Vault Festival cancels 2024 plans due to lack of funding March 13, 2024 The biggest arts festival in England will not go ahead in 2024 after it did not secure the necessary funding. The Vault Festival took place in the vaults below Waterloo Station from 2012 until 2023, with breaks during the pandemic, and was touted as London’s answer to the Edinburgh Fringe. Through its unique business model [...]
Israel-Palestine Activism: A Turning Point for Financial Institutions? March 13, 2024 | Sponsored Since October 2023, campaigning on the Palestinian cause has skyrocketed. SIGWATCH data shows that the second most targeted industry, after the arms manufacturers themselves, was finance. Perhaps you’ve noticed some of the UK Barclays branches looking a bit worse for wear recently? If so, that’s most likely the handiwork of activist groups such as War [...]
EP: 259 Cheltenham Festival – Friday March 13, 2024 Gold Cup Day is for many fans the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival with last year’s champion Galopin Des Champs hoping to retain his title in the Grade 1 event. Racing kicks off with the 4-year-olds in the Triumph Hurdle, plus the novices are in action in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Hurdle on the [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast – Cheltenham Festival Friday March 13, 2024 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports [...]
‘Concessions to the gas lobby’: Renewable energy sector blasts government’s gas power play March 12, 2024 The UK's renewable energy sector has slammed the government’s new commitment to develop gas-fired power stations to act as a back up to support green energy projects.
EP: 258 Cheltenham Festival – Thursday March 12, 2024 Today we get to crown the champion stayer at the festival when the Grade 1 Stayers’ Hurdle takes place at 3.30. There’s also the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase to look forward to on Day 3 of this year’s festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of Thursday’s action at Cheltenham, with special guests [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast – Cheltenham Festival Thursday March 12, 2024 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section [...]
The D.A.R.E. Podcast – Successful Mindset Series – is now ‘in partnership with City A.M.’ March 12, 2024 | Sponsored The D.A.R.E. Podcast, after recently launching earlier this year, has now agreed to a partnership with City A.M.
Businesses Host 280 Female Students To Shine a Light on Careers in The City March 12, 2024 | Sponsored Last week the Square Mile hosted 280 young people for We Can Be 2024, allowing them to gain an exclusive glimpse into some of The City’s most prominent businesses. Part of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s aim to create A Better City For All, the annual initiative matches 18 schools from London and Suffolk with 18 [...]
EP: 257 Cheltenham Festival – Wednesday March 11, 2024 The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of another four Grade 1 races at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the exhilarating Cross Country Chase and the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase also on the menu. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of the action from Day 2 at the Cheltenham Festival, with special guest [...]