Seven lessons I learned from the financial events of 2014

Tesco is one of Britain’s most widely-owned shares as well as one of the most widely-frequented chains. So the 48pc plunge in its share price during the year from a starting point of 334p to last week’s 178p was a jolt. Small investors weren’t the only losers. Legendary stockpicker Warren Buffet said in early October his large holding in the grocer had been a “huge mistake”. Some shrewd analysts had seen the writing on the wall. Terry Smith, famously outspoken fund manager Read more [...]

Eco work damaging historic Teesdale houses

A TRAILBLAZING project is underway to help homeowners look after historic properties in Teesdale and keep them toasty.Old stone-built properties may look picturesque but they lose heat, forcing residents to look for ways of insulating them to stay warm and save cash.But heritage expert Caroline Hardie-Hammond says many options on the market can damage old homes and cause health problems by creating damp. She says is a major issue for Teesdale because the area has Read more [...]

McLaren P1 Listed for Sale Privately in U.S.

Since customer deliveries of the McLaren P1 started, we’ve only seen a small handful of ‘second-hand’ vehicles appear for sale online but they’ve all had one thing in common; they’ve been listed from either official McLaren or third-party dealerships. The following gloss black McLaren P1 on the other hand is currently up for sale privately in the United States. The exact location of the British hybrid hypercar remains unknown but the presence of Texas license plates indicate that’s Read more [...]

GTA 5 Christmas DLC update: New DLC cars, snowball fights and weapons …

Rockstar Games has yet again lived up to its promise with the release of new Christmas DLC update for GTA 5, which is titled as 'Festive Surprise'.Apt to its title, the new title update for GTA 5 brings loads of goodies including explosive stocking stuffers such as Homing Missile Launcher and Proximity Mines that can be purchased via Ammu-Nation and stocked up permanently in your inventory.The 1.19 title update or Christmas DLC for GTA 5 also brings loads of new features and enhanced content Read more [...]

Minister defends lack of detail on progess from Cities Alliance

Ross Martin, chief executive of the public-private Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) which leads the partnership, has raised eyebrows in the sector by claiming not to know whether any of the 37 investment projects listed in the SCA's recent prospectus had attracted any investment. Martin, who chairs the SCA's leadership group, added that he expected a "good number" of the projects to come to fruition within 10 years: "I am aware that a lot of work is under way and I'm confident, Read more [...]

New lease of life for Devonport Dockyard’s oldest building, which dates back …

Comments (0) DEVONPORT Dockyard's oldest surviving building is to get a new lease of life - after years of sitting empty. The hugely significant Officer's Terrace building dates back to 1694 and was among the first of the buildings to appear when the dockyard first sprang up. It survived Nazi bombing strikes in World War Two but was turned into offices and then fell empty in recent years. However, now the Grade II listed building Read more [...]

Books: Bridges bucks trend of joyless memoirs

ONE paragraph in, and Kevin Bridges is offering apologies: “Here we are, another comedian writes an autobiography.” You might well groan at that. In fact you may already be looking forward to spring and an invigorating, ruthless unburdening, the only issue being whether you hand We Need to Talk About … Kevin Bridges (Michael Joseph, £20) to the charity-shop staff or dump it in their doorway overnight with your other embarrassing stuff.Easy life, these stand-ups. Read more [...]

Queen wears Listed crown – Racinguk.com

Queen wears Listed crown Saturday 20 December 2014 The Pirate's Queen came out on top after a thrilling tussle with Bitofapuzzle to take Listed honours in the Swift SFM Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Haydock Park.The unbeaten Bitofapuzzle proved a tough customer, but Denis O'Regan produced the Alan King-trained winner (11-8) with a patient run to get her head in front close home for a neck verdict.The pair pulled seven Read more [...]

Haydock review: Pirate’s Queen wins the Listed event at Haydock

Denis O'Regan: Rode the winner of the Listed mares' race A review of Saturday's action at Haydock, where Pirate's Queen got up close home to land the Listed mares' event.The Pirate's Queen (11/8) came out on top after a thrilling tussle with Bitofapuzzle to take the Listed honours in the Swift SFM Mares' Novices' Hurdle.The unbeaten Bitofapuzzle proved a tough customer but Denis O'Regan produced the Alan King-trained mare with a patient run Read more [...]