THE TIPSTER May 22, 2011 NO FRILLS airline Ryanair has seen its share price on the up since March, and with oil prices falling, the stock is finding further support. It is due to report figures today and the expectations are that passenger numbers have increased. Capital Spreads quotes 3.54p-3.58p. Optimism has increased about tomorrow’s first quarter Marks and Spencer [...]
The man who knows how to make a splash May 22, 2011 MONEY and recognition motivates me,” Tim Weller, the founder of Incisive Media tells me. “Oh and passing on what I’ve learnt to other entrepreneurs. I just think if I’d know what I know now, I would have got here much faster. That’s why I’m speaking at the City A.M. and Entrepreneurs World Conference.” THE RISE [...]
Five ways to make sure the cash flows May 22, 2011 NO SMALL business owner wants to hear yet more about how tight lending conditions are at the moment. The pressure this can put on a business’s cash flow is often unbearable and is one of the most common reasons many businesses buckle. But before blaming the banks, there is scope for entrepreneurs to work with [...]
RAINMAKING WON’T STOP PLAY AT CITY’S CHELSEA POWER SHOW May 22, 2011 TONIGHT the worlds of high finance and horticulture will collide at the most popular fixture in the City year: the Chelsea Flower Show charity gala. BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch was spotted eyeing up garden sheds at last year’s Chelsea preview, while Topshop boss Sir Philip Green – known in the City as “PG” – [...]
BILL OF THE WEEK May 22, 2011 FOUR Mayfair hedge funders started as they meant to go on when they met for lunch at the Simon Parker-Bowles-owned Green’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar in St James’s. Crab salad and two-dozen oysters were accompanied by a vintage bottle of Krug champagne, followed by two bottles of Grand Cru Chablis to complement their Dover Sole [...]
Lavishness amid the lonely splendour of the Welsh coast May 22, 2011 SOUTH Wales is home to a duality like nowhere else in the British Isles. It’s a land of timeless verdancy, endless summers and persistent rain. It’s a land torn apart by poverty, and before that the machinery of heavy industry. It is also my favourite place on earth. On the train eastwards from Swansea, this [...]
TRAVEL NOTES May 22, 2011 ALL ABOARD! EUROSTAR TO AVIGNON Paris? So over. Well, not quite, but as the weather gets warmer southern France does hold a certain allure. Lucky then, that Eurostar has started offering direct weekly services to Avignon, pictured above, the beautiful town in the heart of Provence. From July 9th to September 10th this year, passengers [...]
THINK ROOMS… with LateRooms.com May 22, 2011 THE ST DAVID’S HOTEL & SPA 5* Havannah Street | Cardiff | CF10 5SD A modern icon of the city, The St David’s Hotel & Spa stands proudly on the edge of bustling Cardiff Bay. With its striking glass-fronted design every room here enjoys spectacular floor-to-ceiling views across the water, creating a real tranquil atmosphere [...]
Cosiness meets luxury in the new generation of pub hotels May 22, 2011 IF you’re skipping out of town for a weekend, you don’t always want the ultra-plush, waited-on-hand-and-foot trappings of a smart hotel any more than you want the chintz and limited comforts of a B&B. For cosiness, convivial hospitality and excellent nightcap options, a stay at a pub with rooms can be the answer, not least [...]
Floral menus, fruity fare and shops galore May 22, 2011 IT’S here! Chelsea Flower show opens tomorrow and 157,000 gardening lovers – the lucky ones who managed to get tickets – are set to descend on the chi chi London locale. Gardeners aren’t the only ones getting in to the spirit this year. Throughout Chelsea and its surrounds, London’s finest bars, boutiques and eateries are [...]
