Monthly Archives: April 2011

Royal Wedding gets your Facebook buzzing

That’s it, the Royal Wedding was a great success. The rain stayed away and over a million people turned out on the streets of London to wish Prince William and Kate Middleton, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, a happy wedding day. There were over 4000 street parties around the country, and a record…

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Don’t Look Back In Anger – Beady Eye in Southampton

Only a fool went to the Southampton Guildhall on Tuesday expecting to see anything that even remotely resembled the singer’s previous band. Although the membership has been drawn entirely from the ranks of Oasis, Beady Eye has precious little to do with that monolithic outfit – not even Liam Gallagher himself. The occasional walk-off aside,…

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“Rizla king” rolls out The Alternative Board in Hampshire

A man who doubled the profits of cigarette paper maker Rizla says local business owners can learn by joining the peer advisory group The Alternative Board. Ian Siddall has brought the US advice and coaching organization to the South after a career as interim MD at UBS investments including Rizla, Mr Minit, Kipling, Bleckmann and…

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IoD Reaction to GDP figures

Commenting on the latest GDP figures, Graeme Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors said: “The preliminary GDP figures are a very mixed bag with grounds for both optimism and pessimism. Pessimists point to the fact that GDP is stagnant with output unchanged over the past 6 months. This is very much in line…

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Acoustic Vibe hits Wimborne

Following his memorable performance at the Wimborne venue in October 2010, Richard James, a super-talented singer/songwriter and performer based in Exeter, Devon, will be returning to Vibe Lounge on April 30th to perform his unique brand of acoustic alternative-pop. After studying Pop & Jazz Music at college, Richard has been successfully focusing on his solo career…

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