COLCHESTER January 27, 2011 SHEEPEN STREET Price: £86,995 Compact but thoughtfully decorated, this one bedroom apartment proves that good things come in small packages. A spacious open-plan kitchen/living room provides the perfect place to entertain at home, while the property’s central location means that all the amenities of the town centre are only a short walk away. Contact: Spicer [...]
BUYING January 27, 2011 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON LETTINGS FIRM DRAKER LETTINGS Q.I have recently purchased a flat in Chelsea as a buy-to-let that I will be refurbishing. How do I get the best price and attract the best tenant without breaking the bank? A.I would always advise ensuring that the basic quality of finish is as high a [...]
PROPERTY NEWS January 27, 2011 HOME MOVERS DESERT CITIES The rising cost of living is pushing city dwellers into suburbia and beyond, according to a house-moving website. Figures published by reallymoving.com show that significantly more people moved away from UK cities than moved to them in the last quarter of 2010. Canterbury and Cardiff were among the most popular areas [...]
Maintain the fitness regime by getting stylish in the gym January 27, 2011 BE honest. Have your new year’s resolutions to eat less and go to the gym more really taken shape? If not, and you’re having trouble getting into the mood for exercise, surely a few beautiful pieces of delicious kit would do the trick. Our favourite shops are loaded with delicious hoodies and tops for either [...]
GETTING DRESSED January 27, 2011 FOUNDERS, ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE Q.The temperature keeps changing – how can I dress and wear a coat that leaves me more versatile to these fluctuations? A.The weather has become more and more unpredictable so our wardrobe must be flexible. In winter, try a coat with detachable collar (fur or faux depending on your preference) [...]
FASHION NIBS January 27, 2011 BLAHNIK GOES BLING If strutting out in a pair of Manolos isn’t enough, women will soon be able to display their devotion to the shoe kingpin with Blahnik-inspired jewellery. A collaboration between Blahnik and Spanish brand TOUS will showcase his famous Campari shoe in the form of silver and vermeil pendants, as well as an [...]
A waste of talent January 27, 2011 FILM REVIEW HOW DO YOU KNOW Cert: 12A I WANTED to like this film, I really did. It’s the work of James L Brooks, the Simpsons’ producer. It’s got talented stars in Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd, and it’s been praised for being an intelligent romcom. Well, it may be intelligent and it has the [...]
City A.M. exclusive: Michael Douglas on Gordon Gekko January 27, 2011 IN THE character of the Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas created one of cinema’s most memorable scoundrels, writes Timothy Barber. That was in the 1987 film Wall Street, made at the height of the 1980s boom years. In last year’s follow-up, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (released on DVD on Monday) Gekko [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 27, 2011 FILM TANGLED The fairy tale of Rapunzel gets the 3D Disney treatment, with pretty enjoyable results. HEREAFTER Clint Eastwood ponders the afterlife in this portentous drama starring Matt Damon. BIUTIFUL Javier Bardem earns an Oscar nomination in this tale of a Barcelona man trying to get by. DVD THE OTHER GUYS Mark Wahlberg and Will [...]
From midlife podginess to lean, mean jockey machine January 26, 2011 FROM JUMBO TO JOCKEY: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO BATTLE HIS WEIGHT AND AGE TO LIVE OUT HIS CHILDHOOD DREAM BY DOMINIC PRINCE Fourth Estate, £10.99 “Most people said I was mad. Others thought I’d get myself killed. The rest just howled with laughter at the idea that I – 16st 7lb and aged 47 – [...]