Parents see football grounds as the best place to bond with their children, claims a new report commissioned by FA Cup sponsors E.ON.
The report, published by the energy company, says that 77% of parents believe watching football with their children gives them the very best opportunity to enjoy quality time as a family.
The “E.ON: Families […]
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Families bond best over football
January 2, 2009 – 7:09 pm
Shackleton’s descendents a long way from home this Christmas
December 26, 2008 – 6:55 pm
While most of the country will be spending today recovering from yesterday’s indulgences, grazing on leftover turkey and nibbling mince pies, spare a thought for three adventurous Brits some 10,000 miles from home, braving the remotest landscape on earth: Antarctica.
Henry Worsley (47), Henry Adams (33) and Will Gow (35) have left their families far behind […]
Telling Tales
November 21, 2008 – 1:29 pm
This week Rupert Murdoch dismissed suggestions that the internet will kill off newspapers.
He went as far as to say that the newspaper doomsayers were “misguided cynics”.
Explaining matters futher, he said that while some printed newspapers will see their circulation figures decline, there were good opportunities in using websites and emails to deliver people with customised […]
Nuffield Health appoints two for Hospitals and Group support
November 20, 2008 – 10:39 am
Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has handed its Hospitals and Group PR accounts to Van Communications and Glasshouse Partnership, respectively.
Van has been appointed on a brief to provide proactive media management to support Hospitals marketing and act as its front-line press-office function for incoming media enquiries. Additionally it will create campaigns specifically aimed […]
Get a life
November 14, 2008 – 2:31 pm
Now don’t get us wrong, we fully embrace the view that digital technology can be a brilliant way for brands and companies to create stronger and deeper relationships with their audiences.
That said, we do wonder about the type of people who get so involved with their virtual lives that they simply forget they have a real life too.
Take […]
No Pun Required
November 7, 2008 – 5:26 pm
We’re always partial to an amusing headline in the Van offices.
Given the monopolisation of the press in the past few weeks, first by Sachsgate and then by (the admittedly more newsworthy) results of the US Presidential election, an eye-catching title about anything else that’s been going on has been likely to, well, catch the eye.
And […]
Demand for English sparkling wines is fizzing
November 3, 2008 – 1:04 pm
Demand for English sparkling wines is fizzing so high that they are set to sell-out this Christmas.
The growing reputation of English wines both at home and internationally means that the industry simply does not have enough supply to meet demand this Christmas.
The English Wine Producers Association estimates that just 112,000 bottles of home grown fizz […]
The Dominant Mail
October 31, 2008 – 4:20 pm
There were numerous stories this week that were indubitably newsworthy.
The forcible emptying of the displaced persons’ camps in the Congo is worryingly reminiscent of Rwanda in the 90s. The energy companies’ recently released profits have been eye-watering, and should pose serious questions about profiteering at a time when people are digging deep to fund the […]
Surgically Attached
October 22, 2008 – 4:27 pm
It’s enough to make podiatrists weep. After the flurry of sense-defying heels seen in the press recently, Christian Louboutin has claimed that his latest creations will set a new standard in mainstream fashion.
With their stiletto heels at 8”, these might just be the first shoes to truly earn their ‘killer’ heel tag.
So it’s probably no […]
Eat like an explorer
September 25, 2008 – 3:01 pm
Arctic explorers are famed for consuming thousands of calories in a day. Facing some of the toughest conditions that the planet has to offer, they need a massive amount of energy simply to keep their bodies going.
And if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to consume that much, Green Door Bar and Grill, on London’s […]