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Photo, from left to right – Ashlene Bishop, April Lewis, Amy Nation, Noah Kelly and Lisa Sweeting.

Report by Charlotte Richardson , chief reporter
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
11:00 AM

STARDOM beckons for parents who have been experiencing life in front of the camera.

The online community for mums and dads, Weston-super-Mum, has now launched its own television show with westonsupertelevision.com

The brainchild of Richard Browne and Rebecca Condron, Weston-super-Mum on the Sofa broadcasts every week from The Blakehay Theatre in Wadham Street, Weston.

Rebecca said: “These are exciting times for all involved.

“Now, not only do members of our thriving community support each other via our website and organise events all over town but we also have our very own TV chat show.”

The show, broadcast on www.westonsupermum.com, is the fruit of a group of dedicated volunteers and mums and dads who want to make a difference to the lives of families by giving parents a voice in the community.

The technical expertise of Richard Browne, creative director of westonsupertelevision.com, and studio manager, Keely Major, pulls together the views and opinions of Weston talent that may previously had little coverage on television.

Richard added: “The mums have come up with an interesting and fun TV show, which covers subjects that will resonate closely with other parents in Weston.

“The presenting and production team has worked hard to ensure that the show is really about community and have a giggle too, sometimes too loudly for our microphones.”

Each week, Weston-super-Mum on the Sofa invites guests to join the presenters and talk about issues important to parents in North Somerset.

Becky Peddle from Springboard Opportunities Group and Lisa Sweeting from Cancer Research’s Race for Life have already sat on the red sofa, giving information about their work and the people they help.

Viewers can also win competition prizes and find out what is going on for families in Weston.

Presenter, Amy Nation, explained how the first show went for her.

She said: “It felt amazing that it had gone so well and that we could all sit back and relax a little and just talk as if it was just an everyday meet up of friends.

“It was a fabulous atmosphere and I know it will be one of the best things we will do as a group and as friends.”

Weston-super-Mum on the sofa can be seen now on www.westonsupermum.com and on westonsupertelevision.com, which launches next month.

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Company Added to Short List of Approved Commercial Furniture Manufacturers

JAMESTOWN, N.Y., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Bush Business Furniture (BBF) — a global manufacturer of case goods office furniture and the commercial division of Bush Industries — announced today it has been awarded its first Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the Department of the Navy (N00189-11-A-0118).  Beginning June 1, 2011, BBF is approved to sell to the U.S. Navy within the Continental U.S.  

This five-year BPA enables BBF to compete for Navy contracts in two categories:  1) Worksurfaces, Workstations, Computer Furniture and Accessories (711 2), and 2) Filing and Storage Cabinets, Shelves, Mobile Carts, Dollies, Racks and Accessories (771 3).  BBF will be on the first-call vendor list and will be able to respond to RFQs throughout the country to fulfill the Navy’s office furnishing requirements.

“We are thrilled with the U.S. Navy’s decision to award BBF with this purchasing agreement and enable us to provide quality furnishings to installations across the U.S.,” said Mike Chefalo, Vice President of Product Management, Commercial Products for Bush Industries.  ”We are confident that the Navy will find that our comprehensive line of superior, reliable office furnishings will fit their furnishing needs.”

On the heels of being awarded the Navy BPA, BBF is preparing to showcase all of its commercial product lines at NeoCon 2011, June 13-15.  The BBF product lines — including those approved for government contracting (GS-28F-0040V) — will be displayed in Chicago on the 7th Floor, Showroom #4102.    

“It’s been an exciting year since we rebranded our commercial division as BBF.  The Navy BPA opens BBF to even more sales opportunities in a market in which we’ve never competed previously,” said Jim Sherbert, CEO of Bush Industries. “This designation is further confirmation that BBF is recognized more and more as a trusted source of reliable, durable and attractive commercial-grade office furnishings.”  

About Bush Industries, Inc.

Bush Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of case goods and ready-to-assemble furniture designed for office and home applications. The company operates two North American divisions – BBF and Bush Furniture – along with its Rohr division in Germany and its China operations. With a 50-year legacy built on quality, safety, reliability and durability, Bush Industries is the trusted leader in designing furnishing solutions that meet work and home needs. The company is headquartered in Jamestown, N.Y., with manufacturing and distribution facilities located in western New York, Pennsylvania, China and Germany. For more information, visit www.bbffits.com.

Media Contact:
Kim Ryan
(770) 205-7423
kryan@fish-consulting.com

SOURCE Bush Industries, Inc.

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On first glance, it all looked depressingly familiar: a bank, a foreclosure and even a truck on hand to haul away furniture for public auction — except this time it was a homeowner enforcing a court order against Bank of America to pay up or else.

After an hour, with two sheriff’s deputies on hand to confiscate desks and computers, the manager at the Bank of America branch in Naples, Fla., handed over a check for the homeowners, according to our sister newspaper, the Fort Myers News-Press.

The newspaper reports that dispute erupted five months ago after the bank took retired police officer Warren Nyerges and his wife, Maureen, of Ohio, to court in an effort to foreclose on their Florida home for non-payment of their mortgage.

It’s true that the Nyergeses had not made a single mortgage payment. That’s because they didn’t have a mortgage, with Bank of America or anyone else.They had bought their home in Golden Gate from the bank for $165,000 in cash in 2009, the newspaper says.

Although the bank eventually dropped the case, the ordeal cost the Nyergeses more than $2,500 in legal fees — and a circuit court judge ordered the bank to reimburse them.

But the bank, for whatever reason, didn’t, prompting the ultimatum from the sheriff’s deputies on Friday to bank manager Erich Fahrner:

Write out a check for $2,534 in attorney’s fees for the Nyergeses or a moving crew waiting outside would start hauling out bank furniture to be sold at public auction.

“I’m leaving the building with either cash, a check or a whole lot of furniture,” Todd Allen, the Nyerges’ attorney said just before walking into the bank, flanked by two burly deputies.

He got the check.