Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Already up for Sale Online in India: Priced …

Apple iPhone 6 smartphone and its larger variant the iPhone 6 Plus, which were launched in an event in San Francisco, now seem to have sent the Indian grey market into a tizzy, as both the new iPhones have been newly listed for sale on a leading e-commerce portal, with prices going up to as much as INR 1,59,000 or $1972 or £1216. Barely a couple of days after the launch of Apple's new flagships, a seller on eBay India has newly listed the iPhone 6 Plus (16GB variant) for a whopping Read more [...]

Grade II listed buildings up for auction

Two very rare – and very 
different - Grade II listed buildings, one in Ripley and the other in Alfreton, are set to be sold today. Waingroves Hall in Ripley and the former Wycliffe Church in Alfreton will go under the hammer at 
auction today, September 11, in Derby along with other 
properties.Andrew Parker, director at Graham Penny Auctions, said: “Grade II listed properties don’t come on the market very often and so to have two in our next auction is Read more [...]

Heritage-listed Gatsby-style home

32 Genesta Crescent, Dalkeith has had many brushes with fame. Source: Supplied IT’S been the backdrop for Hollywood films, and has a story so rich that it could have a movie of its own, but now Perth’s heritage listed “Chisolm House” is up for sale. Built in 1939 by renowned architect Oswald Chisolm, the stunning Dalkeith home is a perfect example of genuine Read more [...]

Heritage-listed Gatsby-style home

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Superb listed buildings from the Fielden legacy

Two of the grade I listed buildings that are part of the heritage left to the town by the mill-owning Fielden dynasty in the 19th century, Todmorden Town Hall and Todmorden Unitarian Church will both be open to the public for heritage weekend events. Running over two days, Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14, there will be the chance to step back in time at the Unitarian Church, Honey Hole Road, and have your photpograph taken using technology in use when Read more [...]

Revealed: 169 Coventry sites shortlisted by council for building of 36000 new …

A shortlist of sites where up to 36,000 new homes could be built in Coventry over the next 20 years has been drawn up by the council.The sites have been identified as part of the city’s Local Plan which sets out how Coventry City Council aims to grow the city physically and economically over the next two decades.A total of 169 locations have been identified by the authority, including 39 on green belt land and 130 on brown field sites. Every ward in Coventry has at least one site listed for possible Read more [...]

Guardian launches new three-tier membership scheme

Guardian News Media has launched a new membership programme with three tiers, from free to £60 a month, that give readers access to a range of events and activities. “You may have come to our building to learn with the Guardian, with one of our series of Masterclasses,” said Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of GNM titles the Guardian and Observer. “Now you can join the Guardian.” The new initiative, called Guardian Membership, aims to allow readers to get closer to Read more [...]

Guardian News & Media invites readers to shape the future of Guardian …

Guardian News Media (GNM) is today inviting its readers to join its new beta membership scheme and to work together to bring the new proposition to life through a series of test events and activities as the programme is developed in the open. Guardian Membership aims to bring readers closer to the Guardian’s award-winning journalism and encourage the open exchange of information, ideas and opinions. By bringing its journalism to life through live events, Membership represents Read more [...]

Lyxor launches LSE-listed China Ashares ETF

The physically-replicated ETF tracks the MSCI China A index of approximately 460 companies listed in Renminbi on the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets, Lyxor said, and has a total expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund will be managed by the Hong Kong subsidiary of Fortune SG, Lyxor’s Chinese joint venture, which Lyxor says already manages “the largest European ETF with exposure to Chinese companies (via issuers listed in Hong Kong), with over US$1 billion of assets under management”. Arnaud Read more [...]