Listed tech stocks on the New Zealand Stock Exchange disappointed investors this week by either revealing slower growth or issuing warnings that forecasts would not be met.GPS component maker Rakon, measurement technology developer IkeGPS and cloud accounting icon Xero all featured in the news. Logistics and fleet technology company ERoad also reported sales delays as it developed US channels. While the New Zealand economy remains Read more [...]

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap is listed as probable for Sunday's game at Miami with a left ankle sprain.Millsap hurt his ankle in the second quarter of Thursday's loss at Indiana when he stepped on another player's foot. He did not play in the second half and finished with a season-low four points.The Hawks say X-rays were negative.Millsap leads the Hawks with his averages of 18 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. His 87 steals also lead the team.Sports Read more [...]

Click to join the Vital Barnet forum! Hakeem Odofin has, as had been expected but wasn't actually the case when it was reported it was, completed his move to Wolves.Martin Allen wasn't expecting Odofin to stay with Barnet for too long, which he hadn't, with him joining the Championship side 18-months after his arrival following his release by Reading.As you would expect he leaves with the clubs thanks and best wishes.Set to follow the 17-year-old Read more [...]

Moto X Force Amazon India listing shows the end of Flipkart exclusivity for Moto devices Motorola is set to launch its Moto X Force in India on February 1 but the device has been listed on Amazon India ahead of launch. Amazon India has listed the device as coming soon and has not revealed any price. Motorola Moto X Force is the first smartphone with a shatterproof display. Motorola had launched the same phone as Droid Turbo 2 exclusively on Verizon in US. There are several Read more [...]

By Afp Published: 01:50 GMT, 30 January 2016 | Updated: 01:50 GMT, 30 January 2016 World Heritage-listed forests whose origins pre-date the age of the dinosaurs are being destroyed by raging Australian bushfires, with conservationists increasingly fearful they could be lost forever.Firefighters in Tasmania -- a state south of the mainland known for its cooler temperatures -- have been battling bushfires Read more [...]

Proposals to refurbish the roof of a derelict building in Sandwich has been refused by the district planning committee. Listed building Newgate House at 57 New Street, has been causing controversy in the town for years with its state of disrepair. At the end of last year, an application was submitted for the renovation of the roof and three dormer windows to be fitted to the front roof slope. 57 New Street has remained derelict for years This has now been refused as the committee claims the size, Read more [...]

Comments (1) A "PRICELESS" building which survived the the Battle of Britain has been largely destroyed by fire.The blaze at Kenley Aerodrome, which raged through the night, is now under control. But much of the building - the Grade II listed former officers' mess - has been destroyed.A fire service investigation has been launched, and fire investigators have also contacted Surrey Police about the incident, although no information about the suspected cause of Read more [...]

London’s buoyant property market has helped construction management firm Formation Group report revenue growth of 199 per cent for the year ending 31 August 2015. Group revenues  rose to £23.7m over the period, compared with £7.941m the previous year, while profits before taxation were £2.2m from continuing operations, up from a 2014 loss of £99,000. Growth was driven by an increasing workload due to the strong London property market, as well as a profit share agreement Read more [...]

New homes do have a certain reputation for being identikit, sterile, cramped places to live in, but on the other hand, traditional period homes are dismissed as draughty, stuffy and expensive to maintain. But a new development in Chiswick, currently being marketed by a former Apprentice finalist, is aiming to strike somewhere in the middle with a set of restored apartments opposite a Georgian landmark. The literally-titled Hogarth Views overlooks Hogarth House on Hogarth Read more [...]

A planning application has been made to convert the secondary kitchen at the Palace Hotel on Palace Road in Buxton into nine ensuite bedrooms. The three storey building, which dates from 1868 with some 20th century alterations and additions, is a grade two listed building in the ‘french chateau’ style dressed in millstone grit and decorated by ornate iron ridge railings.The building’s owners, Altrincham’s Britannia Hotels, say the area earmarked for development Read more [...]