Monthly Archives: December 2014

Out with the old houses and in with the new for Plymouth’s Devonport in 2015

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Comments (0) ‘OUT with the old and in with the new’ is the Devonport motto for 2015 - as one set of flats comes crashing down, another development goes up. Developers Mount Wise (Devon) Ltd have contractors putting the finishing touches to 89 new dwellings on its waterside patch. Pictures taken by The Herald show the completed exteriors of the homes, with street features, such as plants and flower beds, already installed. Read more [...]

Miami Home Sales Declining, But Prices Continue To Rise

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After two months of significant growth, home sales in Miami fell by 9.2% in November but prices are still rising, but at a slower pace than before. Miami has been one area in the United States that has been leading the real estate recovery but some properties are now seeing demand fall, according to data from the Miami Association of Realtors. While sales of single family homes decreased a negligible 1% compared to a year ago, condo sales were down 15.5% while combined sales were Read more [...]

REVEALED: The gifts to Merseyside Police officers – tea bags, cream cakes and …

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Red tape means hardworking Merseyside police officers handed ‘gifts’ like home-baked scones, tins of chocolates and even a bag of apples for police horses have had to declare them to bosses for approval.Police officers have even been told to hand back presents deemed unacceptable, with one having to return a bottle of champagne given in thanks by a crime victim.The haul of freebies was revealed in Merseyside Police’s registers of gifts, gratuities and hospitality between May 2013 and April Read more [...]

China eases rules for overseas listed firms to send FX home

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will no longer require local firms which go public abroad to get approval to remit foreign exchange raised in listings back home, seen as a small step towards relaxing capital flows. With immediate effect, overseas listed firms need only register their initial public offerings (IPO) or other fund-raising activities with the foreign exchange authorities and can then freely send back the funds they have raised, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said in Read more [...]

Breaking News: Crimea’s ‘return home’ will remain a very important epoch in …

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will no longer require local firms which go public abroad to get approval to remit foreign exchange raised in listings back home, seen as a small step towards relaxing capital flows. With immediate effect, overseas listed firms need only register their initial public offerings (IPO) or other fund-raising activities with the foreign exchange authorities and can then freely send back the funds they have raised, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said in Read more [...]

Shepton Mallet Prison: What you need to know about buyers City and Country

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Comments (0) THE new owner of Shepton Mallet Prison has assured residents they will have a say in its future. After City and Country was last week revealed as the successful buyer, bosses quickly pledged to engage with the people of the town before firming up plans for the site. A development group specialising in the conversion of listed and historic buildings for residential and commercial uses, the company made a bid for the site in Read more [...]

Home sales fall in Miami after two months of significant growth

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After two months of significant growth, home sales in Miami fell by 9.2% in November but prices are still rising, but at a slower pace than before.Miami has been one area in the United States that has been leading the real estate recovery but some properties are now seeing demand fall, according to data from the Miami Association of Realtors.While sales of single family homes decreased a negligible 1% compared to a year ago, condo sales were down 15.5% while combined sales were down 9.2%.‘We Read more [...]

New Year’s Eve events in Derbyshire

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Comments (0) Still stuck for ideas of entertainment this new year's Eve. We've been looking round and here's a list of events happening in and around Derbyshire on December 31. Are you holding an event which is not listed here? If so, send us details to editorial@ashbournenewstelegraph.co.uk and we will add it to our list. Events taking place on New Year's Eve include: Donington Park, Castle Donington – The New Dawn Read more [...]

Wiesenthal Center lists top 10 anti-Semitic events of 2014

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Refusing to give medical treatment, supporting murderers of Jews and a rapist who seeks out Jews -- those are three of the 10 items in the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list published Monday of the 10 most significant anti-Semitic events in 2014. Simon Wiesenthal Center dean and founder Marvin Hier said the list was made to show how anti-Semitic remarks made by leaders trickle down to the masses. The first item on the list is about a Belgian doctor who refused to treat a 90-year-old Jewish woman's Read more [...]