Tory dates backfire: Ukip hijacks Cameron’s birthday and gatecrashes party conference September 3, 2014 What is it with the Tories and inauspicious dates? Ukip must be sniggering at the news that the Clacton by-election is set to take place on 9 October – the same day as David Cameron’s 48th birthday (that’s only four more than the points lead Ukip have over the Conservatives in the Essex seaside resort). [...]
Biggest bottle of English sparkling wine signed by Damien Hirst yours for £15k September 2, 2014 There will be a very special addition to Christie’s second annual “Out of the Ordinary” sale tomorrow that will put the stereotype of City workers loving sparkling wine to the ultimate test. The award-winning winery Chapel Down has produced the biggest bottle of sparkling wine ever, weighing 26kg and is the equivalent of 10 [...]
Diamond Dave Lewis surprises Tesco staff with rare appearance at Birmingham conference September 2, 2014 Twitter was abuzz yesterday with hashtags like #inspired and #TheFutureLooksGreat after the new boss of Tesco paid a surprise visit to a leadership conference in Birmingham. Retail newbie Dave Lewis, who has jumped in to save Tesco, made news headlines after he wrote to his 500,000 employees asking them to email him with ideas [...]
All change at the top as companies reshuffle their boardrooms September 1, 2014 TWO TOP NISA EXECUTIVES TO DEPART Convenience store group Nisa said yesterday that two of its most senior executives are to leave the business. Chief executive Neil Turton is stepping down in spring next year after 23 years with Nisa for a role at a “non-competing business.” Chief operating officer Amanda Jones is also leaving [...]
Tesco targets Walkie Talkie workers September 1, 2014 Tesco launched a new flagship store next to the City’s iconic Walkie Talkie building yesterday, in a bid to capitalise on an expected 8,000 thousand-strong workforce set to take over the building. The store, which houses a new Tesco-backed brand Fred’s Food Construction, is based on a New York style deli counter.
Chariot Oil and Gas aims to shimmer with placement September 1, 2014 Chariot Oil and Gas hopes to have a sparking future after more shares were bought by Westward Investments Limited, which includes as a beneficiary Adonis Pouroulis, founder of Petra Diamonds and Chariot. With Petra owning the Cullinan mine, source of the largest diamond ever, Chariot will hope to get a shine as it hunts “black [...]
Uni Baggage’s luxury travel service rescues wealthy students from transport woe September 1, 2014 The young plutocrats, Britain’s last persecuted minority, can find life at university hard – set upon by lefty lecturers, student unions and worst of all, their state-schooled peers. Not only are the children of the UK’s elite forced to share quarters with young people who may have only accessed their places through merit – [...]
Will Ecuador ditch the dollar for its own bitcoin? September 1, 2014 Ecuador is launching its first digital currency, backed by the country’s central bank, supposedly as a way to help poorer people who haven’t previously been able to access traditional banking. The nameless crypto-currency will come into use in December and could mean that the country might drop the US dollar – the currency Ecuador introduced [...]
Fave will Cheka-mate opposition in Solario December 29, 2008 The Marcus Tregoning trained Shabiba looks the filly to beat at Sandown tomorrow in the Iveco Atalanta Stakes live on Channel 4 at 2.05pm. She is stepping back up to a mile after a promising third to Visit over an inadequate seven furlongs at Goodwood last time out. The daughter of Misterah didn’t get going [...]
Vodafone top brass change under Colao September 10, 2008 Vittorio Colao, Vodafone’s new chief executive, announced a major reshuffle of the mobile telecoms giant’s top management yesterday – a move that will split its blossoming emerging markets division into two and see the departure of his most senior executive by the end of the year. Colao has appointed former France Telecom finance director Michael [...]
