Hobby firm Hornby turns first profit in almost a decade

Hornby turns first profit in almost a decade as sales steamed ahead during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:28 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 29 October 2020 Hornby has turned its first profit in almost a decade as sales steamed ahead during lockdown.  The hobby firm, known … Read more

Hornby sales take off during lockdown as families turn to hobbies

Hornby sales take off during lockdown as families turn to hobbies to keep themselves entertained By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 23 September 2020 Hornby enjoyed a lockdown boost, as housebound families turned to hobbies to entertain themselves. The firm, famous for its model … Read more

Ann Cleeves, Susanna Clarke, Nick Hornby and Ken Follett: This week’s best new fiction  

From Ann Cleeves’ engrossing thriller to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a sharp novel by Nick Hornby and Ken Follett’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 The Darkest Evening Ann Cleeves  … Read more

Lockdown families put Hornby on right track for a happy 100th birthday

Lockdown families buying online put Hornby on the right track for a happy 100th birthday By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2020 Model train company Hornby is celebrating its 100th anniversary as parents and grandparents spending more time with the young in … Read more

Collectors buy watches, coins and Hornby trains to cash in on crisis

Collectors buying up watches, coins and even vintage Hornby model trains to cash in on crisis By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:36 BST, 5 May 2020 Collectors have flocked online to buy vintage watches, gold coins and memorabilia since lockdown began. Experts say the trend … Read more

Kylie Jenner pays $36.5 MILLION for lavish ‘resort compound’ in Hornby Hills

A home fit for a billionaire! Kylie Jenner pays $36.5 MILLION for lavish ‘resort compound’ in Hornby Hills as she adds to her impressive property empire By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 00:00 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2020 Advertisement Kylie Jenner has just snagged a $36.5million Holmby Hills mansion. … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Bagir to sue cash-strapped Chinese fashion giant; Hornby soars on £15m fundraise 

Israeli tailor Bagir was out of fashion this week after announcing it is taking legal action against Chinese giant Shandong Ruyi. Once touted the ‘LMVH of China’, the fashion conglomerate is now drowning in billions’ worth of debt following an acquisition spree of European brands such as Sandro and TM Lewin. Only last month the … Read more

Deepa Anappara, Gill Hornby and Jeanine Cummins: This week’s best new fiction

From Deepa Anappara’s ‘delightfully observed debut’ to Miss Austen by Gill Hornby and Jeanine Cummins’ page-turner, this week’s best new fiction By Max Davidson and Hephzibah Anderson and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 18 January 2020 Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line Deepa Anappara          … Read more