Monthly Archives: October 2015

Whitefield Conservation Area moved off critical status for heritage after 10 …

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PART of a town has been moved off the critical status for heritage following a 10-year campaign. Whitefield Conservation Area, in Nelson, has been removed from Historic England’s At Risk Register. MORE TOP STORIES: M65 drivers warned over motorway scam often seen down south RIBBLE ROCKS! Simply Red to headline major new three-day music festival at Clitheroe Castle 'WE'LL DO WHAT WE WANT': Group of men ‘forced’ Read more [...]

Rodale’s Organic Life is Heading to Williamsburg with Farm2Fork Festival

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From home brewing and homemade pickles to DIY apiaries and chicken coops, there's an ever-increasing segment of the population aiming to go back to the past. Striving to be "the handbook for living naturally in the modern world," Rodale's Organic Life debuted on newsstands in May of this year. Four issues in, the magazine is looking to expand its message. This weekend, the publication is hosting its first Farm2Fork Festival in Williamsburg (50 North 3rd Street), featuring two days of food experiences Read more [...]

What would you do with $6bn?

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Just imagine the possibilities. Start with houses. London has a dozen properties listed on the market right now for more than £30m, according to Rightmove. You could buy them all - houses, plots of land, blocks of flats - for the £502m asking price, and barely touch the sides. You might not even notice the stamp duty of £50m or so. Maybe flash cars are your thing. A 1954 Mercedes W196 sold in 2014 for a then-record $29.6m, before it was pipped to the chequered flag by a vintage Ferrari 250 Read more [...]

Questor share tip: BHP Billiton better off together as dual-listing questioned

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The dual listing was created through a marriage of equals when British-based Billiton merged with Australian group Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) in 2001. The deal brought BHP’s huge Australian coal, iron and copper assets together with Billiton’s aluminium, nickel and manganese mines. It also gave the company access to the deep pockets of mining investors in London to fund acquisitions. The partnership has been hugely successful. Shares in BHP have more than tripled from around 350p Read more [...]

Hallmarks of fame: a property portfolio of rock star homes

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The house where Bruce Springsteen wrote Born to Run The property in Long Branch, New Jersey – which is new on the market – is a Boss-sized bargain. For just $299,000 (£193,000) – slightly more than surrounding properties – you can own the two-bedroom abode in which the great American rocker wrote the entire Born to Run album. The asking price does not include suicide machines, but gives prospective buyers a rare opportunity to sweat it out on the actual street of a runaway American dream. The Read more [...]

Manchester’s Freemasons Hall in Spinningfields set for major transformation

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A secret venue, kept hidden from most of the public for almost a century, is set to gain a new lease of life. The Freemasons’ Hall will fling open its imposing wooden doors to the public for the first time when it is transformed into an events venue. The Grade II-listed Art Deco building, on Bridge Street, in Spinningfields, has been largely untouched since its completion in 1929. As The Freemasons’ Hall, it was built as a home for the group to hold their ceremonial meetings. Inside the impressive Read more [...]

Marches Growth Hub to revolutionise business support services

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Graham Wynn OBE Chairman of the Marches LEP A £250,000 project which will revolutionise the way businesses access support services across Shropshire and Telford Wrekin was officially launched today. The Marches Growth Hub brings together local and national products and services available to support businesses whatever their sector, size or stage of growth, in one place for the first time. The virtual hub, www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk, was launched today. The business-friendly Read more [...]

Iconic Sydney Venue Has Been Listed For Sale

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One of Sydney's most beloved live music venues, Oxford Art Factory, is for sale.Now before you get the wrong idea, we AREN'T saying it's closing, or even changing. But it HAS been listed online as for sale.The listing makes it clear that a new ten year lease from the tenant - OAF - begins this month, "plus options until 2035".No word on the reason for the sale, or what this means about the state and future of landmark live music venues - but this is one to keep an eye on, especially considering Read more [...]

Peterborough law firm is short-listed for national honour

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Legal experts at Peterborough-based Ferguson Financial Solicitors are celebrating after being short-listed for a national legal award. Ferguson Financial Solicitors, which specialises in legal services for businesses, is among five companies short-listed for the Modern Law Awards’ best alternative business structure category for firms with up to 25 staff.The alternative business structure (ABS) allows staff who are not lawyers to have a stake in the law firm and the category seeks Read more [...]