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GRASSE — They call it "the Provençal permit," a local custom of sorts that involves building first and asking questions later. The logic is that once a construction is in place, authorities will feel more or less obliged to approve it retroactively. It is surprising how often that actually happens. ...
Supermarket shares were set to rise on the London Stock Exchange today as a full-scale bidding war for Morrisons erupted over the weekend. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer were poised to move higher after a fresh bid for Morrisons led by US private equity firm Fortress sparked a takeover battle that could rumble on all summer. Fortress has teamed up with a division of Koch Industries, run by the billionaire Koch family which is one of the biggest donors to the US Republican party, and Canadian pension giant CPPIB to table a bid at 254p per share, valuing Morrisons at £6.3billion....
Louis Amestoy Herald-Banner Mar 31, 2021 There is no better way to stir up water cooler conversation than the simple question: Which grocery store or steakhouse do you want to come to Greenville? Thatâs exactly what happened on Tuesday when the Greenville Herald-Banner asked a variation of that question via the newspaperâs Facebook page and got a torrent of responses from hundreds of people. The question was simple: When it comes to business here in Greenville, we are missing what? Call it a pent-up demand for groceries and steak but it was more of a flood of response. In al...
Advertisement A £48million mansion nestled in the hills above the French Riviera must be demolished after a court ruling brought a 15-year legal standoff to an end. Property tycoon Patrick Diter built a 32,000 sq ft Italianate palace, dubbed 'Chateau Diter', on the site of what was once a modest 2,000 sq ft farmhouse without first obtaining planning permission. The building work started in 2005 and in 2009 a group of disgruntled neighbours, led by British millionaires Stephen and Caroline Butt, took Mr Diter to court, deciding the 'building frenzy had to stop'. In 2015 an appeal court...
Infamous €57m French Chateau Diter ordered for demolition The Connexion uses necessary cookies to help us provide you with a better user experience. By continuing to use this website, you accept our use of cookies. Accept Infamous €57m French Chateau Diter ordered for demolition The demolition of an illegally-constructed “neo-Renaissance style” property has been definitively ordered in the latest court ruling 11 December 2020 Chateau Diter has been ordered - definitively - for demolition, as it was found to have been built illegallyBy Hannah Thompson An infamous €57million French ch...