By City AM reporter Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Simon Oscroft, CEO and co-founder at So Energy, takes us through his career, from serving Ray Wilkins to shaking up the energy sector What was your first job?Cal…
New play area set for grand opening in West Dereham
Children of West Dereham and beyond will have something new to do this summer holiday after a new play area is officially opened this Saturday at noon. The grand opening is the culmination of over three years of work behind the scenes undertaken by a l…
Double deal and star exit could complete Man Utd centre-back options, its the right move
Manchester United are set to sign French defender Leny Yoro. He may not be the only centre-back signing. Manchester United have struck a deal to sign Leny Yoro from Lille, and as exciting as it is – he alone may not be enough. While Leny Yoro and Lisan…
Meet the group recoding the City’s ‘tech bro’ culture
By Jess Jones Anna Brailsford, the candid chief executive of Code First Girls, does not mince her words when it comes to her sometimes unpopular business philosophy: doing good for the world can, and should, be for profit. “There seems to be a percepti…
HS2 plans sweeping job cuts and major restructuring as it battles soaring costs
By Guy Taylor HS2 Ltd, the private company overseeing the delivery of the high-speed railway line, is planning a sweeping round of job cuts and a major restructuring as the embattled project’s scope narrows following the cancellation of the northern le…
Starmer to pledge fresh focus on border security as part of reset with Europe
By Jessica Frank-Keyes Sir Keir Starmer will pledge to reset Britain’s relationship with Europe, vowing to put a fresh emphasis on border security at the heart of ties with the continent. The Prime Minister will speak to world leaders at the European P…
Meet the man keeping Sushi Samba above the competition
By Andy Silvester Omar Gutierrez was born to be in the hospitality business: he grew up in Vegas, after all. Now he’s the co-chief executive officer of the Sushi Samba Group, the operator of the City’s original hype spot at the top of the Heron Tower. …
Mark Kleinman: Tate & Lyle’s sweet deal isn’t just for taste
By Mark Kleinman Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column. Today, he looks at Tate & Lyle’s , the Telegraph auction and a Staveley’s pitchside plays Tate & Lyle’s sweet deal isn’…
Even as sales slump, Jonathan Akeroyd leaves Burberry a stronger brand
By Steve Hatch Burberry’sJonathan Akeroyd is leaving the company “by mutual agreement with theboard” – to be replaced by former Coach CEO Joshua Schulman. It’s a move thatcomes as the fashion brand’s sales have declined in a “disappointing” first quart…
Sandringham and West Newton Primary School organise farewell event for executive head teacher Jane Gardener
It was a real community effort to give a proper farewell to a much-loved head teacher. Sandringham and West Newton Primary School said farewell to its executive head Jane Gardener on Tuesday by hosting an event in West Newton’s village hall where staff…