Archive for October, 2008

Traditional Christmas good cheer is lacking in the South East’s High Streets as sales fell for a seventh consecutive month and retailers see no respite in November, according to the CBI. Malcolm Hyde, CBI South East Regional Director, said: “Shoppers face competing pressures on their wallets and are spooked by worries over job losses and the slowing...  Read more

According to reports Sony have reported a 72% drop in their profit this quarter and its said that the poor results were in fact expected after the Tokyo-based electronics and entertainment conglomerate cut its annual profit for the fiscal year by 58 percent. It’s said that not only Sony have been affected. Many of Japan’s best-known brand names...  Read more

According to reports there have been at least 150 people have been killed and many more injured and around 15,000 people have been made homeless in an Earthquake that has hit south-western Pakistan. The Earthquake is said to have hit two hours before dawn in the province of Baluchistan, and the worst hit area is said to be Ziarat. According to the...  Read more

It has been announced that The National Cancer Institute has stopped its $114 million study into whether selenium and vitamin E and can prevent prostate cancer after a look at the data showed no benefit. It’s said that there was slightly more diabetes in men taking only selenium and slightly more prostate cancers in men taking vitamin E alone. All...  Read more

Avanquest Software Publishing will release Hallmark Card Studio 2009 Deluxe for PC in November 2008. The official software of Hallmark, the UK’s leading greeting card publisher, allows users to create personalised cards and projects in just a few easy steps  Read more  [Read more...]

VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the ‘Global Mobility Bazaar’ (GMB), an innovative industry infrastructure program aimed at driving the rapid global adoption of affordable mobile computing devices  Read more  [Read more...]

Glittering fireworks set to the music of Abba and Queen will be the star of the show at Groombridge Place on Saturday 8th November at its bonfire night celebration, which is always one of the most popular in the South East  Read more  [Read more...]

With 2008 marking the 25th anniversary of girls first attending St Edmund’s School Canterbury, its alumni association is hoping for a strong female turnout at the President’s Annual Dinner on 15 November  Read more  [Read more...]