Monthly Archives: March 2015

Fintry Queen listed for sale

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If you have about $350,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you could own the Fintry Queen. The iconic passenger vessel went on the market Friday morning, listed at $349,900. The listing is held by RE/MAX Penticton Realty associate Richard Wilkins. Wilkins said he received a call from a prospective buyer and contacted current owner Andy Schwab, who gave the go-ahead to list the vessel. The Fintry Queen is currently moored at Sutherland Bay in Kelowna, awaiting a possible move to Penticton. A Read more [...]

Advent aims to sell or list German perfume chain Douglas – source

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. buyout group Advent is preparing an exit from German perfume chain Douglas and has asked JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs to organise a sale or listing, a source familiar with the deal said. The private equity group will soon begin shopping the group to potential buyers, two people familiar with the matter said.They expect Douglas to post 2015 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) of roughly 300 million euros ($325.65 million) on sales Read more [...]

DFS promises multichannel development as a stockmarket-listed company

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DFS [IRDX RDFS] chief executive Ian Filby promised to take the sofa retailer from a “great British business to a world-class business” as the company today floated on the London stockmarket. The company is valued at £543.2m after setting an offer price of 255p. Filby said the company’s strategy now included a firm focus on multichannel development. “We have a clear strategy to broaden our appeal, enhance our service and make our products more accessible to our customers than ever before Read more [...]

Rogers backs listing bid for Grimshaw’s ‘Ship’

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6 March, 2015 | By Laura Mark Richard Rogers has thrown his weight behind a campaign to list Nicholas Grimshaw’s award-winning Western Morning News HQ and printworks in Plymouth The prominent architect has backed a campaign by the Twentieth Century Society to list the £33.5m award-winning office building, which was completed only 22 years ago.Roger’s said: ‘It is my understanding that the Western Morning News Building is under threat Read more [...]

Afternoon tea for Mother’s Day at Auckland Castle anyone?

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Eating out is taking on a new flavour this spring and summer at Auckland Castle. Special celebratory afternoon teas, a refreshed café menu and a series of seasonally-inspired pop-up restaurants, are among the tasty treats being served up to thrill the palates of discerning diners. It will be mums who will be made to feel extra special on March 15 at the former palace home of England’s only Prince Bishop at Bishop Auckland, County Durham, as Mothering Sunday is marked with an extravagant afternoon Read more [...]

Huddersfield Literature Festival launches into the future with opening night

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Audiences will be launched into the future at Huddersfield Literature Festival’s opening night. Dozens of people will take over Huddersfield University’s Student Central Building on Queensgate to hear tales from the near future at the start of the 10-day event. Comic book creator and author MR Carey is tonight’s headliner, and will share excepts from his bestselling thriller, The Girl With All The Gifts, with the audience. He is one of around 60 booked artists who will grace dozens of venues Read more [...]

Welcome to Britain’s richest and most desirable villages

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Here is a selection of the top 100. East Horsley The self-contained village on the edge of Guildford, with its own commutable station for London, has a good selection of shops and schools. Something of an architectural haven it's known as the “Lovelace village” after Lord Lovelace’s distinctive architectural style reflected in the building projects across that area of Surrey throughout the 1850s and 1870. It also contains a number of Chown houses - built by the architect Frank Chown in Read more [...]