Monthly Archives: March 2015

Work begins to turn Grade II listed Newcastle building into student accommodation

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Work has begun to turn a former Grade II listed Newcastle furniture store into student accommodation. Built in 1910, Plummer House on Market Street was famously known for housing Tilley’s, which held tea dances in its ballroom. But last year the property, which until September 2012 had been Chapman’s Furniture, was sold to Fusion Residential to become a 248-room student block. Now boards have been erected around the building and the developer - which is a joint venture between Henry Homes Limited Read more [...]

The Power List 2015

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Ed Miliband MP Compiled by an independent panel and is by no means scientific This year’s list also welcomes 15 new candidates making their mark in the borough Last year’s positions, if any, are shown in brackets Welcome to the Power List 2015 sponsored by HSBC - our snapshot of Doncaster’s top decision-makers, big employers and high achievers. Once again it has been compiled by an independent panel and is by no means Read more [...]

Buy part of The Walking Dead town – for $680000

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The full listing reads: "The City of Grantville is a vibrant community just south of Newnan, Georgia. This downtown area is always being scouted by the movie industries and has been home to several blockbusters as well as TV shows like The Walking Dead... This is a money maker for anyone trying to invest in an area that's about to burst... The area for sale... includes nine buildings which include: retail areas, loft apartments, pizza restaurant, bar or pub, restaurant, pharmacy, office space and Read more [...]

Restaurant could move into Listed Building in Windsor High Street

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News » Windsor » Articles » Daniel Whiteway Social networks... Facebook Twitter Published: 3 Mar 2015 09:300 comments PLANS to convert a listed building opposite Windsor’s Parish Church into a restaurant have been lodged. Proposals have ben submitted for the former Leapfrog Research And Planning office in High Street, to be converted into a restaurant. The design and access statement for the plan states: “The proposal change of use of the premises to that Read more [...]

Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom – then bounced back

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At the end of a year without wages, their families impoverished and embittered by the struggle they had lost, thousands of Grimethorpe miners gathered in the centre of the village behind the colliery brass band to march back to work. It was 5 March 1985, two days after a defeated Arthur Scargill voted to end the country’s longest-running industrial dispute without a peace deal. Thirty years on, many residents of the small South Yorkshire village cannot recall that day without shedding tears over Read more [...]

The number of properties listed for sale is higher than this time last year

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The number of properties listed has increased on the same time last year. Picture: Mark Calleja Source: News Limited THE number of properties listed for sale is higher than this time last year with Melbourne giving buyers the most options. According to the latest figures from SQM Research there are 33,559 properties listed for sale in Melbourne.Despite the high Read more [...]

Speaker John Bercow warns over Parliament repairs

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3 March 2015 Last updated at 08:14 Mr Bercow said he was uneasy about Parliament "decanting" to another site The Houses of Parliament could have to be "abandoned" within 20 years without extensive repair work, Commons Speaker John Bercow has said. The Grade I-listed building suffers from flooding, contains a great deal of asbestos and has fire safety issues. In a speech in Westminster, Mr Read more [...]

Boy George has planning application for his Grade II-listed London home rejected

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Eighties singer, 53, said work would brighten up his Hampstead mansionBut council said it would be 'detrimental' to character of the listed buildingPlanner said extension was an 'over-dominant and incongruous addition'Boy George, real name George O'Dowd, lodged an appeal against decisionBy Steph Cockroft for MailOnline Published: 18:59 GMT, 2 March 2015 | Updated: 20:45 GMT, 2 March 2015 Read more [...]

The IoD is right to call for more clarity on fund manager pay

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Not all fund managers are deaf on the subject of soaring boardroom pay at public companies. The money-management industry has been obliged to appear vaguely concerned by a combination of self-interest, chivvying by government and general disquiet after 25 years of roaring inflation in directors’ rewards. Thus a few examples of naked excess – like BG Group’s plan to give its incoming chief executive a £25m package – provoke a revolt. Ask fund managers how much they pay themselves, however, Read more [...]