Monthly Archives: February 2015

New group to keep Helston WWI commemorations going

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A new group is being set up in Helston to keep the World War One commemorations going in the coming years. A project run by the town council and Helston Museum, in collaboration with schools and community groups, saw a series of events and activities marking the 100th anniversary of the start of the conflict. Now a new group, which will be called the World War One Joint Project, is forming to commemorate the ongoing centennial events up until Read more [...]

Review recommends closure of General Register House

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IT is one of the oldest purpose-built archives in the world and a mecca for genealogists. But now its future has been thrown into doubt after a government review said it should close.General Register House at the East End of Princes Street was designed by Robert Adam and dates back to 1788.An estates review by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) has concluded the landmark building, together with next-door New Register House, should not be part of its long-term future. Read more [...]

Weinstein Acquires ‘The Eichmann Show’; ‘Childhood Of A Leader’ Adds Cast …

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Refresh for latest… The Weinstein Co has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Eichmann Show, the feature-length drama that stars Martin Freeman and Anthony LaPaglia and charts the 1961 Trial of the Century of Adolf Eichmann. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams, the drama follows the televised trial of one of the key architects of the Holocaust in a behind-the-scenes look at how black-listed TV director Leo Hurwitz (LaPaglia) and ground-breaking producer Milton Fruchtman (Freeman) set out Read more [...]

Directors at Warsaw-listed Global City Holdings want to delist

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WARSAW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The board of directors at Warsaw-listed Global City Holdings said late on Friday they wanted the group to delist from the Warsaw Stock Exchange , offering shareholders around 40 zlotys per each share. The offer, which values the company at 2.05 billion zlotys ($557.9 million) or 8 percent below the current market value, is to be discussed at an initial shareholder meeting in Warsaw on March 10 and then go to a vote on March 20 in Rotterdam. Global Read more [...]

Directors at Warsaw-listed Global City Holdings want to delist

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WARSAW Feb 7 (Reuters) - The board of directors at Warsaw-listed Global City Holdings said late on Friday they wanted the group to delist from the Warsaw Stock Exchange , offering shareholders around 40 zlotys per each share. The offer, which values the company at 2.05 billion zlotys ($557.9 million) or 8 percent below the current market value, is to be discussed at an initial shareholder meeting in Warsaw on March 10 and then go to a vote on March 20 in Rotterdam.Global City listed in Warsaw Read more [...]

One of a Kind Porsche 918 Spyder Voodoo Blue For Sale On eBay

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A 1 of 1 Porsche 918 Spyder painted in Voodoo Blue has been listed for sale on eBay Motors. The listing claims that this Porsche 918 Spyder is the only one in the world with a Voodoo Blue paint job. DDW Partners out of Scottsdale, Arizona is handling the sale of the car and has listed the car for a ‘But It Now’ price of $1,350,000. According to the listing, the car boats a $9,500 clear bra that coats the front of the car as well as some of the carbon fiber interior trim. Read more [...]

Cotswold Co-op revolt: Villagers say plans for new store will ‘ruin ambience …

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There is uproar over plans for a Co-operative store to open in South CerneyResidents say it's not in keeping with village which dates from Saxon timesOne house in South Cerney has reportedly dropped by £70,000 in valueRow comes a week after it emerged actress Emma Thompson is backing a campaign against a Tesco store being built in Belsize Park, North LondonBy Jim Norton for the Daily Mail Published: 00:47 GMT, 7 February 2015 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 7 February 2015 Read more [...]

Gloom in Red House campaign

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PUBLISHED: February 6, 2015 7:00 pm Campaigners look set to lose their fight against plans to convert the Red House in Great Barr and build new homes next to it. The Red House at Great Barr The proposals have been backed by planning officers at Sandwell Council despite objections lodged by concerned residents. People living near the Grade II listed site have protested over developer R8 Space Ltd’s plans to convert the landmark former care home.The scheme Read more [...]

Houses for sale in Ryton: A slice of history at Old Ryton Village for £645000

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Let us pray for a quick sale on this historic 18th century house where John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, once preached. The White House in Old Ryton Village near Gateshead is on the market for £645,000 and seller Val Kirkup is hoping to be singing hymns of praise when she sells the property with a wealth of history behind its doors. It’s a Grade II-listed building which, apart from its connections with Wesley, is thought to be the first penny bank in England. Working class families would Read more [...]

Blackwell’s next chapter is in employees’ hands as firm move back into black

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Blackwell’s is back in the black. After 10 years of losing money, the chain of academic bookshops turned a profit last year and hopes to realise a long-held ambition to become a John Lewis-style staff-owned business. Every one of Blackwell’s 550 permanent employees, from chief executive to junior bookseller will be handed a share of the business. “Everyone will own it. It will be a very democratic organisation,” says chief executive David Prescott, sitting in his sparsely furnished office Read more [...]