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CommentNet Worth... buys a pint for 黑洞社区
For once it wasn鈥檛 黑洞社区 digging deep into the corporate pocket to stand a few rounds 鈥� it was the jolly folk at Net Worth, on the occasion of the debut of their construction and property networking club
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CommentHansom: Detailed accounts
All the latest from London鈥檚 least-publicised 拢425m tower, the RICS鈥� 拢45 page-turner, Steve Morgan鈥檚 拢10 football club, and my 拢5 flutter on the Grand National
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Impact: zero
Clive Soley鈥檚 assertion that Heathrow and London鈥檚 economy is under threat if a third runway is not built cannot go unchallenged (27 March, page 42)
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Lest we forget...
Do you know where the war memorials are in your area? Are they being well looked after or have you noticed that they are falling into disrepair? Have you tried to contact the relevant authority about maintenance?
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Sound education
Acoustics within schools remains widely overlooked, despite the introduction of BB93, the government standards for the acoustic design of schools. This needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency
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CommentWhat about us?
It鈥檚 all very well trying to kickstart our moribund economy by chucking money at the public sector, but what about the poor blighters who don鈥檛 work in it?
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CommentU, V - or W?
There was a definite mood of optimism at the 黑洞社区 Awards last Thursday. Lots of people had a real reason to celebrate, of course, but the mood change was caused by more than champagne
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Taylor Wimpey: How long before it does the 'rights' thing?
When Taylor Wimpey announced that it had all but dotted the i's and crossed the t's on its 拢1.6bn refinancing deal yesterday, there was a palpable sense of "thank God for that" around the City.The 10-month marathon had been brought to an end and when one deal insider was asked ...
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We're in the worst recession on record, says Construction Products Association
The spring round of forecasting has brought more gloom with the Construction Products Association taking an even dimmer view of industry prospects than in the winter.On the basis of the current data available the materials producers' body predicts a drop of almost 拢15 billion in construction work at current prices ...
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Annual construction output forecast to fall 拢23.5 billion over next two years
The first of the spring forecasts for construction has winged its way into my inbox. It is the Hewes and Associates' forecast.Hewes expects on the basis of current data that levels of construction output will fall back to those last seen in 1996 before we see a recovery.This may seem ...
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Annual construction output forecast to fall
The first of the spring forecasts for construction has winged its way into my inbox. It is the Hewes & Associates' forecast.Hewes expects on the basis of current data that levels of construction output will fall back to those last seen in 1996 before we see a recovery.This may seem ...
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Halifax figures dampen hopes of spring bounce in house prices
The Nationwide figures published yesterday provided some cheer for those selling homes with the announcement of a 0.9% rise in its house price index for March.That hope has been rather squashed with the Halifax today releasing figures suggesting the price of an average home fell in the month by 1.9%.What ...
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Five reasons why the G20 summit is great news for UK construction
I meant to get in an early night, but George Soros was billed to appear on Newsnight and while I know it's shallow I am a sucker for celebrity.I legitimised my decision on the grounds that I wanted to see how broad the consensus was over the success of the ...
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CommentReady money
There are still chances out there to make big bucks, it seems, from trillion-dollar salaries to a sure thing on the racetrack. But if nothing works out, you can always drown your sorrows in a roomful of gin
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CommentWonders & blunders
Prue Leith鈥檚 spirit is uplifted by the billowing roof and sense of fun in Richard Rogers鈥� airport terminal in Madrid. But Oxford鈥檚 John Radcliffe hospital makes her sick
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CommentYour solution is the problem
A good way to enrage someone who鈥檚 in trouble is to offer to help, then stamp on their foot 鈥� which is what the government has done to those working on education schemes
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CommentRefuting all charges
Caroline Buckingham (13 March, page 36) accuses Cabe鈥檚 schools design panel of not giving fair assessments to designs for 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future (BSF)