Monthly Archives: May 2015

Honour for Gheluvelt Park as it is granted listed status

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A WORCESTER park created to commemorate the Battle of Gheluvelt has been granted the honour of listed status. The historic importance of Gheluvelt Park in Barbourne, built in memory of local soldiers who lost their lives securing victory at one of the early battles of the First World War, has been recognised with listed status. Historic England (formerly English Heritage) has given Grade II listed status to buildings and structures in the park – including the bandstand and Read more [...]

Worcester’s Gheluvelt Park given listed status

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The listed status means no alterations can be made without special permission A park in Worcester built in honour of soldiers killed and injured in a World War One battle has been granted protected status.Gheluvelt Park, was built following the end of the war to commemorate the Battle of Gheluvelt in Belgium in 1914.Structures in the park were given listed status by Historic England and the park itself was put on the Register Read more [...]

Australian listed in Isis guidebook as go-to man for recruits

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An Australian fighting in Syria is listed in a recent Islamic State (Isis) guidebook as one of a small group of contacts for people wanting to join the extremist group. Neil Prakash, believed to the most senior Australian fighting with Isis, has previously been identified as a top target of intelligence agencies and is accused of urging supporters to carry out attacks in Australia. The book lists 19 contacts – 16 men and three women – who “live in the Islamic State” and are available online Read more [...]

Dow Chemical’s Australian CEO Andrew Liveris challenged on spending for …

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In his deposition in the Wood lawsuit, taken on December 17, Anderson also mentioned Kalil. He testified that Kalil, among Dow's highest-paid executives, encouraged him to ignore the questioned expenses involving Liveris, advising Anderson to "let these things go."Anderson became so disillusioned by what his investigators found, he testified, that he retracted years of annual reports he had submitted to the audit committee of the company's board. His concern: that the reports vouching for the expenses Read more [...]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ‘have listed New Orleans mansion for $6.5m’

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By Heidi Parker for MailOnline Published: 22:27 GMT, 6 May 2015 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 7 May 2015 10 View comments It looks like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could be pocketing a quick $3m soon.According to a Wednesday report from TMZ, the couple of nearly a decade have listed their New Orleans mansion for $6.5m.The 51-year-old Fury actor and 39-year-old Maleficent Read more [...]

Google I/O 2015: What to expect from the keynote and more – Pocket

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It's that time of year again. The Google I/O 2015 annual developer conference is scheduled to kick off in San Francisco on 28 May. Tickets already went on sale in March and were priced around $900 for general admission or $300 for academic admission. If you weren't able to score one, you could simply tune into Google's live-streamed keynote. The company uses the time-slot to not only make major announcements, but also make headlines (like when it did a skydiving demo in 2012). The keynote, which Read more [...]

Residents call for action to protect Grade II listed pillars at Ralph Allen Drive

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Comments (3) Two Georgian pillars at the top of Ralph Allan Drive are being damaged by large vehicles trying to turn at a new mini roundabout.The roundabout, at the junction with North Road and Ralph Allen Drive, was installed in March along with bollards and a pedestrian refuge.Residents say large lumps have been gouged out of both pillars since, which are topped by large urns and are Grade II listed.They are concerned that a platform, on which one of the large Read more [...]

Special Report – Dow’s top auditor challenged CEO on spending for years …

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By Joshua Schneyer and Brian Grow MIDLAND, Michigan (Reuters) - Just before he left the company almost two years ago, the former chief auditor at Dow Chemical Co sent a two-page memo to his boss. It was labelled “DOW CONFIDENTIAL.” In the July 31, 2013 memo, which has never been made public, Doug Anderson detailed concerns that he feared could put Dow in legal peril. Almost all these concerns revolved around Dow’s high-profile chief executive, Andrew Liveris, and Read more [...]

Fancy running a pub listed in the Good Food Guide 2015 and located in the …

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An entrepreneurial chef or a dynamic front-of-house operator is being sought to bring a new lease of life to a foodie pub in Powys. Colliers International has been instructed by the owners of the Nantyffin Cider Mill, in Crickhowell, to seek new tenants to run the business on their behalf. The pub, listed in the Good Food Guide 2015, has a prominent location within Brecon Beacons National Park and forms part of the famous Glanusk Estate. Shan Legg Bourke at The Royal Welsh The Nantyffin Cider Read more [...]

Construction begins on Grade II listed York residential redevelopment

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CONSTRUCTION has now begun on St Leonard's Place, a Grade II crescent built in York in the 19th century, which is being restored. The residential scheme will see the site redeveloped into five town houses and 29 apartments as well as six mews properties. 130 year-old Hull-based contractors Hall Construction have been appointed to the development by Rushbond. Mark Finch, director of Real Estate at Rushbond, which has a long-established track record in the region Read more [...]