Hodgson ticks all boxes for England post, says Curbishley May 3, 2012 FORMER West Ham and Charlton manager Alan Curbishley has backed Roy Hodgson to succeed as England’s new boss, but says a major overhaul of the national coaching set-up is long overdue. Curbishley, out of management since resigning from West Ham in 2008, also admits he misses day-to-day involvment in the game and revealed to City [...]
Jaguar Land Rover roars to record profits May 29, 2012 THE RECOVERY in Britain’s car industry accelerated yesterday when Jaguar Land Rover posted record annual profits of £1.51bn. The group sold 314,433 vehicles in the 12 months to 31 March, its highest ever figure and up by 29.1 per cent. Indian parent company Tata Motors also said it would increase investment in the firm to £2bn [...]
Central London office take-up stays sluggish April 17, 2012 LEASING activity in the City and West office market remained sluggish in the first quarter of 2012 as tough economic conditions continued to dampen appetite for new space, according to research by Knight Frank. The property agent said take-up in the West End stood at 1m square feet in the quarter, down from 1.3m sq [...]
Central London office take-up stays sluggish April 17, 2012 LEASING activity in the City and West office market remained sluggish in the first quarter of 2012 as tough economic conditions continued to dampen appetite for new space, according to research by Knight Frank. The property agent said take-up in the West End stood at 1m square feet in the quarter, down from 1.3m sq [...]
Strong London market helps Great Portland May 23, 2012 LONDON property group Great Portland Estates (GPE) impressed investors yesterday with an improving portfolio and a record year for leasings. Annual pre-tax profits took a battering, down 36 per cent to £155.2m, as the firm spent on development and refurbishment work. But the group’s net asset value rose 11.9 per cent in the year to [...]
Strong London market helps Great Portland May 23, 2012 LONDON property group Great Portland Estates (GPE) impressed investors yesterday with an improving portfolio and a record year for leasings. Annual pre-tax profits took a battering, down 36 per cent to £155.2m, as the firm spent on development and refurbishment work. But the group’s net asset value rose 11.9 per cent in the year to [...]
New Astra gives Vauxhall plant £125m lifeline May 17, 2012 THE coalition’s industrial strategy has received a major boost from General Motors’ decision to invest £125m on building a new Astra in Britain at the likely expense of Germany. Vauxhall, owned by GM, will begin assembling the next generation Astra compact at Ellesmere Port in 2015. It will create about 700 jobs at the Vauxhall [...]
Rail firms hit back as new franchise auction is axed January 31, 2013 TRAIN companies have reacted furiously after the government said it will not pay back money they spent on the Great Western rail franchise contest, which was axed yesterday. National Express, one of the firms that was competing for the 15-year contract, said yesterday it is taking legal advice after “the unfair and inconsistent decision not [...]
Hodgson set for England role as FA opens talks April 29, 2012 WEST BROM’S Roy Hodgson is poised to take charge of England for this summer’s European Championship after the Football Association confirmed it had opened talks with the 64-year-old. City A.M. revealed last month that FA chiefs had significantly cooled their interest in Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp, the initial favourite for the role, and were considering appointing [...]
The Innkeepers is a bog-standard horror outing but Woody Allen film fascinates June 7, 2012 FILM THE INNKEEPERS Cert 15 | By Natasha Culzac ** AN EMPTY, rustic, provincial hotel is the setting for Ti West’s latest indie horror flick, The Innkeepers. New England’s The Yankee Pedlar Inn, which is said to harbour paranormal forces in real life as well as fiction, is closing down – presumably customers grew tired [...]