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...forced to relinquish this month. Earlier this year, the Cosmen family attempted to buy the entire company, while approaches from both FirstGroup and Stagecoach have been called off. The Cosmen family has criticised the National Express...

In this article: National Express, Stagecoach, and Perth, Western Australia

Northville beats Belfast after penalty kicks First published in print: Sunday, November 22, 2009 ONEONTA -- It took a while, but the Northville boys soccer team finally got a spot in today's Class D state championship game. The...

In this article: Falcons, Belfast, and First

...reflects tighter cost management rather than genuine commercial success. From Clark Gable to Dustin Hoffman: As FirstGroup launches its first Greyhound route in the UK, we take a look at the bus's journey through the ages Campaign...

In this article: Network Rail, National Express, Virgin, London, CrossCountry, British Rail, and Roger Ford

...chewed over by bullets 68 years ago, now overgrown with creepers, to see why. But the battle of Hong Kong has not entirely faded away. First, there is the magnificent 1937 blockhouse that served as an ammunition store, the very last...

In this article: Hong Kong, Christopher Maltby, Battle of Hong Kong, Britain, Royal Navy, HMS Tenedos, HMS Repulse, and HMS Dauntless

...Group. Nowhere has he left as big an imprint, however, as Gartmore. Four times during his 16 years in charge, his lordship sold the business. First to Banque Indosuez. Then to the punters on the London Stock Exchange. Next to NatWest Bank.

In this article: Paul Myners, Nationwide Mutual, Owners, Hellman & Friedman, Marks & Spencer, Guardian Media Group, London Stock Exchange, and Next

Tests by California group turn up high levels of metal in seven products By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press First published in print: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos...

In this article: Mattel, Disney, California, Barbie, Tinkerbell, Target, Wal-Mart, and All rights reserved

...The Scotsman site. To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. TRANSPORT firm FirstGroup suffered a slump in profits in the first trading half after the US recession dented takings at its Greyhound inter-city coach...

In this article: Greyhound, Revenue, UK, Recession, Tax, British Rail, Moir Lockhead, First ScotRail, and Aberdeen

...profits dropped 71 per cent to GBP14million in the face of rising unemployment despite offering cheaper travel to planes and trains. FirstGroup profits were also hit by higher fuel costs, largely the result of a hedge taken out when oil...

In this article: Greyhound, National Express, Moir Lockhead, Recession, Unemployment, Dog, US, and UK

...tilt at National Express, cannot bid again until January 22 unless invited to by the board or another bidder makes an offer. However, FirstGroup chief executive Sir Moir Lockhead played down any near-term interest in his debt-laden rival. "I...

In this article: National Express, Moir Lockhead, Revenue, Tax, Greyhound, and UK

...in subsidies this year. Photograph: Martin Godwin The cost to taxpayers of underwriting struggling rail franchises was laid bare by FirstGroup today after one of Britain's biggest franchise owners said it expected to receive GBP140m in...

In this article: Revenue, Moir Lockhead, National Express, London Paddington, FCC, Swansea, Beneficiary, and Recession