Monthly Archives: May 2015

Travel review: Bristol – A living city to gorge on

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Bristol is the European Green Capital for 2015 Avon calling: The weather wasn’t kind, but rain doesn’t stop play in Bristol, writes Lucy Oates. My recent trip to Bristol for a two-day, spring city break almost resulted in the shortest travel review ever; it rained (a lot). Thankfully, I discovered the ultimate wet weather activity just a stone’s throw from where I was staying at Brooks, a boutique guesthouse in the Read more [...]

Widewaters restaurant listed for sale

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ENP STAFF REPORTSnews@eastniagarapost.com Widewaters Drive-In restaurant, the popular summertime eatery that's been closed since it was flooded in June of 2013, is up for sale. The restaurant and two adjacent parcels are listed for $575,000. The listing boasts 1,314 square feet for the restaurant itself and 11 acres of land along Market Street. It shows annual taxes of $5,698 for the 1961 building and property. Widewaters owner, Martin Oliveri, had hoped to re-open the restaurant after the flood Read more [...]

‘Home’! Sunrise star Samantha Armytage visits Melbourne’s famous National …

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By Daniel Van Boom for Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:39 GMT, 10 May 2015 | Updated: 04:41 GMT, 10 May 2015 View comments She's currently enjoying some time in Melbourne with Seven's Kylie Gillies.And during her stay Samantha Armytage took some time to take a peek at Como House - a National Trust listed property that her family owned half a century ago.The 37-year-old Read more [...]

Developers Jenner Group reveal plans for new luxury homes on the site of the …

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Developers have revealed how a former primary school site could be knocked down and transformed into luxury housing and apartments. The St Philip Howard School, in Avenue Road, was closed in July 2013 after the numbers of children attending fell. Since then the buildings have remained empty, but in March the Gazette revealed developer Jenner had come forward with plans for the site’s future. The former classroom blocks could be knocked down The company’s proposals Read more [...]

Beijing turns investment bulls loose in China’s markets

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Beijing turns investment bulls loose in China’s markets In spite of a stumble last week the state-backed stock market frenzy will go on Bull run: China’s stock market is soaring — up 100% in a year (Corbis) IT HAS been a giddy ride for investors in China’s stock markets — up more than 100% in a year — and the Communist party’s official news agency, Xinhua, does not want it to end. The voice of the Chinese government spoke out to say that last week’s stumble in stock Read more [...]

Ed Miliband’s ‘Edstone’ for sale on eBay as Twitter mocks auction of the …

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One listing titled “Edstone Approx 7ft x 3ft. Feats Random Musings, Unused. No Longer needed” has already seen bids rise to more than £1,000. Another describes the stone as “£30,000 worth of unwanted limestone obelisk" which “some idiot has carved some inane slogans on”.But adds these can be removed, "just like its current owner has been erased from the political landscape of much of the country.” The "stone" has attracted bids of more than £1,000 (eBay) Sellers of both listings Read more [...]

Play Store apps can now be listed as ‘coming soon,’ let you ‘pre-register’

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As of sometime yesterday, apps in the Play Store can now be listed in search results as “Coming soon”, and clicking on them takes you to a standard listing page that offers the opportunity to “Pre-register”. The first app to take advantage of this functionality is the upcoming Terminator Genisys: Revolution game from Glu… Pre-registering doesn’t cost anything, but—at least for now—it doesn’t seem to really offer anything of value, either. When you’ve pre-registered Read more [...]

Council to decide future for Boroughmuir High School

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A Victorian school building on Viewforth will become vacant next year when Boroughmuir High School moves to its new campus on the bank of the Union Canal. The council have decided to put the building up for sale and it is now recommending sale to property  company CALA. The preferred bid is from CALA who have developed many sites across the city and have a track record of high quality housing at the luxury end of the market. They are already developing sites at Ocean Drive with prices from £435,000 Read more [...]

UK Banks In Line For £4bn Visa Sale Windfall

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By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Some of Britain's biggest high street lenders are eyeing a windfall that could total more than £4bn from a takeover of Visa Europe, the payments group. Sky News has learnt that Visa Europe's board appointed investment bankers at Morgan Stanley in recent days to advise it‎ on discussions about a bid approach from New York-listed Visa Inc. Barclays‎, Read more [...]