Sellafield clean-up contract renewal for Amec October 4, 2013 Amec has announced the renewal of a contract for a further five years to clean up the nuclear site at Sellafield (release). That's the first renewal for Amec, with more available for a total life of 17 years. Clive White, president of Amec's European clean energy business, said that "Sellafield is one of the world's [...]
Poyet ready to succeed Di Canio at league strugglers Sunderland October 7, 2013 FORMER Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder Gus Poyet is expected to be confirmed today as the new manager of Premier League strugglers Sunderland. Black Cats chairman Ellis Short has been on the hunt for a new boss after he sacked Paolo Di Canio last month following a tumultuous six-month tenure, which culminated in a 3-0 defeat [...]
Premier League: Late derby win ideal tonic for new boss Poyet October 27, 2013 SUNDERLAND 2 vs NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 JUBILANT Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has urged his team to use their late victory in yesterday’s north-east derby as a catalyst to save their season. On-loan forward Fabio Borini’s rasping 84th-minute drive earned the Black Cats a first win of the season and lifted them off the bottom of [...]
Ice cream seller scoops prize for business savvy October 7, 2013 HEARD about the apocryphal salesman who flogged coal to Newcastle? Well it seems James Lambert has gone one better by managing to infiltrate the notoriously nationalistic Italian marketplace with his ice creams. Lambert, chairman of R&R Ice Cream – which sells brands like Fab, Skinny Cow and Kelly’s of Cornwall – scooped the top prize [...]
Euro trades above $1.36 as ECB’s Draghi suggests monetary policy will stay loose October 2, 2013 European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said that the central bank stands "ready to use all available instruments, including an LTRO". That's a heads up that monetary policy will stay loose (in addition to his usual "monetary policy will remain accommodative" spiel). Draghi's assessment of inflation risks saw no change – he said they [...]
Coen brothers deliver the goods January 23, 2014 FILM INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Cert 15 | By Alex Dymoke Four Stars INSIDE Llewyn Davis is an offbeat, directionless sulk through the unforgiving streets of early 60s New York. These 60s don’t so much swing as shiver: winter-time Greenwich Village is wan, washed-out, freezing. The aspiring musicians who shuffle through it aren’t carried forth by [...]
Restaurant review: Andina, Shoreditch January 21, 2014 @steve_dinneen 1 Redchurch Street, E2 7DJ Tel: 020 7920 6499 FOOD Four Stars VALUE Four Stars ATMOSPHERE Three Stars Cost for two with a fair bit of booze: £150 IF I could go back five years and give myself one foodie tip, it would be “never set foot in Trader Vic’s”. If I could give [...]
Sunderland sack Di Canio after miserable start to the season September 22, 2013 BOTTOM of the table Sunderland parted company with manager Paolo Di Canio last night after less than six months at the helm. The Black Cats have won just three games during the fiery Italian’s tenure, which began on 31 March, and taken a solitary point in the Premier League this season. Following Saturday’s 3-0 away [...]
Premier League: Suarez deserved comeback goals, insists Rodgers September 29, 2013 SUNDERLAND 1 vs LIVERPOOL 3 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers feels striker Luis Suarez’s two goals on his return to Premier League action were just reward for months of hard graft. Suarez, making his first league appearance in more than five months following a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, looked immediately accustomed to [...]
What you need to know before the open – 01/10 October 1, 2013 Today marks the start of the final quarter of 2013 and, whilst traders are set to deal with an onslaught of data over the next few days as political events unfold, there is a mixed bag of view when it comes to market impact: European markets may seem strangely resilient at this morning's opening-It may [...]