Monthly Archives: November 2014

College base for business hub

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A new business hub is set to be created near Ponteland to open early next year. Northumberland College has secured a £60,000 grant to develop a rural enterprise centre at its Kirkley Hall campus.The facility will be based in the courtyard area of the main listed building and will pilot a new approach to renting small office and flexible workshop space to micro-businesses. There will also be access to rural enterprise support services.The project is expected to create Read more [...]

32-year-old Nigerian Listed Among African Economic Leaders of Tomorrow

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 Moses Siasia, Chairman of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) By Yemi Akinsuyi A 32-year-old Nigerian Moses Siasia has been listed among the recipients of African Economic Leaders of Tomorrow by the Choiseul Institute for International Politics and Geo-economics in its 2014 ranking. This was contained in a statement issued by the institute issued Sunday in Abuja. The statement said Siasia, who doubles as Chairman of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), was ranked last October Read more [...]

Henderson aims at Listed prize – Racinguk.com

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Henderson aims at Listed prize Sunday 23 November 2014 Nicky Henderson is happy to support the OLBG Mares' Hurdle by running Polly Peachum and Mayfair Music in a six-runner field for the Listed contest over an extended three miles at Kempton on Monday.Polly Peachum is likely to be a warm order after she created a big impression with victory in a Wincanton handicap hurdle on her reappearance under the steadier Read more [...]

Five of 16 Listed China Banks Raise Deposit Rates to Ceiling

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Five of 16 listed Chinese banks raised their one-year deposit rates to the ceiling of the regulatory benchmark, in a mixed response by lenders to China’s latest interest rate liberalization. China Citic Bank Corp., Ping An Bank Co. (000001), Huaxia Bank Co. (600015), Bank of Nanjing Co. and Bank of Ningbo Co. are offering 3.3 percent to one-year deposit holders, according to their websites. The five biggest listed lenders -- Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd., China Construction Bank Corp., Read more [...]

Couple who held wedding reception in Stretford Public Hall 50 years ago back …

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A couple who held their wedding reception at a Trafford landmark 50 years ago are backing a community campaign to buy it. Sid and Beryl Guest are marking their golden wedding anniversary by supporting a bid to buy Stretford Public Hall. The Friends of Stretford Public Hall group wants to buy the historic hall, which is up for sale by the council, and turn it into a multi-purpose community centre. The Grade II-listed building, on the corner of Chester Road and Kingsway, was built by John Rylands Read more [...]

Free And Cheap London Events: 24-30 November 2014

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Interesting and unusual things to do for a fiver or less this week. For more ideas have a look at our Free Cheap page. Take part in a craft workshop with The Make Escape this week. Details below All Week ART EXHIBITIONS: Feeling arty this month? There’s plenty to choose from in London. Take a look at our November art listing: this month includes fashion, sleep, art and sex. Most of the exhibitions listed are free. CHRISTMAS MARKETS: We’re still in November but Christmas markets are starting Read more [...]

Android 5.0 Update Rollout for Moto G Imminent, Smartphone Officially Listed …

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If you are a user of the Moto G (2013) smartphone, then do anticipate the arrival of Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for your devices, as Motorola has now considered the original Moto G as one among the primary contenders to receive the Lollipop OS upgrade. According to an official listing, Motorola has indicated the first-gen Moto G as 'being in line' to receive Android 5.0 OS firmware upgrade that means you can anticipate the update to roll out relatively sooner. Also, Motorola's Read more [...]

Labour ‘could sell London’s QEII Conference Centre’

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23 November 2014 Last updated at 04:07 Labour says a sale of the buildings could attract worldwide interest The QEII Conference Centre and the Civil Service Club are among four central London buildings that could be sold off by a future Labour government to help pay off the deficit. Labour says the properties owned by government departments may be "non-essential" and could raise £100m. A Read more [...]

Sparks fly over SSE ‘mega-pylons’ in Highlands

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CAMPAIGNERS have raised concerns that plans for a new power line in the Highlands will lead to an unsightly stretch of “mega-pylons” erected across areas of outstanding natural beauty. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is looking at proposals for a 65km line from Beauly to Loch Buidhe, near Bonar Bridge in Sutherland and are considering three possible routes. Objectors believe this is just the beginning of a plan to introduce a mega power line between Beauly and Read more [...]