Page 14 - Peter Freeman News Today

300,000 homes in England sold under Help to Buy scheme 13/05/2021, 4:45 pm More than 300,000 households in England have bought a home with the support of the Help to Buy equity loan scheme since it was launched in 2013 (Chris Ison/PA) More than 300,000 households in England have bought a home with the support of the Help to Buy equity loan scheme since it was launched in 2013. A young farmer from Leicestershire became the 300,000th home owner to use the scheme, according to the Ministry of Hou...

Sidney Imafidon who won the Octavia Hiill ward by election in Wisbech. - Credit: Harry Rutter Sidney Imafidon made it a debut election campaign to remember after he claimed victory in the Wisbech Town Council by-elections today (Friday).  Mr Imafidon continued the Conservatives dominance in the local elections by claiming the Octavia Hill ward seat.  The first-time Tory candidate secured 570 votes, ahead of independents Peter Freeman and Yvonne Howard who won 458 and 106 votes respectively. ...

Source: Unsplash/Dan Burton. Small businesses are banking on the federal government unveiling support for SMEs in the upcoming budget now that JobKeeper has ended, a new survey by Xero shows. The survey of more than 500 Australian businesses, who employ fewer than 20 employees, reveals businesses would like further COVID-19 support, with 38% saying they are still affected by pandemic restrictions. Peter Freeman, managing director of WOOF Media, a marketing agency specialising in regional touris...

Published: 4:50 PM April 28, 2021    Updated: 4:51 PM April 28, 2021 The three candidates battling for the Octavia Hill ward seat in the Wisbech Town Council by-election. From Left to Right: Yvonne Howard (Ind), Peter Freeman (Ind) and Sidney Imafidon (Cons). - Credit: Supplied Two independent and a Conservative candidate will contest the Octavia Hill ward vacancy on Wisbech Town Council. The candidates are: Peter Freeman (Ind), Yvonne Howard (Ind) and Sidney Imafidon (Cons). Newcomer Sidney...

Published: 12:25 PM April 15, 2021    Returning officer Paul Medd blamed software error for publishing a Tydd St Giles councillor as a candidate for Wisbech Town Council by-election. - Credit: Archant Chief executive and returning officer Paul Medd today blamed a “software issue” for publishing incorrectly that a deputy chairman of a parish council was a candidate for a vacancy on Wisbech Town Council.   Geoff Mathias, a Tydd St Giles parish councillor, found himself at the centre of a ...

By Joey Gardiner2021-04-09T05:00:00+01:00 Private developers and councils will have chance to bid for affordable housing funding for the first time Housing quango Homes England has opened bidding for its latest round of long-term funding deals designed to deliver new affordable housing. The quango said housing associations and – for the first time – councils, private developers and for-profit developers will have until 18 May to submit bids in to the multi-billion pound strategic partners...

‘I Saw What Happens to an Artist in New York’: Alex Hay on Why He Left the Art World 50 Years Ago for a Quiet Life on the Mexican Border In 1971, Hay had a well-received career survey in New York. Then he disappeared into the desert and didnt show again for 32 years. April 6, 2021 Alex Hay, on the right, with Robert Rauschenberg. The two were close friends and collaborators throughout the 1960s. Richard Avdeon, Robert Rauschenberg and Alex Hay, artists, New York, January 19, 1965. © The R...

The Future is not Pretty The world is on a trajectory that will see global warming reach 2.9°C by 2100, far exceeding the 1.5° C increase the world signed on at the Paris Agreement. What does this mean? Research released this week by the Australian Academy of Science explores this scenario in detail and it is not a pretty sight. As the driest inhabited continent, Australia already has a highly variable climate of droughts and flooding rains. This is why of all developed nations, Australia...

Letters to the editor: Moving skate park will create more problems 1 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM 2 minutes to read Relocating the Rotorua skate park from its current site is a bad idea, writes one reader. Photo / File Relocating the Rotorua skate park from its current site is a bad idea, writes one reader. Photo / File Rotorua Daily Post As a Kuirau Park neighbour, I have received an update of the plans for a proposed skate park on the corner of Kuirau and Pukuatua Sts. I am horrified by this...

Cllr Gavin Booth, of the Liberal Democrats, said: “When this came to the overview and scrutiny committee, we said this year wasn’t the right year to be changing it because it does hit those on the lowest incomes. “From the [public consultation] feedback, you can see a lot of those people are working but on very low incomes. He added: “What you’ve got here is hitting the very poorest in society at a time when they are being hit with the constraints of having to work with Covid-19 aroun...