Tottenham , Dartmouth and Folkestone: These are Britain’s high street rising stars October 8, 2015 Tottenham has been crowned one of the country’s “rising stars” as part of a competition to find the best high streets in Britain. The gritty north London suburb, which has been trying to shake off its recent history of violence and riots, was one of 10 high streets that came runner-up after missing out on [...]
What the SAS can teach even the hardest of City workers December 10, 2015 Matthew Ollerton and Jason Fox give examples from their life in the Special Forces "Team away day” normally puts the fear into people. Hotel function rooms, bizarre motivational speakers and the compulsory bonding football match. But what if the experience was completely different? As former members of the Special Forces, we’ve undertaken some [...]
This kickstarter funded Kerv ring lets you make contactless payments with just a wave – and it’s about to make your commute a dream September 29, 2015 There's nothing worse than the faff of having to rummage through your bag or pockets to dig out your contactless card, Oyster or old-fashioned paper ticket. Even worse is being stuck behind someone else doing the faffing and holding up your journey. There's a new wearable device that could make all that a thing of [...]
How much tax do you have to pay on a partridge in a pear tree this Christmas? December 22, 2015 It's the question you all wanted to know the answer to. If you were going to give your true love a partridge in a pear tree, and the rest, what are the tax liabilities? How much would the taxman make, and are the gold rings deductible? Well, with the help of the Institute of Chartered [...]
Jobhunters get suited and booted September 8, 2014 SHARP-SUITED City men, take note. If you’re looking to update your wardrobe, make sure you do another would-be man about town a favour by donating your old suit. House of Fraser is currently supporting Suited & Booted, a charity which gives donated interview clothes as well as job interview advice to vulnerable and unemployed men [...]
Black Friday 2014’s most wanted: From games consoles and tablets to ouija boards and Hunter Boots November 25, 2014 Google has revealed its predictions for the biggest selling items of this year's Black Friday weekend – and there are a few goods that are likely to surprise. Oujia boards – whose popularity began in Victorian times but swelled after the First World War and into the 1930s – are among some of the [...]
Profits at Shoe Zone worn thin by weather June 10, 2015 SHOE Zone suffered a 26 per cent decline in sales in the first half of the year, blaming planned store closures and last Autumn’s warm weather for weaker sales. The family-run discount footwear chain, which floated on Aim last year, revealed yesterday that pre-tax profits decreased to £2m in the six months to 4 April [...]
Manchester United legend Gary Neville details post-football business ambitions: Salford City in the Premier League is “the dream” October 15, 2015 Gary Neville has spoken of his ambition to take Salford City FC from the eighth tier of English football to the Premier League in a discussion about his post-playing business career. Read more: Class of ‘92 buy Salford City The former Manchester United defender, Sky Sports pundit and current England coach has engaged in a number [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Gatland frets over injury count as attention turns to England September 20, 2015 WALES 54 URUGUAY 9 Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted that a number of his walking wounded are in danger of missing Saturday’s showdown with England after injuries blighted their bonus-point victory over Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium yesterday. Centre Cory Allen, who became the fifth Welsh player to score a Rugby World Cup hat-trick, is [...]
David Cameron’s case for going to war in Syria is built on sand November 29, 2015 As the 19th century French foreign minister Talleyrand witheringly said of his Bourbon masters, “they forgot nothing and learned nothing”. So it is with Prime Minister David Cameron’s intellectually feeble effort to rally the Commons to go to war in Syria. Cameron has dutifully memorised the vague catechism for going to war – the precise [...]