The number of new distilleries in Scotland has more than doubled in the last three years, according to research from UHY Hacker Young April 25, 2016 Artisan alcohol has continued its indomitable rise over the last three years and new research suggests Scotch whisky could be about to join favourites such as craft beer and craft gin. The number of new distilleries in Scotland has more than doubled since 2013, research from nationwide accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young released today showed. Five [...]
Nationwide rail strike is back on: RMT confirms action to take place on June 4 and June 11 May 28, 2015 The nationwide rail strike, called off at the 11th hour last week, has been rescheduled for next week. Transport union RMT confirmed that the first action would take place for 24 hours from 5pm on June 4 this afternoon. A second strike is being scheduled to run from just after midnight on June 9 [...]
EU referendum: What time will the EU referendum result be announced? June 17, 2016 At 7am on 23 June, the polls will open and millions across the country will trickle into town halls, churches, schools and community centres to cast their vote in the EU referendum. National plebiscites are a rare beast in UK politics. This will be only the third since 1973: The second on Europe following the [...]
London’s public toilets shame the capital and they’re disappearing fast: We need a private sector revolution to end this crisis May 31, 2016 A BBC investigation shows that the number of public toilets has continued to fall, with nearly 1,800 closing nationwide in the last 10 years. There is no legal obligation on councils to provide conveniences, and closing them is often an easy way to save money when cash is short. London’s provision is now abysmal, with [...]
Four reasons why you should think about switching your bank account August 10, 2016 Banks are going to offer customers more sophisticated digital products following an order from competition chiefs. Every high street bank alongside the only-online “challenger” banks will soon have to launch an app where customers can see all of their accounts in one place. It will also allow people to see better deals among competitor banks, so [...]
UK house prices: Surprise drop in house price growth sends annual rate to two-year low, according to Nationwide house price index July 2, 2015 House price growth has dropped to a two-year low on the back of declines in June, according to Nationwide's latest report. Prices have dropped a surprise 0.2 per cent in June – halting increases in both May and April – causing the annual rate of increase to drop to just 3.3 per cent. One [...]
Now Cadbury is shaking up the recipes and wrappers of some sweets in its Roses boxes April 21, 2016 First they changed the recipe of our Fruit and Nut Bars, then they changed the recipe of our Creme Eggs: now Cadbury owner Mondelez is coming for our Roses. This morning the company said it is not only planning on changing the shape of two of the chocolates, but it's also (gasp) altering the wrappers of the [...]
City Moves for 21 April 2016 | Who’s switching jobs April 21, 2016 Lincoln International Lincoln International, the global mid-market investment bank, has announced that Tomas Freyman has joined the firm’s London office as a managing director specialising in valuations. Tomas will be part of the firm’s global valuations and opinions group and will work closely with Ron Kahn, who co-heads that group and is based in Chicago. [...]
Do you use the UK’s worst bank? Barclays voted the most disappointing bank – while First Direct is named top lender February 25, 2016 It's been a tough few months for the UK's lenders. And not one to miss a chance to kick a bank when it's down, Moneysavingexpert has unveiled its ranking of the UK's best and worst lenders – and it's not looking good for Barclays. The ranking put First Direct at the top, with 91 per cent of current account customers [...]
Bankers prepare for job losses as optimism falls to lows not seen since the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis April 4, 2016 British bankers are bracing themselves for the largest round of job cuts since the height of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis as banks struggle to find their way back to profitability and optimism over future earnings shrinks. Bankers fear the axe is set to fall mostly on bloated back office operations, IT departments and in [...]