Monthly Archives: August 2015

eBay listing: Caravan for dogging sordid affairs and murder for sale

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Click to enlarge: Any takers? (Picture: SWNS)Surprisingly it’s already attracted 133 bids. The online auction – listed as ‘Shithouse crap caravan – suitable for dogging / sordid affairs / murdering‘ – was posted after the user’s husband got drunk and thought it would be a good idea to go on an eBay spree. In a refreshingly honest (bordering on scathing) description, user Linzhead writes: ‘Apparently I owned this utterly crap caravan for three weeks before actually setting eyes on Read more [...]

Awards listing for The International Centre

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Staff at a Midlands events venue are celebrating after being short-listed for a top national award. The sales and marketing team from The International Centre, Telford, have been recognised in the Best Use of Budget category in this year’s Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA). Sales Director Alison Griffin said the recognition was well deserved by the team who delivered the nominated marketing campaign, and they were now looking forward to the presentation Read more [...]

Saving our historic pubs

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The pub industry has changed drastically with rising taxes, the smoking ban and competition from supermarkets, many are being demolished but Historic England is now listing 19 interwar public houses worthy of preservation By Harry Wallop 7:00AM BST 28 Aug 2015 At first glance, the Black Horse Read more [...]

The innbetweeners: whimsical pubs of interwar years win Grade II listing

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When an Israeli property developer took a wrecking ball to the Carlton Tavern pub in Kilburn earlier this year, little can they have imagined that Westminster Council would insist that they rebuild the 1920s boozer exactly as it was, brick by precious brick. But the pub in question wasn’t any old pub. It was due to be Grade II-listed by Historic England (formerly English Heritage), as one of a select number of surviving interwar public houses to receive the status, the rest of which – thankfully Read more [...]

Inter-war ‘improved’ pubs listed for protection

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Some 21 inter-war pubs have been listed for protection by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport following a project by Historic England which focused on venues from that era. The pubs, most listed at Grade II and one upgraded to II*, are local landmarks shaped by the "improved pub" movement that followed the First World War. Between 1918 and 1939 breweries rebuilt thousands of pubs, spurred on by the need to appeal beyond their usual male clientele and leave behind the image of drunkenness Read more [...]

Jeremy Corbyn’s used coffee cup sells for more than £50 on eBay

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Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has developed something of a cult following.  Hundreds of people have been turned away from his already packed-out rallies - and a raft of celebrity endorsers ranging from singer Charlotte Church to film director Ken Loach have pledged their support for the Islington North MP. But now his rockstar status has gone even further, after his used coffee cup fetched more than £50 on online auction site eBay. After a week on the site, the paper cup attracted Read more [...]

North Yorkshire country hall hotel scoops top accolade

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What is Bdaily? Bdaily is a regional business news website, covering content in the North East, North West, South East and Yorkshire. We deliver a daily email bulletin directly to your inbox, featuring the latest news and event listings in your area. On the site we have a main news section, where our journalists publish breaking business news throughout the day.  In addition we have a members’ news section, where our members can upload their own stories using the self-publishing Read more [...]

In San Francisco’s Bidding Wars, Home Prices Go Ballistic

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In the San Francisco Bay Area’s hot real-estate market, the question for many sellers isn’t whether they’ll get an offer. It’s how much over the asking price the offer will be. “It’s easy to sell,” said Ken DeLeon, a real-estate agent based in Palo Alto. “The key is getting the extra $100,000.” Even in an extreme seller’s market where bidding wars are common, upfront prep work and smart marketing are essential to getting top dollar for a property, homeowners Read more [...]

Wallsend music star Sting makes £13m profit on London property sale

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Music legend Sting has reportedly sold one of his London homes for a whopping £19m. It represents a massive £13.3m profit for the Wallsend-born singer, who bought the nine-bedroom Grade-I listed home in Queen Anne’s Gate in 2003 from former Labour MP Shaun Woodward for £5.7m. Local estate agent Kirsty Sugden, from Hathaways, said: “Properties in this historic enclave are being developed into increasingly luxurious residences, with price tags reflecting the evolving status of the area as a Read more [...]