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Why Derry needs Ilex
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
Tewkesbury floods leave Abbey bank customers up creek
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
Morning Programme on BBC Radio Foyle, discussing local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland. Radio Broadcast
Questions of cash: Grammar school teaches a harsh lesson
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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Sunny side of the street: The right location is vital for every business
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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Why windfalls can be shortfalls
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)
End of the line for the PFI?
In the early days of New Labour, the Private Finance Initiative was seen as the only game in town for funding major public sector projects, but the Metronet crisis could mean the game is up, writes Paul Gosling. The administration of contractor Metronet seems to place question marks over the very principles underlying the Private
Reform on the curriculum
Too many schools for too few pupils. Paul Gosling considers what reform might mean for Northern Ireland’s education system – and for its divided society.
Merger = innovation
Paul Gosling explains how housing association mergers are bringing out some good ideas.
The mums who fight nits on the net
Three entrepreneurs who created their own head lice treatment were able to market it despite the absence of a distribution deal – all thanks to the power of their website (and a plug from Jonathan Ross) There is no need to be big to have a functioning and effective website. Ask Amanda, Gill and Lillan
Strong Foundations for Mental Health Trusts
Three mental health trusts are at the forefront of a push to obtain foundation trust status. Paul Gosling discovers what others can learn from their experiences.