Women travelling to Manchester on business can now enjoy a little extra luxury at the four star Macdonald Manchester Hotel, as it launches a dedicated floor for female travellers. The £50 million hotel, which boasts extensive business facilities as well as a new luxury thermal spa, which opened in February, has 47 rooms designed specifically with businesswomen in mind.  The bedrooms are all located on the 3rd floor of the hotel offering increased peace of…

Jamie Oliver and Sainsbury’s team up to put affordable nutritious meals for four on the table for a fiver.“Feed your family for a fiver” drive, fronted by Jamie Oliver, offers hearty, nutritious recipe ideas for families of four. Sainsbury’s offers fresh meal ideas with ingredients at better than 100-year-old prices. As Britain tightens its budget this year, Sainsbury’s is offering hungry families all the ingredients they need at better than century-old prices.  Archivists at Britain’s…

• New RoadTour GPS tour guide provides travellers with a running audio commentary on the events, locations and monuments that shaped British history • The launch comes as research shows that one in ten 18-24 year-olds think Stonehenge is in Norfolk and six in ten think the Globe theatre is in Stratford upon Avon.  A new GPS tour guide that alerts motorists to Britain’s greatest historical sites as they drive near them is set to spark fresh…

What do Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse, George Galloway and Friction.tv have in common? They have all joined in the fight to save the renowned and much loved George Tavern in Stepney. The George Tavern, whose future is threatened by developers Swan Housing, has become one of the leading creative outlets in East London. Friction.tv (www.friction.tv), the ‘virtual Speakers’ Corner’, has announced that it is creating a specific online channel - www.friction.tv/savethegeorgetavern - to provide much needed…

• Major study by Sainsbury’s reveals the UK’s archetypal Christmas meal • The roast potato is king, it’s turkey breast over leg and we’ll each eat three and a half desserts • 77 per cent of women expect to be in charge of the cooking – but so do 45 per cent of men • Some established traditions may be in decline amongst the young, including the sprout As Britain embarks on a major festive food shop this weekend,…

GetThemIn launches the first online application that allows people to send each other alcohol as a gift instantly over the internet LONDON, 7th November 2008 – GetThemIn today announces the launch of its debut Facebook application (http://apps.facebook.com/getthemin) that allows people to buy each other real beer, wine or other alcoholic drinks for the first time ever. People can choose from a variety of drinks and other real-world gifts and send them to their friends using…

RoadTour twins with leading guide Harden’s to give on-the-move dining advice.   Wouldn’t it be nice if your Sat Nav could give you decent tips on the best places to eat? Well now it can. Thanks to a collaboration announced today, users of ‘Harden’s for RoadTour’ can now access trusted reviews of over 3000 UK restaurants, pubs, hotels and cafés, at all price levels, directly from their Sat Nav. The new product sets a new…

RoadTour twins with leading guide Harden’s to give on-the-move dining advice.   Wouldn’t it be nice if your Sat Nav could give you decent tips on the best places to eat? Well now it can. Thanks to a collaboration announced today, users of ‘Harden’s for RoadTour’ can now access trusted reviews of over 3000 UK restaurants, pubs, hotels and cafés, at all price levels, directly from their Sat Nav. The new product sets a new…

Jamie Oliver and Sainsbury’s team up to put affordable nutritious meals for four on the table for a fiver.“Feed your family for a fiver” drive, fronted by Jamie Oliver, offers hearty, nutritious recipe ideas for families of four. Sainsbury’s offers fresh meal ideas with ingredients at better than 100-year-old prices. As Britain tightens its budget this year, Sainsbury’s is offering hungry families all the ingredients they need at better than century-old prices.  Archivists at Britain’s…

Jamie Oliver and Sainsbury’s team up to put affordable nutritious meals for four on the table for a fiver.“Feed your family for a fiver” drive, fronted by Jamie Oliver, offers hearty, nutritious recipe ideas for families of four. Sainsbury’s offers fresh meal ideas with ingredients at better than 100-year-old prices. As Britain tightens its budget this year, Sainsbury’s is offering hungry families all the ingredients they need at better than century-old prices.  Archivists at Britain’s…