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 [...]
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 [...]
FOCUS ON: COLCHESTER, ESSEX November 25, 2010 HAWKINS WHARF Price: From £116,500 for a one-bed flat, from £220,000 for a three-bed town house This development is situated on the banks of the River Colne and many of the properties have views over the river. There will be 221 homes, all with luxury interiors and appliances. Contact: Weston Homes on 01279 873300 or [...]
Mounting hope of an Irish bailout drives up the FTSE November 18, 2010 BRITAIN’S top share index closed higher yesterday, boosted by banks on growing hopes for a deal to ease Ireland’s debt crisis and by mining stocks which followed metals prices higher. The FTSE 100 closed 76.15 points, or 1.3 per cent, firmer at 5,768.71, in light volume, trading 85 per cent of its 90-day average. The [...]
OUT OF OFFICE November 15, 2010 SCOTTISH ART AT FLEMINGS Mayfair’s most genteel Victorian hotel has teamed up with the Fleming Collection on Berkley Street to offer a first-rate Scottish Art Experience. You’ll take a private tour of the gallery with a guide discovering some of the finest Scottish artists of the 19th century, followed by tea in the Flemings Hotel’s [...]
Robbie and pumpkins: clearly we’re not broke October 31, 2010 THANK God it’s Monday. It’s nice to get back to the doom and gloom of untradeable equity markets, the melting dollar and on-going sovereign debt disasters. So much better than the nonsense of the past couple of days, which included spending a load of money on Halloween rubbish for the kids and phoning up Ticketmaster [...]
Bewitching homes for beautiful living October 28, 2010 WHILE few sane people would relish the idea of cohabiting with a ghost or other supernatural presence, Britain is an old country and has its fair share — perhaps more than its fair share — of spooky residences. We have more graveyards than you can shake a stick at, and plenty of people have died [...]
Shibby loses out as Sugar’s Apprentices meet at dawn October 20, 2010 Just how do the Apprentices manage to be so peppy at 6am? Could it be down to the little motivational chats they give themselves as they stare into the mirror? “Looking good”, “bring it on”, “raring to go” they intoned. Suitably pumped up, they met their master in the genteel surroundings of Fortnum & Mason, [...]
Rovers cling on for draw despite Samba red card October 18, 2010 BLACKBURN (0) vs SUNDERLAND (()) SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce berated his toothless side after they were held by 10-man Blackburn in torrential conditions at Ewood Park. Rovers defender Christopher Samba was dismissed in first-half stoppage time for bundling over Danny Welbeck on the edge of the penalty area. But the Black Cats could not take [...]
Company name disputes increase by 43 per cent October 17, 2010 LEGAL disputes over company names have shot up 43 per cent this year according to new research by Sweet & Maxwell. Companies being taken to tribunal over the registration of a similar, or misleading company name has leapt from 54 last year to 77. Disputes typically occur when one company is thought to be using [...]