Men: get yourselves groomed for Autumn September 13, 2010 B ROWN’S Hotel on Albermarle Street is a smart, debonair sort of a place and so is its spa, The Spa at Brown’s Hotel (www.roccofortecollection.com), which has launched a series of men’s treatments in conjunction with skincare brand NuBo. The Ultimate Performance System Facial (£100) takes in volcanic lava mud and something called a “moisture [...]
MILIBAND JOINS IN THE FAMILY MAKEOVER October 7, 2010 MUCH has been made of the image transformation undergone recently by Justine Thornton, Ed Miliband’s long-term partner, who stepped out at the Labour party conference last week sporting a fresh make-up style and new elfin haircut. But not much has yet been said about the woman responsible for said makeover – who The Capitalist can [...]
CITY INSURANCE BROKERS TAKE TO THE RING AT EAST END FIGHT NIGHT October 21, 2010 PERHAPS it’s a sign of the times, but white collar boxing – City boys (and sometimes girls) swapping their suits for silk shorts and beating the living daylights out of each other – is becoming ever more popular among financial sector workers. With that in mind, it’s perhaps not so surprising that a sweating, heaving [...]
PROPERTY NEWS September 2, 2010 SAVILLS RESIDENTIAL AUCTION Put your hat in the ring for a bargain at Savills’ next residential auction, which will be held on Monday 13 September at the Royal Garden Hotel. One property of interest is Lot 138, 27 Derby Street in Colne, Lancashire (pictured) – a two-bedroom terrace house in need of modernisation going with [...]
Dow breaks through the 11,000 mark April 12, 2010 THE Dow industrials closed above 11,000 for the first time in almost 19 months yesterday, spurred by buying in financial, energy and industrial sectors. It briefly topped that level on Friday but closed just short. The S&P 500, which is up 7.2 per cent since the start of the year, rose to within one point [...]
Northern Foods revenues slide July 13, 2010 Food manufacturer Northern Foods said sales fell in the first quarter of its fiscal year, reflecting its decision to pull out of low margin contracts. The company, which makes own-label products for retailers as diverse as premium food seller Marks & Spencer and discounter Aldi, said yesterday comparable sales were down 1.6 per cent in [...]
To be young, gifted and green June 24, 2010 He’s just about to set up his fourth environmental fund and he’s not yet 30, but Ben Goldsmith has emerged as a leading force in environmental investing since he set up the UK’s first clean technology venture capital fund in 2004. This is all through Wheb (soon to be Wheb Partners). There are now two [...]
To be young, gifted and green June 24, 2010 He’s just about to set up his fourth environmental fund and he’s not yet 30, but Ben Goldsmith has emerged as a leading force in environmental investing since he set up the UK’s first clean technology venture capital fund in 2004. This is all through Wheb (soon to be Wheb Partners). There are now two [...]
250-YEAR OLD BOOZER BREAKS TRADITION TO BRING IN EARLY BIRDS January 25, 2010 TIMES really are a-changin’, aren’t they? We’ve all noticed a shift in the financial community’s attitude to wining and dining over the past few years, with slick power breakfasts replacing boozy lunches as the City’s repast of choice. But surely the old guard of the banking world never dreamed they’d see the day when Simpson’s [...]
Gunman kills 12 people in Cumbrian shooting rampage June 2, 2010 A GUNMAN shot and killed at least 12 people in Cumbria yesterday after a shooting spree in a number of small towns in the northwest region. The shootings, believed to be the worst the UK has seen in more than a decade, have also left 25 people injured, including three children who are critically injured. [...]