30.06.2009 - Day 8 Wimbledon Review - Sisters saunter onwardsThe Williams sisters moved effortlessly towards a rematch of last year’s final with their respective quarter-final victories on Tuesday. |
30.06.2009 - Leicester City chief executive on how club is shaping upThe start of the new season may be more than a month away, but Leicester City chief executive Lee Hoos is hard at work. |
30.06.2009 - More than one third of non-retiress in Great Britain do not have a pensionMore than one third (36 percent) of adults in Great Britain who are not already retired do not have a personal or company pension in place, according to YouGov research |
30.06.2009 - Recruitment industry shrinking.The recruitment industry shrank by an estimated 7% to £26.22bn in 2008, and contraction is set to continue in 2009, according to a new report. |
29.06.2009 - Day 7 Wimbledon Review - Murray marathon ends historic day.It was the most anticipated first sight of a ceiling since Michelangelo pulled back the covers on the Sistine Chapel. And as far as roofs go, the one over Centre Court that was used for the first time on Wimbledon Day 7 worked very well thank you. It kept the rain out. |
29.06.2009 - Day 7 Wimbledon Preview - A look forward to Week 2 of the 2009 Championships.The black clouds gathered, the lightning crackled and still it did not rain on Andy Murray's Centre Court parade on Saturday evening. The roof remained stubbornly open although it was a close-run thing. |
27.06.2009 - Day 6 Wimbledon Review - The clouds gather but still the roof isn't neededAfter a week of relative calm at Wimbledon, the storm clouds gathered ominously above the courts of the All England Club on middle Saturday. |
26.06.2009 - Day 5 Wimbledon Review - Federer loses focus but no big shocksRoger Federer dropped a set and it didn’t rain on Wimbledon Day 5. The rain had been forecast, the dropped set had not. |
25.06.2009 - Day 4 Wimbledon Review - Hewitt tops the winners on Day 4Andy Murray and Lleyton Hewitt have a lot in common. That both were victorious on Wimbledon Day 4 is just a minor thing. If Murray can become a Wimbledon winner like Hewitt, it would be a major thing. |
24.06.2009 - Day 3 Wimbledon Review - Sharapova exits as other seeds advance.Maria Sharapova is out of Wimbledon. Perhaps that is worth repeating: Maria Sharapova will play no further part in the 123rd Wimbledon Championships. |
23.06.2009 - Day 2 Wimbledon Review - Top seeds shine on mixed day for BritsFrom the most important British view of all, Day Two of The 2009 Championships went well. Andy Murray, seeded third and propelled by a surge of expectation, duly saw off the American Robert Kendrick, but not without the stutter that cost him the second set on a tiebreak |
23.06.2009 - What's driving Steve Jobs?Over the weekend it transpired that the boss of Apple has had a liver transplant. Cue sharp intake of breath among geeks everywhere |
23.06.2009 - Loughborough's Brush Transformers targets £20m sales riseOne of Leicestershire's best-known engineering firms aims to increase turnover by 50% to £60m over the next five years. |
22.06.2009 - Day 1 Wimbledon Review - Dry day means roof has no chance to shineDay One of the 123rd Wimbledon Championships – and it was a disaster. Well, it was if you had just spent a fortune on a new roof for the Centre Court. |
17.06.2009 - Sainsbury's plans new stores through £445m fundraisingsSainsbury's is tapping investors for £445m to accelerate its store opening plans as Britain's third largest supermarket plays catch up with larger rivals Tesco and Asda. |
17.06.2009 - Leicestershire design firm wins £1m deal with DiageoA firm which creates shop displays for top brands plans to create jobs after winning a £1m contract with global drinks giant Diageo. |
16.06.2009 - Brown: Internet as integral as gas and waterPrime Minister Gordon Brown has reaffirmed the Government’s pledge that every home and business will have access to broadband ahead of the unveiling of the Digital Britain report later today (June 16). |
10.06.2009 - Leicestershire design firm defies downturn with lucrative dealsA design agency is expecting to smash the £1m turnover mark and create jobs thanks to contracts worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. |
10.06.2009 - Latest report on jobs shows a slowing down in the decline in the jobs marketThis week’s KPMG report shows that the job market deteriorated at a slower pace in May, as the rates of decline in placements and billings eased further. |
10.06.2009 - Aon in Man U dealAon is to base all marketing activity on its sponsorship of Manchester United as the firm looks to leverage its new partnership. |