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. Politicians and bankers also missing from list. Knighthoods for golfer Faldo and 'Dracula' LeeLocal heroes are the chief beneficiaries of this year's austere Queen's birthday honours list, published today, with the names of politicians and bankers notably absent.Alongside celebrities, including the golfer Nick Faldo and the Hammer horror actor Christopher Lee, who get knighthoods, three lollipop ladies, six members of lifeboat crews and a funeral director are recognised.The CBE for the economist David Blanchflower sets the tone in a list denuded of the usual celebrities, bankers and politicians. Blanchflower was a lone voice on the Bank of England's monetary policy committee predicting the UK's imminent descent into recession, and repeatedly voted for interest rate cuts.Of 984 people receiving awards, 72% are described as those who have 'undertaken outstanding work in their communities'. They include Esme Maxwell, an information desk assistant at Belfast International airport, and Al

Concerns over the impact of government policies aimed at stimulating growth

Scotland's own Treasured Dreams Treehouses, designers and makers of some of the world's most beautiful Treehouses, have branched out of the domestic market and developed the Escape,T a range of naturally discerning retreats aimed at the hotel market. 'As a business, Treasured Dreams has been the leader in the domestic market with our beautiful handcrafted [...]This Post is from: Overseas Property Mall, part of Fuzz One Media Group press release: Treasured Dreams Treehouses, launch new Escape™ Lodges

Pafilia makes pledge with the UNEP Billion Tree campaign To celebrate World Environment Day on 5th June, Pafilia Property Developers has made a pledge on the UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign (http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/about/index.asp) website to plant 6500 trees by June 2010 at its Minthis Hills project in the Pafos area of Cyprus.  These trees will all be indigenous [...]This Post is from: Overseas Property Mall, part of Fuzz One Media Group press release: Pafilia pledges to plant 6500 trees to celebrate World Environment Day

Leading Source of Critical Information for Apartment Seekers Expands Its Online Presence Internationally For Its Advertisers Further expanding its online distribution network worldwide, Apartment Finder, the fastest-growing multi-media platform in the multi-family industry, today announces a partnership with the world's largest international real estate portal, Enormo. Apartment Finder's listings will now be displayed on Enormo.com and [...]This Post is from: Overseas Property Mall, part of Fuzz One Media Group press release: Apartment Finder Announces Online Partnership With Largest International Real Estate Listings Portal, Enormo

The world's third-largest tobacco company has announced the acquisition of Tribac Leaf, a privately owned, UK-based leaf tobacco merchant. JT said Tribac's operations would be integrated into its leaf purchasing business

The horizon looks to be brightening for landlords as there are signs that property price falls are easing, while rents are stabilising after months of sharp decreases.

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The pound rose to its highest level of the year against the euro this week on hopes that the UK economy might be responding to aggressive monetary policy loosening

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