Stepping into Cargo’s Sholay Indian restaurant on a blustery spring day, I am met with the waft of fragrant spices, sounds of sizzling pans and the smiling faces of the two chefs cooking up street-style food in the open kitchen. The space is small, but it’s early so the usual lunchtime rush has not yet descended and I sit down at one of the small wooden tables while I wait to meet owner Moe Rahman. Moe is the restaurateur behind Clifton’s fine-dining eatery Mint Room, but when he was approached to do a similar concept at Wapping Wharf he told the developers it wouldn’t work. Moe said: “It’s a trendy young crowd and they aren’t going to want to dress up; they are going to want to just come in have a quick bite and go. I had always wanted to do a casual dining concept, which is what we’ve done instead.” Sholay – it’s named after a Bollywood movie, Moe tells me – is a world apart from its sister restaurant in Clifton, … [Read more...] about 6 cool independent businesses you need to visit at Wapping Wharf
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Azerbaijan’s High Tech Park to launch “From Idea to Business” project
By Trend The High Tech Park LLC of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan will launch the new “From Idea to Business” project on April 20, the company told Trend April 6. Events will be held in Baku, Sumgait, Mingachevir, Lankaran, Guba, Sheki, Ganja and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. “The [project’s] first part will involve information sessions and the second part will involve team competitions,” the company noted. “Following the contests, winners will be selected, who will take part in the finals in Baku for the “Startup of Azerbaijan” title in November. The most successful projects will be presented at the BakuTel 2018 exhibition.” The new “From Idea to Business” initiative brings regional startups to Baku and gives them the opportunity to develop in the incubation center of the High Tech Park LLC, and this in turn will facilitate the emergence of competition … [Read more...] about Azerbaijan’s High Tech Park to launch “From Idea to Business” project
Traffic delays after crash near busy Plymouth roundabout
There are delays around a busy roundabout and on one of the main roads in and out of Plymouth city centre this afternoon, following a two-vehicle crash. Traffic alert website Inrix, which first reported the crash, shortly after 1pm, says there is slow traffic and one lane of A386 Saltash Road is closed westbound, between North Cross Roundabout and Pennycomequick Hill Roundabout. However, a photograph from the scene suggest one lane is closed between Pennycomequick and Milehouse. Police have said no injuries have been reported and, consequently, they will be releasing no further details. Inrix reports that the lane has been closed due to a fuel spillage caused by the crash. 14:02 Video from the scene 13:59 Car awaiting recovery at scene of crash Our reporter Lauren Haly has just sent us in this photo from the scene … [Read more...] about Traffic delays after crash near busy Plymouth roundabout
Exhausted doctor’s plea after busy night treating London’s stab victims
AN EXHAUSTED doctor has made a plea for funding in “youth” after a busy night of treating London’s stab victims. Trauma Surgeon Martin P Griffiths took to Twitter to vent his frustration after a shift working at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London. His post came after six teens were stabbed in just over 90 minutes last night, with a 13-year-old boy left fighting for his life. Dr Griffiths, who works for Barts Health NHS Trust, tweeted: “Tired after another brutal night managing stabbed children. "Proud to serve my community in this amazing unit, but wondering how many children have to die before we stop squabbling and invest in youth?" The leading surgeon's comments come after he claimed military colleagues compared treatment of knife-crime victims at the Royal London, to their work on injured troops at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today show, Dr Griffiths said: "We used to look after people in their 20s now we look … [Read more...] about Exhausted doctor’s plea after busy night treating London’s stab victims
Busy Norwich junction could be made safer through £200,000 improvements
PUBLISHED: 13:27 06 April 2018 | UPDATED: 13:27 06 April 2018 The junction on Magpie Road which could be made safer. Pic: Luke Powell. Luke Powell A junction on a busy Norwich road could be made safer if a £200,000 scheme - the latest project to bring improvements for cyclist and pedestrians - gets the go-ahead. Consultation recently ended over proposals for the Magpie Road/Heath Road/Edward Street/Edsdelle Street junction, on the St Augustine’s Gyratory, close to Anglia Square. Transport for Norwich has put forward a string of improvements to make that junction safer. A traffic signal controlled cycle crossing is proposed on Magpie Road directly in line with its junction with Heath Road. There would be a cycle lane from Magpie Road, opposite the junction with Heath Road, which would lead to Edward Street. Another cycle lane would be created in Heath Road from its junction with Magpie Road. It would also mean cars would no longer be able to get onto Magpie Road from … [Read more...] about Busy Norwich junction could be made safer through £200,000 improvements