Did you hear the one about the comedy club IPO? October 11, 2011 THE COMEDY group that helped launch the careers of Peter Kay and Eddie Izzard is planning an IPO to fund its ambitious growth plans. Jongleurs will raise new funds in an AIM listing in the next 18 months, with a new TV station and a string of new comedy clubs on its wish-list. The company [...]
Did you hear the one about the comedy club IPO? October 11, 2011 THE COMEDY group that helped launch the careers of Peter Kay and Eddie Izzard is planning an IPO to fund its ambitious growth plans. Jongleurs will raise new funds in an AIM listing in the next 18 months, with a new TV station and a string of new comedy clubs on its wish-list. The company [...]
The board game that’s redefining festive cool December 7, 2011 Q. What made you want to design a board game? A. I had been working for a number of years in a middle-management job I didn’t enjoy in an industry I didn’t care about. I felt that I had to make a change and work on something I really loved. I decided to invent a [...]
The board game that’s redefining festive cool December 7, 2011 Q. What made you want to design a board game? A. I had been working for a number of years in a middle-management job I didn’t enjoy in an industry I didn’t care about. I felt that I had to make a change and work on something I really loved. I decided to invent a [...]
RESTAURANT KING CLAIMS RAMSAY BID IS A GAMBLE September 20, 2011 THE jury is out as to whether Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen – the One New Change venture dubbed “the acceptable face of high street food” – will prove a hit. “Whatever anyone says about Gordon, he knows what people want and he is incredibly resilient,” said restaurant expert Simon Davis, speaking at last night’s [...]
Wetherspoon in revenue rise July 13, 2011 JD WETHERSPOON reported higher fourth-quarter sales and said an encouraging performance from its recently opened pubs should help it achieve a reasonable full-year outcome, despite rising costs and weaker consumer confidence. The pub company said its like-for-like sales for the 11 weeks to 10 July were 1.6 per cent up, with year to date sales [...]
Wetherspoon sales edge up July 13, 2011 Pubs firm JD Wetherspoon reported higher fourth-quarter sales and said an encouraging performance from its recently opened pubs should help it achieve a reasonable full-year outcome, despite rising costs and weaker consumer confidence. Wetherspoon on Wednesday said its like-for-like sales for the 11 weeks to 10 July were 1.6 per cent up, with year to [...]
The only way is Essex for hidden gems September 1, 2011 ROLLING countryside, boutique shops and country pubs – but most importantly not a vajazzle in sight. Essex has a whole lot more to offer than the controversial The Only Way is Essex TV series would like to portray. The area has all the charms and convenience of the most-desired Home Counties of Surrey and Kent. [...]
Slow progress at Enterprise Inns August 4, 2011 Average income at pubs group Enterprise Inns rose just one per cent from a year ago in the 18 weeks to April, it said yesterday. The company blamed the slow growth on a difficult comparative period last year, including the FIFA World Cup.
Slow progress at Enterprise Inns August 4, 2011 Average income at pubs group Enterprise Inns rose just one per cent from a year ago in the 18 weeks to April, it said yesterday. The company blamed the slow growth on a difficult comparative period last year, including the FIFA World Cup.