Monthly Archives: May 2015

Sainsbury’s listed as cheapest supermarket for first time in 2015

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Sainsbury's has topped the list for cheapest supermarkets for the first time this year. The nationwide retailer was in the number one spot of The Grocer magazine's weekly chart with 33 items totalling £56.40. Morrisons and Asda were hot on their heels with totals of £56.88 and £56.91 respectively. Tesco weren't even close to the top spot with a combined total of £58.62, the Mirror reports. It's thought that the wide range of products available on offer in Sainsbury's was the reason Read more [...]

$500 Million Home to Be Listed in Bel Air Will Be Most Expensive in the World …

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Home is where the heart is — and, possibly, $500 million. The potentially record-setting listing is currently in the works, thanks to former film producer turned A-list spec home builder Nile Niami and his latest Bel Air project: a 4.6-acre hilltop property that will include a 74,000-square-foot main house and three smaller homes to total more than 100,000 square feet. Designed by Paul McClean, the home will showcase 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean, Beverly Hills, downtown Los Read more [...]

Spend Father’s Day with the National Trust

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The National Trust is inviting families to a string of special events at some of Surrey's top beauty spots this Father's Day. Whether he enjoys archery, classic cars, walks in captivating gardens, history hunting through houses, kite flying or simply getting closer to nature, the National Trust has everything you need to help dad and the rest of the family have a great day out. Create special memories at any of these events held on June 21 and help support the National Trust’s charitable work Read more [...]

Plea to bring listed former open air school building into community use

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Comments (0) A campaign has been launched to save a former open air school used to teach children with debilitating illnesses and bring it back into community use.The former Western Park Open Air School in the city, was classified as a Grade II- listed building by English Heritage when it closed in 2005.It has remained unused ever since.The school was opened in 1930 for children with debilitating illnesses, including tuberculosis, and was based on a idea that Read more [...]

B.EAT Street joins with We are Family

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Cocktails in the CityManchester-based events company, We Are Family, has added the venue B.EAT Street in The Great Northern to its portfolio. B.EAT Street is the venue behind the Friday Food Fight events and has built up more events outside of the initial street food offering including being the home of the finale of the 2015 Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in April It also recently hosted a two-day Cocktails In The City event, which saw more than 1,600 guests enjoying cocktails on offer by Manchester Read more [...]

REFILE-UPDATE 2-FTSE takes cautious steps to include China-listed shares in …

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(Corrects spelling of "surprising" in paragraph 4)* China A shares may be included in key benchmark in two years* Tax, capital mobility, and clearing remain key hurdles* China A shares to have initial weighting of 5 pct in new indexesBy Michelle PriceHONG KONG, May 26 (Reuters) - FTSE Russell, one of the world's largest index providers, said it will launch two transitional indexes that include China A shares - a staggered approach that will bring local Chinese shares into its global emerging markets Read more [...]

Fifa in crisis amid corruption arrests and World Cup voting inquiry – as it …

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Jeffrey Webb: Current Fifa vice-president and executive committee member, Concacaf president, Caribbean Football Union (CFU) executive committee member and Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) president. Eduardo Li: Current Fifa executive committee member-elect, Concacaf executive committee member and Costa Rican soccer federation (FEDEFUT) president. Julio Rocha: Current Fifa development officer. Former Central American Football Union (UNCAF) president and Nicaraguan soccer federation (FENIFUT) Read more [...]

Millennium Stadium gateway to be transformed as plans for luxury hotel …

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Plans to transform the gateway to the Millennium Stadium have been unveiled by the Welsh Rugby Union. If approved, the Westgate Plaza project would see a 100-bedroom luxury hotel, offices and apartments built overlooking a new walkway into the iconic rugby ground. The WRU is planning 240,000 sq ft of commercial developments on the land it owns around the Westgate Street entrance of the stadium. Welsh rugby’s governing body is promising the scheme will help regenerate a forgotten area of Cardiff Read more [...]

Katharine Hepburn’s Connecticut estate listed at $14.8M

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Legendary actress Katharine Hepburn may be a Hollywood icon, but her hometown of Fenwick is the only place she ever called home.  A New York Times article about her famous house in that small town noted that in her last will and testament, she identified herself simply as ''I, Katharine Hepburn, of Fenwick, Connecticut.'' So when a hurricane tore down her Fenwick childhood home in 1938, it wasn't long before Hepburn rebuilt on the land.  RELATED: Regina George's Read more [...]

London asking prices jump 17pc after the election

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The average asking price was pulled up by wealthy home owners registering mulit-million pound homes for sale following the election result and the launch of several luxury developments. Rich vendors in central London had prepared their homes for sale but were waiting for the outcome of the election, concerned that a Labour win would see an introduction of a mansion tax. However, the new research has also revealed a surge in newly-listed property, across the UK’s four leading property search Read more [...]