In Brief: Pita Pit launch; Pervaiz Naviede donates; auctions from Sutton Kersh and Pugh & Company
A NEW sandwich outlet, the Pita Pit, has taken a 1,600 sq ft unit at Piccadilly Place in Manchester.
It will offer vegetarian and meat pita wraps as well as all-day breakfast pitas. The concept was originally launched in Canada in 1995 and there are 430 branches around the world.
The Manchester Pita Pit is the first in the UK and is being operated by Altrincham-based Sim Trava under a franchise agreement. Sim Trava’s founders, Simon and Tracy Vardy, also operate 17 Costa Coffees.
Mr Vardy said: “Piccadilly Place is a prominent gateway into the city centre and is the ideal location to be launching the UK’s first Pita Pit, which will offer customers a fast service with a varied and flavourful menu in an informal and vibrant atmosphere.”
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A TRUST set up by Manchester property developer Pervaiz Naviede has donated £250,000 to the Pamela Northcott Fund which supports cancer patients fighting for access to the latest cancer treatments.
The trust has also committed a further £60,000 to cover administration costs and said this donation should help extend the lives of more than 135 cancer sufferers.
The fund was set up six years ago by Chester-based campaigner Kate Spall after her mother Pamela was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer. Despite being advised the cancer was untreatable, her own research showed two clinically effective treatments commonly available elsewhere but not offered by the NHS because of the high cost.
Rudi Falla, spokesperson for the Pervaiz Naviede Family Trust which owns a number of companies including property developer LPC Living, said: “Cancer touches everyone’s live at some point hence our commitment to donating £250,000 to give cancer patients a second chance at life.”
LPC Living is involved with a large regeneration scheme in Ordsall, Salford and also has plans for the former Ilford Imaging site in Mobberley, Cheshire.
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LIVERPOOL auction house Sutton Kersh has attracted 110 lots for its next property auction on September 4.
A former church and three public houses are among the wide range of stock going under the hammer.
The two-storey former Methodist Church at the corner of Gladstone Road and Gordon Road in Seaforth has a guide price of £50,000 to £60,000. Pubs include The Carisbrooke in Walton which is let on a 12-month lease at £300 per week, rising to £400 per week during the football season.
The property offers private living accommodation to the upper floors and has a guide price of £50,000 to £60,000. Elsewhere, the Larkhill public house on Larkhill Road, on the corner of Queens Drive, is guided at £80,000 to £100,000.
Cathy Holt, auction manager at Sutton Kersh said: “The latest catalogue provides a range of stock which is ideal for first time buyers, modest investors and those seasoned campaigners looking to expand their portfolios. We have consistently delivered strong results throughout the year and this latest sale will see us break the 400 barrier in terms of total lots sold.”
The auction will be held at the Liverpool City Centre Marriott Hotel on September 4 from 12pm.
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NEWTON-le-Willows auctioneer Pugh and Company has attracted over 185 lots for its September commercial and residential auction.
It said these include a former Ambulance station in North Wales, three police stations and a seven-bedroom Cheshire country estate.
The St John’s Ambulance depot in Old Conwy has a guide price of £35,000 while the vacant Penwortham Police Station in Preston is being offered with a guide price of £200,000 and the former Newton in Bowland Police Station in Clitheroe has a guide price of £275,000-£300,000. Aston Park House is a seven bedroom detached property in the Cheshire countryside has a guide price of £350,000.
Stephen Swainson, director at Pugh and The Auction People, said: “We’ve had a strong start to the year already with over 500 lots sold across the North and total sales in excess of £45m. We’re seeing people return to auction time and again to invest in great value properties in the North West as they know it’s the right time to buy.”
The sale will be held at the Citizen’s Suite at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on September 5.
