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BBC News
7 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Seafront hotel in Brighton up for sale for £18.5m
A large Victorian seafront hotel in East Sussex has been put up for sale. The 94-bedroom Queens Hotel, which overlooks the promenade and Palace Pier in Brighton, is on the market with an asking price of £ building has a gym, spa and swimming pool, a large conference suite, plus a restaurant and bar. Jeremy Jones, head of hotel brokerage at Christie & Co, said it was "one of the most exciting hospitality opportunities on the south-east coast". He said: "With one of the best trading locations in Brighton, the scale of The Queens presents one of the largest hospitality sites, building upon this famous hotel with huge upside to extend the range of hospitality attractions across accommodation, food, beverage and late-night bar and restaurant."The hotel was built in 1846, according to the Regency Society, and has been under the current ownership for 20 years. Plans have been established to create an additional eight bedrooms, or to repurpose an unutilised atrium within the building, the sales agent said. Planning permission has also been secured to develop 11 more bedrooms in the vacant restaurant and the creation of a sky bar on the roof of the property.Alex Sturgess, director at Savills, said: "This is a unique opportunity for a hotel owner to acquire a signature property on Brighton seafront."
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
The number of uninsured Oklahomans could soar if Medicaid funding is rolled back
As a health care leader, my No. 1 concern has always been helping patients receive the care they need, when they need it. That's why I'm greatly concerned about the $880 billion in Medicaid budget cuts Congress is currently considering. Amid a year already marked by uncertainty and change, about 1 million Oklahomans who rely on Medicaid (also known as SoonerCare) to meet their health care needs face additional worries about whether they will be able to maintain access to the providers they know and trust. Many of these patients live in rural communities where small or critical access hospitals are essential. Less than 10% of Oklahomans remain uninsured thanks to current Medicaid policies. But that number could soar if Medicaid funding is rolled back. This will not only affect patients — it will affect all of Oklahoma, as it could cost up to $2.5 billion in additional costs to the state. Despite already having a nearly $40 million shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year, Oklahoma may have to draw down our $1.3 billion emergency fund to manage this unexpected expense. The state could also consider raising taxes or reducing funds from other programs to allocate funds toward Medicaid support. If the state eventually does roll back Medicaid funding because of shifting cost responsibilities, hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans could be displaced from their current health care coverage. In the absence of SoonerCare, many will likely forgo coverage rather than seeking private insurance. This lack of coverage puts a tremendous burden on our hospitals and health systems — especially those in rural areas. Opinion: Veterinary medicine is important to Oklahoma's health. We can't fall behind. For rural hospitals, a loss to Medicaid funding could result in an up to 15% reduction in revenue used to provide hope and healing for our most vulnerable community members, resulting in worse health outcomes, delayed treatments and increased mortality rates. This could then force these hospitals to cut essential services and employees or even close their doors, weakening the backbone of local economies by eliminating jobs and forcing residents to travel long distances for medical care. Having served in health care for over 20 years, I feel strongly that it is more important than ever to amplify the voices of Oklahomans around these important issues. This is not the future I want for Oklahoma. We cannot afford to lose Medicaid funding. As legislators consider cuts, we as Oklahomans must consider how this may impact communities around the state and advocate for what we want. Call your federal representatives today and tell them to preserve Medicaid funding. If you are interested in staying up to date about how this issue could impact health care in our state, go to a coalition focused on protecting and improving sustainable access in Oklahoma. Jeremy Jones is the chief executive officer of Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma could see a $2.5B tab if Medicaid funding is cut | Opinion
National Geographic
18-03-2025
- Politics
- National Geographic
How snowboarder Jeremy Jones is fighting to keep our winters cold
A pioneer of big-mountain snowboarding, Jeremy Jones watched as helicopters made remote backcountry runs suddenly reachable, enabling access to lines that had once been unfathomably remote. 'We would get dropped in the mountains and link up these runs where you hike and ride and hike and ride,' he says. 'I was like, Oh my God, this is where I need to be.' But he had misgivings about the means of ascent. 'I knew, when I got in a helicopter, I was taking up resources,' he says. He began hiking up mountains instead and found the experience exhilarating. 'The snowboard is a tool to challenge yourself to connect with nature. When you strip away the machines, the tool is much more effective.' Jones became a splitboarder, ascending slopes on skis that could be combined into a snowboard for the ride back down, and eventually created his own company to manufacture equipment for the pursuit. He resolved to use the cleanest available materials and to give one percent of sales to environmental organizations, but he couldn't find any nonprofits in the snow sports world focused on climate change solutions. So, in 2007, he launched his own: Protect Our Winters, aptly known as POW, a nod to fresh powder. The group's alliance of elite athletes now includes Jessie Diggins, the gold-medal-winning cross-country skier; Jim Morrison, a world-class ski-mountaineer; and Tommy Caldwell, one of the greatest rock climbers on the planet. Together they represent the interests of what POW calls the Outdoor State, the millions of Americans who consider the outdoors a central part of their lives. It's a diverse group—about 31 percent Republican, 40 percent Democrat, and 29 percent independent, according to a 2019 market research study commissioned by POW—and Jones is fond of saying that the mountains aren't blue or red but purple. Among POW's trickiest challenges is convincing conservatives that climate change legislation will help save the ski resorts and snow sports they love. 'Certainly, we're going to find people that fight against us,' Morrison says. But, he explains, 'we want to get outside the tribe and make a difference.'
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Krewe of Sparta to roll Saturday afternoon
SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Saraland's Mardi Gras organization, Krewe of Sparta, will roll down Highway 43 at noon on Saturday. News 5 will have team members at the parade — Grant Skinner will be driving the Beast in the parade, Jeremy Jones will be riding in the parade and Shamonee Baker will be emceeing the parade from the route live on Trash, garbage will not be collected in Mobile on Fat Tuesday The grand marshal for the parade will be Ryan 'Hollywood' Williams — a Saraland native and starting wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide. We will be streaming the parade live in this article. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
