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After many years running the Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst Theatre Company has ceased operations. In July 2024, creditors resolved to place the company into liquidation.
Eternity Playhouse will remain a theatre and will be back in operation soon.
The new series of The Block, filming in picturesque Daylesford, is set to air sometime in August. Franklin will, alas, not be part of it.
The end as we know it
After 25 years, and seeing off six prime ministers, it is the very, very end of The Wharf Revue. The satirical show devised by Phil Scott, Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsyth and performed by them along with Mandy Bishop has been touring since late last year and over the years has skewered pretty much every politician and statesman in a pointed way that was never overly mean.
Drew Forsythe (left), Jonathan Biggins and Phil Scott, are retiring The Wharf Revue.Credit: Rhett Wyman
The band is splitting up due to a combination of retirement and other projects and realised that its last…
INDIANAPOLIS — New numbers show millennials are drowning in debt. And they’re not alone. WRTV Investigates found a 25% increase in Hoosier consumers seeking help with their debt.
Olarinde Dominic is a married Indianapolis father with one child.
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“I’m an IT support specialist,” said Dominic.
Dominic, 36, was born in 1989, which makes him a millennial— the generation of adults born between 1981 and 1996. New data shows they’re struggling with debt earlier than any generation before it. Dominic is grappling with significant student loan debt, as well as monthly bills.
“Sometimes you get so overwhelmed,” said Dominic. “I’m working extra hours to even go above where I am right now….
John Wood Group (OTCPK:WDGJF) receives a significant buyout proposal from Sidara.
The offer includes a substantial cash component and covers existing debt.
This proposal comes at a pivotal time as the company faces financial hurdles.
Buyout Proposal from Sidara
John Wood Group (OTCPK:WDGJF) is evaluating a noteworthy buyout proposal from the UAE-based firm, Sidara. The offer is valued at approximately £242 million, which is set to provide the company with a much-needed financial boost.
Details of the Financial Infusion
The proposal from Sidara includes a cash infusion that could reach up to $450 million. This strategic move is designed to strengthen the financial positioning of John Wood Group as it navigates through its current fiscal…
The Official Receiver’s investigation found Sonia Simkins failed to pay £75,000 into the NHS pension fund despite diligently deducting contributions from staff.
Simkins, 54, of Foxglove Way, Dudley, ran Hawes Lane Surgery in Rowley Regis as a sole trader leaving the practice vulnerable to her disastrous financial decision-making.
In July last year, 4,000 shocked patients were told to find alternative healthcare provision after a bankruptcy order against her forced the closure of the practice. Many elderly and infirm patients were forced to travel long-distances for their healthcare due to the closure.
A subsequent investigation by the Official Receiver found Simkins had deducted pension contributions from staff wages, but failed to…
Liquidators of Burns Group 2018 Ltd — which owes more than $2 million — are considering their options to enforce an agreement for the sale and purchase of its shares in a subsidiary company.
An order was made in the High Court at Dunedin in March, 2023, to place Burns Group 2018 Ltd — of which beleaguered businessman Malcolm Burns is the sole director — into liquidation, on the application of Inland Revenue. The company’s shares are split between Mr Burns and Leonard Cheng.
It operated as a holding company with passive investment of three subsidiary companies: Titan Bulk Haulage — which is in liquidation — Otago Excavation — which is in receivership and liquidation — and Forest Distribution and Logistics. Mr Burns…
The construction sector crisis in Luxembourg continues to claim victims, with Schifflange-based company M2T closing its doors and left due to be declared bankrupt at a court hearing this week.
The company’s 19 workers, all Portuguese, have been left without a job and “with March’s salary still to be paid”, Márcio Oliveira and Luís Pedro Alves, two employees, told Contacto on Friday, as they stood with other colleagues outside the company’s headquarters. “We are also in arrears with the year-end bonuses for 2023 and 2024, which have not been paid,” they said.
M2T follows the recent bankruptcies of Capelli Group and Farei Services, which are part of a long-standing crisis. In 2024, the number of bankruptcies in the sector…
Fagioli threatened by debt collectors after betting losses: ‘If this blows up, I’m ruined for life’
The Fiorentina midfielder, who was still playing for Juventus at the time, is just one of 12 Serie A players implicated in the illegal gambling scandal that has returned to the spotlight in recent days, with new revelations emerging from players’ depositions and the analysis of their devices.
BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 01: Nicolo Fagioli of Juventus looks on during the Serie A TIM match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Gewiss Stadium on October 01, 2023 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)
Alongside Sandro Tonali, Fagioli has been described as playing a particularly significant role in the scheme — he…
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 16: Nicolò Fagioli of ACF Fiorentina in action during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Juventus at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 16, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Nicolò Fagioli accumulated over €500.000 in gambling debts and was helped to cover the sum by 31 people, including ex-teammates Federico Gatti and Radu Dragusin.
