Curtain gets taste of Derby venue
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 30, 2008
Curtain Call came through a racecourse spin at Epsom ahead of his participation in the Vodafone Derby on Saturday week.
With Casual Conquest set to be added to the field for the blue riband, Curtain Call is likely to be sent off second favourite and he was the centre of attraction at the course’s Breakfast With [...]
Special Brahms residents work in concert for savings
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 20, 2008
Sometime soon the Brahms Ave. bike club will emerge from hibernation with a barbecue for the 800 or so people who live in the street’s two social housing high-rise apartments.It will be the latest in a string of energy-saving, community-building events that two years ago led to a City of Toronto environmental prize and $5,000.After [...]
Housing Excellence 2008
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on February 15, 2008
Is it that time of year again? Indeed it is, but this time its just that little bit extra special as we bring you the fifth annual Housing Excellence Awards.
Yes, thats five years of recognising and celebrating the achievements of the nations leading social landlords, house builders, contractors and suppliers.
To mark this anniversary celebration, well [...]
Torridge council properties to transfer to Tarka Housing
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Come December, Torridge District Councils 1,700 properties will become the responsibility of newlyformed Tarka Housing and its doing everything possible to give this baby otter a good start in life
Not everyone in the country can boast of having an otter for a landlord, but come Christmas the tenants of Torridge District Council (TDC) can [...]
Saudi home loan firm established
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
As part of an ambitious plan to enable Saudi nationals to own houses, a major Saudi financing company with a capital of SR2 billion has been launched. The company has started receiving applications from individuals interested in seeking loan facilities, announced Abdullatif Al-Shelash, managing director of the Saudi Home Loans Company (SHL), here yesterday.
“The SHL [...]