Monthly Archives: March 2015

Halifax homes for champagne tastes

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A $5.499-million listing on Ridgewood Drive in south-end Halifax tops the list of the most expensive homes for sale in the city. “Eventually, we will compile a list of the most expensive and cheapest houses for sale in Canada’s major cities and resorts,” Roxana Baiceanu, with Point2Homes.com in Saskatoon, said Monday. Baiceanu said the Point2Homes.com top-10 list shows list price and location, but the website company does not comment or make any comparisons. Only homes in Halifax Read more [...]

Plan for 250 homes announced for University of Northampton’s Avenue Campus …

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Preliminary plans including 250 homes for the University of Northampton Avenue Campus The land will be sold to developers after the university vacate the site in 2018 The building development will keep some of the university’s historic features Traffic experts have said that the flow of traffic will change direction but not increase Up to 250 houses could be built on the site of the University of Northampton’s Avenue Campus when Read more [...]

St. Patrick’s Day events listed here

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Honolulu likes to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a big way. This year,  the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, sponsored by the Friends of St. Patrick in Hawaii, take place on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 from noon to approximately 1:30 p.m on Kalakaua Avenue. This year’s parade is expected to have 800 marchers, 50 vehicles, 2 floats and 5 bands. Following the parade, the traditional post-parade party will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Kelly O’Neils which is located at 311 Lewers Street Read more [...]

Brixton food hygiene – the highest rated businesses in Brixton listed

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Following on from our earlier piece naming the lowest ranked food establishment in the Brixton area, here’s a listing of the businesses that scored the highest possible five star rating. The listings – compiled from research by the Food Standards Agency – includes cafes, restaurants, pubs, canteens, takeaways, supermarkets, schools and hospital/care facilities (although we note that one or two food outlets in the list have already changed hands). Well done to all those Brixton businesses Read more [...]

Lido future approved for King’s Meadow Baths

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Plans for the redevelopment of the Edwardian public baths in King's Meadow have moved a step closer after the council agreed to go ahead with the lease of the land to Thames Lido. Reading Borough Council's policy committee approved the plans at Monday night's meeting after considering the six objections to the proposal to lease the building and an area between it and the public car park to a company for 250 years. Karen Blakeman/Flickr Kings Meadow Liberal democrat and Tilehurst ward councillor Read more [...]

A single ticket for the Rugby World Cup final was on sale for more than €80000

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Rugby World Cup chiefs have warned fans not to buy tickets from unofficial sources amid exhorbitant pricing on ticket-sale websites.A category A ticket, which has a face value of £715, was up for sale on a secondary ticket website, StubHub.co.uk, for £59,000, roughly 82 times its original price. The site also has category D tickets for the final at Twickenham on October 31 which originally cost £125 for sale for £7,500, some 60 times the face value. After being contacted, StubHub removed the Read more [...]

Listed IFA to compete for adviser investment business

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National adviser AFH Financial’s chief executive has signalled a move into what he defines ‘financial planning investment management’, as part of a strategy to compete in the wealth management space for outsourced investment business from other advisers.Speaking to FTAdviser, the firm’s chief executive Alan Hudson, detailed his five year strategy, which involves both continued acquisitive growth in core financial planning, as well as a plan to expand Read more [...]

Battersea Arts Centre fire: Hunger Games star Toby Jones thanks public as …

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The blaze destroyed most of the Grand Hall, the equipment store and offices and staff were today seeking an alternative space for shows scheduled for the gutted main auditorium.No one was injured as 80 firefighters battled to stop the flames spreading from the hall at the rear of the site on Friday afternoon. The aftermath of the Battersea Arts Centre fire Jones, a patron and long-term associate artist, said: “It’s devastating.”The Hunger Games star said it was brilliant that people wanted Read more [...]

Shrek’s Adventure, the South Bank: an immersive Dreamworks experience

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Shrek’s Adventure, which celebrates the four-film animated series about a grumpy green ogre, is to open in County Hall, next to the Sea Life London Aquarium and London Dungeons.Inside the Grade II-listed building, the team from theme park operator Merlin are constructing a fairytale world featuring characters and key sets from the films.The attraction does not open until July but creative lead Eddie Saul gave the Standard a tour, to give a sense of what visitors can expect when work is finished. Read more [...]