0 Have your say The figurehead of the body charged with selling Edinburgh to the rest of the world has quit - two months after its public funding was cut by a third. John Donnelly has resigned after five years at the helm of Marketing Edinburgh, which had £300,000 slashed from its budget in February.He had been outspoken in his criticism of proposals to strip the body of almost all of its subsidy from the local authority over the next two years.Mr Donnelly had warned Edinburgh would be left “vulnerable” to economic decline, risked severing “critical pipelines” and claimed its efforts to attract inward investment, business conferences and film productions would be “severely compromised.”In a letter to councillors in the run-up to its annual budget meeting he also said the city faced becoming “inward-looking and insular” if the cuts to his £890,000 budget went ahead.However, despite winning the support of … [Read more...] about Marketing Edinburgh boss quits two months after £300k public funding cut
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IN PICS: Olive Press launches new Costa Blanca edition to add to award-winning expat newspaper brand in Spain
IT has taken five years, but the Olive Press Costa Blanca has finally arrived.Half a decade of research and planning – and with something of a recession to contend with in the interim – we hope you like the look of our investigative, community newspaper, designed for expats of ALL nationalities across Alicante and Valencia.With a dynamic mix of news stories, investigations, features, reviews and columns, we hope you see the difference between us and our rivals.We already have papers established in Andalucia, Gibraltar and Mallorca, meanwhile our website has covered the whole of Spain for over a decade and counts on nearly 20,000 visitors a day.The fourth newspaper in the (now) fast-growing Olive Press stable, we launch with a number of promises to you, the readers.FIRSTLY, we vow to serve up an original and varied mix of articles, fortnightly, that will be relevant to anyone living here, or who is a regular visitor.SECONDLY, our team of fully-qualified NCTJ-trained … [Read more...] about IN PICS: Olive Press launches new Costa Blanca edition to add to award-winning expat newspaper brand in Spain
Rita Ora and Demi Lovato lead British LGBT Awards 2019 shortlist
Rita Ora and Demi Lovato are set to battle it out at this year’s British LGBT Awards. The singing sensations are among a host of names shortlisted for the Music Artist of the Year award, which recognises those individuals who have thrown their support behind LGBT communities. Other names in the category include American singer Halsey, actor and rapper Jaden Smith and Troye Sivan. Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, IDGAF singer Dua Lipa, Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid and Killing Eve star Jodie Comer will all face off against a host of A-list names in a bid to win the coveted Celebrity Ally gong. Other worthy names in the category include girl-group Little Mix and Hollywood stars Michael B. Jordan and Timothée Chalamet. Coronation Street’s dramatic storyline between Kate Connor and Rana Nazir, Courtney Act taking home the Celebrity Big Brother crown and Hollywood blockbuster Love Simon are all up for the Media Moment of the Year gong. Model Cara … [Read more...] about Rita Ora and Demi Lovato lead British LGBT Awards 2019 shortlist
Dogs4Us tries to claim that expert award-winning vet Marc has “no experience”
I don't think it was meant as a compliment, but I'm rather flattered by the attack on me by Dogs4Us, one of the country's biggest seller of puppies. As such, it has a huge vested interest in opposing Lucy's Law, which aims to put out of business cruel puppy farmers who breed puppies in horrendous conditions. Lucy's Law will do this by banning shops and other third party dealers from selling puppies and acting as the “respectable” front for this dreadful trade. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has declared that the Government will enact Lucy's Law, and Dogs4Us aren't happy. “Lucy’s Law has been driven forward by Marc Abraham (vet) and Andrew Penman Daily Mirror (journalist) both have absolutely no experience of dealing with breeders or purchasers and are therefore ignorant to the true outcome of what will happen if this ban is introduced,” it says on its website and leaflets at its shops. First the bit that's true: I admit to having limited experience of … [Read more...] about Dogs4Us tries to claim that expert award-winning vet Marc has “no experience”
A lot has changed since Wonderbra launched its ‘Hello Boys’ campaign 25 years ago
Our choices have come a long way since the ‘Hello Boys’ campaign was launched 25 years ago, says Rachel-Marie Walsh.It's 25 years since giant billboards carried the car-stopping image of supermodel Eva Herzigova smiling down on her Wonderbra-boosted cleavage with the slogan ‘Hello boys’. A lot has changed since.Just before Christmas, the popular push-up brand launched an updated ‘Hello Me!’ campaign. That cute slogan, as well as a less famous model wearing a more demure strapless bra with a pencil skirt, pointed to a new awareness of what it means to be a woman. Now what matters is not how others see her but how she sees herself.Olivia Capalléra, senior product manager for Wonderbra, said the campaign I appreciate Capalléra’s careful language. In 2019 the suggestion that women wear lingerie for the benefit of spouses, partners, or hook-ups is destined to be met with online opprobrium. Goodness knows how social media would have reacted … [Read more...] about A lot has changed since Wonderbra launched its ‘Hello Boys’ campaign 25 years ago