FASHION NEWS December 2, 2010 TANYA SARNE HANDWRITTEN SAMPLE SALE Don’t miss the legendary Tanya Sarne’s sample sale this weekend, with her sumputous collection of natural fabrics and lovely knitwear from the Handwritten line going from £15. “I design to de-stress and give women confidence in their femininity and daily lives” says Sarne (pictured) – and who doesn’t want that? [...]
London apartments with classic stylings December 2, 2010 ANYBODY who wanders through the West End for any amount of time is taken with the stunning architecture, but many don’t get the opportunity to stay in these wonderful buildings. The new generation of serviced apartments, however, offers you the chance. These are proving increasingly popular for those who regularly spend time in London for [...]
European classics still all the rage if you want a place in the sunshine December 2, 2010 IF you fancy picking up a nice cottage in the Irish countryside, or a villa in Portugal or Greece, then now might be the time to start looking. In the wake of the financial crisis most potential buyers were put off by uncertainty, but now the eurozone is in crisis and the pound is relatively [...]
A family theatre bonanza December 2, 2010 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, NATIONAL THEATRE A new version of the fairytale classic by Lucy Kirkwood, incorporating music, magic and puppets. The director is Katie Mitchell, who was behind last year’s enthralling Cat in a Hat. Until 4 Jan. Tickets from £10 from www.nationaltheatre.org.uk MY DAD’S A BIRDMAN, THE YOUNG VIC David Almond has adapted [...]
Children will fall in love with this evil alien December 2, 2010 Film MEGAMIND Cert: U EVERY superhero needs a supervillain to fight against, and vice versa. So when one defeats the other, what’s left for the victor to do? That’s the existential crisis confronting Megamind, a blue-skinned alien blessed with a huge brain inside his shiny, Mekon-esque bonce. His evil ambitions have the perfect foil in [...]
United can give the Tangerines red faces December 2, 2010 BLACKPOOL vs MANCHESTER UNITED TOMORROW, 5.30PM, ESPN AFTER a hugely impressive demolition of Blackburn at Old Trafford on Saturday, Manchester United fell back down to earth on Tuesday night when West Ham unceremoniously dumped them out of the Carling Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson fielded a heavily weakened side, but he will not have been happy [...]
JJB warns it may breach debt facilities December 2, 2010 JJB SPORTS warned yesterday it could breach the financial covenants of its £25m revolving credit facility with Bank of Scotland (BoS) by the end of January next year citing continued difficult trading conditions as the main reason. The trading statement comes less than a month after the firm, which employs 6,300 staff nationwide, put out [...]
Inflexion in £25.5m buyout of Asperity December 2, 2010 MID-MARKET private equity house Inflexion acquired Asperity Employee Benefits in a £25.5m buyout yesterday. Asperity, a market leader at providing employee benefits such as discount and reward schemes, has more than 500 clients including BSkyB, Aviva and Ladbrokes and attracts about £150m of retail spend through its platform each year. Inflexion co-founder John Hartz said [...]
TNT to take big stake in demerged Express unit December 2, 2010 LOGISTICS firm TNT said yesterday that it will keep a 29.9 per cent stake in its Express unit once it is spun off from its Mail division in a bid to avoid raising funds, cheering investors who had feared a cash call. The move, details of which were announced in a capital markets day presentation [...]
Britvic hit by Ireland crisis December 2, 2010 DRINKS maker Britvic wrote down the value of its struggling Irish business and raised guidance on raw materials cost inflation, reducing the impact of a 22 per cent increase in underlying full-year profit yesterday. Britvic made a pre-tax profit of £109m in the year to 3 October, which was in line with expectations and led [...]
