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A plan to convert a former police station, which has been lying empty for five years, into flats was rejected by a council planning committee. The proposal was to turn the locally listed Walthamstow Police Station, in Forest Road, into 21 flats including four three-bedroom, 11 two-bedroom and six one-bedroom properties. This was rejected last night (February 2) by the council planning committee at Waltham Forest town hall in Walthamstow. Read more [...]

A GRADE II listed building in the centre of Newport could be converted into 16 affordable flats if a planning application is given the green light. An application to convert Gloucester Chambers at the corner of High Street and Skinner Street into 10 two-bedroom flats and six one-bedroom flats, all of which will be owned and managed by social housing body Seren Group, is due to be discussed at a meeting of Newport City Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, February 3. Read more [...]

It’s been a while since we covered anything new from Gigabyte, but they company has released a new smartphone for Taiwan. It’s dubbed the Gigabyte GSmart Classic Pro, and it’s a mid-ranger that won’t break the bank. Gigabyte isn’t the most prolific manufacturer in the smartphone world, but we’ve covered several of their smartphone releases over the years. The last time we took a look at the company, they had released a trio of smartphones, but this time around we’re just getting one Read more [...]

Mattioli Woods has today revealed profit before tax of £2.8m for its six months ended November 2015, up 5.2 per cent from £2.7m for the same period the year before. Revenue for the wealth management and employee benefits company also rose to £19.9m, up 20 per cent from £16.6m the year before. Despite the uptick in profits, share price for the Aim-listed company has dropped slightly throughout the day, closing down 0.4 per cent for the day at 622.5p. The company has Read more [...]

HTC might soon launch the Desire 530, as the yet-unannounced smartphone was briefly listed by a third-party Dutch retailer. The listing failed to give any details on the handset specifications but did mention some other information regarding its price and release date. The listing on online retailer Centralpoint (via GSMArena) suggested the proposed handset's price is roughly EUR 190 (roughly Rs. 14,100). The HTC Desire 530 is expected to be in stock on February 23, which hints towards an MWC 2016 Read more [...]

Google has become the world’s most valuable listed company after announcing that its global revenues rose 13% to $75bn (£52bn) last year, and the group’s tax rate fell to just 17%. The group took a record $1.9bn of revenues from its UK customers for the last three months of 2015, up 16% on 2014 – and all routed through its controversial tax structure in Ireland. But for the impact of the pound weakening against the dollar, UK revenues would have been up 20%. Adding to the £3.7bn in British Read more [...]

Calls to protect a former Liverpool skating rink that could be demolished for student accommodation have been dismissed by consultants working on the plans. Agents behind the scheme say the heritage value of the Ritz Roller Rink, in the Georgian Quarter, has already been assessed as part of their bid for planning permission. Their comments come after residents’ group, Love Canning, said they would apply for the building to be listed in an attempt to halt plans to raze it. Plans have been submitted Read more [...]

Monday, 1 February 2016 By Tom French in Community News The heart of Meavy, with the war memorial in the left of the picture. MEAVY War Memorial is one of hundreds to have received listed status over the last year through Historic England’s pledge to protect 2,500 memorials by 2018, 100 years since the end of the First World War. Built by communities in the years following the conflict, these memorials are a poignant, physical reminder of Read more [...]

Joseph Mariathasan finds evidence that the listed small-cap and mid-cap market could be a better place for investors to start when considering a move into private equity At a glance• Private equity and smaller companies have a complex relationship.• The fees involved in private equity bring down real returns.• The extent of leverage distinguishes private equity investment.• Listed small and mid-caps may provide better risk-adjusted returns after fees.Smaller companies represent the cutting Read more [...]