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  • Apr- 2016 -
    11 April
    Crime
    VIDEO: Illegal gold mining is ‘driving organised crime in Latin America’
    Tom Davis

    VIDEO: Illegal gold mining is ‘driving organised crime in Latin America’

    Illegally mined gold in South America has overtaken cocaine and is now the “most important” way to earn money for organised crime gangs, according to a new report. The new report, from The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, found in Peru and Colombia – the largest cocaine producers in…

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  • 8 April
    DesignersCarat opens refurbished Covent Garden store
    Tom Davis

    Carat opens refurbished Covent Garden store

    Fashion jewellery brand Carat has announced the opening of its recently renovated boutique in Covent Garden, London. The store has been refurbished to reflect the brand’s new shop concept featuring its signature Carrera marble and chrome fittings, alongside a chandelier from Italian designer Gino Sarfatti. The store, which will display…

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  • 8 April
    CrimeBasingstoke jewellers hit by thieves
    Tom Davis

    Basingstoke jewellers hit by thieves

    Police are appealing for information following a “high value” burglary at a jewellers in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Officers were called to Festival Place shopping centre just after 2:30am on Thursday 7 April to reports of a burglary at the recently refurbished Beaverbrooks The Jewellers store. Thieves smashed the doors at the…

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  • 7 April
    CrimeJeweller speaks of ‘devastation’ following £100,000 raid
    Tom Davis

    Jeweller speaks of ‘devastation’ following £100,000 raid

    A Wiltshire-based jewellery store owner has spoken out after thieves stole almost £100,000 worth of stock during a raid last month. John Watling, co-owner of Watling Goldsmiths in Lacock, told the Wiltshire Times that “petrified” staff locked themselves into a back office on Wednesday, 23 March, when four men armed…

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  • 7 April
    AuctionsRecord-breaking pink diamond could fetch £27m at auction
    Tom Davis

    Record-breaking pink diamond could fetch £27m at auction

    The largest fancy vivid pink pear-shaped diamond to ever be offered at auction is expected to go under the hammer for $28m to $38m (£19.9m to £27m). The 15.38-carat ‘Unique Pink’ diamond – unveiled in London today – received the highest possible colour grading for a pink diamond from the…

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  • 7 April
    UncategorizedPhillip Beale of Charles Green
    Tom Davis

    Phillip Beale of Charles Green

    Describe yourself in three words? Passionate, determined, loyal When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? Through my early years I wanted to be a country vet and then once I did work experience I realised I wanted to work in the jewellery industry in…

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  • 7 April
    Voice On The HighstreetVOHS: Winsor Bishop
    Tom Davis

    VOHS: Winsor Bishop

    Name: Winsor Bishop Location: Norwich Years established: 1834 Number of staff: 36 Website: www.winsorbishop.co.uk When was Winsor Bishop founded? The company was founded in 1834 and we have been on the same site since, although in 2010 we did expand into next door’s premises. You’re on track for record sales…

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  • 7 April
    AdviceADVICE: Using customer feedback to your advantage
    Tom Davis

    ADVICE: Using customer feedback to your advantage

    Customer feedback should be used to benefit your customer and, in the long run, this will benefit your business, says Hannah Haworth, marketing lead at Nublue. Here are her top nine tips for using customer feedback to your advantage [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For all the data you can use…

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  • 7 April
    AdviceADVICE: Web hosting tips to improve online sales
    Tom Davis

    ADVICE: Web hosting tips to improve online sales

    A faster and more responsive website can lead to an increase in online sales. Andrew Hall, copywriter at Nublue, runs us through his top five tips on improve your website behind the scenes [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Having great content and the right design for your website are highly effective…

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  • 7 April
    OpinionSOAPBOX: The wisdom that comes with age versus the enthusiasm of youth
    Tom Davis

    SOAPBOX: The wisdom that comes with age versus the enthusiasm of youth

    It’s funny how grandparents often have a better relationship with their teenage grandchildren than the parents, I think it’s mutual respect of the differences between generations, whereas we expect our parents to be as cool as us. We wish dad would dance and listen to Radio 1 not 2. So…

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