Fundraising underway for listed Launceston church

Comments (0) FUNDRAISING efforts are underway for St Stephen's the Martyr Church in Launceston after it was placed on the "heritage at risk" register.The Anglican church on Roydon Road, Launceston, is a Grade 1 listed building and plans have been made to fix the leaking roof as well as build better toilet and kitchen facilities.An estimate of £750,000 was made for the work and fundraising has now started.Reverend Jane Everitt, the rector of Launceston Parish, Read more [...]

Hugh Hefner’s iconic LA mansion has 1 of the highest asking prices for a private home

The iconic Los Angeles mansion of Hugh Hefner, the founder of the Playboy empire, is being put up for sale for $200 million, Playboy Enterprises said, one of the highest asking prices for a private residence in the United States. As a condition of the sale, magazine founder Hefner would get to continue living there as he has since the company bought the mansion 45 years ago for just over $1 million, company spokesman John Vlautin said. The Gothic Tudor-style mansion, which has an area Read more [...]

Hugh Hefner’s iconic LA mansion has 1 of the highest asking prices for a …

The iconic Los Angeles mansion of Hugh Hefner, the founder of the Playboy empire, is being put up for sale for $200 million, Playboy Enterprises said, one of the highest asking prices for a private residence in the United States. As a condition of the sale, magazine founder Hefner would get to continue living there as he has since the company bought the mansion 45 years ago for just over $1 million, company spokesman John Vlautin said. The Gothic Tudor-style mansion, which has an area Read more [...]

Britney Spears’s Former New York Apartment Listed for $7.6 Million (PHOTOS)

By Colleen Egan for Architectural Digest.(photos: Jay Litton)Britney Spears's onetime apartment in New York is on the market for $7.6 million, 6sqft reports. Spears bought the three-bedroom, four-and-half-bath NoHo penthouse for $3 million back in 2002, and then listed it two years later for double her purchase price. The property, which spans four floors, eventually sold for $4 million in 2006. Over the years, the current owners have listed the Read more [...]

South Orange & Maplewood Businesses, Claim Your Listing on the Village Green …

  South Orange Village, view from South Orange Avenue Local news sites are important to their communities for many reasons: providing news coverage of local government and schools that residents can’t find anywhere else; connecting residents with events and celebrations in town; and plugging residents in with charitable organizations and people in need in their community. Local news sites are also vital to local businesses — and vice versa. Sites like Village Green provide news about Read more [...]

#loveDMU gives students more reasons to be proud of their uni

A new campaign called #loveDMU is ensuring life at De Montfort University Leicester kicks off with a bang in 2016 and gives students more reasons to be proud of their university. #loveDMU will see competitions held each day from now until 22 January, with prizes including Amazon Kindles, free memberships to the QEII Leisure Centre and a free lunch on campus every weekday for a month, writes Conor Davies. Alongside the incredible £136 million campus transformation, DMU is continuing to provide Read more [...]

What does the future hold for our historic pubs?

Places like Leeds are well known for their historic pubs, but with our drinking habits changing what does the future hold for them? Mike Waites reports. LANDLADY Angela Spencer admits her pub has seen better days. As an 18-year-old in the area where she grew up, she remembers it being “absolutely packed solid” but now it is struggling to pull in customers. Teddy boys bopping on the dance floor at the Wykebeck Arms in Leeds in 1974. A refurbishment is Read more [...]

Playboy Mansion West listed for sale, priced at $200 million

The Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles has been put up for sale, listed with The Agency and Hilton Hyland realtors, and priced at $200 million. “This is the right time to seek a buyer for this incredible property who understands the role the Mansion has played for our brand and enables us to continue to reinvest in the transformation of our business,” said Playboy Enterprises CEO, Scott Flanders. “The Playboy Read more [...]

ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Record $372.0 Billion In Net New Assets in 2015

LONDON — January 11, 2016 — London January 11, 2016  The global ETFs/ETPs industry is celebrating gathering a record level of US$372.0 billion in net new assets in 2015 which represents a 10% increase over the prior record of US$338.3 billion of net new assets gathered in 2014. December marked the 23rd consecutive month of positive net inflows and was the best month for asset gathering in 2015 with US$55.0 billion in net new assets collected, according to preliminary Read more [...]