Digital firms in Tech City UK’s Future Fifty raise £470m as international expansion increases October 21, 2015 Companies in the Future Fifty programme have raised £470m in funding during the first nine months of 2015, up 63 per cent on the total raised throughout the whole of 2014. Tech City UK, which runs the programme, said the “exceptional fundraising activity” was linked to “unprecented rates of international expansion”. Publicly funded Tech City [...]
Focus On Earl’s Court: Around 7,500 new homes and a brand new high street coming to west London by 2033 October 7, 2016 Best known for its (closed) Exhibition Centre, Earl’s Court is not the sort of place you’d expect to attract million-pound investment. But it’s currently undergoing its biggest upheaval in over a century and this west London outpost is set to be a very different place in a couple of decades. The last huge change in [...]
This Arizona town will let you play out your cowboy fantasy: Ride bulls, wear cool hats, walk into a saloon and have the music suddenly stop playing, the works November 4, 2016 They say “all sunshine makes a desert.” But in Arizona (299 sunny days per year; average temp 24 degrees celsius) I don’t hear anyone complaining. In fact, this state is booming, with capital Phoenix now one of the fastest growing metro areas in the US. Scottsdale, a wealthy destination town in the northeast of the [...]
Just Eat’s third quarter orders soar as takeaway firm delivers November 3, 2014 ONLINE takeaway food service Just Eat saw orders jump by more than half from July to September, leaving chief executive David Buttress “very pleased” with the company’s third quarter performance. On a like-for-like basis, the company yesterday said in an interim management statement that orders had increased by 51 per cent in the third quarter. [...]
Confidence in the bar and restaurant sector has plummeted after last month’s Brexit vote July 25, 2016 Confidence among bosses in the UK's bar, pub and restaurant sector has dived since the referendum, according to research by CGA Peach. The effect of the vote on consumer confidence, rising product costs and staff availability are leading short and long-term concerns for senior executives, the survey of 80 board-level directors found. Just 15 per [...]
Fancy driving a Tesla? You can rent one from Heathrow Airport August 17, 2016 Horses were a cool way of getting around. You couldn’t ride one into a tree or over the edge of a cliff, even if you tried. You could fall asleep on them and safely wake up in the stable next to your house. They eat nothing but hay and poop out pure, nutrient-rich horse puddings. [...]
Just Eat share price rises as it celebrates 51 per cent surge in orders November 3, 2014 Shares in newly-listed online takeaway marketplace Just Eat rose 2.8 per cent in early trading as it reported a large surge in orders during its third quarter, with like-for-like orders up 51 per cent. Total orders rose 56 per cent, rounding off a positive interim statement. The company said its strong performance "reflect[ed] both the [...]
Tax freedom day slips into June as annual tax bill grows June 3, 2016 Today marks “tax freedom day”, the day of the year when the average UK worker stops paying tax and starts earning for themselves. The date, calculated by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI), falls four days later than in 2015 and has crept into the month of June for the first time in 15 years. With tax [...]
William Hill shows the gaming tables can turn July 26, 2016 It's eat or be eaten in the gaming sector, and 888 and Rank have decided they would rather be predators than prey. Once takeover targets themselves, the two gambling firms have joined forces to consider bidding for William Hill, which is down on its luck. They have pounced with a preliminary approach following last week’s shock [...]
Chelsea Flower show making you peckish? Craft London and Rotorino chef Stevie Parle tells you what flowers you can eat May 24, 2016 Chelsea Flower Show left you peckish? Chef/owner of Craft London Stevie Parle gives us tips on using flowers in cooking Most things that grow as a fruit or vegetable have a flower you can eat, such as peas, broad beans, apples, cherries and courgettes. But don’t just use flowers for food, they’re great as garnishes in [...]