WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 25, 2012 Drivers Jonas Deloitte The provider of property consultancy services has announced that Jeremy Castle has joined as director in its planning team. Castle most recently spent four years leading planning strategy at Battersea Power Station as planning director of Treasury Holdings. He has also previously worked at Legal & General. In addition, Nigel Hawkey arrives [...]
Investigation of journalists hits The Times August 29, 2012 A JOURNALIST, believed to be from The Times was yesterday arrested on suspicion of computer hacking. The arrest marks the first time that the police investigation of journalistic misconduct, has reached the Times – the flagship tile in Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper division. The 28-year-old man is understood to be former Times journalist Patrick Foster. [...]
CITY VIEWS | CAN THE OLYMPICS LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY? August 8, 2012 GREG MURRAY LLOYDS It depends on how well the site is integrated and the transport links are maintained. If we continue to fund our sports well then further success is guaranteed in the future. MALCOLM BIRD RR DONNELLY I think that much of the Olympic buzz will fade after the Games. But the Olympic park [...]
Let the glorious games commence August 9, 2012 The grouse-shooting season is nearly upon us. Fondly known as the Glorious Twelfth, this weekend marks the start of the red grouse shooting season that runs until mid December. Since the Game Act of 1831, which made it illegal to shoot out of season, this date brings shooters from all over the world to Scotland [...]
Expect another Power surge in today’s Nunthorpe August 23, 2012 I WAS at York on Wednesday to see the great Frankel strut his stuff over 10 furlongs for the first time and it was an experience I will never forget. He could win just about any race and if he was to line-up in this afternoon’s Nunthorpe Stakes (3.40pm), the next round of the QIPCO [...]
Thrill seekers put one foot in La Grave November 4, 2012 I am teetering on the edge of a cliff at the top station of Les Deux Alpes. I normally feel confident on my carving skis but this feels like no ordinary black run. Around me are some of the most spectacular views of the French Alps known to man, but all I can do is [...]
Mayor-raising fault on zipline dismount August 1, 2012 WAS it a bird? No, not nearly elegant enough. Was it a plane? Hopefully not, given its speedy path towards Victoria Park. And Superman would never sport a blue hard hat and Union flags. Boris Johnson’s ungainly descent down a zipwire in east London became an online sensation yesterday when he came to a halt [...]
Turtles can turn into gazelles in a good incubator October 7, 2012 IT IS one of the saddest scenes in nature. On a deserted beach, mother turtle struggles up the sand, and laboriously digs a hole to lay her eggs. Sometime later, hundreds of tiny baby turtles scramble out and start heading down the beach towards the water. The birds, in a frenzy, scoop up such an [...]
The wild, wonderful tale of the Bentley Boys December 7, 2012 When Bentley unleashes its Continental GT3 racer next year, it will be the first time for generations that owners will be able to join a Bentley racing team. This raises the mouth-watering prospect we could be looking at a whole new generation of Bentley Boys; flamboyant, wealthy and talented gentlemen racers of an ilk not [...]
Who’s switching jobs September 19, 2012 Canaccord Genuity The broker has appointed Peter O’Malley as chief executive of Canaccord Genuity Asia. He joins from Kenosis Capital Partners, where he was chief executive and founder. O’Malley has previously worked at Deutsche Bank as a managing director, and has also held senior roles at HSBC. Mizuho International The London-based securities and investment banking [...]