Law firm Gateley Holdings reported a sharp hike in revenue in its first full year as listed company. In the year to 30 April, the company reported an 11.5% year-on-year increase in revenue to £60.9m, while earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortisation surged 28.4% to £11.3m. The London-listed company, which raised £30m during its initial public offer in June 2015, said over the last 12 months it had advised on more than 250 corporate deals with a combined value in Read more [...]

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Co Down man who has been accused of murdering two women. The jury of seven women and five men were given little or no background to the case, except that 67-year-old Leslie Ross, of Meganlis Park, Dromore, is charged with murdering Michelle Bickerstaff (47) on April 21, 2012, and 50-year old Margaret Weiss on August 31, 2007.Around 200 witnesses are listed to give evidence. His Lordship Mr Justice Burgess warned the jury against Read more [...]

If you ever wanted to buy the home that Mr Blobby built then now’s your chance, as Noel Edmonds is selling his £3m country home. Better yet, the Grade II listed country home is also close to the Deal Or No Deal studios - meaning you might see the banker as you pick up your morning paper. Edmonds, 66, bought Fieldgrove House - which is located in a private setting in the quiet hamlet of Bitton near Bristol - with his third wife Liz in 2007. And at £3m, the TV veteran is selling for £1m more Read more [...]

THE owner of a hotel, built more than 150 years ago, has announced plans to give it a major facelift. The plans, if approved, will see the listed Pier Hotel’s front balcony expanded and turned into a new outdoor seating area for its first-floor restaurant. The Pier Hotel, in Harwich's conservation area, was built in 1860 on the site of a former brewery. Its blue-and-white frontage, cast-iron railings and rooftop “lantern” feature, Read more [...]

14 September 2015 | By Joe Quirke facebook twitter gplus linkedin In an era in which many of London’s best known gay clubs and pubs have merged with the mainstream, closed their doors, or are under threat, the UK’s oldest example has joined the establishment: the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in the south-east of the city has been awarded listed status. The pub had been under threat after a recent Read more [...]

It's Monday morning, someway between the start of school term and the recall of students to college or university. This moment when the routine of study is reimposed creates some of our strongest memories. As the original voice of teenage rebellion, it’s perhaps not surprising that rock ‘n roll voices the pain of education more than the joy.More interesting, though, is the sheer variety of attitudes expressed, and the engrossing drama of each song. From the gentle, sentimental isolation of Read more [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Colts linebacker Robert Mathis is inactive for Indianapolis' season opener against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.Though Mathis has resumed practicing, the six-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL's 2013 leader in sacks is still not fully recovered from a torn Achilles tendon that forced him to miss last season. Reserve running back Vick Ballard (hamstring), who did not travel to Buffalo, and cornerback Greg Toler (neck) are also among the Colts Read more [...]

MUMBAI: To strengthen capital market operations, stock exchange BSE is likely to soon create two new groups for securities representing large and small companies listed exclusively on its platform. With over 4,000 firms exclusively listed on it, BSE would identify companies on certain specific characteristics such as moderate to low capitalisation, few public shareholders, very low trading volumes as compared to total trading turnover. Based on these parameters it would classify them accordingly Read more [...]

This week Legend opened in cinemas starring Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy. The actor’s double turn as the Kray twins is only the latest in a surprisingly long tradition of actors taking more than one role in a film. To show off their range, and give the audience a bit of fun, actors have doubled (or trebled, or more) up as twins, siblings, parents and children, doppelgängers and often characters who are entirely unrelated. For this edition of Listed, theartsdesk revisits some of the stellar turns Read more [...]