Author Archives: Peter Davison
Autograph book Please Pleases auction house bidders
Fifty years after the release of The Beatles’ debut album – Please Please Me – Beatlemania continues to grip the saleroom of antiques auctioneers Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester. A book of autographs including the signatures of George Harrison, … Continue reading
Chance to bid on Thatcher’s legacy
Since she was ousted from power in 1990, many politicians have tried to claim the mantle of heir to the legacy of Margaret Thatcher. Now, following the death of the 20th century’s longest-serving prime minister, antiques auctioneers Moore Allen & … Continue reading
Sex change model causes a stir at auction house
The portrait of a man believed to be the first female-to-male sex change recipient is attracting considerable attention at the Cotswolds auction house where it will sold next week. The painting of Mark, with his lover Sara, was painted by … Continue reading
Event hears from company that shares its profits with customers
The CEO of a company that refunds its customers if it makes too much money addressed around 100 like-minded business owners in Birmingham last week. Ben Reid, chief executive of The Midcounties Co-operative, was the keynote speaker at a networking … Continue reading
Eccentric’s eclectic collection goes under the hammer
Human skulls, pickled snakes and glass eyes are among the belongings of a deceased eccentric that will go under the hammer at an antiques auction in the Cotswolds next week. The weird and wonderful collection was amassed over a lifetime … Continue reading
The Paddocks is under starter’s orders
A small housing development with a distinctly equestrian flavour goes under starter’s orders in picturesque Castle Eaton, on the Wiltshire / Cotswolds border, this week. The five houses have been sympathetically designed and built by a local developer with a … Continue reading
Historic property snapped up… by old neighbours
An historic but neglected house in the Cotswolds market town of Fairford has been sold at auction… to a family that used to live two doors down. On Friday the Prosser family – who now live in nearby Quenington – … Continue reading
Rare Potter pottery goes under hammer
Sometimes beautiful isn’t best, and current popularity is no guarantee of future success. Take, for instance, the Beatrix Potter miniatures range by Stoke-on-Trent pottery Beswick. Everyone wanted a Peter Rabbit, or a Benjamin Bunny, so they spawned like, well, rabbits. … Continue reading
Think before you post
When I came into journalism in 1992, the local newspaper industry was just about dragging itself into the electronic age, with a clunky PC on most desks. Back then, the line between journalists and audience was clear: we reported; you … Continue reading
Skate firm is on a roll, winning two awards in two months
Bristol-based action sports goods distributor Shiner has scooped a major European business award for customer service. And the importer of skateboards, roller skates, scooters and BMX bikes is on a roll – having bagged two trophies in as many months. … Continue reading