Vilamoura June 13, 2011 BEST BEACH Built by private investors in the 1970s, Vilamoura is one of Europe’s largest beach resorts and arguably the most desirable in the Algarve. Praia da Marina offers a world-class beach and even holds a prestigious Blue Flag award, ensuring it is indeed one of the very best beaches in the world. Grab some [...]
Marbella June 13, 2011 BEST BEACH Marbella offers over 30km of beautiful beaches which vary hugely in their appeal. Puerto Banús beach is well known for being the playground of the rich and famous. The magnificent white sandy beach is studded with palm trees and boasts an abundance of bars and boutique shops. The beach offers an array of [...]
Malaga City June 13, 2011 BEST BEACH For those that don’t mind jumping in the car, the nearby seaside resort of Nerja offers sandy coves, and magnificent views up and down the coast. Sheltered by the impressive Sierra de Almijara Mountain range, Nerja offers more than 9km of beaches, with something for everyone.. BEST ART AND CULTURE Malaga is actively [...]
FOOD & BOOZE: TASTE OF LONDON June 13, 2011 THE BEST OF THE EVENT Regent’s Park becomes foodie central later this week with the annual merry-go-round of chefs, restaurant, produce, recipes and eating – particularly eating – that is the Taste of London festival. Among the restaurants exhibiting this year are Scott’s, Le Caprice, Petrus, Corrigan’s Mayfair, Launceston Place, Gauthier Soho, Quo Vadis, Bocca di Lupo and Skylon [...]
Stylish setting falls short on substance June 13, 2011 MASSIMO Corinthia Hotel, Northumberland Avenue, SW1, 0207 998 0555, www.massimo-restaurant.co.uk FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £42 MASSIMO, in the newly opened Corinthia Hotel between Embankment and Whitehall, can probably claim the prize of grandest dining room to open in London this year. It’s a looming hall that David Collins – the ubiquitous [...]
Goldikova to benefit from softening ground June 13, 2011 ONLY once in the last 17 years has the official going on the opening day of the Royal meeting been softer than good. Yet, Sunday’s heavy rainfall means that the Queen Anne Stakes, this afternoon’s opening race, could well be run on good to soft ground. Now, that is of significance because Canford Cliffs, as [...]
Mezmaar can strike for Hills in Coventry June 13, 2011 THIS afternoon’s Coventry Stakes (4.25pm) has gone to Richard Hannon for the past two years and I expect it to stay in the Lambourn Valley as Barry Hills’ MEZMAAR must have an excellent chance. Regular readers of this column will have backed the son of Teofilo at 6/1 with William Hill on Friday and he [...]
TRUST IN BANK FALLS AS INFLATION RISES June 12, 2011 PUBLIC satisfaction with the Bank of England has declined in the last year, as inflation tightens its squeeze on Britons’ finances. The net balance of people satisfied with the Bank’s performance has dropped from nearly 30 per cent early in 2010 to below 20 per cent this year, the Bank admitted today. “Households with higher [...]
City banks in hiring spree June 12, 2011 BANKING and finance job vacancies in the City have risen by more than a third in the last three months compared to the same period in 2010, with equities desks leading the hiring drive. New equities positions jumped by almost 150 per cent over the year, with a steadier deal pipeline meaning that capital markets [...]
Sterling’s slump is costing us all dear June 12, 2011 WELCOME to price hike Britain. Wherever one looks, consumer goods and food are becoming dearer. Energy prices are rocketing. One fundamental reason for these increases is the collapse in the value of sterling since the recession, a development which has been insufficiently well understood by the UK’s political establishment. Sterling’s slump is a dramatic reversal [...]
