Earls Court exhibition centre demolished: Is London losing too much of its heritage? December 22, 2014 It has played host to chocolate & confectionary fairs, royal tournaments, Victoria’s Secret fashion shows and hundreds of performers, including Pink Floyd, Queen, Madonna and Oasis. But this month marks the end of an era for the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, after contractors began dismantling the 1930s Art Deco building to make way for one [...]
Reach for the Isle of Skye for a bracing winter weekend away December 21, 2014 The island off the west coast of Scotland has a rugged charm during the colder months – and the food is first class. My heart is yearning to thee, O Skye! Dearest of Islands! There first the sunshine gladdened my eye, On the sea sparkling”. So wrote Scottish poet Alexander Nicolson about the largest [...]
Theatre review: City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse December 19, 2014 Donmar Warehouse | ★★★★☆ Screenwriters get a famously rough ride in Hollywood. After giving birth to their characters and nurturing them into fully-grown, relatable beings, they hand them over to directors who chop, cut and abuse them like neglectful foster parents. In 1989, Larry Gelbart took the roiling resentment that had built up over years [...]
West End braced for £150m pre-Xmas spree December 18, 2014 SHOPPERS are set to splurge £150m across London’s West End stores this weekend, as they make a last minute dash for Christmas presents. The New West End Company predicts £300m will be spent on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street over the coming five-day period.
Swiss watch-maker hits London’s West End December 18, 2014 LONDON’S West End is attracting new international luxury brands just days before Christmas. Yesterday Swiss watch-maker IWC Schaffhausen opened a two-storey shop on New Bond Street – the company’s first UK boutique.
The University of Law campus in Bloomsbury sold to Schroders funds in £68m deal December 18, 2014 Funds group Schroders has snapped up The University of Law campus in London’s Bloomsbury via two of its property funds for £68m. Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust said yesterday it has bought a 50 per cent stake in the West End site alongside Schroder UK Property Fund, also managed by Schroder Real Estate Investment Management. [...]
The EU-US free trade deal is in danger of failing – and it’s SMEs who’d lose out December 18, 2014 THE CRUCIAL free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the US and the EU (colloquially known as “TTIP”) has become the focus of much public scrutiny – even hostility – in recent months. So David Cameron is absolutely right to push TTIP higher up the EU’s agenda at the European summit this week. The talented [...]
Let’s empower London’s fintech innovators to banish rip-off remittance fees December 18, 2014 HUNDREDS of thousands of Londoners will work extra hours this Christmas in difficult and low paid jobs so they can send money to relatives living abroad. Remittances like these now outstrip the amount sent in donor aid to sub-Saharan Africa. But these remittances will be reduced in value by money transfer charges as high as [...]
FedEx stock falls 5pc as it misses profit expectations for quarter December 17, 2014 FEDEX yesterday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings as results at its FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight units missed estimates, and it reiterated an outlook analysts consider conservative, sending its stock down nearly five per cent. On a conference call with analysts, FedEx executives said labour problems at West Coast ports this year had left cargo shipments [...]
City Moves for 18 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 17, 2014 Rightster The Aim-listed video distribution and monetisation network has appointed Niall Dore as group finance director. He was previously finance director at Betfair Group, and has also held group financial controller positions at GE Life and Hyder Consulting. Zeus Capital Hugo Chance has been appointed director, head of family offices, at the independent investment bank. [...]