Expedia opens Edinburgh office

January 31, 2011

Expedia will open a new office in Edinburgh as sales for the group increase more than 40 per cent in the UK country. The office will be the third for the company in the UK and comes as travel to Scotland becomes widely popular with French, North American and German travellers. ...

First waste to chemicals plant planned for UK

January 28, 2011

A firm is planning to establish the first plant in the UK to produce industrial chemicals from commercial and domestic waste. Solvert Ltd is looking to produce hydrogen, n-butanol and acetone from organic waste at a £100 million facility in the northeast of England. According to the company, the process ...

Supermarkets pumping bacon full of water

January 27, 2011

Supermarkets have been slammed for pumping up their meat products with water without telling shoppers. According to consumer watchdog Which?, bacon sold at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose is made up of more than 10 per cent water. The four supermarket giants have broken the law, according to Which?, by not ...

Clarkson in new scouse controversy

January 26, 2011

Jeremy Clarkson has caused controversy once again, this time by upsetting Liverpudlians. The opinionated Top Gear host, who has previously claimed that all lorry drivers murder prostitutes, took the micky out of Liverpudlian funnyman John Bishop when he appeared on the driving show at the weekend. After Bishop scored the best ...

O2 axing 40 stores

January 25, 2011

O2 has announced that it will close 40 stores in the UK as it restructures its managers into three categories. The move, which will see around 250 staff made redundant, is part of a major cost-cutting exercise by the mobile phone retailers. However, 250 Guru posts are expected to become available ...

Sky Sports presenters apologise for sexism

January 24, 2011

Two previously well respected Sky Sports presenters have been forced to apologise after making sexist comments about a female lines official when they thought their microphones were off. Andy Gray and Richard Keys made the offensive remarks during Liverpool’s 3-0 Victory over Wolves on Saturday. The pair’s comments about lineswoman Sian ...

Tesco introduces new energy saving scheme

January 21, 2011

Popular UK grocer Tesco has introduced a new scheme to help employees curb the amount of carbon emissions at each store. After running a pilot scheme using touch screen monitors that show energy consumption, Tesco has now begun installing the monitors in 500 of its stores nationwide. The pilot first ran ...

Greenlight flags carrentals.co.uk as number one in car hire searches

January 20, 2011

Popular car hire comparison website, carrentals.co.uk, has earned the top spot for SEO and social media marketing in the most recent research from Greenlight, a search engine marketing firm. The research reflects all searches in the Car Hire sector including those based around SEO and social media outlets. The award-winning comparison ...

Bank bonus debate reignites over RBS chairman comments

January 19, 2011

The chairman of taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has ignited a renewed anger over the financial sector’s “bonus culture” after he made comments about banking executives being paid more than they should. Sir Philip Hampton has fuelled the fire for politicians and angry taxpayers by saying in a televised interview that ...

Hilton offers 50 per cent off weekends in 2011

January 18, 2011

As the winter holidays come to a close, the UK is getting back to the daily grind. This winter, however, discount vouchers has partnered with Hilton Worldwide’s “Any Weekend, Anywhere Sale” to offer great savings on weekends away at Hilton hotel locations. Looking to get away for a quick mini break? ...

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