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Power supplier Aggreko abandons bidding for Rio Olympics

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The withdrawal of the world’s largest power supply business, which provided generators for the 2012 London Olympics and regularly supplies major sporting events around the world, deals a blow to the Rio Games. There has been increasing speculation that preparations for the event are running into trouble, with reports of delays and budget over-runs. Aggreko supplies generators to clients around the world Brazil is currently in recession and the government has said it cannot afford to increase Read more [...]

Best of 2015: our classical critics pick their favourite live events

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Rian Evans Peter Hill and Benjamin FrithPianists Hill and Frith’s February recital of Messiaen and Stravinsky – serenity and resonance – at Cardiff’s School of Music still stands out. Read the full review Britten-Pears Orchestra/Knussen, Aldeburgh festivalAt Aldeburgh, Oliver Knussen, all precision, conducted the Britten-Pears Orchestra in Gunther Schuller’s Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee. Knussen’s birthday tribute to his teacher became a memorial. Read the full review I Puritani: Read more [...]

Housing bid ‘threatens the heart of Methwold’, residents claim

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A centuries-old landscape in the heart of a West Norfolk village will be destroyed if plans for 30 new homes are given the go-ahead, residents have claimed. Proposals have been submitted to West Norfolk Council planning officials to develop an area of open land on Crown Street, Methwold.Developers have insisted their proposals will not harm the surrounding area or views of the ground. But objectors have seized on documents submitted by the developers which Read more [...]

Two grade II listed viaducts set to be renovated as part of £17million upgrade

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TWO of Cheshire's most iconic viaducts will be renovated as part of a £17million investment that will lead to closures of the line between Wilmslow and Crewe. During an 11-day (February 13 to 24) closure of the Crewe to Manchester and Sandbach to Northwich railway lines, - Network Rail will carry out vital refurbishment works to four bridges and two viaducts - Peover and Twemlow - as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. Completing these works at the same time has helped Read more [...]

Controversial Selly Park student halls scheme gets go-ahead

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Residents have failed in their bid to stop a ‘world class’ student hall development which they claim will harm the character of the quiet suburban road. Birmingham’s planning committee approved the conversion of the historic Beechenhurst House on leafy Serpentine Road in Selly Park. But residents had complained that with the students would double the population of the quiet road, dominated by detached family houses, and lead to a clash of lifestyles. They also warned that the conversion and Read more [...]

NZX Market Activity Remains Strong In 2015

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New Zealand’s capital markets have continued to demonstrate resilience in 2015, with strong growth in secondary capital raising and further increases in trading activity. The year also included progression of a range of important market development initiatives. After a record 2014, IPO activity decreased in 2015. However, NZX’s Debt Market and Dairy Derivatives Market have both had record years. The listing of 16 Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and the launch of NXT, a tailored and innovative Read more [...]

Glanmore could become AIM-listed REIT

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18 December 2015 | By Guy Montague-Jones Glanmore Property Fund could become an AIM-listed REIT under a last-ditch plan to breathe new life into the beleaguered vehicle. To continue reading register for free today Register today to get access to Propertyweek.com, the UK's number one source for commercial property news. As a registered user you are entitled to access four articles per month and you can also sign up for our newsletters. Get all of the latest Read more [...]

Award-winning Georgian homes unveiled

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• Welcome to the new super chalet Our relentless enthusiasm for the era is captured by the Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2015, which were held this week, and sponsored by Savills. Belmont, the salmon-coloured Landmark Trust villa in Lyme Regis, Dorset, built in the late 18th century by Samuel Coade, won first prize for The Restoration of a Georgian Building in an Urban Setting, with the Felton Park Glasshouse – a Grade II listed greenhouse and potting shed in Northumberland – coming Read more [...]