Beyond The Town Centre Rejuvenation Plans In the wake of both the Government’s town centre rejuvenation plan and the Mary Portas initiative, I believe we have a bigger opportunity to build on the interest and momentum created by both these plans to use them to address some wider and related issues. The current plans are … Continue reading »
Do you recall the moment when the UK was awarded the Olympics following a final face-off in Singapore with the other contenders back in 2005? Seems like a long time ago, especially now since London 2012 is proving to be the most successful Olympics for Team GB ever and hopefully just as rewarding in the … Continue reading »
The recent news stories about Marks & Spencer and JJB Sports indicate that both have experienced falling sales in the on-going downturn and in particular, have suffered from the continuing rain that seems to have dampened everyone’s spending plans. Of course, it’s not such a simple diagnosis as this, that it’s the weather at the … Continue reading »
Women, more than men, tend to understand the value of clothes that fit and support you well. This is mainly due to their need for a well-fitted bra which, for many women, remains unrealised for a number of reasons. At the other end of the human body, we also value well-fitted and supportive shoes which, … Continue reading »
Amazon customers are already excited by new sports shorts invented by a Surrey family to take on the jock strap. Called BOXJOX, about 1,000 of the shorts have already been made in a pre-production run, and are selling well from various places, including Amazon where buyers have posted favourable reviews. BOXJOX are tagged “compression sportswear … Continue reading »
The Leatherhead & District Business Awards 2012 winners and runners-up were announced at an awards ceremony and dinner held on Wednesday 23 May at St John’s School, Leatherhead. The Awards celebrate the diversity and achievements of businesses in the Leatherhead & District area and put the spotlight on the companies and business leaders that make … Continue reading »
Renowned British composers Christopher Gunning and Nigel Hess have earned a veritable cabinet of trophies, winning between them five Ivor Novello and four BAFTA awards for their musical contributions to film and television. We spoke to them recently about their work and their upcoming concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: A Celebration of British Film … Continue reading »
BOXJOX Performance available on Amazon To find out more about BOXJOX Performance please go to the main site; http://www.boxjox.co.uk 5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for teens too…, 11 Oct 2012 By tinamac (Solihull, UK) – See all my reviews This review is from: BOXJOX Performance Men’s Baselayer (Misc.) My 15 year old son wears … Continue reading »
Having always been an ‘ideas man’ and chosen to look at the world as an opportunity and work-in-progress, back in 2005 I found myself on a plane going on a family holiday to the USA and idly flicking through the on-board magazine. I came across a picture of David Beckham promoting some underwear and though … Continue reading »
Back in 2008 at a previous Davos meeting Bill Gates described his ideas for ‘creative capitalism’ – but as the banks and financial institutions have clearly shown us, capitalism by its very nature is driven to finding alternative approaches, so creativity is already implicit in the system. At worst it fosters greed and exploitation, but … Continue reading »
