Monthly Archives: January 2015

Greater Vancouver home price index rises above $1-million

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To get an idea of what $1-million in real estate looks like, take a 40-minute bus ride east of downtown Vancouver to the suburb of Burnaby.On Union Street, a modest bungalow built in 1949 with a 1,114-square-foot main floor sold last summer for $1,055,000.Welcome to the Vancouver region, where million-dollar properties are far from dream homes. Benchmark prices for single-family detached houses in Greater Vancouver, including bedroom communities such as Burnaby and Richmond, exceeded $1-million Read more [...]

Videocon d2h to raise $300 million in stake sale; will list on US bourse

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To sell a minority stake to Nasdaq listed Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp Direct-to-home service provider Videocon d2h will raise $300 million (₹1,900 crore today) by selling a minority stake to Nasdaq-listed Silver Eagle Acquisition Corporation (SEAC) and its shareholders.“Videocon d2h entered into an agreement with SEAC on December 31, 2014. As part of this agreement, the company will issue new shares in the form of American depositary shares,” a senior official said, requesting anonymity.The Read more [...]

At last – work can begin on Lightwoods Park and House restoration

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Residents are being invited to view the plans and designs for the iconic Smethwick site at a public meeting, ahead of work starting at the end of January.The Grade II-listed Lightwoods House, which dates from 1791, will be brought back into public use for community meetings, training and functions.The ground floor will provide public toilets, a tea room and exhibition space.The upper floors will have rooms for the community, conferencing, weddings and commercial office space.Work in the Read more [...]

ziftrCOINs to Be Listed on Cryptsy and Melotic Cryptocurrency Exchanges

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BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2015) - New Hampshire-based cryptocurrency startup ziftrCOIN (https://www.ziftrcoin.com/) is excited to announce that ziftrCOINs will be listed on popular cryptocurrency exchanges Cryptsy and Melotic in 2015 when the coins are released. Cryptsy will also work with ziftrCOIN to integrate with ziftrPAY, Ziftr's secure API that enables retailers to accept all types of cryptocurrency in addition to credit card payments. ziftrCOIN, the gateway coin to mainstream cryptocurrency Read more [...]

A right royal boost

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Plans to transform a decaying theatre into an interactive museum could create 80 new jobs and boost Blackpool’s economy by almost £15m a year. The figures were today revealed by Prince Charles’ conservation charity The Prince’s Regeneration Trust after it was chosen by Blackpool Council to develop the £19m plans to restore the Pavilion Theatre at the Grade two-star listed Winter Gardens.The Theatres Trust warned in September that urgent action was needed to Read more [...]

Leicester musician listed as one of ’10 Faces to Watch in 2015′

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Comments (0) A Leicester-born 27-year-old musician has been listed as one of the 10 Faces to Watch in 2015. Ben Webb, who performs under the name of Jinnwoo, featured on the Independent newspaper’s list of 10 performers including musicians, dancers, and stars of the stage and screen, who their critics believe are “rising stars ready to take the arts world by storm”. Ben grew up in Barlestone, near Market Bosworth, before moving to Read more [...]

Kings Cross flat fire: Further murder arrests

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5 January 2015 Last updated at 13:09 More than 20 firefighters attended the scene at Stelfox House in Kings Cross Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two men were found following a flat fire in central London. The men, one in his 50s and another in his 40s, were discovered on the third floor of Stelfox House in Penton Rise, Kings Cross, on Friday evening. Read more [...]

Southsea’s South Parade Pier sale completed

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5 January 2015 Last updated at 11:57 GMT The pier was closed in 2012 after it was deemed "a danger to the public" The new owners of a derelict Victorian pier in Hampshire have said they aim to reopen the site this year and restore it to its "heyday". The purchase of South Parade Pier in Southsea by South Parade Pier Ltd has been completed for an undisclosed sum. The Grade-II listed pier was Read more [...]

Sacrewell restoration project reaches half-way point

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The restoration of a £1.7m conservation project to restore a watermill has reached the half-way mark as staff celebrate a record-breaking year. Currently, as you approach Sacrewell along the A47 towards Peterborough, you catch a glimpse of three-storeys of white tarpaulin covering the centre’s 18th century watermill, flapping in the breeze.Tinwell firm Messenger Construction is reaching the half-way point in its £1m contract to restore and conserve the Grade II* Read more [...]