How London’s brutalist Centre Point tower is being turned into luxury flats with a view January 26, 2015 Both reviled and admired, London’s Centre Point tower at the east end of Oxford Street has stirred controversy ever since it was first erected in 1966. A beehive of concrete and glass, its brutalist-style was regarded as an eyesore on the skyline and the fact that a building of its height (it is 117 metres [...]
Expedia spends £187m to add Travelocity to its family of online travel websites January 24, 2015 Travelocity has joined Expedia’s team of online travel brands, after being bought from technology company Sabre Corp for $280m (£186.8m). Expedia add Travelocity to a collection of travel sites that include hotel search engine Trivago, Hotels.com and Hotwire, all of which started life as independent companies before being snapped up. The company’s latest [...]
Burns Night 2015: American Scots are being deprived of haggis – it’s time to overturn the ban January 22, 2015 It’s Burns Night this weekend, and yet millions of Americans of Scottish descent will be unable to enjoy Scotland’s national dish, the haggis. Since 1971, the US government has banned the export of haggis to America, and so Boisdale has initiated a campaign to change this. This resulted in Lord McColl of Dulwich raising questions [...]
Bouncing around: How Londoners can save Vauxhall’s Bounceway January 21, 2015 THE CHARITY behind plans to install the world’s longest open-air trampoline says the project can bounce back – but only with the support of Londoners. Architecture for Humanity told City A.M. the project – which it hopes to install on Laud Street, in Vauxhall – could still become a reality, but only if there’s enough [...]
World’s End Market head chef Bubker Belkhit offers a spiced treat January 20, 2015 Bubker Belkhit, head chef at the World’s End Market, on his signature tuna tartare dish with cumin mayo. In Morocco, where I’m from, they eat aubergine salad on its own. I thought it would go well with the tuna tartare, but I needed something to make the flavours really come out so I made a [...]
Ex-M&S exec Simon Webster to lead Silvertown Quays regeneration in London’s Royal Docks January 18, 2015 Former Sainsbury’s and Marks and Spencer director Simon Webster has been appointed to lead the £3.5bn regeneration of Silvertown Quays in London’s Royal Docks. The Silvertown Partnership, a consortium of developers Chelsfield Properties, First Base and Macquarie Capital, said Webster has joined the team as managing director. He was previously managing director of The Goodman [...]
Active Private Equity set for £7m investment in Honest Burgers January 18, 2015 British investment firm Active Private Equity is set to take a stake in fast-growing gourmet burger chain Honest Burgers, it emerged yesterday. The venture capital and private equity specialist, which owns stakes in Evans cycles shops and Leon cafes, is reportedly investing £7m in return for 50 per cent of the business. Active’s Spencer Skinner [...]
Burns Night 2015: Head to Scotland for a luxury getaway January 18, 2015 Travel northwards this weekend to help our Caledonian brothers and sisters celebrate their very own Bard. Here’s our top five luxury Burns getaways… FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS Luxury hotelier Fairmont offers a number of holiday packages so you get what you want out of a trip north of the border, encompassing Hogmanay, Valentines, “Babymoons”, and even [...]
Something for the weekend January 15, 2015 Eat Amaru Restaurant London’s latest Japanese-South American cross-over restaurant is something special, with delicate sashimi, Peruvian ceviche and the odd truffle shaving. A welcome addition to St Katharine Dock. Visit amaru.london or call 0207 704765. THINK TEDXCLAPHAM Head down south for the inaugral TEDxClapham conference this Saturday. Speakers include brains behind Movember Justin Coghlan and [...]
Luxury extras for new London homes: From rooftop yoga in Hammersmith to virtual golf on the Thames January 15, 2015 New homes now come with luxury extras as standard to lure in Londoners with busy schedules. Developers are continually trying to outdo their competitors by incorporating extra leisure facilities into the service charge. And, in time-honoured property fashion, the need to keep up with the Jones’ has led to ever more outlandish services, from virtual [...]