MotoGP News: Four events moved in 2016 MotoGP calendar update

The Silverstone, Sachsenring, Sepang and Valencia events have all been moved on an updated version of the 2016 MotoGP calendar.September's release of the initial 2016 line-up saw Silverstone brought forward from the end of August to mid-July. But changes were then made to next year's F1 schedule, including a July 10 date for the British four-wheel GP.That meant F1 would take place just one week before MotoGP, an untenable situation which has now resulted in a return to the late summer Read more [...]

South Molton’s Protect Appeal has raised £13000 in one month

Comments (0) TOWNSFOLK trying to protect a church "at risk" of immediate damage have in one month raised more than £13,000.The St Mary Magdalene Church in South Molton has been placed on Heritage England's Risk Register due to a leaking roof.Water damage is threatening to undermine the structure of the grade one listed church, parts of which are more than 800 years old.The Parochial Church Council (PCC) and a group of volunteers have launched the Protect Appeal Read more [...]

2016 World Rally Championship schedule still in limbo

The 2016 World Rally Championship calendar remains firmly up in the air, less than three months out from the traditional start of the season in Monte Carlo.A list of 14 events was approved and released by the World Motor Sport Council in September, but no dates were attached to locations.Teams remain against the expanded calendar, with China's inclusion taking it from 13 to 14 rallies. Two events, Monte Carlo and France, were also listed as being subject Read more [...]

Central Saint Martins Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Punk With Attitude

LONDON ART NETWORK ArtLyst is the most comprehensive art information website in London. It was created to distribute up-to-date contemporary art news, events, exhibitions, fairs, and auctions. We focus on new and emerging art, including pop-up and temporary exhibitions. Our Web 2.0 social-networking platform allows you to post your professional profile and exhibit work in your own unique gallery. All galleries are curated, vetted, and FREE. The ArtLyst publishing platform gathers together Read more [...]

Stop the Rot: Step inside abandoned Greenbank Synagogue – one of the buildings …

An urban explorer has revealed the hidden beauty of Greenbank Synagogue - one of the buildings on our Stop the Rot hit list. Built in 1936, the historic building has played a part in some of the city’s most important events over the last 79 years, including acting as a refuge for homeless families during the Blitz. However, after the congregation dwindled to less than 40, there was only one service held per week and it was eventually shut down in 2007. As a result, Greenbank Synagogue is now one Read more [...]

Council seeks partner for Lydiard Park

THE process to find a joint venture partner to take on the lease for Lydiard House and Park has begun. Adverts have been placed in trade journals and newspapers inviting organisations to submit proposals as Swindon Borough Council seeks to make the popular attractions more sustainable. Independent property advisor Bilfinger GVA has been appointed to identify partners for the public-owned park with a view to reducing the council’s annual subsidy of £450,000. The Read more [...]

SouthGobi Resources Announces Update to TSX Delisting Review and Financing …

HONG KONG, CHINA, Nov 01, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (SGQ)(1878) (the "Company" or "SouthGobi") today announces the extension to the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") delisting review until November 23, 2015. As announced by the Company on October 5, 2015, the Continued Listing Committee of TSX (the "Committee") would make a decision regarding the Company's listing status and Read more [...]

Banbury-built car named as one that changed Britain

When Colin McRae won his first World Rally Championship in 1995 he became the first British driver to do so. Former BBC Top Gear presenter, James May has named the Prodrive-built Subaru Impreza World Rally Car as one of the ten cars that changed Britain. Engineers at Prodrive work on the first Subaru Impreza car in August 1993. NNL-151023-121608001 He listed the Banbury-built car alongside such classics as the E Type Jaguar, the Land Rover, Range Rover and Rolls Royce Read more [...]

The Bank restaurant and bar in Low Fell, Gateshead, relaunches under new (old …

The Bank Restaurant and Bar in Low Fell, Gateshead, has relaunched under new management. Local businessman and Low Fell resident Kevin Brown is back at the helm of the eatery and cocktail bar which he first opened in 2013. Kevin, who also owns the Grade II listed building on Durham Road, sold the venture in 2014 and was deeply disappointed to see it cease trading by the end of the year. Shortly after the closure, the original management team approached Kevin, and together, they’ve brought The Read more [...]

Serpentine director Peyton-Jones to step down

Interview with Julia Peyton-Jones (May 2014)More than 1,200 employees were asked to nominate one person they thought should be recognised for his or her services to architecture - most named Serpentine Galleries director Julia Peyton-Jones‘In a way we are everyman,’ says Serpentine Galleries director Julia Peyton-Jones. ‘We are a normal client. No more or less.’This is not quite true. The ‘bold…networker extraordinaire’, as the Financial Times described her, has pioneered an attention-grabbing Read more [...]