Friday, 3rd July 2009 VICTORIA BATES GOODWOOD’S glorious Festival of Speed begins today, continuing City socialites’ merry lurch into the silly season after the combined joys of Epsom, Ascot and Wimbledon. This year’s motor extravaganza is themed “True Grit – Epic Feats of Endurance”, and is celebrating the 100 year anniversaries of petrolhead favourites Bugatti, Audi and Morgan. Apparently, ticket sales are actually up on last year, by an impressive five per cent – a feat the organisers ... [read more]
Thursday, 2nd July 2009 VICTORIA BATES IT WAS au revoir (but not goodbye) last night at a leaving party at City restaurant Manicomio for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ John Whiting, the popular tax adviser ... [read more]
Thursday, 2nd July 2009 THE sun glints off the glass facades of the Gherkin and the Lloyd’s and Willis insurance buildings yesterday as the City enjoyed yet another day ... [read more]
Wednesday, 1st July 2009 VICTORIA BATES THE emails are starting to come in thick and fast, peddling weird and wonderful offers for the annual Cowes week sailing regatta in August. Given the ... [read more]
Tuesday, 30th June 2009 BACK by unprecedented levels of popular demand: a run-down of the ten loveliest ladies in the City, following last week’s list of the ten hunkiest gents in town. Nominated by you, dear readers VICTORIA BATES 1. SARAH DAVISON RBS SEMPRA METALS It’s finally official – the gorgeous Miss Davison, who has graced ... [read more]
Thursday, 25th June 2009 VICTORIA BATES ENTREPRENEURIAL types and their brave backers packed the Institute of Directors yesterday for the fifth ... [read more]
Friday, 19th June 2009 VICTORIA BATES IT WAS Ladies’ Day yesterday at Royal Ascot, traditionally the most hotly-anticipated event in the ... [read more]