The Independent / The Irish Independent Ferrovial in talks with JPMorgan to sell Belfast’s George Best airport By Paul Gosling Wednesday, 2 April 2008 Ferrovial is in negotiations with JPMorgan Asset Management to sell the George Best Belfast City Airport as part of its efforts to reduce its debt burden of more […]
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The Independent Questions Of Cash: I’ve been fleeced by my local phone shop By Paul Gosling Saturday, 17 May 2008 Q. In September 2006, I signed a 12-month contract with T-Mobile, through Mobile Connections, which provided me with two handsets, with 500 free minutes for each handset. I had to pay
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(Ex)Changing times by Paul Gosling Currency volatility is one of the most significant factors influencing the future profit of any business committed to overseas markets. Yet predicting currency fluctuations can seem impossible. Take Kenya, a country regarded as one of the most stable and reliable in Africa. Suddenly in December the
Questions Of Cash: With vouchers, it pays to read the small print Saturday, 24 May 2008 Q: As a result of a safety recall, I had to return my Flymo mower to the retailer, Homebase, in exchange for a new machine. But instead of this, Homebase gave me a cash refund of £80.
Paul Gosling responds to calls for Derry’s urban regeneration company to be scrapped. On a recent trip to Leicester, I was taken to the top of the council offices to look at a sky line dominated by cranes. Bill Kirk – chief executive of Derry’s urban regeneration company Ilex – promises a similar horizon here
Hundreds of customers of the Abbey bank will be without valid debit cards tomorrow, as the impact of the floods spreads. The manufacturer of Abbey’s debit cards is in Tewkesbury and had to cease production as staff were unable to work during the worst of the flooding. Abbey’s customers whose existing debit cards expire today
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Morning Programme on BBC Radio Foyle, discussing local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland. Radio Broadcast
Q. The son of friends of mine took an exam for entry into a private school, Hulme Grammar in Oldham. He passed and was offered a bursary. My friends still couldn’t afford the fees, but were offered more financial assistance by the school and took up the offer. The school then increased the fees by
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A large proportion of independent retailers close in their first year of trading. And the mistake of many, perhaps most, is that good ideas are ruined by opening in the wrong place. Not only is “location, location, location” the retailing mantra – but renting a shop on the wrong side of the street can be
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AT a dinner party about a century ago George Bernard Shaw reputedly sat next to a rather large and pompous lady, past her prime. “If I offered you a million pounds, would you sleep… (Subscription needed)