Monthly Archives: July 2015

Birthplace of iconic trains given listed status

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Historic plant works deemed a key part of the nation’s heritage after enthusiast’s campaign It is the birthplace of some of the most famous steam locomotives in the world - and it has now cemented its place in history thanks to a campaign by an eagle-eyed Doncaster railway enthusiast. World Record holder A4 Pacific Mallard at Wabtec Works, Doncaster. (Buy this photo D0886TS) Picture: Tony Saxton It might not look much to the untrained eye, but a cavernous brick building Read more [...]

Take up grants of £5000 for your community

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What could your community organisation or charity do with £5,000? Would it buy much-needed equipment? Would it help people gain the skills they need to get on in life? Or perhaps it would fund a specific project that will benefit the wider community? Whatever it is, your project or organisation could receive a cheque for £5,000 from NatWest, which is supporting Pride of Birmingham 2015. This funding comes courtesy of NatWest’s community grant funding scheme, which is helping groups across Read more [...]

House prices: half of under 40s will be renting by 2025 | The Week UK

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House price inflation and rising mortgage rates will make housing so unaffordable that half of all under-40s will be tenants within the next ten years, according to a report published this morning by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It predicts that while house price growth will remain below the double-digit percentage surges witnessed in recent years, steady growth of around 5% a year will continue to outpace 3 to 4 per cent increases in wages. Combined with a likely upwards move in mortgage rates Read more [...]

House prices: half of under 40s will be renting by 2025

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House price inflation and rising mortgage rates will make housing so unaffordable that half of all under-40s will be tenants within the next ten years, according to a report published this morning by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It predicts that while house price growth will remain below the double-digit percentage surges witnessed in recent years, steady growth of around 5% a year will continue to outpace 3 to 4 per cent increases in wages. Combined with a likely upwards move in mortgage rates Read more [...]

Council opposed plan to make Reynard’s garage a listed building – but …

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COUNCIL bosses argued against York's condemned Reynards garage becoming a listed building after they voted to redevelop the site, it has emerged. City of York Council objected to proposals put forward in 2014 to put the historic Art Deco building on English Heritage's list and are now considering some form of housing on the site, documents which have emerged in a planning case show. The city council put forward the only objection to listing, going against support from Read more [...]

Campaigners battle on over Milton homes plan

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CAMPAIGNERS battling the building of homes have been buoyed by an opportunity to stage a further fightback. Tonight Portsmouth City Council’s cabinet member for planning, Councillor Luke Stubbs, agreed to reduce the St James’ Hospital site housing allocation to 280 from 370. We’re quite pleased because it gives us the opportunity to influence it in future Janice Burkinshaw The council allocated a revised figure based on a feasibility study that found that due to listed buildings Read more [...]

What the Iran deal means for blacklisted entities

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Over the past decade, a global patchwork of legal measures has been sewn together by various national authorities with the aim of constraining Iran’s nuclear program. This patchwork makes up the global sanctions regime that Iran has fought so hard to end.Having been stitched together by dozens of governments, as well as the United Nations and European Union—and with only the loosest of plans to guide it—it’s a patchwork with plenty of knots. Now, with the agreement of the Iranian nuclear Read more [...]

Borders mansion is demolished after failing to sell for £1

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A Georgian mansion near Chirnside has been demolished after it failed to find a buyer, despite being priced at just £1. The sandstone mansion, Whitehall House, was in need of repairs costing around £1.2 million, but after its owners failed to find a buyer, permission was given to knock it down. Whitehall House After no buyers came forward, owner Douglas Pryde, a financial advisor, was given permission by Scottish Borders Council and Historic Scotland to go ahead with Read more [...]

Toyota Yaris 1.5L Engines Now Listed for Sale in 4-Cylinder Inventory at Motor …

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Toyota Yaris 1.5L engines are now listed for sale on the Got Engines website in the 4-cylinder inventory at http://www.gotengines.com/blog/toyota/yaris-15l-engine. Detroit, MI (PRWEB) July 21, 2015 The Yaris is one of the late model vehicles from the Toyota company that will now be supported with used condition parts courtesy of the Got Engines company online. Consumers can now place orders for preowned Toyota Yaris 1.5L engines. More details about the 4-cylinder builds available can Read more [...]

Moto G (3rd gen) gets listed by another retailer, official images outed

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Another day, another Moto G (3rd gen) leak. Just yesterday we saw the upcoming smartphone getting listed by a retailer, entering India for testing, and then a dummy unit showed up confirming some specs. Now we have another retailer jumping the gun and putting up a page for the new Moto G. Helpfully, this time around we get official renders accompanying it. The aforementioned retailer is Digitec from Switzerland. And while its renders look official enough, the specs it has for the next Moto Read more [...]