Monthly Archives: February 2015

BAE looks to improvement in coming year after suffering drop in sales

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The wider defence industry has seen governments reduce spending on arms in the wake of financial crisis, but Mr King said this trend may now be ending, at least in the US. “We believe US budgets are now relatively stable, with some early indications of a modest improvement in 2016,” the chief executive said. Earlier this year President Barack Obama proposed an 8pc increase to the US defence budget, but analysts expect the final increase to be closer to 2pc to 3pc. BAE Read more [...]

Meltham Golf Club submits luxury homes plan for 200-year-old derelict barn

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A derelict listed building, which for years has been creating problems for a Huddersfield golf club, could be converted into luxury homes. The 200-year-old Grade II barn, on land owned by Meltham Golf Club, has been targeted by thieves and vandals and has fallen deeper into disrepair. The club has been trying unsuccessfully to sell the Headyfields building for seven years. But now the club has submitted a planning application to Kirklees Council to convert the building into four houses. Under the Read more [...]

Macquarie Fields House, an historic mansion at Glenfield, listed for sale

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Macquarie Fields House, a lavish 15-room historic mansion at Glenfield, is for …

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House prices as low as £10000 – are parts of Liverpool cheap and cheerful or a …

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by Paddy Shennan and Claire Miller Is the price right for potential home-makers and investors in parts of Liverpool – or have these areas found themselves unfairly downgraded? The ECHO has reported that new figures show Liverpool has some of the cheapest house prices in the country. According to the Office of National Statistics, in 2013, 21 places in England and Wales had average house prices of £50,000 or less – and three of those places were in Liverpool. The figures showed the area around Read more [...]

UK directors of Chinese company: we have no idea what’s going on

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The directors have appointed KPMG to look into Naibu's financial position. The non-executive directors have asked Mr Lin to co-operate with KPMG in the preparation of this report, although as yet, he has not indicated he will do so. The most recent turn of events is the latest in a sorry tale for investors in Aim-listed Naibu Global International. Naibu was set up by its founder, Huoyan Lin, in 2002, and is headquartered in Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province, China. Read more [...]

Locally listed bingo hall demolition set for green light

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Heronslea Group, which specialises in luxurious developments, last October lodged plans to turn the Mecca Bingo building on King Street in Watford into a shop and 25 new flats. The developer proposes to keep the existing Art Deco façade of the building and construct a new part three and part four-storey building behind it. The building was constructed in 1913 as Watford's first large cinema and it opened in December 1913 as the Central Hall Cinema. It was refaced Read more [...]

Pens game, concert listed among events for students

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02/17/2015 Casey Kelly Lead News Writer C.E.Kelly2@iup.edu The Entertainment Network and the Black Emphasis Committee will be collaborating on several upcoming events this semester. The events that TEN and BEC have planned for this semester include hip-hop artist August Alsina, MTV’s “Wild ’N Out,” MTV’s “Girl Code,” “Workaholics: The Montez Experience” with Erik Griffin, a Pittsburgh Pirates game and a Pittsburgh Penguins game. “This semester,” said Ashley Hartung (senior, Read more [...]

Liverpool buildings battle for Project of the Year title at property ‘Oscars’

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Five of Liverpool’s flagship new and restored buildings are in the running for prestigious property “Oscars.” The five schemes have made it to the shortlist of the 2015 RICS North West Awards, including the coveted Project of the Year title. The Titanic Hotel has been shortlisted in three of the award categories - Regeneration, Building Conservation and Tourism Leisure. This was in recognition of its successful transformation from a former rum warehouse into a high-end hotel and conference Read more [...]

English Heritage to investigate listed building parking signs

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17 February 2015 Last updated at 13:08 Bristol City Council said it used railings as much as possible to minimise pavement posts English Heritage is investigating claims signs have been fixed to the railings of Grade II* properties without listed building consent. The signs were put up as part of Bristol's residential parking scheme, which starts in Clifton in March. Campaigners argue much Read more [...]