Marston’s just took another gulp of Thwaites March 31, 2015 British pub brewer and operator Marston's has said it will take another gulp of north-west based brewer Thwaites. In an update to the London Stock Exchange today, Marston's, which has been brewing Thwaites' beers since early last year, announced it had bought its beer division outright for £25.1m. As part of the acquisition, Marston's has [...]
Something for the weekend April 23, 2015 EAT! CIRCLE PIZZA COMPANY Okay, so Hoxton’s newly opened Circle Pizza Company has hardly reinvented the wheel with its circular pizza concept, but head chef Tony won a silver at the world pizza championships so you know it’ll deliver on flavour. 2-4 Hoxton Square, visit circlepizzaco.com WATCH, LISTEN! BUSTER KEATON WITH LIVE SCORE The Royal [...]
St George’s Day brings English fans to the City April 23, 2015 LEADENHALL Market became ye olde England yesterday, as the City celebrated St George’s Day. No, it’s not a bank holiday yet – Ukip’s still working on that one. But there were plenty willing to take time out to get wrapped up in the St George’s Cross or indulge in some typically English pursuits; namely eating [...]
Kent police are investigating claims of electoral fraud in Nigel Farage-contested South Thanet seat May 13, 2015 Kent police are investigating claims of electoral fraud in South Thanet – the constituency contested by Ukip leader Nigel Farage at the General Election "Kent Police have received a report of electoral fraud. Inquiries are ongoing," Kent Police said in a statement. The highly contested constituency where Farage made a bid to win Ukip its [...]
PM’s ex-adviser pulls no punches on banking jobs May 19, 2015 STEVE HILTON, former adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron, co-founder and boss of Silicon Valley tech start-up Crowdpac, visiting professor at Stamford University, is in London to promote his book, More Human, Designing a World Where People Come First. Among a range of topics – from the throttling of the High Street by supermarkets to the [...]
Why your highest-paid workers are the least reliable during the summer June 2, 2015 When the sun comes out next week, keep an eye on your top executives – it turns out they're the ones who are most likely to award themselves a cheeky couple of hours off, new research has shown. The study, by business-to-business market place Approved Index, shows that of those earning the highest salaries – £50,000 [...]
General Election 2015: Has Nigel Farage damaged “brand Ukip”? May 22, 2015 Nigel Farage was one of the founding members and leader of Ukip in 2006, but it wasn’t until he returned as leader in 2010 that he began to inject a modicum of acceptability into the party. Prior to that Ukip was so right-wing that it was considered by many to be a party of [...]
JD Wetherspoon share price up as boss claims VAT “biggest danger to pubs” September 12, 2014 JD Wetherspoon has reported record sales and profit in its full-year results, yet founder and chairman Tim Martin has described the government's VAT on pubs as a danger to the industry. Shares in the company have risen 1.31 per cent in early morning trading. Profit before tax and after exceptional items was up [...]
Join the house party at the decadent Dolls House in Islington August 18, 2015 IF YOU were decorating a doll’s house, wouldn’t you want to stamp your style on it? That’s just what Adam Towner and Katy Gray Rosewarne, the owners of the full size Dolls House in Islington, have done. Prepare yourself for whimsical interiors, complete with hand illustrated walls, buttoned banquettes and ranks of glass decanters. So [...]
Campaign group TaxPayers’ Alliance accuses local authorities of hoarding assets June 1, 2015 Councils across the country are “hoarding assets,” a lobby group has claimed in a new report today. New research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) found that council holdings as of last year include golf courses, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres, a cheese factory and a model railway, among other assets. The TPA said local authorities own [...]