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With a greater selection of radio stations on air, will London audiences grow or fragment?

Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells are venting their spleen on a brewer which plans to convert their opera house into one of the public variety. Still, at least the songs will improve

British casinos should be the next gambling industry to be allowed to advertise, Gaming Board chairwoman Lady Littler told industry figures last week. At a meeting of the European Association for the Study of Gambling on Friday, Lady Littler said that while the board accepts calls for limited advertising, rules should not be relaxed so […]

WCRS has been appointed by the Department of Transport to handle the controversial 5m Railtrack privatisation campaign. The Labour Party claims the move is a waste of tax payers’ money. WCRS, which will not comment on the account win, saw off competition from GGT, D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Leagas Shafron Davis Ayer and BMP […]

You’ve heard of road rage. Now that this epidemic of antisocial behaviour has spread to supermarkets it’s time the stores eased shopping stress.

Courage marketing chief John Nicolson is to take the top marketing job at Scottish Courage, the brewing giant formed from its takeover by Scottish & Newcastle, say sources. It is understood Nicolson will be made marketing director when the takeover is approved by the Department of Trade & Industry later this month. Other senior Courage […]

Orange, the mobile phone company, has begun trials to sell its handsets directly to customers. The move comes just days after the Office of Fair Trading announced an official investigation into alleged price-fixing through dealers. The Hutchison Telecom division is the subject of an OFT probe following complaints from a number of Orange dealers that […]

I agree with Keith Jacobs comments regarding the excessive cost of day conferences in “Meeting the cost of conferences” (MW July 21). Conference companies are profit-making organisations and their events often attract 50 to 100 attendees. Perhaps more pricing experimentation could increase attendance rates. If you will excuse the plug, I would like to remind […]

The Prudential has restructured its marketing department and has appointed a marketing director for the whole company for the first time. Mike Tildesley is to become marketing communications director. He was recently in charge of the Prudential’s approach to fee disclosure. Before that he was marketing services director for its financial services division. Tildesley will […]

Two former Young & Rubicam employees awaiting trial for VAT fraud have been released on bail from a Brussels prison, where they have been held since their arrest last February (MW June 9).

Airtours-owned Going Places has hired former Thomas Cook marketing boss Tony Bennett as managing director. The appointment will resurrect speculation that the company is to renew its interest in taking over the Thomas Cook retail business.

Remy UK has lost managing director Paul Mills just four months after his appointment in the company’s third shake-up of senior management this year. It is also understood to have promoted marketing manager Terry Barker to the vacant post of marketing director. Mills was made head of the UK operation after UK managing director Mick […]

Brussels Young & Rubicam has sacked its entire media department and has formed an alliance with independent shop Media Line.

Having mingled with the best of them, the Diary is not easily impressed with displays of affluence by those in the marketing industry. But even the Diary takes its hat off to David Prais, former European marketing manager at PC maker Gateway 2000, who has a new job at the US headquarters. Apparently, Prais was […]

Procter & Gamble has been forced to ditch its TV campaign for recently launched dishwasher detergent, Fairy Traditional, because its claims about rival brands were misleading and unfair.