Film streaming on Bombardier trains to tempt leisure trippers

Industrial giant behind Bombardier trains plans to use film streaming and food ordering apps to lure passengers back to the railways By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 The industrial giant behind Bombardier trains plans to use film streaming and food ordering … Read more

Clear Leisure and Catenae Innovation ride the digital wave

A company’s share price does not normally rise after it places shares at a discount – quite the reverse – but Clear Leisure has pulled off this rare trick. Less than two weeks after raising £680,000 by placing shares at 0.6p each the investment company raised a further £1million by placing shares at a penny … Read more

Network Rail boss says he’ll scrap summer maintenance works if leisure trips soar

Network Rail boss vows to scrap weekend engineering works this summer if leisure trips soar after Covid lockdown Weekend rail closures could be scrapped if leisure travel surges after lockdown  Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy predicts weekend demand could surge  To avoid disruption maintenance and upgrade work could move to weekdays  By Milly Vincent For … Read more

Network Rail boss vows to scrap weekend engineering works this summer if leisure trips soar

Network Rail boss vows to scrap weekend engineering works this summer if leisure trips soar after Covid lockdown Weekend rail closures could be scrapped if leisure travel surges after lockdown  Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy predicts weekend demand could surge  To avoid disruption maintenance and upgrade work could move to weekdays  By Milly Vincent For … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Shares in travel and leisure bounce

Shares in hard-hit travel and leisure stocks bounced after Boris Johnson delivered his outline for lifting lockdown, stage by stage, across the whole of England.  Under the plans, there will be little respite for non-essential businesses in March.  And at every stage the dates that have been given are the very earliest re-openings and could … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Clear Leisure and Ascent Resources court attention

Progress in legal disputes was behind sharp share price rises for Clear Leisure and Ascent Resources this week. Investment company Clear Leisure, which has a penchant for investing in companies where court-led recoveries of misappropriated assets is a possibility, has seen its shares virtually double in February after a business update that read more like a … Read more

Will location be the key to determining which leisure firms recover from Covid-19?

At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, an eerie sight appeared on London’s streets. Shoppers walking through Westfield shopping centre in White City on a Saturday night would have found the place virtually deserted.  The place is now busy again, but overall footfall at Westfield’s sites in West London and Stratford had only recovered to … Read more

Hockey player proposes to figure skater girlfriend on ice rink as leisure venues reopen in England 

Ice hockey player proposes to his figure skater girlfriend on ice of the rink where they first met as leisure venues reopen in England Tony Shard met girlfriend Nadine Fontaine-Palmer at the Streatham ice rink So he decided he’d propose at the venue – but then the pandemic struck  Yesterday ice rinks, along with casinos and … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian embodies leisure in a pajama set as she flees to Santa Barbara with her children

Despite COVID-19, Kourtney Kardashian has been curating the ultimate summer vacation for herself and her three children, Mason, 10, Penelope, eight, and Reign, five. But the 41-year-old POOSH founder decided to switch things up on Sunday by escaping the LA heat and fleeing to Santa Barbara with her brood. Kourtney was joined by her ex/baby … Read more

Casinos, bowling alleys, ice-rinks and leisure centres can reopen in August

The fun starts here! Casinos, bowling alleys, ice-rinks and leisure centres can reopen in August with stadiums to follow in October – but nightclubs and soft-play areas will stay shut for now Bowling, skating rinks, casinos and beauticians will be able to reopen in August  Pilots to reopen sports stadiums will start with World Snooker … Read more