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Waitrose is broadening its Essential range with the release of basic beauty products which including shampoo and soap. The haircare, skincare and bath and shower range would include cleansing facial wipes, bath crème, shower gel, soap bars, shampoo, conditioner and hand soap. Products use ingredients and scents such as, olive, jojoba, chamomile, vanilla, ginger and [...]
(Read More)6th Nov 09
Regatta launches new ad campaign
by Katie Naylor
Regatta, the outside clothing brand, is introducing an incorporated campaign to encourage families to enjoy the great outdoors. The ad campaign uses the strapline “Come out and play” and promotes Regatta’s outdoor clothing, including fleeces, trousers, rucksacks and boots as the essentials for an outdoor campaign trip. The creative, conceived by DigForFire DMG, features photographic [...]
(Read More)6th Nov 09
Beauty queens fight it out in club
by Paul Russell
Miss England was arrested over accusations that she lashed out at another beauty queen during a fight over her Gladiator boyfriend. Rachel Christie, 21, allegedly hit Miss Manchester Sara Beverley Jones, 24, in the head at the Mansion nightclub in Manchester. The incident took place during a party which Miss Christie attended with television star [...]
(Read More)6th Nov 09
1,700 lost as Threshers stores to close
by Natasha Redman
A total of 1,738 jobs will be lost as 373 Threshers stores are set to close as the parent company First Quench fell went into administration last month after struggling in the recession. The firm also trades as Wine Rack, The Local, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine and has already closed 100 of its [...]
(Read More)6th Nov 09
Royal Mail postal strike called off
by Katie Naylor
Communication Workers’ Union members have held a serious of strikes in recent month which have caused considerable delays to mail deliveries across the nations, however in the past few days, members of the union and Royal Mail have finally reached an agreement. The union’s postal executive is believed to have sanctioned the agreement as the [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 09
Robbie Williams speaks of Take That reunion
by Sally Davies
Singer Robbie Williams has confirmed that he is currently working with Take That again in preparation to rejoin his bandmates on stage. The singer has said that he was looking forward to performing with the group once again. In an interview on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, he said that the band has got together [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 09
Couple become most powerful couple in West End
by Natasha Redman
A man and wife have become the most powerful couple in the West End after reaching a agreement to give them the country’s largest theatre empire. Rosemary Squire, 53, and Howard Panter, 59, now own 39 theatres, including the Donmar Warehouse, the Lyceum and the Apollo Victoria. These changes follow the £90 million acquirement yesterday [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 09
Over 100,000 an hour watch Madeleine video
by Natasha Redman
A new video to assist finding the whereabouts of Madeleine McCann is being viewed by up 100,000 people on the internet every 60 minutes. People from over 150 countries have viewed it since its launch at midnight on Monday by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop). The footage has spread across 1000s of [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 09
Marks & Spencer to begin selling branded food
by Harry Oldfield
Marks & Spencer have announced plans to introduce branded food products to their stores, breaking over 125 years of tradition of selling only own-bvranded foods by introducing big brands such as Kellogg’s, Coca-Cola and Marmite to their shelves. Following the success of two initial trials, approximately 400 well known-brands will be sold in stores across [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 09
Calls for Lord Sugar to resign
by Adam Richards
Alan Sugar has faced demands for his resignation as Gordon Brown’s enterprise tsar last night after branding struggling small businessmen as moaners who lived in Disney World. The Federation of Small Businesses has insisted that Lord Sugar step down and called on the Prime Minister to appoint someone who has more empathy to replace him. [...]
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"Its about time someone did a bit of straight talking! The government may not like what Sir Alan says but he is right - I know of several small businesses who dream that they will make a great deal of money but when it comes to the hard graft they cannot cope - business is not all that glamorous - its hard work and one has to be prudent with the money - not spend spend spend like our own government. The government and the banks have been and still are sending out the wrong messages - at the expense of the taxpayer and at the expense of small businesses in the UK. Get your act together Gordon!