Monthly Archives: April 2015

Glory days return to Steeton Hall

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AN HISTORIC hall whose future was under threat is thriving again as a hotel. Grade II-listed Steeton Hall was bought by a local family about a year ago after it had stood empty for months. Now the landmark building, in Station Road, is bustling and once again a community focal point. Angela Armitage, her husband Paul and brother-in-law Andrew took on the premises last May. "It had been closed for about 11 months," said Mrs Armitage, who Read more [...]

Luxury retailing: Has haute couture lost its allure?

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If you're into haute couture, cast your mind back to Karl Lagerfeld's 2014 autumn/winter show. The octogenarian designer transformed the Grand Palais in Paris into a giant Chanel supermarket. Models strutted up and down the aisles popping high-priced products, such as CoCo Chanel Coco Pops, into their baskets. Who knows what Mr Lagerfeld was attempting to communicate with the spectacle - maybe it was just that. But some commentators interpreted the production as a symbol of the democratisation Read more [...]

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s old LA apartment listed on Airbnb for $150 a …

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Listed as “Kurt Cobain’s Private 1b + 1bth”, the apartment in LA’s Fairfax District was home to the couple in 1991-1992 when Cobain was most focused on song writing and painting and Love was pregnant with Frances Bean.The property's owner Brandon Kleinman claims Cobain wrote the song “Heart-Shaped Box” in the apartment’s bath. Kurt Cobain's former LA apartment doesn't get many visitors, according to its owner Cobain also decorated the walls in the living room and bedroom with murals, Read more [...]

Repossessed yacht listed on eBay for just 99p

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Salcombe Harbour Authority listed the repossessed yacht on the auction site earlier this week, with bids rapidly increasing Credit: eBay A repossessed yacht in need of refurbishment has been listed on eBay for just 99p by Salcombe Harbour Authority. Christina, a 1964 Invicta 26, was repossessed in lieu of harbour dues and posted on the online auction site on 21 April. Credit: eBay Since then, she’s attracted a fair amount of attention with Read more [...]

UPDATE 2-Listing preferred option for Anglo’s South Africa platinum mines- CEO

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(Corrects chairman's name, paras 8-9)) * Says still in talks with some parties on platinum sale * Minas Rio iron project a drag on shares-chairman * Minas Rio currently breaking even after capital-CEO By Silvia Antonioli LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Anglo American (LSE: AAL.L - news) favours a listing of some South African platinum mines as the most likely route to divesting those assets, the mining group's chief executive said Read more [...]

News & Tips: HSBC, French Connection, Phoenix & more

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Equities are up, following Wall Street's lead after the latter's record 15-year high. Watch The Trader Nicole Elliott discussing the markets. IC TIP UPDATES: Phoenix Group (PHNX) saw shares rise after an interim management statement reported that it generated £87m of cash in the three months to the end of March, and is on track to meet its financial targets. It also bought a £300m portfolio of equity release mortgages to help back its annuity liabilities. Buy. Derwent London (DLN) has secured Read more [...]

Racing tips: Custom eyes top prize at Sandown

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NORTH Yorkshire trainer David O’Meara, who re-introduces Custom Cut , one of his stable stars from last season at Sandown today, will also be keeping a close eye on the action from Doncaster where he has outstanding chances with recent winners Birdman and Signore Piccolo. Custom Cut proved a revelation last term, winning five races on the bounce - two Listed events, two Group 3 contests, including one at York, and the Group 2 Joel Stakes at Newmarket. Far from disgraced Read more [...]

Lakefront spec house listed at $37.9M, furnished

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If you’re in the market for a Palm Beach house priced at around $40 million, your options expanded yet again last week in the local multiple listing service.The newest entry in that price category, a lakefront house at 390 N. Lake Way, is especially notable because it has never been lived in — a rarity, indeed, these days. Agent Jim McCann of the Corcoran Group late last week listed the house, developed on speculation, for sale furnished with a turnkey price of $37.9 million.Crews working for Read more [...]