RISE OF THE URBAN PROPERTY FUND | WHAT THEY OFFER March 3, 2011 HIDEAWAYS CLUB CITY FUND l Up to £1.8m invested in each apartment l Properties will have a minimum of two double bedrooms and bathrooms, king-sized beds with Egyptian cotton sheets, the latest high tech and audio visual equipment, a DVD and book library, wireless internet, flat screen televisions and fully equipped kitchens l Half share [...]
Mega overseas property fair comes to Earl’s Court March 3, 2011 THE market may be gloomy, but there are rays of light – especially if you’re thinking of attending the twice-yearly mega overseas property exhibition at Earl’s Court. As usual, this month there are thousands of overseas properties for sale, from hundreds of exhibitors from more than 40 countries. Homes range from £20,000 to over £1m. [...]
Britain’s next generation needs to be powered by entrepreneurial energy March 3, 2011 IF WE had a thriving entrepreneurial economy,” says Peter Jones, the BBC Dragon, “the speed we’d come out of the downturn would be transformational, but our culture does not encourage it. We need to get serious about inspiring young people to set up businesses.” He isn’t wrong about our culture. Britain is lagging behind. We [...]
Go off to see the Wizard March 3, 2011 THE Wizard of Oz is a surprisingly polarising story. For some, the merest hint of “somewhere over the rainbow” brings tears to their eyes. And Judy Garland as Dorothy – well, enough said. Others, though, find it a deeply sinister plot, shot through with unforgiveable cloying cliché. One critic recently commented that on his first [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND March 3, 2011 UNKNOWN Cert: 15 IS psychological thriller Unknown cinema’s first venture into the perilous world of international botany? Can’t say for sure either way, but fingers crossed it’ll be the last. Liam Neeson is plant fan Dr. Martin Harris, who’s in Berlin for a conference about corn, when his taxi plunges into a river. His heart [...]
Join Together to give Nicholls his first Albert Bartlett winner March 3, 2011 EVEN though this year’s Cheltenham Festival is within touching distance, there still seems to be some ante-post value out there. Now, the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (run two weeks today) may not exactly be the highlight of the week, but Paul Nicholls’ JOIN TOGETHER looks to have an excellent chance and is a cracking each-way [...]
COUNTDOWN TO CHELTENHAM March 3, 2011 The Supreme Novices’ sets the meeting off with a bang and CUE CARD is understandably a warm favourite. I’m sure he will trade shorter in-running than his current 3.6 price on Betdaq, as he is such a strong traveller. However, Champion Bumper winners have a terrible record in this race and it could be worth [...]
Liverpool the value to upset United’s title bid March 3, 2011 LIVERPOOL vs MANCHESTER UNITED SUNDAY – 1.30PM SKY SPORTS 1 ALL of a sudden everything isn’t quite as rosy as it was in the Old Trafford garden. Manchester United were as short as 4/9 to win the Premier League last weekend, but their second defeat in their last four league games at Stamford Bridge on [...]
BEHIND THE LINES March 3, 2011 Manchester United’s visit to Anfield is vitally important in the context of the club’s chase for its 19th league title. Sir Alex’s side are currently 8/11 for the trophy but should they slip up on Sunday, Arsenal will be in a great position going into the home straight. Despite Liverpool’s shambolic display against West Ham, [...]
Bank rules could hit City March 2, 2011 TOUGHER banking rules imposed by British and European regulators could damage London’s position as an international financial centre, warned the chief executive of UBS. Oswald Grubel said rival Asian and American centres could become attractive to banks as a result of strict new rules. He warned the government against neglecting the City, criticising it for [...]
