12 September 2014 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 13 September 2014 15 View comments Tony and Cherie Blair Read more [...]

China Widens Access to Its Mainland-Listed A Shares

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Individual foreign investors will soon be allowed to trade shares directly in China’s mainland stock market, whose dismal performance has scared away many domestic investors.

But just because you can buy mainland stocks, should you?

There are potential bargains and healthy yields for investors who can bear the considerable risk of buying…

New curated programme of unique events brings the Guardian to life for readers

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The Guardian today launches Guardian Live – a curated programme of topical events designed to ‘bring Guardian journalism to life’ at venues across the country. Part of the new Guardian Membership scheme, launching today in beta, the diverse programme includes discussions, debates, interviews, keynote speeches, educational seminars and festivals and features a diverse range of leading figures from the worlds of culture, the arts and current affairs alongside Guardian journalists. Read more [...]

The Cordwainer and The Moon on the Square pubs in Northampton listed in …

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Two Wetherspoon pubs in Northampton have been listed in the 2015 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide. The Cordwainer and The Moon on the Square, both in the town centre, have been commended by CAMRA members for the quality of the real ales on offer.customer service, décor and overall atmosphere.A CAMRA spokesman said: “The pubs deserve their place in the Good Beer Guide 2015.“It is our belief that if a licensee serves an excellent pint of real ale, then Read more [...]

Fire bugs target town’s historic A-listed mill

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Published: 12 Sep 2014 15:30 Landmark building’s sorry demise sparks public’s fury A HISTORIC mill which is to be either bulldozed or blown up has been torched TWICE within a matter of days. Share this image Paton’s Mill, in the north of Johnstone, is thought to be the oldest surviving machine factory in the world. But it has yet again been targeted by firebugs who set the A-list building ablaze on two separate occasions last week. Last week The Gazette reported how, at a meeting of Renfrewshire Read more [...]

See inside America’s most expensive house for sale at $139million with its own …

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VIEW GALLERY America's most expensive home is up for sale and it could be all yours - for just $139million.Boasting such luxuries as a 22-carat gold leaf gate, a $2million marble staircase and the first-ever IMAX Theatre to be contracted for private use, the stunning estate has been named 'Le Palais Royal' - The Royal Palace.Situated on the seafront of Millionaires Mile, Hillsboro Beach, Florida, the incredible property is the most expensive home publicly listed for sale in the United States. Caters Up Read more [...]