Former Farm Street dairy in Mayfair is now £25m cash cow May 7, 2015 The boom in house prices over the past few years has been behind the transformation of many of the city’s buildings. Offices, factories and warehouses are being turned into “lateral apartments” or “contemporary family homes” left, right and centre, but it’s not often you come across a luxury mansion in a prime part of London [...]
Focus on Clerkenwell: Prices soar on the City’s edge May 7, 2015 While the Square Mile is London’s historical home of trade and finance, Clerkenwell on its northern edge is clearly the design equivalent. Since the Industrial Revolution, the area has housed craft workshops, printers, clockmakers and jewellers. The area is celebrating its rich design heritage this month with the sixth annual Clerkenwell Design Week from 19 [...]
Affordable chic: Designing shared ownership homes May 7, 2015 Oasis Design explains how it got a professional look with high street furniture at Notting Hill Housing’s Rathbone Market. Between the affordable homes debate and the proposed extension of Right to Buy, housing associations are hot stuff right now. This upsurge in demand has benefited one interior design firm in particular, Oasis Interior Design, which [...]
The Vote is a funny, touching love letter to the British democratic system May 7, 2015 Donmar Warehouse | ★★★☆☆ ”I only just wrote some of this… I hope it works out.” These aren’t the words you expect to hear from a playwright seconds before his latest work is performed, but The Vote is no ordinary play. It was broadcast in real-time on More4 last night as the final [...]
Something for the weekend May 7, 2015 SEW! REFASHION EAST A weekend of events promoting fashion upcycling in east London. Learn sewing skills and explore the area’s rich textile heritage with an east London walking tour beginning at the Whitechapel Gallery. Visit hubbub.org.uk. MUNCH! DUKE ON THE GREEN The well-loved gastro pub on the King’s Road is open again after a smart [...]
Game changers: How to get them to full potential May 7, 2015 It’s vital that traditional structures don’t stifle these invaluable employees THE TRADITIONAL concepts of business manager and business leader are being challenged by a shifting global economy, new technology and an increasing demand for a more diverse workforce. And business strategies are being overhauled, as leading organisations recognise the importance of those individuals who deliver [...]
Forgotten man Launchbury itching to make comeback May 7, 2015 FORGOTTEN England and Wasps second row Joe Launchbury admits he is desperate to issue a reminder of his talents after an injury nightmare which threatened to leave his World Cup aspirations in tatters. The 24-year-old is set for a place on the Wasps’ bench for their crunch clash against play-off rivals Leicester tomorrow, in front [...]
Van Gaal entices Depay to snub Liverpool for £25m United move May 7, 2015 MANCHESTER United’s newest signing Memphis Depay admits he rejected offers from several of Europe’s top clubs in favour of agreeing a £25m summer transfer to Old Trafford. Depay is poised to join from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in June, subject to a medical next week, in a deal set to take United’s spending since last [...]
Roberts receives Wales assurance over Quins deal May 7, 2015 WALES head coach Warren Gatland has given centre Jamie Roberts the green light to join Harlequins by confirming that he will not freeze out players who sign for clubs outside of their homeland. England boss Stuart Lancaster has stuck rigidly to a policy of excluding foreign-based stars, resisting the temptation to pick successive European players [...]
Holders Sevilla close in on final after Viola romp May 7, 2015 HOLDERS Sevilla established a commanding lead in their Europa League semi-final first leg after dispatching Fiorentina 3-0 at the Ramon Sanchez Pijuan Stadium last night. Winger Aleix Vidal Parreu netted in each half, the first after a blunder by Fiorentina keeper Norberto Neto, while French midfielder Kevin Gamerio added gloss to the dominant performance with [...]
