Lundin Petroleum AB: Plan for Development and Operation for Johan Sverdrup

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN--(Marketwired - Feb 13, 2015) - Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) (LUPE.ST) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) together with its partners Statoil (operator), Maersk Oil, Det norske oljeselskap and Petoro, will today submit a plan for development and operation (PDO) for Phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The full field gross recoverable contingent resources range Read more [...]

Sheffield athletics: Team-mates Luke and Adam battle it out for supremacy

The men’s pole vault is the most intriguing events in the Sainsbury’s British Indoor Championships at the EIS, Sheffield, this weekend Luke Cutts (Dearne ALC) defends the title he won last year with a height of 5.60. UK record holder with 5.83 and Commonwealth silver medallist, Cutts is favourite but could face a challenge from team-mate and training partner Adam Hague. Hague, 17, has improved his best to 5.55, a UK junior record. Improvement would put Cutts under pressure.Mukhtar Read more [...]

New homes planned behind Long Bennington pub

A planning application to build eight houses to the rear of The Royal Oak pub in Long Bennington, has been submitted to South Kesteven District Council. Applicants Newriver Retail Property Trust are looking to build the eight properties on currently unused grassland, located behind the pub and its car park on the Main Road.The developers plan to make use of the existing driveway between the pub and car park, which would be extended to create a single access road running the Read more [...]

Stornoway to Attend Upcoming Investor Conferences

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Feb 12, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Stornoway Diamond Corporation (SWY) (the "Corporation" or "Stornoway) announces that management will be attending and presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences: -- BMO Capital Markets 24th Annual Global Metals and Mining Conference, held at the Diplomat Hollywood Beach, Hollywood, Florida from February 22nd to 25th, 2015. Matt Manson, Read more [...]

Lake District woods and valleys up for sale for as little as £8000

Lake District National Park Authority has had its grant cut by 23 per cent, losing out on £1.56m in fundingBosses have not ruled out further sales, including England's third highest mountain, HelvellynThe most famous spot for sale is mountain lake, Stickle Tarn, which has a guide price starting at £20,000 Price for 'iconic' tarn described as an 'insult', but a consortium of open water swimmers want to buy itBy Lucy Crossley for MailOnline Published: 13:04 GMT, 12 February 2015 Read more [...]

Plans to demolish Aston’s Grade II listed fire station

12 February 2015 Last updated at 12:37 Aston's Ettington Road fire station was built in 1923 Plans to demolish and replace two West Midlands fire stations - one of which is Grade II listed - are being considered by the authority. The futures of Aston and Coventry stations will be discussed by West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (WMFRA) on Monday. The service said it needed buildings that Read more [...]

Albert Heijn has ‘complete faith’ in red-listed smoked salmon supplier Foppen

Retailer Albert Heijn defended its smoked salmon supplier Foppen, which was the cause of a salmonella outbreak in 2012 and has now been placed on a red list by the Dutch food and consumer product safety authority (NVWA). The red listing, revealed by NVMA on Feb. 10, means Foppen faces weekly inspections as well as possible closure, if changes are not made. “Foppen is currently deliberating with the NVWA because everything was okay at the latest NVWA inspections,” said a spokeswoman for Read more [...]

Darwen ‘eyesore’ up for sale despite owner securing planning permission to …

THE site of an arson-hit former factory will be sold at auction despite its owner having planning permission to build two homes there. Ben McKay was granted approval last year to build two homes on the derelict Equity House site at the top of Equity Street in Darwen. MORE TOP STORIES: VIDEO: Schoolboy fighting for his life after being hit by car as he popped out to buy cereal TRAGIC: University graduate killed herself after suffering repeated Read more [...]

Fund Selector: Consistent outperformance

The performance of managers in the Investment Association UK All Companies sector relative to the FTSE 100 index since 1996 has borne a close relationship to the performance of the FTSE 250 index versus the FTSE 100. Indeed, in all but three of the 19 years the sector only outperforms the FTSE 100 when the FTSE 250 does. Last year was one of the three years when this relationship failed – 1996 and 2005 were the others – with the sector returning 0.6 per Read more [...]

Hollywood celebrities make millions flipping houses

Other successful flippers include Jennifer Aniston who spent five years doing up a Beverly Hills mansion she bought for $13.5 million in 2006. Jennifer Aniston is a successful flipper She is one many stars plunging into property, rapidly buying and selling homes and generating a profit either through renovations or by riding a rising market - a practice known as "flipping" in the US. It is the subject of several reality television shows such as Flipping Vegas. Aniston did Read more [...]