Wanting to work Oct 14, 2009
I'd give that Antony Worrall Thompson a run for his money. " His main gripe is with firms that don't bother to notify applicants if they're unsuccessful. "They don't bother to ring you, you get no feedback, no nothing," he says. THE SOUND ASSISTANT - JAMES CHRISTMAS, 20 Mr Christmas lives with his mum, but pays her rent Mr Christmas was paying his first visit to the job centre. A trained sound assistant, he had just finished a contract working on a children's TV programme. "I'll take anything... (BBC News -- UK)
Gordon Ramsay Aug 11, 2009
British celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson recently closed three of his six restaurants after what he describes as a failure to respond fast enough to the slump. In New York, Michelin-starred SoHo restaurant Fiamma, operated by Blue Water Grill owner B.R. Guest Holdings LLC, closed in January after cuts in Wall Street expense accounts hit the business. (Harper's Magazine)
Mandelson Commons return rumoured Aug 2, 2009
Page last updated at 03:54 GMT, Sunday, 2 August 2009 04:54 UK. Several newspapers report that Lord Mandelson is being lined up for a safe Labour seat so he can stand for the leadership of the Labour Party. (BBC News -- UK)
Keeping count Apr 6, 2009
But Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, which represents 30,000 restaurants and catering firms, says: "The sector is having its most difficult trading in 40 years and the last thing we want is anything that is an added cost to the business. Why not just let people enjoy their dinner in peace? Antony Worrall Thompson Chef "The next 12 months is not the time for anything like this ... " And celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has said that this is another example... (BBC News -- Health)
How celebrity chef cooked up fina... Apr 5, 2009
WHEN Antony Worrall Thompson pulled the plug on his restaurant empire in February, he painted himself as another hapless victim of greedy bankers. The celebrity chef told a depressing tale of Lloyds Banking Group demanding he put up his family home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, as security on a loan or forfeit his six restaurants and axe up to 100 staff. (New York Post -- Business)
Anger grows in Britain as recession deepens Feb 14, 2009
A well-known British celebrity chef, Antony Worrall Thompson, said he had been forced to close four of his restaurants after Lloyds bank considered him a credit risk. The bank had refused to extend his overdraft by 200,000 pounds (300,000 U.S. dollars), which he said was needed to keep the business going. (Xinhuanet, China)
TV Thompson's job axe despair Feb 8, 2009
Antony Worrall Thompson ... CHEF Antony Worrall Thompson told of his despair last night after the credit crunch forced him to shut four restaurants and axe 60 staff. (The Sun)
[U.K.] DAILY MAIL Feb 8, 2009
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has told of his fury after he was forced to put his restaurant company into administration. The number of new homes being built in flood- risk areas is increasing - despite a Government pledge to crack down on reckless developers. (The Drudge Report)
Top chef closes four restaurants Feb 8, 2009
Antony Worrall Thompson. Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has had to shut four restaurants, leaving 60 of his staff redundant. (BBC News -- Business)
