No prams allowed: where singles rule March 24, 2011 ACCORDING to 2009 statistics from the Office of National Statistics General Household Survey, the number of single women has more than doubled over the past three decades. Singleness is on the rise and London is increasingly being divided into two camps: buzzy, occasionally gritty singleton hotspots stuffed to the rafters with bars – and family [...]
Britvic says it’s on target for year January 27, 2011 Soft-drinks giant Britvic has been hit by a decline in pub sales but this was offset by a strong performance in other areas. The company saw a 20 per cent rise in first-quarter sales to £288m, with Mountain Dew Energy drinks proving popular. The group was helped by the acquisition of French business Fruite Enterprises, [...]
England must find another gear March 10, 2011 THE Grand Slam might be there for the taking, but it would be premature in the extreme to compare this current England team to the class of 2003. True, there is a certain amount of symmetry in that a first RBS 6 Nations clean sweep in eight years is likely to boil down to winning [...]
The brothers who love the high life March 9, 2011 VINCENT Tchenguiz’s 40ft yacht lies empty at a port in Cannes, a party scheduled for tonight on indefinite hold after his arrest. Its bombastic name, Veni Vidi Vici, has been the source of some amusement since the brothers’ vast empire began to unravel in the wake of the recession. If things continue as they have [...]
Get the best deal on rent in London May 26, 2011 YOUNG professionals struggling to get on the housing ladder is not news. Renting, particularly in London, is just a fact of life for many of us – at least while we are working on those deposits. The problem with renting, however, is that it is getting more and more expensive. Indeed, research out this week [...]
Travel worries undone by dead-eyed technology April 4, 2011 GEEK SPEAK @steve_dinneen AS I write this I’m three days through a trip to Prague, a city incomparably beautiful when viewed on a glass screen. And perhaps otherwise. I wouldn’t know. From the flight onwards, the need for independent thought has been almost entirely eradicated, cheerful, blinking LEDs obligingly making every decision for me. The [...]
MAIDSTONE February 3, 2011 ASHFORD ROAD Price: £100,000 Get your foot on the housing ladder in style with this elegant one bedroom apartment, which is part of a Grade II listed building. High ceilings generate a luxurious sense of spaciousness. The Maidstone East railway station is within walking distance, making this an ideal starter property for commuters. Contact: Geering [...]
Amsterdam steps out of the shadows June 19, 2011 AMSTERDAM is undergoing an image change. Earlier this month the Dutch government announced plans to ban foreigners from using the city’s coffee shops (the coy name for bars in which you can legally smoke marijuana), turning such places into members’ clubs for permanent residents only. It’s a controversial move designed to make Amsterdam a less [...]
You can cash in on placid markets too March 6, 2011 REMEMBER the first time you heard the excitement around non-farm payrolls; the fuss that pushes back Friday afternoon drinks? Most do, and it’s not until you realise they’re a big deal and can set the market alight that you too start to get excited by them. Trading the dollar and American stock indices always seem [...]
Young’s buys Geronimo in £60m deal December 16, 2010 Brewing firm Young & Co has bought the pub chain Geronimo Inns for £60m. The acquisition includes the 26 Geronimo pubs, based in central London, Heathrow and Surrey. It increases Young’s managed estate by more than a quarter to 148 pubs, and takes its total estate to 247 pubs. Young’s said it expected the transaction [...]