Author Archives: Peter Davison
Booze price plan unlikely to affect vintage wine sale (where an empty bottle could fetch £1,200)
New Government proposals to place a minimum price on alcohol will mean the cheapest bottle of wine could soon cost around £4.20. But that’s unlikely to concern buyers and sellers at Moore Allen & Innocent’s annual pre-Christmas auction of vintage … Continue reading
Be positive in your marketing
Negative marketing rarely works. To use a negative message you really have to know your stuff – be an expert in the rules to break them. I had a conversation today with a friend who was organising a flash mob … Continue reading
Gallery presents opportunity to artists and art dealers
A rare opportunity to establish a commercial gallery in the Cotswolds is being offered to artists and art dealers. The Fossebridge Gallery, near Northleach, is a recently converted Cotswold stone barn, dating from around 1850, situated beside the Fosse Way, … Continue reading
Chance to win a Ferrari ride, as highway heroes throw fundraising dinner
The unsung heroes of Wiltshire’s highways are throwing a fundraising dinner – and offering the chance to win a ride in a Ferrari – to help finance their life-saving services. Swift Medics provides emergency care at the scene of serious … Continue reading
Technology forum offers delegates a glimpse of the future
Vodafone employs 5,000 people at its Newbury HQ, but only has chairs for 3,500 of them. Blackberry – famous for its mobile phones with keyboards – is doing away with buttons and will be launching new touchscreen software and hardware … Continue reading
Royal Agricultural College alumni join Moore Allen & Innocent
Two graduates of the world famous Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester have joined the team at land and property agents Moore Allen & Innocent. Andrew Stibbard comes to the firm from Jones Lang LaSalle in London, where he managed portfolios … Continue reading
New consumer champion for Oxfordshire formed with backing of Prime Minister
A new consumer champion for health service users in Oxfordshire has been launched – with the blessing of Prime Minister David Cameron. Fourteen voluntary and community groups have come together to form Oxfordshire Community Benefit Society, with the intention of bidding … Continue reading
Time for historic clock to return home?
It was less of a ding-dong battle and more of a tick-tock tussle; for years, visitors to Cambridge’s historic market place had a choice of two public clocks from which to tell the time. There was the Guildhall clock, and … Continue reading