Four days of open doors and hidden treasures June 17, 2012 WALKING around at street level, you only glimpse a fraction of the City. For the most part, it operates and exists behind closed doors and, at close to 2,000 years old, it has its fair share of stories and secrets tucked away. “There is an enormous amount going on under the radar in the City [...]
Churchill Mining seeks $2bn in coal dispute with Indonesians April 12, 2012 CHURCHILL Mining is heading to an international court of arbitration in May to fight for $2bn (£1.25bn) compensation in a dispute over an Indonesian mine that has one of the world’s biggest undeveloped coal reserves. Last week, Indonesia’s supreme court moved to reject an appeal by Churchill Mining which has been fighting Indonesia’s Nusantara Group [...]
Stepping into summer with colour and verve May 2, 2012 Carven linen and patent leather slingbacks, £325, netaporter.com The fashion pack’s favourite new label, these multi-texture, multi-colour slingbacks are the perfect way to bring summer to work. Acne Ambrosia tasselled leather sandals, £330, brownsfashion.com A-listers love this Swedish brand, and these tasselled sandals are the latest must-have. Gorgeous earth tones make them versatile and elegant. [...]
TIME TO PUT ON THE RUNNING SHOES March 12, 2012 Now in its eighth year, the 2012 Standard Chartered City Race, to be run on 12 July at 19.15, is open for admission. Last year the 5km race through closed streets across the Square Mile attracted a record 6,500 runners from nearly 400 companies. Those who have raced before get priority places, while others can [...]
SQUARE MILE STYLES June 29, 2011 Left: pinstripe suit by Hackett, price on application. www.hackett.co.uk; Middle: navy double-breasted suit by Gieves & Hawkes, £2,250 www.gievesandhawkes.com. Right: two-button navy suit by Brooks Brothers, from £349, www.brooksbrothers.com
SQUARE MILE STYLES June 29, 2011 Left: pinstripe suit by Hackett, price on application. www.hackett.co.uk; Middle: navy double-breasted suit by Gieves & Hawkes, £2,250 www.gievesandhawkes.com. Right: two-button navy suit by Brooks Brothers, from £349, www.brooksbrothers.com
Will Olympic torch come down your road? Flame route details revealed March 19, 2012 STREET-LEVEL details of the 8,000-mile journey that the Olympic flame will travel throughout the British Isles on its way to Stratford this summer have been released for the first time. It includes unprecedented insight into the torch’s route through the capital in the final legs of its journey, which will include a visit to the [...]
New offices were a safe bet for Coral October 10, 2012 THE ONE Stratford Place development is a 130,000 square feet grade A office complex, at the Westfield shopping centre in east London. The site is a stone’s throw away from the Olympic Village. Coral, the bookmaker, was the first occupier to move into the development. The company made the move from its former headquarters, about [...]
PLAYING TO WIN IN THE WINE TASTING LEAGUE March 22, 2012 SOME of the City’s young bucks like to sweat it out after work with a game of five-a-side football at the Old Street pitches. But those with more refined tastes might prefer a new “wine league” coming to the Square Mile, giving them a chance to channel some of that professional competitive spirit. The mastermind [...]
There is room for two on the US’s east coast November 18, 2012 Hopping over a grate steaming with hot air from the metro system below, I stroll past the gleaming plate glass wrapped around the ground floor of the towering skyscrapers of downtown. As I swing open the door of the city’s chicest fashion boutique, the rooftop bar next door breaks through the traffic noise with an [...]